You've got to want it to win it

Today I went for a run with the team.  We started out on Foothill since the people who are coming back from injury needed somewhere flat.  At 1300s I took my long sleeve off since it was too warm and tied it like a cape, that caught a lot of attention the rest of my run!  Lauren, Nikki, Hilary, Andrea and I went out to 2100s and down, they stayed with me until 1900e where they turned to go back but since I needed 10 I kept going.  I went to Sugarhouse and did a lap going counterclockwise, then I left the park at 1700e and went back up to 1900e which I took all the way back to Sunnyside.  Then I did a lap and a half at Sunnyside Park since I knew I'd be short some mileage if I went straight back to campus, and I hit 10 miles just coming into the parking lot by EHPER.  My calves are sore from racing but I only notice going down stairs or up hills.  My hamstrings are also a little sore, so I'll just take care of my legs these next few days and do what I need to let them recover.

Today I went running with Andrea while the other girls did a hill workout.  We ran to the hills with them though.  We took Trax down to Trolley, and then headed north into the snow and wind towards the Avenues!  After leaving the other girls at 2nd Ave. and J Street, Andrea weaved our way through the Avenues a little more just staying where it was flat.  While we were running here, a miracle happened and it stopped snowing!  Actually its just Utah weather but still it made the run a whole lot nicer!  Eventually we got to South Temple and then went south on 1000e.  We had a scenic route of some creepy looking houses... When we got to 400s we cut down to 900e and then went over to 900s and down to Liberty.  Andrea headed back to the Trax station when we got to 600e, but I stayed and did 2 laps around the wood chips before heading back to Trax.  The run today took me 74 minutes; yesterday I did 76 minutes and another mile haha but today Andrea and I were both still very sore so just took it at a very comfortable pace.

Today we went for a run out into the wind on Foothill.  Bekah and I did the Albertson's loop but the other girls kept going on Foothill.  When I got down to 2100e and headed back towards campus I had to shed a layer since now I had the wind to my back and it wasn't so cold anymore!  After I finished I went to the training room and stretched and rolled out for a while since I'm still a bit sore from last weekend.  Also I tried the foam roller between my shoulder blades because they kill after yesterday's lifting workout!  The rolling didn't last for more than 2 seconds because the pain was so bad!  Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day...

Today the other girls had a workout so I ended up running by myself.  I went out on Foothill to 1300s, then ran down to 1300e and back to campus returning on 500s.  When I got back to the locker room I needed about 3/4 of a mile so I went out and back by the track.  I am still very sore, mostly in my left calf which every day when I'm running decides to be very tight and not want to stretch very much :P  When I got home I took an ice bath for 15 minutes.

This morning my hamstrings were really sore and I wanted to do yoga so I took advantage of the free on demand fitness channels and found some yoga shows!  There was even one specifically for runners!  At noon I went running with Lauren, Nikki, and Andrea.  We all needed 6 miles so we went out on 11th Avenue with the intent of running down to Trax.  We were running right into the wind and decided to just turn around at 3, which was right before we went into City Creek Canyon where the wind might have been worse, and ran back so that the wind would be to our backs.  

This morning I went for a run at Liberty Park.  I grabbed my iPod and had decided I'd just do laps.  Rather than stay on the wood chips the whole time, I ran the outer perimeter of the park so that each lap would be a bit longer.  I didn't keep tracks but I think it took 5 plus part of a 6th to reach 9.  On my 3rd lap when I was almost to 900s my left calf starting getting tight again (surprisingly it didn't get tight yesterday) so I stopped to stretch for a minute, and got my hamstrings too.  After that the run felt great and I finished with a 7:30 average :)