You've got to want it to win it

We couldn't decide where to run today so we ended up running on Foothill.  Alyssa was with me ahead of the group, we ran to 2100s and were together until 1700e.  Then she turned and went back to campus, and I went for a grass lap at Sugarhouse.  I was in a lot of pain from the race so I stopped and took a much needed stretching break.  Running felt a lot better afterwards.  I ran back to campus along 2100e, and I could see a runner up ahead and was pretty sure it was one of my teammates... I finally caught up to her at the last stoplight on Foothill before we go back to HPER, it was Charlotte!  So I ran the last little bit with her and finished at 9 for the day.  Then I did my hip rehab and took a 10 minute ice bath.

Today we had our threshold workout at Liberty.  We warmed up to the park from the 900e Trax station, then did our strides and drills at the spot where we meet for cross country.  It was almost unanimous that we wanted to run on the grass and not the pavement. :)  The workout for LD was 4x2k with 90 seconds rest.  Fortunately for me, the MD was doing 3x2k so Giselle was able to start the workout with me.  Her and Bekah were with me on the first 2, and Bekah was with me for half of the third.  The times I got were 7:33, 7:33, 7:38, and 7:40.  It was hard doing the work alone for the last two, but my times were not bad considering.  After I finished the last one I recovered back to the drinking fountain and then did 4x35 seconds of strides back to the group.  I cooled down to 11 miles total for the day.  When I got back to campus I got my calves scraped and did my hip rehab.  

Today I went for a run on 11th Avenue with Nikki, Alyssa, and Hilary.  By the time we got to City Creek, it was just me and Hilary as usual.  We ran up the canyon until we hit 5 miles, and then ran back down.  Hilary wanted to go down Memory Grove, but I wanted to go back the same way we came, so we split there and I ran the last few miles back to campus on my own.  I did my rehab in the training room afterwards.  

This morning I did the workout early because I had an appointment right in the middle of the usual practice time :P  So I warmed up on my own and met Kep at the track.  I sorta picked my own workout last week and decided for sure what it would be last night, it is pretty cool to be able to be so involved in what I get to do for training.  Since I was the only distance girl on the track at the time, I even was able to do most of the laps in the opposite direction and be nice to my hips :)  My workout was three 1 mile repeats with 600 recovery.  The goal was initially to hit around 5:20, but my times ended up being 5:30, 5:34, 5:31.  The last lap of the final one felt really hard but it was an 80 :P  Good practice for the 10k when I will have to really push the last few laps to not slow down!  After the last mile I did four 400s, this time in the usual direction.  My times were 1:16, 1:15, 1:16, 1:16, recovery was 1:45 for those.  I cooled down to finish at 9 for the day.

After drawing on the board for 20 minutes when we were supposed to be starting our run, we finally got it rolling!  Hilary, Kate, Nikki, Alyssa, and I ran on 11th Avenue and up City Creek.  Everyone decided to run longer today, the extra company was nice!  Going up the canyon Alyssa was cruising!  We turned at 5.5, and Alyssa agreed to run the full 11 with me, back the same way to campus!  And it marks her longest run ever!  For now at least. :)  Momentous occasion.  What a wonderful day! :)

This morning I grabbed my iPod and ran to Sugarhouse park for some grass laps.  I did a lap and a half, and then turned when I hit 5.  I saw Hilary when I turned around!  When I got home I stretched and took a 15 minute ice bath.