Sucess isn't given, it's EARNED

So I went to summer cross country today, and we have a new coach!! It gave me hope for the upcoming season and excited. I only ran three with the team for 31 minutes, we went pretty slow as there was some new people there who haven't been running. And I am final tapering for the half on Saturday :) I was going to run more but I am swimming today, and I didn't really see a point to it. I will probably run like 4 or 5 tomorrow, and keep the intensity, so this will probably be my only run with the team this week.... until sometime next week.

I ran five with the team at a 8:30, it was nice to run slow. Then I went on a 4.5 mile hike with my friend it was fun day.

Didn't run with the team, so I ran at my own pace. It was about a 7:30 or so,  I ran with my ipod I finally got some new songs on it, so I got to hear different music today. Went at nine was still fairly cool.

Wow, it was ridiculously windy today. I was running in the headwind the whole time, plus I wanted to run slower today because the race is in two days, and I felt more tired! Which seems odd, but I was. And it was 85 degrees with gusts of 23 mph winds....yeah this wasn't a very good run at all.

easy 20 minutes before the half tomorrow!!

I didn't warm up at all, I saw josie and talked to her for a while. Then we got up near the front and when it started I sprinted ahead and Josie caught up after mile two, we ran together for about 4 miles then she ran ahead. I ran alone for a while then this other woman came and I ran with her, then I ran alone again for a while. Coming out of the canyon at 7.5 miles I was at a 48:45, well on my way for sub 1:30 which is what I was aiming for, but I got a bad cramp coming into the golf course and slowed my pace down a bit. Then I tensed up because I was slowing down, which made me even slower. When we came behind Lone Peak I took the water and was about to take a gel, but I didn't. Then we got to the biggest uphill of the race right at mile 10, it was mentally tough. I felt on the verge of puking but I kept going, I turned my music up louder and ran on to the long road before the last two miles. It felt like a really long 3 miles, but once I saw AF I went for it. I sprinted and was tired, I walked a bit after then ate some french toast they had. I love this race I will do it again next year, sub 1:30 :)