C Mantz Run

So, I was planning on running 8.  Conner wanted to run with me and I didn't want to go hard, so I didn't time.  Our first mile was faster than 7 minutes because it was all downhill and still fast.  The next mile I didn't really feel super good, so we slowed down a ton.  The rest of the run wasn't much better. My stomach hurt a lot like it did yesterday. After 5 I felt so sick, I didn't want to run any more, so I didn't.

I checked the temperature and it was supposedly 30 degrees, but felt around 25.  Because I was doing a tempo run and I didn't want to overheat I wore a long sleeved shirt and shorts.  When I started, there was a light headwind.  Then, I turned onto another street and there wasn't a headwind for about one and a quarter miles.  My first mile was 6:38 which was right on.  The beginning of my second mile was feeling great and my time was right on, but when I turned at the one and a half mile point there was a terrible, cold headwind.  I tried pretty hard, but my mile ended up being 7:06.  I decided to keep going because I didn't want to stop.  My first half of the third mile sucked- 4:20.  I didn't want to move.  When I had another half mile left, I began going all out hoping to get back on pace.  It ended up being 3:11, which I was happy about, even though that mile ended up totaling 7:21.  I took a 2 minute break to catch my breath.  When I stopped my left calf hurt, I realized I hadn't stretched it before running so I did.  Then, I ran another tempo mile.  I began getting my half mile splits because of the horrible headwinds.  The first half was 3:46 and the second was 3:09 totaling 6:58.  I took minute break and ran another mile.  The first half was 3:50, then 3:08 totaling 6:58.  I was super happy because my pace was better than most attempts to run tempo and it was longer.  I did a cool down mile that was about ten minutes.  It was a really good tempo run.

Went running with the girls easy.  We partially did the tree of life so it was on a snow covered trail.  It was a ton of fun. It went by super fast, but we were going pretty slow. I would much rather run with people then alone.

I was that bright person that went skiing two days before a race. I hadn't gone at all this season and I couldn't say no. I was super excited and went super hard skiing, but not so hard I would get injured.  It was a blast! But I got home pretty late and was too sore to go running. I planned to go 6, but that ended up being 2. During my run my legs didn't want to move; they were so sore. I felt as if I were  going 8 minte miles,  but the first was 10 and the second was 13. Yeah, it was worth it though.

I jogged with the girls. We jogged Mack and Back. It was a ton of fun. When we got to Mack Park we played around on the ice for a little while, then we jogged back. We did 5 striders that didn't great to me, but it was still a fun run.

Because I didn't have anything better to do on Valentine's Day I went for a long run. Actually, Conner had to go on a premeet and I was lying on the couch watching tv and he asked me to go with him to prevent him from going too fast. I went two miles which I would say were pretty fast miles. We talked about my race yesterday and running stuff.  Then I went five and a half more.  I didn't feel super good the last two miles, so I cut it short by half a mile.  It was super slow but really fun.  I didn't time or use my watch which took off a ton of pressure to get a certain time.

I went a 4 tempo miles. My first mile I felt amazing, it was pretty easy and onky 2 seconds slow (6:40). My second mile began with a headwind and half way through was right on, but on the way back after I turned around it got really difficult. For some reason I couldn't speed up, so it ended up being 6:57.  My next half mile was really hard. I felt like I was pushig it, but it ended up being a 3:57. This next half mile I was determined to make that mile faster. It was 3:20 which made the mile 7:17. I took a two minute break, then did one more tempo mile. The first half was 3:51 and the second was 3:08, which totalled 6:59 so it was under seven. Then I did a very slow cool down mike which was thirteen minutes. I did eat a Valentines fun dip before and I notices that my body was only running on sugar energy the last two miles.

It was so warm I wore a short sleeve shirt which was one of the best things ever! I ran a tempo. I ran 3 then took a 2 and a half minute break. After that I went a mile and a half, then took a minute break. I next did half a mile, then cooled down a mile.  My splits were 1) 6:23, 2) 6:47, 3) 7:02, 2.5 minute break,, 4) 6:36, 4.5) 3:31, minute break, 5) 3:08

I went to sky view and it was so warm we were able to run on the track! We did a fast workout, but I haven't done any sprinting since before Foot Locker. We warmed up 800. Then we did an 800 at ipace which ended up being too fast (2:55). Then we recovered for a minute and a half. After that, we did 2x400 at ipace wirh a minute recovery (1:26 and 1:27). Next, we did 4x200 at rpace (39, 39, 39, 38) with a 200 recovery in between.  Finally we ran 2 slow easy miles. 

After back to back workouts I was tired.   I didn't have time to run durimg the day, so I ran whenIit was dark around the block. Each lap never ends. I listened to Phantomof the Opera as I ran. My last mile I brought Ruby with me. My times were around 8:30 pace which is good.

I ran the mile for PE which is 20 laps around the gym,  so I tried tempo amd got 6:54. When I got home I ran 3 tempo and was really tired, so 4 is good. My splits: 1) 6:39, 2) 6:58, 3) 6:59. I really struggled on keeping time, but it was fun. My cool down mile was nine and a half minutes.

I went easy, but Conner went my first mile with me which ended up being a 6:48, so it was almost tempo, but it felt so good.  I was thinking about going long, but I was so tired after five slow miles, I didn't want to move. My times were 2) 7:26, 3) 8:21, 4) 8:16, 5) 9:11

I don't know hiw many were fast or slow, so I split the total in half.  I went on a long 10 with my dad and Conner came along with us for he first three. It was a ton of fun and I felt super good.  My right calf did hurt a little, but I think it was from my last tempo.  We had fun and oir mikes averaged 7:49 ish. I was super exhausted when I got home because I haven't gone that far since New Years.

I decided to take the beginning of this week off because I have been so tired after my runs and I want to be ready for track. My mom is starting to get back into running so we went on a jog/walk. I thinknwe onky jogged a total of half a mile, but we wemt hree miles.  It was fun