Alli's running blog

Let me just say, BEST RACE EVER! My goal time was to break 21 minutes because the lat race I ran (not counting herriman) was the last time we ran cedar and i got 21:20. At the beginning I was fine no nerves at all really. We ran around a little and cheered and stuff. I ran my warm up without my brace thing for my stupid achillies to see how it felt and it hurt a little but felt fine mainly so I didn't wear it in the race either. I always get nervous right before he shoots off the gun. I started off not being able to pass anybody because I was so boxed in but then made it out to the outside so that I could start passing people and I got up with Mia. I started to fall back behind and Liz caught up with me. She passed me but I stayed with her for the entire race. People passed me and I passed them for pretty much the entire race but on my lat lap jut before going in between the tennis courts and baseball field coach was there and said my time right now was 17:55. And I though "I'm gonna get 19 minutes!!!" So I tried to push it but I didn't have a ton left in me so I just barely sped up. Liz was barely in front of me but she started creating a gap and so she was like 4 seconds ahead of me. I finished pretty strong I think and I could not stop smiling because I got 19:51.2! I was so happy I beat my PR by 1 minute 29 seconds. It was a way fun race! Anyway I ended up with 33 overall (i think) and 3rd on the team! So yeah, it was a good time.

Race! Me Mia and Liz were all just going to pace Josie, Ali, Nicole, Meskerum, Kaelie, and all the other varsity girls (so that we could create a little pack) cause there was no varsity race. I was trying to talk to them and tell them to go faster and stuff and I realized that my talking was actually helping me. I felt like I had way more energy when I talked to them so I tried to do it the entire race. Near the ending me and Liz were in front and I didn't know if I should go back or what so we jut kinda stayed close to them and then when we were about to go on the track holt was like give it your all. And I didn't know if he was talking to the pacers or the racers but I pushed it hard and ended with 20:04. I got 1st on the team (cause mia and liz were pacing) and 14th overall. I liked this race a lot cause it went by way fast an it was just really fun!

I went to afternoon practice today cause SOCCER IS FINALLY OVER! Woot woot. (I do like soccer it just takes a lot of time) anyway. I didn't go to morning practice today but coach just wanted me to run 3 and do some 200s. During the stretching time Nicole was passing out shirts from the marathon and neither me or Josie went but we both got a large because there was extra! We ran in them and it sure did look like we had no pants. It was a blast. Oh. And my name is now chicken allifredo. Pretty great huh. Yeah! The 200s were good. Meskerum is so fast! And sprinting is not my strong point I don't think so I should probably work on that. But the run was good today.

REGION. Oh my, oh my, oh my. I really loved this race. We did our warm up and I felt a little nervous but really I was fine. I ate some crackers before and I felt kinda sickish but by the race I was fine. When we got to the starting line I felt pretty good. We were on the very far side of the starting line so when he shot the gun we all had to merge. Mia was right up at the top ten and I got up with her and my legs seriously felt amazing! Better then they ever have! I said to myself Kay stay right behind Mia. But then I realized that I could be pushing harder cause I felt so good. So I did and I pushed right ahead of Mia and I was in like 8th. The 1st lap I was in 8/9th probably the entire time. I felt great! I was catching girls and just felt amazing! The 2nd lap I fell back to about 10th which was alright but I felt like I could get up there with 8th and 9th. I didn't though. And a Dixie girl passed me. I still felt good but not great. The Dixie chick (get it?) started creating a gap on me and I just couldn't get her. Dixie passed a cedar girl and so I was trying to close the gap on her which I sorta did but not enough so I could get up with her. There was also a cedar girl close behind me. At the very last stretch (I'm still in 11th) I knew there wasn't a chance of top ten but I couldn't let the girls behind me pass. I kicked it in hardest I've ever done but it just wasnt enough and the cedar girl passed me at the very end. Putting me in 12th. Ugh. Oh well we still made it to state 3rd! Beating desert hills by 5 points! I think this might have Ben my bestest race ever! I'm so stoked for state! We're gonna do so good!

Easy 5 miles with Taylor B., Ali Jo, and Meskerum. (Sorry that I'm awful at spelling) we did the mall loop thing and Taylor barely knew where she was going... But it was actually fun. It felt way good.

Since I'm in salt lake to see my sister and grandma, I couldn't go to morning practice and so me and Jessica did one ourselves. The workout was 1200, 1000, 800, and 600. On the warm up we probably warmed up for about 1.5 miles and then we started the workout. The loop had a lot of hills and sideways grass so it was pretty tough. Jess was there to push me (except on the 1000 cause she's a wimp) (: but on all the other ones and so I think I pushed pretty hard even though I didn't have all the girls pushing me. It was good though. cooled about 1 mile.

Am: easy 3ish. Mall loop.

Pm: RACE! Ahh. Well we got over to the park around 11:30ish and I was pretty pumped! A little nervous but pumped. Woo. Anyway we warmed up around the course about 2 miles and we saw my sister! Woo. (She came to watch me run because apparently ever since she moved out she cares now, weird right?) (; we got back from our warm up and I was so excited because our new uniforms were a secret! Ah. When we got to the starting line I was kind of nervous but not really. I wanted them to hurry and shoot the gun but I didn't want the race to start. Weirdd... They shot the gun and BAM! We all went off like a rocket. It felt like an amazing start! I felt great and knew that I could do it and also I was up right there with Mia. Then...

BAM! False start. What the? Ugh. Okay so my 2nd start was not nearly as good as my 1st. I was the sameish spot but didnt feel as great but whatever. The 1st little part all the way until the big hill I was just trying to hold onto Mia. I did not want to lose her now so I tried to stay right with her. The stretch before the big hill I felt so so good! Like amazing. I could hear I'm pretty sure each individual cheering and it felt great! I just looked up the hill at the person at the top and said that, that was where I would have to push hard. And I mean hard. I started passing people (including Mia, and I thought she was right there with me the rest of the race) and then the hill finally came and I tried my best to look at the top because looking all the way up there helped me so much! I pushed it pretty hard and tried to push it once I was at the top but I didn't push too much harder. Oh well.

Around the pond was kinda hard because there was pretty much no one there cheering, like at all. But I pushed through and once I got to the other side of the course I was feeling pretty alright when I heard everyone cheering an I just thought holy cow this race is going by fast! I last little bit (probably like the last 800) I was trying to push as hard as I could but I just didn't, now I'm kicking myself cause I could have pushed harder at the end and passé the 2 girls right in front of me. Oh well. I got 1st on our team and 32nd overall. I'm pretty excited about that!

I'm super excited for next year and years to come cause were gonna be a rocking team! Yay!

Am- 3 miles E. (funny story up until now, I always thought E. meant east. Apparently it means easy... Oops)

Pm- normal 1.5 warm and cool then 4x1000. It was so cold and rainy. I froze! That's okay though.

Pm- we weren't sure if we wanted to go 4 or 5 so we went to the 4 mile turn around at green springs and voted to keep going. It was really fun and we had a berry war(:

Am- MICHIGANS! I got somewhere around 32:40ish. I don't remember. It was about a minute behind my lat Michigan time! Ugh. Oh well I kinda stuck with Liz and finished about 4ish seconds behind her. Michigans actually aren't that awful I feel like.

Pm- 3 miles EASY.

Pm- costume ice cream run. That was fun!