You've got to want it to win it

Today I enjoyed a nice relaxed run with the team.  I took the pace out comfortably, which was a little hard for some of the girls.  But Alyssa came with me! :)  We did Albertson's loop, returning on 1900e and then doing a lap around the Huntsman to get to 7, then I ran out and back above the track for the extra mile to finish at 8.  7:10 average pace :)  I am super happy Alyssa was able to keep up, she has improved a lot since the fall!  I ice cupped my shins and calves afterwards.  They really needed it :P

Today was another regular run day so I went running with Nikki and Charlotte.  We ran up on 11th Avenue and then down City Creek and behind the capitol.  Then we ran down Main Street, did a lap around temple square, and then ran to the Trax station.  They went to Trolley but I went up to 900e to make it a full 8.  After riding the train back up, we stopped by institute to grab some hot chocolate to keep us warm on our way back to the locker room :)  I did 15 minutes of stem on my back.

Today I went running with the team.  We did the Albertson's loop again, but came back on 2100e.  My left shin and hip hurt a bit at first but they warmed up.  Or maybe just on the way back it didn't hurt anymore since it was uphill.  Basically I really miss running on grass :(  I wish the snow would melt a little more so that I can run on parking strips again!  The other girls continued back on Foothill, but to add on I ran down 900s and then back to campus along Guardsman.  I wove through campus to add on to finish with 8 at the locker room.  I had a nice stretch, and then I asked Hanah to scrape my calves... they have gotten that bad.  IT HURT SO FREAKIN' BAD!!!  But it will be worth it.  

Today we had a threshold workout at Liberty.  Warmed up there from the 900e Trax station, then I did a lap on the sidewalk with Hilary, AuraLea, and Alyssa.  Did our strides and drills and then got going on the workout.  The different groups had different workouts, mine was 15, 10, 5 minute threshold.  Andrea was doing mile repeats, so for the first part of my 15 minutes I ran with her on her first mile.  Then I moved to the outer perimeter so I could run on the grass!  My left hip was hurting during the warmup, it did warm up but it felt better to be on the grass.  We had 3 minutes rest between the 15 and the 10.  During the 10 I made it through the firs half alright but then my hip started hurting again really bad, making the last 5 minutes feel like forever!  I dropped after that set, I needed to listen to my body and take care of it.  Doesn't help that my calves are still in pain from getting scraped yesterday.  And bruised, but running on the perimeter of the park covered those up with a lot of mud :)  From where I stopped I ran back to the Trolley Trax station to end at 8 miles and go get treatment.  I did some hip exercises from PT last summer, then Heather did some alignment stuff before setting me up on stem.  The pain goes between my hip and lower back, so I wonder if my slipped disk is causing problems again?  For the next few days I am going to avoid running on pavement, so I guess I will either be on the treadmill or kicking up mud at any park that has enough grass to be able to run decent distance.  Anyone know how Sugarhouse is right now?

I took Trax down to the Trolley station so I could run at Liberty Park again.  I stuck to parking strips as much as I could on the way there, then just stuck to the outer perimeter.  I was pain free until about 2 and a half miles in, but it was definitely not as bad as yesterday.  I did a full lap and then some to get to 3, then I turned around and did a lap in the opposite direction and then back to the Trax station to get to 6.  I did the hip exercises I learned over the summer again, and then stem for 15 minutes.  I kinda hope that the pain is just from the slipped disc in my back, because then I am not really injured and it is just the disc hitting a nerve...  Either way I will be cautious over the next several days.  On a positive note, my calves felt great today!

Today I had my brother drop me off at Sugarhouse so I could run there since he had to pick up Abigail from work anyway.  I ran 3 laps on the outer perimeter, the snow was mostly melted all the way around and it wasn't super slippery either.  My brother didn't want to wait around for me to run so I had to run home :P  But that made it a nice 7 miles and finished off the week with 45.  My hip didn't hurt very much, I think overstriding is probably why it has been hurting so much.  When I decide to pick up the pace on runs I need to watch my form because I think that is when I overstride.  Still gonna be cautious the next few weeks.