This is for you, Coach

6x1K repeats @ VO2Max 89% - 3min rec. / 1,5mile warm+cool. Hit below 30's for most and the last was a 3:59. Felt super great and ran with Stoner! Man I miss that girl but she pushes me a lot and keeps me positive! It was helpful not thinking about the times and not freaking out about it cause I know I can take it! Crazy how the brain responds.. But great work out today!

am: 4

pm: 2x2mile AT Progression Tempo w/ 5 min recovery and 1.5 warm/cool. wow... this was poop and it didn't feel very good in the blazing sun and long grass. BUT I made it and now I'm done.

am: 4 with roberts and saw Josh Decker and the rest of dixies team. 

pm: ran by myself and made it safe before the storm hit

am: 3

pm: 1/1's and felt fine until my sensitive tummy decided to back out on me. Not very happy with the outcome of the work out but I'll make sure to take care of myself next time! 

am: 3

pm: 5x1000's under 4:18. It was great! I loved pushing Megan, she did awesome!! Something about yelling and coaching someone else brings more energy to yourself.. weird, but I guess that's what I like about this work out! Even though the girls probably get annoyed at me yelling at them.. oh well.

am: 3

pm: 1/1's hit 10 cones this time for 15 times. I enjoy these a lot now! I think it really helps with controlling your body from not freaking out. It gives you time to calm down and tell yourself that you can do another and before you know it you're done! It was great even if Roberts left me for a while then came back for the last few. What a tough guy! haha, I find it easier to run with coaches or rachel but it's tougher with liz.. maybe because of the competition BUT I enjoyed this work out.

am: Michigan. woot woot. felt super good but I do need to work on quickening my pace for the 800's but I felt really good and strong. I wasn't fighting for breath but instead I thought I controlled it well. Maybe too well so next time I can step it up! For the first set I felt like Liz was right on my tail and maybe I was hearing things but that pushed me, hopefully that'll push me in the race! 

am: grass 3. 

pm: sandburgs 3 then 4x200's. tired but thats expected after a hard week, right?

And if coach is reading this.. I have the address for the UVU race! no worries. got your back.

Herriman race. A mixture of fun and terrible. There were a lot of slippery and deep muddy parts.. It felt weird to lead and I didn't know if I was going at a good pace.. when I heard my mile splits, it was around 7:30 pace and that didn't sound good at all! But it was really muddy and hilly. The mutha cussa was as terrible but the worst part is after the hill.. I felt like a sloth and my feet wouldn't pick up.. The hardest part was the last 800ish for sure. Pretty sure I could've stepped it up but it was just a relief to have finished. I was just happy that I didn't let myself give up and let the 2nd girl pass me.. plus that'd destroy my ounce of confidence. happy to be done but excited for future races now that I've finished probably the hardest course of my life.

supposed to be 7... but we could only get Liz and I to run and by the time we finished the storm poured in. We make great timing! Wish we would've ran the lsat 3 but too many complaints about being tired. wimpy, i know. :P

am: 4x 1K's and felt good! a struggle but only 4 so that kept me positive. These times better reflect my time for the time trial on wednesday.. ha..

pm: 3

am: 3

pm: 4 with striders. Felt really tired today. Not getting enough fluids so will do tonight. Pete's motivational talk was good!

am: 4

pm: time trial! I had to keep reminding myself that I'm going to live and that there's no reason to be nervous.The first part always feels fine but the last half was a struggle for sure. Breathing and staying fast becomes foreign and I begin to wonder why I'm trying to kill myself. Workouts are always hard but they feel great but time trials feel horrible throughout.. why?! But I didn't want another time trial like the last so I stayed focus somewhat. And I was suprised with my time sooo next time (if there is another.. or just a race) I'll just keep on pushing! I think last weeks work outs are making me tired now, weird. But I'm tired and still hanging on.. barely. 

am: 3

pm: 3 to sandburgs with 4x200's. It's sad to realize that we only have a girls team when the youngesters come and run with us. But at the same time that's probably my favorite day because they youngesters actually like me!! They're probably the only people I can captain over because the rest of the team doesn't listen to me during core or planks. oh well.. the youngesters are the greatest though! (and josie, for jumping into sandburgs)

am: 3

pm: 3/3's did 4 sets, 4x30 sec. gosh, I am sooo tired. But I may be babying myself a little.. still! Legs were really worn out and I felt like this week was suppose to be "easier". My last set of 3/3's, I was breathing just dandy but it felt harder to get my legs moving and mentally moving. Ali Jo was doing beastly today! And her 30 seconds were killer (as in leaving me in the dust) but I was proud to have stuck right up with her for the last couple! It wasn't easy, but i did it! So that was probably my happiest moment of the work out today. yipeeee.

ran  before the ACT with JP. It was fun catching up with her :) And I think I did a bit better on the ACT.

am: 3 with plyos

pm: warm/cool with 3x1000's. So proud of the girls today. So happy that they've been following and speeding up! It pushes me and makes us a tighter group!! Excited for what's in store for us this week. I hope today's workout really boosted their confidence! They deserve it! I hit 3:59, 57, 52. 

am: 3

pm: 4x800's on the region course. yipeee. We started on the same spot for three of them and on the last time we decided (or I did.. ) to run up the hill and that increased our time by a minute.. Maybe i looked at the watch wrong but I did feel slow and not happy. hah. 3:07, :04, 01, 4:00. 

Missed the morning run because my physical and mental alarm clock took a day off without permission but ran after my lesson.