You've got to want it to win it

This morning I finished my last final!  In my rush to get to school on time, I didn't have the best breakfast.  Lemonade to wash everything down was the worst, so 1 mile into my run I was puking.  I decided to be done and just walked back to the lockerroom.

Laps at Wheeler Farm this morning until I was at 7.  Off to Vegas to start a real honeymoon!

After a long day of traveling, which included a layover in Salt Lake (flights were cheaper from Vegas),  Jesse and I arrived in Honolulu!  After dinner we went for a run.  Since we are staying in Laie, we did two loops to BYU-H and back, and two loops to the temple and back.  Super sweaty and moist thanks to the humidity! :) so happy to be on a real honeymoon!

This morning after enjoying a sunrise on the beach, Jesse and I went for a run :)  We ran to a community bike trail that runs along the Kamehameha Highway and went out for a bit.  Just past a mile in, we passed a state park so decided to run through there.  It was a campground, and the beach was right behind it.  It was beautiful.  By the time we were back out on the highway, we had added on another mile.  We kept going out a little bit more before turning around.  This was a really nice trail, and it was also neat to see so many kids riding their bikes to school on it :)  What a lovely community :)  Hawaii is awesome :)  We saw a lot of geckos on the last part of our run.

This morning sleep sounded better than running.  So I waited before getting up.  When I was getting ready to run after breakfast, it started raining!  So Jesse and I drove around the North Shore and to the Dole plantation for some Pineapple ice cream :)  The afternoon was spent boogie boarding :)  and I saw a turtle!   After dinner we were getting ready to run and it started to rain again!  But we went running in it anyway.  We did the BYU-H loop and the temple loop, Jesse did one of each with me and then I finished on my own and added on to get to 5 total.

After watching another Hawaiian sunrise with Jesse, we parted so I could get my run in.  I ran out 2.5 miles on the bike trail by the highway, then on the way back did 3 minutes on 2 minutes off.  I made it through 3 full sets and then was at about 2:30 on the 4th on part when I got back to the house.  Today's fun included paddle boarding at Kualoa Ranch.  I got swept away by the current (just past the buoy that marks off the small swimming area designated by the tour group. I was being washed further down shore and was not in real danger) but then I was surrounded by sea turtles!  So for the afternoon we went to Waikiki to go snorkeling on a boat tour that took us out into the water and stopped above a reef where we could see turtles stopping for fish to eat the algae off of them :)

Hopped over to Kauai today hoping that the weather would be better than on Laie as Iselle was going past.  Our hotel had bike rentals, and a nice trail behind it right alongside the beach, so Jesse and I biked 8 miles.  Then we ran 4.  Our quads hurt!  And we accidentally scared a chicken out into the road, where it got hit by a car.  And got up.  And got hit by the back tire of the same car.  But then it got up and ran the rest of the way across the street.  In the moment I felt so bad for the chicken, but thinking about it now I think it was hilarious!!!  Decided 4 miles would be ok and that I could do 6 tomorrow to finish off the week...  

It rained all night and we were on flash flood warning.  I even got texts from the National Weather Service, how cool is that?  They were able to send warnings to all phones in the area without us having to give them any information.  Because it was still raining and was probably going to rain all day, at about 6am Jesse and I booked our flights over to Maui!  Where we did the road to Hana.  In the evening we were not liking any of the hotels we were finding, so we booked the last flight back to Oahu.  After a late arrival and an hour still to drive, I skipped the run today.

This morning Jesse and I ran to Laie Point and back.  That was about a mile and a quarter, then we went along the road towards the temple.  Jesse turned at the roundabout but I continued towards the other roundabout that leads to the paved community trail.  At 2 miles I started a Kenyan.  Mile 2 was a 7:33.  Mile 3 was a 7:03, mile 4 was a 6:35 incuding a turnaround in the middle, and the last mile was 6:15.  Someone on the trail cheered for me on the last one, that was awesome!  I cooled down the last mile and then took a nice cold shower!!!  Today we tried surfing :)

This morning Jesse and I went to Pearl Harbor for the Arizona Memorial and the Battleship Missouri tours.  After returning to Laie, we went on a strenuous hike that lasted all afternoon.  My uncle knew of a trail that would lead us to some waterfalls.  It was uphill for a while, and then very steep at some parts, and very steep and rocky with lots of trees on the part down to the actual river and waterfalls part.  After returning 5 hours later, I decided 2 miles of a run was enough.  Then we made juice out of some strawberry guavas that we had picked on our hike :)

Last day in Hawaii.  This morning I ran on the bike trail again, I went out a little over 3 miles to where the trail pretty much ended, and then came back and added on another half mile out and back towards BYU-H campus to finish with 7.  

Didn't get a chance to run until late at night (Utah time, it was only 7:00 P.M. Hawaii time...).  Because of the lightning, I went to 24 hour fitness to use a treadmill.  They were nice and let me in for free since I had just missed the person who is in charge for membership signup, and I told the guy I was only on the treadmill because of the lighting.  I did 6 miles on the treadmill.  I didn't sweat as much as usual treadmill runs, I must have acclimated well to the humidity of running in Hawaii!

First run with the new freshmen!  We ignored the instructions to go to Sunnyside trails (really just Bonneville gully) and ran Wasatch instead.  We ran out along Foothill and then took 1300s up to Wasatch.  We ran almost to Thunderbird before turning around.  On the way back it was just us seniors + the two Ogden girls, so we ran back through the golf course.  We were cutting it close to be back on time for the compliance meeting (7:30 run with a 9:00 meeting when most everyone is on high mileage just doesn't work) so the other girls just did 2 strides on bailiff with me, but I did 1 more before heading back to the locker room with Sarah to finish with 9.  

This morning we had a long run in Park City.  Like one of our first long runs last year, we had to change course by the mall because of a race that was going on.  We ran together pretty well as a group, getting a 7:42 average on the way out.  At mile 3 as we finish crossing the road and turn on the dirt path, I stepped on some loose gravel and wiped out.  That was slightly embarrassing... But I got up and kept running.  I scraped my right shin pretty bad, and the back of my right side as well.  It helped peel some of my sunburn :-P  It started to sting a little bit but wasn't that bad.  I didn't really evaluate the damage until we stopped at mile 5, when I turned around with some of the girls while a few of the girls went longer.  I ran back the rest of the way with Kenzie.  At one of the water stations that was set up for the race I stopped to rinse my leg with water.  My leg was a little worse than I thought, a lot of scabs instead of just light scrapes like I had thought.  Oh well.  It was a very nice first long run with the group, and Kep was very impressed with the fitness of the group. :)  Our team is going places :)

My right knee started to hurt on Saturday night.  The only thing I could think of that I could possibly have led to it was my fall earlier that day.  I must have twisted it weird :-/  It hurt on Sunday, but as it was a day off I thought I'd be ok.  This morning it felt better, so I went to practice.  I heated up before running, then started the run with the team.  I made it 40 seconds and knew the run wasn't happening.  So I walked back to the training room.  Olivia evaluated my knee and thinks I may have torn my meniscus and that it is catching :-\  I wasn't able to see a doctor this morning, and we have camp all week, so I will have to wait until Thursday to try and get in.  The pool was closed, and I can't bike with my knee the way it is, so I did ultrasound and iced and called it a morning.  

In the afternoon we made record time going to Costco and Smith's and getting up to the house!  I went with the swimming group for the second workout.  I lagged at the back with Kenzie, and made it a half hour.  We swam out 15 minutes along the shoreline of the reservoir, and then back.  Out was a lot harder going into the wake, so the way back was much nicer.  I was exhausted afterwards!  Luckily, Becky had dinner waiting for us back at the house to enjoy right afterwards :)

This morning I was the only swimmer.  Heather took me to Pineview for my swim.  My goal today was to work on my neck position for breathing, and to try putting my face in the water as I moved from side to side breathing.  This was difficult while warming up since I needed to get into a rhythm!  But I tried as I got more settled into the water.  The water felt warmer than the air outside when I got in :)  I can move my head side to side and am comfortable putting my mouth in  the water, but not my nose.  I could do a few breaths at a time but only turning my head to the same side.  But hey it's progress!  On the way back I tried pushing the air our through my nose while under the water to keep water from getting in it.  All good progress!  I did 30 minutes total.  

This morning I went and watched the running girls do their hill workout.  This time Kep inspected the trail for moose and scared the one away before the workout started so the 400 wouldn't be cut short.  In the afternoon I went swimming with Giselle and Hannah.  This time, I could actually move my face through the water and alternate which side I came up to breathe on!  Just gotta time it so I get 3 strokes before coming up.  I did this for a bit, but once I was around the first corner the wake was bigger and I struggled.  I turned around at 16 minutes, and still had to add on 5 minutes back at the start since the wake pushed me along now.  I've improved a lot since Monday!

This morning I went swimming with Giselle.  I did the breathing thing for a little bit, but the top of the water was the coldest so I opted to keep my head a little above so I wouldn't be so cold.  I went out 15 minutes and back.  We're gonna miss swimming in the lake, especially when we are confined to the pool again :-P

My knee didn't hurt at all this morning so I decided I would try heating and biking.  I biked for 45 minutes!  It only hurt if I let my form get sloppy and my knee dropped to the side.  But no more catching and it didn't hurt!  I iced afterwards.  I had a Dr. Appt. in the afternoon and the doctor said because it had settled so much I could start rehab on it soon.  He said the pain was more patellofemoral, same as what I've had the past two years just in the opposite knee this time.

Heated up and did ultrasound before biking for an hour.  Iced afterwards.  I'm going to try running on Monday if all feels well!

I heated up and tried running today!  I started out on Foothill with the team, then turn onto 1300s and ran back to campus on 2100e.  My knee only hurt a little, and that was when running on the grass when I was pushing off.  So I opted for the pavement today for more stability.  Iced afterwards.

Today I went for my run out on Foothill again, and this time went to 1700s before turning and heading back to campus on 2100e.  I finished and did my rehab and icing in time to go watch the team do the workout at Sunnyside.  

Larger group today.  I might be forgetting a few, but the group included Bekah, Becky, Sarah, Sadie, a girl Kailey who is trying out, and Jessica and me.  We started on the fruit loop.  Some people need to learn what a warmup is...  I thought I was really lagging after a week off, but Jessica was at the back with me and said that everyone was going fast.  Probably something that needs to be addressed.  When we got to Sunnyside, Jessica and I went through the golf course and everyone else went above the zoo.  We continued onto Wasatch until 1700s, then turned and ran back to 1300s before cutting down to Foothill.  When we were waiting at the light at Mario Capecchi, the other girls caught up to us.  When the light changed, I think Jessica and I had more energy left... We finished at the track with strides and drills.  Rehab and ice afterwards.  Later that night my lower back was hurting pretty bad, I am not sure if it is from returning to running so quickly after a week off, or if I did something in yoga that I shouldn't have.  

Today I went to Libery Park with Bekah, Becky, and Sarah to do part of the workout.  Warmup pace was screaming.  Really they just started fast and I took a bit longer to be able to get going, but once I was going I was the same distance behind them the whole time because I was going the same pace.  Which I think is still too fast for warmup.  We had 7:03 average by the time we got to the light at the park.  We ran the long way around the park to where we do our strides and drills during cross country.  After warmup we had some time to stretch and then get going on the workout.  The workout was three by 1 lap (mile and a half) with 20% recovery.  After the warmup I honestly felt like I could do one.  I started out with Becky and Kep, and was able to hang on for about the first half mile.  I maintained my pace as I let them go, and finished with 9:35.  Not bad for being prego!  I jogged around a bit for a recovery, then thought about trying maybe another half mile.  Mile and a half thresholds are really long for a first workout... and when the only threshold during the summer were 800s and some awful miles, I'm not even sure how I made it through the full lap!  Becky wasn't feeling too great so she was going to do another half and see how she felt, and then maybe try to make it a mile.  I went with her, we ended up just doing a half.  I hit 3:13.  We ran back to the start then, and then I did part of my cooldown with one of Alydia's girls and then a little more to get to 6 total.  My back felt better this morning and didn't hurt after running, so I'm thinking the pain was probably from yoga.  Back at the training room I did rehab before heading to the football game.

Today since most everyone was traveling, for the afternoon run it was me and Sarah.  She asked if we could run somewhere soft, so I took her up to the trails behind the dorms.  We got on Shoreline at Red Butte and headed south.  We took the trails until a little over 2.5, then decided to turn because it was going downhill again and I didn't want to run back up.  We added on a little more going north and back once we got back to Red Butte.  Then we finished back at the lockerroom for 6.  I did my knee rehab afterwards.

This morning I went and watched my sister race up at Utah State.  They changed the course again.  And they only had 2 port-a-pottys, which weren't even located near the starting line.  They could probably use a copy of that "Race Directing for Dummies" book that Bill has wanted to write...  After Abigail was done racing, I did a mile cooldown with her.  Then I went running with Clayton to his apartment since he goes to USU now.  That was about 2 miles, then we took a scenic route and he ran back to the course with me.  Then I saw Alydia and ran a mile and a half with her, she gave me some great advie on running through pregnancy, so that was awesome :)  Great day.