C Mantz Run

I waited until 12:00 for it to warm up to 6 degrees to run 10 miles up Smithfield Canyon.  It was really fun.  Going up I averaged around an 8:00 min/mile, then coming down I was able to bring the pace down to a 7:45 min/mile.  It felt super good.  It was cold, especially in the shade, but I enjoyed it so much.

Today was a good day, even though I was worried because I had to get in 10 miles.  It warmed up to 5 degrees around 11:30, so I decided to run then.  I warmed up a mile, the my iPod ran out of batteries because it was cold.  I really didn't want to do my tempo run without my iPod because I was so motivated. I spent ten minutes finding a way to put my iPod in a pocket and keep it warm.  I also felt warm, so I didn't wear my jacket.  I still had on my long sleeved shirt, tights, headband, and 2 pairs of gloves.  My run went almost perfectly. My miles were: 1) 6:19, 1.5) 3:22 (had to spit for 5 seconds), 2) 3:07 (total mile including the break: 6:34), 3) 6:23. Then I took a minute break.  My total time was a 19:18, and I was still feeling good. My fourth mile was 6:21.  I then took another minute break like mile repeats. My fifth mile was a 6:25.  Excluding the breaks, my total time was a 32:01 for 5 miles which means I averaged a 6:24 min/mile. I felt so good and motivated. Although I had breaks, I think that was my fastest 5 mile workout.  I then cooled down 3 miles with Ruby.  I'm surprised she wasn't freezing, because I got cold.  I had taken off one pair of gloves and my hands froze. The times for those three miles were 1) 8:42, 2) 8:14, 3) 8:17. When I got home I was hungry and cold, so I warmed up by putting away Christmas decorations and eating some chicken noodle soup.  After, I ran one mile on the treadmill in under 8 minutes to finish up this week's mileage, which I've only gotten once before (50). It was a really good day for running and now I'm so pumped.

It was 23 degrees outside and I was gonna wear shorts, but last mintute, I gladly threw on some tights. I was hoping to do a track workout of either tempo 1000s or Russian Intervals, but after I warmed up 2 miles to the track, I found out it was snow covered.  I decided to give it a go, but only lasted a 100m, then slowed down.  My 200 time was a solid 1 minute.  I finished the lap, slowly, then decided to maybe just do church run tempo.  When I got off the track, I saw some of the distance guys. They invited me to run with them, so I did.  It was spontaneou ,  but really fun.  I was dying the first mile and it was Andrew's and Jordan's first run in three weeks, so we struggled to keep up with Ethan and Landon.  Then Ethan dropped his phone, so we got a good break.  We saw the other Jordan, and picked him up.  At mile three, everybody turned around except me, Ethan, and Jordan.  I was dying, but I knew the miles were what I needed. Ethan was probably going super slow for his easy pace, but it was fun to run with him and talk.  Half a mile before we turned around it got super slushy and difficult. We went up 5 miles up Smithfield Canyon. After we turned around, it was plenty easier.  My legs were really tired, too.  Jordan went home, then it was just me and Ethan.  My legs were dying the last mile.  I could tell Ethan wanted to go faster, but it was nice that he stayed with me. It reminded me of when Conner would run with me which made me happy. It was really fun.  It was super cold when we got back to Sky View and the sun was going down, which is one thing that sucks about after school running. Our average pace was a 7:45 which is good for me. I'm glad I got plenty of miles, but I was tired and didn't do anything for a couple hours.  I got in a super hard core workout before bed, which was good.

I was hoping to get more miles in, but I was super tired.  My whole body hurt, probably from the core workout yesterday. Well, I decided to do tempo, but it wasn't wih me.  After warming up a mile, I was tired.  My first mile was okay.  I wasn't really lengthening my stride like I try to for faster workouts.  My first mile was a 6:36.  Going up the gradual hill after that was where I knew this workout wasn't going great.  I didn't hit my splits for where I was supposed to be.  The half mile was around a 3:25, then the mile  ended up being a 7:18.  I then took a minute break and reminded myself to simply think here & now. Although my other miles weren't great, this mile would.  It ended up being a 6:27 which was good.  I didn't have a ton of time after that, so I cooled down a mile.  

After piano, I ran 2.75 on the treadmill.  I was hoping to do more, but my body was beat. I didn't have any energy, although I was eating a ton of food.  Hopefully tomorrow will be better.  It was kinda fun, but could've been much better. 

I went easy, and it was lightly snowing.  It was super pretty.  I felt good, but was still tired. I went up the canyon 2 miles, then was hoping to loop around to Sky View, to get in more miles. A little of the ways back down, I saw Ethan and went back up with him.  It definitely bumped up my average pace.  We turned around and went back to SV, then I ran 2 miles home.  It ended up beimg 6.75, and I was too tired, so it was shorter than planned, but fun.  My average pace was just over 8:00 because I had to go up 6th which is almost a full mile uphill.

I decided that I should do tempo. I wasn't feeling super tired, which was good.  After a mile warm up I went.  I did my favorite loop which is perfect because I know exactly where I need to be in time.  My first 3 miles were 1) 6:23, 2) 6:32, 3) 6:35.  I felt really good.  The slight uphills kind of got me, but I was able to come back for the rest of the mile.  The total time was a 19:32.  On the last mile, I turned the corner to sprint, but a car was right there, so I hopped in the snow which slowed me down.  I then took a quick 15 second break.  I was still feeling good, so I did one more mile which consisted of mostly downhill.  It was a 6:17 which was good. I was really tired and cooled down back home.  

When I got home, I did 4×200 at r pace because I hadn't done ANY speed since before Foot Locker and didn't want to kill myself at USU.  In between each 200, I ran a 200 recovery.  I just did them on my street where Conner measured our 200m.  My times were: 1) 41, 2) 39, 3) 40, 4) 38.  I felt really good, but my calves could feel it.  I was supposed to hit a 40, and these were perfect.  I went inside and waited awhile, then finally did 4 more miles.  They were super slow (like 10 minute mile slow), but they were chill and relaxing.

I did 2 miles premeet with Rachel.  They went by super fast.  After, I was gonna get in 2 more miles, but I kind of forgot.  It was fun, though.  Because I didn't get the extra 2 miles in, though, I didn't reach my mileage goal, but it's okay.

It was the USU Invite and I was ready to race.  I warmed up way too early (like an hour too early) with Rachel, which wasn't the best, but it didn't affect my race. In the 1600, my goal was a sub 5:40.  I knew it was fast for the first track meet of the year, but it ended up being good.  The only thing that scared me was the heat. When they were putting girls in, they stepped up at 5:10 and 5:20.  In my mind I was freaking out!  I was hoping to be in the first heat.  They then said if you can run under 6 go in the heat. That was a relief. 

I ended up starting on the outside lanes with a few other girls.  We had to stay there the first 150m.  When we got to the other side, the long jumpers were in a lane, so we were just sharing one lane which was crazy.  I felt like I had a good start.  It was actually really slow, too (around 42 for 200).  That wasn't bad.  There were only 2 girls in front of me at 400m, and I couldn't let them get away.  Over time, they did slowly pull, but I continued to put effort in.  I forgot how horrible a 200m track is, but it was good.  The last 600 I got on my toes. At around 200 left I questioned if I wanted to go, but I did anyways.  With 100m left I could hear a girl right behind me.  I was hoping to stride it in, but I couldn't let here pass me! We caught one girl, but she got me.  It was okay, I beat my goal! 5:37, I think was the time. I felt really good.  After Rachel's heat, we went on a .75ish cool down outside which is really nice after running inside.  It was cold, but the fact that it was snowing made me so happy. 

After a couple of hours the 2 mile finally came around.  I was hoping for a sub 12.  I knew I could hit it after all the tempo, but I didn't know about being on a track. I warmed up by doing laps inside of the field because everyone was mostly gone.  I then took a quick break, then finished to at least a mile with the boys. My calves were really hurting. They put the boys and girls together for the 2 mile because nobody runs it, especially indoor (you've gotta love 16 laps!).  The start was good.  I stuck with Billie and another girl. About 3/4 mile in, our splits were slowing down, so I passed them, and was alone.  The mile was around a 5:50.  I just kept running. The lat 400, my calves were buring.  I coasted in with a mile of 5:58 which meant my time was around 11:51.  It was really good, and fun.  I'm happy I got my goal.

It took a long time to get in a cool down.  I just ended up running to Ethan's house with him and Trevor.  It was fun.  I was dead, but we went slow.  It was almost 2.5 miles.

When I got home, I ran 2.75 on the treadmill.  I thought that was going to get me to 52.5 miles, but I was wrong.  I forgot to do 2 miles yesterday!  I didn't realize this until I was on my living room floor, dead, adding up my mileage.  It was okay, but I was bummed that I didn't get my goal mileage.  The USU meet was definitely fun.

My calves were still dying from Saturday, but I still wanted to get in some tempo. It looked warm outside, so I wore shorts, but sometimes there ended up being a cold headwind.  After warming up a mile, I went up Smithfield Canyon tempo.  I thought that if I went up to the 5 mile turn around, maybe I would get in more tempo, which was kind of true.  My first 2 miles were good 1) 6:08 (super downhill) and 2) 6:48 (slight uphill).  I continued up the next half mile.  I didn't realize how gradual the uphill was, but it continued to get steeper.  That half mile was a 3:27.  I then took a 31 second break, and went back down.  The downhill was really nice and the half mile ended up being a 2:57. I finished one more mile because my calves were burning. The last mile was a 6:26. The total time (including the break) was a 26:20 which I'm happy with.  I then cooled down REALLY slowly home.  It was good.  I was hoping to run more, but I was cold and sore.

Instead of running more, I went night skiing up at Cherry Peak with my mom and brother. It was super fun. I need to get my skiing legs back, though.  Around 10:30pm, I decided to do a fairly hard core workout which went well.

It had been a log day, and I had limited time, so I got ready to run as quickly as possible after school.  I knew that if I went 10 under an 8:00 pace, I would have a little extra time to do some light core.  I went 10 up Smithfield Canyon which was really fun.  It was super relaxing and I was able to think about the millions of things I had to do.  Going up I averaged at 8:00 pace.  My calves were still super sore, so I coasted down the Canyon, but my pace did lower to a 7:45.  The last (uphill) mile slowed my pace to a 7:49, but that was okay.  It was really fun! I'm glad it went well. After, I did a quick, light core workout.

So I was a little behind on mileage, which is not fun to make up for. During 5th hour, I had some skittles (exactly 74) which isn't the best thing before a tempo run.  It took me a while to get going, but I finally began my warm up.  I warmed up a mile, then did my favorite, easy loop for tempo.  My mile times were 1) 6:19, 2) 6:30, 3) 6:30.  That added up to 19:20 which was really good.  My calves were still sore (I had been stretching them a ton), and I didn't want to push it.  I was pretty happy with the times.  After, I wasn't feeling super great.  I still could taste the skittles.  There was a layer of saliva and sugar on my tongue which felt really gross. It took a while for me to get a mile cool down in.

A couple of hours later, I went downstairs and did 8 total miles on the treadmill while I watched the Sandlot 2 with my little brother.  My first 4 miles were in 31:00 which was exactly at a 7:45 pace.  I took a break to get a drink.  Then I ran 4 more in 30:40 which was good. I was gonna take a break during the last set, but I kept telling myself "just one more lap" or "just one more mile," so I got them all done.  It felt really good, and my calves weren't so sore. I then did a medium core workout. Garrett then wanted me to stretch with him, so I did. It felt really good to stretch... I should do it more often.  

After school, I planned to just run all over the place to get in miles.  I was gonna run towards sky view, but 3/4 of a mile out I saw the guys running, and I turned around with them. It was really warm, and I was gonna wear shorts, but I knew that when the sun would go down, it would get cold, so I stuck with tights.  Some of the guys were crazy and went shirtless.  They were crazy, and it was super spontaneous that I ran with them, but it was fun.  We went down Summit Dr., then decided to do nature trail which was covered in a layer of snow. The guys stopped a ton, and I was just following them around because I needed the mileage. We then went up towards beauty because Ethan wanted to do hill repeats. As we were passing the building next to Mack Park, the entire debate team just happened to be there taking pictures.  They began cheering, and the guys with their shirts off were pretty embarrassed (it was awesome). When we got to beauty, we did 5 repeats. Because I did a workout yesterday, I didn't take them too hard.  Everybody except Ethan decided they were done, so Ethan stayed behind to do some more.  We passed Mack Park, and stopped to have a snowball fight.  Everybody just ganged up on Landon.  After, we ran back to sv.  The guys were booking it, so I just followed behind. I took a quick break at sv, then ran home. That totalled 6.5, so I did 2.5 more miles, then it got dark. My average pace was around a 7:55.

Three hours later I ran 3 on the ttreadmill and watched AFV.  It was good. I averaged under an 8:00 pace. After, I did a light core workout which was good.  It was a good day, and I'm glad I've almost caught up on mileage. 

4 easy miles with Rachel.  We went up on Sunnyside, but turned around early.  It was fun and slushy.  Our average pace was around 8:45.  It snowed off and on, I love it when it is snowing. 

Drove down with my dad. It was a good day. I didn't warm up enough for the 1 mile, because I was worried I would miss being called.  I then stood there waiting as they called all the heats before mine (I was in the 5th). When they finally got around to mine, the nerves kicked in.  It was nice that the girls around me were super chill.  The mile started out super fast.  The entire first 3 laps, I was just trying to catch the lead pack. The last 2 laps, I was planning to go, but everytime I began, I would get cut off.  It was all good.  I finally got up there the last lap.  On the final stretch I really gave it everything. I knew I was gonna hit the time, but I wanted to really beat the girls around me.  Normally, I can't sprint, but I had a little extra in me. When I crossed the line, I accidentally knocked into a girl, because I couldn't slow my momentum.  I felt really good.  My time was a 5:34 which is my indoor pr, so I was happy.  I cooled down almost a mile outside which always feels good.  I used my spikes, but I haven't worn spikes in awhile, and my calves were definitely feeling it.

A couple of hours later, I warmed uo for the 2 mile.  Again, I don't think I warmed up enough, but it was okay.  I mostly was trying to get myself pumped. I also accidentally entered my seedtime as 12:51 instead of 11:51, which is what I was hoping to hit under.  The first few laps there was a pack, but girls slowly dropped off. I knew if I stuck with the 2 lead girls I would hit my goal time.  Our mile was around a 5:30-40, which was really good/fast. The last three laps, though, I fell behind.  My calves were burning.  I was trying to get on my toes, but it resulted in what felt like heel-striking, but was more flat footed.  The two in front of me also started to go, and I couldn't keep up. The last lap, I sped up quite a bit and finished with a time of 11:40, so I was happy. It was a nice track, being only 5 laps per mile.  I then watched the guys race, and cooled down with them.  We ended up doing 3 miles, which was great.  The entire time I was just trying to keep up with them.  We simply ran around campus which was super fun. My calves were hurting really bad, so my plan for next week is to go easy.

Around 11:30 my dad and I went 8 miles up Smithfield Canyon.  It was in the 30s, so I wore shorts, but it was still pretty cold.  It was raining the whole time and there was a lot of slush.  It was really fun, but slow.  My dad was going slow, so I just went his pace.  My calves were still pretty sore, so I'm glad we went slow.  We averaged around an 8:30 pace, which was good.  Once I dried off, I did 2 miles at 7:50, then did a pretty hard core workout.  It was a good, relaxing day.

The beginning of my run went really well. I ran down to sky view, then looped back home (like golf course backwards  from my house).  The last mile and a half, I wasn't feeling super good.  I was going to get more miles in but had limited time.  My average pace was under 8:00.  I was hoping to atleast get more in later in the evening, but I was so tired, so instead I did homework and went to sleep.

After school, I warmed up a mile, then decided to do tempo up the canyon. I was hoping to do 5, but only ended up doing 3.  It went well, but I definitely could've done better.  I still wasn't feeling the best. Mynsplits were: 1) 6:13 (downhill), 2) 6:45 (some uphill), 3) 6:35 (some downhill).  My calves began hurting after the second mile, and I didn't want to beat them up too much this week. I cooled down the last mile home, but took a slight detour to round out yesterday's mileage. It ended up being longer than I thought, so I just logged it shorter.

After dinner I ran 8 miles on the treadmill.  I watched Hotel Transylvania while doing so.  My first 5 miles were in 37:43 because I kept playing around with the speed.  It makes treadmills more exciting to run on. I took a quick break. The next 3 miles were in 23:09.  I was feeling pretty tired towards the end, but it was a good day of running.  I then did a medium core workout which went well.

It was super warm and I was able to wear shorts which made me super pumped for spring. Today was similar to Tuesday.  The beginning of my run was really good.  I went up the canyon.  1.5 up, I saw the guys doing repeats up Beauty and stopped to talk to them for a minute.  Then, I continued to the 6 mile turn around.  I was actually feeling really good, and my times were showing it. On my way back down I stopped by the guys.  They were done with their workout. I had nothin better to do, so I stopped to talk.  They then went up the canyon, so I went with them.  Ethan and I kept going up as everybody turned around one by one.  We turned around after 2 miles up from Beauty.  When we turned around, I wasn't feeling the greatest- like on Tuesday.  We went down, and I think Ethan noticed I was slowing down.  I turned onto nature trail to make it shorter, and Ethan went back to SV. My average pace went way up the last mile, especially because of the hills. When I got home, I felt super sick.  I didn't do anything for the rest of the evening. I was going to run 3.5 more, but it was best I didn't.  It was a good day, until I felt sick, but there has to be both bad and good days.

This is probably one of my longer premeets, but it shouldn't effect tomorrow too much. I went 3 miles without any technology which felt really good.  I think I averaged around 8:30-45 pace, but I'm not positive. I kept my bun in my hair from school, so I know I went slow enough that it didn't fall out.  During the third mile, I did some short striders, which felt good. I then went around the block twice with Ruby. She hasn't been out running in a while, and she really enjoyed it.  I'm feeling much better, which is good.

Weber indoor meet. I didn't get much of a warmup before the 2 mile, and it kind of sucked. I had fun cooling down with some awesome girls from other schools. We did a half mile shake out during lunch. I got a better warmup in for the mile, and I redeemed myself in it. I then cooled down with some girls again.  I also went 3 miles with the guys.

I wasn't feeling super good.  I'm starting to get a cold.

Really struggled, and the cold isn't helping much either.

I didn't run unless running up a sledding hill counts.

It was like Christmas morning.  There was so much snow. I was pumped to just go on a fun run.  Met Amber at Mack Park and we went up the Canyon. It was so much fun to talk with her and catch up.  We didn't go very fast because it was slick.