Breanna's Running Blog

AM- Started at Sugar House Park. This was the route we did :

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1100308

It was 4.8 miles and it took me 44:00. My legs didn't feel good at all. Everything hurt, and even now my calves and feet are still aching. I don't know why, maybe I'm just feeling slugish from taking yesterday off. If I go again tonight hopefully I'll feel better. (Pegasus 144) 

PM- Ran on the pipeline trail. I ran from Burch Hollow to Church's fork and back. I took it really easy, I was planning on picking it up in the second half but when I turned around I decided not to. My time was 29:54. (Pegasus 147)

AM- Ran on the pipeline trail. We started at Burch's Hollow and ran 20 minutes out and then came back. My total time was 39:26. I took it easy and it felt good. Hopefully my legs will feel good for tomorrow. After the run I went and iced in the river for 10 minutes. (Pegasus 151)

PM- Ran at Sugar House Park. Did one loop around the perimeter of Sugar House Park. Legs felt good. (Pegasus 153)

Warmed up with Emily Jameson for about a mile and a half in the park. Ran the race, nothing out of the ordinary. My splits were 6:58, 6:53, 7:08, and 38. I don't know if the mile markers were accurate. My legs felt fine.

AM- We ran at Liberty Park this morning. I was very sore, everywhere! Yesterday I went on a hike to Lake Blanche which is about 6 miles round trip and then I played a few games like capture the flag and stuff, so I think that is why I am sore. Also on the hike I fell twice and kind of hurt my ankle, which bothered me a little bit today. We did one lap for our warm-up. We did 5 strides that were about 50 meters long. Then we did one lap as a time trial, and one lap cooldown. I lost my watch on the hike yesterday and the one I'm using right now doesn't recall splits so I don't know all of my times, but my faster lap was in 10:34. I felt good, but with about half a mile to go my legs got really heavy and mentally I kind of gave up, then I refocused and was able to finish fast. In the cooldown my legs were very tired. I have a track meet tomorrow, so I don't know if I will run tonight. I might just do a couple miles to loosen up my legs. (Pegasus 157)

Ran the 1500 meter today. I didn't really have any goals for the race, I just ran without worrying about pace or place or anything. My first lap was 1:23, then 1:35, 1:34, and 1:08(300m). My total time was 5:42 which is the fastest I've done a 1500 so far this year. Then I did the 800. By this time it was really, really hot! All I wanted to do was break 3 minutes. I started the first lap and at about 200 meters into it I realized McKenzie Snyder wasn't that far ahead, and if I picked it up a little bit I could catch up to her. I caught up to her and passed her 350 meters into the race. My first lap was in 1:13. I was able to hold her off till about 250 meters to go. Then my legs completely died, and my total time was 2:40 so my second lap was a 1:22. I felt good about both races ecspecially since I ran 11 seconds faster in both the 1500 and the 800. My legs are still very sore from the hike.

AM- Today we ran in the neighborhoods by sugarhouse:

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1122913

It took me 50:57. It was 5.7 miles. I was just running easy because I am doing speedwork tonight. My legs were a little bit tired but other than that, they felt fine.(Pegasus 163)

PM- I ran with Danielle Menlove. We warmed up one mile in 7:40. Then I did 10x200. My splits were all either 34 or 33(I'm not sure what they exactly were, because my watch won't recall the splits). For recovery in between I walked 100 meters and jogged 100 meters. My quads are really tired and stiff. Then we cooled down a little bit over a mile.(Pegasus 165)

AM-I started at the JCC and ran out 15 minutes and then back:

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1124658

It ended up being 3.25 miles and it took me 29:45. I just took it easy because I am starting to back off for regionals. My legs are tired and a little bit sore. (Pegasus 168)

PM-I did one lap around sugar house park and then a mile on the track. My legs are still sore. (Pegasus 171)

AM-  Today I ran in some town called Helper. I just ran 20 minutes out and back. I think it was a little bit more than two miles but I'm not sure. My legs felt fine, but my hamstrings are still sore. (Pegasus 173)

I ran the steeplechase today. I warmed up about two laps and jumped over a few barriers, and then I ran the race. My splits were: 1:37, 1:45, 1:51, 1:50, 146. My total time was 8:51. I was second in my age group out of two. I qualified for nationals.  

Today I ran the 3000 and the 800. The 3000 was first. I just wanted to qualify for nationals, and the top three go. There were only four in the race. Once the race started I just stayed right on the third place girl. I wanted to stay on her till about 1000 meters to go, because I didn't want to have to try to out kick her. I stayed with her, then I passed her and was able to hold her off till the end, so I was third and qualified. My time was 12:09. That's the fastest I've ran this year, plus it was at a higher elevation than Salt Lake. (Pegasus 174)

Then I was in the 800, and I really didn't want to do it. I was seeded with the slowest time, so I didn't see the point in it, but my Dad talked me in to doing it anyways. I ran a 2:49. My legs were exhausted. I started out fine but the second lap didn't go so well. My first split was a 1:15, and then a 1:34.

Today was the 1500. I wasn't excited for the race at all. I didn't really warm-up for it. I started the race, and my only goal was not to be last (that's what I was seeded). I ended up running 5:38. The fastest I've ran all season, and I wasn't last. I was happy with the race, but I think if I would have been more focused I would have went faster.

Ran with Wasatch Athletics. We did the usual warm-up around sugar house park. Then we went to the track and I did 3 laps of speed changes and one lap slow. Then we did a mile, I was supposed to try for 5:45, but I ran 6:05 instead. My splits were 1:26, 1:29, 1:31, 1:34. Then I jogged two laps and did 3x200. The 200's were about 33-35 seconds. I was happy with the workout, but I wanted to go faster in the mile. It was a little bit windy and raining on us during the mile. (Pegasus 177)

AM- Today for cross-country practice we did a run/bike up at Jeremy Ranch. We were in teams of two and one person would bike a mile while there teammate would run a mile. Then they would switch off. We did this for ten miles. So I ran 5 miles and biked 5 miles. It felt really weird to run when you got off the bike at first. I think I ran about 8 minute miles but I'm not sure. I timed my last mile and did it in 8 minutes but then my dad told me that that mile was really 1.1, my legs felt fine. (Pegasus 182)

PM- Tonight I went and ran at the gym on the treadmill. I did 4 miles. It took me 31:00 (7:45 pace). I had the grade at 2% for most of the time. My first mile was 8:23, then 7:53, and the last half was in 14:46. (Pegasus 186)

We met at cottonwood complex today. We did a warm-up loop around the block (2 miles), then we did 10 strides in the grass. The strides went well except for Ali Stephens, a girl on my team, cut me off on most of them, so I couldn't go as fast as I wanted to. Then we did a 20 minute cooldown. I was really tired because I didn't get very much sleep last night. My legs were tired too. (Pegasus 191)

Ran 3 miles easy at Liberty Park. It took us 26:00. My quads are sore, I think from doing strides yesterday. Other than that I felt fine. (Pegasus 194)

I was so excited about my race. I ran 20:35, which is a minute faster than Murray 5k and more than a minute faster than magna. My splits were 6:09, 7:03, and 7:22 (for a 1.1 miles). I could have went faster, but I didn't trust myself enough to run faster in the second mile. I'm excited for the 10k, and I want to find a 5k maybe next saturday to see if I can improve my 5k time (even though all courses are legitimate). Sasha's Predictor says I should run 42:36 at Deseret News, I want to see if I can go faster than that.

I felt like I ran ok in the 10k today. My first mile was 5:55, then 6:18, 7:00, 7:02, 7:01, 7:48, and 1:33. I'm happy with my first two splits, but I think after that I dropped to a comfortable pace and stayed there. My last mile was way too slow. My legs were fine and didn't get very tired during the race, but I was breathing pretty hard. My total time was 42:40 which is 2:35 faster than last year. After the race I went back to my dad and carol to cheer them on in the marathon. I also went to go find my mom in the marathon but we never saw her.

We had cross-country practice today at Sugarhouse Park. We did 1 lap around the perimeter for a warm-up and then 2 laps around the inside while doing fireman. My legs are very sore. Ecspecially my calves. Other than that I felt fine. I was going really slow and didn't have a watch so I don't know how long it took me. (Pegasus 201)

AM-Today we met at the trail head by the zoo. We ran out to Red Butte Gardens and back. It took me 43:00. My calves are still very sore from the 10k. (Pegasus 205)

AM- We ran at liberty park. We did one lap warm-up and then some fartlek. 1 minute on, 1 minute off, 2 minutes on, 1 minute off, 3 minutes on, 2 minutes off, 2 minutes on, 1 minute off, 1 minute on, 1 minute off. Then we jogged a mile and a half cool down. The workout felt pretty easy. When we were done it felt like we should have done another set or something. (Pegasus 210)

Ran a 5k by my house today. It was a daddy daughter 5k. The course was hilly, I didn't push very hard. Me and my dad were the first runners to finish, there were bikes ahead of us.

AM- For cross-country practice we met at Sugar House Park. We did a loop around the perimeter for our warm-up, then we did a segment of the state course 6 times. The loop was about 500 meters. It took me about 1:55 for them. Then we did a cooldown back to our cars. My legs felt ok, but my calves would start cramping up. I think I'm just dehydrated. (Pegasus 215)

I got a migraine today. I tried running but the medicine hadn't worn off yet so I was dizzy and tired. Ran 2 miles at sugar house park. (Pegasus 217)