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

Great run today! I love Monday runs, I always feel so fresh and happy...yay! And I think I've finally gotten over the blood donation for the most part - it's been cool, the last few runs have felt almost the same effort, but they've gotten consistently faster. I'm glad to be getting over it - feeling like passing out in what should be a good run is not fun.

Today we did the Washington Pkwy 8-miler. I think my watch has issues because Holt's got the run as .2 longer than mine did. Probably because it's old and outdated...I'll go with Holt's watch's distance - especially because my run felt a lot more like 7:28/mi pace for 8.2 miles than 7:40/mi pace for 8 miles. Usually the hill up the overpass kills me, but today, I had this mantra of "float down the downhill" as I ran up the hills which really helped. I imagined that the ground was sloping down, not up, that my burning legs were my imagination and leaned forward and went with the 'downhill flow' - kind of odd, but whatever works...? And today I beat Zac for the first time in forever! The only crapfulness about today's run was the ball of the left foot was killing me for the downhills of the run. (DST 303.1)

After I lifted, 3x11: LE (7), LC (10), Bench (55), LatP (4), Squats (85*), Abs/back (7.5*). Upped by 2.5 on each side on Squat and by 2.5 on abs/back. Bench is starting to get easier - next week I think I'll up it. Boy, was I long winded today...

Legs pretty sore from yesterday's lifting and fast run. Went easy 7 with no watch- wanted to run Green Springs, so I did, then ran a mile on the track when I finished. Feeling a bit looser now. Hope I'll be feeling up to a great AT tomorrow!! (Alchemy 282.5)

Eew. Felt so crappy on the run today. Foremaster: went easy the first 2 miles until the top of the ridge, then AT 4 miles back to the HS. I think next time I do that run w/AT in it I'll start a mile earlier - even though I'll have to run up the ridge during the AT, it won't be worse than running up the industrial road mile when I'm already tired. I'm not even sure I should count the last mile of AT as a 'fast mile' since it was SO slow. :`-(  I was aiming at middling to low 6's for the AT part of the run. Ha. They were: 6:31- feeling good and flowing down the top of the ridge; 6:32 - still going down, hammered down the ridge, feeling ok still; 7:00 - ouch, legs getting really tired out and a false sense of fastness came from passing a couple of people on this flat stretch; 7:29 - pouty face! my legs and lungs were burning SO much and I still ran so slow. argh. After I ran big grass loop to cool down and it was so slow, too. Legs still stiff and tired out. Arch hurts. (DST 310.5)

Ditched 6th period and went on the river run, took it easy, legs pretty tired-out and dead feeling. Had to dodge some construction equipment and run through some crazy dirt and mud where the trail used to be... avg. 8:16/mi. (Alchemy 290.5)

Sleep deprivation is killing me already and my legs are stiffer than they've been in a long time from 8-ish hours in a car (to and from the semi-final football game in SLC - it was worth it, we won!) and the sleep that I did mange to get wasn't very restful. Also took a long nap under Holt's desk during 4th period instead of going to our dress rehearsal for tomorrow's concert that I'll be missing. Very groggy and stiff on the run. My left hamstring was really stiff, so I decided to go really easy again, esp. at the start as to not aggravate the issues it had earlier this year. It was still kinda sore throughout the run, but hopefully it'll continue to loosen up. Went out Green Springs then looped through the desert to Middleton and back to the HS. Avg. 8:35/mi. (Alchemy 300)
 

Today was our 12-hour run-a-thon fundraiser for cross country!! Got up way early and finished packing my bags, then went to the track. Ran a total of 7 miles around the track: Ran 2 during our first shift, they were ok - probably around 6:00 and 6:20, though my legs were so stiff and cold and my hamstring/groin was still really tight, warmed up and cooled down on a grass loop for the second mile. During other shifts, I ran a mile with Sandra and a mile with Kaylee - around 7-8/mi each. On our team's second shift I hurried and got in 2 more miles, the first Holt ran with me and helped me run a 5:34, then ran a 6:08 on my second one. Mostly, my legs are just really worn down and it feels like they haven't recovered from Wed's AT run yet. I think it's from lack of sleep. Ouch. Feet were also quite hurty - I think I'll get new shoes sometime soon. (DST 317.5)

Now I'm in Vegas waiting for our delayed flight (instead of 8:14pm, 11:52pm!) to Baltimore for the beginning of my whirlwind tour of Haverford, MIT and Calvin!