Stamina, Speed, Strength, Skill and SPIRIT

Went rock climbing this morning at the Chuckawalla trail where we ran once and kinda beat up my knee. It got really bruised and swollen so i didnt attempt a run cuz it hurt when i walked. :(

3 Miles with Carli! Felt very good. My knee hurt from yesterday but is healing quickish.

Ran to hotnails and added another half mile at the school. I thought i did good yesterday but today i ran much much faster and felt even better! My shin hardly hurt at all!

Ran on the river trail and averaged exact 8 minute pace. So it was quick but good. And i also saw matt, abel, krenny, and dave at the sullivan soccer park:)

Trail run! My favorite! Over be pioneer park. 4 super fun miles- I led the girls downhill for the most part on till the turn around. Then we did like an indian run thing where we took turns leading the pack. Great day.

5 miles with 12 min AT tempo: goal time 7-7:30 pace. Today was really hard for me! I kept up with the girls for the first 6 minutes of the tempo and then fell behind until tempo was over. :/ I was dying. But i did keep up a pretty good pace for the most part. It felt pretty long. Then wieights after.

Easy 3 with striders.

I ran 4.5 w/10 min LT pace- had to cut it short. I didn't have a time to start out with and was only with carli cuz we had turned around early. I averaged 7:00 min pace and carli was a little ways behind. It wasn't that good but was glad i did it.

trail run! hardish. but good.

easy 3 with striders! felt amazing!

Liz, ali, carli and I ran 5 miles with 10 min LT tempo. It was good! except my garmin said my average pace was 7 min but i coulda sworn it was tons faster! I wasn't too far behind ali and liz. Felt amazing though! didnt get much mileage in this week :/ but it might be doing some good for my leg!

3x1000 (85%) w/recovery, Harts warm/cool. First time i have ran on the track since last track season! Felt sooo good! times were 4:18, 4:18, 4:07. Don't have an absolute time, First 2 i focused on staying with Liz and i did! On the last one i wanted to be more up with ali so i tried but last lap i fell off her a little bit still came in behind her! I was happy with how i did and hope to keep on improving my times as i am getting ready for track! Wieghts afterward.

Trail run Tuesday, a trail called Dinosaur Tracks. Very fun with all the hills and stuff, but also a bit hard. also desert hills followed us. Tight legs. otherwise I'm feeling good and I'm feeling positive:)

6 miles with 18 min AT tempo. Pretty dang hard. Not quite sure what pace i was hitting, i was wearing my garmin but the times were all over the place and it wasnt working... Legs were sore and achy, shoulda stretched better after yestderdays trail run.

Old man hills- 1x800, 2x400. Hills are kinda really hard for me, and they are something i want to work on becoming better at. My body is pretty tired from this week's workout so tomorrow should be nice! Weights after.

nice 3 with nice striders.

AM: best i have ever felt on a 3 miler! Very good

PM: couldnt go to practice cuz of ortho appt. But when i got home i biked 30 miles in under an 1 1/2 hours with Sarah B!! Pretty intense workout:)

Fun, crazy trail run today. Felt pretty good

7 miles with 18 min AT tempo. This run was hard but i did okay. I got alot farther than last week so i am improving! My watch is officially messed up though, the pacing is waaay off. So it is only useful to measure the time and distance.

Old man hills. i only did one because my shin has been hurting all day. Especially when i run. I tried one hill and decided to stretch during the next one then run back with the girls. Icing and stretching I think will help. Weights afterwards!

3 miles easy with striders. My shin hurt throughout all 3 miles :( pretty bad. So i thought to not do striders but decided they might be good on my legs. So i did them and I felt really good. Iced again today for a long time.

2x1000 on the track. Warmed up 1.5 miles, shin hurt really bad. Ran the first one - 4:00, felt good. Ran the third one - 3:50. Ran a mile cool down. Bummer my leg has to hurt on my fav workout. But i was really happy with the 2 i did. Weights/icing/stretching after.

Trail run on the fun Chuckwalla. Which is also my place for rock climbing:) Was going 3 but they turned us around late. My shin hurt like no other the whole time. I am really frustrated with it and am sick of being injured all the time :( i miss being able to run fast and being able to challenge myself to go even faster without having to hurt so much. Ah well, trying to stay strong!

ouch.

Today I went to April Larson's house and she changed my whole outlook on running. She first rubbed this burning oil on my leg and massaged it for about 35 minutes. It hurt sooo bad!! My legs were really really tight and that had been causing alot of my pain. When she was done it felt way better. I am definitely going to be seeing her again sometime. She gave me much advice that i hadn't known, and that will help me with my injury. Apparently i do have shin splints but haven't been taking the proper care for it...

Afterwards i went to the running center and got 2 pairs of shoes! They are much better than the ones I had which i found out were just making my injury worse. Happy Day!

2 miles warm up with the team then helped with the time trial. Afterwards striders and weights!

3 easy....

Ran warm up and a mile around the track with coach and paul. Ran cool down and weights. felt good.

Had fun helping out with the Root Beer mile :)

Trail Run at Dino tracks! Lots of fun, I felt really good throughout the whole run and even helped lead the girls the whole way. Kinda sore after though.

Ran a long easy 6 mile loop with Macey. Sadly my shin hurt the whole time :( But other than that it was good!

harts warm up 2x1000 and a mile cool down. My shin really hurt during the warm up and the 2 1000's so i stopped there and ran 1 mile cool down on the track. Times were 4:13 and 4:07, not nearly as good as the last time i ran them. Weights after.

Sadly i can't join the team to run on Tuesdays... but when i got home i got in .75  miles before my lesson and then rollerbladed for an hour and did a mile of striders :)

5 miles with 10 minutes of LT tempo. I was happy with my run today, mostly because i was able to forget about my injury and focus on pacing myself throughout the 10 minutes. I was able to stay with Mescerem until she fell off and i paced myself off of Bryan :) Would've been nice to have a watch, thats for sure. I felt alot better than i have been, so it was a good positive run that i needed. Weights after were great!

Trail Run! (4 miles) It was nice, i was a little out of breath but my legs felt good! I kept up with the girls for most of the time. Only fell back on the really loose, thick sand part but then caught up again.

3 miles with everyone...really fast. And striders. I was super out of breath and tired today but my legs didn't hurt a bit! Now i need to work on being mentally ready for dogtown tomorrow!

Ran the 9k which was super fun! The only bad part was that we made a wrong turn and it ended up being about 5 miles :/ I didn't notice till the end of the race and was a little upset because i still had alot of saved energy for the last mile that i didn't get to use. Ended with a time just over 38 minutes. But i felt really good and won my first medal getting 2nd in my age division :) Very fun.

easy 3 and striders. My shin really hurt :/ But the decatholon started! 110 m. hurtles were today and were way fun- 21.95 seconds. and high jump on which i did bad :)

4 with 4 Fartleks. Dogpound run, it was great other than my shin hurt. Then we did 200 m: 33 and long jump: 12.2. Later I did an hour of intense yoga and lotsa rolling!

Kosmin test...not so good. I got 1202 meters. I wanted so badly to be up with the top girls but i just felt drained of energy and out of breath. Harts warm/cool, weights.

7x400's. Oh boy these are hard! I wanted to do as many as i could and did 7 out of 10. Times were :28, :28, :28, :27, :27, :26, :26. I was really happy with my times and how long I was able to stay with the top girls. It was really hard for me though. Definitely a push, but really good! Harts warm/cool.

3x1000's on the track, harts warm up. Goal time was 4:00 i think. Times were 4:01, 4:06, 3:49. These were soo hard for me, my legs didn't feel half as bad as my breathing did. I don't know if it is because i am out of shape or not eating healthy enough but hopefully I can figure it out. I was going to do 4 1000's but coach and Nicole pushed me so hard on that last one that I couldn't do another. 1/2 mile cool down, iced and stretched.

3 in the morning with the girls. Leg hurt. I forgot how much fun morning runs are! Then we did some yoga:)

8x400's- 1.5 mile warm up, goal time was about 1:27. Times were 1:26, :29, :27, :27, (HR: 130) :25, :28, :27, (HR:116)  and :24. They were hard but really good! 1.5 cool and weights.

Easy 3 miles and 4x200's. Felt alright. excited for tomorrow's meet!

1600 and 800 meter race at hurricane all comers meet. SUPER windy. Times were way off but they were a hard push! I need to work on believing in myself! mile warm and cool

4 miles. I didnt run throughout all of spring break because i was at disneyland and then i got sick. I am still sick so this run was pretty hard.

2x800's. 3:03 both times. It was very hard especially because i am still sickish and it was very hard to breathe. I also need to better hydrate myself! Pizza hut warm/cool. weights
 

3 miles to green springs and 4x200's

Warmed up and ran the 1600 race and honestly don't remember much. But I focused on pushing myself with Josie and kicked it in on the last lap. I need to work on not starting out to fast. It was good weather but I know I can get a better time! Hoping for BYU qualification!

Did a progression workout after the race but only 3.5 miles of it. My legs were super sore and still trying to get over my sickness. It was tough!

Warmed up 2 miles (i felt like that was way too much) then ran in the 2nd heat of the 3200. This was a disappointing yet strong race for me. I picked a spot and stayed there for the first half of the race and then moved up girls as they caught up to me. But then on the last lap i let them get away and ended up being passed by a few girls in the last 200 meters. My time is a whole minute off of my PR, and it was windy, but next time i will do better especially because i shouldn't be sick anymore.
 

First time this season that i did the whole workout! 4X1000's, Harts warm/cool, 2x300's. I was not planning on doing all 4 thousands or doing the 300's but I did! My time was supposed to be around low 4's i think... 4:02, :17, :08, :14. Not great times but i know i gave it my all! then the 300's my legs were so dead i just gave what i got- :56, :58ish. Weights after. Tough, good day, legs were pretty tight but other than that felt great.
 

4 miles with striders in between. Doing better!! :)

Did my workout this morning which was awesome especially cuz i better saw where i was in my running with all the girls there. 2x800's- 3:03, 3:07. Got to lead the small group of girls behind me and that kinda built my confidence up during this workout. it was windy on the home stretch but good other than that. 1 warm and 1.5 cool, and plyos which kinda hurt my shin... maybe i shouldnt do those...
 

Only did 3 miles becaue my shin really hurt today! :( stretched and did 4x200 while practicing handoffs. they were good.
 

I ran the first leg in the 4x800. Super fun! Me (2:51), macey (3:03), carli (3:05), and taylor B.(2:56) We finished under 12 minutes so that was good :)

Warmed up 1.5 miles with Mia, Liz, and Josie. I was really hoping Josie would be in my heat because her and I push each other well. She ended up being in Liz and Mia's heat and i was the one after. This was a little disappointing of a race for me, i didn't run as smart as i should have. My splits were pretty consistent though!

warmed up 1.5, shin really really hurt. Sprinted the long sides of the track and jogged the curves for 1 mile. Did a couple hill sprints then stopped. Cooled down one mile, iced and did weights. Shin hurt more today than it has since i started running again. I have been lacking taking care of it thinking it was a lot better and now have to pay for it :/

Ran to green springs, extremely windy! I was going to do 4, but my shin hurt bad i did 3. Prolly the longest 3 miles in my life. My leg throbbed with pain every step. Iced and stretched a lot after.
 

Ran to harts and back. Iced.

First day back running!! Yesterday at my doctor appt. i was told i can start easing back into it and run 2-3 times each week. so on my non- running days i will be swimming/biking.

Today i ran 2 miles easy which actually pretty hard... but it was alright. Kids club was a blast! I am proud of my little sisters each doing great in their race and all the 5th and 6th grade boys :) Iced and stretched good after
 

Today was great, ran a mile on the road with the team for their warm up with my shin hurting very little. Then Liz and I ran on the grass for a half mile which felt WAY better on my shin so i think i will stick with running on soft surfaces for a while. Kids club today was tons of fun too!

Jacey and I ran up in Provo canyon while we were camping. I forgot my watch but i know we ran at least 2 miles. It was hard but good. Then we got a good hour of stretching in afterwards. Felt good.

hiked 2 miles uphill, ran 1.5 miles downhill.

2 miles on the warm up loop at the elementary. Really hard to breath and legs felt heavy. But shin felt great. Will be at girls camp the rest of week so will get a couple runs in up there with the other girls on the team. stretched for a good 20-25 minutes after.

Ran at girls camp with killer altitude. Pretty hard but good.

Bumped mileage up to 3 miles. again the altitude was rough and hills were hard on the mountain. Fell of the group the last 5 minutes but was proud of myself for keeping up with them for 2.5 miles

Biked for about 40 minutes, 6ish miles. Good yoga and stretching after that.

Ran alongside a group of girls doing their 30/30's. I kept the same pace the whole time so it was a cycle of me passing them and them passing me :) It felt really good on my shin to run on the grass, and it was a good push for me. I'm excited to start running the workouts next week! Kids club was also a blast

Cross training! Went to the summit and did some pool running, cycling, and weights.

35 min- warmed up .5, then a 10 min warm up. Did 1st and 3rd 6 min interval with the girls. I felt so great! My leg didn't hurt and my breathing is getting better as i run more and get into better shape. It felt great to actually run part of the workout and run a faster harder pace. lotsa fun. Cooled down with Meskerem 5 minutes.

30 minutes biking.

25 minutes, 2.5 miles

20 minutes at camp

30 minutes at camp, felt great and kept up with coach and the girls

treasure run! 10 minutes downhill, 20 minutes uphill.

30 looong minutes. Hard to keep up with the girls, pretty drained.

40 minutes core workout

45 minutes- on parkway ran up long hill. I did good on the hill, then i was hurting the rest of the run. Was supposed to do 35 but did 10 min more.... Kids club was super fun!! good stretching and icing after.

Mile warm up and Time trial #1, first race of the year for me. It was good, I was right where i was hoping to be. The time I got was a bit scary, but hopefully it will be faster throughout the season. I'm  just super happy to be running this season! 1.5 mile cool down

Today was great! 10 min warm up, 5x1000's. We had an awesome group and by the last one everyone hung on to the top group for a long time! My time to hit was 5:15ish, which was about the same as Carolines, so i pushed with her. Times were: 4:50, 5:13, 4:50, 4:43, 4:36. I felt great and can feel myself getting into better shape.

i remember why i dont like running in the fields. So long! i ran 40 minutes but it felt like 60! quite tiring, but im glad i got a run in tonight!

5x800's, 40 minutes - This was pretty hard for me today. I was definitely not feeling good. I ran 2 then took a break, then another and a break, and the last 2. I especially didn't do well mentally today. Hopefully I be much better tomorrow!

Race was good. I am happy with how I did, even though Caroline bumped me off of varsity :) but the girls on our team pushed me a ton and i didn't get passed throughout the whole race. I just kept a good hard pace for myself and kept passing girls one by one. Time was 22:37, 13 seconds off of my PR from freshman year. So I'm getting there! Fun day.

Today was a little frustrating... My leg hurt the same spot where my stress fracture was. I took it really slow today, i was really tired and a little upset that my shin was bugging me. No striders, but iced and did weights after.

4x1000's - 40 minutes - Pretty good workout. Carli and Macey pushed me a lot and it was fun to run and hit the same times with them. Goal time: 5:21. Times: 5:21, 5:10, 5:20, 5:23. Not too shabby. Excited for tomorrow, relays are loads of fun!

Desert Relays: pretty fun. I was the second leg after caroline and before Macey. We did pretty good.

Tons of fun! 4 miles and 2 400's with lotsa running in between with frisbee and soccer n stuff. My shin didn't hurt too bad, i think the track is pretty good for it.

45 minutes - 7 x 3 min intervals. we ran inside due to lightning! It gets really hot in the school, especially with lots of people running together. It was fun but pretty hard, i was happy i ran all 7 but my left leg was hurting :( weights after

Today was pretty good, i felt really strong and kept a good pace up the long hill. I cut it short though because of my leg. This week i really want to work on making it feel okay. I don't want to stop running! Striders after felt good. Stretch and iced after.

5x1000's - today was awesome! definitely a confidence booster. thousand time was supposed to be 5:21, but i really wanted to push it harder and stay with the front group. Which I did! times were 4:45, :43, :31, :48, :38. Kind of all over the place but tons faster than last week. I led the girls the whole time on the 3rd one which I went way too fast but thats because it really makes a huge difference when you are in the front and leading. Leg hurt but not too bad. Stretched and weights after.

20 min with 10 min steady state -Sadly i had to cut it short today for a lesson but i felt alright with what i did. I have gotten to the point where i feel totally back in good shape and my form is lots better. My leg is the only thing holding me back now...But i am working on it!

felt really not good today. I stayed in the front for most of the run, but my leg was just hurting so bad. didnt do 200's, iced

Today was really good overall. I ran JV, got 3rd after 2 dhills girls. I was 2nd for first 2 miles and pushed with one dhilll girl for the last until the last 200 m. she gapped me :/ but I know i did the best i could! and I FINALLY PR'd!! by 35 seconds :) I haven't pr'd since my freshman year so i am super happy i finally did. I pushed harder this race than i have for a loong time.. But it was fun and our girls team did AWESOME.

i did every other one because my leg was really hurting. But for the ones i did i kept up really good, felt great till the last one but it was still alright. I think i am going to cross train instead of run every other day for the next week or two becuase i really dont want to make my leg feel any worse than it is. weights after.

Time trail #2... 15:12... 7 seconds faster than time trial #1. I don't know what to think about today. I'm not too happy with how I did, i wish I could pace myself a lot better because i feel good the first mile but then i feel so slow the last half. My breathing was really bad too. I need to work on that. Shin hurt and its getting to where it hurts to walk on. It's not where my stress fracture was but on the top of my left shin rather than the bottom. Man, my leg is a pain.

30 min easy with caroline around the 800 loop at the school. I hurt pretty bad today. I need to go get my leg checked out again. Iced and stretched real good after.

Ouch.

15 minutes easy, felt okay the first mile, hurt the last half mile.

one mile easy with youngsters, leg really hurt. Made an appt. for Mon. w/ doc. powell do see what to do about my leg!

Got many answers about my leg and was so happy to hear that I can keep running! I found out that i have a bad case of shin splints and a messed up structure of a left leg. So, with good care of my leg, cross training and orthotics i should me good to go! Excited to get back into it! Ran an easy 20 minutes, felt a bit out of shape but alright.

20 easy minutes around the bloomington hills course and helped with the race. Felt great, team did great :)

core workout, hour of yoga, rolling and stretching

30 minutes: Ran in pine valley and felt amazing! Ran the whole time with the varstiy girls, including some tempo with them till i turned around. Good confidence booster.

31 minutes: Pine valley, beautiful trail, beautiful weather, felt amazing! Love to run :)

Physical Therapy

Wanted to run 30 min but I was hurting pretty bad. So i turned around at harts, 15 minutes, stretched and iced after with weights. hoping all the stuff i am doing and all the changes ive been making will show some major improvements for my leg. Excited to race this weekend!!