You've got to want it to win it

Finished my last final this morning!  Then went for a 10 mile run, out on the fruit loop route and up Emigration Canyon, and back.  Then I lifted with Hilary.

This morning I did a workout at Liberty Park with Bekah and AuraLea.  We warmed up a little over a lap in the park, then did our usual strides and drills.  I was super sore from lifting yesterday morning (that's what I get for taking two weeks off from that...) so the strides hurt!  Not to mention just running, but strides especially.  The workout was 15 10 5, with 3 and 2 minutes recovery.  On the 15 I decided to try and go just sub 6, not sure what my body could take right now and wanting to be smart with the 10 and 5 left.  I came through the mile in that one at 5:54.  I started with Bekah on that one, which was good to get a feel for the pace, but she was feeling a better day today so when she took off I just had to focus in on my pace and not let hers distract me.  Same with on the 10, I started with her and then let her go.  I think my mile on that one was 5:47.  On the 5 I came through half mile in 2:52.  When we were done, we did four 25 second strides.  Those hurt the worst!  Then we cooled down a lap, and I added on just a bit more to finish with 11 total.

Today I ran xarT with Hilary.  This verion of the route included going to the drinking fountain in City Creek, and then down Memory Grove.  Hilary ran up South Temple with me to about 600e before going to catch xarT, then I was on my own the rest of the way back up to campus.  Afterwards I saw Tim for a massage.

This morning I went up to Pipeline with Hilary to go for a trail run. We went out to the end of the trail and back, and I added on up the road and back to get a full 10. Back at campus I did my second lift of the week.

This morning Bekah and I had a workout at the track.  We did the usual warmup and strides and drills.  The workout was 20 by 200, same as several weeks ago. Kep told us to try and go 41 for the first ones and about 8 or 9 seconds more for the recovery, or about 90 for the 400s.  As the workout progressed then we could go 40 and 39s.  Bekah and I decided to trade the inside every 4 laps to help us keep track of how many we had done.  The first few we hit 40s, and they felt ok.  The next mile I picked it up and we were hitting about 89s for the laps.  As the workout went on we hit a few 88s and 87s for the lap splits.  I was having a harder time picking it up on the fast 200 part, staying around 39 and 40 for most of them, maybe one 38 in there.  I think Bekah had a harder time on the recovery part, and had to take a few laps cutting the corner.  After the 17th one she caught up to me and stayed with me on the 18th one, which really helped me finish the workout since I wasn't sure I could do all 20.  My goal was at least 2 more than last time.  I am amazed I finished the whole thing!  But I am in better shape than several weeks ago, so that was a huge factor.  For cooldown we did a loop off of the warmup route and ended with 9 total.  Then 15 minutes in the ice bath.

This morning I went for 11 miles to end my week at 60.  I ran past Sugarhouse and through the streets on the cemtery loop, on 3300s going up to 2000e and over to Keller Lane and up to 2300e for a minute before turning around.  I ran back mostly on 2000e until I cut back down to 1700e at the freeway.  My body definitely felt tired, that may be from yesterday's workout or jumping 20 miles from last week...  Also the wind was carrying lots of stuff around today and my eyes got hit a lot!  Not fun.  At least I have eyedrops at home :-P