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

Rainy rainy day... dismal. But not a bad workout considering, I guess. Frustrating though. Four 1k's at the middle school field - first 600 at 2:21 GP, last 400 at 1:24 - total GP 3:46. Times were 3:46, 3:39, 3:42, 3:39~ish (overlapped with the boys so there was some confusion on that last one). Overall good, just wet. Hot cocoa after to warm up! :D (GT 539.1) (DD spike 109)

Out and back toward into the canyon, then ran over to the grocery store to pick up some squash. And avocados. And brownie mix. Mmmm. Then I ran back. The groceries were kinda heavy, though. And awkward. (GT 545.4) 

Another of the funny 20-minute fartlek sessions at the middle school with a random 7:30/mi paced rabbit. Except on the last one, she started sprinting! Ouch. Still, not a bad workout, fun and relaxing for the most part. Excited for Regionals this weekend! (GT 549.1) (DD 111.8)

Easy easy run on a trail in Ft. Collins, Colorado. Thirty minutes seemed SO short! It  was awesome. Knee being a bit dumb, but the season's almost done, yay! (GT 552.8)

Windy and cold at the course today as we ran around for a half-hour. And did a little push near the end, then some strides out from the start line. Coach had us do this thing where when he whistled, we took three quicker steps and told us to do it tomorrow in the race so we don't get dead in the head. Good stuff! I'm super pumped and ready to qualify for Nationals! *Cross fingers* (GT 556.8)

Sucky, sucky race. No Nationals for us, so the season is officially OVER. And my foot hurts tons. Frustrating all around. I'll fill in details later.

The more I let it sit, the less mad I am about how the race went, but it was definitely a disappoinment. Before the race, it was a bit chilly out, but my legs felt fresh and only had a bit of tightness in the hamstring - I really felt like it would be an absolutely awesome race. Obviously not.

Right from the starting gun, my foot hurt. Not just a little like it had been the last few days, but a LOT, right on the ball of my left foot right below the big toe. For the first 1k loop, I just figured it would go away and stuck right with the team as planned. Even on the second loop I did pretty well, but from then on, it got kinda ugly. The foot hurting so much just shattered my racing determination and drive and I found myself losing the team and just trying to hang on and finish the race. I HATE that! More than anything, I'm mad at myself for giving up at that point. Anyway, I just tried to hang on to the pace and keep pressure of my foot so I could just finish it. In my entire life, I don't think I've been so close to dropping out of a race as I was. So, I guess that's the little victory amid the suckiness of this race - I did finish. Ha. But that just sucks. My foot has been throbbing and painful since then, so now I'm going to take a week off of running and hopefully get this foot and hamstring healthy for the Indoor Track season coming up. Bleh.

And our team took 8th place. Most non-triumphant. (GT 559.3) (DD spike 115.5)