You've got to want it to win it

My back and hips were feeling great this morning, and the weather was perfect, but because there is a workout tomorrow I decided to cross train today to hope for a good workout tomorrow.  I did my rehab and then biked 40 minutes (10.3 miles) and finished with a very modified lift.

Workout at the track today.  We did the usual warmup (well sort of, I stayed on Wasatch Drive to run flat) and then strides and drills.  The workout was a 600, 200, 700, 300, 800, 400 with 40, 2:20, 50, 2:50, 40, and 2:20 rest (or something like that.  Just trying to go off of split times on my Garmin but they aren't really making sense).  This is the first workout I wasn't able to keep up anymore with the younger girls so after the first rep, I was on my own.  But not really since when you're pregnant you're never alone :)  My times were 2:22, :45, 2:43, 1:11, 3:06, and 1:32 on the build up, and then 2:39, 1:09, 2:21, amd :47 on the way back down.  I was so happy to have done the whole volume!  Cooled down on the track until I was at 7 total.  Running my last home meet on Friday!! (And maybe my last track meet as a Ute) 

Cross trained today so I can plan on running for premeet tomorrow. 40 minutes on the bike. Easy lift afterwards.

Premeet with the team today.  We did the first mile on the track and then were allowed to run wherever.  We ran towards Foothill.  At Foothill, I turned around with Dakota before we crossed the street so we wouldn't have to cross and turn right back around.  We decided we would add on in ballif before going up to the track, if we needed extra distance.  In the parking lot at upper Huntsman we almost got hit by a car because the driver was texting.  Clearly not watching where she was driving, and us pedestrians had an even more clear view that her phone was out.  I yelled at her.  I hate people who text and drive.  No text is that important, and if it is either pull over or be on a call.  Anyway, after that I rolled my ankle on a stupid rock that was on the sidewalk, probably came from the landscape for the life center.  It hurt pretty bad, but I think because we do ankle stability drills every day with our cooldown drills that it saved me.  We finished with strides and drills on the track.  Excited for the home meet tomorrow!

Last home meet ever!!!  I started the warmup with the team but turned around at South Campus so I could stay flat.  Ran a few laps at the track while waiting for the rest of the girls to get back.  We did our strides and drills and then spiked up.  The 3k was mostly our team, with a few girls from the other schools.  When I saw that there were some Westminster girls signed up, I was happy because I knew I wasn't going to get last (but I will always remember Bill saying to respect all competition, so I knew it really depended on the race).  I was towards the inside for starting position, so I was able to get to the rail, and then everyone just filled in around and ahead of me.  I just focused on keeping my pace.  I was in the back, but that didn't matter.  I just ran even and the distance between packs slowly formed.  On the second or third lap I passed one of the Westminster girls, and a few laps later I caught the other.  Based on the announcer, I could hear that Hannah was pretty close to lapping me (I think she had 300 meters on me) so it became my goal not to get lapped.  This also helped me have a kick. On the last lap I could see that I was closing on Jade, so I kept my eyes on her and got her with about 100 to go, knowing that if she dug deep and had a sprint that she would get me.  But I guess she wasn't feeling it, so I finished just ahead of her.  After watching the 800s (I had to make sure that Andrea won at her last home meet!) I took Ellie with in the stroller for my cooldown.  I ran about 5 minutes and then that wasn't happening anymore, so I just walked instead.  I walked all the way from South Campus to North Campus, and then back to the track for senior recognition.  Kep said I did a good job keeping my emotions under control.  Um thanks.  But that is Kep for you!  Anyway, it was a great way to end my final track season as a Ute, and I'm glad that Jesse and Ellie and my parents were all able to be there :)

65 minutes of biking today. My legs hurt after racing yesterday! Ice bathed for 10 minutes afterwards.