Progression Daily

Warm up with the boys and even mixed in some speed during their workout. My back and butt are still bugging but I ain’t scared. 5.15 miles 

Hip/butt/back pains. 

Took the day off and got a massage. 

Had a rough week of sleepless nights, back and butt pains. I took Th and Fri off of running because I didn’t want to hurt myself more. I even scheduled a last minute massage. Needless, to say I was nervous going into the race. I just built myself up and thought “I’m still gonna get after it”. 

Race started super well and I had a ton of confidence and swagger. Had an early Matt Searle sighting but not too many other familiar faces. I ran every mile through the first half exactly how I wanted, not too fast but still had some fun. Easiest Veyo I can remember. Best part, my butt/back pain seemed like a non issue (thank you St. George Day Spa). Ross and I taped some hydration stuff to mile posts and those were clutch at different points of the race. 

At around mile 14 I was ready to roll out my second dose of “anti-cramp” pills but the pills were all stuck together. For like 4-5 miles I tried loosening those bad boys. At around 19 I tossed them to the side. Cramps twinges started to roll on the fun downhills, I started to loose my speed confidence. 

Got to mi gente at mile 22 and stopped to put some icy hot on my legs. Jake Saari Trevor Prior Benji Williams some guy called brennan and Mr. President jumped in with me and provided some much needed support in the way of conversation and beverage. They witnessed the start of some cramping. 

Made a business decision to slow down and straight leg shuffle down to Diagonal. I did the math and figured 3 10 minute miles would still get me a sub 3:10. Right at mile 24 I high fived a student and turned into a statue. Both hamstrings and quads seized and I just stood there for like 30 seconds. Someone rubbed more icy hot on my legs and I walked for a minute. 

I moved on very pessimistic not sure how I was going to make the last 1.8 miles without cramping. Luckily  Dave Holt spawned in and helped me get to the last turn of the race. He kept telling me I wasn’t going to cramp, and he was right. I endured and got to that finish line. Officially 3:08:55 and a new STG PR!

Running around the beautiful Sand Hollow Golf Course for Region XC. Kids dominated! Laura with the JV Girls W, BUNGUS with the JV Boys W, Emmalee with a Girls Varsity W, and Tall T with the Boys Varsity W. JV boys went 1-9! 

Middleton with the girls. Fun talking about Region and the next stages of the season. Fell behind on the strides. Had a Ross sighting. 4.25 miles

Dinking Around. Got to PV early so ran a little something. 1.46 miles 

AM- Towards SR. I don’t know how I felt better on Tuesday and Wednesday. My last 2 jogs have been rough. I won’t force anything the rest of the weekend……. 2.54 miles 

PM- Did some running up in Springville. Think I was on Bonneville for a little bit. Nice short afternoon trail. 2.01 miles 

Utah Lake. Ran a short run by the lake. Great weather this morning. Felt better the longer I was out. My body is still in recovery mode. 3.01 miles 

State Course Preview. Smooth run with the boys, felt good. 2.36 miles 

AM- Hit some random roads on my own then ran 15 minutes with the boys. I tripped on some concrete and BUNGUS saved me from falling. 4.06 miles

PM- Divionals. Cheering on the crew. 1.55 miles

AM- Enjoyable run with the boys out to AC. 3.4 miles 

PM- Ino Washington with the girls. Glorious Weather. 4.26 miles 

AM- Roadhouse with the girls. Branched off with Avery for a couple of minutes, locking in for State. 1.95 miles

PM- Best I’ve felt since the marathon. Warm with the boys. Then I mixed in with different groups trying to help people reconnect to groups. Team looked fast and ran in packs (as they should). Got some speed in my legs today. 7.21 miles 

AM- Up GS after some coach laps. Flipped with the lesser minute crew. 4.85 miles

AM2- Trying some routes around the high school. 1.65 miles 

PM1- 5K Ideas. Unofficial 5K route with Trevor, Jake, Rush, Emmalee, Sariah, Tyler, and kind of Benji. 3.12 miles

PM2- Run to room. .35

Started with all the girls then branched off with Em, Tev, and ELINDA. Solid push for majority of reps. I couldn’t hang with Em and Tev for some of the last reps so I reconnected with ELINDA. 15 cool with Em. Extra 10 cool with Master, Tev, and ELINDA. 
Super positive run for my confidence and weather was glorious once again. Also saw the Real Slim Shady hanging with Desert Hells XC. 9.56 miles 

AM- 20ish with the boys. Took a minute to get warmed up to running decent. 2.85 miles 

PM- Hiccup Run. Down by the river with the boys. Once again, took a while to feel decent. Had some convos with Dave and Rush. 4.41 miles 

Didn’t get to eat lunch because I got taking to D-Bag DeGraw. So I grabbed a pork chop after the warm up. It gave me the energy I needed to hit the even 400s. I ran with Em and Tay. And last 4 ran with fast Andi. Wrapped up with a fast, faster, fastest 300 acting as certain girl for people to chase down. 5.8 miles 

AM- Normal Wednesday with the boys with a slight change. Hoped we had a little more rain. 3.25 miles

PM- Ended up on a road I ain't never been down before. Said a prayer while we ran through Sandbergs to protect Trevor from harm. 4.26 miles

AM- Trying some different mile routes just for fun. 2.51 miles 
 

PM- Modified warm up. Then Kaelynn and I got pulled into the a 200 team with All Legs, Tay, and HIDE. I was not fast but the rest of the team was solid. I might’ve cheated a little. Cooled with the team. All in all a good time. 4.01 miles 

Warm with girls then Pre State workout. Felt smooth. 5.56 miles 

AM- Warm up with boys then coach laps with Holt and Nico. Positive vibes all around. 6.2 miles

PM- prestate miles at Crescent Park. Ran with girls. 2.2 miles 

AM- Short run with girls then up to Dimple Dell with Holt, Rush, and Kaelynn. Chilly morning, had a tough time adjusting. 7.54 miles

PM- Running around at the State Course. 1.07 miles 

Ran my own little loop then met up with the boys and ran up Grapevine. Perfect weather today. Added some Dino Cliffs after with some turns and rock climbing. 9.5 miles 

Halloween Run. Hit a fast stretch chasing after Elin and Sariah. Didn't run after when I probably should have. 2.85 miles