umm... running... blog

ha ha ha ha, i felt like horrible stuff after running that tempo, sleeping, and then running again at 1:30am!

AM- 4 w/ 4x200, great until plyos, then i felt a little light headed

PM- i went bike riding with family:) 

AM- 3 was alright, felt a little hurty in the ankle area

PM- Race was soooo much better!! I didn't rock my time so much, but i was much more positive! when my shoe came untied during the first lap i just kept on telling myself it wasn't untied and that i didn't hurt. I even sang a little "here comes santa claus" I started strong and didn't purposefully slow down:) i felt pretty good, i pushed to pass people( not to mention Abby's sister). this one cedar girl has a unique breathing pattern and it was bugging me at first until i realized it just meant she was pushing as hard as she could and i should be breathing that hard too.  i didn't let anyone pass me at the end! it was a good race day for baby G 

Am- Easy 3

PM- 5, alright 

AM- good easy 3

PM- (almost 3) It was really good to run on the state course, I felt awesome to finally, after being a bystander for a billion years watching Danny and Devin, to run it! i really like the course. We stretched like i have never stretched before! 

RACE- this is my favorite course of all time now! well when coach told me my name could be nicole, he wasn't kidding- my race time card says Nicole Heinrich! and it was my PR:) I was sooo scared right before the race started, i was starting to feel sick. But then the gun went off and i didn't get elbowed and it wasn't even as bad as coach had said! i really pushed it and was with Liz for a while. then i fell a little behind and aubrey caught up to me. then i stayed with her for a little bit and fell behind again. then taylor caught up to me and the cycle repeated. i wasn't really slowing down a ton though. around 700 meters left i felt really tired and wondered when in the world this was going to end! and then i got in front of some girls and then they passed me back at the finish. i almost puked. I ended up only 9 girls behind Aubrey and 11 girls behind Taylor. i feel good about that race. i pushed so hard, it was awesome to have so many other girls so you always were pushing to get in front of other people. being nicole is kinda fun:)

lovely 5 at 7 am with liz, oh how sleepy that felt and a little sore-ish!

Am- had math hw

PM- 7, did my workout, didn't feel the greatest, kinda hard to pace right cuz i was late cuz of a dentist appointment.

Am- 3 with striders was fantastic! lightning was a little scary at first

PM- TIME TRIAL, well i did not do so hot. it wasn't horrible, but it wasn't the greatest either. i got to convince myself that i can go with Taylor, i know i am capable- it is just daring to reach that next level of pain and believing i can push harder and not die for reals.  the hills with Stoner and Mia were really good! 

AM- 4 miles, pretty good! scared mia and JP!

PM- 3 was fantastic with weights 

AM- well, 3 w/ 4x200's was soo cool because we saw the bright thingy in the sky!

PM- 3, really pm cuz i had pit orchestra after school, then a violin lesson at 5, then Mutual at 6:30 to about 9, so i didn't run until about 9:30. i went with chancie! we had a good ole run in the darkness 

AM- 3

PM- 3 at State Course, found a phone!

Race- wow, motha cussa is a big one! the sand was hard to run in. I felt strong during most of it, like the first hill( and the second time we went up it) and on the down hills, and levelish areas. but the one spot on the end of the first loop (and again that same spot on the second), i felt sluggish and just out of steam. then the motha cussa:) i wont complain about hill workouts anymore, those poor Herriman folks! 

AM- 5 w/ 2 mile indian run  at the end, plus 4x200's, that was the funnest run i've had for a while! oh the joys of running fast like a tree, choo-choo train, cat, and rocket! don't forget the sound effects- that was hilarious! i didn't feel so hot during the 200's though, kinda headache and gross. i was a little slow during the indian run too. shoulda ran on saturday, but we had a fun time with Devo!

PM- 3 w/ 4 hills, 4x100's, pretty great except i felt a little dehydrated, so, yah. i need to force myself to drink more tomorrow. 

AM- good 3 with striders, only the baseball field was like freezing my feet numb! 

PM- ran at night while my mom biked, really hurt on my left upper thigh, the back side. i had my momma stretch me out, and roll me with a rolling pin and it helped pretty good 

good stuff

AM- good 3

RACE- the false start kinda scared me, but i needed it cuz my first start wasn't so good. well, I felt pretty strong throughout the race, and my second aunt and cousin were there, he ran and my aunt cheered for me! that helped, so did all the team's cheering, particularly megan and both coaches- thanks much! I kept on trying to pass people, and passed the dixie team:) but i didn't have as good of a kick as I should've had. then i looked at my time and i was about a minute behind Taylor Boyer and a minute and a half behind Liz, so that kinda made me disappointed with myself. I think the next step is to keep being strong but amp up the pace and like coach said, dare to go for it. i think there is more in me that i am just scared to try to use. but the best part of the race was..... MY SHOES DIDN'T COME UNTIED! happy day! i like this course, its pretty good. 

8- ran the state course for warm up, felt super, super cold! and our shoes were soaked! wow! then we did the workout, the 3x( 2min, 1min, 30sec) thingy. i stayed pretty close to JP, Stoner, and Mia for the first set and was in front of the other girls, that was good. then the next 2 min was up that hill, and i fell behind more from the top girls, but was pretty close to taylor. the next ones were better until the next 2 minuter up the continuous incline across the pond, i fell behind there too, but was still in front of liz and nicole. the last minute and 30 secs were better. then we ran the course back to the pond. the 3 miles to watch the JV's was alright, my inner right foot kinda hurt and so did my mosquito bite, but not that bad. It was fun to cheer for them.

AM- oh not so good. 6.5 - 4x 30 sec, 3x 800's, 2x 1000's (indian run style)  I felt pretty good on the 30 secs an first 800- even Liz told me good job on those, she knew i could do better in races after seeing me do those. But then the next 800 i didn't stay close enough to Liz and Taylor.  the last one was alright, i was closer to those two after coach roberts got me past my wanting to give up stuff.  But the 1000's, I don't know if I have gone that fast in a long while- maybe ever. i had such a hard time, and then I had to sprint and couldn't hold it once i got up front- coach ran into me and i pulled out. then I slowed down a bunch which was not good. Then the second one I kept up a little longer, but also fell behind after my turn to sprint. this time coach holt stayed back and made me push it- thanks coach. he even gave me several pushes. I finished not too far behind taylor this time. Oh, i know i need to do better, but I honestly was having an extremely hard time this morning.

PM- good ole green springs 3, w/ 4 stadium hills & 4 x100's 

AM- I was on time for Michigans and super positive (i had to be positive for seminary the whole day). the whole thing on the track turned out to be alright, super good for pacing. I stayed with Nicole for about the first 6 laps, then fell behind about 50 meters. but i got B standard!