called to serve: Florida Tallahassee

AM
Arctic circle. Bad Monday Morning. Sunday my chest hurt, head hurt, allergies, and I was just tired so I sept all of the afternoon. This morning I wasn't feeling that great and my left calf tightened up (rolled it out with a bread roller at home). I just didn't feel great but I told myself it was just monday morning. 3miles 23:49

PM

DI loop warm up (2 miles). Pyramid. (3.75). .75 loop cool down. (6.50 total)

600- 2:00

800- 2:54

1000- 3:27

1200- 4:57

1000- 3:28

800- 2:54

600- 2:11

Didn't feel good today, everything I've mentioned and my knee started up, I also had breathing issues and I coughed a lot. Talked to coach and he said that I was still recovering from the weekend.

I'm sounding really negative, so on the bright side we get out early 3 days this week so that will help with home work and recovery! We also have a race wed. and sat. so that will be fun. : )

Foremaster 8 miler. We got out early so we ran in the middle of the day. It has been cool weather yesterday and today. Pace today was not to fast, not to slow, but just right. I think I did good at keeping a good pace, I also tried to work on my form. Stopped at the car wash for a quick drink. I felt good, a little tight and tired, but good. This morning I was way tired and not good but by the time it was time to run I was fine. 1:05 total

Long drive to Richfield. We thought the girls race was first but really the boys were first. Because of this surprise we didn't get a very good warm up. Decker and I went for a jog to find a bathroom and when we got back our team was going to the starting line. I got dressed, threw on my shoes, ate a gu, and drank some water. I took the gu to late and it never really settled inside me. We ran to the starting line and BANG we were off. I started really good but I wasn't really focused and I couldn't keep the pace. The course went out into the desert and came back into town to the school to finish on the track, it was a little short. There was some big up hills and big down hills after each one. I never felt settled or really focused and I didn't push myself like I wanted to. The race was over quick and my time was better than I thought it would be. The boys team won and we had a lot of people that did really good. I want to work on staying positive and consentrate on really pushing myself past that point into the next level.

Out to chuck-a-rama and ice cream at Arctic Circle on the way back. I didn't feel good on the way out but felt fine coming back.

AM

Arctic Circle. Legs kind of tired but I still ran pretty good.

21:27 3 miles

PM

AT Dog Pound. We had real team pictures today, it was fun and I'm excited to see them. We took it easy to the bank and then ran hard until the big industrial street like last time. Last AT run I struggled, I struggled today but not as bad. My legs felt weak and I didn't ever get to the pace I wanted. Next AT run I will work harder on pushing through the middle. Last time I stopped for a minute at the end of the middle AT part, this time I did not stop so that is cool.

Middle AT: 18:29 (about 15 seconds faster than last time)

Swiss Days tomorrow. Last year I ran 20:51. I didn't run very hard and I remember that I didn't really race it. Tomorrow I will race!

Drove over with Deckers and got signed up. There was a lot of people from the cross country team at the race. We warmed up a mile or two (cool down also, probably less than a mile), I had a nice warm up with Bake, Holt, and Bill. At the starting line we had all our team together and I thought that I could keep up with our group for atleast a little while. The race started and I couldn't keep up from the beginning. I say this a lot (to much) but I was tired. My legs felt weak and I couldn't get my feet moving quick. I am a little disappointed but it was still a fun race. There was a lot of people there that I knew so it was pretty fun.