Act like a horse, be dumb, just run.

Dogpound with Ruth.  Had a MAJOR mental block today.  It was still pretty hot outside even though it was overcast.  I felt heavy, tired and weak and I had to keep stopping.  I knew I could run a lot better than I did today but I couldn't get my mind to make my body go faster.

Insane race today.  It was pretty hot outside but I felt like I prepared well by staying hydrated.  I was really nervous for this race so I actually planned out splits and even what I needed to run each 100 meters in to meet my goal (5:49).  I ditched the looking-at-my-watch-every-lap plan and ended up getting a better time anyway. I beat some girls who have been beating me all year so that upped my esteem!  I guess I just really wanted it today.  Afterwards I got a bad headache and puked a couple times (heat exhaustion?) and I am nervous for my race tomorrow.

I didn't do terribly well in the two mile, I mean I tried hard but I didn't want it  as bad as I wanted it for the mile so I ended up with 13:00, which isn't even a PR but not horrible.  I also ran the 800 , which isn't "my race" if you know what I mean, and ended up in second to last with a two fifty something time. 

Ran three miles easy after my AP Music Theory test.  Ran from my house to mall drive, all the way up to 450 N turning right and then back down 2450 to my house.  It was pretty hot today.  I stopped a few times to walk.  It was meant to be a relax run and it was nice except for the heat.  I felt a weird pain in my upper right back that made it a little harder to breathe also. 

Didn't run today, but I passed my lifeguarding class finally!  And watched the jazz game.

Hospital run from my house.  I wanted to run seven to see if I could still do it, so I woke up at seven and ran because it is senior sluff day today.  I stopped at PVHS for the bathroom and I was all confused because there were cars there but then I realized there is school today.  The next time I really stopped was at the hospital, even though I briefly stopped at a stoplight but that doesn't count.  I was planning on run/walking up foremaster but I ran all the way up without stopping!  I stopped for a minute at the top to catch my breath and ran the rest of the way home.  I did a lot better than I thought I would today for not having run for a week.  It felt good too.

Jeff was going to pick me up but couldn't find my house so I started bookin it to practice.  I got lost on the way and ended up being really late anyway but I figure that including getting lost that I ran about 2 miles on the way to practice.  Jeff and Amanda were late to practice too because they were looking for my house so I ran with them on the trails by bloomington hills for 5.5 miles.  Towards the end I was absolutely dying and giving everything i had just to keep going. 

Killer!  We ran a mile warm up to the bottom of Webb Hill, stopped, then ran a timed run (1 mile) to the top by the towers.  MAJOR MAJOR UPHILL.  It was really hard but fun doing something other than a distance run or repeated hills.  I got about 10:30 stopping once for about 15 seconds.  Afterwards we ran back down, got a drink and ran half way up again.  Then a one mile cool down back to where we met.  Overall I really had fun running this day!