You've got to want it to win it

Celebrated the new year with a Jones soda at the H rock last night with Scott and Natalie :) For my run this morning I wanted to do 12 miles.  I ran up 1300s to Wasatch, and then over to the Shoreline trail by the freeway.  I knew it would probably be covered in snow and hard to run on but I didn't care.  I wanted to enjoy the view of the valley all covered in snow!  After I was over the bridge and out of the park on the other side, I continued on 2300e to 3300s.  Then I ran down to 1800e and ran back home that way.  When I got to 2100s and 1500e I realized I would still need to add a mile when I got home.  Then I decided to make it a 13 miler since it is now 2013 :P  So I threw in a lap on the road at Sugarhouse, and then ran home and finished at 13.  

This morning I went out to the oval to get some speed in.  I started with 4 laps warmup and then 4 laps speedchanges.  Then I changed to my flats and went over to the start for 200s.  I did 4 in 36, 35, 35, 35 and recovery jogging back to the start.  Then on my workout sheet I was supposed to do 12 400s at about 82 for the first 6 and then 77 for the rest...  I wanted to do faster so I decided to go for at least 8 and then I'd do 12 depending on how I felt.  I hit 1:16, 1:16, 1:17, 1:18, 1:16, 1:17, 1:18, 1:18.  I could feel the fatigue in my legs but I didn't want to be done yet.  So I did another four 200s.  These I hit in 36, 38, 36, 36.  Then I changed back to my trainers and ran 8 laps in the opposite direction to get to 11 miles for the day.

Felt like doing at least 7 miles, had no idea where I wanted to go.  It was only 9 degrees when I woke up so I waited a bit before finally going out into the cold!  I ran along 1500e and Guardsman to campus and then through the avenues on the Shriner's route.  On 11th Avenue I ran to 4 miles, then turned down J Street and weaved my way back to Virginia Street.  Then I ran along 1400e below the stadium and then ran up 500s to run back home along Guardsman.  I ran up to 1700e to add on because I would be over 8 but not quite to 9, so I added on to finish at 9.  Couldn't really feel my soreness because it was so cold!!  But it was definitely there.  Stretched afterwards.

This morning I went out to the oval to get another good workout in before school starts next week. I started with 4 laps warmup, then a good several minutes of stretching and another 2 laps before changing shoes. Then I went over to the mile start. I was hoping anywhere between 5:30 and 5:45. My first lap was about 1:19, then 2:46 at 800, 4:11, and I finished in 5:33. I took two laps recovery and then did some fast 400s. My times for those were 1:15, 1:12, 1:14, and 1:16. 1 lap recovery after each. I am glad I was able to have some faster ones than Wednesday :) my quads were really sore but I had hoped to do another mile after the 4s. I figured this should feel very relaxed after the fast 400s, but I let myself relax too much because the first 400 split was 1:28. I thought about dropping but decided to push through it because I knew I was fatigued and it would be good practice for if I got exhausted in a race. I held even splits; 3:00, 4:28, 5:59; so it was worth it. After another 2 laps recovery I changed shoes and did 5 laps cool down in the opposite direction.

This morning after it warmed up to a 25 I decided I wouldn't freeze if I went running.  I ran to 2100s and then to 1700e and then up to 20th east and under the freeway.  I stayed on 20th until I hit 4.25 and then ran back the way I had come to finish at 8.5 and end the week at 60.  This has been a solid week for me and I hope I can keep up the positivity and motivation every week!  And I didn't actually ever make a new year's resolution so I guess I just did!

First day of school!  Which meant first day of practice!  We ran to Sunnyside with a longer addition up through housing and then by the post office.  Then we went up and above the zoo onto Wasatch.  As usual everyone turned except for Hilary and me.  We continued on Wasatch to Thunderbird and then cut down to Foothill and ran to the flagpole.  We stopped to stretch for a minute and then ran back on Wasatch to 1300e.  Then we ran down to 1900e, to Sunnyside, to Guardsman and then back up to HPER to finish at 10 for the day.  

Today we had a workout at the oval. A few of us felt like warming up inside, so we did. I was with Megan for a few laps, I did a total of 7. Then the others came in and we did our usual drills and strides warmup. During the first stride my left quad tightened up and hurt really bad! So the rest of the warmup was painful and I wasn't even sure I could handle the workout.  I stretched a little bit and then just went by feel.  I was with the 800/milers group.  The workout was four 200s, two 400s, a 600 (I was probably going to do two), two 400s, and four 200s.  Equal recovery jog for each.  I stuck with Andrea for the first part of the workout, we trailed slightly behind Amanda and based our pace off of her.  For the 200s we hit 35, 35, 35, 34.  On the 400s I hit 73, 74.  For the start of each set my quad hurt really bad, but it would stop and then just burn the rest of the rep.  So I just kept going.  By the 600 I was pretty sure I would just do one, and then just finish the workout.  I hit 1:54 for the 6.  The next 400s I hit 73, 74.  Then Kep told me just to do two 200s so I hit 35 and 35.  Then I cooled down 7 laps to finish at 8.5 for the day.  Foam rolled (extremely painful!!!) and iced when we got back to campus.

Today I went running with Andrea since we were the only ones there at practice time... As we were just leaving the parking lot we saw a group coming back that had gone earlier.  We ran to Foothill and then down Sunnyside to Guardsman.  Then we went south on 15th.  Andrea was with me until 1700s and then she decided to go back.  I continued on to Sugarhouse and did 2 laps on the road and then ran back along 1700e and 1900e, then along Guardsman when I reached Sunnyside.  As I ran in through the business loop I finished at 10.  My quad didn't hurt during the run, it is definitely still sore though.  I stretched for a while afterwards and then got a massage.  Tim says doing speed at the track and always turning left could be why it is so tight, I've got to figure out a way around that...  It is hard to be able to go the opposite way at places like the oval where there are other people working out, or even at practice when teammates are trying to go the other way...  I wish track meets could alternate between running right and left so all of us wouldn't mess up our hips and get other injuries :P

Today I went with the 800/1500/3000 group out to the oval. It was weird being there without the other distance girls but it was cool anyway. I warmed up on the track, 7 laps in the opposite direction to try and help my quads/hips out a bit. During the strides and drills it didn't hurt, just a little sore and definitely tight when I stretched it. The first part of the workout was four 300s, but I just jumped in on the last 2 so I could have extra time to stretch. I was only able to follow Andrea and try not to let the gap grow, but my times were 52 and 52 so not bad! Then we had a 1000, Andrea and I were supposed to hit around 81-82s. I ended up starting out with Amanda, first lap 1:20 but then I'm not sure what happened because at the 800 I was at 2:50 and finished in 3:32. Still that wasn't bad. Then we had a threshold mile, Andrea and I were going to try and hit 87s, and Amanda was starting after us to hope to be able to work up to us. The first lap was 1:24, then we were 2:57 at 800, 4:25 and then I finished in 5:50. I was hoping maybe 5:40-45 but for as relaxed effort as this was the time is great! Next I did another two 300s, both in 57. Then I did five 200s in 35, 35, 35, 34, 36. The reocvery for most the workout was backwards 200 or 300 meters. For cooldown I did 7 laps in the opposite direction to get to 8.5 for the day. I made sure to stretch out my quads really well afterwards!

The foot of snow and slow snow removal pushed me to running on the treadmill while Andrea cross trained.  I made it to 4 miles before I couldn't stand the heat in the weight room anymore so I went and put on some long sleeves and my water proof hat, grabbed my Garmin and went outside.  I decided I'd just run on Foothill since it would probably be clear on the sidewalk.  False, as soon as I crossed over to Foothill the sidewalk had only partially been plowed and then there was a foot of snow.  I ran back to HPER and ran more on the treadmill until I hit 7 total.  My miles tomorrow will suffer as well, but I think I can still make it to 55 this week.

And hello more snow.  I took the bus home so I could use the treadmill there and do a load of laundry while I was over.  My sister came downstairs and talked to me, which made the first few miles go by pretty quick, but then she had plans with friends.  Running a lot in the basement is a lot easier than at school in the hot weight room :P  The basement stays cool on it's own, and there is a door to the outside that can be opened just a crack if I need.  When I hit 10 miles I realized the treadmill wasn't counting...  unless it was going by .10s, but I didn't think of that until I had already reset it so I could run the last mile.  I guess you could say I outran the treadmill this morning.  

Today we had a workout at the oval. We went in separate groups because of class conflicts, and I got to go with the earlier group which meant we got to start sooner before the track got crowded and that we would be done sooner!  Which was actually the purpose since I had class at 3...  Everyone was ok with indoor warmup since it is too cold outside!  I did 7 laps, then we did our usual strides and drills.  I was with the 800/miler/3k group again.  We were doing five 600s alternating between mile pace and 3k pace.  We did two 200s first to get a feel for the pace.  Those were both 37, with jogging recovery back to the start.  Andrea's times on the fast ones were a bit faster than mine so I was behind her on those, but we worked together for the 3k paced ones.  My times were 1:55, 2:05, 1:53, 2:03, 1:54.  The fast ones were hard!  But having the 3k pace ones in between definitely were a great mental break and prep for the next fast one.  Recovery was jogging back to the start the long way around the track, and then until 4 and a half minutes for the fast ones and 3 minutes for the slower ones.  For cooldown I did 8 laps in the opposite direction and called it 8 for the day.  And I made it back in time for class!

This morning I went for my run right after class so that I would be free to give a tour to a recruit later today.  I was going to go on the treadmill but I decided it wasn't as bad outside as it had been the past few days, so I bundled up and went outside.  I ran to 11th Ave. and then down into City Creek and out by the capitol.  Then I ran back up towards campus on South Temple.  The roads and sidewalks were fine up until about halfway up South Temple, then it was slick because a lot of people didn't shovel :P  The rest of the run was kind of like that too.  When I got to 1300e I ran to 500s and up to Guardsman, hoping that the sidewalk by the stadium would have been nicely cleared.  It wasn't.  I was able to run on the road on Guardsman so that wasn't so bad, then I ran along 1700e to 1300s and then up to 2100s to go back to campus on Foothill.  Mostly the sidewalk was ok, until I reached the Corner Bakery.  From there on nothing had been shoveled/plowed!  It sucked!  I can just say ouch for my ankles.  I was so glad when I made it to the light at Mario Capecchi!  When I got back to HPER I still needed about .75 so I ran out and back above the track to finish at 13 for the day.  I am super sore from lifting yesterday so I made sure to stretch out for a bit afterwards.  

Today I went running with Hilary.  Some of the other girls were going short because of the time trial tomorrow but Hilary and I care more about miles this week anyway.  We ran down 11th Avenue and then down City Creek.  Then we ran behind the capitol and then north, sort of where Beck Street is but we went to the right of it.  From there it looked like it might be hilly, but we were at 5 miles anyway so decided 10 miles was ok instead of 11.  We stopped to stretch and then ran back the same way.  Then I was scheduled for a massage and would have had to wait around for a while, but the training room was pretty empty because a lot of people are at the oval, so I caught Tim before the first person scheduled for a massage came so I got done early.  He worked a lot on my quad and it hurt really bad, but it feels amazing now!  

Time trial at the oval today!  Warmed up 7 laps in the opposite direction and then strides and drills.  Then changed shoes.  The mid-distance girls went first with their 1200, so to stay warmed up I did two 200s, in 35 and 34, jogging recovery.  It was still a while before we went but finally it was our turn.  We did a 2k.  My splits were 1:21, 2:43, 4:05, 5:27, 6:47.  I did a recovery lap and then wanted to do more, I was thinking 400s but Kep said only 200s or 300s.  I decided I'd do some 300s.  Bekah was doing 200s so she jumped in when I passed the 200 start, which was really helpful.  My first one was 53, then I decided I'd do one more, that one was 55.  Then I decided I was done.  I wanted to do 12 laps cooldown and call it 8.5, but by about lap 7 the other girls were standing around looking like they were ready to go so I got guilt-tripped into stopping at 8...  Then I stretched.  One van left, and then I realized Hilary and Alyssa were still cooling down though outside (I wished I had gone outside by this point), but since I didn't know when they'd be back I didn't think it a good idea to go start more laps... So I ended with just 7 miles.  I am thinking about running more tonight or else tomorrow morning, the only problem with that is that it is so cold!

Today Nikki joined Hilary and I for our miles since she wanted to get her long run done :) Charlotte came with us too, but turned early. We ran down 11th Avenue to City Creek and then on the road. We decided to run up the canyon a bit, so we did for about a mile and a quarter. From there the road got really slushy and slippery so we decided and turn back down the canyon. Then we ran out of City Creek and behind the capitol and then down to North Temple, a lap around the block around West Temple to South Temple, then up to 600e and over to the 400s Trax station. We arrived at the station at the same time as the train so it was perfect timing! :)

This morning I went up to Weber State with my mom and sister so that I could watch my sister race.  And because that indoor track is a special one, it is where Ben commented on my shoes two years ago!  (2 years exactly on the 22nd).  :)  After my sister ran the 3200, I went for a run exploring O-town.  I've only ran on the trails from Weber State but since those are covered in snow I just ran on the streets.  I ended up on Polk Avenue for most of the way, running into dead ends around 21st Street so I did a lot of loops in the neighborhoods there before running back to campus.  I was able to watch my sister run the 1600 as well.  The team did awesome and it was fun to be there cheering :)

This morning we met to get our workout done early and enjoy the rest of the day.  But it really wasn't that early since we have to wait for it to get warm before we can run.  The oval is closed this week but I don't mine skipping the drive out and back.  For our warmup we ran along Foothill to 1300s and then up to Wasatch.  As usual when there are so many of us, the other girls took off fast on their warmup.  I slowed it down so was at the back of the group by a bit, but especially in the cold weather I am going to wait for my muscles to warmup and then ease into a faster pace.  We informally did our strides and drills, then got started on our workout.  I did the LD workout today, we were doing fartlek and ours were intervals that were by the minute (not 35 seconds, 55, 75, that would drive me crazy!)  so I was able to set my Garmin to beep every minute.  I love that about my Garmin, I can make it through the whole workout without looking once :)  The workout was three sets of 3 minutes on 2 off then 2 on 2 off.  We took off and it wasn't that bad.  I was able to push the pace probably to 5:50ish and keep my form smooth.  I was going completely by feel which was good too.  When we got to the end of Foothill during our second set I assumed we were just going to turn around but Bekah had a different idea... which was to go down to Foothill and run on the road.  With the cars.  Not the best choice.  Thank goodness the right lane is super wide at least.  That set was slower because of that and since I didn't dare pass the other girls by going out to the side where there was traffic.  For the next set we made it back to Wasatch and then the workout was smooth again.  We finished the third set right as we got back to 1300s.  I told Kep I wanted to do one more so he said that was fine, Hilary joined me.  Then we cooled down together above the zoo and by the post office back to campus and finished at 10.5 total for the day.  Then we had lifting :P  But since we missed the time which Nu'u would have liked us to come, we were under Kep's instruction but he just told us to design our own workouts so that's what we did.  Strange day off but it is nice to have all of that out of the way now.  I'm probably going to go do physics homework for the rest of the day now.

This afternoon the team started on a run down 1500e.  We all were together until 2100s, then Hilary and I kept going to get our extra mileage while the normal people ran back.  :)  We did a lap on the road in Sugarhouse, then went up to 1700e and across the freeway to run down Parkway Avenue.  We ran down to Alden and then headed south.  We ran to Hilary's sister's house and then made our way back to campus.  We took Imperial Street and then 1700e to 2100s, then went up to 2100e back to campus.  Neither of us were sore from yesterday, but our legs were tired on the way back to campus because it is uphill the whole way :P  But it was a very nice run and great loop for a 12 miler!

Today we had split groups for workout again because of class conflicts.  I was in the early group, we took Trax to 900e and then ran to Liberty for warmup.  Hilary and I added on by going part of a lap on the sidewalk and then running down the sidewalk in the middle to meet up with the other girls for strides and drills.  Once we finished those we ran a little more warmup because Kep wasn't there yet and wanted to talk to us before we started.  I was with the mid-distance group and our workout was two 1 lap thresholds and then 6-8 200s at the end.  I was with Dre and Nikki and we worked well together as a group, and hit 8:59 and 9:00 so very consistent!  For the 200s I hit 34, 35, 35, 34, 35, 34, 34, 36.  For cooldown I ran part of a lap and then back to the 900e Trax station to finish at 10 for the day.

After ice skating around campus to class this morning we had already decided we were going on the treadmill for our run before Kep texted saying it would be a good idea :P  No way Sherlock.  Hilary (it is her birthday today!!!) and Andrea and I went down to the Smith to run on the treadmills there because there aren't enough in the weight room in HPER, we thought it might be less hot, and the view is better.  I did 8 miles, I started at speed 7.9 and finished with 8.4.  It was really hot up there!  :P  So I made sure to drink plenty of water afterwards!  Andrea and I foam rolled and stretched while Hilary ran a bit more before we went back up to the locker room.  We were all glad we ran on the treadmill when we saw the ice still hadn't melted when we were done.  And I was pretty happy for making it the whole day without falling, but as I got off the bus I totally wiped out.  I hurt my hand most by breaking my fall, everywhere else is fine. Tonight we fly to Albuquerque for our first indoor meet, I am racing the mile and the 3000 on Saturday.  I'll be so glad to be where there is no ice!

This afternoon we went to the indoor track to get our premeet done before lunch and the team meeting.  We weren't supposed to be there until 1, but were there at 12:43.  One of the coaches there was really rude when we showed up, but since we were running the first part of our premeet outside anyway it's not like it mattered :P  With Andrea, Nikki, and Amanda I ran 30 minutes, 15 out and back.  We were downtown but then made our way over to some neighborhoods.  We were at a Wendy's when we hit 15.  Back at the track I did three fast strides with Andrea, then stretched and went to lunch.  My Garmin worked inside on the track.  I'm really excited to race tomorrow!

Today at the track right before I went for my warmup they announced that the meet was running about 5 minutes ahead of schedule.  So I would be at 12:15 instead of 12:20.  I told myself it was just 5 minutes so it wouldn't make that big of a difference.  I ran to the Wendy's and back for 3 mile warmup, then came in and did a few drills before heading into the track to change shoes.  I only got in 2 strides and then it was time to line up.  I had to tell myself to stay positive and not think about the need to warm up more... When the race started I was at the back but I quickly moved to the front.  I was in the lead girls through 400, and it was too fast at 72.  Two of the girls in the race I knew were pacers so I tried to stick with their teammates that they were pacing.  The second lap was 76, not so great.  The last half of the race I was just done.  I didn't respond when people passed me, and I didn't push.  Those splits were 78 and 80 I think.  This was definitely a race to take a lot of lessons from.  First was to relax the first lap and then let other people fall off and pass them instead of letting them pass me.  Next was to start warmup earlier for track, and to account for meets later on where I will have to be at the bullpen a while prior to the start of the race.  I didn't feel like cooling down after this one since I would have to warmup again soon for the 3k, but Kep told me to just go for a slow walk/jog so I did.  I did quarter mile up on the bridge over the track and back.  Have I mentioned yet that the track is under a bridge and kinda sketch?  The entrance is surrounded by a lot of trash and there are some train tracks right by too.  And the fence around the parking lot has barbed wire at the top.  I love running in the neighborhood part of the city though.  

I wasn't hungry but I knew I needed to eat before my next race, so I had a banana and peanut butter from the hotel and a protein bar I saved from the weight room earlier this week.  My second race was supposed to be at 2:50, but by that point they were half hour ahead of schedule.  I wasn't going to make the same mistake as before so I went for my warmup at 1:20.  To Wendy's and back again.  The way there was really slow because I was exhausted but I made myself pick it up on the way back.  Then I felt more ready to race.  As soon as I got back I changed to my spikes and got in plenty of drills and strides while the guys 3k was going on.  I was definitely glad this race wouldn't be as fast paced as the mile, and I was more comfortable with my ability to be able to relax and then race.  When the race started I am sure I was at the back of the pack for the first lap but after that I picked people off slowly.  Early on there were two groups, I was leading the second group.  Up in the lead were two girls who must have been twins, but the main chase pack caught them and separated them.  I caught people as they fell off that pack.  My splits were pretty consistent, mostly 40s each lap, a few 42s in the middle but I kept pushing at the end and brought it back down to 40s and I think my last lap was 39.  I felt a lot better after this race!  My final time was 10:18 but I was happy for the consistency of my splits.  I need to work on strength for those middle laps but the fact that I was able to bring my splits down after going through the rough patch gives me hope to be able to hold this pace for 5k.  Same with in my mile, although I was dead the last 2 laps I still ran around 79-80.  It was nice to be able to end the meet on a good performance and redeem myself from earlier!  And I definitely needed this before Seattle in 2 weeks.  I might race at Boise next weekend, we'll see how Tuesday's workout goes.  For cooldown I ran to Wendy's and back again for 3 miles, bringing the total of the day to 12.5.

Can I just say how much I love my team?  Tonight Amanda came over to my room and told me Hanah told her it would be a good idea for us to take an ice bath.  So we went to Kate and Nikki's room to use their tub.  We iced for 15 minutes, it was so cold!!!  Then the lady at the front desk of the hotel felt bad for us so she gave us cookie dough. :)  Best day ever!!! 

Today we hosted Abigail and Jessica for a recruiting visit so they joined in on the run. Hilary, Nikki, Alyssa, Andrea, and I took them up to 11th Avenue and ran down City Creek. They continued on City Creek towards the capitol while Hilary and I ran up the canyon. It was so beautiful with all of the snow! And running on the road wasn't bad either. We went up to the same spot we turned at last time and then ran back down. The way back down was slippery but by running on the fresh powder we were fine. We ran down Memory Grove to South Temple. The plan when we were done running was to run to Zupa's so that was our destination. Hilary and I both stepped in a puddle while crossing South Temple and screamed so loud because of the cold! And that just about describes the rest of our run to Zupa's. Our socks were drenched by the end but it was super fun!

Today everyone was super sore from lifting yesterday!  I am sure it was the Bulgarian split squats :P  At the oval even Amanda warmed up inside!  I started with the group but was just so sore I couldn't keep up and had to stop after 4 laps to take a good long stretch break.  So I was on my own for the rest of the warmup, but it was more important to take care of my body and actually let my muscles warm up rather than just go through routine.  I did another 3 laps and then strides and drills.  I decided not to change shoes because I was sore everywhere.  My calves still from racing and my quads, hamstrings, and butt from lifting.  The first part of the workout Bekah and I did with the mid-distance girls; two 200s and two 400s, equal jog recovery.  My times on those were 33, 36, 76, 76.  Then we did the second half of the long-distance workout which was two 1000s, two 800s, and two more 400s.  My times were 3:20 (40 second splits for every 200!) and 3:22 (40, 40, 41, 41, 40).  I did long way around the track jog back to the start for recovery on those.  Then for the 800s I hit 2:45 and 2:45.  I was pretty exhausted by this point but just made myself keep going.  I ran backwards back to the start for those.  On the 400s I just tried to go with fast turnover and hit 78 and 78.  At least I finished!  It is hard moving up the number of reps now that I am transitioning out of the mid-distance workouts.  For cooldown I did 10 laps to get to 11 miles for the day.  And then when I got back to HPER, I took an ice bath for 15 minutes.  Couldn't have done it if I weren't planning on sticking around until my physics lab anyway :P  Looking forward to just an easy run tomorrow!

Today Hilary and I both knew we could count on each other to run outside :)  So it was us and Alyssa for the run today.  We ran up campus by the dorms and above research park to get to the post office, then up Sunnyside.  Then we ran above the zoo and onto Wasatch.  Alyssa turned at 3 but Hilary and I continued on Wasatch to Thunderbird, where we hit 5 so turned and ran back the same way.  It wasn't a bad run, just a lot of puddles everywhere but once we had warmed up they weren't so bad.  And it was a one long sleeve kind of day!  I love the snow because it is making it warmer than the past week has been and it is cleaning the air!  :)  Still sore from the past 2 days so I made sure to stretch for a while after finishing.

Today there was a little confusion as to what the workout plan was but we ended up going to the oval like most of us had been thinking originally.  Even though it was so nice outside, I stayed in for my warmup for my hip.  I did 7 laps opposite direction (there are actually signs up now at the oval, as of tomorrow there are specified days for going clockwise or counterclockwise...) and then stretched before doing drills and strides.  I did the long distance workout which was 15 minute threshold, 3 minute rest, 10 minute threshold, 2 minute rest, and then six 200s.  I actually wore my flats for this one so my calves got some work done too.  Mostly I was by myself on the threshold but I felt like I kept a good pace.  I was in lane 2 the whole time, and I wasn't really checking splits.  I got in 8.75 laps during the first set, then got in a lap during the 3 minutes, then another 6 laps during the second set.  Then I did my 200s in 36, 38, 36, 36, 36, 35.  For those I did jogging recovery back to the start.  Since I don't really know how much extra I ran in lane 2 I will count the 40 meters short of a lap on each of the 2s and their recoveries and pretend they are equal... that makes sense in my head but not when I type it.  Anyway, I figured I needed 4 laps cooldown to get to 36 laps total for 10 miles for the day.  Had a nice stretch afterwards before driving back to school.  It was an adventure trying to park in the lot by HPER when we got back... the car might be sorta stuck in a snow bank...