I Probably Should Make My Blog Public again

I had trouble not running, so I did a very slow casual 2 while my team was doing their workout on the track. I ran the opposite way from them and cheered them on while running WAY slower.

Still spotting.  Too nervous to buy another test.  I'll just wait.

I just ran until it was time for the kids to do their workout and then was assaulted with issues as soon as they were done and most of them were running their cool down, so I sort of missed my window.  And then I forgot that grades were due today, so I had to rush and put them in the computer and I am so paranoid that I made a mistake.

I was going to emote more about this and then decided that I would just be embarrassed later  as emotion is generally embarrassing.  I'm not pregnant.  Yesterday I was devastated, today I am feeling less so.  

This run was not cathartic in any way, as the giant lump in my throat made it hard to breathe.

I did .75 miles with team as I was a little late in getting out of my classroom for practice (it's college application season) and then timed them in 3 hard 400s, ran 1 mile with them, 1 more mile with another girl who was taking a test, and then did my 3 hard 400s (1:40 every single one) with a 400 in between.

It was a balmy 64 degrees leaving the house on Friday morning, so when I was getting into my clothes after school I put on shorts and a long sleeved t-shirt (I had been suffocating in my room all day).  Then when I got outside it was ridiculously cold!  I didn't look up the temp, but it was significantly colder, windy and not fun.  I did some of the warm up with the kids (late getting out because I keep getting accosted by students who need my help) and then timed their 200s.  By the time they were done, I was freezing.  I headed inside to start an ice bath for some of the kids.  This has not been a good running week, which seems to be a theme for the past month.

One more week probably for XC.  I have a girl who has an outside chance of qualifying for state, but I have to look at Saturday's regional results before I can tell.

Approximately 4.  Didn't want to run and then shamed myself into it. 

Ran most of the warm up with the girls (caught up after getting the boys tagged) and then another mile on my own. 

Then two incredibly exciting races. Then I ran some while waiting for results.

My girls took second in regionals.  I had 3 girls in the top 10.  One girl who has been struggling mentally in the 3rd mile put it all together beautifully for a 9th place finish (a pr by about 20 seconds on a challenging and muddy course).  My top girl took 3rd. 

Then the boys--oh man, we were hoping for a 5th place finish so that they could move on to sectionals.  After the race I knew we did it, but then was astonished to discover that they took 3rd!  Their highest finish in this race in the 10 year history of the school! 

And listen to these scores:  3rd place (us) 107.  4th place (Unity) 107.  Tie was broken by our 6th runner, who demolished their 6th runner.  5th place (GRF-C) 108.  Dang.  It was a great day!