You've got to want it to win it

This morning when I was walking down to the locker room to go running and wishing I could talk to Nikki because I was feeling awful about a test I just took, I ran into Nikki and Becky just leaving for their run!  Even though they were already started, they said they would wait for me to go with them :)  Hooray!!!!  We ran along Foothill to Sunnyside and then up through the golf course.  Someone blocked off part of the trail by dumping a bunch of branches right next to a "No dumping" sign...  Lame.  But it didn't stop us!  We continued on Wasatch until just past 2100s, then turned around.  I wish I ran more with my teammates during the summer, since they are a few weeks ahead of me on training they actually need more miles than me for a change!  We lifted when we were done.  And now I'm exhausted :-P

This morning after class I went for a run from campus.  I went out on Foothill to Sunnyside, then above the zoo and to the golf course.  I decided to cut through again, just north of the tennis courts.  After getting through the parking lot on the west side and onto the trail again, I saw something wiggling on the ground.  It was a teeny baby animal!  It was brown and fuzzy, and just wiggling!  I am guessing it was a baby squirrel since there are a lot of squirrels in the bushes there?  But I didn't see a mommy anywhere!  Curled up it would be just a little bit bigger than a quarter, it looked about as wide as my pinky finger.  I wish I had brought my iPod to take a picture!  Though if I had been listening to music I don't know if I would have noticed it.  After a few minutes of staring at the cuteness I continued my run back to campus. I did strides in the field east of the institute and finished back at the locker room with 5 and a half.  

This morning I went running at Wheeler Farm.  Haven't ran there in a while!  I did a loop around the perimeter like we used to do in high school, even doing the part where we hop the fence into a corall, run through it, and hop another fence!  That didn't feel good on my ankle.  Actually it hasn't felt great since yesterday, doing strides in the grass field irritated it.  Gravel or more solid dirt trails don't bother it though. Not sure how well trying to run a cross country course would go right now.  I did about another 2 loops, each different from the first one.  

This morning after class I went running with Nikki!  We ran down 11th Avenue and then down Memory Grove, and back up South Temple.  We cut through campus when we got back to finish at 8 total.  Then we started watching the final episode of The Office!  But then the internet stopped working, so we decided to go lift.  While doing the 25lb plate circuit, my right hip and lower back flared with pain!  It hurt so bad I knew I was done.  Nikki walked me to the training room, carrying me for the last part even.  I did stem and ultrasound and it felt a little better.  It felt a lot better after a hot shower later!  After getting treatment and when Nikki was done lifting, we went to her house and finished watching The Office!  So good!  Time to find a new show?

This afternoon between babysitting and more babysitting I went to campus for stem and ultrasound on my back.  Then I went running from my parents' house.  I ran along 1500e to 900s, up to 1900e over to 2100s and home.  I had 5 minutes to spare before babysitting again.

This morning I went running in my neighborhood again.  I ran down 4100s to 3600w, then ran to 5400s and down to 4015w.  I thought about running to the oval!  But I run there enough in the winter so I decided to pass.  Ran back to my place to finish with 8 total.  My hip/back didn't hurt at all!