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Member Since:

Jun 01, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

NCAA Champ

Running Accomplishments:

My Personal Records are:

High School 

1600 meters - 5:34 Freshman, Regions

          5:30.44 Sophomore, State

          5:13.35 Junior, State

          4:54.68 Senior, State Champion!!!

3200 meters - 11:59.9 Freshman, State

          11:50.33 Sophomore, State

          11:15 Junior, BYU Invite

          10:30.88 Senior, Arcadia Invitational (sea level)

          10:39.23 Senior, State Champion!!!

College 

1500 - 4:31, Trojan Invite 2013 

3k - 9:44.01, MPSF 2012 

5k - 16:34, Stanford 2013

10k - 34:46.94, Mt. SAC 2013          


Half-Marathon - 1:24:30.56 (Handcart Days)

In my freshmen year, I lettered in both track and cross country. I also got the Rookie of the Year Award in cross country, and the Freshmen of the Year Award in track. At regions for XC I was 7th. At state I was 65th. In track at regions I placed 3rd in the mile and 2nd in the 2 mile. At state I was 17th in the mile and 13th in the 2 mile.

Sophomore year I was a cross country captain and I lettered again. I was 3rd at regions and 12th at state. At track regions I was 3rd in the mile and the 2 mile. I also anchored the winning medley relay team.

Junior year I got a stress fracture about a month before the cross country season started, but made a great comeback with a 2nd place finish at regions.  At state I placed 6th, and I broke 19 minutes for the second time in my racing history.  Team captain again. In track I shattered my old PRs and was doing well until I got a stress reaction.  After 3 weeks off I built my strength back up and performed well at state, earning 4th in the 1600 and 5th in the 3200.  After that, I was invited to the Great Southwest Track Meet in Albuquerque, where I took 5th.

My senior year in cross country I was a captain again, this time with Amanda and Natalie.  This season I was injury free so I got to run competitively at invites.  At state I took 3rd.  At Footlocker Western Regionals I outkicked a girl on the track to finish 10th, which qualified me for nationals the next weekend.  I beat both of the girls who had beat me at state in that race.  At nationals I took 22nd and beat 6 of the girls who had beat me at regionals.  Going into the outdoor season the first Invitational I attended was the Davis Super Meet where I qualified for state in the 1600 and the 3200, and I broke the meet record for the 3200 in an 11:01.29, the previous record was an 11:17.  I had a strong finish to my senior season and finally claimed a state title.  I ran the fastest 1600 and 3200 at state for any division, claiming the double crown in those events, and earning the athlete of the year award :)

Now in college, I run for the University of Utah.  I lettered my freshman season of cross country, and made it to regionals in the 5k in track.

Sophomore year I improved in cross country.  In track I raced the 1500, 5k, 800, 10k, and the mile of the DMR before repeating the 5k at conference and then the 10k at regionals.  Placed 28th behind a lot of seniors... so nationals next year!! 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

 Run a 5k in under 18 minutes

Win state in the 1600 and 3200

Place in the top 5 at state in the 1600

Make it to Footlocker National Championships 

Make it to nationals 

Run sub 16:30 5k

Run sub 9:30 3k 

Break the school record in the 10k

Break the school record in the 5k 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Be an All-American

Be a conference champion 

Make Olympic trials 


 

Personal:

I am a junior at the University of Utah.  My little sister is a freshman at Utah Valley University.

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220.45
Total Distance
4.50

This morning we met for practice at Liberty Park.  We took it easy today because we have a race tomorrow.  We did 3 laps around the park, the first we did as a warmup, then we did a workout lap, and then a cooldown lap.  After that we did our usual sets of 25 crunches and 15 pushups.  I felt very strong on the pushups.  After that we did 10 strides, but I don't know how much mileage to those as.  After that we got to enjoy dutch oven breakfast that Bill cooked.  It was really good.  Also, we got to see an article in the paper about our team.  I'm excited for tomorrows race, I'll get to use my flats for the first time :D

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Race: Minuteman 5k (3.1 Miles) 00:19:32, Place overall: 7, Place in age division: 1
Total Distance
7.10

I got to use my flats for the first time today :)  I started with a 2 mile warmup, I just ran to the one mile mark and back.  Then I changed shoes and did some strides with Amanda and Ashleigh.  I had a good start, and at mile 1 my time was 6:03.  I slowed down in my second mile, I got a 6:14, so I was at 12:17.  I didn't see my third mile time, but I had a good finish with a new PR.  Afterwards I did a 2 mile cooldown with Amanda and Ashleigh, just the same thing we did for our warmup.  I loved my new shoes.


 

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Total Distance
1.00

Tonight I came home late and in sort of a bad mood, so I went down to the treadmill.  I was going to do 2 miles, but I did one instead.  After I came back up I got a nosebleed, so its probably a good thing that I stopped.  That makes a nosebleed every day for the past 3 days.

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Total Distance
7.50

We met at Sugarhouse Park for practice this morning.  We did the cemetery loop, where we go out of the park and through a bunch of confusing streets (but I'm learning them) over to the cemetery on 3300s.  We did a 2 mile loop inside the cemetery and then went back to the park on Melbourne and 1800e.  I ran parts of it with Bre and Ashleigh. My time was 54 minutes for the 7 mile loop, a very good pace for me.  Then, when w got back we did the circuit twice with the burpees, jumping jacks, squats, and mountain climbers, with 100 meter sprint in between each set.  We did them for 30 seconds, so it was really hard.  Especially after the mountain climbers for me, when we had to sprint I could hardly go in a straight line.  Then we did the usual crunches and pushups.  

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Total Distance
14.25

We met at the Shoreline Trail up by the zoo today. We ran along the trail, and it was hard. It started with some serious uphill, but wasn't that bad after the beginning. We ran all the way over to Red Butte, and up a road to a fence. From that point we were supposed to push the way back. I was with Bre and kept a good pace on the way back. Then, we did our crunches and pushups, and then we did 3 sets of 45 second wall sits and 1 minute stepups. Then we did some lunges. It was a good workout today, and I was feeling really strong, even though I was a bit sore from the hills on the trail.

This evening I did speedwork.  I met with Wasatch Athletics at Sugarhouse.  We started with a 2 mile warmup around the perimeter of the park and then on the track I did 3 laps of speed changes with a lap cooldown.  I got to use my new spikes.  They are just like my old ones but a half size bigger.  The workout was 4 800s with a lap cooldown.  I did the first in 2:56 with 1:28s for each lap.  I haven't done one under 3 minutes in a while so I felt really good about that.  Then Bill helped pace me for the second one, I led on the first lap and he led on the second.  I got a 2:56 again.  Then he led the first lap on the third and I got a 2:52, then on the last one I led the first lap and got a 2:51.  I feel I did a great job on the workout, especially after this mornings trail run.  Then we did a 2 mile cooldown around the perimeter of the park.  I ran much of the warmup and cooldown with Amanda, Ashleigh, and my sister.  Then Bill took us for ice cream, it was good :)

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Total Distance
7.00

This morning for practice we met at Cottonwood Complex.  We started with a 2  mile warmup, around the baseball fields and then along 1300e to 3900s down to 1100e and back into the park.  Then we did 5 strides and stretched a little bit.  Then we worked on hills.  We did that same hill as last time, but this time we came all the way around.  It it the hill at the finish of the regions course.  I got faster on each time, so I felt really good about that.  We did that hill 5 times, my 5th and fastest time was at 1:42.  Then we ran slowly to another hill just behind the one we had been working on. We worked on pushing the last part of the hill, and then running down the hill we had been running up first but working on using it as a recovery hill and going faster on it.  We did that hill 3 times.  Then we went over part of the course for our cooldown.  It was kind of a cool day, because the sun wasn't up.  Then we did the usual crunches and pushups.  I'm glad that I have gotten better at doing the hills.  

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Total Distance
10.50

This morning we met at the Jordan River Trail. We ran together as a group, at a somewhat slow pace. We went out for 2 miles, which was halfway under the second bridge we were supposed to go under. Then we got water and let the people who had been at the back lead. Then we did another loop once we got back. I was surprised at the pace because it was 8:30s and I thought it was way slower. It was a good run and it was really relaxing. And then when we were done Emily gave us bagels :)

For the evening we met at Sugarhouse for our team BBQ.  We had a 4k to determine who was on varsity.  We started with a mile warmup, all of the girls warmed up together.  For the race we followed the state course mostly, but near the end we ran to our terrace to finish.  One of my best parts of the race was when we reached a really steep hill, I think the steepest part of the course, and I felt really strong running up it.  I am second on varsity for the girls, I finished behind Bre.  It was pretty fun, we got to do our XC cheer which we haven't done in a while :)   Then all of the girls cooled down together about a mile, we went and picked up 15 flags each.  Then we got to eat finally, the food was really good.  We also found out who our team captains are.  Stefan and Greeny are the guys captains and Bre and me are the girls captains.  It was fun to get to run with everyone today.

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Total Distance
7.00

This morning we met at the park and ride lot and then carpooled up to run on the Pipeline Trail.  I ran with Bre, we went to the Rattlesnake Gulch and back.  I trip every time I run this trail, today I scraped my hand a little deep and my knee has a little cut.  The worst fall I've had, but not that bad.  Then we went and got in the river with Tess and Josie.  The water felt really nice and relaxing.  Then Bill gave us some watermelon and it was really good.  

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Total Distance
4.50

This morning I got an extra hour of sleep because I had stayed up late watching the Olympics opening ceremony.  At first I didn't want to run, so I got up and went to see how hot it was outside.  I decided it was an ok temperature so I went and got my running clothes.  I ran from my house along 1500e over to Sunnyside and then I ran up to Foothill Boulevard and ran down it to 500s and 1300e and I ran home along 1300e.  I'm really glad I got in my mileage this week :)

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Total Distance
1.00

I was too busy watching the Olympics to go out for a run, so I went down to the treadmill for a mile, there I could watch the Olympics. My time was 8:02 so just a little slow because of the treadmill.  I would have gone for longer, but when I was taking a nap my little sister woke me up so I didn't even get to nap for 30 minutes. I'm tired.

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Total Distance
8.50

This morning we met at Sugarhouse. We started with a 2 mile warmup around the perimeter of the park, and then we did fartlek. We did 5 minutes on with equal recovery, then 4, 3, 2, and 1. That took us 2 laps, but on recovery we would run the opposite way to get back into a group. Then we did another lap for a cooldown. We stayed in a closer group today. Then we did our usual crunches and pushups. Also Bill wants us to start doing arms with weights, so I'll do that... umm, later. Ok its later.  I did my arm swings.  I didn't remember exactly what I was supposed to do, and I found out after I did them.  But I used 5 pound weights swinging arms 2 minutes with the weights and then 1 minute with no weights.  I did that 3 times.

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Total Distance
13.00

This morning we et at the JCC for practice. We started by choosing 2 apple sized rocks to carry up to our pile of rocks. I ran with Bre. After reaching the pile of rocks we kept running, and reached some very long hills. My calves got sore on these. At least it isn't very long from the hills to the turnaround point. It took us 32 minutes to get to the turnaround, but we went faster on the way back. Then we did the usual 3 sets of 25 crunches and 15 pushups. Then when I got home I did 3 sets of arm swings 1 minute with 5 pound weights and 1 minute without. It was really cold when we started running, but it warmed up fast.

For the evening we met at Sugarhouse Park for speedwork. We started with a 2 mile warmup around the park, and then did 3 laps of speed changes with a lap cooldown. Then we did an 800, my time was 2:52. Then we did two 400s, my first a 1:15 (new PR yay!) and my second a 1:17. Then we did five 200s, a few of us took a turn being the leader of one. Then we did a mile cooldown, we went to the pond and back along the river.

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Total Distance
8.00

This morning we met at Cottonwood Complex.  We did a 2 mile warmup, around the baseball fields and out to 3900s and down to 1100e and back into the park.  My legs were a bit sore from last night.  I ran the warmup with Bre.  Then we did 10 hills.  We went up the hill and continued where it was flat.  Each hill was 300 meters.  Then we jogged slowly back to do the hill again.  I did ok on the first 6, but after the 7th my legs were tired.  I still did all of them.  Then we did a 2.25 mile cooldown on the region course.  I ran with Tess and Bre.  Then we did our 3 sets of 25 crunches and 15 pushups, and then when I got home I did 3 sets of arm swings with 5 pound weights 1 minute on and one minute off.  I'm going to take an ice bath later so I can do well on tomorrows bike and run.    

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Total Distance
9.50

We met at the Park and Ride lot earlier than usual for practice today. We carpooled up to Jeremy Ranch to do a bike and run. I was with Greg. I started out running, and it was really cold when we started so my legs felt like ice. I ran the first mile in about 7:20 and then I biked a mile. On one of my biking miles there was some uneven road and I almost fell off but I didn't. At the turnaround at mile 5 I was warmed up so I dropped off my long running shirt. Then I had a rough mile for the bike. I had to run the bike up some of the hills. It was really nice on the way back, and though it felt like I was going slower after each mile I checked on my last running mile and I still had a 7:20. Then I finished on the bike in a little over an hour. Greg finished about 20 seconds behind me and we were the first team done, though Stefan and Jeromy were close. Afterwards we went to breakfast. And now I'm a little sore from changing from biking to running.

In the evening I went for a run. I had a nap this afternoon after watching some running shorts on ebay all day. I was very tired and I had to sneeze a lot. I didn't want to run but I did anyways. I ran from my house along 1500e then up Sunnyside to Foothill Boulevard and down to 500s. Then I ran along Gaurdsman and then back to my house along 1500e. Then when I was home I did 3 sets of 25 crunches and 15 pushups, and then I did 3 1 minute on 1 minute off arm swings with 2.5 pound weights. It was a good run but I was a little sore at first. I'm still really tired.

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Total Distance
9.00

This morning we met at Liberty Park. We started with a warmup of 3 miles, 2 laps around the outside. Then we did a 3 mile tempo run. We were supposed to go 30 or 40 seconds slower than our race pace. Bre and I were trying to hit a pace between 6:45 and 7:00. It was windy so we drafted for part of it. We hit about a 6:45 pace. Then we did a cooldown of 2 laps again. I'm still sore from yesterday. When we got back we did 3 sets of 25 crunches and 15 pushups, and then Bre wanted to do an abs circuit so we did. We did 12 ab workouts for 20 seconds each, taking up 4 minutes. We did crunches, situps, windshield wipers, lemon squeezers, bridges, crunches to the left, to the right, heel touches, straight arm crunches, bikers, and backwards crunches. I think thats all we did in the circuit.

I figured out the mileage on all of my shoes: Saucony- 322.21 miles, bought June 26 Saucony flats- 3.1 miles, bought July 28 Asics spikes- 10.5 miles, bought July 29

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Total Distance
6.00

I slept in this morning and then went running at about 9.  It wasn't hot because it was really windy.  I ran from my house to 1300e and then over to 900s and then down to 900e and over to 2100s and then back up to 1300e and home.  That part of the run was 5 miles, and I averaged a 7:25 pace.  Then I did a mile cooldown on the treadmill.  After that I did 3 sets of 25 crunches and 15 pushups, and then 3 sets of 1 minute on 1 minute off arm swings with 2.5 pound weights.  I'm going to keep track of my shoe mileage by putting the miles at the end of each week.  Sauconys- 328.21          Flats- 3.1          Spikes- 10.5
 

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Total Distance
2.00

I went on an easy 2 mile run in the evening at about 7 pm.  I ran along 1500e to Sunnyside Park and I did a lap there and then went back.  I know that in the park it was a mile but I'm not sure long it was to and from the park because gmaps-pedometer.com was being weird.  I think its a mile though.

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Total Distance
7.50

We met at Sugarhouse Park this morning.  There were a few more people than last week which was cool.  We started with a 2 mile warmup around the outside of the park, and then we did the circuit once, doing each of the drills for 20 seconds.  I didn't get as tired on the mountain climbers as I usually do :)  Then we did five 1000s along the state course.  We ran from by the road on the north side of the river to the bridge and across, then around the pond and halfway through a field.  I lost a bit of my warmup after the circuit, so my first one was a 4:15.  I was supposed to hit between 3:55 and 4:05.  On the second I got 4:06, 3:53 on the third, 3:56 for the fourth, and 4:00 on the last one.  I felt strong and I think the workout will help me in my next 5k.  Afterwards we did a 2 mile cooldown around the park and then did 3 sets of 25 crunches and 15 pushups, and then when I got home I did 3 sets o f1 minute on 1 minute off arm swings.  

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Total Distance
11.50

This morning we met at the Shorline Trail by the zoo. We ran on the Shoreline Trail to Red Butte and then up a road to a chain link fence. I ran with Bre and Mary and RJ wasn't too far ahead of us. On the way back we saw a tarantula on the trail. It was scary looking. When we were finished with the run we did 3 sets of 25 crunches and 15 pushups. We also did 3 sets of 30 second leg lifts, 1 minute wall sits, and 1 minute stepups. It was a good workout and I felt really strong today.

This evening I did my last speedwork at Sugarhouse until after the season.  We met at Sugarhouse Park and started with a lap around the park.  Then we did a 3 laps speed changes with a lap cooldown.  Then we did a mile, I hit a 6:07, and then 2 laps cooldown.  Then we did another 3 laps speed changes and a lap cooldown.  It felt really relaxing, but I've been getting a shin splint.  So when I got home I sat with my shins in a bucket of ice for 20 minutes.   

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Total Distance
10.00

This morning we had a cross country team hike. We met at 6:30am and then we drove up to the trail for Desolation Lake in Big Cottonwood Canyon. We hike about 6 miles to Desolation Lake, and then we had lunch. A few of us stood with our shoes off in the lake and it was a little cold so it felt good. Then we went 4 miles to where we had left some of the cars to drive back up to the rest of the cars. We didn't run the hike, so I just halved the miles. It was really fun.

For the evening I went from my house along 1300e to 900s and down to 900e and across to 2100s and then up to 1300e again and then home.  I started a bit late and it got dark fast.  I'm getting a shin splint I think from my shoes, and it hurt really bad so I iced it when I got home.   

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Total Distance
11.00

We met at Liberty Park for practice today. We started with a lap around the park for warmup. My hips were really sore from the hike yesterday. After the warmup we split into groups and did 2 laps of fireman line where the person in the back pushes to get in the front. I was in group 2, and we were supposed to finish in 21 minutes and 15 seconds or under. We finished at 20:50. Then we did a lap cooldown and then 3 sets of 25 crunches and 15 pushups. My shin didn't hurt today, which was good because it was hurting really bad last night.

I got an earlier start this evening.  I ran from my house to 1500e and then I ran to Sunnyside Avenue and up to Foothill Boulevard.  Along Sunnyside I saw a small bunny, and it was really cute.  I ran down Foothill and 500s, and then down to 1300e..  As I was passing the cemetery on 500s I saw 6 deer, I think 2 were baby deer.  That was cool.  I ran back to my house along 1300e and then I stopped in for some water and then I was going to go another mile and a half, but I only went a mile, going a few blocks out and back.  That was a mile.  I felt a little sick so I couldn't continue, but I feel ok now.  My shin didn't hurt very much. 

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Total Distance
8.40

I stayed up late last night, and this morning there wasn't team practice, so I slept in until about 7:30.  Then I got up and went running.  I ran to Sugarhouse Park, and did a lap on the outside.  When I was about to start my second lap Bre was at the park too.  So we ran 2 laps together.  Then we ran to my house.  Bre had seen Amanda while on the way to the park, and on the way to my house we saw Amanda's dad heading to the park, and later my brother heading to the park.  It was a nice day to run at Sugarhouse Park I guess.  I felt much better than I did last night.  I hope I have a good race tomorrow.

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Race: Safety Fair (3.1 Miles) 00:20:49, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
Total Distance
6.10

The race was in Murray and it started at 9, so I had time to sleep in. I got there and I did 2 miles of warmup on the track. Then I changed my shoes and did some strides. I got to use my flats again. I started out behind a lead group of guys, and they got far ahead of me. No one came near passing me so I kept the same spot all race. I didn't push very hard either. My first mile was at 6:30, mile 2 was at 13:30. I think I went slower because it was hot. I was 7th overall, but I was the first female. Afterwards I took off my flats and then I didn't feel like putting my running shoes on so I did a mile cooldown on the track barefoot. It was a good race, and afterwards we went to a breakfast provided by the police and fire department which was right by the race.

Saucony- 371.11     Flats- 6.2     Spikes- 16 

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Total Distance
1.50

I went for an easy run in the evening.  I ran from my house along 1400e to 1700s.  I saw Jake going the opposite way along 14th.   I then went to 1500e and then along there back to my house.  It was hot and it was getting dark.  I tried to time it so it wouldn't be too hot or dark, but I think thats getting impossible now that summer is ending.  

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Total Distance
8.50

We did a speed workout at our track this morning. We started with a mile warmup and then a mile speedchanges and a lap cooldown. I changed to my spikes, then we did a mile. My goal was no slower than 6 and I hit 6. Then I did a 2 lap cooldown.  Then we did 2 800s with a lap cooldown each.  The first I did in 2:52, then a 2:46. I feel like I've improved a lot. Then we ran a 3.25 miles cooldown starting from our track and then running up Sunnyside to Foothill Boulevard. Then we ran down 500s to 1300e and then we went up 800s back to our track. I did the cooldown with Bre and Mary. Doing the speedwork in the morning is much better than when its 100 degrees outside.

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Total Distance
5.60

Today we started school, and after school we had our first practice up at the stadium.  We did the Shriner's run, where we run up to Guardsman and through the U campus and then to the Avenues up to the drinking fountain at Shriner's.  Then we go back the same way.  There and back was 4.6 miles, and when we were back at the track we did 10 strides.  Then we did 2 300s where we get lined up and someone starts every 5 seconds and tries to catch the person in front of them while not getting caught.  I followed Mary the first time and Chase the second.  It was fun to have our first practice after school, but it was really hot.  I think it will cool down soon though.

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Race: Wheeler Farm Time Trials (2.93 Miles) 00:19:02, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 2
Total Distance
7.00

We had our first meet of the season today.  We went to Wheeler Farm, and arrived at about 2:30.  We started a warmup around 3, and we ran along the course until we came to a spot where there was a foot of water so we changed the course.  The warmup ended up being about 2 miles.  After that it was almost time for the girls race which was starting at 3:30 so we changed our shoes and did some strides.  I wore my spikes.  We got to do our team cheer which was fun, and then we started.  I had a fast start but I held a lead for the first mile, Bre was with me and mile 1 was at about 6:10.  Then she pulled ahead but I could still see her.  On the second loop around which has a turnoff so that its shorter I almost missed the turnoff because I didn't see where Bre had gone and I wasn't directed at first but then the guy there told me to go the other way.  I finished second, and I was about 10 seconds behind Bre.  Next to finish were Mary and then Ashleigh I think.  Then Amanda came in 6th, so we got a score of 16 which is better than we did all last season.  It was fun even though it was hot.  After the race the girls were supposed to find the biggest hill we could and run it 10 times so we did.  We found one by a the bridge by part of the course, and we ran it twice and then saw on the other side that there was a bigger hill.  We did the bigger hill 10 times because we decided it wasn't that long.  It was cool because we would run up the hill right next to the course and see some of our guys and we cheered for them.  Afterwards we ran a 15 minute cooldown and we decided it was about 1.5 miles.  It was really fun.

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Total Distance
10.75

This morning we had practice starting at 6am. It was a bit cold when we started. I ran with Bre. We ran from the track to Sugarhouse Park along 1500e, and we did a lap around and came back and ran a hill off of 15th on the way back. Then we did 5 strides. I forgot not-running shoes for school. I'll remember next time. This run was 6.25 miles.

After school we changed and ran up to Sunnyside Park, which was 1/2 mile. I ran with Amanda. Then in the park we did a 2 mile warmup around the park twice. I ran with Bre for that part. After that warmup my shin was hurting a bit, but I decided to see how I felt after the tempo run. We did 2 miles, I was supposed to hit about 7:30 pace, and I did for the first mile, but on the second I accidentally cut a bit at the end and finished at about 15 minutes. My shin hurt really bad after that so I couldn't do the circuit after that. I only ended up getting about 4.5 miles. When I got back to the track I got an ice cup and iced my shins.


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Total Distance
8.75

We did speedwork after school today. We started with a 2.75 mile warmup from our track to the gully and around it and then up a hill off of 1500e. Then we did a mile of speed changes and a lap cooldown. Then I changed my shoes and did an 800 with 1 lap recovery, and 4 400s with a lap recovery. We were supposed to do 8 but my shin splint was really bad so I stopped. After practice I bought new shoes, I tried on 5 pairs and couldn't decide between Mizunos and Nikes. I got the Nike air zoom vomero+ 3. I'll try them on tonight to see how they feel.

My shoe mileage: Saucony- 405.46 Flat- 6.2 Spike- 21.75

In the evening I went to the track with my mom and sister to try out my new shoes.  I'm not sure how they feel exactly yet because my shin splint still hurts.  My right leg felt ok though.  I'm going to try wearing a compression sock tomorrow to see if it helps and maybe feel how the new shoes are.  

Nike- 2 

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Total Distance
3.00

I ran from my house up along 1500e over to Sunnyside, and I ran down Sunnyside to 1400e. From there I went over to 900s and then down to 1300e, and along 13th home. I wore a compression sock over my shin splint to see if it helped. It feels ok, but I think if I can fold the sock down to make it more effective it would help.

For my evening run I just did a mile on the treadmill.  My time was 8:15.  My shin hurt a bit but I think it will heal soon enough.  I wore the compression sock again.  Tomorrow I think I'm going to see how well I do without it.   

Nike- 5 Flats- 6.2 Spikes- 21.75

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Total Distance
0.50

I worked on my shins last night and a bit today with a rolling pin.  I'm working on getting my shin splint better.  I didn't want to do too much. I just wanted to see if it had helped.  I did half mile on treadmill and I felt great.  

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Total Distance
220.45
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