Runners don't shake hands. Runners gotta hug.

Went and did Old Man Hills today. It was pretty good too. I had 4X400 and 2X200. I was feeling pretty good from sunday's break off. My first 400 was a 1:09, second was a 1:10, third was a 1:13 and fourth was a 1:09. Those went pretty well, the third could use some work but pretty consistent on the times. My 200's were both a 34. The workout was a success. Glad I could get out with the boys and get it done. Afternoon 3 miles by my lonesome, good run though.

Usual three in the morning.. legs feeling a little tight, throat kind of sore. For the afternoon it was repeat day. We had 4X1000 and then 2X300 at our fast pace. I was looking for a 3:15 on my 1000's. My first was a 3:15, second was 3:14, third was 3:16 and fourth was 3:15. Next was our 300's, the first was a :41, the second one was a :44. They had full recovery in between so not too bad at all. The workout felt good, my throat didn't really bother me so it was a good day. 

The usual 3 miler in the morn but with a twist today.. pouring rain. My throat is still a little sore so I kept behind the pack a little bit. The afternoon we just had 4 miles easy. It was super good and ran a pretty good pace talking to Krenny and Mikey. Legs are tight however so stretching is needed but definitely a good day a good run!

Regular morning 3 miler. For the afternoon we did our 200 work out. We had 12X200 and I was supposed to hit a 32 second. The first two were a little slower but  by the end I was either right on or a little fast. It was a good workout!

Same 3 miler every morning. After school we had 3 miles as well, oh and with striders! Good run!

HALF MARATHON! I had never ran 13 miles so I was a little nervous but I felt pretty good about it. I had not been feeling all that great a few days before and the night of but I woke up feeling a little better and headed over to Mikes then we headed to the buses. After the buses dropped us off we ran our warm-up with the rest of the team. It was a little chilly but I was ready and determined to do my very best. We lined up and the start for what seems like a half and hour. As the had said to start I went to push "start" on my watch and my freaking watch says FILE FULL. I was ticked but just looked at the clock and based my time off of that. Not having my watch I have no idea on my mile splits. We started off pretty fast and were together till we entered into Hell's Canyon and Mike and the boys got a little ahead. Jason and I ran together till around the little tiny hill going onto the Dam Road and I fell back a little bit. Going down the Dam Road I felt like I was getting farther and farther behind but I wasn't going to let that stop me. I tried to keep the distance between Jason and I the same and up and around Nicole's Peak I fell off some more. I then heard Coach yelling at me telling me to get going and have faith that I could get back up with Jason. It took me awhile to do it but as we went up Majestic Hill I made some ground on him, not much but just enough to feel good. Going down towards Staheli Farm I passed him and I just kept it rolling after that. I knew I was getting close and all I could think of is that there was only a 5K left and that seemed like nothing so I kept running along till I came within 400 meters and I could see everyone and what looked like the finish and a great Coach waiting for me. I sprinted in to the finish with the help of Holt and I was tired as can be but I had done it. It felt so good! I took 8th overall and 3rd in my age group, it was a super good experience. I am really glad I did it!