Running Blog

Not-so-easy easy run out in the desert.. I actually left for Logan yesterday, but never made it because my car and I had a couple breakdowns on the side of the freeway in Fillmore. The whole two days were just really stressful and emotionally confusing and thusly, this morning's run pretty much sucked. I couldn't focus on the run or anything else really-- I just felt off and sort of disoriented. Pace was around 8:43, but I stopped a few times just to kick some rocks and give the entire world the bird (okay, not really, but really). Then I left for Logan again (for real this time) and things got better after that. I have a workout tomorrow with the team. Nervous. Sort of just want it to be over with. Blehhhhhh.

15 min warm up. 8xstrides. Then tempo(ish) with the team (ish). Everyone sort of had a different workout, but it was all together. We went up to the tempo loop where the main group had 2 loops (= 4 miles) progression. I did the first and third mile with them, with an easy half mile shortcut back to the start in between. The first mile was 6:41 and my second mile was 6:50(ish.. my watch was off because of the half mile in between). It was hard, but felt good. 15 min cool down. Then we did fast feet (throwback to the soccer days) and legs back at the Laub.

40 minutes at 7:50 avg. pace. 5.11 miles total. I stopped my watch to stretch at some places cause the sidewalks weren't shoveled & the snow & air were killing me.

45 minutes. Started out on the course but the top end of it was a mud hole, so I wrapped around and finished on 8th. 8:20 avg pace, so 5.5 miles total on the run. Then 6x100 strides and 8 min set of core. 

In other news I talked to this girl on the team and we discovered we are cousins. #utahprobs

2.5 mile warm up (it's freaking freezing). 4x100m strides (not timed) and 6x100m strides (20 seconds). 6x400 at 80 seconds with 90 seconds recovery. 1.5 mile cool down. Legs.

This workout was hard. The first 3 I was right with the group and hit :80 without too much trouble. My right hamstring was tightening up and I was sorta dizzy, but mostly okay. The next three weren't so hot. The 4th was actually fine, the biggest problem was that the girl in front of me started falling off the group and I didn't pass her in enough time to stick with the rest of the girls. The last two were ugly; I was having some serious breathing problems. I think those were around :84 or :85, but I'm not for sure. Runners cough is back. Yay.

Later I ran another mile-ish because I was supposed to help set up for the high school invite tomorrow, but got dropped off at the wrong place and had to walk all the way from the Laub to the fieldhouse. I took a shortcut through the track, but being there alone at night with all that fog & no lights sorta freaked me out, so I ran the whole way.

60 minutes with Spencer down into Logan Canyon & back. I had to run to meet him at the TSC because my car keys got left in my neighbors apartment overnight (not usually a big deal, but this time they betrayed me and locked their door). It was super foggy and cold.. so much so that my hair and eyelashes froze. But it was a good run & I had a lot of fun. My hamstring is still kinda tight, but I think after the rest of today and tomorrow, it'll be fine.