I <3 RUNNING

GiRls CaMp!!! :) . . . . I loved it but I'm really hating these vacation set back. I'm trying to get better and these aren't helping! O-well . . .I had fun and went on tons of hikes with my sister and just tried to keep active if there was a chance!

GiRls CaMp! :) Fun stuff!! 

GiRls CaMp

I'm going to try and run tonight. . . it might be crawling because I'm so tiered. . . . but better slow then not at all! I have this weekend and a little bit of next week to push hard again before I leave and I wont be able to run where I'm going :( ! As soon as these little things are out of the way I'm home bound from some miles and hard hard training to try and make up for what I'm loosing!  

I got up at 5:00 a.m to go running because it was sooo nice outside. . . but my mom! She said I would surely die if I went out alone running at 5:00 a.m in the dark :( ! So I sat around and waited for 7:00 to hit so I could go run with the team but I was really running alone. Went the same way the team went and then instead of turning around I went up into Green Springs. I've not been running up there in a long time and I enjoyed it. Went a little more then a mile in then came back out and did the D.I loop home. I felt like an elephant today tromping along which stunk but as I get more consistent hopefully I'll get better. 

a.m- - 5- -  I started out right behind the main group today. I kept falling more behind though because they were going a bit faster and they seemed to have the luck of the cars. Because by the time I got to the street I had to wait for all these cars to go. I just pushed it hard. A little bit before Wal-mart on the hill I caught up to Micci Hafen and ran with her the rest of the way. It's been awhile since I've ran with somebody, it was really nice to have somebody to push with. We really kept each other going and it was great. I didn't feel like elephant today either it was lots smoother then yesterdays run! :)

p.m wahoo!! I get to run with my dad tonight!!! :)

Didn't get to run with my dad tonight :( So I went angry/sad running. It was pretty intense. I feel much better now. I got to think alot and it helped clear my head.

wahooo I stuck right behind the main group today for a mile. They started pulling away before we hit the round about though :( but if I keep going like this I'll be able to stick with them longer and longer! :) anyway. . . We ran up into the desert today. It was a nice run! I was hoping that girl would be at practice today so I could run with somebody again but she wasn't :( ! So I tried to push myself and not slow down. My legs were a little sore and the slightest of a hill made them burn. On the way back when I was by myself it was really hard. I wanted to stop but I didn't need too. It was really hard to just keep going. But I kept going and kept pushing and I made it back!! I'm glad now and I feel great about the run! :) 

Didn't wear my watch, didn't know the route so I'm sort of guessing on the distance. Started out with the team today, hung around for a little while and then slowly dropped back as we entered the desert. My legs were really hurting today, that first mile was stupid. I ran with Kassidy and Rachel for awhile. They turned around and Micci was behind me so I ran with her. We picked up the pace as we got out of the desert area thing. We ran from the desert down to the round about then we didn't really know where to go. So we just sort of invented a new route from there. It was a lot of fun.

I drove out to practice today. I thought I knew where I was going but I guess not. So missed that :( really wanted to run somewhere else for a change of things. :( . . . . never again!

Went to the new Washington rec center and got a month pass for the rest of the summer :) SWEET! So me and my sister went and ran on the treadmills. I thought it would be bad because I've been so tired today and my whole body just seems to have shut down. But it was actually a really good run! My legs didn't hurt and weren't tired at all!! :) Good run!! :) now to finish off the week!

I'm so excited about this run! Wahoo! Me and my sister went to the rec center to run tonight. I sped up the treadmill to a good pace and then just went with it. When I looked down towards the end I noticed that all my miles were under a 9:00 minute pace!!! I was so excited! I was running an 8:45 pace! Thats really good for me. :) My knees started hurting in the middle of 6. I planned on going 8 but I've not done a long run in a long time. Running doesn't come easy to me. I really have slowly build up to it. So I just finished up that mile and was done, I don't need an injuries. Hopefully next week I'll be strong enough to run 8 but for now that was a really good run.

Wahoo!! I met my goal this week of 30 miles, + I got one extra! I'm really excited about this week and I'm starting to feel a lot stronger! 

5.7- - - XC practice! Wahoo! Shayna finally came :) we ran together for the first 1.5 before she turned around. I ended up on my own after that. It was really nice outside and the desert was really pretty. I liked the run a lot and it went really smooth!

Me and my sister went to workout at the gym later tonight. I ran 4 on the elliptical and did a mile on the bike. I tried running but all day today my knee has been bugging me. It really hurts in just one place. So I decided to hold off on the running till tomorrow morning.We went and lifted weights after. I'm weak!

*I didn't count the miles on the elliptical or bike!

xc practice- - I started of great with my first mile at 7:38. I was just cruising and it felt really good. But after that first mile it all started going down hill. By the time I hit the bank 1.5 I was sick to my stomach. I decided instead of getting stuck in the middle of the run I ran back. I felt so horrible. My stomach started to relax when I was about to the school. I decided I would just stay close in case I really needed to stop. So I ran around this block till I hit 4 and then headed up this hill to the school. Overall my legs were great and just ready to go but my stomach hurt so bad. I almost thought I was getting the flu but I'm feeling better now.

Went to the Chelsi Peterson race tonight. I didn't know about it till practice this morning so it was a last minute thing. But I'm glad I went! Went with Austin and ended up finding lots of friends there (Kareena, Chandace, Cowboy, Kimzy), It was so much fun! Once the race started me and Chandace stuck together and just jogged it. It felt good.

I missed practice this morning because I was to lazy/tiered to get out of bed :( my bad! So I went later tonight with my sister to the rec center. I ran the first 3 in 25 minutes (8:33 pace) then slowed it up for a .25 mile and then the rest spead it back up to that 8:33 pace. It was a good run, no complaints after a long day. Adrenaline has been pulsing through my body all day. First my brother cut his finger off with a pocket knife (that scared me)! Then freaky rafiki and big balu chased me and my sister (that should of been counted as miles)! What a day!! Well that was a little t.m.i for the blog but o-well! Adios Amegoeses!  

owwww. . .I'm dead!! We only went 3 today and then played some ultimate frisbee. It was a lot of fun but my legs are feeling dead, I was happy for the relaxing brake. After we were done we had to run back. Madison just started running this summer so I found her on the way back and helped her make it all the way back without stopping! She did so good!! It helped me take my mind off my own legs :) Awesome day, good run!!

Went to the rec center with my family tonight. Ran a couple of miles in 16:29 (8:14 pace). It was a good run. I thought I would die but my legs felt just fine. I wonder why I can run faster on a treadmill then on the road. . . Is running on the treadmill the same or almost the same as running on the road?! Does anybody know? 

xc practice was over in the Green Springs Park today. I like changing up the location, its nice to run somewhere different. My legs are still a little sluggish but not too bad. I ended up hanging back a little today and ran with Chandis and Kassidy. We had lots of fun! We talked about the upcoming season and we're all way excited! We talked about our goals and all that good stuff. Man, I'm getting so excited!

Didn't sleep much last night.....somebody broke into our house....so getting a run intoday was hard!

Quick run before we had to leave Eagle Mountain for Efy!!!

Ran in the most beautiful place today! It was so pretty outside and it was nice out too!  There were so many BIG beautiful homes but once you got past the homes the mountains were incrediable! Really fun run……A little bit stiff when I started but once I was off It was great and the time seemed to fly!

Leaving for Eagle Mountain Lehi tonight :(

Went walking with my cousin Austin tonight. . . . In Eagle Mountain! I was so excited to go walking with him! He is like my hero! He’s lost 40 pounds just from walking a couple miles every night!...  We started off just around sunset. The mountains were really pretty when the sun went behind them. And as it got darker, there aren’t any street lamps here, so the stars were soooo bright! 

*Didn't count walking as miles

Ran the eagle mountain loop this morning. It was sooo hard to get up! But I did and I’m glad I did. I ran to the entrance of North Ranch  (1 mile) then went out onto the main road and went up about a (1) and then headed back and just looped through neighborhoods to run a little longer. I was really stiff this morning. And out here in North Ranch there are some good rolling hills going on too. It was great!  

Around Eagle Mountain again!

Switching homes tonight again. . .can't run where I'm going :(