Emily's training blog

I wanted to do my longer run at the beginning of the week, so that I can run shorter this weekend in preparation for Deseret News.  I'm not going to taper, but hopefully rearranging my running schedule will leave me feeling somewhat fresh next Monday.

I did not feel fresh this morning.  I still have Saturday in my legs.  I started with two laps around Sugarhouse Park, and met Andrea coming around the park.  We ran for a little while together.  It was really nice having someone to run with.  Then, I ran the rest of the run with the East High team.  We ran the cemetery run, with two laps in the cemetery.  I started easy, but Tomy and I got rolling when we hit the cemetery.  The kids had one more grass lap when we got back, but I just finished what I needed for 13.  I ran 90 minutes total. 

AM:  Stinker-butt Cole was playing in his room at 4:00 this morning.  He fell back to sleep, but that meant I couldn't get him up to go to cross country this morning.  So, I ran from home.  I was struggling with motivation this morning.  I think I pushed my 13 miler too hard yesterday, so I decided on one more recovery day before tackling a workout.  I tried hard to listen to my body and keep my breathing nice and easy.  It's hard for me to run easy, because I equate easy with slow and out-of-shape.  But, I am trying to change my ways!  I ran down 4800S to the river trail, over to Winchester, up 1300 west, and back on 5400S.  It was nice running on the river trail.  I haven't run down there for a while.  I'm glad I got it in this morning.  Score one for a mental victory!  Now I only have a short run left this afternoon.

PM:  5 miles easy.  I felt better this afternoon than when I started this morning.  I think Boot Camp is finally out of my legs.  I'm ready to hit a hard one tomorrow. 

AM  4 miles easy.  I didn't feel like trying to push myself through a workout at 5 AM.  So, I get to look forward to a hard one later tonight.  SLCC loop. 

AM:  Teren didn't get home from work until late last night, so I wasn't able to get my workout in.  I guess I will be getting a little rest before the race, even though I hadn't originally planned to cut back.  Oh well.  It may be a good thing.  I'm feeling pretty trashed lately. 

I ran an abbreviated form of one of my usual workouts. I warmed up 2.5 miles, and then ran 2 sets of 1:2:3:2:1 with 1:1:2:1:1 recovery.  I usually do three sets.  Then, I cooled down 2.5 miles.

I found out this morning that I was confirmed as an elite athlete at the Indianapolis Women's Half Marathon on September 3.  The race looks so fun!  I'm glad that I have something to focus on the next 6 weeks.  I love women's only races.  Hopefully, I will see a huge improvement over Seattle.

PM:  I went to the health club for an easy five on the treadmill.  To keep my brain occupied, I started at 8.0 mph, and increased the pace after every song.  So, sometimes I sped up after 2 and a half minutes, and sometimes after 5 minutes.  It probably averaged out every four minutes.  I ended at 8.9 mph.  The run felt nice and easy.

I ran a nice run with great running partners today.  It wasn't an exciting one, just 8 miles worth of laps around Liberty Park, but the company made it go quickly. 

I met Andrea and Allie at the park at 7, and we ran 5 miles together.  Then, I met the East High team for three more miles.  I'm getting excited for Deseret News!  I don't like the race being on Monday.  I feel like I have been waiting forever to race!  Let's get to it, already.

I wanted to run a "turn-over" workout before the race on Monday.  I warmed up 3 miles, and then ran 3 miles of hard-easy 200's.  I felt klunky on the track.  I could tell that it has been a few weeks since I ran on it.  My speed doesn't come as smoothly as it once did.  Of course, I was wearing trainers, and it was a little later in the morning, so it was hot.  I ran most of them in 37-38, and the last few I started hitting some 36's.  I cooled down with a mile run back to my house.

Later in the day we went to get our race packets, and I got to scope out the competition.  It's not a big field, but everyone in it is good.  I've only run against one of the girls, so it will be interesting to see how it all shakes out on Monday.   GET HERE ALREADY!!!