called to serve: Florida Tallahassee

DI loop warm up (1.89mi 13:51 total 7:19/mi ave) Pyramid today (grass loops): 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1000, 800, 600. I added it up to be 3.75, on my watch it was 3.89(but I think that is off because of the rest time and stuff).

600- 2:00

800- 2:46

1000- 3:19

1200- 4:36

1000- 3:15

800- 2:50

600- 2:10

I did really good but the last 2 I didn't do as well as I would have liked too. The fist couple I tried to push myself but to still keep in mind not to kill myself on the first ones but still go hard. On the 1200 I was a little intimidated but ran hard and did really good and I felt better and did better than I thought I would. Coach told us the 1200 was like the middle of a race when you get tired and need to push through it, I thought of that as I ran. The last 2 where I needed the most work (for end of races) I couldn't get myself to go. I am a little disapointed about the last 2 but over all it was good.

800 cool down (4:42) and stretched. My legs still hurt so I ran another 800 backwards (going the opposite way is weird)(4:04).

AM

Saw the eclipse at 4:30! Arctic Circle run. I came earlier than I usually do this morning so there was some people to run with. I ran with coach and had a great run.

20:54 total 3.01 miles 6:57/ave mi 7:16 7:00 6:30

PM

Bank run in the afternoon. For some reason we did it backwards and it was way hard.

39:43 total 5 miles 7:56/ave mi

AM

Ran slow and tired.

Arctic Circle 27:00 total 3 miles

PM

RACE

It was a great race! I was really motivated to step up and run today. I pushed myself way hard and did very good, I got a PR by almost 30 seconds. This race reminded me that to have a good race means I am in pain the whole time. The Cedar course goes in 2 big loops and then half that loop to the track to finish and I think I was crying after the first loop. They ran all the girls together and boys together (no JV or Varsity) so I had a chance to help our team with some points but I couldn't catch the three Cedar guys in front of me. I'm not letting it get to me to much but it would have been cool to beat them. After the race I had a bad recovery. I don't know what was wrong with me but I couldn't get control of myself and I finally had to walk away from everyone and calm down. I think my whole body was in shock because I have never run that fast before.

I still need to work on my form. Watching myself run (on the video camera) I look kind of weird but maybe it is just me. I am way happy about this race and look forward to getting even better.

Long hospital run today. I felt good, a little sore and tired but good. Coach had water after Formaster (4.44) so I stopped and got a drink and rested for a while. Ran with Big Z from there, legs burned on the last mile. It was a good run.

51:46 total 7:38/mi

7:21 7:05 7:46 8:29 7:29 7:44 .78 5:48

AM

Arctic Circle. Ran with Baker the first mile and ran with Coach Holt on the way back. I was up late doing home work so I am way tired and very sore. It was actually a pretty good  run even though I feel tired, run time was good.

23:30 total 3 miles 7:50/mi ave 8:01 7:57 7:28

PM

7 Sunrise Tire Hills. Really tired on the way out.

1:14:26 total 7.32 mi

1.81 out 14:38

I really tried to cut back on the time inbetween hills. Last time I took about a 5 minute break after each hill and last time I was a lot faster. Today I took a lot less time after each hill but was slower, we did 2 more hills than last time. Today was still a good work out.

1- 2:23

2- 2:21

3- 2:21

4- 2:21

5- 2:14

6- 2:20 The last one takes care of itself, this one I should have pushed harder. 

7- 2:04

1.84 back 14:27

I was in trouble when I got home because we were going out of town and I was half an hour late.

Ran up north in Centerville/Farmington area the morning after the family fantasy football draft party. It took me a long time to get out the door because I was so tired and sore. But I finally got out and started running. I saw a lot of people running and biking. I started to feel better as I ran and my mile splits got faster. I went out 2 miles and felt bad that I wasn't helping my Dad clean up my grandparents yard so with that excuse I turned around and went back. After we worked for half the day we went to the BYU game. We got lucky and got some tickets and got into the game, it was fun. 

38 min total 9:06/mi ave