Sock tans

I was expecting speed all day long, so naturally when I found out we were going to sugarhouse I was super happy!! But then later into our warmup it dawned on me that we must be doing hills if were going to sugarhouse...

And yes, I was right. Lots and lots of hills. The first hill we did was the state hill, that huge one. It should have a name, does it already have one that I'm not aware of? Anyway, we did 5 of those, up the hill and around, about a 400? I was feeling pretty good considering it was a monday and I usually die on mondays. I guess my easy bike ride yesterday actually helped :)

Then we went over to that other state hill, the one after the pond. This one too should have a name if it doesn't already.  This one was just an up the hill and continue on for FOREVER (or so it seemed) and then jog back to the start. 4 of those.

Then we went over to another hill, this one wasn't as bad as the other ones. It was kinda like miranda. I liked the downhill. :) 4 of those.

Then for some reason I thought we were done, so when I found out we still had to do another hill I was ready to punch someone. I REALLY didn't want to do it. And this hill was a hard one. It was the one right at the start of state, and by now I was NOT feeling good. I was just ready to be done right then. But of course there was more. We did 4 of that hill. It too should have a name.

Then we ran up to 19th and along there until sunnyside and then back. By then I was really out of it. I saw a lot of people I know and pretty sure I gave them weird looks as I tried to figure out who they were, but then i'd figure it out as it's too late to smile or wave... whoops.  

AM:

Freezing cold rainy weather. Not so great to run in. It's awesome that it rained, but when you have to run in it at 6 in the morning when it's super cold, not so fun. We went down to 13th and to south temple, then up V street? I don't really know I just followed the pack. When we hit the road the cemetery's on we turned left and went up death hill. I was feeling good up until south temple, so I really wasn't feeling great. I did stop and walk for a bit, but of course Bill caught me, I didn't even see him in the dark. Then we did the shriner's run back, and I just tried to catch Bill, who I now knew was there and could pick out where he was. I spent the rest of the run just trying to catch up. I never did, but I caught Emma who was with him for a while. I stopped at 5.25

PM:

Bill got there literally right as I got there. Nice surprise. That meant we would be done early! :)

Mile warmup and a mile speed changes. I did them pretty fast actually. I was feeling good :) We weren't told the entire workout, just that we had to hit an 800 at a certain time. I was to hit 3:10. Then when we finished he'd say to stay consistent and hit the next 800. By then I was thinking we were doing 8 800s, so when he said last 800 I was soooo happy!! 1 lap in between each. I hit 3:06, 3:06, 3:06.

but that didn't mean we were done with speed. He said we were now going to do 400s. He didn't say how many. These felt great after the 800s! I also learned what it feels like to go to your arms because I paid attention to that when I got tired. I was supposed to hit 92s. The stupid football players kept getting in my way and mocking us. That was the only downer. I hit 87, 87, 84, 84.

Then he said we were doing 200s. I love 200s!!! Except this was where I was starting to feel not so great. Same deal with the not knowing what we're doing part. I was supposed to hit 40s. I hit 39, 39, 40, 39.

Then we did 2 grass laps cool down. 

Well our bus got there late, so absolutely no warmup for the girls. They gave us T-shirts to wear because their coach got cancer. I actually like them.

Bill just said go fast enough to win to Abigail, and my job was just to keep up, and so was everyone else's I think. First mile sucked. It seemed way fast, but I figured that was only because of no warmup. It was a 6:05ish. Then the 2nd mile I wasn't doing as bad as I have in the past, and I kept pushing. They didn't say times this time. The 3rd I started to crash and I wanted to slow down or walk so bad, but I forced myself not to. I think that finish could've been a lot better. I got so annoyed in the middle of the race though because there were so many bugs and I kept getting them in my eyes or mouth or whatever. It was disgusting!!!

The finish sucked too because I thought I was done but it kept going and going and going! And then we turn and there is no one to direct us where to go, and I'm all alone, so I start going the wrong way, so confused where to go when they finally wave me down and I go over there. I almost got out-kicked, but I made sure I didn't. I wasn't in the greatest mood when I finished, and then Bill yelled at Emmaline and I to go with Abigail for a cool down and I hadn't recovered yet. That seemed really fast for backing off. The cool down wasn't so bad, but I didn't like starting so soon. We played on the playground after and it was great :)

Then I found out that I'm not racing the rest of the season and that made me sad. But I know it's for my own good so I won't complain too much about it. :( 

AM:

We went up sunnyside to foothill to 9th and then went to the gully thing. We did a lap and then went back to the track and did 3 chase 300s. Then 2 grass laps cool down.

PM:

We did part of the VA loop and cut across guardsman then went to the white tree at sunnyside. We then did 3 laps of speed-change type things. Then finished the VA loop.

We went up to Sam's cabin today! It was fun! But the run was horrible. I debated whether or not to stay and help with breakfast, but then decided to go for the run. My thinking on this was "it'll be easy, Bill said something about a recovery run." I couldn't have been more wrong. The first mile was all REALLY steep uphill, and then when we finally FOUND the trail we were trying to get to, it was still hilly. My calves were killing at this point, that whole area. I did stop to walk a bit because I just couldn't handle it. No wonder the others turned back right at the beginning. They got a clue. Then we turned around and went back, it wasn't nearly as bad but the hills had worn me out and I wasn't feeling too great. We were going slow though and it was downhill, so I managed until we were off of the trail. Then I just tried to stick with the group, but lost them on the 2nd to last hill, which was probably the steepest hill to go up in a long time. All I could think of was: Hill week part 2.