You've got to want it to win it

This morning I didn't wake up early enough to do all of my miles... So I almost didn't go.  But then I realized, I need a lot of doubles this week, and got up and ran 6 miles.  I ran along 1300e to campus and then through up to Shriner's.  I turned around to head back just in time to see 3 deer cross the street from the church to the hospital.  I ran home through campus and then on Guardsman and 1500e.  

In the evening I went to Liberty Park with Abigail.  I did 4 laps around the perimeter and then a little extra at the end to hit a full 7.  It was very windy.  When I started my run I got hit in the face with one of those banners that hangs on the sides of telephone poles...  And as I was finishing I got a pinecone to the forehead.  I am glad it missed my eyes, even though they got plenty of dirt. 

This morning out at Cottonwood Complex I warmed up around the block.  Passing the hospital there were a lot of workers out on smoke break... yuck.  Back at the complex, I did 4 strides and then hills.  I ran Bessie 8 times to the fence, jogging recovery back down.  For cooldown I wanted to avoid running by the hospital again, so I ran to the park on 4500s that has a dirt loop.  I did a bunch of loops and then back to the complex to finish with 12 total.  My legs hurt.  Afterwards I went to Jamba and got 2 smoothies, and on both of them they gave me a larger size than was on the menu :)  It was awesome.  Then I went to Orem to help Abigail move :'(  But I'm counting that as my lift today... Seems legit :)

This morning I ran 10 miles, to Olympus High and back.  When I was about a block away from home I passed my dad as he was finishing his run.  

This morning it was so hard getting out of bed...  But I did it anyway, and ran 4 miles up Emigration and then back to my house.  The way up was windy!  So it kinda sucked.  And on the way down my quads really hurt.  These are the weeks where I am reminded how painful running can be sometimes...  I took a 15 minute ice bath later.

After team physicals I went for a run. I ran along 1500e to 900s, up to 1900e and over to 1700s, then home to finish at 4 miles. 

This morning we had a bunch of compliance meetings...  But we met our new freshmen!  After everyone was finished with their paperwork we went for our first run together as the 2013 Utah Cross Country team!  We ran along Guardsman to Bonneville Gully, and ran laps in there.  The shade was really nice.  I think we did 4 laps before leaving.  Hilary and I ran to Sunnyside for the drinking fountain, and then along 1900e to 1300s.  Then we ran back up to Foothill and back to campus, adding on until we finished at 10.  Then we joined the rest of the team for a short lift, and got our new gear!  Afterwards we got in the ice tubs, I stayed in 15 minutes.

The long run today was going to be either in Park City or Pipeline, and whichever we didn't do today would be next week.  We ended up going to PC today since next week we have fanfest and we can be back sooner from Pipeline.  We started our run as usual on the trail in Park City, but not a mile in we realized there was a half marathon going on...  To avoid crossing their finish line we took a detour through some of the shop parking lots and then got back on the trail.  I was with Alyssa, we cheered on the runners as we went in the opposite direction.  For a bit we reached some trail where the runners were done on, but before long we were on another part of the course...  And then when we passed where the trail goes under the freeway we were off the race course for good.  Until the way back anyway...  Alyssa was with me for about 4.5 miles before she turned and ran back.  Not too long later, one of the freshmen, Becky, caught up to me so we could run together :)  She was only planning on doing 12, so she said when we got to 6 she'd wait for me to do my other half mile out and back and then finish with me.  It was neat :)  It has been fun getting to know the freshmen a little bit before even going to camp.