Recovery

I started with a 1 mile warm up around the track. Within the first 100 meters, I had a REALLY bad side cramp. After that mile, I did 1 mile of speed changes, and my cramp didn't hurt so much. After that, I ran a 1200. It felt okay, but then we had to do 12 200s. I made it through 4 200s when Bill decided that it would be better if I did core work. I think it was because I was dehydrated, I hadn't had very much water today. I decided to do some stretching, then 3 sets of 10 pushups, 30 seconds of leg lifts, and 30 crunches. I also did 1 30 second plank.

5 miles in the morning, 5 in the afternoon. Morning was our regular Sunnyside Foothill loop, then 12 strides for half the soccer field and up Kernodle hill. Finished with a 1 mile cool down. Thanks Papa John for the breakfast!

Afternoon was also a simple run. Up to the zoo on Wasatch Blvd. And down on 13th south to 19th east and back to Sunnyside and East. It was HOT!

My warm up was with the rest of the varsity girls and we went over some parts of the course for a little less then 2 miles. Our race plan was for the top 4 of us to run a 6:30 first mile, then back off to about 7:20. We did pretty good for the first little part, but I was in 5th at the first mile and I had a 6:48. I decided to try harder, but my knee started hurting. I managed to pass one Bountiful girl, but along the top part of the park, 2 more Bountiful girls passed me. I tried, but the pain was getting worse. At mile 2, I was at 15 minutes flat. I hated that course, it goes back and forth too much and it seems like it will never end. I sat in the creek for 15 minutes to help my legs, then went on a 3 mile cool down with Suzette. We found a couple of interesting trails to run on, then we ran around the pond.

For our morning workout warm up, we ran to the gulley and did 1.5 laps. It was dark and scary. We went back to the stadium and ran 10 strides on the soccer field, then did a 1 mile cool down. Breakfast Burritos are delicious!!!!!!!!

When we got there, the JV girls had little time to warm up. My race wasn't until 5, so I went around with people to cheer my teammates on. Great job to our JV boys and girls!! After the JV girls ran, I went running with a couple of them, plus some other varsity girls for a warm up/cool down. Suzette gave us some good advice about the course, such as the places where it is muddy or the places where people are weak and strong, and how bad the track smells. The advice really helped. We did a 2 mile warm up, then headed to the line. There were alot of elbows at the beginning, but when it was more spread out it was easier to pass everybody. In the last 300 meters of the race, there was a crowd in front of me I needed to pass, and I saw a coach of another team point at the girl in front of the crowd as number 20, so I gave my everything and ended in 20th place. I finally broke 20 minutes!!! And I hope I can do it at regions! For a cool down I only managed a mile, because the varsity boys race had already started. Great job varsity boys and girls!!! The only thing that really upsets me is us girls were 4 points away from a trophy...