just for the run of it

fun run with bryn (and mario for a lil bit). did 6 pretty easy and literally i felt so much less stress today so that's a win. finished up a mile by myself, kinda fast tho cause i never really think about my pace when im alone. did abs and hips and got some sick spandex for nxr. 

k really good workout today. 5x1000 and then 3x400. can't remember exact splits for 1000s but they averaged to 6:00 pace which was really exciting. lol the 400s hurt so bad. hit 82 80 78, so the times i need but wish i could've finished a little faster. overall tho i loved the intensity of the workout, im getting pumped for nxr here in a few weeks. proceeded to slightly die after the wo but then went on a cooldown with watson to finish mileage. did abs and hips and also beat mario in arm wrestling (:

calves felt quite sore but good recovery with brynlee on the double dip loop. did abs and hips and push ups and finally got my headstand!!! 

for some reason today felt like a drag. did 4x60 second pickups. shoutout to sami cause she came and ran with us. i miss that girl.

mile wu. treated today like a workout cause i wanted a positive experience to get me in the right mindset for nike. goal was a good third mile and strong kick. started out a little slower than normal, but held strong the first two miles and passed all the people that started out too fast. third mile i wasn't quite as motivated at first but i pushed past that and picked it up and didn't let myself fall behind. in the last 200m i passed 8 girls. really glad with how i did. did 3 mile cd with watson and brynlee, then headed a mile out with the guys and back with satchell. calves feel quite tight from the workout on wed and the race today. also took a nap for the first time in awhile and i forgot how much i love them. 

recovery today. ran the loop in alpine that the guys showed me. felt super good today. on the way back we saw a car kill a snake which was gruesome and really gross. did abs and hips.

mile wu. workout was a 2-4-8-16-8-4-2 with the 200 at 800 pace, 400@mile, 800@2mile, and 1600@goal5k. hit 37 78 2:52 6:07 2:54 77 33. mentally it was a pretty hard workout but i hit faster than all my paces so that was nice. felt dead for the cd. did 3 with the girls then 2 by myself. finished with abs&hips. committing to run for USU so that's exciting. 

did 2 miles before practice and then the double dip loop. legs ached for most of the run. took me awhile to get motivated for abs, but did that and hips and push ups. 

behind my right knee was bugging a lot so i had to stop and stretch awhile and just cut mileage short. biked 20 min to finish up and rolled out and took an ice bath so i should be fine for speed tomorrow.

wasn't sure if i'd be doing the wo on the bike but my knee wasn't bugging too bad so i ran it. 100-200-300x3 up the gulley hill with .25 jog inbetween sets. actually was a strong workout for me, but the downhill kinda hurt. just jogged back and finished mileage on the bike. did abs hips push-ups and guppy was a pal and rolled me out. 

figured out it was my it band that's been flaring up a little. still ran today tho and felt good for the most part besides a little tension. did the jordan river trail with watson and guppy which i ended up really liking. abs as well. 

idk what's going on with my it band. didn't hurt too much on the run but i went to play frisbee and had to sit out cause it hurt then. hoping it just goes away. 

feeling a lot better today. ran to the high school and then did speed changes with watson and mario and a little bit more mileage. then did some by myself, it band is doing better. shoutout to mario cause i missed her when she was gone last week.

feeling hot doggish (@watson). solid run, although a little chilly due to the wind. did usual stuff and ice bathed. so pumped for nxr (:

stopped in page arizona and discovered some cool sand trails and ran on the golf course and almost got attacked by birds when guppy threw a pine cone at them.

ran the course and at first my legs were hurting but soon they felt better. did pre meet on the last 800 of the course, although all of us girls got excited and ran a 2:52 which was a bit fast. feel so ready for the race tho, and i haven't put too much mental thought besides strategy into it cause that was what ruined state. shoutout to zack for the lp jersey.

did a mile wu and started to get pretty nervous for the race but i felt ready. the gun went off and i slid into the back of the pack cause i had heard the open race started with a 5:30 first mile and i didn't want to get caught close to that. hit 6:00 first mile which was perfect. 2nd mile i just kept trying to convince myself to stay with the girls and that if i didnt i would regret it. my whole goal for this whole race was a strong third mile. starting into mile 3 i decided to play the catching game and move up. i kinda just started going faster cause i like to build up a longer kick. all was well until the last 400, i couldn't really push myself to go much faster, but the real disappointment was my time, a little slower than last year. after post race tiredness i looked at my watch to see where my splits went wrong, but to my surprise my ap was 6:12, my goal pace about for this race. then i checked the distance and it was 3.25. sometimes my watch can be off but i found nearly everyone had the same problem and were unsatisfied with the time vs effort. so i know considering the course that technically 20:09 is my true 5k time, i'm happy to say off my pace i hit a 19:20 5k which was my goal and i know i gave that race everything i had. afterwards i cooled down 1.5 with watson and then we had the bus ride home which literally my legs did not appreciate.

easy recovery today, calves felt sore but other than that this run felt like the best in a long time.

.5 wu then annual turkey workout. 6x500 @5k pace with the last 100m chasing the turkey aka sprint. wo hurt more than it should've, cd my calves felt quite dead but fun times. 

lol legs felt very dead today judging by the pace...good run with mario and watson on the murdock canal trail. HUGE shoutout to watson cause it's her birthday and pretty much she is the greatest ever. love that girl. 

.5 wu then 16x1 min pickups with a min rest inbetween each. went with guppy and hannah and it was a lot harder than i expected but still good. had like .25 left at the end to cd. ''twas a good thanksgiving. shoutout to bryn for going black friday shopping with me cause it was a party and it's 2:30 am rn.

such a fun run with sami guppy and bryn! man i've missed sami so much. today was faster than usual which was fun. 

woke up not feeling all that fantastic. ran in the afternoon and poor watson rolled her ankle 1.5 out. the others ran back and grabbed the car and i waited with her. we got back and i just did two more with the girls cause i wasn't feeling too swell. 

took a nap and was feeling much better so finished up mileage and it looked so cool outside and i absolutely loved it. 

pretty much had a snowball fight for the whole first half of the run lol. not a huge fan of snow but today it was swell. did abs and stuff.

speed changes in the snow which was interesting. 

nice easy recovery