Recovery

Today after the usual warmup, stretching, drills, core, and weights, we finally went on our run in 12 degree weather. We ran up 9th south to Greenwood Terrace over to Sunnyside and up to Foothill down 5th south. We were pretty strung out, but Bill, Dakota, and Sarah all caught up to me because I had to stop at the light. We did a lap in the cemetery and then 10 hills. I felt really sick and miserable, but I wanted to finish. Then we did another lap before heading back along 13th east. It was really cold and I was only a few minutes late for work. But I'm not letting that happen again because tonight was BUSY.

I love speed workouts on the treadmill! Said no one ever. I'm not allowed to run outside in this 10 degree weather, so after warmup, stretching, and drills, I went home to my dreadmill for some speed. I did 2 miles warmup, starting at 6.5 and going up to a 7.3. Then I hit the 10 button for my first 800 which was pretty painful, but I was able to maintain my pace. That's the one plus side of the treadmill, you can force yourself to hit your speeds and know that you're not slowing down or starting out too fast. Then I ran a REALLY slow quarter mile recovery. After my 2nd 800, I was feeling really sick, so I dropped down to a 9.6 for the 3rd and 4th. For the 5th one I went back up to a 10, but just before the 400 I dropped to a 9.5 because I was HURTING and sweating like none other. The dreadmill was at 5.5, so I did my last recovery as a full cooldown. Time to go eat food.

Did the usual warmup, stretching, and drills at the school. Then I ran around for 10 minutes with Sarah B and Graciela before going home to the dreadmill. After 4 on the dreadmill, I stopped because my legs were hurting so bad. So I went outside, got in the car, and went to SLRC to get some new shoes. Then I went back home and ran my last 3 miles and felt SO MUCH BETTER. It's gonna be slightly warmer tomorrow, so I'll be allowed to run outside :)

Today after warmup, stretching, drills, and weights, we ran 7 miles. We ran up 9th South and across Guardsman to Legacy bridge and through the campus to the yellow gate at Red Butte. Then we went down through campus to President's circle, where we ran back to the school on 13th east and added a bunch of laps.

Today we had an early out for school so we could start earlier. We're going to Weber tomorrow, so we only did 4.5 easy. We ran along 13th east to Presidents Circle, past the flagpole to the Bookstore, over to Guardsman. We still needed alot so we ran up to 19th east and down 9th south, then we did a lap around the school for 4.5. I ran with Tomy and Chris the whole time and I felt pretty great.

Today was the Weber State Indoor Invitational. I ran the 3200, the 1600, and the anchor leg of the 4x800 with Sarah S, Megan, and Emma.

When I got there, they were already calling the 3200 girls to the bull pen, so I got about half mile worth of warmup and strides. I wore my flats for this race. I didn't get a good spot on the line, but as soon as the gun went off I took off and went right to the front to control the pack. Sarah went with me and ran on my right, and whenever someone made a move we both went. I stayed relaxed. After a few laps Sar fell off, and after the mile mark Melissa from Ogden moved and I fought but couldn't keep up. Then some more girls passed me and I ended up 4th overall. It hurt pretty bad that last 800. I did a short cooldown then took a nice long nap.

When I woke up I ran a warmup for the mile. I planned on getting a good start again because my 3200 start was spectacular. But I think some of the girls in the 1600 made a mental note of it, and my start wasn't as good, but it was still pretty amazing. I just had to mentally get through it because 8 laps is still a lot to me, even if they're shorter. I ended up 5th place.

I ran a little cooldown and got ready to go home, but then Emma wanted to put together a 4x800 team so Bill made a team from Sarah, Megan, Emma and I, in that order. We practiced some handoffs and did some strides to get ready. By the time Emma got the baton in the 3rd leg, we had already been lapped, so my goal was to catch the next girl in front of us. I had a lot of ground to make up, and I didn't catch her. I don't know what my time was, but hopefully I'll get that soon. Good job to my fellow ladies!