I started out with Amanda today. My knee's were killing me though so I decided to speed up (that seemed to help). I'll be getting some new shoes tomorrow to solve that!! :)  

GOT NEW SHOES TODAY!!! They feel sooo good! :) 

I didn't go running till "dark" today so my mom made me run around the block (buggers!) I ran around that thing too many times! It was way boring but it felt good so I guess it was ok. I'm also way excited because with the last couple of runs I've broken into the high 8's jogging!! :) I'm getting faster!!!! Today I ran a 8:43 and 8:24 with the rest just right there!! :)  I guess new shoes do make you go faster (haha)!

My sister road on the bike next to me today! :) It was a blast!!!

TREK!!!  

 11 miles today with my Decker family (yes I'm counting it) If I was just walking maybe I wouldn't. But when I'm pulling/pushing a wagon up some pretty decent hills/uneven/rocky ground then I'm counting it. We even ran some too! It was a BLAST!!!!! :)

Not so many miles today but FUN all the same!!!! :)

Not so much today either. But we FINISHED are 21 miles of walking/some running! Load's of fun! I'll save it for my journal though. :)

 - Monday we're leaving for Fish Lake for a week :) ! I'm excited to get some "high altitude" training for the Wasatch Back! I hope I get runs in since we're out on the boat all day! If I can I'll  find some hills and maybe run down to Kusharum or Lowa!

No Time to run at all today! :(  We packed and traveled. When we did get there it was dark and freaking cold! 

Bad weather! Very,very bad weather!!!!! Not a good day at all today! Woke up at the crack of dawn (no joke) to go fishing in the freaking cold! We got out and then got blown off the lake. Got drenched in freezing cold watter trying to get back in! I decided if I couldn't go fishin I was gona go runnin. Bad idea when it's way too windy. I went out 1.5 with the wind at my back whoot whoot! Then I had to turn around and come back (not a very good day). It was way pretty out. . . not my very time of the year up here but still a really beautiful run!   

Everybody headed out this morning for trolling except for me and few other sane people. I thought they were all crazy daring the white caps. I didn't want a scary boat ride or to get drenched again in freezing water. So I went running! :) I ran a mile out to Johnson's and then ran back and hoped on the Lake shore trail! It's cold and really windy but it's so beautiful! It's really green and there are lots of fresh water springs everywhere. It didn't seem like four miles when I was done I guess I just got caught up in it all.

I'm really not liking this bad weather bad fishing deal up here. I'm trying to make the best of it but. . .grrr! The camp sight next to us had to collapse there tent tailors and go rent motels in Richfield because it was that windy. I ran out a half mile and back and called it. It was sooo miserable to try and run in! My family was going to Geo cache so I went off with them instead. Hiked up the  Pelican trail. It was a great hike! The view on top was cool! Found a couple caches and then had to head back because it was sooooo COLD!!! 

Packed up today! The plan was we were staying but I wasn't to opposed to going. My sister needs to take the ACT and it's just not the season yet. Today was a perfect day so we spent it out on the lake and packed and left when we were done. No time for run :( ! It was a great trip and it was lots of fun running up there!! :)

Wahoo!! I'm home and running and breathing (not in thin air! haha! The run felt good, a little to warm out side, good all the same! 

Later this evening me and my sister went skootering/biking! :) It was fun . . . but I wont count it as miles . . . good workout on the legs with that skooter!

(I think today was 6? correct me if I'm wrong) WBP this morning. They probably all think I'm a ditcher!! I've not gone to the practice in forever because I've been out of town. O-well. . . .I ran a weird 6 today. My first mile was with Bro. Heinrich. It was too fast, I didn't realize (7:46. I was just talking to him about my legs in the race. Then I let him go and tried to slow down. Next mile was still a little too fast 8:17. Then  next was too slow 9:22. I just kept bouncing around! grrr!! My  goal was to stay right on the 9 minute mile pace. And I just couldn't! What is this?! Next time I'll just have to let it flow?!

I thought this was a 4.5 mile loop? Maybe I skipped something to make it shorter because it ended up at 3.4. Yesterday coach commented that I'm faster then a 9 minute avg. It really got me thinking. I think I sit back a little too much on my runs and need to be pushing harder! So today I sort of went out of my comfort zone (of laziness) and got an 8:55 avg. pace. I can push more than that and I'll need to work on it. My legs were a little sore today but not too bad!

I'll need to run more to get more miles in . . . .later tonight?

Out to AC and back! My sister road next to me on the bike, it was great! She's like my bestest buddy ever so times seems to fly when we can talk! :)  Avg. Pace 8:47!! :)

Tomorrow I'm leaving for the Wasatch Back!! :) I'm running leg 2 (2, 14, 26)!! I'm nervous but I'm soooo excited!!! The only thing I'm nervous about is I've never raced a long race/distance! I don't know how to race it  . . . pretty silly, I guess!  

WASATCH BACK RELAY!!! :) This race was hard but sooo much fun! My first leg was my hardest leg (2)! It was too hot for me (middle of the afternoon) and long. The coaches said just jog it, don't push anything and have fun. That weirded me out just a little . . . I thought it was race?! But I really didn't know what I was doing and they did so I did as they said. When I got the wrist slap thing I set a nice pace for myself and held it. There was one big hill but the coaches trained us on harder ones so it wasn't too bad. . . but still hurt. At one point I got way too hot and started feeling sick to my stomach. But before I could die I made it to the exchange. Over all this leg wasn't too hard, I just really didn't like running in the heat.

(14) Middle of the night run. . .LOVE IT!! This was my easiest of all my legs, it was only 3 miles! I love running in the dark and when it is freezing cold too! I did this one fast and it felt good! My legs didn't hurt or anything! I had Coach Heinrich biking next to me and that was way nice! It had a few rolling his but overall nothing too bad!

I heard the last leg always stinks and it does! My goal was not to walk and not to go too slow. By this time I also hadn't eaten anything since lunch the following day (which was before we even started the race). So with nothing in me it stunk! I was sooo hungry I thought I was going to die on this run. My legs and I were worn out! I made it through and was glad to be done! After everyone in our van was done we finally went and ate!! YUM!

Overall this was an o.k race! I had lots of fun I just wished I had felt it more of a race then fun, or just pushed harder on my legs. Next year if I get to run it again I will!! I had lots of fun!! And next year I know I'll need to do some things different. . . maybe like eat, train harder and run harder on the actual race!! This race also got me all excited about the upcoming xc season. I'm going to start training way harder. I've not really trained hard this summer but I'm going to start now!

Quick run. I didn't feel good at all! My stomach hurt sooo bad, I thought I was going to be sick. 

Ran 3 with my sister on the bike next to me tonight.

8:50 - - found out my time and was extremely angry

8:10 - - not bad but just thinking and getting really mad

6:15 - - holy cow. . . I can't even run that in 1600 in track! I was blowing all my anger at this mile!

I guess I'm angry because I know I've not put in the miles I've needed to put in this summer to have a great x-country season. I guess I'm also mad that I've not been pushing myself harder. I want to do great but I'm not when I'm running like this.

Plan B- - mornings 5 . . . evenings 3. . . .push self a little harder on all my runs! . . . add some push ups/ sit ups/ weight lifting! From here I will improve. . I hope!! With morning runs I'll build up those miles hopefully soon!

a.m - - I'm not a morning person, this will take some work! Went down in to Washington and back. Pushed myself hard.

p.m - - Went out with my sister on the bike again. It was lots of fun! I just enjoyed running and talking to her.

2x200 sets of sit ups and 2x15 push ups. . . I'm really weak!

a.m - - o-man this getting up at the crack of dawn is killing me. I made it to xc practice though so thats a good thing. I ran 2 out to the desert and 2 back. I didn't push the pace at all today, just nice and easy and it felt good. I got lost a few times though :( I guess I wasn't awake enough to remember where I was at! Austin caught me on the way back and helped me push myself *thanks*!

p.m - - My sister is on a date so I was on my own. It was a good run but I was trying to figure something out. I'm going to bump it down to 7 miles a day because I'm just not ready for 8 yet. I'll be able to bump it up soon but I can't go from zip to something amazing. So would I run 5 in the morning and 2 in the evening or 4 in the morning and 3 in the evening? Anybody know? I really don't know what I'm doing, just trying to get better. So if ya have an ideas please share.

3x100 sit ups and 3x15 push ups 

Had a-lot after me today so I didn't get a run in. Mainly because I thought I could run tonight but I forgot I was going out to see the Sound of  Music at Tuachan! Things just didn't work!

I've been really busy all day and am going to a dance tonight so running was nearly impossible! I decided I could do it and that little miles would be better then nothing. It was about 4:45 when I left, I think?!( it's summer I don't keep track of time!)! I drenched myself in water got a water bottle and off I went. The heat wasn't bad at all, it actually felt really good. :)

a.m - - I decided to get up a little earlier and run 3 to practice. About a mile and a half into it I saw Amanda and she turned around and ran with me the rest of the way to the school. It was a good run. Got to the school with a few minutes to spare before warm ups. After warm ups I decided I wanted to stick with a group during this run, lots of girls were just running three so I decided to tag along.We really didn't really stick together though. I turned around at 1.5 and got a little down the hill and my legs started stinging. Usually they just burn because they're tired or hurt but they were stinging. I went a little bit farther thinking it would run its self off but it didn't. I stopped and stretched for a second but that didn't help, even stopping didn't help. I just lived with it and got back to the school. It took 5 minutes after I got back for it to stop. o-well! Overall it was a really good run. I don't know if I'll keep running to practices or not? It was nice because it's cooler out at 6:35 then at 7:00! And if I don't run there are some friends that are biking?! Maybe I'll try that next?!

p.m - - GiRls CaMp stuff! :(