Sock tans

Speed at the oval today after the warmup stuff. We did 8 laps warmup, 4 laps speed changes, then changed shoes. My lower calves were hurting even before we started. We did 5x1000s. The first one felt much easier than I expected, from what I remembered. But then it got harder. The third one was where it went downhill. My calves were killing by the end so I stopped to change shoe unlike everyone else. My times were 3:36, 3:34, 3:42?, 3:52, 3:54. I think by the end I just was struggling mentally to finish the workout, especially on the last one, but with about 200 left Jakob was in front of me so I told myself to catch him. My time would have been a lot slower if I hadn't but now I know what I need to work on.

AM:

4 with Eleanor, same loop as usual

PM:

6 at Steiner at 8 MPH on the treadmills. I missed track because of a family dental appointment.

Today we ran to Sugarhouse along 13th, then we went to Poker hill, did that 5 times, a lap then to the first State hill, 5 times and back via 15th. 10 miles. Wasn't the run I was hoping for, by the end I was going pretty slow. My calves hurt after about 3 of poker hill, but I didn't let it bother me too much, but what did bother me was my hip. It has hurt for a week or two now but never during my run. Today I felt it. It doesn't feel like IT band, I've had trouble with that in the past, but I feel pain right under my bone in the front like a tendon or something (I don't know much about the hip). But also at the joint, it feels off, i dont know how to explain it. I just really don't want to get injured again, please no. 

Easy run today. We went legacy bridge way and got on the trail by the drinking fountain, which was really muddy and icy, and took it to JCC then went by Popperton? and went Shriners run back to East. My hip felt better than yesterday so I think the stuff I did last night helped. My ankle kept twisting on the uneven and icy parts of the trail, which made the inner part of it hurt, so I decided to try fixing my form with my feet, my "duck" feet as Bill calls it, and it actually helped! I didn't cave in at my ankle as much. Maybe I'll start doing step ups at night to see if I can fix my form.

Ran down to Liberty, went to the 400 start, and did speed changes using those marks. Then we went back the same way.

BYU today! We warmed up about a mile then after we were told our heats we kept running, probably got about .75 there.

I had a terrible start, I was on the second row all the way out in lane 4. I tried to cut in to lane 1 but that was a bad idea because that got me all the way in the back. Then I relaxed and tried to get a feel for the pace, it felt really slow so I started to push up. I made my way up to 5th and then with a lap left I couldn't get myself to kick, on the last straight a couple girls caught me. I knocked off 11 seconds from last week though so that was good. I'm actually disappointed with my race, I wanted to get as close to 5:20 as I could, and I feel like I still could have pushed myself harder. At least I have a bit more confidence now, I was scared I am just a lot slower this year. Then again it's indoor, but I'd still like to be in the 5:20s. 

Did a cool down with Eleanor, about 1.25. Warmed up for the 800 for 1.25 with the girls, then went to the bull pen and did 5 million drills and stretches, then they switched me into the fastest heat. I hadn't really prepared for that, there were only six girls in it and I was dead last. On the first half of it I stuck on them but let them go with a lap left, I should have stuck on them. If I would have I might've been on the stands. I'm really mad at myself now. I got 2:32 and 8th overall. 3 seconds faster and I would have had a shirt :(

Cooled down for about 2.5 miles, Then warmed up again maybe a half mile. 

The 2 mile was awful. I hung onto the pack for maybe 3 laps then fell off and I pretty much gave up. I was really tired from everything else and just didn't want to hurt. I got 12:31 and 10th of 18. I remember thinking in the middle if it "why did I do this race?" Oh and about 4 laps into it some lady didn't look on the track for runners and I couldn't move in time so I full on ran into her... I tried to calm myself down when the adrenaline came, lasted a half a lap but whatever. I hope I didn't hurt her. But it was her fault if I did. I did .25 cool down in the parking lot before we left.