Running Blog

I choose to do xc only and I get a 10 miler as a reward? I'm going back to soccer. (: Just kidding.. (kind of! This doesn't give you permission to give us 10 milers often, Coach!) it actually felt really good. Even the monster hill felt fine.. well, we didn't actually have time to feel anything on that hill, what with Rachel stepping on our hills and yelling "Go go go!!" It was really humid out, but other than that, it was a great run.

AM- 4 miles. Shoulda been 5 but I turned around early to go to -sigh- soccer tryouts. Sorry about all the mess, everyone. Anyway, ran with the Level 2 girls.. they really pushed it on the way there! Rachel and Nicole set a good pace and Taylor and Mia pushed me from behind. I kinda hung out in the middle of them. They have a good thing going. The way back we stuck it together more. It was fun! (: Stoner and Kaylee.. I think on runs like this, we should run with all the girls. And when they yell at us to please slow down and run with them, don't ignore them! Yeah, I watched you guys.. you thought you could be sneaky.

PM- Hot and yucky. Blehh. Not excited for practicing after school this year.. (okay, so I won't be running. But that turf gets HOT!!) Weight lifting and plyo's (plio's?). We dumped water all over ourselves and I felt disgusting from then on. The run wasn't bad though.

Is it possible to have pulled every muscle in your body? Because that's about how I'm feeling right now. I'm sooo sore. Anywhay.. the hills weren't that bad today. They were actually kinda fun.. Except when Stoner tried to run me into the ditch. I did 3x1 minute and 3x30 seconds.. I figured that would get me back in time and be in between Level 3 and Level 2. Soccer will start at 3 next week though, so I won't have to leave early. Stoner and I actually had no idea what we were doing because we didn't hear Coach (not because we were looking at a book of palindromes or anything..) So when we turned into Hell's Hole, I wanted to go crawl under a rock. But it turned out okay. So, yes. That is all I wish to say at this time.

Top 10 reasons why running in Bountiful is a terrible idea:

10. The altitude.

9. My grandparents still have dial-up so updating this blog takes a day and a half.

8. Whoever designed this city didn't believe in straight roads (or yards, for that matter)- my striders were all over the place.

7. Apple trees. I stepped on mushy apples and almost broke my neck.

6. You have to take a shower afterward.. and the shower is never just right- always too hot or too cold.

5. Peope here enjoy trees. A lot. Especially the kind that hang down just low enough to whack unsuspecting runners in the face.

4. You have to get up early and you're on vacation.. which is no fun at all.

3. Hair dryers don't work in the bathroom unless the light is turned on.. took me 10 minutes to figure that out. (I know that had nothing to do with running, but it was really frustrating.)

2. Did I mention that my grandparents still have dial-up?

1. In addition to the town's lack of straight roads, there is no such thing as flat. The entire way out was uphill.

2 Reasons why it's all worth it:

1. People here are obsessed with watering their lawn (and the sidewalks and the street.) It's sprinkler heaven!!

2. It's gorgeous up here!! I ran up by the temple and saw it and the Great Salt Lake and the mountain all at once.. took my breath away (I'd just run a mile and a half uphill, so that may have had something to do with it too.) And then I saw a deer and her two little baby deer right across the street from me.. it was insane!! I LOVED today's run.