Sock tans

Today was a speed workout, but it was slightly different. We did 2 grass laps warmup, then did 5 strides. Then we did these hill things on the soccer field hill that actually were kinda hard, I didn't think they would be but they were. We zig-zagged along it. Then we did a 200, 300, 400. I didn't catch my 200 or 300 times, I didn't want to restart my garmin today, cause I wasn't really sure what we were doing. My 400 was an 81. By then I was tired and felt sluggish as I usually do on Mondays. Then we ran up to the white tree at sunnyside and did 4x800s. They went 2:45, 2:48, 2:51, 2:47. Then went back down to the track and did a 400, 300, 200. 400 was a 78, 300 was 52, and didn't catch 200 but this one felt way faster than the first one. Then did 4 asphalt hills and 2 grass laps cool down, then I finished to 9.

AM:

For morning practice we did the running of the leapards 5k backwards into this is the place, where we got back onto sunnyside and went straight back to the track. We picked it up on the way back to a 6:27. Then we did 2 progressive 300s, which got us to 5.75. Felt like a good run.

PM:

We did a mile warmup, then 6 laps of Js, I think just because it was so windy. I have never done Js before, and they were kind of wierd. I kept starting to speed up at the 100 mark out of habit, then remembered that I wasn't supposed to. Wierd. Then did 2 grass laps cool down.

Did a little over a mile warmup because when we got there it was really close to our race

The race honestly didn't even feel hard and it was such a breeze. The start of the race sucked, lost like 3 seconds at least because they blew a whistle instead of a gun and created lots of confusion, and I also got spiked BEFORE the race doing the cheer so that was fun (haha). I felt great! I had decided that I was going to try for even splits, I didn't want to go out too hard. First mile was around a 6:07. I was relaxed and didn't feel like I was working super hard. I decided just to keep even and not push super hard. at the 2 mile I still felt really good, which was a huge change from recent races. I lead for almost the whole race. In the last little bit Eleanor unfortunately outkicked me, but I was still happy with my time. I honestly still don't believe it, I haven't PR'd once this season. And there wasn't even much competition, I mean I'm sure other teams weren't actually racing it like we were, but even so it felt good to be up there. It gave me more confidence and now I'm excited to race again!

AM:

We ran along 13th to sugarhouse, then did a lap, and went back along 15th. I felt really tired.

PM:

Mile warmup, mile speed changes, mile cool down.

Today was the Nebo invite. It was so cold! By the time varsity races started it had warmed up a little, but it was still cold enough for me to freeze. I did about 1.5 warmup.

I went out too fast again. I didn't relax like I should've. It was a crappy race, but at least my time is coming down. This race felt like I was working the whole time, but it was slow. Granted this race was the full 3 and it was super muddy and cold, but I still wanted to break 19.

did 2 miles cool down.

Yay for Utah weather. It's warming up again :) Today I went for my own run. I went up to Foothill, then over to thunderbird, up to wasatch and along there past the zoo. Then turned down sunnyside to Foothill, then along Foothill to guardsman and went through sunnyside park to get a drink, but found the drinking fountain tipped on its side and water spraying out of the bottom...so I found another drinking fountain. Then went back up to Foothill and along there until 13th and went back home and added to 10.25. Averaged 8:10. I remember when it was hard for me to do that, and now it's me relaxing :)