Breanna's Running Blog

After taking almost 3 weeks off, I'm finally able to start running and getting back into shape. About 4 weeks ago I got strep throat and didn't have quality runs for about a week. Then I ran P.F. Changs half. I got croup the day before the race, and as soon as I was over that I got my wisdom teeth out. There are a few things I would like to do to get in shape. I want to get stronger by cross training, I want to get my splits back (I used to be a very flexible gymnast), and I want to improve my diet.

Today I ran from my house to the gym which was 3.5 miles, once I was at the gym I ran a half mile on the treadmill to make it an even 4, then I did weights for 20 minutes and stretched for 15 minutes.

This morning I took a pilates class at the gym before school, it was fun and different I think i'm going to start doing pilates and yoga to improve strength and flexibility.

Today we had practice, we ran from the school to 2100 s. on 1300 e. then we turned and went to 2100 s. and 900 e. Then we took 900 e. to 900 s. and then ran back up to the school and did a loop around the school. It was a tough workout, especially the hill at the end, but I really liked the route we took it was a fun run. My left knee hurts a little bit but only if I think about it. After I stretched for about 10 minutes.

Wow, I am so out of shape! I had a track workout today. I did a mile warm-up a mile of speed changes, and then for the workout. I did a mile (6:34) then 3x400 I was supposed to do 6 but decided 3 was plenty since I'm just starting back up. They ranged from 1:20-1:30. It was a good workout, my knee was still hurting, and my mouth still hurts when I run. Afterwards I stretched for about 5 minutes.

Today I had work at 5 and got out of school at 2, so I didn't have much time to run. I left as soon as school got out and ran from the school to 1700 s. on 1300 e. Then went to 500 s. and back to the school. I did a lap around the school to make it closer to 4. It felt ok. The wind on the way back wasn't very fun, but it was good to practice running in the wind. Knee still hurts.

Today I did the same run I did monday but we did it backwards. I prefer going this way, it makes the hill much more gradual. It was probably the best run I've had since I started back up, it was still hard though. I know I just have to be patient and I'll get back in shape eventually. My knee is still hurting. During the run it snowed on us a little bit but not much at all. After the run I stretched for about 5 to 10 minutes.

I just ran an easy 2 miles tonight, I think I'm going to go and run the 10k tomorrow. I didn't feel very good on the run.

I warmed up just over a mile. Then I ran the race. My time was 44:51. I was happy with the race. I took it easy in the first half and then tried to pick it up a little bit in the second half. This is the longest run I've done in the past month so that was good. After the race I cooled down 3 miles. I felt fine but my calves are sore.

The weather was beautiful today! I got to run in shorts and a t-shirt. I started at the capital and ran out on 11th ave. to j street and then back. I also ran up the canyon a mile and back. It was a really fun run!

I warmed up by doing 4 laps of speed changes and 5 laps slow at the oval. Then I did 10x400. My fastest was a 1:17 and my slowest was a 1:24. Then I did 4 laps slow for a cool down. On my last 400 my foot fell asleep half way in. It was the weirdest thing, and it's never happened to me before but its happened to my dad a few times. I think my toes were just tied to tight. It was a good workout. I was happy with it.

Today I ran with Carre, Carol, and Michelle. We met at sugar house park. We did two loops around the inside of the park, then went out for the loop that salt lake track club runs, I decided not to go in the cemetary becasue I only needed 6 but was getting 8 anyways. It was a good workout. My legs were tired from yesterday. My left IT band is sore.

Today we had track practice. We started at the school and went for a run up to Shriners hospital on virginia st. and then back to the school through campus. I ran it in 36:45. I was pushing to stay up with the group I was in, but it felt good. My left knee hurt towards the end, but I think I just need to massage my IT band and it will be fine.

Today I went on an easy run from my house out to the old mill haunted house and back. It was raining and cold when I started but by the end it was hot. My left leg was hurting again.

Today I went for a long run. I ran from the capital to shriners hospital, and then on the way back I ran 2 miles up city creek and back. It took about 1:25. It was a fun run, but it was kind of cold and rainy.

ran on the treadmill 3.25 in 25:35 and 1% grade. It was windy and rainy outside.

Ran from the school to sugarhouse park on 1300 e., did a loop on the grass, and then came back. It was hot outside, and at the end I got sick.

Got a bone scan today, pretty sure it is a stress fracture even though the doctor hasn't told me yet. I could see it on the screen and the technician pointed it out. it's in the upper third of my femur. bike 45 min. 20 miles

I qualified for state in the 3200 with a 12:59 after not running for a month.Yay!

Today was state, I ran in the two mile. I ran a 12:55. My leg didn't hurt at all during the race. I thought it was better but it hurts a little bit tonight so it probably needs a little more rest. I was happy with my race because I ran faster than I did at region and I broke 13 which I only did once as a freshman. I can't feel bad about my race considering my compression fracture and the fact that I haven't trained in 7 weeks. Now I can't wait for it to get better so I can get back in shape. If it doesn't hurt this week and I'm able to run, I think I will run magna, but I'll just have to wait and see.

Today I ran 4 miles on pipeline trail. I started at Birch Hollow and ran 2 miles out and back. I was running with my dad, demetrio, and carol. My leg didn't hurt at all so I think it is better so I can start running again! I'm really out of shape though. I was running about 9:30's and was still exhausted but hopefully I can get back in shape soon. (Pegasus 4)

Today I went running at Liberty Park with my dad. I ran two laps. I started a little bit faster than I should have because after the first lap I was dead. It's frustrating because my legs feel good so I want to push, but I can't because I'm so out of shape. I would like to get at least 25 miles this week and then gradually build from there. I plan on racing heart of holladay, but I know I won't be in very good shape so it won't be very fast.(Pegasus 7)

Today I ran 4 miles at sugarhouse park. I did two laps around the perimeter of the park. I did the first one with Wasatch Athletics, and then the second one with Michelle. My leg felt fine on the first lap, and on the second lap it hurt a little bit but not much. (Pegasus 11)

Today our school did a one mile fun run. I warmed up and then ran the mile in 6:10. I was pushing but I wasn't very competitive about it so I probably could have ran faster, but I don't really care I'm still out of shape. Then after the mile a few people from the team went on a short two mile run. My leg only hurt a little bit but not that much. I think it's just from starting to run again.

Today I ran 5 miles in California. It was a fun run but I felt slugish today so it hurt the whole time. My leg hurt a little bit after the run but by the end of the day was fine. We found a trail here that was fun to run on. Tomorrow we are going to try to find a 5k I don't know if i will run in it or not yet.

Today we ran a race in California. It was 3 miles and I ran a 19:50. I was the first woman so that was cool, and my leg didn't hurt so that was good. After the race I did a short cool down. (Pegasus 21)

Today my mom ran the San Diego marathon. I ran the last 6 and a half miles with her, and jogged back on the course a little ways to find her. The run was really slow, but my leg still hurt. (Pegasus 29)

Today me and my dad and my brother went for a really fun run on the beach. We ran barefoot in the sand. It was kind of hard to run in so it was slow, but it was lots of fun. It took us 36:53 so 9:15 pace. My leg still hurts a little. It's at a point where I don't know how hard I can push it, it should be healed because it's been 10 weeks. I can't tell if the muscles in the area are just sore or if it's still the bone i can feel, and I don't want to run to hard and make it worse.

Today I went for a run with my dad and brother. My dad told us we should run on this great trail he had found on his long run a few days earlier. Once we got started, he began telling us about this trail, and how there was rattlesnake warnings, lizards everywhere, bushes that were like cactuses and had grown into the trail, and how the trail was barely even wide enough for one person. Once we got onto the trail me and my brother decided that it wasn't a trail and that if it was noone had used it in about ten years. While we were running on some parts of the "trail" we had to hold our hands straight up and be as skinny as possible so the cactus bushes didn't hurt so much, but eventually we made it to the end of the "trail". We finished at the ocean which was nice. The ocean was really pretty. I got six miles. My leg still hurt but it hurts the same every day it isn't getting better or worse. (Pegasus 35)

Today me and my dad went for a run. We started at highland high and ran out on 1500 e. then through the campus at the u and came out of the alley on to 3rd ave. Then we ran down 3rd ave to 300 e and then over to 400 s. and back up to 400 e. We ended at Braden's work and he gave us a ride back to the car. It took about 53 minutes so just over 8 minute pace. I felt really good and my leg only hurt a little on the down hill. (Pegasus 41)

So today I didn't need really any miles but my friend wanted to go for a run and I wanted to run so she met at my house and ran to the golf course and did a loop around it. It's a 3 mile loop but it has tons of hills and is really hard. It was really fun and after we went for a 4 mile bike ride. (Pegasus 44)

 http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1967077

Today I started at my house and ran down to holladay blvd. then to hillsden dr., down hillsden and over to walker ln. Then highland dr. to Van Winkle and back home on Holladay Blvd. It was a good run. My leg only hurt a tiny bit. My bunion was hurting today. I probably just need to take some ibuprophen and it'll feel better. With about two miles to go I started to feel sick and I felt sick the rest of the run. It ended up being 5 and a half miles and it took me 45:29. Overall it was a good run. (Pegasus 49)

Today I ran a 5k in Holladay. My time was 20:10. I don't know if it was an accurate 5k. It was a tough course. The first mile was pretty much all downhill and the rest was either flat or gradual uphill. My leg didn't hurt at all. I got a sideache after the first mile and it didn't go away till the race was over. After the race I felt sick for about an hour. I warmed up about a mile.  Overall it was a good fun race, I wonder what I'll be able to run at heart of holladay. I will be happy with any thing under 21 but I would really like to break 20.

Today Me and my Dad went for a run on Bonneville Shoreline Trail. We started at the zoo, and ran to Red Butte and back. We just took it easy. My time was 45:43 so just over 9 minute miles. The run felt good and my legs felt great. I wanted to keep running but decided to stop. I would run later today but I doubt I'll have time. This week I don't want any more than 40 miles but I'll just have to take it day by day. (Pegasus 54)

Tonight my left knee is hurting a little bit on the outside. I did some stretching after my run today and may have tweaked it. I'll take some ibuprophen, ice it, and take it easy tomorrow. I'm probably being overly cautious but I don't want to get hurt again.

Today I planned on running 4 miles, but ended up running out of time and was only able to go three. I just did and easy three at liberty park with my brother and my dad. My time was 24:12, so just over 8 minute pace. My knee didn't hurt so that was good, but I'm still going to keep taking ibuprophen for a few days.  I'm also going to start checking my pulse first thing when I wake up so I can judge how tired my body is. This morning it was 60 which is lower than it's been in a while so that's good.(Pegasus 57)

Today was my very first speed workout in like 12 weeks! I did a lap around sugar house park slow to warmup, then I did 3 laps of speed changes and 1 lap slow. Then  the workout was 1x800, 2x400, 5x200. These were my times:

800: 2:59-changed from trainers to flats and jogged one lap

400:1:21-my leg hurt a little bit after this one and I was going to stop but I really really wanted to finish the workout so I decided to slow down a little bit on the next one and see how it felt. Jogged one lap

400: 1:22- It felt like I slowed down but obviously I didn't. Jogged one lap

200: 39 finished the lap

200: 40 finished the lap

200: 38 finished the lap

200: 39 finished the lap

200: 36 finished the lap

Then we jogged two laps slow at the track. Then McKenzie and Sussanah did some hurdle stuff to practice for steeplechase. I was going to but my leg was hurting a little and I didn't want to push it any harder. After they were done we jogged in the park for 8 minutes really slow. I counted it as a 1/2 mile even though it was probably more. Pulse was 66 this morning. (Pegasus 63)

Today I ran with Sussanah and Clayton. We started at sugarhouse park this is where we went:

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1981223 

It was 7 miles. It took us 1 hour, so just over 8:30's. It felt good. My bunions hurt a little bit and I was sort of stiff, but other than that it was a really good run. Pulse: 60 (Pegasus 70)

AM- Me and Sussanah met up at Liberty park and went for a run. We ran 5 miles. It took us 44:54, so almost 9 minute pace. We were both a little bit tired. I was stiff again I think it's just because I'm still getting back in shape. I'll probably go for another run tonight just 3 or 4 miles. (Pegasus 75)

PM- Tonight I went for a run alone at sugarhouse park. I just did two laps around the perimeter. It was 4 miles. It took me 31:03, so about 7:45 pace. My legs felt really good but my bunion started hurting after the first lap. I'm anxious to run Heart of Holladay. Hopefully it can give me a good idea of where I am. (Pegasus 79)

Today I ran Heart of Holladay. I did a warm up from my house to the starting line which is just over two miles. Right when I started the warm up I could feel that my legs were tired. I ran the race and I was pushing the whole time. I ran a 6:26, 6:38, 7:05, and the last .1 was 39. At about mile one I could hear Demetrio behind me and I didn't want him to beat me so it was good motivation to push. My total time was a 20:51. I was happy with the race hopefully I can run faster at murray. I just went back and looked at my time from last year which was a 22:18 so I ran about 1:40 faster than that, which is really encouraging. (Pegasus 81)

Tonight was very interesting! I had dinner around 8:30 we ate shrimp. Then we went to a wedding at 9:30, and when we got back from the wedding I decided I needed to go running because I didn't have my 40 miles for the week. My dad drove me over to a park by my house and we started to run. About a mile and a half into the run my face started itching really bad. The next time we ran past the car I told my dad I was going to stop and get some water, and look in the mirror because my lip felt swollen. When I stopped I had hives all over and my face was swelling up really bad. My dad finished running and then we went to pick my mom and brothers up from the house and then we went to the hospital. It turns out I'm allergic to shell fish, so that kind of sucks, and I didn't finsh my run so I'm short for the week but oh well.

This morning when I woke up my face was still a little swollen, and I didn't get home from the hospital till about 3 in the morning, but we had planned to meet michelle and dennis at 8:30, so I got up and we went running. Me and michelle ran together on a trail in draper. We ran for 40 minutes, and decided it was about 5 miles. I'm doing much better tonight and there's hardly any more swelling so that is good. I'd like to hit 2 weeks of 40 and then build up a little more, but I'll just take it day by day and see how things go. My legs were a little tired last week but I expected that. Also the doctors put me on Prednisone for the allergic reaction I had so maybe that can clear up some little aches and pains too. I also just found out I will probably be running wasatch back this weekend so that will be fun. (Pegasus 88)

Me and my dad went for a run just before 10 tonight. We were running at sugar house park. We did two loops around the perimeter. I twisted each ankle pretty hard because it was so dark, so we decided to do the last two on the road. We did a loop out on 1500 e. to garfield. Then up garfield to 1700 e. Then 1700 e. north 3 streets. Then back down to 1500 e. and back to the park. Our time was 49:04. It was a good run. My time wasn't that fast but it felt like I ran a good pace and opened my stride a little bit. (Pegasus 94)

Today we did a speed workout at the track. We did a loop around the park for our warm-up. Then we did 3 laps of speed changes and 1 lap slow. Then our workout was 5 sets of 400, 200, 100. We jogged one lap after the 400, and finished the lap on the 200 and 100. These were my times:

400:1:23

200: 38

100: 17

400: 1:19

200: 37

100: 18

400: 1:17

200: 37

100: 18

400: 1:17

200: 36

100: 17

400: 1:18

200: 36

100: 16

After the first 400, my nose started to bleed. It kept bleeding till the end of the second set. It was really hard to run and attempt to not get blood everywhere. I wasn't very successful. For my cooldown I jogged around the inside of the park which was a mile and a half. My leg hurt a little bit today but I think that was because I walked 3 miles earlier today and it normally hurts if I stand or walk for a long time. I was only planning on hitting 40 this week, but it looks like it might end up being 45. We start team workouts tomorrow morning so that will be fun. (Pegasus 97)

Today we had our first team practice. We did a warm-up lap around the perimeter of Sugar House Park. Then we did 5 strides. Then we did some drills. I'm a little bit sore from some of the drills. Then we did 3x25 crunches, 3x15 push-ups. Then we jogged around the inside of the park slowly for a cooldown. After me, susannah, and amanda sat in the river for a little bit. (Pegasus 101)

Today we went for a run from sugar house park through the neighborhoods. This is where we went:

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2003563

It took me 49:06. I am sore and tired but I felt good and was able to pick it up towards the end. After the run we did 3x25 crunches, and 3x15 push-ups. Tomorrow is Wasatch Back so that will be lots of fun, but I still don't know which legs I am running. Hopefully I find out soon. (Pegasus 107)

Today was Wasatch Back. Our team started at 4:00. I was on team Full Nelson. I was running leg 12. It was 3.1 miles and it was a pretty steep incline up to snow basin. I started around 10:30. It took me 27:10. My calves were cramping by the end. I passed 4 people and got passed by one. It was dark out so I couldn't see much. It was starting to get cold so I wore a long sleeve but I got hot along the way. I guess it wasn't really that cold.

After we had all ran the first leg we tried to get some food at the lodge at snow basin, but they had closed just as we got there, so we then drove to east canyon and had some pasta. Then we "slept" in the car for about an hour till it was time for our van to start running again. I was able to sort of sleep till my leg which I started around 5:15 I think. This leg was 5.2 miles. It was a nice gradual up to the dam, and from there it was gradual ups and downs to the end of the leg. I didn't feel like I was able to open up on this leg. I was still pretty full from the pasta so that could have been part of it. My time was 37:19. I think I passed about 12 people on this leg. After I finished my leg I fell asleep in the car and didn't wake up till our van had started going again. My last leg was fun, but it was really hot. It was 5 miles, and it took me 34:37. I think I passed 15 people on this leg. My legs were starting to feel really tired and heavy by the end and the heat wasn't helping, luckily there were some waters on one of the fences along the trail and some of the people standing by it said I could have some. Overall it was a really fun race, but now I'm very tired. I ended up getting 42.5 miles this week. I only wanted 40, but I guess 2.5 extra is ok. I'll shoot for 40 again this week and then maybe jump up to 45 or 50 after that.

This morning when I woke up I was pretty sore. I decided to go with my parents up to Jeremy Ranch Rd. and run. I just went for an easy 4 miles. We didn't get started till about 11 so it was really hot. I took it easy and stopped in the shade a few times to stretch. My time was 37:03, so 9:15 pace. It was sort of weird. When I started running my legs started itching like crazy, about three quarters of a mile in I stopped to scratch them and they were fine after that. That's never happened to me before. (Pegasus 111)

Today we went for a run from sugarhouse park up to the trail by the mouth of Parleys and back. This is the way we went:

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2014654

It was just over 7 miles. It took me 1:05:38. It was a really hard run with lots of uphill. I'm still sore from wasatch back so running downhill just hurt. Me and Susannah ran together most of the time. It was pretty hot out too, but other than that it was a good run. (pegasus 118) 

AM- This morning we did a loop around the park for the warm up. Then when we got back we did basically the same workout she does here but not the hurdle part.  http://track.flocasts.org/videos/series/view_video/249-workout-wednesday/64864-episode-7-shalane-f  Then we did a 3x25 crunches and 3x15 pushups and a 2 mile cooldown. After watching this clip I was amazed at how hard she worked and it helps me realize there are lots of other things I can be doing to get better. The circuit was really hard for me obviously I need to work on more anaerobic threshold stuff.

PM- We did a loop around sugar house park for the warm-up. Then we did 3 laps of speed changes and one lap slow. Then we did 3x800. My times were:

1- 2:58

2- 2:53

3- 2:52

We jogged one lap in between each one. They felt really good. My legs started to feel it on the last one. Then we jogged in the park for a little over ten minutes for a cooldown. I'm way ahead for my miles this week. I'll try to take it easy but I will probably hit at least 45 maybe 50. (Pegasus 128)

Today we ran from Sugar House park out on 1500 E. to 400 S. and then back. Me and Susannah ran together most of the time. It was just over 6 miles. My time was 48:54, so about 8 minute miles. My leg was hurting on the way back I think from the down hill. When we got back we did a abs circuit and 3x15 pushups. (Pegasus 134)

Today for practice we did one lap around the perimeter of the park for a warm up. Then we did some fartlek. We did one minute on and one minute off for ten minutes. Then we finished the lap we were on for our cooldown. It ended up being 6 miles. I felt really good the workout seemed pretty easy to me. Our total time was 48:35 so just over 8 minute pace.(Pegasus 140)

Today we just went for an easy two laps around sugar house park. My legs are very very sore from some of the drills we did yesterday. Hopefully they will be better for the 5k tomorrow. Me and Susannah ran together. My time was 35:24. (Pegasus 144)

This morning I ran the Navajo Hogan 5k. My legs were very sore before the race, but the ice bath I took last night seemed to have helped. I jogged about a mile before the race with a few strides.It was a very flat course. Me and Susannah were together for about half of the race, but then one of the streets we turned onto had a slight uphill and Susannah pulled about twenty meters ahead of me. I should have fought to stay with her harder, but I didn't. Other than that it was a good race. My time was 20:47. The course was about 100 meters long so that would make my time about 20 seconds faster. In the drawing I won a bike so that was pretty cool.

This morning I ran from my house to a big grass field about 2 miles away. Then I did 2 sets of the circuit, and then ran home. My left shin has been bothering me. If I take ibuprophen it doesn't hurt but if I don't it hurts quite a bit. The run felt good. It was hot outside but not too bad. My time was 32:46. (Pegasus 148)

Today we did the cemetary loop. Me and Susannah ran together on the way out, and Ashleigh ran with us on the way back. My time was 46:30. We ran a pretty decent pace on the way out but once we were on flat/uphill my calves tightened up. They have been doing this the past few runs, maybe I'm dehydrated. Also I think I tied my shoe too tight because my foot sort of fell asleep while I was running. When we got back we did 2 sets of the circuit. It was a good workout, but I wasn't able to push the circuit as hard as I wanted to. This week I'm hoping to run 45 miles so we'll see how that goes.(Pegasus 154)

AM- Today we did a lap around sugar house park, then we did a lap of fireman. Then we did some strides and about a mile cool down. I decided not to take any ibuprophen this morning to see how I was feeling. My shin hurt, and my hip hurt a little bit too. I think I'm out of alignment so I'm going to go to a chriopractor tomorrow. My shin seems to be staying the same so at least it's not getting worse. (Pegasus 159)

PM- Tonight I did a loop around the park and then a mile of speed changes. My hip was hurting so Demetrio rubbed it out. It was very tight. Hopefully after a few more massages it will feel better. (Pegasus 162)

Today we went for a run from sugar house park up to 1900 e. then along 1900 e. to Sunnyside Ave. Then down sunnyside ave. to 1500 e. and back to the park. Me and Susannah ran together. It was a good run. Our time was 41:31. We picked it up at the end a little so we could try to get our time to average 8's but we didn't pick it up soon enough. I went to the chiropractor today and am feeling much better. I also got a massage so that should help. (Pegasus 167) 

Today we had an easy workout. We ran a loop around the park for a warm up then we did 4 strides, and 3 hills, and then we did a cooldown lap around the park. My time was 38:04. My legs felt good, but running downhill hurts my hip. (Pegasus 172)

Today I ran the Murray Fun Days 5k. I felt good before the race, I took some ibuprophen which I haven't been doing, and my legs felt good no pain. They were a little slugish. I jogged for about ten minutes for the warm-up. The race went ok. I ran a 20:56. I couldn't really open up though. My splits were 6:28, 6:51, 7:02, 35. I ran 45 seconds faster than last year so that was good. I think I just got comfortable and never pushed myself. After the race me, susannah, and kiley jogged about a mile and half cooldown.

Today me, Susannah, and Kiley did a long run. We were only going ten but I needed 11 so I did a mile before hand. Then I did some stretching, then we started from liberty park. We ran up 1300 s. to 800 e. Then we ran across 800 e. to South Temple. Then up South Temple to M St. Then up M St. to 3rd Ave. Then we ran across 3rd to the road that goes up Memory Grove. We ran up Memory grove and then to the gate at the mouth of City Creek. We stopped for some water and I took a gu, and then we ran back pretty much the same way but we ran along South Temple instead of 3rd Ave, and on 900 E. instead of 800 E. Our time was 1:37:11. It felt good, and we opened it up at the end. That's the first long run I've done in months so I was excited about that. My hip hurt a little bit but we went for massages after and I think that helped. (Pegasus 183)

Today we did a six mile loop. Me and Susannah and my dad ran together. We went North on 1500 e. from sugar house park to Sunny Side Ave. Then We ran down SunnySide Ave. to the street that goes behind East. We ran along that street to 900 S. Then we ran down 900 S. to 900 E. Then across 900 E. to 2100 S. and back up to the park. It was 6 miles. My time was 48:14 so about 8:00 pace. The run felt good, it definitely wasn't at a comfortable pace but it wasn't too hard. I've been feeling a little sick and my stomach was bothering me at the beginning of the run. My legs really started to feel it coming back up to the park. This week I'd like to hit 45 again. I'd like to make my easy miles at 8:00 pace from now on. Today my foot fell asleep for about two and a half miles of the run. This has happened a few times recently, and it's always my right foot. Does anyone know what could cause this? Also, I've been sleeping alot lately 12+ hours a day (and if I had time I could sleep longer). I think I might be anemic so I started taking an iron supplement, but I don't want to take too much iron. Does anyone else take iron and how much? (Pegasus 189)

AM- We had a good run this morning. It was 5 miles from the park. My time was exactly 40:00 so 8:00 pace. 8:00 pace is still not comfortable for me, hopefully as I get in better shape it will be. Me and Susannah ran together. (Pegasus 194)

PM- I did a lap around the park and then 3 laps of speed changes and one lap slow. I decided not to do speed work because my leg was hurting a little bit. I sort of wish I would have but it's probably better I didn't. (Pegasus 197)

This morning our team went for a run that was 6.25 but I'm just going to call it six to keep it even. My time was 59:46, so really slow but we ran on a trail so that was probably why. We ran on Bonneville Shoreline Trail from the zoo to Red Butte and back. It was a good run my legs are a little sore, and my leg still hurts when I run downhill. (Pegasus 203)

This morning for our team workout we did a 2 mile warm-up at Sunnyside Park. Then we did some fartlek. We did a ladder of 5,4,3,2,1 minutes with equal recovery. Then we did a 2 mile cooldown. It was a good workout my legs started to feel it on a few of the repeats. I need to motivate myself to push harder though. (Pegasus 211)

Today was free slurpee day so for xc practice our team went on a slurpee run. Every 7-11 we ran past we had to stop and get a slurpee and drink the whole thing. The slurpee's were 7.11 ounces each. We stopped at 6 different 7-11's. We stopped at these ones: 200 S. 1300 E., 705 3rd Ave., 300 E. 100 S., 300 E 400 S., 800 S. 200 E., and 800 S. 1300 E. It was 7 miles long and was 1:02:06 of running time. It was a fun run but because of all the stopping didn't feel like that much running. By the end of the workout we had all drank 48 ounces of slurpee! (Pegasus 218)

This morning me, my mom, dad, Demetrio, TJ, Carol, Michelle, and Dennis met up for a run. We ran on rail trail. We all went different distances but I just did 10. My time was 1:21:50, so about 8:10 pace. I was really happy with my time, my legs felt good and didn't really get tired, but I was breathing hard the whole time. Overall it was a good workout. (Pegasus 228) 

This morning I went for an easy four. I ran from my house to the Rite Aid and back. I didn't get started till about 9:30 so it was really hot. My time was 35:24, so pretty slow but I think that was because of the heat. Also my legs are a little bit tired from yesterday's run. (Pegasus 232)

This morning we met at Sugarhouse Park for xc practice. We did the cemetary loop. Me and Susannah ran together. It was 7 miles. Our time was 55:10, so 7:52 pace. It was a great run. We pushed the pace pretty well. My legs were a bit tired. This week I am going to try to hit 50 miles. (Pegasus 239)

AM- This morning we met at liberty park. Collin said he was coming but wasn't there and since he lived really close to the park we decided to jog to his house and wake him up. After that we started the workout. We were supposed to do 4 laps each lap getting 15 seconds faster. Me and Susannah ran together. The first lap was really slow, too slow. It was a 13:22. The next lap we had trouble only speeding up 15 seconds and our time was 12:55. Then we ran a 12:41. The last lap we just opened up and didn't worry about time. It felt really good and was an 11:25. The overall time for the workout was 54:54 for 6 and a half miles. So it was 8:26 pace which isn't too bad. Tonight we have speed work. So that should be good. My legs are a little tired but it feels good to be able to run without pain and push the pace a little bit. (Pegasus 245)

PM- Tonight I had the wasatch athletics workout. I got there a little late so I did the warm-up lap around the park alone. Then I did 3 laps of speed changes and 1 lap slow. Then we did the workout. We did 1 800. I was supposed to shoot for 3 minutes, my time was 2:54. The first lap was a 1:30, and the second a 1:24. It felt pretty hard. Much harder than it should have for that pace. Hopefully as I get in shape it will feel easier. Then we jogged one lap and did 10x200 with 100 meter jogging in between as recovery. These are my times for those:

1- 42

2- 43

3- 41

4- 41

5- 41

6- 41

7- 42

8- 41

9- 40

10- 38

I ran them with Carol. My legs were tired and felt a bit slugish today. I didn't think I was going to be able to make all ten at that pace, so I was really glad when I did. After that we did a lap around the park for the cooldown. (Pegasus 251)

This morning we went to Pipeline trail for xc practice. We started at Birch Hollow and ran to Rattlesnake Gulch and back. It was 7.25 and my time was 1:01:50, so 8:30 pace. It was a good run and I came back faster than I went out so that was good. After the run I sat in the river for 15 minutes. It was freezing! (Pegasus 258)

AM- This morning for xc practice we met at sunnyside park. We did a two mile warm-up around the park, and then we did some fartlek. We did 6x3 minutes on and 2 minutes of recovery in between. It was a good workout. I pushed pretty hard and was very tired by the end of the workout. Afterwards we did a mile cooldown. My total time for the 7 miles was 57:43. (Pegasus 265)

PM- I went to pipeline trail and jogged an easy two miles just to loosen up. Then I sat in the river for 15 minutes.  (Pegasus 267)

This morning we had XC practice at Liberty park. We did one lap of warm-up, then a lap of fireman, and a lap cooldown. It was a nice easy workout. My leg was a little sore probably from yesterday's workout.  (Pegasus 272)

Today I had a great race! I ran a 19:49, which is over a minute faster than Murray. My first mile was a 6:12, then a 6:16, and then a 6:43. The last tenth was a 37. My last mile was too slow. It was uphill but not that much so I'll have to work on that. I'm excited to have run under 20 again hopefully I can continue to improve.

This morning we had a fairly easy workout. We did a loop around the park for a warm-up. Then we did 2 miles of speed changes and then a loop around the park for a cooldown. It was 6.5 miles and my time was 53:14, so 8:10 pace. My calves were cramping a bit. I think I'm dehydrated so I'll have to drink more water. (Pegasus 278)

Today we had XC practice at Liberty Park. We ran the last two miles of the 10k and then back. It was a good run. I ran with Susannah. Our time was 39:21, so 7:52 pace. It felt really good, and it didn't really feel like we were pushing at all. (Pegasus 283)

No xc practice today, so I just ran from my house to the church, and then up to our mailboxes and back. It was 2 miles. My time was 15:44. It felt good. I'm excited for tomorrow's race. (Pegasus 285)

This morning we got to the start at about 5:20. I walked up to the start line and did a little bit of jogging. Then I did some strides. The race was a little late, so I had some time to do some extra warm-up. I was able to start right on the line. I had a good start. My plan for the race was to run 6:15-6:20's for the first 3 miles and then just do whatever I could for the rest of the race. The first mile everyone went out hard. Me and Zak Erickson were together through this mile.  We were close to eachother in the race at Draper, so I figured I was at a good pace. When I came to the first split It turned out I had ran a 5:39. At first I was thinking wow, that was way too fast! But my legs felt fine so I decided to keep pushing. The next mile was a little harder because there was much less downhill, and gradual uphill before the mark. My split for this mile was a 5:45. It sort of worried me to see another split so fast, but I was still feeling good so I didn't worry too much. I was also glad to be pretty consistent in pace. The next mile was a bit harder. It had some steeper downhill as well as uphill. It didn't feel like I was really able to open up on the steep downhill just before 100 s. The uphill didn't feel too bad, and my legs still weren't hurting. My split at the 3 mile time was 6:24, so My 3 mile total was a 17:49. I'm guessing this put me somewhere around 18:30 at the 5k, and my PR in a 5k is 18:59 so that was encouraging. Right after this mark my legs are starting to feel it. My body realizes this isn't a 5k and I was only half way done. I started hurting but I just kept telling myself that I had the endurance and strength, so my legs would get me there I just had to keep pushing and keep hurting. My next split was a 6:15. I was surprised that it was this fast, because it felt like I had really slowed down. This was encouraging and helped me to push a little bit more. There were also a few people ahead of me that I was closing on and this pushed me too. The next mile was a 6:24. I was really hurting by this point, and I was counting down the blocks. I'm not sure if this made it go by faster or slower, but when ever I start to hurt I count down in meters, block, or minutes. If it's really bad sometimes in steps. I think it sort of puts it into a different prespective of how much longer I have to hurt, and breaks it up into sections. The last mile was a 6:52. This didn't feel too bad. I had ran it earlier in the week so I was prepared for it. By that point I had given everything and was just doing my best to get to the finish. The last .2 was 1:25. I didn't have any kick left in me. I was passed by 2 people right at the finish. My kick is something I will have to work on, but for now I was really happy with the race. My overall time was a 38:48. My goal was to break 40, so I did that and was really excited about it. A few things that I was happy about my race were that I kept pushing/hurting the whole time. I've been having a problem with getting into a comfort zone and not pushing out of it. Also I trusted myself more in this race which was important. Alot of races I'll start out at a pace I know I can hold, but I never try to go faster than that because I'm afraid I will die. Today I went out hard and trusted my legs enough not to back off. After the race I went and cheered for my dad on the Marathon. Then I jogged a lap around the park with Carre, for a cooldown.

AM- This morning I slept in and didn't get to the park till 1:00, so I did my run in 103 degree weather. It was awful. I went 6 miles. I did 2 laps around sugarhouse park, and then jogged up and down the river for the last 2 miles hoping it would be cooler there. It took me 50:00. I'm a little sore from yesterday, but not too bad.

PM- Tonight I was having a sleep over with a friend, but since I still needed some more miles. I ran to the ice cream shop 4 miles from my house and we met up there. I pushed the last two miles and my time ended up being 30:40. It was a good run. My leg hurts a little but it should be ok in a few days.

This morning I started my run early so that I could be done before my friend woke up. I went for 6 miles, then Carre, Zuzana, Emily, and Bethany met me and we went for another 6. Me and Carre just took it easy while the others pushed ahead. After the 12 miles I decided to stop and I would just do 2 miles tonight to get my mileage in but then I realized I only needed one more mile so me and Carre jogged the last mile. I took it easy today, my leg started hurting at about 8 miles, but not too bad. My time was 1:49:11 so 8:23 pace. Overall it was a good run, but it did get hot by the end. (Pegasus 308)

This morning we did a run from Sugar House park. We ran to the drinking fountain by Shriner Hospital and back. It was 8.5 miles. My time was 1:08:38, so about 8:05 pace. My calves were really hurting on the way out. Me and Susannah ran together. (Pegasus 317)

AM- This morning for XC practice we met at the JCC. We ran up dry creek 3 miles out and back. On the way out we carried our rocks so we could add them to our pile. It was a good run. My leg has been bothering me so I was going to take it easy but it ended up not hurting. I'll just have to watch it and make sure I don't over do it. I'm planning on 50 miles for the week, so hopefully that won't be too much. (Pegasus 323)

PM- Tonight I just ran an easy two miles at Sugar House park. My leg was hurting so I decided not to do the fartlek. Hopefully it will start to feel better. (Pegasus 325)

Today we had a hill workout at Cottonwood complex. First we did a 2 mile warm-up. Then we did 5 strides. Then we did 3 short hills and 3 long hills. The short hill was just over 200 meters and my times were 53, 52, 51. The long hills were 400 meters. My times for those were 1:26, 1:26, and 1:24. Then we did a two mile cooldown. It was a good workout. (Pegasus 331)

AM- This morning I was at Youth Conference at Camp Williams. I woke up early and went for a run before everyone else got up. I just went for a short 4 mile run. I had to stay on the base but I found a trail that went up a small canyon. It was a good run, and my leg didn't hurt too bad. (Pegasus 335)

PM- Tonight me and Demetrio ran on the Jordan River Trail. We went for 6 miles. Our time was 56:16, so it was a nice easy run. (Pegasus 341)

This morning we ran at liberty park. I did 3 laps. My time was 35:20. It felt good but my leg hurt a little bit. I'm excited for the 5k tomorrow. It should be a good race. (Pegasus 345)

AM- This morning I ran the Minute Man 5k. I warmed up with Kiley about a mile. Then we started the race. I wanted to break 19. I knew that would be a huge improvement and a hard goal to reach but I decided to try anyway. My first mile was a 6:03. Me and Susannah were together at this point. When we turned to go on the downhill Susannah pulled about 10 meters ahead of me. She stayed that way and stretched the gap further and further the rest of the race. My second mile was a 6:16. I thought this was interesting because at Draper Days I also ran a 6:16 the second mile. My last mile was way too slow again. A 6:57, and then the last tenth was a 39. My total time was 19:58. I was 9 seconds slower than Draper Days. I think part of it was the heat, and I also wasn't in much of a racing mood. I need to work on that. After the race I did a 5 mile cooldown with Kiley, and some boys on the team.

PM- Tonight I went for an easy 4 miles with my Dad on the Jordan River Trail. It felt a little forced. I think I'm just tired. My time was 32:16 so just over 8 minute pace. I hit 50 for the week, so that was good! (Pegasus 350)

Me and Kiley went for a run on Rail Trail. We just went for an easy 4 miles. I was tired and didn't really feel like running, so we took it easy.

Today we did the Cemetary loop from sugar house park. It was 7 miles. It took me 55:00. I felt good and pushed the first half but then my leg started to hurt so I backed off a little bit. After the run we did 2 sets of the circuit. It was really hard, so I definetly need to do it more often. (Pegasus 362)

AM- This morning we met at the zoo and ran on the shoreline trail. We ran to the fence at Red Butte and back. Me and Susannah ran together. It was a good run. Our time was 53:33, so pretty slow, but trails always are. My leg felt pretty good but hurt on some of the downhill. (Pegasus 368)

PM- Tonight I went to the Wasatch Athletics workout, but my leg was hurting and I was very tired so I decided not to run very much. I only did 1.25 miles. (Pegasus 369)

Today I had a good workout. I was pretty sore from some drills we did yesterday, but I don't think it slowed me down too much. We did a 2 mile warm-up. Then we did 5 strides. Then we did about the last 500 meters of our region course. We did it 5 times. The first 250 meters were uphill, then about 75 meters of downhill, and the rest was flat. I didn't get my time on the first one, but on the last 4 they were: 1:54, 1:53, 1:54, 1:53. Then we did a different section of our region course 3 times. It was a short uphill and then about 200 meters of downhill. Each one was just over 300 meters. My times were: 1:13, 1:11, 1:10. Then we did a cooldown around the park. I was happy with the workout. It felt good. (Pegasus 376)

AM- This morning we had practice at the Jordan River Trail. We did 6 easy miles. It took us 51:00, so 8:30 pace. It felt good, and was just a nice relaxing run.

PM- Tonight we had our team time trials. We did it on the state course but we did a shorter version with a different finish. We did a mile warm up and some strides. Then we ran the course. I would say it was about 2.6. It took me 16:38. I felt pretty good about it. I need to work on more hills though. Afterwards we did about a mile cooldown.

Today we ran on pipeline trail. Me and Susannah ran together. We started at Birch Hollow and ran to Rattlesnake Gulch and back. It was 7.25. It took us 1:05:05. We just ran at a nice and relaxed pace. It felt good but towards the end I could feel that my quads were pretty tired. (Pegasus 391)

This morning I ran a 5k. When I started the warm-up I was hurting quite a bit and didn't really feel like racing. As far as I could tell it didn't look like there were going to be any fast girls so I decided just to run to win. It ended up being more of a tempo run. It felt great and I wasn't tired at all. These were my splits 6:35, 6:45, 6:42, and 35. I ended up winning so that was good. Afterwards I did a cooldown to finish off my miles for the week.

This morning I attempted to sleep in but only slept till 7, so I decided to go running. My dad was meeting a few people at the park-n-ride lot on 3700 s. and Wasatch so I went with him and just ran home. It was 3.75 miles. It took me 30:44. It felt good, nice and easy but my leg did hurt. It was also pretty windy at the start. I ran in a running skirt for the first time. It felt just like running shorts for the most part. (Pegasus 395)

Today we met at Sugar House Park. We did a warm-up lap, then we did some fartlek. We did 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 with equal recovery. It felt good, I pushed pretty hard. Afterward we did 1 lap cooldown and it ended up being just over 8 miles. Tomorrow I'm getting new shoes! :) (Pegasus 403)

AM- This morning we met at the JCC and ran up dry creek. We carried rocks up to the overlook to add to our pile. We went 3 miles out and back. Our time was 59:25. Me and Sussanah ran together. I felt good. I used new shoes today and they were a little stiff. They will take some time to break in. I also started to get a blister but I guess that just comes with new shoes. (Pegasus 6)

PM- Tonight we did a speed workout with Wasatch Athletics. We did a lap around Sugar House Park for a warm up. Then we did 3 laps of speed changes and 1 lap slow. Then we started the workout. We did 1x800, 2x400, 5x200. Here were my times

800- 2:52

400- 1:18

400- 1:18

200- 35

200- 36

200- 35

200- 35

200- 32

We jogged one lap between the 800 and 400's, and finished the lap on the 200's. It felt really good and I was glad to get a speed workout in finally. My leg didn't hurt except for my shin which has been hurting for a while but not enough for me to back off. Afterwards we jogged a one mile cooldown. (Pegasus 9)

This morning we did a hill workout at Cottonwood Complex. We did a 2 mile warm-up, then we did 5 strides. Then we did a hill on the Region course 10 times. It started with about 100 meters of uphill and then 200 meters of flat, so it was 300 meters alltogether. These were my times:

1:07

1:05

1:03

1:03

1:04

1:04

1:04

1:04

1:05

1:03

My legs are very tired especially by the end. My shin was hurting more than usual but I didn't take any ibuprophen so that was probably part of it. The further we got into the workout the less it hurt, so thats good. I didn't think I would be able to do all ten but I just took it one at a time and was able to eventually. I was really happy with the workout. Afterwards we did a cooldown so it would even out to 8 for the day. (Pegasus 17)

This morning we went up to Jeremy Ranch Rd. and did a bike/run relay. We were in teams of two and biked/ran a mile and then switched with our partner. I was on a team with RJ. We did 5 miles of running and 5 miles of biking. My time for the 5 miles of running was 39:42 so I felt pretty good about that. Our total time was 1:15:12. My quads were so sore and by the end of the workout they had had it. I could hardly bike, but it was a fun workout. (Pegasus 22)

Today we ran at Liberty Park. We did 2 laps for a warm-up, then we did a 3-mile tempo run. Me and Susannah did it together. It was really windy so we took turns drafting off of each other. Our time was 20:20, so we stayed really even because at the half-way point we were at 10:10. It felt good, my legs were a little bit tired towards the end. Afterwards we did a 3 mile coooldown. Our total time for the 9 miles was 1:11:24, so 7:56 pace, with the tempo at about 6:45 pace. (Pegasus 31)

This weekend me and my family were in a town called Lapoint for a family reunion. Me and my dad got up in the morning and ran 8 miles. It was cooler up there than it was in salt lake city and it felt nice. My legs felt good, but I felt sick for most of the run. Our time was 1:07:13, so 8:24 pace. On the way back we got chased by dogs a few times which helped us pick up the pace. Overall it was a good run, and I got my mileage for the week so thats good.(Pegasus 39)

This morning we did a workout at Sugar House Park. We did a loop around the perimeter for the warm-up. Then we did the circuit to help us get warmed-up better. Then we did 5x1000 on a part of the state course. My times were fairly consistent but I think I could have done better. These were my times. 4:14, 4:14, 4:18, 4:14, 4:15 Afterwards we did a cooldown loop around the park. I need to remember to eat breakfast before workout, and to push myself out of the comfort zone during workouts. (Pegasus 44)

AM- This morning we ran on the trail from the zoo up to red butte and back. It felt good, it was pretty easy. Our time was 54:52, we came back 3 minutes faster than we went out so that was good. Me, Susannah, and Mary ran together.

PM- Tonight we did a lap around sugar House park for a warm-up, then we did 3 laps of speed changes and 1 lap slow. Then we did a mile. I was supposed to shoot for 6 minutes I was pretty close, but a little slow. I ran a 6:03, these were my splits: 1:32, 1:31, 1:30, 1:28. Then we did 3 more laps of speed changes and 1 lap slow. (Pegasus 52)

Tonight I ran 6 miles at the Jordan River with my dad. Then we saw Demetrio and joined him for about a mile and a half. It was a good easy run. We ran it in about 50 minutes (It was just over 6). I was tired from the 10 mile hike we did as a xc team that morning.

AM- This morning we met at Liberty park. I was a little sore from the hike yesterday. We did 1 lap warm-up, then we did 2 laps of fireman. The group I was in had to hit 21:15 for the 3 miles, but we ended up hitting 20:50 so that was good. It was hard for me but I think I'm just tired. Then we did 1 lap cooldown.

PM- Ran 6 miles on the Jordan River Trail with my dad again. We took it easy. I ate dinner right before and by mile 2 felt pretty sick. Our time was 51:07.

This morning we didn't have XC practice so I ran at sugar house park. Just as I was getting there I saw Susannah and Amanda. Amanda was just heading home, but Susannah was doing a few more laps so I joined her. We did 2 laps then ran to her house. On the way to her house we saw her brother Clayton starting his run. At Susannah's house I got some water and then ran back to the park and did a lap on the road to make it an even 8. My shin is really hurting so I'll have to ice it more and I'm going to take some ibuprophen to see if that helps. Hopefully it won't bother me in the 1/2 tomorrow. My time for the 8 miles was 1:05:13, so just under 8:10 pace. (Pegasus 78) 

This morning I was up at 3:30 to head to the start line. I slept most of the way up there but I still didn't sleep much. At the start line I didn't do any warm-up because there were too many people and I couldn't see a good spot to do one. I started the race and just ran off of feel. These were my splits:

1-6:43

2- 6:48

3- 6:42

4- 6:41

5- 6:26

6- 6:24

7- 6:23

8- 6:34

9- 6:44

10- 6:48

11- 6:56

12- 7:26

13- 6:24

.1- 37

I took a Gu just before mile 6. I didn't really feel like taking it, but I was glad I did because at about 10 and a 1/2 my legs started to feel really heavy. Overall it was a good race. I was happy with my time, my fastest 1/2 in a while. My legs felt pretty good through out the race with a few aches here and there but my shin didn't bother me at all. After the race I jogged 2 miles, one with my mom while she finished, and one with Sasha. (Pegasus 80)

This morning we had our last summer workout. We met at the track. We did 1 mile slow, then a mile of speed changes and 1 lap slow. Then we did 1 mile and 2 800's. I was still very sore from the 1/2 so I did it at tempo pace. I did the mile in 6:43, and the 800's in 3:19 and 3:16. They felt fairly easy but my legs were tired and my calves were knotted up. Afterward we did a cooldown around the block that was 3.25 miles. We have our first meet on Wednesday so I hope my legs will be feeling better by then. (Pegaus 86)

AM- I ran the golf course loop this morning in 29:12, I was hurting pretty bad and didn't loosen up but I think that's because it has so many hills you never have a chance to get into a rythym. (Pegasus 89)

PM- Since my shins have been hurting I decided to try a different pair of shoes. It seemed to work. I'll have to try them again and see. We ran from the track up to the drinking fountain at Shriners and back. When we got back we did 10x100 meter strides and 2x300. My 300's were in 53, then 51. It was a good workout, I think my legs will feel better by tomorrow. (Skylon 5)

Today we had our first XC meet. It was at wheeler farm. We started out by doing a warm-up. We jogged part of the course, but when we came to a spot on the course with a foot of water we decided the course needed to be changed. Once all of that was figured out we did some strides and started the race. The race went well. Me and Susannah ran together the first mile we hit a 6:10, then I pushed a little bit and was able to get a lead. After that I was just working my hardest to maintain. From the mile to the finish was 12:43, the course was 2.93 miles. I figure if it would have been three miles I would have run around a 19:32 so that's pretty good. After the race we did 10 hills and a 15 minute cooldown. My shins didn't hurt. I took ibuprophen, and put some biofreeze on them so that's probably why. (Skylon 9)

AM- This morning we ran from the school to Sugarhouse Park, did a lap around the park and then ran back. Me and Susannah ran together. It took us 47:56. Once we got back we did 5x100 meter strides.

PM- Today we ran up to sunnyside park. Then we did a 2 mile warm-up. Then a 2 mile tempo run. It took me 13:10, so 6:55 pace. It felt good, not too hard. Then we did a 2 mile cooldown and ran back to the track. (Skylon 23)

Today we ran to the Gully from the school through it and back. That was 2.75 miles. Then we did 1 mile of speed changes and 1 lap slow. Then we did an 800. I was supposed to run a 2:55. I ran a 2:56 so that was good we jogged one lap. Then we were doing 8x400, jogging 1 lap in between. I did the first one and decided I was too sore to finish the workout without pulling something, but after the team had done another 400, I decided to jump back in and try to finish the workout. I did and these were my splits:

1- 1:24

2- 1:22

3- 1:25

4- 1:22

5- 1:24

6- 1:26

7- 1:24

8- 1:24

I felt good about the workout and my splits. I forgot my flats so I did the whole thing in trainers. After the workout we jogged 5 laps cooldown. (Pegasus 33)

AM- This morning while we were in Midway I ran 6 miles. I did the cooldown with my dad. My shin was hurting pretty bad so it took me a while to convince myself to even start the run. Once I started it warmed up a little bit but then hurt the rest of the run.

PM- 7 miles at Liberty park tonight. My shin hurt even worse tonight. We started with a lap on the grass but I think because of it being uneven it made it hurt more, so we went on the roads for about 4 miles. At one point we stopped at a light which made it hurt way worse once I started again. I looked back through my blog and its been hurting for 10 weeks. I don't know what I should do. I'm going to back off a bit next week and hopefully that will help it. I don't want to stop running because I don't want to loose my fitness. (Skylon 46)

AM- Ran from the school down to liberty park. Did 10x1 minute fartlek. Then we finished the lap and jogged back up to the track. It was 5 miles.

PM- Ran from the track through the U campus up to shriners hospital and then back. It was also 5 miles for the day, so a total of 10. I got some new shoes that help with pronation. I think I am pronating and that is why my shin is hurting based on where the pain is. The shoes seem to help. With the new shoes it is much more manegable. (Evolution 10)

AM- This morning I ran from my house to the golf course. I did a loop that goes out on a dirt trail and then back on some grass. The loop was about a mile. I did it 3 times the whole run was about 4 miles. Probably a little bit longer.

PM- We had a meet today. We decided to run the first 3k as a team. We were to hit 4:40 per k. We were pretty close but never quite hit the right time. We were always a few seconds slow. After the 3k we could go as fast as we wanted. It was hard to pick it up after running that pace for 3k. I picked it up a tiny bit but not very much. (Pegasus 21)

AM- This morning we ran from the track up to Sunnyside park. We did 1 lap warm-up, then we did a 2 mile tempo. Then we did 1 lap cooldown and back to the track.

PM- Today we had the option to run on the roads or stay on the track. I chose to stay on track because it would be softer and flat. We did 1 mile warm-up, 2 miles of speed changes, and 1 mile cooldown. (Evolution 30)

Tomorrow we have BYU so we just did an easy 2 mile run around the block. (Evolution 32)

Today we ran at BYU. We jogged before the race about 2 miles. Then we ran the race. I got a good start, then I settled into a pace. I started passing people towards the end of the first lap and start of the second lap. I kept passing people but when I was almost to the third lap I was in between groups which made it harder to motivate myself. I think I slowed down from there, because girls started to pass me especially the last time on the track. I had 4 girls out kick me so I really need to work on my kick. My time was a 21:38 and I was 27th. The course was long and I figured if it would have been accurate I would have ran about a 19:40 so that was good but I still think I could have done better. (Evolution 35)

AM- This morning I ran to sugar house park. We did the hill on the state course 5 times, then we ran back.

PM- Tonight we did speed work. We did 1 mile warm-up, then 1 mile of speed changes and 1 lap slow. Then we did a ladder of 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 800, 600, 400, 200. Then we did 4 laps cooldown. Im not sure of all of my times but my first 200 was a 38, then my 400 was a 1:25, my last 200 was a 35. (Evolution 42)

AM- This morning we went on a run around the VA then we did a hill by the soccerfield ten times.

PM- Tonight we ran to Sugarhouse park, did one lap around, and then back. (Evolution 53)

AM- This morning we did the VA loop, then we did 10x100 meter strides and a mile cooldown on the track. It was a good workout the strides felt really good. It rained on us during the VA loop pretty hard but was ok after that.

PM- Tonight we did just over a mile and a half warm up around the block with our school. We had a fitness challenge thing today as a school. After that we did the workout. We did 10x400. We were in groups of 2 and while one person ran we got to recover and we just switched off each lap. My partner was doing her 400's faster than me so I was getting less than equal recovery. These were my splits:

1-1:19

2-1:22

3- 1:21

4-1:22

5-1:23

6-1:24

7-1:24

8-1:23

9-1:24

10-1:21

It was a good workout and at the end of each interval I was surprised by my times. My legs were really starting to feel it after about the 4th one. Afterwards we jogged a mile cooldown. My shin hurt a little more than normal but I think that is because I did the workout in flats instead of trainers.

AM- This morning we ran from the track to Sugar house Park, around the loop on the road once and back. I didn't take any ibuprophen this morning so my shin was hurting really bad.

PM- Tonight we did 1 mile warm-up 2 miles of speedchanges and 1 mile cooldown. My legs felt really good, I'm excited for GRIAK this weekend!

I ran on the treadmill today because my shin was hurting and I was hoping it would be softer. I did 7 minutes warm up. Then I did some fartlek. 6x2 minutes on 1 minute off. I got 3 miles and my shin didn't hurt too much but still a little bit.

This morning I just ran an easy 3 miles at liberty park.

AM-This morning I went on a shake out run before our race this afternoon. I ran about 2 and a half miles and threw in a few strides as well. My legs felt good. Where I was running was really pretty and I was sad I couldn't go further. I'll have to run there again on Sunday so I can see more.

PM- This afternoon we ran at GRIAK. It was a very big race. I tried to get out hard but didn't and got boxed in really bad but then it was a false start so it was ok. They didn't call the false start till about a minute into the race but at least I would have a second chance to get out better. The second start I got out much better. After the start I settled into a pace and pretty much stayed there. I think I need to work more on hills and my kick. My first mile was a 6:10 and my total time was 20:44. I finished in 110th and was at about the place throughout the whole race. After the race I was disappointed with my race because I think I could have pushed harder, so when we got back to the hotel I went for a run to calm down. I ran about 2 miles the first one was probably faster than what I ran in the race.

This morning I went for a run with my dad and Susannah. We ran on a trail by the hotel. We ran out just over two miles and then back. On the way back we took a bit of a detour which made the run closer to 5 miles. On the run we saw a racoon and 3 turkeys. Yesterday I saw 2 deer on the run. It was a really cool trail to run on I wish I could have seen a bit more of it.

We did one mile warm-up, then we did 2 laps of speed changes. Then the workout was 4x1 mile repeats. We were supposed to get progressively faster each mile. I was supposed to hit 6:25, 6:20, 6:15, and 6:10. I ran a 6:26, 6:20, 6:14, and a 6:01. We jogged 2 laps in between each mile for recovery. The first two felt good and were pretty easy. The third one was definetly the hardest. After that one I wanted to quit, and thought there was no way I would be able to hit a 6:10, but Emily told me to just stay positive and pretend like it was the end of a race. I did and was able to hit a 6:01. It felt pretty easy and I think I maybe could have went faster on the other ones. For a cooldown we jogged up to sunnyside park. We did a lap around and then back which was a mile and a half. I didn't take any ibuprophen before the workout and my leg didn't hurt too bad. I took some this morning but it probably had worn off by the workout. I'm going to try to cut back on the ibuprophen and see if I can be completely off of it by next week.

AM- This morning we ran to Sugar House park. We did one lap on the road and then ran back. I didn't take any ibuprophen and my leg was really hurting so I'll have to keep taking it to run.

PM- Tonight we did one mile warm-up, 3 miles of speed changes, and 1 mile cooldown. My legs felt really good, but it was very hot out.

Today we had a meet against highland, west and granger. Highland and West are probably the most competitive schools in the region so it was a good way to see where we are at. We jogged half of the course for the warm-up. Then we did some strides and started the race. The race went really well. I started out good but I was a few steps back from the first place girl. I should have closed the gap and stayed closer to her, but I didn't so she kept putting more and more distance on me. I ended up second and ran a 19:08. It was supposed to be an accurate 5k measured with a wheel, but I'm not convinced. That's a really big improvement from last week so I'm guessing it was a little short. After the race we jogged about a mile. It was a good meet and the girls team won. Hopefully this is an indicator for region. I think our legs are tired especially from monday's workout so on fresh legs I think I can run much better.

AM- This morning we did the short loop around the VA hospital. Then we did 10x200 jogging 200 in between these were my splits: 45, 41, 42, 41, 40, 39, 38, 39, 39, 37. Then we jogged 1 lap cooldown for a total of 5 and a half miles.

PM- Tonight we ran at liberty park. We just did 3 laps, on the last lap I threw some surges to help with turn over. The whole run was 4 and a half miles and it took me 34:05.

We ran up around the zoo, down 1300 s. and back on 1900 e. It was a good run but my shin hurt.

The race went ok. It was really muddy and wet on the course and rained throughout the whole race. By the end of the race I was covered in mud. It was kind of cold outside and I had troubles getting a good warm-up. I didn't get a good start probably due to the lack of warm up. When the course bottlenecked I was boxed in and practically had to walk. Once we got to the road I was able to move a little better. I just worked on passing people the whole race. I think I probably passed over 50 people throughout the race. My time wasn't great, and there were a lot of girls that beat me that shouldn't have. I was 4th from 4a but there weren't very many 4a schools there.

AM- This morning we had speed work. I did the warm-up. My shin was hurting pretty bad and I hoped it would warm-up, but it didn't so I did 6 strides on the grass and a 2 lap cooldown.

PM- Tonight my shin wasn't hurting as much I wanted to do the workout I missed in the morning but my dad wanted me to do the workout with the team. We ran up to sunnyside park did 1 lap around, then 8 strides and 1 longer repeat. Then we did one lap around the park and ran back to the school. Once we got to the school I still wanted to do this mornings workout so I started it and did 2 laps slow and then 2 laps speed changes but my shin still hurt and I wouldn't have been able to hit the times I needed to so I stopped. It's frustrating not being able to do important workouts. State is only 2 and a half weeks away so I just need to tough it out for that long. I just wish it would stop hurting it's been hurting for 16 weeks and I'm doing everything I can to help it heal while still running. I can't take time off because it's so close to state, hopefully it will be better by then.

AM- This morning we did 3 laps at liberty park. We did the first one nice and easy and then the second two we did fireman. It was 4.5 miles and took about 38 minutes.

PM- Today was the last day we are allowed to run on the state course so we went to sugar house park and ran the course. Then we did 2x500 on the course. We did the last part. My times were 2:01 and 1:58. My quads are sore from the strides yesterday. While at the park we saw lots of high schools. Alta, Highland, Orem, and Taylorsville were all there.

PM- Tonight I was going to do the workout with Wasatch Athletics because my shin wasn't hurting too much. I did the 2 mile warm-up and then decided my legs were too tired from running earlier today to get in a quality workout so I didn't do it.

Today we ran our region course at Cottonwood Complex. While we were there we saw Cottonwood, Olympus, and Skyline. We jogged 2 miles of the course for a warm-up, and then did the course jogging 500 meters and pushing 500 meters like fartlek. It took me about 22 minutes. My shin was hurting alot but I think it was partially because I forgot to take my ibuprophen and didn't realize until afterward. For anyone in region 6 the course is 1200 feet short.

AM- This morning we did a loop from the track out on 1500 e. to 1700 s. Then down 1700 s. to 1300 e. and back on 1300 e. to 900 s. then up to the track. It was a good workout and I felt like I was able to go a decent pace. My shin didn't hurt too bad so that was good.

PM- Tonight we ran up to sunnyside park and did 1 laps so it was a nice short run, I had my shin wrapped but I think it was too tight because my leg kept falling asleep.

Today we had our last hard workout of the season. We were doing 20x200 jogging a 200 in between. We did 2 laps slown and then 4 laps of speed changes for a warm-up. My 200's were all between 32 and 38. They felt good even though it was cold outside. It's somewhat frustrating my fastest 200 ever is a 32 but I've never been able to go faster and I don't know why. Maybe that's as fast as I'll ever be in a 200 but it's frustrating because if I'm running with fresh legs I can throw a 32 and not be tired but still can't go faster.

Today we did 1 mile warm-up, then one mile of speed changes. Then we did 3x400. I ran a 1:13, a 1:15, and a 1:22. On the last one I was tired and totally gave up. Then we jogged a mile cooldown. The workout felt good and I think I'll have a good region on Wednesday.

Just an easy 2 miles before region tomorrow.

AM- Did an easy shake out run this morning. Just to the golf course and back I threw in a few strides to loosen up my legs.

PM- We had region today. I felt great! I did some jogging for a warm-up and some strides. Then we ran the race. I felt like I did ok in the race but I didn't run the best race I could have. I ended up fourth. My time was a minute faster than last year so that was really good. I need to be more aggresive in my races and I need to want to hurt because I've just been running and not really racing. What do you guys do to encourage yourselves?

This morning we went for a nice easy 10 miler. Me and Susannah ran together. We started at Liberty Park and ran to the gate at the mouth of City creek canyon and back. I hadn't eaten anything before the run so i was really looking forward to taking my Gu at the half way. You know your hungry when you want to take a Gu! The run felt good. It took 1:20:37 so just over 8 minute pace. It was sort of cold out but it warmed up and was perfect for running.

This morning we met at Liberty park for practice. We did one lap for a warm-up. Then we did some fartlek. We did 10x1 minute on and off. We did loops around the pond so we could get a few hills. Then we jogged one lap cooldown. I felt like I had a good workout and pushed myself. My right quad was hurting a bit and I'm not sure why. Hopefully it was just a one time thing.

Tonight I went for a run at Sugarhouse park but it was dark and scary so after 2 laps I ran along 1300 e. It ended up being just over 5 miles. It felt good and there were a few spots I was able to hit a pretty decent pace.

Just a lap around sugar house park but my shins were hurting so i stopped

We jogged one mile warm-up, then a mile of speed changes. Then we did 3x400 I ran a 1:17, 1:15, and 1:14. Then jogged a mile cooldown.

We ran to the gully and back and threw in a few strides.

Today was state. I had a pretty good race. i was 23rd. It wasn't my best race but it was better than last year and I race the whole thing but I still know I can do better. Now it's time to train for footlocker and nationals.

I ran from my house to my Grandma's. It was 5.5 miles. I felt like a 90 year old woman attempting to run. I was stiff and sore and didn't warm-up. I intended on running to Sugar house park which is another mile but stopped at her house instead. It was slow but it felt good to get a run in.

Tonight we did a Halloween Fun Run in American Fork. Me and my Dad warmed up for about a mile. My shins were hurting really bad. Then we ran the race. I didn't start as fast as I wanted to because my shins were hurting but they warmed up and didn't bother me too much after that. My legs started to get tired about 2 miles in. It was an ok race.

I currently can't run because of my shins. They have been hurting really bad and I haven't been able to run on them, so instead I've been cross training which is not my favorite thing to do so hopefully I will be running again soon!

1 hour elliptical increasing resistance every 10 minutes

30 minutes pool run

1 hour weights

1 hour bike- a ladder up to 5 minutes and back down with equal recovery. HR got up to 202 on the 5 minute interval

1 hour weights

30 minutes pool run

1 hour bike increasing resistance every 10 minutes

1 hour elliptical ladder up to 5 minutes and back down

1 hour weights

15 minutes pool run

1 hour spin class in the morning

30 minutes pool running with intervals

1 hour weights

10 minutes elliptical

1 hour weights

I attempted to do a little bit of running today but it was still pretty painful. I used the spin bike for 10 minutes then I ran for 5 minutes. I did that twice my shin still hurt really bad. I have region in Albuquerque on Saturday. I know I can suck it up and ignore the pain for the race but I just wish it would get better and I could run consistently

I warmed up on the bike for 20 minutes then I ran 1 mile. My shin hurt but I was able to run on it. The more I raised the incline on the treadmill the less it hurt so I had it inclined to 4% Then I biked for 20 more minutes and ran another mile. then I lifted weights for just over an hour. After that I biked for 10 more minutes and then did some stretching

Today I warmed up on the bike for 20 minutes and then I ran 2 miles. It took me 17:15. My shin still hurt but wasn't as bad as yesterday which is encouraging. After the run I did a few weights and stretched for a while. My shins are hurting less and less each day hopefully they will be completely better soon. I have region this weekend and I hope I can qualify for nationals.

Today was region in Albuquerque, NM. My race wasn't till 1 so around 9 I went for a short shake out run. I just ran around the block by our hotel a few times. It was probably just over a half mile it took me 5 minutes. Later when I warmed up for the race I ran out on the course a little ways and then back. The course was more of a trail sort of like Jordan River Trail, so I wasn't sure what kind of shoes to wear. We asked some of our friends from NM and they said that most people wear flats so I went with flats. Before the race I only had time to do 1 stride. The stride really made my shin hurt which made me pretty nervous but I just tried to ignore it. The race started and I got a good start. There was a pack of about 15 or more girls a little bit ahead of me about a 400 into the race so I moved up to the pack and then started to move through it. I kept moving till about a mile into the race and then I settled into a pace and stayed there the rest of the race. I ended up being 12th and my time was 20:59. I was happy with the race, and I'm glad I qualified for nationals. I could definetely tell that my fitness isn't as good as it was a few weeks ago and I think once I can get my fitness back up I can bring my tiems back down. After the race I did a short cooldown with Danielle. My shins felt pretty good they still hurt though but I don't think I made them worse by running.

I am sore from the race yesterday which just goes to show how out of shape I am... 20 minutes warm-up on the bike, then I tried to run but my shin hurt too much and I couldn't run without limping so I decided not to do any running today, but I did do 20 minutes on the elliptical and then 20 more minutes on the bike. After that I did some stretching and a bit of weights and core work. Hopefully my shin will be feeling good enough to do a little bit of running tomorrow.

Today I biked 15 minutes. Then I ran a mile on the treadmill. Then I did the elliptical for 15 minutes. Then I went for a run outside. It took me 13 minutes and was about a mile and a half. My shin stopped hurting after about 10 minutes of running so maybe I haven't been running long enough to warm my shin up. After the run I stretched and did an hour of weights.

Today I started by going for a run outside. I just ran through the neighborhoods and did just over 4 miles. It took me 36:34. My shin warmed up after about 10 to 15 minutes again. After the run I stretched and iced. Then I did an hour of weights and biked for 10 minutes

Today I went for the same run as yesterday but I added a lap at the track so it would be and even 4.5. My shin didn't really warm up today, it hurt the whole time so I think I'll take tomorrow off. After the run I stretched and did a few weights.

I pool ran for 30 minutes then I did some weights. My shin hurt but not too bad hopefully tomorrow I can go for a short run.