Recovery

Today was a track workout. We did our 2 vertical D floor laps and then Natalie and Jasmine led our stretches because they're seniors and we love seniors. After that we did some dynamic stretching and leg swings. Then 2 sets of 30 quick squats, 2 A floor hall strides, walk out side to sides, and 4 stair laps. After the second set we did jump lunges, then wall kicks, then we went to the weight room to do pull ups. I actually kindof did some :) Then we distance people went on a run. I was supposed to go on a 40 minute run, just anywhere. I ran with Annie and Nate the whole way because everyone else fell behind. We went up 9th south to 18th east, over a block, up to 19th east, over to Harrison ave, down to 17th, and a loop in Browning circle. After that we went down Browning Avenue to 15th east, over to Sherman down to 14th east by my house, over to 13th south, down to 13th east, over to 17th south, then turned around and went back to East along 13th east. It was pretty cold but it wasn't too bad, so it was basically the perfect weather for running. I felt a little sick throughout the run but I was mostly alright.

We did speed at the track today. After giving the Box Elder girls basketball team a short tour of the commons to Sharpay's locker and Ms Darbus's classroom all from High School Musical (They were excited it was hilarious!) we ran from the commons to the track and did a mile warm up and a mile speed changes. Then we did 8 400s each with a lap recovery. It was okay mentally, but physically it was challenging. All of my workout today was really me telling myself to keep going. After our last one, we did a mile cool down and back down to the school.

Ran a 2 mile warm up with Susannah. At the start of the race I went out hard with her but then fell back because of the gradual uphill. Once I hit the turnaround I picked it up. And I saw a bowhunter guy, he was legit. I wasn't going to let any other girls who looked like my age group beat me because I've done this race 4 times now and I wanted a medal. In the last kick a girl who looked my age tried to outkick me but I beat her, clearly. She tried to pass me in the chute but I wouldn't let her. But then when they did awards they announced 1st 2nd and then 3rd, and she was 3rd? Screw sports am. I went and talked to the people and told them that I beat her that I had battled that final kick with her thinking about beating her and burning my lungs up just to be told she beat me yet I was in front? No, I wanted my medal. So I got it. Stupid sports am, I'm never doing any of their races ever again because of their cheap chip timing and outdated computer.