You've got to want it to win it

I was registered to run the Murray 5k but I had a fever again last night which finally broke around 2 am.  In the morning I still went to the race with my running stuff though not with high hopes of actually running.  I still would cheer though.  I ended up helping in the finish chute.

This morning I went to practice with the team at Sunnyside.  I started with the advanced group, everyone was going to Shriner's but we used 2 different routes.  We went up Sunnyside to Foothill and ran as the road curved and took us down to Guardsman.  Then we went through U campus the usual way and through the alley and then up Alta Street and to the drinking fountain.  Then we continued up to 11th Avenue and ran until we were at 4 miles before turning around, which took us just past the fire station.  Then we came back the same way.  On 11th Ave. I wasn't able to keep up as much but didn't want to push too hard since its my first day back from injury and illness.  I stopped to stretch my hamstrings for a few seconds which helped my legs feel better.  I stopped for a drink again (I think I have been dehydrated which led to me getting sick).  After going back through U campus and reaching 500s instead of going back up Foothill and down Sunnyside, I just went straight on Guardsman which cut it a mile shorter than the others but 7 is plenty for the first day and Coach Kepler advised me to stay off hills, especially down and I had done enough for the day.  Then I got a drink at the park and did hamstring curls on the swingset!  :)  Then I did 3 sets of the secondary strength core workout and 1 set of the abs.

This morning I met with the team for practice at Cottonwood Complex.  We started with the usual warmup of going around the baseball diamonds and then up to 1300e over to 3900s and down to 1100e, and then the advanced group going to 4500s and back up to 1300e and back into the park.  Then we stretched for a bit followed by 8 strides.  Bill and Emily introduced Bessie to the newcomers and I ran it with them when they were showing what they wanted them to do.  When they were actually doing the hillwork I didn't do it because Kep wants me off hills because of my hamstring.  So I just ran around the flat part of the park until I was at 4 and a half miles.  Then for cooldown we ran the region course.  I stopped at 2 miles though because my legs were really tired by that point.  When I got home I did 2 sets of abs.

This morning I went to practice with the team up at Pipeline.  We ran out to Rattlesnake and back.  I was with Bill and Natalie the whole way out, we were holding a pretty good pace.  I almost tripped right before the turnaround but luckily I caught myself before I scraped up my knees and I didn't scrape my hands either!  At the turnaround I wanted to stop and enjoy the view for a bit but the others left so I went with them.  I didn't feel I could go as fast on the way back so I lost sight of Nat and Bill.  I ran a bit with Scotty but ran the last part by myself.  When I got back I ran up the boardwalk and road a bit and back to get up to 10 for the day.  When I got home I did my secondary strength stuff and some abs I haven't done a while, like the stuff from yoga.  

This morning I wasn't able to go to practice because I would have been late for a job interview but on my own I ran from my house up to 1500e and over to 2100s then up to 1900e and over to 900s and back down to 1500e and to my house.  That was 5 miles.  When I got home I did a set of the abs exercises and then did the abwork Emily showed us last fall and then leg lifts and planks.

This morning I enjoyed sleeping in until when I actually woke up and it was hot when I went running :P  I did 6 and a half miles, I ran to Shriner's from my house and kept going until I was at 3 and a quarter which was just onto 11th Avenue for a bit.  Then I went back the same way I came.  When I got home I did my 3 sets of secondary strength exercises and then was going to go do medicine ball with my mom but got distracted by my hula hoop so did that for half and hour instead heehee :)