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

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.