Stoner's Runs!

Ran this morning with Mia and Abel then we talked forever and then ate doughnuts...thanks to the goodness of Abel's heart.  I wanted to get mileage in because I have to get my stinkin wisdom teeth out tomorrow and wont be able to run for a while. Booo.

Ran a 1 mile warmup and today I only ran 3 because of my wisdom teeth and coach wants me to take it easy just in case.

Ran a mile warmup.  Today I ran 5 just around the track and watched the girls progression run.  I felt super bad about not being able to do it but Coach Houle didn't want me to.

Ran a mile warmup then ran 6 with my team out on the dike.  It was a good run and nice to go on a full run with my team.

Mile warmup.  Ran Cross Hollows with the team again.  Another good run, kinda hard with all the really long hills but it felt good when I was done.

Today was the 6 minute test.  Pretty much you run on the track for 6 minutes as fast as you can.  I got a total of 1646 meters...which isn't too shabby but also not too amazing either.  I honestly felt a bit out of it just because this was my first speed workout from coming back from my wisdom teeth.  I'm determinded to do better on our next speed workout though.  After the test we ran a small loop on campus and then ran around the track so we could watch the boys do their test. 

Today we got together as a team...well we had a sleepover so we already were together.  Anyways, we went running at 8:30am and planned on going 10miles but I had to turn early because my ankle is really killing me. My shoe is really irritating it and I either need to get thicker socks or different shoes.  Its just like my shoe is rubbing weird on the back of my ankle and so it feels super sore and hurts to run.  

So today we had a workout.  My group, which is the 5k/1500 group, ran 400's.  Guess how many.  Go ahead and guess.  ....Twenty!!!  20 freakin 400's!!!  He said that and I thought I was gonna die!  We had 4 sets of 5 400's.  The first set was at 88-91seconds.  The second was 85-87 seconds.  The third was 82-84seconds and the last one was as fast as you could go.  I stayed in the 79-81 range.  Half way through I felt super dizzy and pushed through the 3rd set but when I finished that I went to Coach and told him I felt super dizzy and he told me it was probably just a side effect from the workout and that I knew my limits better than he so he told me to decide.  Well I had done 15 and only had 5 more so I decided to give it my best and I ended up finishing the workout.  It was so hard and I thought I'd die after each one, but I'm so proud of myself for pushing through and finishing it.  Our mileage added up super fast and I ended up running a little over 10 miles

Today we had another speed workout.  We had to run 2 miles at 80% which is 5:45-6:15 pace so we started on the track and ran a mile then out and up to Zions Bank.  There we stopped for a little bit waiting for the light then we immediately started the canyon run which is 2 miles as fast as you can go up the canyon.  I felt okay but going up some of those hills my legs would just give up and wouldn't let me go fast...it was really frustrating.  But I got a new PR for the canyon run which is really good considering I was by myself for most part.

My body is SO tired.  I feel like I did when I first started running and everything was sore.  These speed workouts everyday and weights are kicking my butt.  But I'm going to get better and better so this is all worth it!  Today we had 2 sets of 400,800,300.  I kinda like this workout but I was already so tired from our other workouts so I knew it'd be hard.  I did well but not as well as I wanted and should have.  My mind is having a hard time beleiving that I'm capable of doing such high intesity stuff and it's really showing. So coach pulled me aside and we talked about it and he told me I really need to start believing in myself and thinking about my goals everyday.  So that's just what I'm going to do!  Because I really want to get better and do well this season!

Today I recieved a wonderful surprise!  No speed workout today!  Man, I was so excited!...kinda bummed because I wanted to do another workout with trying to change my mental attitude but also happy to go on a normal run.  We ran on this trail up the canyon then back down and we made a little stop at Great Harvest for a free sample of bread.  Sooo good!  Tomorrow we head to Idaho State for our first meet!  Yay!

Ran in Idaho today!  We ran to Idaho State's campus from our hotel...we kinda got lost and had to ask for directions from a lady in a coffee shop and she pointed us the right way.  Once we got there, the indoor track wasn't finished being set up so we had to go to their outdoor track (which was rather rundown and creepy looking) and do our 400's.  So we did 2 400's to get our legs going for tomorrow and then 3 starts after that. Then we ran back to the Holt Arena and stretched.

So today I ran my very first indoor meet.  I ran the mile at the beginning and coach set us individual goals...mine was 5:25.  I felt great racing but my legs didn't feel as great as they normally do.  I think the 4 days of speed workouts really took a toll on them.  I'm not too impressed with my time but I'm just going to brush it off and look to my next race and do the best that I can do.  Because I know I'm capable of so much more!  I've never done such hard workouts and so I know it's going to all pay off eventually.

I was supposed to run the 3k also but Coach Houle pulled us out of it last minute because the guys 3k was taking way too long and we needed to be getting home.  I was really bummed because I was excited to run my first 3k but there wasn't much I could do.

Today I ran 7 with my Pine View friends.  I decided to just go ahead and do 1000's with the girls and ran with Mia and she did really good on them.  Lets be real, all the girls did really well!

Today we had a workout, woo!  We had 6 800's and the pace was nice so our break was only 90 seconds.  After the first 3 it got pretty hard and it was only me and Ashley Hawkes doing them.  She'd make me lead the first lap then she'd take off and I'd do my best to stay with her.  I stayed pretty consistent though and the last one was faster which was good.  It was a good workout as far as workouts go! 

Today we ran a normal 50% run up to Bicential Park.  Coach and Nigel met us at the park just to make sure we were on pace and had good form.  I guess our pace isn't fast enough though so Coach cracked down on us and really wants our pace on 50% runs to improve.  It's going to be difficult adjusting to a faster pace but I know it'll pay off in the end.

Today we ran pre-meet, which was basically a 400 at a faster pace than our race for tomorrow  (the 1k) and then three 50 meter starts.  Then we just finished our mileage and ran Main Street.  I felt good and I'm excited for the meet tomorrow!

NAU Indoor Meet today!  I ran the 1k...no one has ever raced it on our team so it was a totally new experiance.  Coach told us that we needed to hit under 3:20 and he'd be happy...and also buy us dinner.  We were in the faster heat and it was all SUU girls and one girl from UCLA.  The UCLA was super nice and also super fast so her and Ashly Hawkes just went at it up front...I think Ashley ended at a 3:05.  But I stuck with Dayna and I felt good and I felt like I gave it my absolute all. Coach was really happy with how we did so it was a nice start to the meet.

Today was the second day of the NAU meet.  I ran the mile which was the first event at 10:45.  Our heat went out super slow and the first 2 laps were so so so slow.  And because of those 2 laps everyone got awful times...so awful that I'm not going to put it on this blog.  Coach wasn't very happy with us.  But I learned that I can't just sit back and be intimidated by college girls who I thought knew what they were doing.  Rather, I have to just go off my own pace and take the lead if I have to.  It was a bummer of a race but I learned valuable lessons from it.

Ran our form mile then today we had high mileage plus 2.  So I went 10 miles.  I only had time to do 6 then I turned around and had to meet with one of my proffessors then when I got home Dayna was about to go running so I went and ran my last 4 with her.  I felt really good and my legs weren't tight or tired even though we've been bumping up our average speed.

Ran the form mile then today we had a speed workout.  We had 8x800's with 90 seconds of recovery.  The goal time for us to hit was 2:45-3:00 so it wasn't too bad...just after doing so many of them you get pretty worn down.  I kept pretty consisten through all of them even though I wasn't feeling quite up to par due to the fact that I ate two burritos right before I ran....yeah...bad idea.  But I didn't even throw up and I did my very best with what I could do. 

Today we ran the Dikes run at just our normal pace.  I felt good but my calves got super tight so afterwards I got rubbed out and the guy who did it was super nice and actually did it gently then I took an ice bath and it felt a ton better!

So yesterday I got a super nasty sore throat and decided not to run so I could get rid of it as quickly as possible.  And today we drove up to Idaho for our meet and I was feeling a lot better.    Anyways, we ran a mile then did our pre-meet stuff and Kaylee and I (since we're both racing the 3k) did 2 400's then our starts. I felt super tired after doing that so I'm a tad nervous for how tomorrow is going to feel.  After pre-meet stuff and watching our team race a group of us got together and ran back to the hotel.  

Today I ran the 3k race.  I was feeling pretty good even though I was sick.  Me and Kaylee were the only ones doing it so we went and warmed up and all that jazz.  After waiting forever (because they were so behind scedhule) we got to race.  Everyone started out super slow and I felt awkward because I was in the front wondering where everyone was.  Eventually some UVU girl came up and we hit our pace right on so I just followed her for the first couple laps and then other girls came up with us.  The first mile felt really good but after that it started getting harder to keep with the pace.  Kaylee was right with me this whole time and passed me on our 10th lap or so and I followed her.  By the end I was just giving everything I had and came in not too far from Kaylee in 3rd place.  I felt like I really gave it my all but I could tell that I being sick took a lot out of me.  My time wasn't amazing, but it was my first 3k and I know that I can keep on improving as the season goes along.

Ran the form mile.  Then today we had a 50% run on high mileage plus 2.  So I was planning on running 10...but my sinuses got super bad as we went along and and I kept getting stomach aches on top of feeling unusually tired.  Pretty much my cold has gotten me pretty out of whack.  I'll keep taking all my medicine and hopefully I can get this thing gone soon!

Today I ran the warmup and asksed coach about my sore throat and he sent me home so I could get better.  I was honestly really bummed to go and leave my team for the workout by themselves.

So the past two days I took off so I could get feeling better.  And I feel tons better!  So today we had a workout.  We ran 2 laps of warmup and then went right into 2 laps at 80% which is a 5:50 pace.  Then we ran off the track all the way to Home Depot at 80%.  Thing is, it was windy and uphill.  It made it really difficult and I felt like I was giving twice the effort as normal but not going any faster.  So I just hung in there and finished the best I could.  We ran hills on the hill by Home Depot and did 3 sets of 3.  We were all so pooped that it made them hard but it was a good workout overall.  After the workout we had weight lifting.

Ran 2 miles to the NAU track then did pre meet at the track and finished the mileage outside.

Today I raced the 3k.  The race felt good but everyone got so spread out that it was basically like running alone and it made it really difficult.  We got 23 seconds of altitude conversion so I guess you could say my time is 10:49 which is better than Idaho.  Coach told me it's good I'm staying consistent and I'll be seeing improvement once the hard workouts go down.  It's just frustrated because this whole indoor season has been a let down and I'm trying to stay positive and see improvement but it's not coming.

Warmup mile and then today we ran high mileage plus two more.  We ran the trail Razorbacks with the 2 recruit girls that are here and it was super fun.  It was muddy so we painted some mud on all our faces and soon our shoes were like 5lbs. heavier because of the caked mud but it was way fun!  After that we dropped the recruits off at 5 miles and me and sierra finished up our mileage around campus.

Warm up mile.  Today we had a speed workout of 800,600,500,400x2.  Our goal times for the 800 was 2:30 and the rest of the splits were about that same speed.  So it was a super speedy pace.  But Coach kinda got into my face about going hard and doing my best in workouts so I really tried my best to stick with Ashley Grey and it turned out pretty good.  It was really tough, but I was happy with it and did my best which is all I can do!

Today we didn't have official practice so Paige texted me and we went running together.  We went on the Great Harvest run and got a free slice of bread.  This time I got raspberry cream cheese...soooo good!  After we ran striders and then went home!  

I finally ran again!  I'm finally better from my dumb strep throat!  We had a 50% run on our own so I ran the trail around bicenntenial and then went up into the canyon and back down.  I felt a little out of breathe but it felt so good to be running!

This morning I went and ran by myself again.  The other girls had to do pickups on their run and I was doing a normal run  so I decided to go alone.  It was a good run and tons of people were out running or biking.  Such a beautiful day!

Warmup mile.  Then I ran 6 with all the 5k/mile girls.  We ran main street and added the sheep tunnels to it. We we're zooming and hit like a 7:05 pace the whole run but it was good I guess.

Warmup mile.  Today the people going to conference had a workout so I was going to just do mileage then coach had me do the workout with the 800 group.  We had 6x400's at 80sec. then went down 2 seconds for the next.  So at the end we were at 70sec.  We were pretty close on all our times.  It was a hard workout but not crazy hard so I felt pretty good.  Coming back from being sick has tired me out but I know I'll start feeling more normal as time goes on.

Warmup mile.  Today we ran razorback trail.  It was such a beautiful day and that trail is just so pretty!  I have an extra .25 because I ran home after meeting with my professor and it took foverever so I'm counting it. The end.

Today we ran on our own since the coaches are up at conference. I was going to run in the morning but I was too lazy.  So I waited until after class and it was snowing/raining.  So then I waited until it slowed down and started running.  I ran up the canyon and by the time I headed back down it was sunny and so pretty!  Everything smelt all rainy and there was snow and fog up on the mountain and it was just beautiful.  

Today I ran in St. Geezy.  I was going to run with the team but Mia wasn't going and I would kinda feel awkward soooo I ran by myself around the fields.  I ran through a construction zone that I didn't know was there...even though there were a billion orange signs...and so I got a bit muddy and I'm pretty sure everyone was annoyed at having to slow down for me to get out of their way.  I felt really good and I kept like a 7:00 pace the whole run.  Maybe it's just the altitude but I felt amazing. 

Today I was planning on just running with Mia but Chandis invited us to help her with a lake to lake 50 miler relay thing so we decided to do that.  We ran 3 miles for a warmup then Chandis passed it off to Mia and I.  Our leg was 5 miles and we went from the free clinic place up to the Sullivan Soccer Park.  After that we followed our team all the way to Sand Hollow and cheered them on.  It was fun run but it kinda turned into a tempo run and Mia wasn't too happy about that.  I felt really good and it was a lot more fun than running on my own though!

Today we ran on our own at high mileage.  A group of us got together and we all ran.  Some had to turn back so in the end it was me, Sierra and Morgan left and we ran dykes backwards and extended it and ended at my house.  It was a good run and I felt really good which was surprising because I usually feel a little out of breath my first day back in Cedar after being down in St. Geezy.

Warm up mile. Then we found out this whole week will be high mileage as a kind of 'break'.  So Ashley Gray took us on a new run and it was way fun.  We kept like a 7:00 pace for a good portion of the run and our average pace was a 7:20.  It was fast, but it didn't feel that hard so I think I'm getting used to these faster paces which is wunderbar....is that even how you spell it?  Anyways, we had weights after.  I gained 2lbs. of muscle... you better believe it.

Warmup mile. Then we ran 2 miles around the block because the steeple girls were doing this thing but wanted us to wait for them so we ran and came back for them.  Its a good thing we came back because I didn't feel good and I seriously had to explode.  So...I exploded and felt much better.  Then we ran the Great Harvest Run and I got some free bread and it was delicious.  After we stretched and took ice baths.