Sock tans

Roommates woke me up to tell me campus was closed today because of road conditions! Best news ever. Coach later texted us to say that due to the snow and closure of campus, for one of the first times ever practice has been canceled. He then said if we try to run today be careful because the roads are packed but remember practice is canceled and you should take the day off. I originally planned on not running because the snow was coming down, but then it cleared up and I got sick of doing homework so I just decided to run. Now I see why coach gave us permission not to run. The roads are terrible. Found a road that wasn't nearly as bad as the rest, but coming back up it was going against the wind and I was still slipping a ton. What was probably 8:00 effort was actually 8:38 average.
 

Drove to Mesquite today, was really nice to get out of the snow. Warmups then a mile warmup and a couple strides. Workout was 800, lots of 400s, 800. I did it in trainers. We were supposed to hit the 800 in 2:50 or faster, I hit 2:50 exactly. Had 90 seconds recovery. Then the first set of 400s (4 in each set) was supposed to be 86-90s, I averaged 89. We had 30 seconds recovery after all the 400s. The next set was supposed to get faster, 78-86 I think? I hit the first two maybe then I just hit a wall, I couldn't go fast anymore and started hitting above 90s, hit a 97 and then did cool down cause I was just getting more and more discouraged. Did 16 laps (some in lane 7 and some on the grass on the inside) plus some. I'm just so frustrated with how slow I am right now.

Today was 50%, we did Cross Hollows to Airport. Felt pretty good actually, for once the pace didn't feel forced. Oh I slipped on some black ice which was a blast! My hip is a real trooper for taking all those hits. Speaking of which it was a little out of alignment today, but doesn't hurt. My hip flexor though is super tight.

Met with Coach today to discuss a few things, feel a lot better now. I think a big reason why I'm not doing well is that I expect too much of myself. I expected to be running PRs but in reality I have to adjust to the training. Coach said he's not worried about my slow times and assured me that I will get better with time I just have to be patient. Many people on the team I guess struggle their freshman year then go on to do great things by their senior year. I have a new appreciation for college running, its a lot more intense than I was expecting but I know that I will adjust eventually and when I do everything will click, and then I'll run crazy PRs.

Went to Mesquite again, we did warmups then like 2 miles warmup and some strides, then started. The workout was 2 sets of 400 (30 seconds recovery), 800 (60 seconds recovery), 300. We walked a lap in between sets. I hit 73, 2:50, 57 for the first set and 72, 2:52, 58 for the second. Then cooled down to 9 and went to a buffet afterwards!

Warmups, then two miles warmup and a few strides. Then started the workout. A mile on the track and out to Zions Bank (2 miles total), the mile out to Zions Bank is slightly uphill. I hit 12:16, then did 2 more miles up the canyon (a lot more uphill) and hit 14:15. Then cooled down back to the track.

Met up with the team today, we did Dikes + Cross Hollows. I was a bit tired from the hard effort for the week, but it was a good run. Hamstring was bugging before the run but I ran through it, probably not smart.