I can do it. I will do it NINE times!

Morning, warmup then Arctic circle, green and judd started out before I warmed up and I pushed a little on the run to catch them, ran with them around mile 2, then took off for the last half mile or so. Kinda chilly out.

Afternoon, 2x track then a grass loop warmup. Then we ran 5x300m repeats with 100m repeats at 90-95% effort. I was aiming at around 57, since I was running 59s on Fri. I don't right now exactly remember my times, but they were around 57, 56, 54, 54, 52 ... I think? Anyway, they went by really fast! We took a tiny break after #3 to put on waffles, but other than that, we had no stopping between. Felt really strong the whole time, pushed them well - after my legs were pretty wiped. Then I ran the 2450 run (3.5) for a cooldown.

Team warmup, agilities and stretches, then did lots of handoff practice with Michelle and Kailey for tomorrow's relays (4x400m and 800m in Medley). After we got those down, I ran the bank/mall run, Holt ran with me for the first half of it which went really fast and easy with somebody to make me run a bit faster. The flat part was pretty good, but wind was picking up against me and by the time I got to the last mile uphill, my legs were reminding me of yesterday's hard workout. Lately I've been noticing that my shoes (Asics 2100) are wearing out, esp. on Sat.'s long run, and random aches have been springing up, so looked at my logs and they have a bit over 400 miles on them. I think I'll retire them soon. After the run, I was pretty stiff, but I stretched out and did 8x100m striders barefoot on turf and that loosened them up a little. 

Well I meant to run this morning, but I must've turned off my alarm in my sleep. I know I turned it on, but when I woke up it had been turned off! I truly can't remember ever turning it off, so maybe I sleep-walked or something... Anyway, besides that sad story, we had a meet today!

Warmed up on the big grass loop for the 800m leg of the medley. The race went really well, though there wasn't much competition. Mal, Kailey and Green ran really well, when I got the baton we were at 2:01 and my leg went AWESOME! I ran a 2:24 split (with laps of 1:10 and 1:14) though it was in a relay so it doesn't count toward PRs. Had it been a state qualifying meet, we would've qualified with our time of 4:25! Yay!

After that I spent most of the meet putting results into the computer and other such 'meet-running' type things. When it finally came to the 4x400, I warmed up on the big grass loop again and ran that with Rachel, Kailey and Green. Our time was a 4:27 which kinda makes me mad since I ran nothing else the whole freaking meet so we could do good in that relay and we basically sucked.  I feel like I pushed my leg well, my split was a 1:06 which isn't that awesome for a sprinter or something, but only 1 second off the fastest I've ever run it. Mostly I'm just mad I got in a jolly great 2.25 miles in. Argh.

Got up early to run since I missed yesterday, my legs were pretty stiff and a bit sore from yesterday, so after warming up I stretched lots, then went on Arctic Circle. On my way back I rolled my left ankle kinda hard, but I kept going and shook it off, it only hurt a bit after running on it the rest of the way back.

With the meet tomorrow, I just ran easy 4 out on Green Springs. There was some honeysuckle I got to run by and it smelled so great, it made my whole run awesome, though my legs felt kinda tired out. I am so excited for the meet tomorrow at SUU because Holt signed me up for the 2000m steeplechase! (and the 3200m & 800m) Goals for tomorrow: 3200m - around 11:40, at least not slower than last time I ran it (which was forever ago). 800m - 2:25 - I know I can get state qualifying!!! I KNOW I CAN!!! Steeplechase - not die...and have fun!

Meet at SUU, their schedule was really weird with a "distance carnival" at the very end with the 3200m, 800m, 4x800m and a 2000m steeplechase all in a row. I started warming up for the 3200m way too early, so I ended up warming up around a total of a mile and a half over the course of an hour before it started. I ran the 3200m pretty well, my first lap was too fast and it cost me on laps 6-7, but I still ran an ok time of 11:55.52. Splits were 1:21, 1:29, 1:30, 1:30, 1:31, 1:36, 1:37, 1:22 or something similar to that and got 3rd place.

I got to rest during the 4 heats of the boys 800m, then I had to run the 800m. My legs were so DEAD. I tried to have a good attitude, but it still sucked. The first lap was pretty brutal with elbows and getting cut off and such, I tried kicking the last 200m, but my legs were so shot that even my kick was not much of one. I got a 2:34.82 and 13th place. Ultra-yuk.

After the 4x800m I got to run the steeplechase! My legs were feeling almost like legs again and I was so excited to run it. All of us running it were planning on going pretty easy, so none of us were even thinking of being competitive in it. The barriers weren't all that high (30"), but just to be sure I jumped really high on all of them. It was so much fun, especially the water barrier, even though it was kinda cold outside, it was so fun to jump in the water and keep going and do it again. Around the end of lap 3 and realized that I was in second, so I passed the girl in front of me and took the lead. Right before the last water barrier, a Timp girl passed me. After the last barrier, I all-out sprinted and barely passed her in time to get FIRST PLACE! Afterwards, the first 2 guy finishers, the Timp girl and I ran a victory lap and did a cannon ball into the water jump! We were drenched and it was so fun! My time was 8:03.76.

I had to miss the second day of the meet so I could go to State Solo & Ensemble in SLC, but I ran 7.81 miles home from Washington. Basically it was the crappiest run I have ever run in my life. Anger. 8:40 min/mile avg.