Sock tans

AM:

Today we did another 5k! I warmed up with Megan for 1.5.

I left my watch on my couch at home, so I wasn't able to get any splits :( I got out good, but then I was worried I got out too fast because I was up there in the top 3. When I got tired I just focused on the guy in front of me and tried to push up to him. When we were coming back from the neighborhood I had closed a lot of the gap. Then came another guy going pretty fast, I tried to match but then gave up after a bit, I shouldn't have, but at least I've learned. Then the guy I was closing the gap on went straight instead of turning where the signs said to turn, I was confused about that but whatever, I followed the second guy who followed the signs. Then not even a minute later that guy turned up the sidewalk instead of going straight, there weren't signs this time just balloons, I slowed down there because I could've sworn we were supposed to go straight and he confused me. Then luckily Bill yelled from behind me to go straight. I knew then that, like I thought before, we were close to the finish so I tried to kick. I got 19:54. I took 2nd to Chris, but those other guys probably would've beat me. But then again I don't know if they were doing the 5k or 10k. First girl to finish though!

I have mixed feelings about this race, it was good but not what I wanted. But I prepared less for this race than I did for the one on monday. I didn't get enough sleep, I don't know why but I just couldn't get to sleep last night. And I did literally nothing to prepare last night. So I feel like I could do much better if I would prepare well for races. Plus, I was really tired yesterday from the run.  

I did 2 miles cool down with the group.

PM:

I was able to squeeze in 3.5 miles. 

Today I just did the cemetery run from my house, then added a little when I got back. Not too bad. I need to get used to long runs. I wasn't focusing on pace, just more of a relaxed sort of run. 8:00 average.

I ran to the track, then Dakota, Rachel and I went up to Sunnyside. We did a lap and then came back. Later we ran to the cemetery, did a lap, and then came back. Dakota and I eventually started to push the pace, and it was nice to finally get myself to go at a faster pace :)

AM: 

Today we went to Jeremy Ranch road. We went 5 miles out and back. My first 2 miles were pretty fast, both under 7. After about 3.5 miles I didn't feel so good, so I stopped at the bathroom. Bill and Dakota were ahead when I got out, so I worked up to them. Then I just stuck with them for a while. After about mile 6 I crashed, I don't know why. I think I just lost it mentally thinking that I still had to do 4 more miles. With a mile to go, there was this woman and her kid petting a horse, and it looked like fun, but I kept going even though I really wanted to stop. I feel like my long runs suck now, I wish I was as good at them as last year, but I guess I'll just have to wait a month or so until I get stronger.

PM:

Went for an easy 3. The first part of it sucked because I had a huge side ache and it wouldn't go away! Eventually I tried going faster and then it went away :) 

Today we did a mile while Chris and Tomy warmed up, then did 4 X strides while they did speed, and then went for a run. We went to the gully and did a lap then to sugarhouse and did a big grass lap, and came back to the track and did a 300. It was 54-55ish. Then called it good. It was HOT.

My original plan was to do 10 in the morning and 5 at night. That didn't happen. I slept in way too late, and it was already super hot when I woke up. I decided I wasn't going to do 10 miles in that heat. So plan B was to do all 15 at once, later at night when it was cooler. Yeah, that plan failed too. I procrastinated it all day. Then when I finally was ready to go, I heard that Natalie and the BYU girls were at Nat's house! So I went up and talked to them for a bit :) And then I went for my run.

I went up 13th to foothill, then went to thunderbird. Then I went along Wasatch until I got to the zoo, down to foothill, then did the VA loop to guardsman. I went along guardsman back to my house and added to 10. It was still pretty hot when I started, but as it went along it got cooler. I felt good, not like I was crashing, up until the 6th or 7th mile where I just started to feel sick to my stomach, maybe not such a good idea to eat a ton right before you run. But it was weird that I felt sick after 6-7 miles... oh well. I didn't do the full 15 I'd planned because of how sick I felt, and it was dark. Now tomorrow's going to suck, I should've done more night runs.

I did the Judgesrun 5k today. I warmed up 1.25. At the start I took the lead then realized that was stupid because I didn't know where the beginning went, so I slowed down and let other people in front. It did some weird loop in the Highland parking lot before going around the park. After we got out of the Highland parking lot I knew where we were going. There was the guy in front who had a gap on me, then another guy right behind me. My first mile was 5:50 but it had downhill in it. I could feel myself crashing when we got to the far corner of the park, the guy behind me passed me. I tried to get myself to keep racing, but found it difficult when we were going uphill. Then when I got to the top of the hill another guy passed me, I tried to go with him. I hung on for a bit, but then fell off. Finally another downhill I surged and tried to catch up, but couldn't. When we turned on 15th he had a huge gap on me and I slowed down again. Another guy passed me along 15th. Later I could hear a guy right behind me having a hard time trying to catch me, I tried to hold him off. I was able to up until right at the end where he outkicked me.

It was honestly a bad race for me. I didn't like the course. 1 grass lap around sugarhouse and then go along 15th, turn up 17th and finish at the presbyterian church. Uphill finish. Just what I wanted. I felt super lethargic, but I did stay up really late last night because I couldn't sleep. One day when I actually prepare well for a race I will do well. This race at least had a nice breakfast after! I was the first female. Afterward I had a lot of people come up to me and ask if I ran for East :) That was fun, I didn't think people knew who I was.

1.5 cool down. 

AM: 

First official cross country practice! We did about .75 warmup, then we did 10 strides. My hamstring hurt a little on the strides. Then we did the state course as a cool down. Nice and easy. I've had blisters the last couple of days...they hurt so bad on Saturday that I decided not to go for a night run, I thought they might need some rest because they've only been getting worse. But today they were alright, hopefully they'll be gone soon.

PM:

We ran from Bill's house to Iceberg and then added half mile out half mile back to get to 6. Blisters were hurting the entire way. It was a good run, I just stuck with Dakota and Chris. Then had some shakes! 

Today we went to Pipeline. I love how pretty it is up there! I felt really tired right off the bat, I don't think I got enough sleep last night. I should start going to bed before midnight. Anyway, after about 1.5 I fell off of the front pack. I just felt so drained of energy. When we got to the 4 mark we turned. I stopped for a bit, I felt a little sick to my stomach too. The way back was terrible, I was going so slow, about 9 minute pace. At that point I was just trying to keep going. I don't know what was with me today, but I gave what I had. My blisters were hurting too, but not as bad as last night, probably because I wore more than 1 pair of socks...they hurt so bad when I woke up! Couldn't go running later tonight because I babysat my neighbors right after work.

AM: 

Today we went to Sunnyside. We went to the gully and I did 3 laps. I went out the bottom because I wasn't sure which way we were supposed to go. I just went back the same way we came. When everyone got to the tree we did arm swings and step ups. Then we did a cool down. I went to 6.

PM:

5.5 with Megan! I ate a cookie right before without even thinking about running, and boy did I feel it. But it was overall a nice run! (with the exception of cars honking at us and scaring us half to death) 

Today we did the rock run at JCC. It wasn't as bad as I remember it being from last year. I actually made it to the rock pile with the rocks, last year I remember dropping them way before it. I felt like I was going really slow, but it was really hilly. On the way back Chris caught me, I think he was late. It wasn't a spectacular run, but I got it over with.

AM: 

Today we went to Liberty. We did a lap warmup, then 2 laps of fireman, then 1 lap cool down. Then we went to breakfast!

PM:

5 miles 

AM:

 I did about 2.25 warmup, then later another .5 right before the start.

The first little bit I focused on the girl Bill pointed out and tried to work with her. It was on a hill where she sped up and I had trouble staying with her, and she gapped me. I tried to use the downhill best I could, but it just seemed like she was getting farther and farther away from me. I felt more focused today than I have been for past 5ks, but I guess it wasn't good enough. When other guys started to pass me I tried to go with them, I fought more than I have in the past couple 5ks. But it was a tough course. I didn't crash as bad as I have lately. I was disappointed that I couldn't keep up with that girl, but apparently she runs for the U. So that makes me feel a little better, but not much.

After I finished I did about 1.25 cool down before hurrying home so that I could get CPR certified for my job.

PM:

I did 3.25 on my own after a nice nap, had a headache the whole time though, unfortunately the nap didn't get completely rid of it. I got it right in the middle of the CPR thing.

Later PM:

Did 3.5 with Megan, then continued on by myself doing circles around my circle. Not smart to run alone at night, it's really creepy.

Next week will be a pain, it'll be hard to keep mileage up because I leave for girls camp on wednesday... this'll be fun. 

AM:

Today we went to sugarhouse and did the cemetery run. I wasn't feeling too great, a little bit lethargic. I felt like I couldn't move my legs, for some reason my quads just hurt with every step I took, downhill or uphill. It was hard for me to keep moving. We did a lap in the cemetery then went back. 7 miles

PM:

I went for my own run for about 6 miles, then went home and did laps around my circle, and then Jesse joined me and we went for 2 miles around our neighborhood.

Today we went to Lava Hot Springs!! It was so much fun!! Except the run sucked... we did the loop like last year, but this time I actually finished the loop and didn't walk as much. The first couple of miles were good even though the biggest hills were in that little bit. I fell off the front group, I don't know what was with me. When Dakota was passing me he told me to stick with him, so I tried to keep up and eventually was able to. Running with someone always feels better than running alone. When we got back to the park, I was definitely not in the mood to do another lap, the first one was bad enough. We (I mean they) decided to go out 1.75 and come back, I really don't know why I was feeling so bad. I was exhausted and just wanted to be done. What I ended up doing was going out .75 and then came back with Megan, but then we decided to walk after a little while, then just finished to 7.25. Why was I so lethargic? I don't know. Maybe I should try to get more sleep or something.

Left for Girl's camp today! But before we left we went for a run. Our group split up after we got to Foothill, some people didn't want to go so far. So Olivia and I went along Foothill, then changed up the loop we planned to do and went down 1700 S. down to 15th then over to 13th south and up to 17th east and back, then added up Harrison to get to 5.

I knew I wasn't going to get a lot of mileage at Girl's camp. :/ I woke up super early to go for my run. My leader followed me in a car along the road while I ran. She had to be back by 7 to make breakfast, so I had to cut it short. It took longer than I had anticipated to actually start running. So I only got 4.25 in. It was so freaking cold, my legs felt like they were going to fall off!! And I somehow made it so it was all uphill, so it kinda sucked. At least I was satisfied with breakfast, it was one of the only meals that were appealing to me.

So this morning I tried to wake up my leaders, but none of them did. So I went running during a long break we had. I went along the road for 6 miles, then my leader drove me back. It was so windy and hot!! I had purposefully chosen this way because there wasn't as much uphill, but I was running straight into the wind. Just my luck. It was actually a great run, it was really pretty. I went a lot faster than I thought I was going, I hit a 6:07 first mile, and stayed at a fast pace. It was slightly downhill for a while, but I still was surprised, especially with the wind, elevation and heat. I slowed down a bit towards the end, but there was more uphill too. It was the first time in a while that I have felt good about a run :)

When we were driving home, we saw a ragnar relay going on, and it was cool to watch them. I think it would be kind of fun to do one! Anyway, when I got home I hung out for a bit, enjoying the air conditioning and finally being able to do whatever I wanted. Then I went for a run because I wanted to, despite the heat. I did 8. I was feeling good until about the 3rd mile. It was then that I decided it was really hot. But I finished it, and ended up doing more than I had planned. I had originally thought I'd go out for 5 or 6, but just kept going. I went over to sugarhouse and then went down to 13th and headed towards Cottonwood Complex, but then I decided to turn up the road the cemetery is on, then did a lap in the cemetery, and went back the cemetery run way. When I got back to sugarhouse I went back along 15th. It was definitely hot outside. I will go for another run later tonight when it's not so hot.

AM:

We did the cemetery run. I tried to stick with Natalie and Tomy. We weren't going too fast, but then we apparently picked it up to 7:10 pace, so when I thought I was just crashing we were actually going faster. I think mentally I just lost it, it was hard for me to keep going. I was crashing really bad when I fell off of them. Maybe one of these days I'll be able to keep up again. 

PM:

Easy 3 

So I stayed at my grandmas last night, couldn't find a ride, then lost my phone this morning right after I woke up, so I really had no means of communication. I was really disappointed too because today was pipeline and I love pipeline. :( I was going to do about 10, but I had to cut it short because of work. I actually stay active for at least 3 hours at my job, we play games with the kids like capture the flag and tag and such, and we ice skate and swim. So it's not like it's a complete waste of time. And I get paid to do it! I love it there, even though sometimes they are out of control, like today.

Anyway, I went from my grandmas house down 13th to 13th and then went to south temple and had planned to do the avenues run without striding up the hills just running, but then I looked at the time and knew there was no way I would be able to, it was farther than I thought to get to south temple. So When I got to 4th avenue I turned and went to T street then back to south temple and went back the same way. I got 7 in. I really am disappointed I couldn't go to pipeline, I'm not a slacker. I really wanted to go.

Today we went to sunnyside. We went down to the track and did a grass lap, and then did 8 X strides across the field. After that we did 10 hill strides. I felt like I did pretty well on those, a change from the beginning of track season where I felt terrible whenever we did those. Then we did another grass lap and went up to sunnyside again and finished to 6. On the cool down part I didn't feel good anymore. Then went to Youth Conference!

In Goblin Valley it was 108 degrees. Not cool. Of course when we go down there, there has to be a heat wave. We did a hike today in the heat, and I think it's safe to count it as mileage. It's way too hot for me. My legs are so sore and I don't know why. They were sore before the hike so it's not from that.

I'm sorry guys, I didn't run today :( We came home from goblin valley and stopped in price for a while, there was a wave pool, which was really nice. I wanted to run, but when I was ready to go my dad stopped me and told me that I couldn't run in the dark alone, so I started to call people, and those that did pick up couldn't come. :(

AM: 

It is way too hot. I was so exhausted from youth conference last night, and I slept in until 12:15, which wasn't planned. I was hoping to get up early enough to beat the heat and then take a nap afterward. I decided to just go running anyway. By the end I felt so gross and sweaty, it was like I had just gotten out of the pool and air dried a bit. I felt great at the beginning, but as it went on and I really started to get a feel of how hot it was, I felt crappy.

PM:

I ran to the track and met Patrick, then did shriner's run. It was a nice run.