Breanna's Running Blog

I ran just over 7 miles. We're in montana this week so we went to find a good trail to run on. We drove along a road till it took us to about 11,000 feet. We got out and looked for some trails but couldn't find any so we drove back down to around 7,000 and found a trail there to run on. We ran on a trail on the way out and a dirt road on the way back. It was nice, but my arch was really sore. I'm not sure why. My leg didn't hurt too bad but it did hurt. Other than that my legs felt good. It took us 1:04, so about 8:50 pace. Now I'm taking an icebath so my legs can recover quickly. I also did conditioning and 20 minutes of stretching.

This week for daily conditioning I'm going to do:

3x25 sit-ups

3x12 push-ups

3x55 lunges

3x20 calf raises

3x1:30 arm swings

I ran 6 miles today on a trail. The trail was really rocky so it was hard to run fast because we had to be careful not to fall. It took us 57:24, so 9:34 pace. My leg hurt on the way back down but not too bad. I still need to be careful with it though. We saw lots of bear tracks on the trail, but luckily no bears.

Tonight I went with my dad on his run. I rode the bike while he ran, but he rolled his ankle during the run so I let him ride the bike the rest of the way while I ran, so I got 2 more miles.

I ran 5 miles today in 42:04, so 8:25 pace. I did 3 strides at the end of the run. My legs were very sore and got tired easy on the hills, but my shin didn't bother me so that's good. I also did conditioning, stretching for 20 minutes, and 35 minutes of swimming/pool running.

I did my long run today. I ran 10 miles in 1:27:30, so 8:45 pace. I felt really good and my shin hardly hurt at all. My legs weren't too tired after the run. I can feel my fitness improving, I just have to remember to be patient. 35 minutes on the bike.

We went to the local track by where we were staying. It was a very old track and the surface was really slow. I did 4 laps warm up then 4 laps of speed changes and one lap slow. Then I did 2x1 mile with 5 minutes in between. The first one was 6:40 and the second was 6:50. It was pretty windy during both but the wind was worse in the second one. I was a little bit disappointed with my times but with the higher elevation, wind, and slower surface I guess it wasn't too bad. After I did a mile cooldown.

We met up with a girl on our xc team that is staying in Jackson for the summer, and went running. We ran 4.5 miles really easy. We were up at 8700 feet so it was slow but that's alright. I got 40 miles for the week so that was exciting. Now I just have to stay focused.