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

Warmed up an easy 18 minutes to and around Lundstrom Park for grass repeats. To finish the warmup, we did 2 laps of strides on our 400m loop. The workout was 3x(800,600,400) @ per 400m GP (85,83,81),(83,81,79),(81,79,77) w/run time=rest time, and 4:30 between sets, then 4x200m @ GP 35-38s w/40s jog,1:20 walk between. Pretty quick and tough. Times were(as far as I recall) 2:51, 2:04, 1:21; 2:45, 2:02, 1:20; 2:42, 1:58, 1:15; 38, 36, 35, 35. My legs felt pretty tired for most of the workout, but I felt really mentally strong the whole time and I pushed myself a lot. Cooled down 28 minutes with Alex. Tonight, after the workout, I am feeling really tired and stiff already. Still, I felt like I was a champion at today's workout - totally worth it. 

Ran in-between laundry stuff this morning. 8 min, 16 min, 24 min and 12 min, all within an hour and a half. In the afternoon, we did lotsa drills, then I did an easy 24 minutes with Hannah, Lexie and Amy. Running wasn't too bad, but my body feels sore all over. Even random things like my neck and back and triceps.

It is weird how this week I have felt super sore every day but somehow I've managed to have some pretty sweet workouts. I'm not a huge fan of the soreness, but I'd take another couple weeks like this one just for how well all the speed workouts have been going! Today, we did a 15 minute warmup, then a 4 mile tempo on the TT course at GP 6:15/mi. On the way out, we stuck together really well and hit 6:09 and 6:08 for our miles. On the way back, we were together for most of the first mile (6:09), then Kim and I picked it up and hit a 6:01 for the last mile. It felt tough, but a few minutes after we'd finished I wanted to do more. Weird. After, we ran 4x30sec pushes up the 1200E hill. Again, it was tough, but I just wanted to do more! Cooled down for 17 minutes with Jake. After the cool down, I didn't want to do anymore, though. :)

Easy 60 minutes up Green Canyon on my own this morning. Drills at practice, then 20 more minutes with Julia and Hannah.

Hill workout! Eew. Warmed up for a half hour to the Stewart Nature Park, then we did 8xfullhill @ GP 60 w/90s rec then 4xhalfhill @ all out w/75s rec. Lots better than last time. Times were: 55, 56, 57, 57, 57, 57 56, 56; 28, 27, 27, 25. Hard, but a lot more do-able today. Possibly because my belly was hating me less. And because this week is the coolest. Then we cooled down for 24 minutes. Whee! Running!

First thing in the morning, we ran with the Red Ribbon Run 5k, super easy but fun to cheer everybody on while running with them.

Later, I had a great run with Vanessa. We went  out and back in Green Canyon. Tough going on the way out - it hurt to push up the canyon, but we were flying on the way back! Took us almost 10 minutes less back than it did out - so I had to do 5 minutes extra when we got back to the mouth of the canyon. Foot was bugging me more than usual today.