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

Hard workout today! We ran way out to Mount Logan Park and did three 2ks. They hurt. That park is so hilly and from this weekend's rain, the grass was really soggy, which made the repeats way hard. On our first one, I accidentally spiked Kim and she has an intense gouge on her ankle - I feel so bad! She did way awesome today, though. I didn't have a watch, so I don't know any of our times, but they felt pretty crappy. The first was pretty good, the second one was really bad and the last one was ok. On the way back to the track, we ran a bit faster and I was glad to be done. It didn't kill me, though, so it'll make me faster!!! :D (GT 354.8) (DD Spike 84)

River trail out-and-back. Most of me felt really good. My hamstring is still super tight, though. (GT 362)

Out on the canal trail with the team today. We did three 7:00 push sections with 2:00 recoveries, then three 45 second sprints with 1:00 recoveries. Pretty average: not amazing, not sucky. So I'm happy - I'll take a not-sucky day anyday! Sleep helps, I think. (GT 368.2)

I need to cut back on my trail running - it's fun, but I don't think it's all that great on my legs. The hills and unevenness don't feel so great on my hamstring and knee. Today, I ran on the canal trail behind Lundstrom park, then got onto the Bonneville trail until it ended, then ran around Kings Nature Park until it connected with the Green Canyon trail. It looked (and smelled) amazing with the colorful leaves on the trees and along the trail. I love the fall! (GT 375.6)

Before the get-go, I was a bit nervous for today's workout, but it turned out really well! We ran out 4 miles on the time-trial course, then back at 6:30/mi pace. My tummy (the quesadillas were a bad idea) and hamstring/knee gave me a bit o' trouble, but my time was somewhere around 25:20 - 6:20/mi pace. Happy with today's workout and glad for the weekend! (GT 384)

It is so COLD! I wanted to cry this morning on our run - it was 36 degrees with windchill down to 26 degrees (25 mph wind with gusts up to 40 mph!). And it's not even Halloween yet. I'm gonna DIE! Anyway, we ran an out and back toward the north - once we got past Hyde Park the wind calmed down and it got to be tolerably cold. Still... brrrrr! We picked it up a bit on the way back, and I wanted to curl up and die, I felt so crappy. But I'm so glad that I got it done early. Yay! And Donna's breakfast was amazing, so that brightened up my morning. :) (GT 394.7)