Sock tans

50% today, I was expecting a workout so woo! Main Street and added, 7:08 average. Mid thigh is hurting again and shin is twinging a bit. Knee was good, hip is still tight but not too bad today. Also I’m racing the 5k this weekend and I’m super excited!

Weights later.

AM: 2.5 miles + Steeple. Today things just clicked! Coach said my form looked better than it has all year so I’m stoked about that. 

PM: Steepling while going slow and steepling during repeats feels so different. Leading up to it is so much scarier when going fast. Even though I know I need to pick up speed I’m already going as fast as I do in my speed pickups at steeple practice...it’s just different and I’ll have to practice it more. Also harder to do going into the wind, which was strong again today.

Workout was 6x1000 but wait, there’s more. 3 of them were barrier repeats, meaning each lap had a barrier jump and hurdle jump, total of 6 jumps a repeat. Alternated between normal 1000s and steeple 1000s. 

Times: 3:49 (steeple), 3:54, 4:00 (steeple), 3:57, 4:00 (steeple), 3:55.

Had some pretty intense stomach pain today. Don’t know what’s up with that. Also finally asked Nate about my thigh, it’s weird. He guided me through range of motion and it’s all fine except for one where I lay on my back and bring my knee to my chest as he resists, literally the muscle like twitched or caught both times we tried. It was the strangest feeling. But phew I’m glad it’s just a muscle tightness thing, was worried it was something else because I don’t ever feel a stretch doing quad stretches. Turns out that’s just because my quads are too flexible haha. Never thought I’d have that problem! I feel dumb for assuming that because I didn’t feel anything while “stretching” it wasn’t tight. But in the past I’ve always felt a stretch so... I guess steeple is helping in more ways than one. Nate helped me stretch it for real because I can’t get a stretch by myself and got my quad massaged out. Then iced. 

50% today! Dikes, 7:21 average. Then 10x100 meter strides at 1500 pace with 15 seconds recovery.

Weights later.

AM: Steeple practice. Dylan said not to do the 5 continuous minutes because I’m racing tomorrow, that was a surprise.

PM: Pre-meet with Jake at the East High track. 2x400s, shooting for 86. Hit 86, 84. Felt good. 

Later did 3 easy miles with Olivia

Raced at UVU! Nice day, great racing conditions. Warmed up way too soon because I didn’t realize they were running guys first, but it’s all good. I’d say I ran about a mile plus strides and drills and such. 

There were only 8 of us in the race. I just stuck on the BYU girl for a while and then after like 6 or 7 laps I fell off and died. First mile was a 5:40, 2 mile 12:06 (6:26), yep began to die. I should’ve hung on longer. One girl caught me with 2 laps to go I think but at that point I was struggling real hard, sorta picked it up but not really. Last lap I did a little and gave what I had last 150ish. Not a great race but a good learning experience, good starting point I guess. 

4 mile cool down. 

4 more miles later on VA loop

AM: Shortened Wasatch loop before heading back to Cedar with Jonah. Legs are dead, calves especially, most likely from wearing spikes yesterday for the first time in a while.