P.V.H.S.X.C.S.T.S.

I'm actually not sure if that's as far as I went. See, I didn't run at all during girls camp because my parents have been wanting me to take a break for my foot for a while, so I told them I wouldn't run at camp so my foot would hopefully heal (which it actually didn't do much for, my foot still hurts). Any who, so I was originally intending to do 3, but then Breann convinced me while we were running that I would feel so accomplished if I did 6. I ran with her on the way out, but she turned around with liz, so I ran alone on the way back. I had been feeling kinda sickish, on the way out a little bit, but I thought it was nothing, it wasn't until I was about at the bridge on the way back that I started feeling terrible. I kept pushing but then I had to stop about half way to the light, I felt like vomiting/passing out. Rachel and friends found me and Rachel went to go get her car. I kept trying to get farther while she was gone, but I just didn't feel well at all. Moral of the story is, drink water, even if you wake up late. but plus side, when I ran with Breann she kept making me run with her, which was really good for me.

easy 3 today, nothing too special. It felt slow, and lonely.It's just hard to see new people who haven't been running very long at all come and pass you up, one of these days I'll be faster than a brand new person. striders afterwords, when I get to about 6 I start to feel so tired! and my collar bone starts to ache like a side ache, which I know sounds super weird.

yay afternoon run! It wasn't too bad, except I ate way too much before hand and felt awefully sick during the run. Kelsi, Aubrey, and Breann stuck back an ran with me. It's nice to run with other people, but I always feel so awfully guilty when they do. I don't want people not becoming their best because they're always sticking  back with me, they need to push their selves! One day someone should join who is just as good as me, and then we can push each other.

yeah, the run deserves the name. hills down in you know where, it was my first time doing hills like that this summer and it was sure something special. when I got down there the level 2/3 girls had already done a 1 min. so I joined them for their second one, right after we got started I could tell I was trailing behind by a ton. I am done being left in the dust. So I went as hard as I could and passed up Liz, so that made me feel super accomplished. then on one of the two 30s I ran up it with Megan which made me really excited. I pretty much woged up the hill out though, technically I was running, but I was running slower than manu's walk. died of thirst all the way back to the school, but besides that, I'm good. Oh, and my foot and ankle were hurting, I wonder why it just won't get better!

yay long boring and monotonous! grass run. I don't feel like I can tell how fast I'm really going on the grass, but today I wasn't pushing it very hard. one thing that I don't like about all levels going the same distance is that everyone finishes, and I still have two or three laps left! and then it's just kind of awkward running around everyone else doing their striders. Last day of kids club, made me feel sadish. . . I probably won't see some of those girls ever again, but then some of them may come back next year and be in my group again, so that's almost hopeful. I didn't go swimming with the team today, because Elder Hutchins gets home at noon, and I thought that was a bit more important.

Missionary brother get's released and  what's the only sensible thing to do 10 minutes after we get home? Take him on a run! He talked all the time during his mission about how he was running a lot and getting into good shape, and so I was excited to run with him! he's faster, but he stuck back with me and pushed me some. My stomach felt icky while running, even if it was just an easy three. I hope tomorrow my stomach will feel better. I felt justified in going on a second run today because we were supposed to do an afternoon run yesterday and I didn't do it, I felt kinda guilty.

five is hard. two and a half up hill is really hard, but the way back was nice and easy. I've been so sore all week ever since monday, I hope a little weekend of recovery will be good for me. I am seriously doubting that I've gotten much better since last season, I don't have any evidence that I've gotten any faster. I'm half excited for the race, and half dreading it. It either can make my entire summer of sweat pay off, or just break my heart and crush my soul. So yeah, that's my feelings for the day.

I wasn't able to make it to the afternoon practice at the school, so I ran the arctic circle three by myself. It was just an average run, I tried to push myself a little bit out of my own comfort zone that I usually end up running in while I'm alone. I hope that if I do everything coach tells me to do that I'll be able to reach my goals, which is how I got up the energy to go run three miles all by my lonesome. 

wow, I'm sure tired. I do enjoy running out into the fields though, so that's a plus. My ankle was hurting bunches about the last mile and a half, but besides that it's just occasionally painful. I luckily got to run with Micah and Taelor for part of the way out, but they turned around at the bridge. It's so nice to run with other people, makes the whole thing so much more enjoyable. speed wise I think I did okayish, I never got too fast, but it was just so I could conserve energy for the end when I really needed it.

It was a nice three mile run. I did my best to keep close to Breann, Mariah, and all of them so I ended up pushing myself throughout the whole thing, which is what I really need to do. I wont be here for the race tomorrow, which makes me quite sad, I was really rather looking forward to it. My ankle just likes to hurt, but at least it's not very much anymore.

ah great, just as the pain in my foot is getting quieter, my hip starts acting up. It doesn't hurt a ton. yet.  But it hurt enough that I didn't do plyos(?) today. unfortunately, it's the opposite hip than my bothersome ankle, so I don't think that they're related. well, running is just awesome to me.

Ouch. So I showed my mother where I was hurting yesterday and she said it wasn't my hip. unfortunately she said it's the exact same spot where her sciatic nerve hurts. awesome. and better yet, she says that it's genetic. But any way, the run was alright, lovely weather, not too difficult, just pain on my sciatic nerve and ankle. I'm going to miss running in the mornings like this. I'm leaving town today so I wont be at the race, or at practice for the rest of the week, so see ya!

This was probably my best run in a long time, I'm actually really excited. Even though the weather is kinda icky looking, it actually felt really nice. I didn't notice any pains in my foot or my legs, so that was really encouraging. as I was running I thought to my self, I bet I could go faster than this and still feel fine, so I did. And it felt great! I'm starting to feel like my work is paying off, even if it was just one easy three.

from now on I am including warm up in my mileage. oh my. It was a seriously rough day! so hot. so slow. kept getting side aches and my leg was really hurting me. my leg feels like the joints are out of wack and messed up some how. I don't know. . . I've had better days. I'm really going to miss running with the team, even if I don't really run with people I still love the social part of it. Ahh! It'll be so sad. :(

ugh time trial really was a huge disappointment. I was so hoping to get under 25, and I thought it would be easy, but nope! instead I get 26 something. not what I was hoping this season would look like. I am certain one of the main reasons I did so terribly was I was dehydrated. I have a new goal for tomorrow! drink a bottle of water per class period and during lunch! I bet that will make a huge difference. BUT on the positive side of the time trial, I know I did poorly for me, the whole time I knew it wasn't going very well. I felt like I was running about as fast as I could walk. What's positive about that, you may ask, well, if I know I did awful it means I can expect more than this from myself. I know I can do better. but on the down side my hip/ leg joint is super not cool. it hurts bunches and feels like it's out of place or something.

Physically spent. that's how I felt today. Absolutely and completely exhausted. As I was running I figured I never ran more than .5 a mile at a time because I'd stop at stop lights, the club house, the turn around point, and then all the same places on the way back. It's so frustrating, I don't feel like I've improved at all since last year! Coach said that it's impossible for someone to work so hard and not improve. I feel like I've worked pretty hard, and I'm still waiting for the improvement. I drank a bunch today during school, but I still felt like I needed many a drink, so I'll keep trying that.

okay. I'm doing alright. Today Coach Roberts told me to try and stop thinking about trying to improve an just think about having fun. I tried my best to not think about it, but I couldn't help myself for the most part, when I run, to entertain myself I think about how I'm doing and if it'll get me to my goal. but I think he's right. right now I'm not really enjoying running at all, but I think if I stop thinking about it for a bit and just try to have fun, I'll enjoy this season a lot more. Today itself went pretty well, not superb, but not terrible.

Best run in a long long time. I felt like I was moving really quickly, I didn't feel dehydrated (just a little dry mouth), I was able to run with sophomores Austen and David, and I didn't hit any lights or need to stop for a drink all the way till starbucks! It was kind of a perfect run today, and it felt really good. Unfortunately, today was the last day I'll be able to run with the team for a long time, because of the play. well, I'm glad I had a great last run.

I just wanted to cry when I came around the corner at the end and saw the clock had 35 minutes on it. In fact I did cry. I want to break 30 so so so so so bad, that's what I've been working for all summer, that's what my goal has been since midway of sophomore season, when I feel like stopping or turning around early at practice I would imagine how proud and excited I would feel when I saw my time reading 29:58. and now I'm pretty sure I'm not going to get it. I would have to cut off 5 minutes, I was looking at the list afterwords and saw how many people I would have to beat to have had my time be where I wanted it. I would have had to have beaten about 20 more people. I felt awesome while running, which just means I couldn't have gotten better. Now with the play, I don't have the time to do what it takes to cut off those last 5 minutes.

Auditions today! hooray! which means I got to run in the morning. Oh. Dear. They go SO fast! I was pretty proud of myself for keeping up with Mariah, Liz, and Chancie on the way there and only being a bit behind them on the way back. I guess if I want to get faster, this is the way to do it! Practically died, but worth it. Morning practices are going to be hard, but I'm actually thinking that this will help me most to get my goal.

Honestly, I really didn't want to be here today. I wanted to be at call backs. but I was here. Fortunately, this improved my daily mood greatly though. I don't feel back to my 100% happy self, but I just feel a bit better about my life, which is much needed now. the run itself wasn't very good; slow, tiring, hot. but it was certainly hard, so it better be doing something good for me. plyo's were super hard, my legs feel like jello right now. But the phrase that first got me through XC last summer came to mind, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger!"

I wish I could run more, but just time wise, this is what will work. But I think that these morning runs may be better for me than afternoon practices! Those girls go so fast! I practically die trying to keep up! but this morning, I was able to stay in the pack the whole way there, I was even in the front bit for a little while. I know long runs have all of their awesome advantages, but I think that a whole bunch of these shorter runs with more speed is really going to take me to my goal! I feel like I'm running a race every other day!

Yep! That's right! I ran four and a half all by my lonesome! pretty much every time I run on my own I always start out thinking I'll try going four, but then I always end up going three. but I'm dedicated. I felt really pretty good. My head kind of felt elsewhere, so I didn't really notice too much. Although I did feel as though I was moving pretty quickly and I had no pain really. except I ate dinner right before I ran, which didn't effect me as much as it usually does, but I felt a weird pain in my esophagus (I think it that's what it was) but I'm pretty sure that was just from eating.

morning three. quickish for me, but slower than usual. I was behind all the girls pretty much the whole time today. I'm thinking it's partly because the varsity girls were running with us today, making everyone pick up the pace, but I can't really pick it up any more. also probably because I ran yesterday evening, and then just a few hours later I was running again. I'm feeling more positively towards running, you don't really realize what you've got till it's gone. I cherish practices more, because I'm not able to run with my team always now.

A minute slower than last year. but I'm in a better mood today. I'm okay. It's probably partially because I knew I would probably not get my goal this time, and partially because of the graduates who were there. They make me happy. the run its self was not quite the best, my stomach hurt so I wasn't quite able to do my very best. It was still a pretty good run. I had a pretty good start for me, I was with this cross creek girl, but she was moving too fast for me to stick with. I wish that they did the long lap first, and then got smaller from there. but it's not my choice! well. It looks like I have more practicing to do.

I'm a sinner! I didn't run yesterday! I was super busy yesterday but I'm still sorry I missed. this morning was okay. the whole morning my stomach was hurting, but I couldn't go anymore at one point and had to stop and sit down to try and let my stomach feel better. I'm just so exhausted, I wasn't able to keep up for very long today, but all of the varsity girls were running too, so they were going a bit faster than usual. I just feel awful when people slow way down for me. I don't want to be the reason they aren't reaching their full potential.

Arctic circle run with Mariah. nice, easy, fun. we basically just talked about boys and the play the whole time, it's quite entertaining running with her. That's basically it. She's faster than I am so it was good I guess she was there to push me a bit. I felt rather out of breath and out of shape, morning runs are too easy on me I guess! haha!