Recovery

Today was speed. I ran a 15 minute warmup with Kenzie and Darian around the frolf course and back to the track, plus some more laps. Our workout today was 8 800s. I remember doing this same workout last year in high school thinking it was the hardest thing ever, but today I had a better attitude and worked hard the whole time. We split the girls up and I worked with Shea, Celeste, and Aisha. My first one was my fastest, and we did 1 lap between each one. They got harder and harder but I kept a positive attitude. Tim told us to take more recovery and my times stayed more consistent. I finished all 8 without quitting or complaining, then ran a 15 minute cooldown with Darian, the same loop as before. Since weights was moved this week to Mon and Wed I went in and did my hang cleans, pushups, crunches, RCLs, medicine ball drills, and bench dips. We did coconut oil calf massages, then I took a 15 minute ice bath at 52 degrees, then Spencer dumped more ice in on me :( anyways. Now I'm in Study Hall waiting for Brenden to bring me a poptart before Yoga. I love Yoga!

Today we didn't have weights or practice, so we were supposed to go on our own group runs. After class and study hall I was with Chuk, Nelson, and Jadyn, so I just went with them to Lakeside to run the course for Friday. I ran barefoot and ran the boys course twice with them. It's the same as the girls course, but the girls course cuts off sooner and I wanted to have people to run with. Now I'm back in study hall getting my 12 hours in for the week.

Today we ran over to Lakeside as a group. We ran for 20 minutes along our home course then did the last 800 as 2 400s. We ran back then did all of our weights. I like doing weights with the boys, they're too funny! After I showered up and now I'm in study hall, going to yoga in 2 hours. Maybe I'll take the bus home, but maybe not. Then I have my 3 hour lecture. Yay.

Today was a beautiful rainy day, so I decided to wear my bright orange pants! I ran with Maddie and Aisha from the WAC through the parking lot and frolf course to Pinnacle so I could get my jacket, then we ran up to Ventana so Maddie could get hers. Once we had our jackets we just ran to the track, did our 2x200 and 2x100 for form, then jogged to the locker room. Time for more study hall!

This morning was our home meet! We ran against Wyoming, SUU, USU, and Westminister. I ran a 2 mile warmup with the girls while we cheered on the boys, then we spiked up for our race. We did a few strides. Coach wanted us to run as a group for the first mile around 5:55-6:10, but we accidentally went out aroung 5:35-5:40. It felt really fast but I didn't let it get to me. Instead I still worked harder the next 2 miles, picking and passing. It really helps me to have teammates to work with. I worked with Savannah on the field by the baseball diamonds, and then for the last 800 I worked with Mikesell. She really helped me with that last 400! I was a little upset when I saw the clock go from 19:59 to 20:00, but it's still a college PR for me! (Because last race was an extra quarter mile and all gravel) I even threw up, so I know I worked hard! We had a team meeting while I ate an apple, then we did a barefoot cooldown. Then I went grocery shopping with my mama for some healthy food :) Thanks mama! Love you! <3

This is a pretty funny story. Lexie and I couldn't sleep, and it was 2 am, so we decided to go for a run in the rain! Our hair: frizzballs! We started at our house then ran along Sandhill to University Parkway, then we ran all the way over to State Street and turned right. We ran down past the DI, then decided to turn left on some random busy road. It started to rain harder, which made it more fun. We were going about a 7:20 pace the whole run. While wondering where we were, I saw the Panda Express and Wendys by the BYU track, and couldn't believe that we had just ran there! We ran by the track all the way back to University Parkway, then stayed on UP until we got home. Coming up the curvy road from Provo to Orem was a little sketchy and I was a little scared, but we stayed together so it made it better. It was a solid 8.5 mile run. When we got home we considered filling the tub up with hot water and eating our Oreos, then Emily came in our room because she was still awake! She wanted to go for a 3 am run too, so I went with her for 3.5 to get my 12! We did the same thing on UP, but we turned around at In N Out Burger and came back. We stopped at McDonalds because we wanted large Dr Pepper so we ran through the drive through. The people there were very cool, but their system was down and all we had was card, no cash. The workers thought we were crazy. It was fun! We ran home and my Garmin hit 12. We hopped the fence, made our hot cocoa, and fell asleep on the living room floor. And we just made pancakes for breakfast!