Angie Nickerson

Jaden, Bill, Sarah, and I met at East.  We ran to Liberty Park and did laps there.  The pace was slow, but it felt a bit exhausting because of the snow.  It was slushy and cold, but I was glad to have a group to run with.  It makes me excited for things that are to come this winter and spring.  I am really looking forward to getting a good base in the next few weeks.

Today's run wasn't too bad. Jaden and I met up with Bill and we left from East.  We ran up to 15th then south to Sugarhouse, and did 6 miles there.  Jaden turned around after 3 miles.  The roads weren't icy, so staying at a decent pace was much easier.  I think our final average was just under 7:30.  The jump to 10 miles this week has been kind of tough.  My legs feel tired (especially my right hip and calf), even though the intensity has been low.  I am hoping that it starts feeling easier soon.  I did core and arms...hopefully these little things make a difference.

Today's run was good.  I really have nothing to complain about.  Once again, we met around 3:00 at East, and left from there.  I could try to explain the run, but I am terrible at directions.  It would just be a waste of my time.  It kind of reminded me of a run that we do in Cedar called Main Street Loop.  The first few miles are up hill.  Then, you get a nice gradual downhill for a good part of the run.  You finish with a mile or two of gradual up-hill.  That's one of my favorite runs in Cedar, so that's probably why I liked this one so much.  I didn't bring my Garmin, but I felt like we held a good pace.  I am sure we were within the 50% avg.  My body feels like it's adjusting well to higher miles.  Hopefully I feel the same after some tempo tomorrow.  I did my arms and core; now I just need to work on getting to bed earlier!

Today's workout felt pretty good.  We ran from East down to Liberty and did some tempo.  We di 3x2 miles with 800 m active recovery.  I went out a bit too fast on the first one, but I was able to hold a pretty solid pace throughout the workout; although, it was not consistent.  Also, I was feeling exhausted by the second mile of the third rep.  Since finishing the run, I have felt kind of sick to my stomach, so that sucks.  I didn't do core or arms today.  Splits ended up:

1.     12:12   (6:09; 6:03)

2.     12:36   (6:19; 6:16)

3.     12:20   (6:14; 6:05)

Woot Woot!  This is my 5th day of blogging in a row.  I am on a role!  Anyways, today, I was really just proud of myself for getting out and running.  I still have been feeling sick, so it would have been a very easy day to skip.  Thankfully, I didn't.  The thing I have learned is that I never regret running.  After I am done, I am always glad I did it...even if I didn't originally want to go.  We met at East at 3, and ran up to Wastach and then back to East via Foothill (I think?).  The pace was something like 7:50.  I wanted to pick it up, but Bill reminded me that recovery days are important.  I need to remind myself that every run isn't a race.

Honestly, I had a really tough time today.  It was one of the hardest runs I have done in awhile.  Bill, Nat, and I met to do "Barn Run" up in Park City.  The whole trail was covered in snow, and I just had a really rough time.  Every step hurt and the run felt like it lasted an eternity.  I think part of the problem might have been the shock of the unexpected snow accompanied by my attitude.  The one good thing about today, and this break in general, is that I have a great group of people to run with.  I know that most of my teammates aren't so fortunate, so I shouldn't take it for granted.