Act like a horse, be dumb, just run.

I ran around 6:30pm and it was really hot!!  Didn't run a lot though.  I ran through some neighborhoods and around the DSC campus.  Run time was probably 23 minutes ish.  So I probably didn't run quite 3 miles but I tried.

I guess this was my initial "getting back into shape" run.  Met up with PVHS XC and ran Washington Parkway,  Ran with Rob for the first mile and a little bit, then ran the rest alone.  I stopped to walk a bit because of a mix of out-of-shapedness and mentality.  So it was kind of hard today but hopefully this will make it easier to run for the rest of the week!

Ran with PVXC again.  Did the Washington loop, from Washington Elem. to Zions bank and down that other one road back to the elem. school.  Ran with Fenja most of the way.  It was a recovery run day so it was just a nice run.  I stopped once at the top of the firestation hill to wait for Fenja, cuz she was feeling sick. 

I keep not wanting to wake up to go to XC, so I woke up a couple hours later and went to the gym and ran 5 miles on the treadmill.  My running time was 39:00, which evens out to be 7:48 minute miles I think??  If I did that right then thats faster than I usually run.  But it is a lot cooler in the gym and I didn't use any incline so maybe that is why.  I burned 585 calories, wahoooo.

Missed XC again and I didn't feel like going to the gym so I just ran in the heat.  Left a little past noon.  Ran down past the temple and old hospital and down to 700 south. Turned left, ran down to river road, turned left, ran up to Fab Freddie's and stopped for a drink and to cool off.  Then ran down 100 south until I got back to 200 east then just ran back to my house.  It was really hot but I think I did okay, and I only stopped once which is really good improvement since Monday.  I left my watch running at Freddie's so I am guessing my running time was about 35 minutes.  I am guessing I ran about four miles, I think I'll clock it later.

Just remembered, hip flexor was acting up a lot yesterday but it felt okay today, so it was okay during my run but I did some strengthening exercises afterward

I went on the foremaster six miler but I was such a big wussie today that I am only counting five miles.  The first two miles I felt great and then I kept stopping and each time I started running again I felt heavy and more sluggish.  And then I started feeling sick and started being an even bigger wuss and so I walked backwards up foremaster hill instead of running it.  Then my mouth got all parched and I felt dehydrated so I walked some more.  I probably walked about a full mile this run.  I think my suckiness of today has to do with that ice cream I ate last night, how I didn't eat anything before my run today, how hot it was, how I am not in the shape I would sometimes like to think I am, and how sometimes I am a baby when it comes  to hard runs.  Overall this run pretty much kicked my butt!

It was one of those days where you wake up and say "I'll run later" but never find enough will to actually do it.

Woke up on time and ran with PVXC.  Ran to the turtle gate and back. I ran with Haley Frodsham for a while and then ran by myself the rest of the way.  I felt really good today!  Usually that run seems a lot longer than it seemed today.  It was a bit more humid out but it was still a lot cooler than running in the middle of the day, so I think that helped a lot. 

Today was a really good run.  I ran with PVXC again on the dogpound loop.  I ran by myself most of the way and wasn't too far behind Decker.  I felt great on the first few miles and the last couple were hard because of the hills so I slowed down a bit and Decker got farther ahead, but I was still running good.  I felt sick afterwards I think because of what I ate yesterday.  Hip flexor is feeling good, I've been doing strengthening excersizes so hopefully it doesn't give me a problem again. 

Ran with PVXC again.  Started out with an easy 2.5 ish miler, we were supposed to run with a buddy.  Ruth was my buddy but apparently I smelled bad or something because she left me, so I ran with Jeff the whole way.  Thanks for being understanding Jeff.  Then we did 5 barefoot striders on a soccer field and it was fantastic and great and then we jogged back to the elementary school.  I felt good today but my knee was killing me because I bruised it on something yesterday and it hurts to bend. 

Ran with PVXC this morning.  Ran by myself most of the way.  We did a 5 miler through a little of the neighborhood in Washington then out on the dirt to the Washington Parkway roundabout, then out past that, jumping a couple fences until a random turnaround point, then back.  I had one major stop to rest, the others were to figure out how to get past the fences. 

Then ran on the treadmills at work after I was done working.  Ran 3.1 miles to see what it feels like to run that distance.  My time was 22:49.  It was tough trying to run fast for a distance. 

This run was on a really good course, I thought, because it was downhill most of the way.  It was really cool outside too which was nice.  I started out pretty fast and passed a couple guys and got passed by a couple guys and eased into my place.  I was trying to put a lot of effort into this race.  So I got second woman to a girl I used to beat in XC which kind of ticked me off.  She probably has trained more than me though.  Overall I felt like it was a good run.

Hills with PVXC this morning.  I ran really slow with Ashleigh to help her out a little on the way out.  The hills were okay, not too fast but I felt like they weren't sucky or anything.  I ran slow with Ashleigh on the way back too...

Afternoon- 3 miles on the treadmill.  Ran them slow, I think it took about 26:46.  Today was a good rest up day after the meet yesterday. 

The last two days I just felt super lazy and I didn't run at all.  So today was starting out to be a day like that and then I started feeling ashamed for not being dedicated to my sport and for just being a wimp overall.  I decided to go run the sunset tire foremaster six miler run because last time I ran it that run kicked my booty, so I wanted to sort of overcome that.  I did a lot better this time and only really stopped once which was at the top of foremaster hill for a drink from the hose.  My knee had been killing me lately so I think that the two days off may have helped some because I could hardly feel it today.  I am also starting to get sick I think, which isn't good, but I will rest up and drink lots of orange juice tomorrow. 

I was planning on running a little this morning but wasn't feeling so hot when I woke up, so I decided just to rest up.