You've got to want it to win it

We had a fun warmup at lifting this morning, Nu'u played music and we had to dance and when he stopped the music we had to do 10 reps of a drill!  Super fun! :)  

A while later I went for my run.  I ran up through campus and then the Shriner's route up to 11th Avenue.  Then I ran down City Creek and behind the capitol and then down State Street to South Temple.  Then I ran up to 1300e and extended the way home just a bit to make it a full 10.  7:20 average pace.

Today we had workout at the oval.  I warmed up inside, 7 laps with Giselle and Megan, then the strides and drills as a team.  My workout was an 800 with 4 minutes rest, then four 500s with 90 seconds rest, and then four 200s with 2 minute rest.  My calves felt great so I wore my flats for this workout, which was awesome.  My 800 was 2:40 (1:19 first 400) so a little slower than what Kep wanted, but when I got to the 500s it was apparent I was still warming up, because my times were 1:34 (1:15 400), 1:34, 1:35, 1:36.  He had hoped 1:37 but they felt really relaxed, I was surprised when I heard my first 400 split.  On the 200s I hit 35, 35, 36, 36.  Then I cooled down 3.75 miles outside to finish at 9 for the day.  Did 12 minutes in the ice bath with Giselle, Megan, and Alyssa when we got back.

Today I did my premeet in Seattle with Amanda, Nikki, and Andrea.  We ran up on the bike trail that goes around Seattle.  On the way back Amanda couldn't stop laughing because of one comment...  But she was able to breathe enough to make it back to the Dempsey for strides :P  I did strides with Andrea and then stretched and iced my shin. Gonna have a great race tomorrow!!! 

I woke up today telling myself I was going to get a PR.  About an hour before my race, Nikki warmed up with me for her premeet.  We ran on the trails right by the water and then a little into the neighborhood and back to hit 3.  I did some drills and then strides on the track.  Then I stretched and did a few more drills while the meet had gotten about 5 minutes off due to rearranging the heptathlon a little bit.  No big deal.  I put on my spikes and then did some more good strides on the track.  I did a prayer with Natalie and then we got our instructions from the official.  We got to start right next to each other which was sweet :)  When the race went out I was able to get into the pack on the inside for the first lap.  The first lap was 65 and I went with the pack as we picked it up the second lap when everyone heard the split.  I was relaxed and I just went with the flow.  I had a good position in the pack so I just stayed there.  A few laps in some girls broke away and then a chase pack formed, which I was at the back of.  The lead girls took off and then there were a few girls strung off of the back, and then me.  I think I was in 9th at that point.  I knew Nat was close behind me because I could hear her team cheering for her.  I wanted her to catch up to me so we could work together, but she never did :/  I knew she was there for a few laps though.  I focused on the girl in front of me and closing the gap on her, which I did.  I was able to pass her and keep going, a bit further ahead was a BYU girl, but this was a larger gap so I knew it would take work on a lot of laps to catch her.  I kept closing on her and was able to focus on my form a bit too.  At about 400 to go I caught her and passed her, and I could see that the next girl was fading fast so I focused on trying to catch her too.  I kicked hard the last lap and was scared that the BYU girl would catch me but I held her off until the final straightaway.  I was also catching the other girl, but then the BYU girl caught me and I was already going all out, so it was the BYU girl, the other girl, and then me in 8th place.  The decimal times were .13, .29, .50.  So close!!!  But I still scored a point. And I got a PR!!! :)  Nat PRd too!!! :)  I very happy with the way I raced and that I have gotten better since the rough ending of last season.  I am super excited for outdoor now too.  I have about a month off now before my next race.  For my cooldown I took my iPod and ran around campus 3.75 miles to finish at 10 for the day.  I might have been lip syncing to my iPod the whole time... I was that happy :)  And I wanted ice cream for dinner, but settled for HardRock.  Fun night :)  Back at the hotel I took a 15 minute ice bath with Amanda and Andrea.  

After watching Nikki and Andrea compete in the mile I went for a nice 10 miler on the bike trail.  I just did an out and back.  It was beautiful.  My calves were still sore from last night, I can't imagine how much worse they would be if Tim hadn't worked on them :P  My left shin hurt for about the first 3 miles but after that it was fine.  When I got back I did stem and ice, and then watched Amanda run the 800.  She was .05 seconds off of breaking the school record :(  but it was an amazing race to watch!