Breanna's Running Blog

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:

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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.