You've got to want it to win it

Our workout was at Sunnyside today.  We warmed up there and did our usual strides and drills.  The workout was three sets of 400, 500, 800, with 85, 1:45, and 3:30 rest.  I was with Becky and Bekah for the 4 and 500s, but Kep wanted Becky in a different group for the 8s so it was just Bekah and I on those.  On the first 400 when I was struggling to keep up with Becky and Bekah I was really worried that I was going to have another crap today, but I was determined not to let that happen.  I had told Kep it was going to be an A++ day.  We were supposed to hit 82-83 for our 400s, my time was 81.  What a relief!  They were just going crazy fast and I wasn't dying.  On the 500 I hit 1:43.  For the first 800 I hit 2:54 (1:23 for the first 400).  As we were finishing that first 800 there were some kids on the playground saying hi to us, and then I realized they were Emily's kids :)  so cute.  On the second set my times were 1:22, 1:44, 2:54 (1:26, Kep had told us to go for 85 splits).  On the final set my times were 1:25 (oops, still on pace for that last 800), then 1:41, and 2:50.  Then we had a surprise 400 at the end, which wasn't on the workout sheet but I think I remember Kep maybe said something about it when he was telling us about the workout... Bekah forgot and was cleaning up the course, so Becky and I jumped in with everyone else on theirs.  I ran that one in 80.  Then I cooled down back to campus to finish at 10.

I went for a run up on Pipeline this afternoon.  It was a bit muddy in places but not that bad.  The fall leaves up there are beautiful :)  I ran to the end of the trail and then doubled back when I hit 5 so all of it was on the trail.  I encountered rain, snow, and hail during parts of the trail but it never lasted very long.  

Threshold workout at Liberty this morning.  Warmed up there from the 900e station, then the usual strides and drills.  This was a no watch workout.  But Hilary and I still carried our watches in our pockets so that we could get the distance on our Garmins.  The workout was three sets of 8 minutes with 1:45 recovery.  Kep timed for us.  We regrouped for each of them, it was nice to be in a group.  The first one Kep told me my mile time was slow.  I tried to pick it up on the second, and I felt like I did.  The third was hard, but I finished.  Afterwards I asked Kep how much faster my second one was than my first, he just told me my times were 6:20 then 6:09, didn't tell me the third.  Afterwards we did five 25 second strides.  Then I cooled down the long way back to the 900e station to finish at 10.  Afterwards we all did our second lift.  Exhausting, but now I get to enjoy the rest of the day off!

This morning I ran up 13th to Wasatch, then over to the paved Shoreline Trail and onto the first freeway overpass, where I hit 4.  Ran home the same way.  Later got a massage with Tim.  Direct flight to Terre Haute this afternoon.  

Went to the course this morning for our premeet.  We ran the whole thing, then did strides in the start/finish area.

This morning my temperature was 100.4.  I took some Tylenol and checked my temperature again about an hour and a half before my race.  It was down to 99.5.  Hanah called the doctor, who said I could choose if I wanted to race or not.  I took some Advil so that could work on lowering my temperature too.  I warmed up with the team (behind them for the first part, but I caught up when my muscles were actually warmed up) and then we did our strides and drills over by the start box.  I was feeling fine, the outside temperature was 43, so I decided I would race but in long sleeves just in case so I wouldn't get chills.  I was probably the only one in the field of about 350 wearing long sleeves but whatever.  After putting on my spikes I went back over to the line to do a few more strides before our team prayer and cheer.  The start was great, there is plenty of room so that was nice.  I was behind I think all of my teammates, but I felt that my starting pace was good.  When I hit the first k mark in 3:23 I knew I was right for starting where I had.  After that I started to pass a bunch of people.  I think some of them panicked when they heard their first k split.  I passed the 2k in about 6:56. I just kept moving up.  My 3k was 10:35, not on pace to break 21 today but I think the bigger concern was actually being able to race at all.  When I got to 4k I knew it was time to go, but it was also getting a lot harder to keep passing people.  Going to the 5k mark Kep told me I was 110, so wanted me to pass 10 people before finishing.  The pack was thinned out and I wasn't sure I'd be able to do it, but I passed one at a time for about 4 or 5.  Reaching the starting field where there is 400 to go a girl passed me and then two other girls picked it up with her, but I caught them all later.  And I finished .01 in front of the girl behind me.  Or next to me?  After finishing I had to sit for a few minutes before I could leave the finishing area.  If I leaned forward my head started spinning.  After I had relaxed for a few minutes I went and got my sweats from the bag we left at the start, then I started walking back to our team stuff.  I cooled down to finish at 8 miles total.