Be a Crazy Runner

AM- I woke up at 4:30 this morning, with a charlie horse in my right calf!  It hurt so bad!  In fact, it still hurts!  Anyways, I ran this morning!  It felt great! :)

PM- Workout!  I found it super tough, my throat hurt a ton, and I couldn't breath.  So I only did 6 400's. :\  And my heart rate was over 130 every time we took it.. but that's normal!  I hate it when I can't finish a run!  Hopefully next week, I'll feel better so I can finish every workout!

I ran with Taylor Boyer this morning!  It was so fun!  We decided to do our run in warm-up loops! (the 800 warm-up)  So we did 10 laps!  It was great!  We saw the soft ball players, and we got to listen to the music they were playing!  We were going to run 8 miles (so we would have had to run 16 loops), but Tay's dad showed up and she had to go home to set up for Preference!  So we had to end the run early.

My voice is still gone.. I'm kinda' sad about that.  I hope I can find it soon!  I miss not being able to laugh!

AM- Easy 3 with striders!  My feet hurt soo bad from striders!  The turf was supa' cold and wet!

PM- 1000's!  They were tough today!  I never hit my time!  The time I as supposed to hit was 4:03, I got 3:58 (oops), 4:07, 4:05, 4:06.  But alteast I got close!  I was basing my pace off of JP's and she was a little off too... so...  But I felt good, considering the fact I missed pretty much every workout last week!  My voice isn't coming back... yet.  But my sore throat is gone! :)  I'm supa' excited to hear my normal voice soon!

AM- Easy 3!  With some plyos!

PM- I did the 800 workout, cuz I'm still recovering from my bleh. (as coach would put it :)  It was actually pretty tough!  The beginning, I was thinking it was no big deal!  But near the end, I was dying!  We stopped at the park to get a drink, but they still haven't turned on the water!  What the?!  But we survived. :)

AM- Easy 3.

PM- I only did 6 400's again.  Had trouble breathing and crap. :\  Kinda' sick of this sickness. But still recovering!

AM- Easy 3.

PM- 5 miles and 200's!  Did backwards firestation!  It was pretty exciting!  When we finished the 5 mile run, Taylor and I went to the bathroom, so the girls decided to do the 200's w/out us... So we did them by ourselves! :)  It was way fun!

AM- Easy 3!  It was pouring, but we stayed dry!  How did that happen?!

PM- Firestation hills.  I don't know what happened today... I kinda wasn't all there mentally.  Felt a little light headed too.  Dang, I wish I was back to my normal health.  So bad.... I'm done with my sickness, not physically... I'm bugged that it's lasting this long.  Oh well!  Atleast I didn't race today!  And I'm recovering really slowly!

All the varsity girls decided to meet up at the high school at 10.  It was a blast!  But my legs are so tired, I don't even know why.  And they are a little sore.  We ran out to Green Springs.  I love that run when the weather is cool and rainy!  It is so fun!  The weather felt so great!  We saw a duck!  With the tempo, I started out too slow, and I was in the back of all the girls.  Then I picked it up a lot and passed Taylor!  She fell behind quite a bit.  And we had to stop at every.... single... stoplight.  It was kinda' dumb.  But we finished!  To make us better runners, we decided to stretch when we finished.  It hurt so bad.  My legs are supa' tight.  Overall, great run!  Glad it's done!

I ran with my dad in Cali.  It was way fun!  We decided to run on the beach... I figured out, that it's not that fun and exciting... it's actually harder than running on solid ground, and sometimes the tide would come in and your shoes would get all wet!  So it was a good experience, but I'm never doing it again.  But the rest of the run was great!  My calves were bugging me the whole time, so I stretched a little when we got back to the hotel.  I couldn't really run every day this week, cuz I had to run with my dad, and he had to do work and stuff.  But I did ride a surri! (I don't know if that's how you spell it, but it's a 4-seated bike... kinda like a tandem on steroids)  And I did walk around a lot! 

AM- Easy 3!  Wait!  It was actually kinda tough!  Is it sad that I was dying on an easy run?

PM- This workout was supa' hard on me mentally (and a little physically, cuz I know my legs can do this, I just let my mind take over.... bad idea).  My times for the 1000's were 3:55 (what the??), 4:06, 4:13 (oops.), and 4:08.  I couldn't recover at all between each one, my breathing would not slow down... once again, I know it is all mentally.  My time I was supposed to hit was 4:03...  So I never hit my time.  But I guess that's what I get for not really running a workout ever since I was sick.  The 300's were way harder than I thought they would be.  I got last on every one (once again, I thought I hurt, so I slowed down), my times for those were 1:01 and 1:03.  I hope I can have a better workout on Wednesday!  I know I will, cuz I am going to think positive and be mentally strong!  I'm gonna get back to my normal speed in no time!  Weights were great!  Felt a little tired, but I'm getting in bed by 9!  I did last night, and it makes a big difference, so I am going to do it again.  Can't wait for the recovery run tomorrow. :) Oh... and morning practice.

AM- Easy 3! Felt great!  A little sore from yesterday, though.

PM- Nice recovery run.  We did the shoe run!  The other girls finally convinced me to get in the yucky pond, it wasn't worth it.  The mud was super gross and squishy, and everything just got muddy.  But I felt good, and I was hydrated!  I drank tons of water today!  Striders were great!  I'm going to stretch and roll, so my legs can feel a little better for the workout tomorrow.  Anyways!  I made a new friend!  It was a little black lady bug with red spots!  So it kinda' looked evil... but it chose me and landed on my shoulder!  Stoner said it was poisonous, it kinda' scared Aubrey. :)

AM- Easy 3!

PM- I felt super tired today, I don't even know why!  I'm getting to bed way earlier than I used to! (which wasn't a late time)  So I should feel more awake right?  Oh well.  My first 800 was great!  Just got a few seconds slower than I should.  My time I was supposed to hit was around 3:00, I hit 3:01, 3:08, 3:12 (getting slower...), 3:14, and then, wait for it... 3:06!  The last one, I ran with Megan.  She pushed me a ton!  We both were catching speed at the end!  I'm surprised I had it in me!  I just wanted to be done, I guess. :)  My heart rate was 142 and 138.  Which is pretty normal... for me anyways.  On the third one, I just felt sick to my stomach.  Same with the fourth one.  That kinda' makes me sad, cuz I really wanted a good workout today.  At least I ended well.  Anyways!  I rolled and stretched when I got home, and found out that my calves have huge knots in them!  Good thing I found that out now, instead of tomorrow, so I can have some more time to roll and stretch.  I'm so ready for the track meet!

AM- Easy 3! Dance party! :)

PM- 4 miles easy to Sanburgs! I got into the nasty pond! Ali found something pretty awesome in the pond... but I'm not saying what it is, cuz it might just be illegal. :) 200's were great! I felt strong. I'm ready to race!

AM- Easy 3.

PM- Track meet!  I think I did pretty good, for the first race!  I just wish I could've gotten under six minutes...  I felt tight in my arms... My legs were just tired.  I just need to learn to relax!  All day at school, I just was thinking about the race, and it got me so nervous!  The 4X8 was fun!  Maskerem was the first runner, she kinda' got us like 100 meters behind. :\  I was second, I guess it was my job to catch us back up, Taylor was 3rd, her job was to pass girls, Mia was last, she just had to finish strong and get a good spot!  Which she did!  Good job, Mia! :)

Second day of the track meet!  I did the 2 mile!  I was so ready for this race!  We did DI loop warm up.  My legs were a little sore, but nothing to worry about.  I felt strong, and every time I would want to slow down, Coach would be there yelling at me to go faster. Thanks, Coach!  Anyways!  I think I got a pretty good time!  Overall, it was a pretty good track meet!  Plan to do better next week. 

AM- Easy 3! Super nice, still a little sore and stuff from last weekend.

PM- This workout was tough!  I thought it would be easier than the 1000's we do, but no... The first one, I felt great!  We even went faster than we were supposed to!  My legs were ready to run!  The second one, I kept up for most of it, until the last lap, I fell behind a little bit, but not too much.  The third one... I don't even know... I think I started day dreaming or something, I was not focused at all.  The fourth one, I did better!  By far my best one was the first one.  The 300's, oh my goodness, those are hard!  But I did way better on these than last time we did them! (even though I felt light headed, and I thought I was going slower, but I guess not :)  I was also dehydrated today.. I forgot my water bottle at home, so I couldn't drink as much water as I usually do. :\  I made sure I won't forget it tomorrow!  And I also figured out that I've been getting tired way more easily/quickly during workouts than usual... I know it's not because I haven't been getting enough sleep, cuz I've been getting to bed by 9 every night... I hope it's not a huge problem...

AM- Easy 3.

PM- Ran a 2 mile warm-up with Ali, did some striders, saved a baby humming bird, and ran 2 more miles. 

AM- We had some 200's!  I felt great!  I was about 2 seconds too fast on every one, even on the ones we were supposed to go faster on.  My goal was to keep up with Mia the whole time, and I did!  Mia is a way good pacer! :)  I ran with JP during the cool down, we had a nice conversation about what 'colors' we are, it was nice.

PM- Four miles with 4 200's.  Went to Sanburgs... again.  I'm sore... I don't even know why!  So I stretched like crazy when I finished my run.  And when I got home, I stretched and rolled.  I'm so ready to kill the mile tomorrow! (in a good way) 

AM- Easy 3.

PM- Race!  I felt so good for this race!  I wasn't even that nervous!  I loved their track, like how the turns are wider and stuff, it made it feel shorter, even though it wasn't.  I felt great all through out the race physically.  Then when I noticed my breathing was all whack, I started to slow down a little.  I gotta be strong mentally!  But it's so tough!  Well, I got 4 seconds faster than last week, so that's good!  I'm just a few seconds away from qualifying for BYU.  I know I can do it!  But over all, great race!

AM- 8 miles w/ 20 minute tempo.  I always struggle on these runs, I just wish I can push myself mentally, so I can stay up with Mia.  At the 8 mile turn around, I slowed down so much, and there was only 5 minutes left... It was hard!  I sped up a little, but the fastest I went in those 5 minutes was prolly 8:30... so pretty slow. :/  Stoner, Frida, and Mia all waited for me when the tempo was done, so we can finish the run together.  The way back, my legs were so tired!  But I was able to keep up with them the whole time.  Weights were great!

PM- I went on an easy 3 w/ Stoner, Mia, and Frida.  I felt super good!  Except that I ate a ton right before, but other than that, it was great!  They all ran to my house, so they ran more mileage than me.  We all stopped at Frida's house and took a potty break.  Mia and Stoner decided to be done, cuz they already ran about 4 miles.  I decided to finish my run, so I ran home.  Which was little over mile.  I felt so good when I was running alone!  I ran faster when I was running alone than when I was running with the other girls.  What was motivating me to go faster was my mom bought me some pizza, and I didn't want it to get cold, so I quickly got home.  I did plyos and junk when I finished my run.  It was nice. :)

I ran with Kaelie.  It was great!  We met up at the high school and ran to Target.  Super nice.  My legs are sore and tired, though.