called to serve: Florida Tallahassee

Today I thought we were going to get a Christmas tree after school but plans changed so I ran from my house. I went down the street to the trails by the river and turned around after 2 miles. I wasn't feeling very good before the run, stressed out and stuff so I knew I really need to run. It really helped to get out and run. I know that I need to start training better for the 1/2 marathon in January. My orthotics didn't squeek today so that is good. My knees hurt at first but went away. I think they hurt after I don't run for a couple days. My shins hurt the whole time, I really need new shoes. It was good to get out and run, and the new trails are nice.

33:25 total time 8:06ave mi

7:22 8:17 8:28 8:24

Asics 2120 (362.86). Counting today (366.99).

Out towards "green pole" with Ruth until I turned around at 2.5. Not a great run but not bad, just slow and kind of out of it. :)

39:47 total 7:51mi ave

7:38 7:28 8:08 8:16 7:44

Club run tonight. We ran out on the Redcliffs trails area. I ran with mostly Ruth on the way out and by myself on the way back. This run has a lot of killer hills!  At the beginning I couldn't get moving but felt better after a while. The last half felt ok and the last 1/4 of the run was really good. Worked on form and shorter faster strides.

44:17 total 7:56mi ave

7:51 8:08 8:33 8:16 7:33 .58 3:53

best pace 5:24

Played football after school and then never went for a run.

ACT this morning, I feel pretty good about it. Went for a run inbetween MORP stuff (funny story, I got asked to this dance yesterday at halftime of the b-ball game). It was rainy but I felt great (gloves, hat, sweat shirt). I really felt awesome today and I was cruzing! I think I was rested from yesterday, hip hurt a little and shins but besides that I was good. Need to start getting more miles. Great run today!! 

27:59 total 6:54mi ave Bank Maverick run

7:07 6:34 6:29 7:26

Today I went to Big 5 after school to get some new shoes but I didn't find any I liked. After that I went to my sisters piano recital (good job sisters) and then a christmas party. So blah blah blah.. I didn't run today.

Today I went to the Running Store/center to get some new shoes. I tried on some different shoes but decided that I still wanted the Asics 2120. This is my 3rd pair of those shoes.

I had my Mom drop me off at the Dixie Center and I ran home on the trails. Steve showed me some ways to tie my shoes to try and help my heel stay in better. My orthodics make it so my heel slips a little. My right foot hurt (on top) during parts of the run and I tried to mess with the way my shoe was tied to fix it. Eventually it went away. My hip was normal (as in it hurt a little) and my shins felt ok. It was an ok run, a little slow and cold  but fine. Glad I could get new shoes!

41:27 total 7:43mi ave

7:14 7:30 8:00 7:41 7:55

Old Asics 2120 (381.68)

New Asics 2120 (5.37)

Ran out to "green pole."  Ran a little with Holt, Decker, Ruth, and Ally!

Last week I slacked off from running because of school (even though this week is harder) and I was stressed out with stuff. Now I am going to get back into it seriously. I realized that I am 72 miles away from 1,000 miles for this year. I am going to run at least 5.5 miles everyday (except sundays) from now until the end of the year to get to 1,000 miles.  

Ran out to Formaster (up Sunrise tire hill) and ran around up there. Then I came back to the school. I had to do some loops around the neighborhoods and school to get to 5.5 and it felt like forever. I was slow and tired today, need to sleep more.

46:06 Total  8:16mi ave

Ran Greensprings with Ryan and some of it with Ruth and Ally. It was really cold today. Still tired and slow but it is coming back and I am feeling better. Shins feel great, Thank you new shoes. 

44:42 8:06mi ave

7:54 8:15 8:35 8:03 8:05 .5 3:47

Bank run with small grass loop at the end. Ran most of the run with Ally. Felt a little sluggish today but it was ok.

44:54 8:02mi ave

807 741 738 815 841 .60 430

Yesss!!! This week is over!! Ya Christmas break!

It has been a difficult week and today was pretty stressful too. I spent most of the day trying to get next semester scheduled and finally got it done, so instead of going to the last half of 4th period and doing nothing I went on my run.

I went out the greenpole way and decided to do the Washington Parkway/desert 8miler. It was such an awesome run! The weather was pretty good and I felt really great. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be (going that far) and I had an awesome run. It felt really good to just run!!!!  

1:03:07 7:58ave mi

7:23 7:22 7:53 8:54 8:20 7:39 8:05 8:00

Bank/Maverick run. I had to work and then drive to Vegas for the BYU Bowl game and I didn't get up early enough to run very far but I was covered (with my goal of 5.5 a day for 1,000 miles this year) from yesterday. Run was ok. 

The drive to the game (and home) was terrible but the game was fun. We thought that the game was over with a couple seconds left so we started to leave. Then BYU blocked UCLA's field goal attempt and we won!!!! We stormed the field and celebrated. I even got Harvy Unga's autograph. 

32:48 total 8:11mi ave

8:07 7:50 7:40 9:05 

New Asics (39.56)

Christmas Eve

Went down and ran on the trail by the river. At first I didn't want to be out running but then I got over it and just had a good run. My shins hurt so I tried to run on the dirt because it was softer and I think it helped. Felt pretty slow but I got my miles in for today.

YA Christmas!!!

46:03 8:13mi ave

7:20 8:04 8:52 8:22 8:22 .60 4:55

Merry Christmas Eve!!!!!

Christmas!!!!!!

Dog Pound from my house. Good run. Slowed down a lot (killed me) on the hills through about miles 4 and 5. Had my new gloves and L. Armstrong 10/2 dry fit shirt, they are awesome. Felt faster and my shins didn't hurt (just kind of soreish). My hip also feels a lot better.  

Felt good to get out and run, Enjoying Christmas.

46:09total 7:39mi ave

7:34 7:09 7:17 8:09 8:37 7:06

Bank/Maverick run with Ally and then up the road and back to get another mile. My stomach started to get sick and by the time I got to four miles it was really bad. I was by myself for the last mile and I could barely run. My stomach hurt so bad! I hope I'm not getting sick. I didn't get to 5.5 today because I was so sick/stomach hurt, but my 6 miles from yesterday helped me out. I also ran in some new shorts and I really like them.

42:37 total  8:28mi ave

7:47 7:32 7:38 8:31 10:40

I really didn't want to run today but I forced myself to get out and run at least a little bit. Ran the Bank/Maverick run and did pretty good.

30:54 total 7:41mi ave

7:45 7:06 7:14 8:33

Great run today! It was a little late so it got dark and cold but ok. Todays run was the Dog pound from my house. I felt really good and it was a great run. I got going pretty fast coming home down the hill and I even sprinted the last 100 meters or so to my house. 

47:08 total 7:44mi ave

7:42 7:18 7:15 8:15 8:49 7:12

Had a fun day today with my friends: went to the temple, played Wii, B-ball, it was just a party. I am not looking forward to going back to school.

Terrible run today. Ally came to my house in the morning and we went and ran by the river. I am glad that I could get out and run early even though it was bad. The first two miles were ok because I was with Ally but when she turned around I stopped. I walked a lot and it was not good. I don't know why it was so bad, I was too tired and cold I guess.

Well I am close to my goal of 1,000 miles for this year (994.75). On Monday I will be there.

55:10 total 9:56mi ave

(New Asics 2120 71.85)

:)

Victory! 1,000 miles for the year.

DogPound 49:46 total 8:16ave   

8:06 8:10 7:47 8:54 9:05 7:28