You've got to want it to win it

Today I went out to Draper with Abigail to meet up with Kiley.  I had a workout planned so I didn't get to run with them but wanted to hang out after.  We were at Draper Park so I just ran the Draper Days course for warmup.  Then I started on my 30 minute tempo.  I made it one and a half times through the course, hitting exactly 4.5 miles in the 30 minutes.  I finished the loop I was on for cooldown to 9.  Kiley and Abigail weren't back yet so I decided to add another mile out and back on the trail.  Then I saw them :)  So we finished close to the same time.

Celebrated the new year with a Jones soda at the H rock last night with Scott and Natalie :) For my run this morning I wanted to do 12 miles.  I ran up 1300s to Wasatch, and then over to the Shoreline trail by the freeway.  I knew it would probably be covered in snow and hard to run on but I didn't care.  I wanted to enjoy the view of the valley all covered in snow!  After I was over the bridge and out of the park on the other side, I continued on 2300e to 3300s.  Then I ran down to 1800e and ran back home that way.  When I got to 2100s and 1500e I realized I would still need to add a mile when I got home.  Then I decided to make it a 13 miler since it is now 2013 :P  So I threw in a lap on the road at Sugarhouse, and then ran home and finished at 13.  

This morning I went out to the oval to get some speed in.  I started with 4 laps warmup and then 4 laps speedchanges.  Then I changed to my flats and went over to the start for 200s.  I did 4 in 36, 35, 35, 35 and recovery jogging back to the start.  Then on my workout sheet I was supposed to do 12 400s at about 82 for the first 6 and then 77 for the rest...  I wanted to do faster so I decided to go for at least 8 and then I'd do 12 depending on how I felt.  I hit 1:16, 1:16, 1:17, 1:18, 1:16, 1:17, 1:18, 1:18.  I could feel the fatigue in my legs but I didn't want to be done yet.  So I did another four 200s.  These I hit in 36, 38, 36, 36.  Then I changed back to my trainers and ran 8 laps in the opposite direction to get to 11 miles for the day.

Felt like doing at least 7 miles, had no idea where I wanted to go.  It was only 9 degrees when I woke up so I waited a bit before finally going out into the cold!  I ran along 1500e and Guardsman to campus and then through the avenues on the Shriner's route.  On 11th Avenue I ran to 4 miles, then turned down J Street and weaved my way back to Virginia Street.  Then I ran along 1400e below the stadium and then ran up 500s to run back home along Guardsman.  I ran up to 1700e to add on because I would be over 8 but not quite to 9, so I added on to finish at 9.  Couldn't really feel my soreness because it was so cold!!  But it was definitely there.  Stretched afterwards.

This morning I went out to the oval to get another good workout in before school starts next week. I started with 4 laps warmup, then a good several minutes of stretching and another 2 laps before changing shoes. Then I went over to the mile start. I was hoping anywhere between 5:30 and 5:45. My first lap was about 1:19, then 2:46 at 800, 4:11, and I finished in 5:33. I took two laps recovery and then did some fast 400s. My times for those were 1:15, 1:12, 1:14, and 1:16. 1 lap recovery after each. I am glad I was able to have some faster ones than Wednesday :) my quads were really sore but I had hoped to do another mile after the 4s. I figured this should feel very relaxed after the fast 400s, but I let myself relax too much because the first 400 split was 1:28. I thought about dropping but decided to push through it because I knew I was fatigued and it would be good practice for if I got exhausted in a race. I held even splits; 3:00, 4:28, 5:59; so it was worth it. After another 2 laps recovery I changed shoes and did 5 laps cool down in the opposite direction.

This morning after it warmed up to a 25 I decided I wouldn't freeze if I went running.  I ran to 2100s and then to 1700e and then up to 20th east and under the freeway.  I stayed on 20th until I hit 4.25 and then ran back the way I had come to finish at 8.5 and end the week at 60.  This has been a solid week for me and I hope I can keep up the positivity and motivation every week!  And I didn't actually ever make a new year's resolution so I guess I just did!