Sock tans

Cemetery run. Started slow and then settled into 7:30s and 7:40s, about 6 miles in I started to fall off the group even though we weren't going that fast. I tried to catch up for about another mile but wasn't making any progress. Last mile just gave up and backed off to 8:00 pace. I need to get my strength back. Ever since I hurt my knee I haven't felt as strong or in shape. I hope as I start climbing in mileage I will get it all back.

Pipeline! First half I lead the group, felt really good. Started to crash about 4 miles in but told myself to make it to the turn around and I'd have a break. Didn't slow down too much on that mile. We got there and Bill said to turn and go. Yeah I tried to hang back but Bill seemed to know exactly what I was thinking, he made me run with him. My positive thoughts were fading though and I didn't think I could make it back. When we got to rattlesnake Bill started us on a fartlek. I did two of them then stopped because my negative thoughts won. Now that I think about it, I made it farther with Bill than I had thought, I don't really know how much farther I expected it to be. It was only 4 miles farther from where I stopped. I should have just stayed with Bill. I know that if I had flipped the switch to positive thinking I would have been able to. I guess flipping that switch is one of my biggest struggles. Went pretty slow after I was by myself. I did something to my garmin by accident and tried to fix it while running but almost fell off the cliff trying, so I stopped after that.

3 miles

Deseret News 10k. Would have liked it better as a 5k, my last half absolutely sucked. I saw Davis girls at the start and picked them out and hung with them, then I guess I got focused and went with the faster girl and we broke away from the other girls. I fell off of her, but tried to stay positive cause that's what gets me. Worked until about halfway down South Temple, when people started passing me. I would try to go with people every once in a while, but I sort of lost the umph I had at the start. Going along the parade route it took everything I had to just keep running, I am ashamed that I had the strongest desire to walk. I never did though. My last mile was a whooping 8:26. Yay hoo.  I was absolutely dead by then. But first 3 miles was 18:39! First mile 5:37, second split 11:42. Granted it was downhill but still. Good wake up call though, I haven't raced once since track State. I think I have the speed so once we start speed workouts my speed will be fine, I just gotta work on strength. Build up that mileage. I didn't really prepare well for this race, didn't feel ready. Sort of like I just hopped in at the last minute. I also raced in trainers cause I couldn't find my flats :(

So I kinda slept through my alarm until 10:30, which meant I missed practice.... Whoops. I feel bad. But when I sleep in I'm lazy so I wasn't motivated to go for a morning run. Plus I'm actually pretty sore, and my list of exuses was pretty long. So I went later at night when it cooled down a bit. It was still pretty hot but felt good compared to the middle of the day (we were outside all day for work.) It was probably the slowest 10 miles of my life but whatever. Why are my legs so dead? I guess the 10k was downhill but still... I shouldn't be this sore. I did VA loop and Shriners run, then had some crazy idea to run up the HUGE hill by the second drinking fountain. I guess I was feeling adventurous. But it literally never stopped. I expected it to be steep for a while then even out for a bit but no. I made it to the crosswalk then stopped for a minute (I think that was .2) and continued to 5 and turned around. The downhill hurt, and I'm not doing that again anytime soon. The view of the valley was beautiful though.

Wasatch loop.