You've got to want it to win it

I biked this morning for 30 minutes.  Then I walked to the track for a bit of recovery (of the jello legs feeling from biking) and did crunches and pushups. 

After school, I really wanted to run (tomorrow was when the doctor said I could try every other day) so the coach let me do one grass lap, which goes around the whole stadium (its over a quarter but not quite half).  It was an interesting feeling at first, haha I kinda forgot how to run.  But it was painless which was great.  When I finished that I did a little bit of core such as crunches, wall sits, and leg lifts. 

This morning I went to the pool.  I started with 10 minutes warmup (the pool was cold!) and then I did 2 sets of 6 2:30 on with :30 recovery, 2 minutes recovery after each set.  Then I did a 10 minute cooldown. 

This morning I biked at the gym for 30 minutes, and then I walked down to the track where I did some crunches, pushups, wall sits, anda  few types of leg lifts for a bit of core work. 

I biked to the XC bbq with Abigail, Suzette, and Sophie.  Then I helped set up the course.  I ran only a little of the course with the team when they ran it.  I went slow, I was last the whole time.  I did the course about to the top of the big hill (I stopped to walk a bit, just to be safe, and I walked down the hill backwards) and then I cheered for my teammates.  Then I walked a bit of the remaining course backwards so I could cheer them on again.  Then I ran the last bit to the finish line.  My time of running totalled 5:45.  Afterwards I biked back home.

This afternoon I went to Steiner for a poolrunning workout.  I started with 10 minutes warmup, and then I did a ladder of intervals.  I did 1 minute on, with 1 minute recovery, then I did 2 minutes on, 3 minutes on, and so on up to 5 minutes, each with 1 minute recovery between.  Then I did 5 again, and brought the ladder back down.  Then I did a 10 minute cooldown.

Today was the byU Invite. I went to support the team. I ran for 15 minutes with my cousin who is staying in the dorms up there. We went to her dorm and back from the track. I only ran on the grass. My leg didn't hurt at all, I was pleased.

I went to the gym and biked for 45 minutes.   Then I did some core work; crunches, pushups, leg lifts, wall sits, calves, some more abs, and then arm swings with weights.

This morning I biked to Sunnyside Park so that I could run grass laps there. I ran for just over 10 minutes, which got me a lap and down to the drinking fountain. Then I biked back home.

In the evening I biked for 40 minutes, which got me to Sugarhouse and 4 road laps and back home (7.6 miles total).  Then when I got home I did some yoga on wii fit.

This morning I biked for 30 minutes.  Then I walked down to the track and did some core work.

In the afternoon I started biking with a 5 minute warmup, and then did 7 sets of 3 minutes on 2 minutes off, with a short cooldown before walking back to the track.  I wanted to do 10 but my left knee hurt from not straightening, and when I raised the bike I worried it would hurt my stree fracture.  But I still got in 40 minutes, which was good.

At the cross country meet today I ran part of the warmup with the team.  They did a lap around the park, but I walked on the hills and didn't do the last part since it was just up a hill and then down again.  Then I did a little bit more running with Bre on her warmup.

In the evening I biked for 20 minutes and used the eliptical trainer for 20 minutes.

This morning I did 40 minutes on an eliptical.

This morning I went and biked for 20 minutes and then I did 20 minutes on eliptical.

As I watched and cheered on the varsity girls at Murray, I ran 15 minutes.  I ran to the Indian Head and back.  Then by our pavillion I did crunches, pushups, leg lifts, and wall sits.

In the afternoon I went to Steiner for 40 minutes of biking and 40 minutes of eliptical.

This morning I biked for 40 minutes and then did elliptical for 10.

At practice I ran the jv run with the team.  It was up Sunnyside to Foothill, then south to 1300s then down to 1900e and back to Sunnyside and down.  Down Sunnyside I didn't go all the way back to the track, just to the park (from there it was too much downhill without grass for me to do).  I got in 30 minutes (though my legs were very tired a bit before 25, then I made the goal to hit 30 minutes).  Then back at the track I iced my legs. 

In the evening I took my sister to the gym for 30 minutes of core work.

This morning I went to practice and made ice cups, then I did some core work.  I did situps, wallsits (45 sec on 15 off), leg lifts, high knees, lunges, and buttkicks. 

After school I had planned on going poolrunning, but when I went to the pool it wasn't open yet and since there was a lot of driving involved to get there I didnt' go at all. 

Instead in the evening I ran to Sunnyside and did 1 lap, then walked back.  Though I'm not running as fast as I was before my injury, I think my form is better.

At practice  I walked to Sunnyside Park where I did 2 laps.  About three minutes into the first I stopped to stretch before continuing.  Then I walked back to the track where I did wall sits.  Then I did 10 barefoot strides, they felt very nice, even though I wasn't very fast.  And they didn't hurt :)  Then I did some pushups.

This morning I did 30 minutes of elliptical up at Steiner.  Then at the track I stretched.

After school, the team was doing 2 laps at Sunnyside.  I walked up to the park. but after about 3 minutes my leg hurt a little bit so I stopped and walked back to the stadium.

In the evening I biked for a total of 40 minutes, 35 pushing and then a 5 minute cooldown.

After school I went to Steiner and biked for 20 minutes, and then I switched to an elliptical.  I worked on it for 5 minutes, and then I put it on cross country mode for 30 minutes.  It was a good workout.

I biked for 25 minutes.  Then I did 30 minutes of the elliptical on cross country mode, and then a 5 minute cooldown.

At the track I did a mile warmup, and then 2 miles of progressive speedchanges in the opposite direction.  On some of the jogging parts I did high knees and butt kicks.  Then I changed direction again for a mile cooldown.  My leg didn't hurt at all, and (I wish I had my watch) I think I was going a bit faster than I have on other return runs.

This morning at practice we did 2 grass laps warmup and then a mile of speedchanges on the track.  Then we went down to the parking lot and ran 10 hills, about 200 meters, so there and back 400.  Then we did a grass lap cooldown.

In the afternoon we ran to Sunnyside and did 2 laps on the outside.  Then the team did an 800.  I got 2:59.  Then, since I haven't been able to run much, I did another and got 2:57.  Then I did 4 strides.  Then we ran back to the stadium and played ultimate frisbee.  Afterwards I took an ice bath.  My legs don't hurt, but they are sore from coming back.

Cross country meet at Toole/Stansbury today :)  I did about a mile warmup, and then headed over to the starting line.  When the race started, I wasn't quite sure how I was going to run it.  I decided to try a little under race pace.  I think it went alright.  During the first mile, which was uphill on a road, I kind of pushed the pace.  It was hard to breath a little, but my legs were fine.  From the beginning I quickly moved into 2nd and could see Bre up ahead most of the time until the trail.  I relaxed a bit at the trail, not wanting to overdo it or trip on anything.  Then at one point I felt relaxed and calm enough and I checked my watch, which was at 14 minutes.  I decided I'd try and push the rest of the race, and I think I did an ok job.  I was very surprised with my results, I thought I'd be farther back.  But I guess the cross training has paid off :)  I have a goal to take an ice bath tonight, rest tomorrow, run about 2 miles on Friday, and then race to my fullest at Orem on Saturday. 

This morning I biked for 20 minutes and then did elliptical for 25 minutes.  Then I did wall sits and ice massage.

After school I did intervals on elliptical.  I think it started at about 1 minute hard one minute easy but by the end I think it was at 2 minutes hard 2 minutes easy (segment times, I'm not sure how those work).  My heart rate was at about 130 on the easy and about 170 for the hard parts.  Afterwards I did a 5 minute cooldown.  Then I iced.

This morning with my sister I ran to Sunnyside park, did a grass lap, and back home.  My legs didn't hurt and I didn't feel sore at all... I hope tomorrow goes well.

This morning we started with a team warmup, I think it was a little over a mile.  Then we went back to our area.  I stretched and changed to my spikes.  I ran in dull quarters (I didn't have my spike wrench, and none of the other kinds would work on my shoes).  Then we headed to the start.  Did a few strides, then our cheer.  When the race started I focused on trying to find gaps so as to not get boxed in.  I got into the front pack right off.  At about the first lap around the ponds I took the lead (the pace felt ok to me).  Too bad I wasn't able to keep it.  My cardio is strong enough but my legs couldn't keep up.  People kept passing me through the second lap and I couldn't really find the mental focus to keep pushing.  I kicked around the last corner of the soccerfield, it was decent and I held off 2 runners.  My time was .2 seconds faster than one of theirs.  I didn't do too much of a cooldown afterwards, I think I'll go for a run tonight. 

We did a a tough speedworkout today.  We started with 3 laps warmup then 3 laps speedchanges with a lap recovery.  Then we did 5 sets of a 400 with 100 recovery, right into a 300 with 200 recovery, and a 200 with 200 recovery.  My times were:

1)  1:19, 1:01, 41

2)  1:25, 1:00, 40

3)  1:23, 1:00, 39

4)  1:30 (then I took a water break before continuing, fell behind the main group and did the rest with Taylor)  59, 41

5)  1:33, 1:02, 43

Then we did 2 big grass laps for cooldown.  My legs felt like jello for most of the first part, and as I continued I didn't feel as though I was pushing as hard.  I felt that with each step I might fall over.  I think I'll get back into the feel of running soon enough though, I'm happy to have done all of todays workout.

This morning for workout we ran up to Foothill and did the loop into 500s down to 1300e.  Then back at the track we did 3 laps of speedchanges and 2 big grass laps cooldown.  It was a little under 5 miles.

Afterschool we ran to Sunnyside and met by the white tree.  I was doing the workout late with Tanya (we both had stuff afterschool and came later).  We did 3 1 minute on 1 minute off armswings.  Then we did 8 strides with about a minute between each.  Then we did and 800.  My time was 2:52.  Then we got water.  Then we did a grass lap, though I stopped to stretch during it because my muscles were feeling tired/sore.  Then back at the track I did a 300 in :56.  then for cooldown 1 grass lap.  Bill said it was about a 3 mile workout.

This morning I went to Steiner for 15 minutes of biking and 15 minutes on an elliptical.

After school there was a meet at Woodscross.  I did about a mile warmup with Amanda and Kelsie.  Then dropped off sweats and went to the line.  The course was very short, just 2 miles.  After starting at about the first lap of the track before going out to the field, I worked into the pack of top 4 runners.  Then I stuck with a woodscross girl pretty much the rest of the race.  It was windy, so I tried to draft off of her (I'm taller than her so I don't think it worked that well).  I think my split at the mile was 5:56 (or at least Bill said it was, maybe I didn't hear right).  Then on a long stretch with no wind I passed the girl and tried to put distance between us.  However this didn't work and she got around me with between 300 and 400 meters left.  I didn't kick very much at the finish.  Afterwards for cooldown we did the course backwards (it took 20 minutes, definately not a 5k).