Stamina, Speed, Strength, Skill and SPIRIT

am: hard workout for me. 5x1000's on the dirt mile. My times aren't very consistent, I just tried to keep up with Roberts and the others. First was 5:17, then went 20 seconds faster 4:57, 5:10, next was awful 5:26, and 5:05. On the last one I had "gonna fly now" from rocky balboa going through my head. I think it made me faster:)

pm: 3 miles arctic circle! I felt really great for most of it, despite the heat! Weights afterward and feelin good!

30/30 workout- this time I only got 14! nearly half as much as last time. It was pretty hard for me. Hopefully I can build up my endurance over the rest of the summer.

am: hardest workout of the summer for me! But it was way fun:) Down in heck's hole we ran 4x1 min and 4x30 sec repeats. except we had to do it on the super steep hill instead of the usual one. I did better than I thought I would, I focused on pumping my arms and driving my knees and that helped. I loved this workout once it was over! Then we ran 1/2 to add mileage and ran (actually walked) back up the steep hill.

pm: 3 hot miles and weights. I actually felt really good this run except that my legs were suuuper tight.

I was happy with how I ran today, lately I have been really frustrated because I feel like I can't keep up with the top girls like I used to. But Roberts told me I need to build my confidence and keep trying and then I will eventually be happy with where I am in my running.

Today was really tough for me....We met at the Pine view park and ran around the fields and staheli farm and stuff. 7 miles with 2 miles tempo. For the first 2.5 miles I fell way back but caught up when the group waited for me to start the tempo. I was going to turn around at the 5 mile turnaround, but decided I would be mad at myself later. From there I kept up with them for about 2.5 more miles but fell behind again during the tempo.  My legs were super sore and aching. I think it was from the hills yesterday, and I am also needing new shoes. And I went a wrong turn at the end when we added mileage but then caught myself and came back with a few of the girls:) whoops. Overall it was very hard for me, and I felt really slow. I'm hoping that I can make myself do better next week and do well at camp!

I ran at night with my sister for a couple miles, then my other sister while she rode her bike beside me while I ran. Oh, and Chandler tagged along too! I only ran 4 miles, because it got too dark to see. I took it easy, prolly a little too easy though.  But it was fun and I'm glad I got myself to run! Excited for camp!