I <3 RUNNING

Woke up at 5:00ish to go run with my dad :) !!!!!!!! I was so I happy I barely get to run with him! Todays work out was six 800. hahaha I thought it was a bad dreaming racing it once haha try racing it 6x. . . . not that funny!! My grandpa was a x-c coach for awhile and my dad does a-lot of running so he coached me along. He would tell me how to run and fix my form! He gave me different places to work at, like on the straight aways. It was really good having him out there with me!

PM: 3 easy

I've had the best day EVER!! I got to go running with Amanda & I passed my math test! We ran to AC and back. She vented (thats a good thing) it kept my mind busy (haha). I love running with her because every run seems to be a new adventure! Didn't really push too hard because I have a meet tomorrow :) ! ! !  My legs seemed to be on the tired side, not really sore though! It was great even got to run through the sprinklers!  

Didn't feel like much of a race today! I'm drained, I've not even done anything to be drained but I am. I'm so out of energy I've felt like a lump all day. I just couldn't pull it together today. I PRed in the 1600 but I felt like I could of done better. Pretty uneventful track meet. The end was the worse with the 3200, I just had a hard time fighting it through that one. Just tired and exhausted and wasn't in the racing mood! My lungs and throat have had it I've been coughing up crap!! Welp. . . this definitely has not been the meet of my life but o-well life goes on! Looking on the bright side. . . .Next time I'll be breaking 7 in the 1600 WAHOO!! 

Did dog pound AT today!! Jogged up hearts and then had a nice hard steady run to Dog Pound. It felt really good just to stretch out my legs! We slowed the pace down a little as we hit the hill but not too much. Legs were a bit sore but otherwise I was really glad to be out with my friends running and past glad to have that race off my shoulders! 

I don’t even know what to say about today it was so crazy. I would of ran more if a lot of things would of happened but they didn’t. I needed to be home today so the long run wasn’t going to happen! O-well….I feel like I got my head glued back in place! Hopefully tomorrow is a better more peaceful day otherwise I‘m going to the psych ward!

1/2 mile warm up and then took off on this new road to Washington?!! It was really fun and easy going today. Really enjoyed just running around the neighborhoods when I got lost. Sort of made up my own run today. I hit a really bad wind coming up from the dog pound and got dirt in my eyes. Holy matrimony of tears streaming down my face, it stung so bad!! Had lots of fun and legs felt so good! I can't wait for tomorrows relay race! I want to break 7:00 minutes in the mile!!!!!

Today was so weird! It didn't even feel like a race. I wish we would of just done a speed workout but it was fun just to bum around. I ran the 1600 in the distance relay. Everybody was already a lap ahead of me before I even got it so I was racing on my own. I really pushed it on that. Funny thing is I don't even know my time!!! :(  Then I ran the 4x8. It was all fun and I loved the girls that I got to run with. Had to leave right after that race for a dinner and awards something or another. 

Morning 3.5 with Amanda!! Man do I love running with her!!! It always goes by so much quicker when shes talking to me. I don't ever seem to notice my legs or anything else. This is the first time I've done a morning run and hopefully I'll keep doing it! **but I'm getting sick!

4.5 with  this afternoon with a girl on the team! Sort of just made my way through it. I missed running with Amanda! ahhh. . .It was so boring. My legs hurt along with my throat and my head! The girl I was running with kept taking off so I finally just did my own thing. I really don't feel good so I think I might go to bed now!! Hopefully I can breathe tomorrow at the meet!! I'm shooting for 6:59 @ the most anything less then that would be awesome!!! And the 2 mile. . . I don't know, just race my guts out I guess??!!!

I didn't feel good at all today!! I have a bad cold and my lungs are on fire from all the coughing! Today at the meet I had an especially hard time racing. I ran .5 to warm up for the 1600. I was sort of excited for this because I wanted to PR sooo bad! I think I might of by like a second but not at all what I wanted. We got on the starting line and I was behind some girls because there were so many in that heat. She didn't take off nearly as fast as I wanted too so that really I think effected my time. I had to run clear out into the fourth lane to to get where I wanted. Next time I want to get a really good place so I can just take off. It was hard pushing through this race. Breathing hard hurt along with everything else that was achy. I felt like I raced hard though! After that race I really didn't feel good. Lost tones of energy as I waited for my next race (3200). It was bone chilling freaking cold by the time we got around to it. I was starving, cold, body aching everywhere and not feeling good at all. Ran it with what I had left in me. I don't even know my time on that. We left after that!! I'm glad I didn't wimp out and not race at all. I felt like I gave it all I had. Hopefully next week I'll be feeling better!

I skipped first period today!! By the time I got home last night I was done in. I ate dinner but It was to late and that only made my stomach upset. I had end of levels today so I got to school at the beginning of 2nd and then just toughed out the rest of the day. I really don't feel good, yesterday was a shot in the foot. I was going to run today till my mom decided to take my shoes. My dads and grandpa have been sick almost 4 weeks and she doesn't want me sick that long!! She said if I don't run today that I can go on a long run tomorrow! :)

**haha!! My dad let me sneak in a few miles running to my brothers baseball game! My legs were sort of the only feeling amazing. I ran with my sister too! We made it about .7ish when she didn't feel good at all and had to call home. That was her first time out running. Makes me remember when I first joined cross country, and how far I've come since then!!

LONG RUN!!!!! I was so excited to get out and run! I just ran wherever. I wanted to run with somebody but everybody's out of town. :( . . . o-well! It was good run and my legs felt good. The last .4 I could tell I was done!! 

*screaming baby on my lap and a dance to get ready for. . . more later?!

AM. . . . my mother wouldn't let me go because I can't run alone!! :( next time I'll make plans ahead of time. I really want to start running in the morning




Today was an interesting run. It started out really bad! The heat was harsh, my stomach was sort of upset and my legs totally fatigued. That all lasted about half the run. At the 2.5 mile marker to turn around we found some shade and tried to relax. As soon as I stopped things just got worse so we started running again. My legs and everything else eased up on the way back, that was nice. We also found a little river thing and decided to jazz up the run by jumping into it and splashing around. What was a bad run turned out to be really fun!!! Hopefully the heat will let up for tomorrow!!!!!!!

AM: I woke up a little late but still got up! I hurried over to the school but Amanda wasn't there. I thought I had missed her because I was a bit late. My mom wouldn't let me run alone so there was no run. :( . . . man morning runs are nearly impossible!!

PM: I wasn't nervous at all for 400 repeats (thats a first). I ran a 2 mile warm up on the DI loop. Then we started in to the 400 and found out we only had 6 of them!! Wahoo!!!! We would run one jog for a minute and get back on the line and go, it was all pretty quick. My goal pace was 1:30 for numbers 1,4,6 and I hit them all and even under by seconds (hahaha)!! The others we were just needed to be running at are current mile time but I ran under that too!! Good run!

1) 1.27

2) 1:37

3) 1: 35

4) 1:30

5) ????? Didn't even hear that one when I crossed

6) 1:29

Ran around and cooled down a bit. Good day good run!!

Didn't make it to track practice today because I had to watch the kids! They're leaving tomorrow. . . sort of mixed feelings. Besides the babysitting I ran into a bunch of problems!!! I took my sports bag to school thinking I wouldn't be going home. Well . . I did go home and it's still in my locker with my only pair of running shoes till next Monday!!! I think this is the perfect time to go get some new shoes. Oh-well. . . I ran 2.65 at an AT pace to my brothers baseball game, in my cross-country racing flats! It was hard, my legs were a bit sore and the wind was blowing against me. Pushed hard though!!  Got there cooled off, put on some sweats I stuffed in the car and watched the game for a minute or 2 before heading back. I wasn't planning on running back but I needed the miles. I jogged it back nice and easy and just enjoyed running.

Easy day today!!! Just felt good to go run around! Legs were sore though but got better the farther I went. 

Hills!! When I woke up my legs were sooo sore! I don't even know why because they shouldn't!!! I had a hard time motivating myself to get out the door to do hills, when it felt like my muscles were going to pop out the back of my legs!! I finally made it out and thought I was going to die on the first mile. My legs didn't even feel better when I hit the hill! I was nervous because I wanted to do all of them. My fist one I ran too slow because I was trying to conserve energy to do all five of them. Once I was about to start on the second one I remember what coach said when we were doing repeats "Don't conserve your energy because there will always be something else to give". So I ran as hard and as fast as I could and made it through all five. My legs hurt really bad the whole time but I had to keep telling myself I could do it. I'm so glad that workout is over because it hurt!!!

I got to run with Haley today on my long run!! We were both glad we didn't have to run alone today. It was nice to have somebody to push with. We started out running the dog pound run but turned onto the new road and followed it over to the springs. It looked and felt a lot longer then it is, probably because the wind was bad! Man did we hit some bad wind today! It was so powerful and most of our run we were running against it! I think we could of run faster and a bit longer if we didn't have it but it gave my legs a great work out! It was a great run today and I really enjoyed it!  :)

*Avg. Pace .. . . . .9:35 (this was a great pace for a long run and against the wind for me) :) We even hit a 9:03 really good run! :)

 I forgot my socks today so I had to run home quick and still was a little late. I was ready for a long run today but it was speed work. I wasn't mentally prepared for it. I don't know, you just can't throw me on a line and tell me to run my little legs off, so todays run wasn't the best. I ran a 2 mile warm up with Haley and my legs were just fine, I was a little nervous about that. Got back and just didn't feel ready. I tried to my best ability but my legs wouldn't move, my head wasn't with me, and I was just tired. It just didn't happen like I wanted it to, I'm a little disappointed in myself too. It scares me to not being able to run a speed work out great and having a meet tomorrow. O-well, I tried, now I just have to pick myself up and get with it. 2x1200's 5:05 5:25 :(   

I WANTED a good time today!! Mainly to brake 7:00, and I did it!!! I wasn't to nervous before the race started today. A few things helped me PR; a good starting place and racing shoes. I wanted a good place on the line and I got one! Last time I couldn't take off the way I wanted. Coach said to be more aggressive on getting out there. So I got a good place and as soon as that gun went off I shot off to get a good place. I usually run in my normal running shoes but today I decided to use my xc flats. I heard Ruth saying how much heavier her shoes were to her racing shoes (how true)!! My first lap I pounded out with a 1:25!! The next. . . .Well I don't know about that one, no feeling 3:03. The third one, I felt a bit slow and didn't think I was going to get my time. At first I thought about slowing down but then I just kept pushing it. The last lap I was dead!! When I passed coach he told me to dig it in and that my time was great!! Wahoo!! I decided to pound this one out hoping for the greatest time ever! I wasn't about to let 3 laps go to waste because my legs were hurting! And BIG pr!! I shattered my 7:04!

**I wanted to race 3200 sooo bad because I was in a racing / bring it on mood but I had to be somewhere else :( . . . .Went out to go and try to get in more speed work for the night but my lungs are way bad and my mom said 'no, not till your lungs heal'!! My lungs are either sick or racing is slaughtering them! I got to figure whats causing all the coughing up crap because it hurts and it makes it way hard to run the next race! **my mom and dad weren't to happy with me, I didn't drink anything all day. They said I better start drinking. . .. or else! I think I'll choose the drinking because today I felt like a dried up grandma!

Easy 4! I'm dead!

Woke up way late this morning!  I didn't have time to grab anything including my running clothes so I was late to practice!!! I'm starting to feel dead! O-well. . . . I was talking to my mom on the way over to the high school and she uplifted my mummy stages and told me we were getting a little girl back!! Her name is Sierra just like mine, it's cool but it all gets so confusing! I'm so excited, she was so cute! She'll maybe only be her two weeks but it'll be tones of fun. Made my run 10x better hearing about her coming back! :) It was the start of a more positive day. . . I hope! :) 

**Need to get lots of sleep tonight so I don't kill over tomorrow! :) 

SUU track meet today! I was thinking about this meet all last night, I was so excited for it. I wanted to PR sooo bad! We usually run the 1600 first so then I'm worn when the 3200 comes around. It didn't turn out at all like I planned. It was the longest race of my life. By the time it came around at 7:00 all the excitement and energy was gone (bed time), it wore off within the first 10 minutes of being there. I started off good one the first few laps but then slowly it felt like I was running in sand! I was way excited when I finished hoping I would have a good time :( not so much. Sort of had this weird pain in the back by my ankle - not like soreness?! Tomorrow I want to kick butt!!   

Drop dead tired this morning! I rolled out of bed put on my uniform and out the door. I slept some on the way up but not much. We got there and did a warm .5 warm up. It took forever to get our tags and to top it off it was freezing cold. We jogged around quite a bit. I was so excited for this race because the last one. . . wasn't so good! We got on the line I had a good spot and was ready to take off and I did just that (hahaha)! I did great on the first and the second but when I went into the 3rd rrgg so frustrating!!!!! I had this horrible pain (found out later its like akilies tendonitis or something weird like that. It hurt yesterday but not nearly as bad as today. I couldn't get up on my toes, it hurt sooo bad! Usually I can push through soreness and fatigued legs but this was painful. I went off my toes and just tried to run as fast as I could. It was so frustrating!! I had 2 good laps and I was dieing for no reason! I was so, so mad when I finished. I sat down for a bit got up to walk and it hurt to pick up my heals. I thought they just tightened. I got my cell phone and went for a run to go call home and vent. Man am I was sooo mad. My PR earlier this week was 6:48 and today I hit in the 7:00!!! Finally went and talked to coach when I settled down. Ice and Ibuprofen and then go kick butt at region! Wasn't happy at all with this weekend, make me more determined to work really hard this week and race harder the next.

**not sure on my times. . .check at practice and then update! 

After a party Saturday night me and some friends went to the St.George temple visitor center. Found out they have a limited time statue thing and took the tour. It was sooo cool! I'm going again tonight with another group of friends! Anybody who's in St.George should go check it out (if they want to)! I didn't think I'd like it (sounds boring, but it's a cool experience! :)   

I thought today was another long run. . . . . wrong! Speed work 8x400's :P ! I was so not excited when I found out about it but on the 2 mile warm up I got ready and excited :) !! My legs were a little fatigued today but I tried not to think to much about it. With 1 minute rest the first set (4x800) flew by so fast! It was when we had the first longish brake that my legs tightened up so bad (big mistake, I should of just kept going). When we went into the next set that was difficult. After I finished the last one it felt like my head was falling in <owch!>! Otherwise I felt sooo strong today! I tried to stick right on Ashley's tail and I did for the most part!! Also last time I only did 6 today I bumped it up 2!  1:30-1:35 for most I Only hit 1:40 once ish?! That's way better then last time!!!! :)  **like I can remember my times?!!

**Need to drink more water, that was a big oops in today's workout !!  

AT dog pound today!! :) Up the hill to hearts hurt like a mother! I didn't know how it would go, my head said I was going to go as fast as I could but I wasn't sure if my legs would follow. As I turned the corner to go down into Washington new found energy hit me. I was booking it today!! My legs felt weak and like jell-o but they were moving! I turned around at one point to push with my friends, they came along for bit. I really wanted somebody to push along with today :(  I started to die after the second hill but still pushed it into the school. :P !! I'm starting to feel way strong with yesterdays and todays workout. I thought I would feel weak and my body does but everything else in a weird way feels strong.**I want to work as hard as I can so I can get a good time at region!!!!!

Good run today! Legs a bit on the owchy side though! ;)