You've got to want it to win it

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 :)