Sock tans

YToday was speed. We ran up to the track and did 2 laps then a mile of speed changes. Then we did 6x800s. I felt awful for some reason. Not like anything in particular was hurting, just generally felt sluggish and felt like I couldn't hit my times, kind of lethargic. Maybe my cold just hit me hard? I read somewhere that colds make you tired. Anyway, the first one was too fast, but it felt too fast from the start so I expected that. 2:42. Then slowed down a lot and got 2:56, 2:57? 2:58? 3:02-3:04, 2:55-2:56. Idk really, I didn't have my garmin because I misplaced it. I need to take better care of things. My hips and legs started to hurt weird but I think it was because of wearing trainers. We had a lap between each for recovery. Then did a grass lap and back to the school for cool down.

First official day of indoor track! We did 2 vertical laps and stretched like normal, and drills and such. Then we went to the weight room (it looks a lot better now that they've moved stuff around and added new equipment) and did lots of stuff in there like dead lifts, squats, lifted weights, planks, bench pressed the bar (ha), arm swings, and wall sits. It all seemed a lot easier than I was expecting. I remember last year I could barely lift a 20 lb. weight and it was easy to do the stuff the new coach made us do. Although the squats Griff made us do hurt my neck and now I'm pretty sure I have a bruise from the bar. Anyway, after that we went for our run and I wasn't completely exhausted by then like I was a lot last year. Then again we didn't do particularly difficult stuff, but still, it didn't even feel like I picked up any weights.

We did flagpole to flagpole run. We went to the U flagpole first, then to Westminister. I tried to keep up with Dakota, Andy, and Garek. They kept pulling away but they missed a couple lights so I was able to catch up a couple of times. Going back from Westminister to the school they all made a light and I didn't so for the last bit I was alone, but oh well, I worked. It felt like a fast pace and a good run.

Today I had an appointment I couldn't miss, so I just did a run by myself. I did my loop of the flagpole run. Then it was dark by the time I got home so I couldn't add any more. 

Indoor track again today. We did a big lap around the block, then did drills and strides on the field. Then we went to the hill below the field and did 4x50 meter strides up the hill and then 4x25 meter strides up. It wasn't very tiring but the sprinters were all worn out :) I love track I have decided. I feel better on a track than on grass and seem to do better in track. Anyway, distance went down to liberty and did 1 minute on 1 minute off 5 times around the pond. I got 4 laps in after finishing the lap i was on. Then we went back up to the school long way around liberty. 

2 laps around the school warmup, 8 strides, 2 more laps cool down. Feeling a little sore, each day I have been more sore.

AM:

Today I just in general felt bad, my left leg (weird, not the right one) was sore and I felt sick to my stomach. I think maybe i shouldn't have eaten that much before. In the race I just didn't want it enough. I made a move after like a half mile cause I told myself to catch up to Eleanor, so I did. Then I just sort of gave up and started to just run it, and a lot of people passed me. I fought people occasionally but not as much as I needed to. then with like 400-500 left decided I actually did want it and had a good kick but didn't start soon enough. I was able to outkick like 5 or 6 people, I told myself it was just like track where you have to have a good kick, and the track helped me pretend. But I proved to myself what I've been missing the entire season, the desire to win. If I can get myself to want it earlier in a race and race it to win I think I could do a lot better. But the majority of my races have been bad because I don't want it enough. I did feel like I was pushing most of the race, except for one spot where I slipped and let my mind get to me. I should get my mileage up, I always feel better when I am doing higher mileage. I think I've enjoyed these past few weeks of "sleeping in" and now it's time to run in the mornings. Now to find someone to run with...:)

Did about a mile cool down. I looked back on last years race (which was the same course) and it was overmeasured, 3.2. some say it was 3.3 though

PM:

It was a BAD idea to run through the U campus tonight. I forgot about the football game. SO MANY PEOPLE. Going along guardsman was chaos. I had to weave through the crowd even through the alley. (I went Shriner's run.) I decided to change where I was going once I got to the drinking fountain in effort to avoid the crowd, yeah that backfired. I went down virginia street and there were still a lot of people, and then had to stop at a ton of lights and there was lots of traffic, then had to wait for the trains, and it was all just a bad idea. Although I felt much better tonight than I did this morning. I felt like I was going pretty fast, that is whenever I wasn't trapped in the crowd. 6.75 miles