Bunny the Cow

2 miles down the canyon in 11:54.4(with Joseph pacing). 90, 3:00, 4:33, 6:00, 7:30, 9:00, (don't know for the 7th). I felt very relaxed and didn't struggle until the 6th quarter. Compared to 2 weeks ago, doing the 2000m was harder than the 2 miles. I still make the mistake of settling in a more comfortable pace to avoid pain; I could have kicked harder.

46:04. In Saint George!

2000 meters at the track in 7:18 (in Saint George with lower elevation). 83, 2:55, 4:27(I think), then 5:52. A guy at the track offered to pace me, so I didn't end up having to run alone. His name is Matt, he is 39, and trains for the Iron man. My workout seemed pretty easy to him. 
My family went to a trail that was actually my turn around I ran yesterday. Ran back and forth for around .75 miles to park, and then ran home 3 miles in the 85 degree heat in 23:07. 
Just this past week I have noticed a lot of improvement. Usually in the 2000m I would be sore, but now I don't even feel like I had done a workout. I am also just feeling so good from the runner's high. It is the best.

Around 47 minutes at night in Saint George, the trail is so pretty!

3x1000m with 200m recovery at the track, sill in Saint George. 3:42, 3:46, 3:44. So 11:12 total. 
2 mile warm up before the workout. After, 2 more miles in 16:50. 

47:56. Last day in Saint George. 

Now at home. With Gideon we did a half mile in 4:50. Had to do skips the whole time because my ankle is a little hurt. It was hard to keep up. hopefully it is fine tomorrow.

Half mile in the morning with Gideon in 4:57. Still couldn't run, had to do skips. 
At night in Orem, did 2 in 17:54 with the girls. And 4 in 32:53 on my own. My ankle heeled a lot during the day and I didn't have any pain. I still ran with a limp though.

Ran a half mile with Gideon in 6:00.
Then 2 at night in 18:27. My ankle is worse than Saturday, it is heeling a little more weird than other sprains I've had. I had to limp a lot more compared to Saturday, only able to run on the side of my foot. No pain though, unless I stop limping it will hurt.

My ankle seems even worse today, so I decided not to go on a limping run. If it doesn't improve within a week it might not be just a simple sprain. Most sprains I will see improvement every day, but this one is getting worse every day. Still cannot put any weight on the inner side of my foot.
I did a core workout and push-ups, and also an hour on the stationary bike. 

59:27. The fastest I could go was 9:30. I did a half mile with Gideon in 5:40. My ankle is better today. No pain on my run but I still had to limp the whole time. I can only somewhat run if I flex my foot and scrunch my toes to put no weight on the arch, and if I stay low to the ground. After my run, walking seemed to be easier. Hopefully I made the right choice to run.

4.5 in 43:07. Half a mile with Gideon in 5:42. My ankle is a lot better today. But my other muscles were very tight and sore from limping all week. I can put weight on my whole foot, but it is weak. I had to cut the run short because I rolled the ankle on a rock and didn't want to damage anything more. Hopefully that didn't ruin my progress.

42:54. One mile in the afternoon in 7:59! 4 at 10:30pm in 34:55. The last quarter was 1:30! My ankle feels very good. Trying to teach myself how to walk and run without limping. My run was still slow because I was still very very stiff from improper form. I still feel like there is something holding me back, it felt very hard just to go at normal pace. 

48:19. Last quarter was 86! The first 3 was 24:45, and then around 8:03 pace for the last 3. My ankle can handle speed now! The main problem was my other muscles. They were so tight. Felt like I was running in place, it took a lot of effort to do what usually is easy.

Half mile with Gideon in 4:50.

3 in the afternoon in 23:42, and 3 at 11pm in 23:43 (last quarter was 84). I can finally go easy pace after 10 days of injuring my ankle! First problem free run! I am so grateful for running.

3.1 miles downhill to the track in around 23:00. 1000 meters at the track in 3:29.15. 200m-38, 400m-1:17, 600m-2:02, 800m-2:47.
3.1 miles uphill back home in around 26:00.

My ankle was completely fine, just a little tight. No problems. I could have ran the 1000m better if I ran less miles before it, and if I just pushed harder, I settled too much in a more comfortable pace. My running form feels even better, and it feels good to go fast.

3 in the afternoon in 25:25. I am very sore from running 3 miles uphill yesterday and from dance class. 
In the evening, me, my mom, and my sister Addie hiked the Y. Addie gave up halfway through. She rarely exercises. I am just grateful for my life decisions, exercising diligently makes me free and happy. I feel like there should be no reason for her to be weak. When I can hike all the way and she can barely do half, I am realizing how important healthy habits are for your life. 

Did a little bonus to avoid running into deer. 
2 at night in 17:25. Still very sore.

3 in the afternoon in 23:45. Still pretty sore. 
0.2 with Gideon in 2:35, he cried the whole time. 
2 at night after dance class in 16:13, last quarter was 86.
Dance class was pretty hard, it is very intense so I am exhausted.

16:49. I am very exhausted after dance. Still sore, but in different places from dance class. I'm proud I even got out the door.

I just want to run and dance is getting in the way. I love Irish dance so much, but I don't see any reason to continue. Running benefits me in so many more ways, and is much easier to keep up with. I still have to go to regionals for dance, but I'll probably dance a lot less afterwards to focus on running.

2 miles down the canyon in 12:32 with Joseph pacing. 6:00 for the first mile, last quarter was 91. There was strong headwind. Started struggling after 3/4 mile. Still sore and I think a little overtrained. 
3 miles in 25:03.

Half a mile with Gideon in 5:33 in the stormy rain/slush. 

4 in the late afternoon in 30:57. It is cold, and there was snow on the mountains; it was breathtaking! Also a huge herd of deer in the fields. 
2 more at 10:45pm in 16:20. 
I am not sore anymore and it felt very good. My ankle kept on having random shoots of pain now and then though.

3 in the afternoon in 22:54. Then 2 late at night after dance class in 17:06. My ankle still has random pains now and then (it doesn't effect my running though good thing). 

3 in the morning in 23:48, then 3 in the evening, in the rain, in 23:12. The last half mile was 3:02 (with a turn in the middle). Ankle had less pains. 

3.5 in the afternoon in 27:49. I was going to do more after dance but dance class was hard.

15:18. Just did 2 to save energy for dance class tonight and the dance competition tomorrow.

Had a dance competition all today (left at 5:30am, got home at 7pm). don't know what place I got exactly, but I got bottom half. Since I am in the highest level, it is harder to get a good place. I am so exhausted I decided it wasn't worth it to run. 
I also need to stop running at night because there are so many deer, and I don't want to run into them.

3 in the afternoon in 24:12, then 3 in the evening after a nap in 22:12.