Running!

It was really fun- my favorite part was definately the dutch oven breakfast afterward. 

I did a 2 mile warm-up and the same cool down.  I felt good about the race, it's my first for this season and I think it's a good base (better than last year anyway).  I slowed down a little with each mile.  I'm looking forward to improving this season!

I took it easy but I was still pretty sore from the race yesterday!

We did the cemetery loop and circuit.  I felt pretty sore, my calves were really tight.

I did 3 easy miles in the evening.

4 easy miles in the morning.

In the evening, I did a speed workout.  3 800s at about 3:40 and one 400 at 2:00 (yah, wasn't feeling so great on that one).  Afterward we got frozen custard!

We did hills. I was tired.

I went the wrong way for a little bit near the end, but I backtracked and found the trail!  I didn't do the two miles at the end because I pretty much have all my miles for the week.

In the evening we had the xc barbeque- we did a 2.5 mile race and with warm up and cool down, 4.5 miles in the evening.

I have all my miles for the week, yay!

I did a short hike up Multnomah Falls with the fam after a long car trip up to Oregon!

I ran through residential Portland, it was really nice and cool.

I ran 5 miles along the Oregon coastline.  It was really cool, but also really humid.  The view was gorgeous!

In the afternoon I did a 2 mile hike with my family to Drift Creek Falls. 

I ran along the beach again, but it was hot and I wasn't feeling very good so I just did 4 miles.

This is the last day I will get to run along the beach ):  It was really beautiful though, the hard sand reminds me of a track but the view is infinitely better.

We're in Eugene today!  I ran along a trail on the Wilamette River, it was really pretty!

I wasn't feeling great today.  I think it's the elevation, so hopefully I'll feel better in a few days.  We did a 2 mile warmup, a circuit, and then 1000s.  My splits were: 5:00, 4:57, 5:00, and 5:18.  For the last one I went hard for 400, relaxed, and then went hard for the last 100.  2 mile cooldown. 

We ran 6 miles on the Shoreline trail in the morning.   I took it easy and felt pretty good.  Afterward we did some ab work.

At nightwe did a 2 mile warm up and one mile of speed changes.  Then we did a mile, 7:18, and then another mile of speed changes.

I ran with some old neighbors up Emigration Canyon.  I hadn't seen them for a while so it was fun to hear how they're doing!

We were at Liberty today.  I did a short warm-up because I was late.  We did firemen, our first lap was 13:12 and the second was 12:43.  Then we did a cool down lap. 

I ran to Wasatch Lawn and back. I had planned to do 6 miles but spaced and missed a few streets, so it ended up being about 6.5.

I went on a 6 mile mountain bike ride with my family.  It was really beautiful, we did a loop in Park City and saw some marathoners!

We did 2 miles warm-up.  Then we did a mile, 7:23, and two 800s, 3:28 and 3:48- I didn't push quite as hard on the second one.  Then we did the VA loop for cooldown. 

We did Shriners- I wasn't feeling very good, and no wonder.  I am eating and drinking a lot tonight and tomorrow so I'll have energy for the race.

We did a couple miles of warm-up and cooldown.  After the race we did 10 hills, but they weren't very big.

I felt really good about my race.  I did about a 7:58 mile, and was 5th for the team.  If I had passed one girl a little more efficiently, we would have gotten a perfect score.  Next time I need to gain a little more distance over people when I pass them, but overall it was a great race.

I did 6 miles in the morning, the first three at 8:30 and the last three at 9:30.  Then we did five strides.

In the afternoon we were at Sunnyside Park.  We did a warm up and then a tempo run, I was supposed to hit around 8:40 I believe but it was a little under 9.  Then we did two circuits.  I was feeling tired so I only did a mile and a half cooldown.

This was the longest and possibly the hottest run I've ever done all at once.  We did a 2.75 mile warmup and a mile of speed changes.  Then we did one 800 and 8 400s.  My 800 was a 3:24 and my 400s were between 1:40 and 1:45, with the fastest at 1:38.  We did a lap of recovery after each.  Then I did a 5 lap cooldown.  It was really hard, but I'm glad I did it.  I came home and I think I've drank (drunk? dranken? drunken?) about a half gallon of water.

It was a nice, cool run and I took it easy.  I was a little sore from yesterday, and my ankle hurts.  It has a small knot or some other kind of bump on it that I'm a little concerned about.

I got new shoes yesterday and this is my first time running in them.  They felt pretty good, I thought they were a little heavy but it must have just been my legs because they are lighter than my old ones.  I ran down 15th, around Sugarhouse, and back.