Recovery

Today our workout was 7x1000. We ran up to Scera Park and on the way there I ran into a sign. At first everyone was "Abbie are you okay??" But I started laughing becuase earlier when I was going into study hall I fell down too. Great Monday, Abs. They all laughed with me and we continued running. At the park I did my first 3x1000s with my shoes on. My times were 3:58, 4:01, 4:07. I worked with Aisha, Shae, Genevieve, and Savannah as usual. My tummy was kindof hurting at the start of our 4th one, and I ran a 4:29 :( Then a 4:44 :( Then I told myself only 2 more and ran a 4:22 and finished strong at 4:04. So this workout wasn't a total flop :) And it really helped me to have encouraging teammates, especially Mikesell, she's too sweet. The Gatorade today was purple, so I was happy. I ran back to the WAC with Kenzie, Harley, and Caity, and Harley pointed to every low sign to help me not hit my head and fall over again :) Now I get to sit in study hall for an hour before going to weights. Yoga has been cancelled this week for fall break, so I get to go home early today :) New apartment! :)

Today I went running with Maddie, Kenzie, Genevieve, and Savannah. We asked Jason what a good run was, and he told us to find the haunted cabin. We over to Lakeside Park and continued straight on that road until we hit a trail with some really tall plants. It was like a corn maze. We kept going, then got a little lost in the bushes and suffered stinging nettle and other various plants. Let's just say we got hives and failed to find the haunted cabin, so we turned around to head back but then ran into Jason and Nelson! The other girls kept going back to the WAC, but Maddie and I wanted to find the haunted cabin so we ran with the boys until we got there. It was really cool. Then we turned and ran back. The boys turned left when we got back to the main road, but Maddie and I just ran back to the WAC. Hooray for adventures!

Today we did a hill workout at Carterville. We ran a 15 minute warmup and then did stretches and drills. Our workout was to run out on Carterville and go up and down 4 of the big hills we passed. Twice. On the way out we ran the hills hard and on the way back we ran the flats fast. After the first out and back I pretty much died. My tummy has been hurting really bad this week, not just while running, but any random time of the day. Luckily fall break starts tomorrow so I'll be able to relax for a bit and go home! On the second set of hills I just focused on my form while running as hard as I could. It hurt really bad, but I still finished the whole workout and that's all that matters right now. Yoga was canceled again today, so after I blog this I'm going to weights and then my 3 hour class. Then bedtime the second I get home!

Today I went with Nelson and Brenden up to Sundance to run at Stewart Falls. I really like that trail, and it's really pretty with all the leaves, but it was a little hilly and rocky and narrow at some points. When I got to the waterfall I turned around and the boys kept running up. We all assumed they would catch me on the way back, but when I got back I was waiting for about half hour. Luckily the car was unlocked so I sat in there and took a nap. After we stopped for some hot cocoa :)