just for the run of it

couldn't go to practice today cause i have my physical, so got up and ran with watson. mile wu then did 4 miles at easy run pace on the mtc by glen park. ended up 7:34 ap which felt nice. had 5 hill accelerations, did one in the middle of our run and the other 4 after. abs and hips. 

afternoon practice today and felt absolutely fantastic. don't know if it was cause i was more cautious about what i ate, or the half gallon of water i drank this morning. mile wu then gups, mario, kaylee, hannah and i headed to country road. said hi to the horses and soon it was just guppy and i. 7:20 ap. did abs and hips and a solid ice bath.

did abs and hips before then ran to practice and then did 2 grass miles around the school. got assigned teams for our race tomorrow. austin and i are captains for the white team #gringos. did a team mile on the grass and then strides. did premeet 800 @goal 5k pace for tomorrow. was thinking around 6:30 pace but hit a 2:58 for it. whoops. didn't feel too bad though. did a lap around the track then ran home cause work. gonna elevate tonight and go to bed early.

mile wu then stretching and strides. felt oddly nervous for such a nbd race. got out with watson and stuck with her. on the first mile and hit a lil slower than goal but actually kinda was good because i was able to push myself well during mile 2 with some good surges. still felt alright going into the last mile until we hit some soggy grass for awhile. kept positive and just thought about my kick i needed to have on the track. watson pushed me at the end, i was hurting, but finished with a pr 19:52 so i was pretty happy. shoutout to watson cause she's the greatest to push me and pretty much a fabulous running buddy. cooled down to finish up mileage then did abs and hips and bought chocolate milk. also had a less wet than usual ice bath so that was a win. hit up lagoon but now my legs feel semi dead so we will see how tomorrow goes.

cross train day teamwide. not very happy to not run but whatevs. decided to swim. did 45 min of freestyle/aquajogging. didn't enjoy it too much at first but actually the time flew. did abs and hips after and ice bath. also went on a date with tyler, so shoutout to him for being a stellar date, and patiently waiting for me to finish my ice cream lol.

got up at 6 and watson and i met up by the mct. thought today was high mileage but found out later it was actually medium, oh well it was a nice run. the temperature was perfect and with a quality time with my pal watson. kept it pretty chill since we haven't ran since the race, 8:06 ap. saw some kittens, bunnies, and roosters on our run so quite eventful. also a huge thanks to lexi for taking me home after i locked my keys in my car, smh @myself.