Recovery

Today we ran 6 miles with hills. We ran along 13th to T street and did hill strides in groups. I forgot who all was in my group, but on the 6th hill I felt like I was too far ahead and should have gone with the faster group. We would run a stride up the hill to the first street on the left, then jog over to the first street on the right, and do another stride. We did this until we got to 11th avenue, and then we turned around and went back the same way.

For our morning workout we did a mile warm up and a mile speed changes. Then we did a ladder speed workout, 200, 200, 400, 600, 800, 600, 400, 200, 200, each with equal recovery. We did half mile cool down and had a delicious muffin breakfast.

Yoga today we just stretched and did some ab work and napped, which was amazing.

For an afternoon run it was simple. Run along 15th east to Sugarhouse, do a grass loop, and come back the same way. We started out as a group, but we got very spread out, so I could barely see Caden and when I did a turn I could see Sargent. For the last mile, Tomy had caught up in the workout for being late, so I pushed to stay with him for the last mile, which I felt great about. I kneeled in the ice tub with Maggie and Tomy for 15 minutes while Gavin, Teeps, and Annie all stood. When I got out I lied in the sunshine and then changed pants and wrapped up in my blankie!

Just a tri-meet, so we used it as a tempo run and our average mile pace was supposed to be a 7:30. We did about a mile and a half warm up as a team, took a POTTY break, had a quick team meeting, then the girls lined up and did our prayer and cheer. The start was weird because normally I would be going out hard and getting in the front pack chasing Nat, but instead we jumped right into our 7:30 pace. Natalie, Sarah Sa, Sarah B, Maggie, and I all managed to stay as a pretty good group for the first mile. Just after the first mile I started "The Princess Pat!" And we made it to about 4 lines when Natalie said no more girls camp songs. Then we became airplanes and just had fun, making funny noises, sticking our arms out, laughing with each other, and passing people who gave us weird looks. It was pretty much the best race ever. For the final kick we went all out and finished. I don't know my final overall place or time, but it was probably something funny. Because the whole race was funny. Teehee. Best ever. I did a cool down until I was at 7 for the day then we hopped on the bus and went home. It was a good day.

For early morning workout we did the Shriners run. I kept up with Patrick and Sam for the most part and Sargent stayed up with us. On the way back, Sarah and I caught Patrick and Sam and we ran with them for a bit but then they got ahead so we just ran and passed the people who had to turn early to make it in time. Thank you Patrick's parents for bringing the delicious bagels, fruit, and yogurt for breakfast!

For an afternoon workout we ran to Sunnyside park and did a big lap around the park and met at our white tree. We were going to do 10 1 minute on 1 minute off fartlek. I pushed myself really hard, and I didn't really have anyone to run with so it made it a little harder but I still pushed myself so far from my comfort zone, I forgot I even had one. (Wow, this is what I'm like after a workout, wait until you see me after a race!) We sat by our white tree and had a quick discussion and then ran through the soccer field and went back down to East. My Garmin died just as we exited the park, so I'm going to need to charge that before going to Boise tomorrow. Ah I'm so excited!!! Except for the fact that I'll be missing most of APHUG and all of Chemistry... Blah.

Mom, Aunt Lois, Rissa, and I were driving all afternoon, and by the time we got to Boise the first thing we did was go to Spaghetti Factory for a team dinner with Davis, so by the time we got to the hotel my stomach was really full. Rissa and I waited a few minutes before heading down to the exercise room, where she biked and I ran on the dreadmill, then we both did a few minutes of elliptical. This dreadmill wasn't as bad as a lot, since it had a movie screen and I was able to watch AFV. Heehee. Then we went swimming for a bit but the pool was really cold and there were a lot of little kids, so we just went back up to our room.

Today was the Bob Firman Invitational! (Explains the all day drive) When I got there I found my team spot and gathered with my team. We all got our race numbers, our bibs, chips, and hip stickers, and then Natalie, Becca, Sarah B, Annie, Maggie, and I all ran a mile and a half warm up. We ran out on the dirt road for half a mile then turned around and came back. Annie and I took a POTTY break and then the 6 of us went out another quarter mile and back. When we got back we changed into our spikes, did a jewelery check, and went over to the start for check in. We had been assigned box 30, and since the start is divided by a flag line, we were far out. But it was nice because it was us, Ogden, and 2 other schools who were in the boxes far out, so we had space. We did our prayer and cheer and then several strides. I don't know how many we did, but they were long strides and we did a lot. Last year our girls team got boxed in at the back at the really tight start, so it was nice to have some space and it was really easy to merge onto the dirt, except it was really dusty. Going along the dirt road passing people like I always do, there was a sharp turn around a little pole thingy, and a Park City girl put her hand on my arm and tried to shove me into it. I used my elbow and *BAM*. She deserved it. I worked my way away from her, and when I ran on the beach I used the packed sand as an advantage against others and really pushed through it. This year there were big yellow pipes on the beach that we had to jump over, which I thought was really dumb. People were cutting me off at the hill, but a space opened up at the top so I pushed through and gained a lot of distance on those cutters on the downhill. My 2nd lap was just me battling a Davis girl and 2 Park City girls. When I passed another Davis girl, I did a speed change to get away from her, because I could tell she was going to stick to me. My speed change lasted long enough so she fell away, and that speed change had also gotten me away from the people I was battling with earlier. When I exited the sand for the 2nd time, my plantarfacia started to kill me! I suddenly started to whimper, good thing there were no other girls close enough to hear that I was hurting. I quickly stopped whimpering, sucked it up, and dealt with it. In the final kick, a Davis girl started to outkick me. I went with her, we passed a Park City girl, then as I was about to cross the line first she surged ahead and I'm pretty sure we had one of the closest times. In the finish where they take our chips off my foot stopped hurting, but that last half mile on it really hurt. At mile one I had read a 6:04, which I thought was good, but then I realized how badly I had slowed down, about 7:12 each for my last 2 miles, but the third was probably a lot slower and the 2nd probably a lot faster. After my race I changed into my flip flops and wandered around for a bit and laid down for a bit. Then I went on a mile and a half cool down with Sarah B, the same route we had done for a warm up, since we had previously measured it and neither of us had a Garmin, since I couldn't find mine in my bag. I'm pretty sure I packed it, but it was probably the one thing I forgot. I always forget something and never remember until it's too late. However if I go to my room now and it's not in the charger where I supposedly left it... then it's really buried in my bag. I was glad to have had one of the first races, because then I got the rest of the day to hang out, cheer for teammates, and eat. Good job everybody! Today was a tough race, it was hot, but we all made it! When we got on the bus it was really hot and we were all dripping sweat. The pizza place was cold, and it felt really nice. We walked over to a gas station to get back on and since it was fueling, we went into the gas station for a few minutes and got a ton of sugary food, because the bus is a no sleep allowed zone! Hehe. The bus was indeed a party. I love making blanket forts with Sarah Sa, eating skittles, Milanos, pink wafers, gatorade, etc...