C Mantz Run

So, I was pretty sore from yesterday.  In the morning, I took the ACT then went home and ate lunch. I didn't have a car, so I ran 2 miles to sv with a drawstring bag.  It felt really good to run, but it was awkward with the bag.  We did a ton of really hard workouts.  When we got to the running event/station we had to do the pacer instead of the mile.  I was pretty bummed out because the mile is the only thing I'm good at during ttryouts. Well, it was easy, but it sucks running back and forth.  They made us stop at 80. It was around .8ish miles. I was super lightheaded from all of the things we did, and after we went inside to get a drink. That was one of those times that water has never tasted better. A few of us did an 800 around the track easy.  It felt good to loosen out our joints.  Then we stretched.  My whole body has all-around never been this sore.  When I got home, I tried to do another couple of miles, but I only did one.  My form was pretty corrupt and I was so tired. It was a beautiful day, though.

In the morning, I went on an easy run because I needed to run.  I was super sore, still.  It was nice not havig school. I went up the Canyon around 10:15, and it felt like a cool spring day.  I turned around 3.5 up, but coming back down, I turned up Birch because it looked so inviting. It was nice until the fork, then there were a lot of puddles. After the turnoff for the pyramids, it became ice.  It was an adventure, but I didn't fall. My average pace went from under 8 to an 8:15, but it was worth it.  The rest of the trail was icy, but when I got on the road I felt so refreshed.  My body needed it. It ended up beig 6.2 miles.

At 1, I ran 2.5 to tryouts. I was so sore, and so was everybody else. We did the 200, and I got a 33 which is my pr.  It felt really good.  The coaches could tell we were sore, but they still worked us a bit.  It was really warm which was nice.

Coach could tell that we were all pretty beat from tryouts, so he had us do a shakeout run.  We ended up doing Sunnyside. It was really hot and dry, but it was way nice.  I just stuck with Rachel.  We went pretty slow, but it was what we needed. We probably averaged around 8:30 pace.

Did a warmup lap with the team. when we went to begin church run for tempo, we shortened it so we could start with the boys because they got off earlier. We were supposed to do tempo however far felt good.  I was thinking 7 would just do all 3 because my body felt fine after plenty of recovery.  I started with Rachel, but she dropped pretty early. My goal was a 6:20, and the boys were not too far ahead of me.  I felt really good, my form felt amazing. 3/4 a mile out, the pack of boys all turned around. I just kept going.  Caleb was still in front of me, so I had a target to catch.  He stopped at the mile.  My first mile was a 6:10, which was way fast. My hamstrings were feeling tight, but I thought it was soreness. I kept going. This half mile was a struggle.  There was nobody in front of me to push me.  I just kept going off time, hoping I wasn't slowing down too much.  It ended up being a 6:35ish half mile which wasn't super good. When I turned around, coach turned around early to stick with me.  It helped a lot. I was still feeling tired, but I pushed this half mile, and stopped at the 2 mile.  That last half mile was a 3:07, so pretty much perfect. We took a minute and a half break.  It was pretty hot and dry, but it felt so good. I started up and finished the last mile.  It hurt, but I kept pushing. That mile was a 6:07, which was good. I was tired when I finished, but it felt good.  The total time (excluding the break) was 19:00.  That was good, and the fast miles balanced out the one slow half mile. I was happy with it, especially this early in the season.  We cooled down a mile, then stretched.  It was a fun day.

It was a chilly morning, so I wore a long sleeved shirt.  I was hoping to go further, but my hamstrings were feeling tight, and I didn't want to push it. I stopped at the 3 mile turn around up the canyon and stretched, then continued down.  I averaged under an 8:00 pace on average. It was way nice.

I was ready for almost any workout today.  It was 10x200 at rpace with a 200 in between easy and 2x400 at rpace with a 400 in between. Full recovery between the two sets.  It felt so good to be on the track. We warmed up a mile on the xc course which was pretty fun. I was ready to start. My splits were 36, 39, 36, 37, 37, 37, 39, 38, 39, 38. They felt really good, almost easy.  The last 4 were a little difficult, but I just pushed through them. I felt physically amazing, and mentallu ready.  After a quick pause and a slow 400, I started my 400s. The first one was a 1:19, it felt good and I strided out the last part.  The second one was 1:15.  It was nice because coach was there to push me, instead of going alone. My times for the 200s were supposed to be 40s, and my 400s were supposed ro be 1:20s, so I'm glad they were fast. I cooled down with the guys over a mile.  I just started with them thinking the girls were right behind us, and just stuck with them. It felt way good. We then stretched and did a little core.

When I got home, I ran a quick mile with Ruby, then realized I forgot to read Conner's letter, so I went home to do that instead of more running. 

Today's workout was cruise intervals which is 6x1000 at tempo pace with a minute rest. We warmed up around a mile, it was a different loop than normal, but still fun. It was hard to get going, but once we started, it was over pretty quick.  I wish I had started with the guys, but I started with the girls. I was supposed to hit a 3:56 which is a 6:20 mile. My splits were: 3:34, 3:48, 3:45, 3:47, 3:50, 3:44.  The last three were the hardest. On the first two, Rachel and Clara stuck close to me, which was helpful. The first 400 was always around a 1:30 which was fast, and the last 200, I usually had a minute left to hit, so I backed off.  On the last one, Coach stuck with me which helped a ton.  When I finished, I still felt physically able to do another, but Coach told me it was good to hit 6 fast ones this early in the season, so I was fine. They weren't super hard, which was different.  Usually I have to go super hard, but it actually was pretty comfortable. Running on the track may have made a difference. It was a good workout, but it's hard doubling up workout days.  We cooled down a mile on the turf all together which was kinda fun. I do need to get more miles today, but we'll see if I run any more. 

Premeet today, but I didn't exactly treat it like one.  During practice we Mack n back really slow.  At Mack Park we did 6 strides. The breaks in between were super long.  I don't think anybody wanted to go first, so we just stood there forever. The boys went extra, but I just went straight back with the girls which ended up being only 2 miles. When I got home, I realized I should have gone with the guys and gotten more miles. Around 5, I went 5 up the canyon. It was starting to get dark, but it was super nice outside. I took a detour on the way home to get over a quarter mile, so I could round out my miles. I've been super tired, so hopefully my legs will feel decent tomorrow. 

Today was the blue and white which is our intersquad meet. Mentally, I hadn't exactly prepared, but I did set goals and I drank a lot of water because I knew it was gonna be warm.  It was such a beautiful day! I warmed up half a mile with the team.  Over an hour before the mile, I warmed up because I thought the 2 mile would take less time.  I warmed up 1.25 miles on the course.  When I got onto the track, I just hung out and helped with hurdles.  They combined the mile boys and girls. When we started, I felt really good.  I wasn't too far behind Connor.  Abby told me I should beat him, and I wondered if I hsd a chance.  I stuck behind Jordan Thomas. Our first lap was a 75, which was way fast.  My goal was a sub 5:35, and that meant around a 1:23 lap. The next lap, I was still 8 seconds ahead of time.  Jordan got further away.  This was when I realized how hard the mile can be.  I just kept pushing through.  I got passed by Ethan, a freshman, and stuck behind him for awhile. Our 3rd lap we were right on pace.  I tried to sprint, but i didn't have a ton of energy. The last 100, I heard a ton of guys behind me.  I'm pretty sure I got passed by like 6 guys, maybe more.  I didn't have the energy to sprint, but I still got a 5:33, so that was all that mattered.  It was really hot and my throat burned. I did about a mile recovery, then it was time for the 800.  My goal was a sub 2:45 which isn't super fast, but I mostly did it as a workout.  They mixed boys and girls, again. Abby started out way fast.  I caught her by the last 300, and passed her.  I continually was trying to motivate her.  She seemed to be struggling the last 200.  I passed her trying to get her to go with me.  She still did awesome. My time was a 2:37, which is only seconds off my PR, so that was good.  I didn't even feel tired.  We cooled down a mile, then the meet was pretty much over. I went to Subway after which was super good.  I told myself that if I hit my goals, I could get subway.

Coach wanted us to go long and easy today.  We started up 6th to do golf course.  I felt reallt good, but I didn't want to leave the girls. Most of the boys went on lower canal, so only a few guys were ahead of me. After a 9 minute mile, I dropeed the girls.  It took quite a few miles to get my average pace down to 8. Ethan was going pretty fast, and I couldn't see him after the second mile.  When I got to the point to extend I thought 'why not?' and went on the trail.  Surprisingly, there wasn't too much ice.  It was muddy, but worth it.  My pace did bump slower, but when I got onto Smithfield Canyon, it dropped back to 8.  I went up the canyon quite a ways. I felt as if I was in no mans land because I hadn't seen anybody for miles. I turned around and went back to sky view.  This is where I realized how dry it was.  I needed chap stick and water, and my nose/throat felt pretty dry. It was also pretty windy, but a dry wind. When I got to sv, I had 7.75, so I grabbed my stuff and finished a lap around the track.  When I got on the track, there were more people. 

It was the Shamrock Shuffle, and coach told us we could do tempo, so I decided to do a fun run!  I really like fun runs... they're so chill. After registering, I warmed up a mile on the xc course.  I felt really good. I then saw Megan!!! I was so happy to see her, so I warmed up about half a mile with her. I didn't do a ton of stretches before, but I was just doing it tempo.  I got my music and headed to the start.  When we started I felt really good.  Striding out felt way nice.  Then there was the hill, which I don't go up tempo very often.  Usually I run up this hill at 10 min pace.  It burned towards the top, but luckily we only turned up to the milky way.  The downhill felt reallt nice. Spencer was way ahead, and I passed the second guy, and there was a guy right next to me.  He really pushed me.  We turned down, and I still felt good.  I deleted my mile splits, but I remember the first was under 6:20, but I don't remember to second. I just kept running.  When we turned onto the road for Cedaridge, my legs felt it.  The guy dropped, but I noticed I had also slowed down.  I pushed to the last half mile, but didn't sprint at all when I got there.  I was wearing my trainers, not my flats, so getting on my toes wasn't as easy. I got passed by 3 guys, I think, and finished. When I finished I felt a little sick, but after a drink I felt better. I definitely didn't have enough sleep, and I had had 3 already hard days, so I was happy with it.  I'm pretty sure the course is longer than a 5k, but my time was a 19:56. I was way pumped to get a box of lucky charms for getting first; that's an awesome prize.  A while later, I did 1.5 cool down with Spencer which was fun.  

Around 6, it started getting dark, and I had to run some more.  My body was pretty beat, but going 4 miles felt way good.  The sun was setting, so running on Hillside was way pretty.  On my way back it was dark.  It was a beautifully warm evening. I averaged under an 8 minute pace.

The weather could not make a decision today.  So, we got outside, and it was decent weather, good enough for shorts and a long sleeve. Yeah, that was before we started our workout. After our mile warmup around the track, the wind and clouds came.  Our workout was 4x1000@ipace w/ 3 minute recovery.  Later we had 4x200 w/ 200 recovery. For the 1000s I was supposed to hit a 3:37. Mentally, I was feeling really good. Clara tried to stick with me which helped. My first was hard, but it felt good. My time was 3:35.  The second one, it started to lightly rain.  It didn't effect anything. I got a 3:34.  Then, the wind started to kick in. The third was pretty bad.  Running on the back stretch was a wall of wind.  The rain hit my face like little pins, it was so cold.  I couldn't feel my hands or face.  My eyes were closed when I looked up.  My legs weren't too cold, surprisingly. The front stretch was hard to stride. Mentally, I was pretty broken, but I still pused through. My time was a 3:45. Coach was nice to let me draft the last 100m off of him. It was cold! When I started the last one, it started to snow.  That wasn't much better.  I started, but my first 200 was a 35.  I kept pushing.  Similar to the first, it was bad.  On the last 200 Coach let me draft, which helped.  I passed him the last 100, but finished with a time of 3:52.  I was pretty bummed that my times were slow, but that weather. I was gonna go inside, but decided to do the 200s on the tailwind stretch. They were way good.  I did them with Clara, who was kicking my butt, but I never let her pass me. They were 40, 39, 39, 36.  The track had a layer of snow on it, and it was pretty slick, so these times were kinda hard to hit, but they were perfect on pace.  On the last one we really went hard. When we were done, it was warm again with a light snow . Kelsey joined me and Clara on a 1.25 cool down.  When we were finished, my body was cold, and it felt like I had been skiing all day.  We stretched inside. 

Around 6:20, I ran 3.25 miles easy.  It was a little windy, but not too cold. The sun was out. My averagr pace was under 8.  I also did a medium core workout before bed.

Today we did a different workout called over-and-unders.  It was 2 minutes of 5 seconds faster than tempo pace (5:15), then 2 minutes 10-15 seconds slower than tempo (5:30-35).  Coach wanted me to do 5 sets, so about 20 straight mintutes. He told us that if the workout didn't make sense, just do tempo.  It was getting chilly when we got outside, and I was wearing a headband, shorts, and a long-sleeve shirt. Most of the girls and I warmed up the first mile out to Cedaridge, then we would do the last 3ish miles of the run for the workout.  The headwind out was pretty strong, so we were hoping to have a tailwind coming back.  I was feeling really good, and I started the first 2 sets fast. While I was passing the middle school, it started to hail, though. It was cloudy, but I didn't expect hail.  It didn't hurt too bad, but it wasn't fun.  When I turned up and began going back, the wind changed, so that didn't help. The hail was off and on, and sometimes it snowed. My pace slowly went up, but on each set made it waver. It was weird, on the unders, I felt like I was going too slow, but on the overs, my pace felt too fast. I took the wrong road coming back, but I made my way to the main road. When I finished half a mile out from sv, I felt pretty tired, but good. I did 3.1 miles with an average pace of 6:25. I cooled down and picked up all of the girls.  That was about a mile (I luckily  had a gps watch). When we got back onto the track, I did a mile wih Ethan and Kelsee.  It was a fun day, but the weather couldn't make a decision, again.

Later I did 3 miles on the treadmill because I didn't want to run in the snow. I attempted to do some core, but was tired after a minute plank, and it was late, so that was all I did.

Premeet! I wore tights because I didn't trust the weather. The girls decided to do tree of life, then we extended onto Milky Way.  It was super muddy from the snow.  Luckily, we didn't slip. When we got onto the road, we did 4 strides pretty far apart. They felt good. It snowed some, but it was way fun. When we got onto the track, we did 2 strides on the snow covered turf, and finished to three. I should've gone further, but I was pretty swamped with homework and never got the extra miles. 

When we got to the meet, I was freaking out because I thought I wasn't gonna have any time to warm up for the 2 mile, and my bus was the last one to get to Weber.  Luckily, they ended up not having it at all, so I wasn't so stressed.  We still didn't have a ton of time to warm up for the mile, so we were off pretty quick.  We warmed up 3/4 of a mile, then when we were on the track, we did about another quarter.  I got in 4 strides, which is really rare.  My goal time was a sub 5:33. The start was a little rough, but after the first 200, I got into game mode.  The first lap was pretty fast.  I was ahead. The entire time, I was waiting for somebody to come up behind me, but nobody ever did.  The last lap, I was either a little behind or a little ahead, but it made me go faster. I felt really good after.  My time was a 5:29, which is around where I was peaking as a freshman, so I'm pretty pumped for the mile this season.  I did a recovery mile with some girls, then waited for the 800m.  Because they didn't have the 3200, I kinda had to do the 800.  I've only ran it 3 other times, and I'm not crazy about it.  The first lap was a blur, all I remember was passing Abby on the 300m.  The second lap was weird.  I should have tried catching the pack, but I didn't. The headwind on the back stretch was pretty rough.  I didn't notice it during the mile. My time was a 2:35 which is half a second slower than my pr, so that's good. I need to figure out how to run the 800m, but it's not really my event, so I don't want to focus on it a ton. After, I cooled down 2 miles with Rachel.  It felt really good. The meet went by way fast, when we got back the 4x400 was finishing up.  It was a pretty fun dual meet.

We were supposed to take team pictures, but nobody knew when.  I was wearing my uniform top, and I got a nice sunburn on my shoulders and chest.  We did a bunch of random loops and would come back to the track to see if they were ready yet. Sometimes, we ran a few laps around the track, other times we ran tree of life or mack and back with some random turns.  It was pretty random but fun.  The boys were going really slow, so I was with them the whole time.  They were going around an 8:15 pace, so sometimes, I was leading. It was really fun and chill.  The beginning was cold, but it warmed up towards the end. After pictures, I ran half a mile more.  Ethan wanted to go further, and we saw the freshman, so we did Sunnyside with them.  It was a nice run, and those 5 miles averaged a 7:45, but they felt really good.  The last mile, my left knee was hurting, so when I got home I iced it a bit.

Around 1:00, Ethan and Spencer showed up. Yesterday we had talked about possibly doing the Pyramids, and we did!  It was way fun!  Our pace was way slow, but going up was hard. We took a lot of stops, and at some points we were speed-hiking (kind of), but it was a good workout. We stopped at all of the peaks to take in the view, which was amazing, like always. Some parts were slick, but it wasn't too bad.  Going uphill was great, but when we turned around to come down my knee started hurting.  I don't think hitting the ground so hard helped. I always take my time going downhill, so the guys both ran ahead, but were nice enough to stop and wait. I really like that hike/trail, and running it is a blast, too. When we got down to Ethan's car, we ran 3 more miles in Smithfield Canyon nice and slow.  They were some good miles, and it was way chill, which was nice. I'm glad we were able to do it!

We warmed up to where we were doing hills for the day.  It was the upper road, that turned onto the golf course hill. We started towards the bottom and went one minute hard.  I was able to turn onto golf course and I made it to a red fence.  We were told to do 7-9. Clara stuck with me on the first few, which helped.  Although the boys sprinted further up, we ended up recovering with them as they came back down. The first 3 felt really good.  On the fourth, I could feel the acid in my legs.  It started to hurt more and more. Sometimes we were able to start with the boys. The 6th and 7th really hurt, and I didn't nearly make it as far.  I got pretty light headed.  I told myself that if I stuck with Jordan on this last one, I would be good. It was better to do that hard one above 2 bad ones.  I did 8 repeats, and felt pretty good about them. The turnover when it got steep was always difficult, but it helped mentally. It was pretty dry, which didn't help.  My energy was gone at the end. We ran back as a cool down. We did some hip exercises, and getting down on my knee hurt.  It didn't hurt during the run, which was good. After a while, Ethan and I went 3 more miles.  We did 2 on a random loop, then one more on the track.  They weren't super fast, but they felt good. The last lap on the track, I tried barefoot. It was fun, but felt weird. When I got home I did a pretty hard core workout.  I haven't done core in a while, but it went well. 

I got new shoes, which might help with my knee. I'm pretty pumped because my current pair had 800+ miles on them.  I got my previous pair in the middle of last summer, so they're pretty worn out.

I had no energy yesterday, so premeet was perfect.  We did 4 miles that were pretty random. Our average pace was 8:30 and the boys were going pretty slow, so Abby and I just hung with them. We did 3 ups, which felt really good. I may or may not run 2 more miles today, we'll see, I've got a lot of homework.

Today was a dual meet against Northridge at home today.  4 hours of sleep the night before definitely was not a smart thing to do before a meet. I warmed up with Kelcee (the sophmore) a mile.  It was pretty nice weather. We did start a little early, but it was still okay. I was not in race mode at all.  I was thinking about shooting for an 11:45 3200 because I didn't want to race a dual meet hard, but Coach told me I should run one race hard and leave it all on the track.  I then got pretty nervous, but the strides helped get everything out. They combined the boys and girls, and coach wanted me to stick with Jordan T and Andrew. We started out way too fast, around a 74 first lap.  The group of guys was still pretty far ahead.  I backed off a bit, and just let my legs go. The first mile was a little over a 5:30.  Everytime I came around, the gap between me and the pack of boys got smaller and smaller. I forgot how long the 3200 was. It just kept going. My body felt pretty great. On the second to last lap, I caught them, but Doyle pulled away. The last lap I sprinted around Jordan N, and stuck behind Jordan T. He pulled away the last 100, and I couldn't catch him. It was nice having the guys push me.  My time was a 11:30.92, so that was good. I was happy, but my body was pretty tired. My hamstrings were pretty tight, so I stretched. I then did a cool down with Ethan, who killed it. We did tree of life.  I didn't want to do the 1600, and I didn't have to. I jogged around with some of the girls who were warming up, then talked to a bunch of people. They were making calls for the 1600, and I decided to do it. I was hoping for a 5:45. While I was trying to get motivated/warmed up, I was saying some random stuff because I was out of it. I was just running in circles, too. When we finally started, I realized that I was racing. I stuck with a Northride girl until the 200, then passed her. My first lap was pretty fast, but I just kept going. The 800 was pretty fast. The last 400, I was right on pace, but I felt good enough to sprint. The last 10 feet Ethan yelled something that caught me off guard, making me giggle and I slowed down. It was okay, though. My time was 5:42.72, so it wasn't as fast as my first mile in the 3200, but it was good for being pretty tired.  I cooled down with Clara, then hung around. It had gotten pretty cold, so I left home early because I was hungry. It was a good meet, but I don't know how sane I was. (Haha, sorry for the super long entry)

I don't know if all of these miles shouldbe considered slow, but we did log and easy. It was pretty chilly, but one we started running we warmed up. The boys were not going fast the first 2 miles, so I just stuck with them. Clara was with us, but turned around early. They then sped up, but I couldn't lose em. We went 4 up Smithfield Canyon. It was a pretty big pack of guys. The last half mile, Connor really pushed the pace, and I barely hung on. At some point we lost coach. When we got to the top, we all stretched. Our average pace going up was a 7:40. They said they were gonna go pretty easy down, so I thought I'd be able to keep up with them. Our pace got faster because going down is much easier. One of our miles was around a 6:43, which is much faster than I had planned. Our average pace was 7:20, which is definitely not long and easy pace for me. It was way fun, though! One thing about runnin with the guys, though, is they're much quieter than girls. I probably talked the most. My knee did start to hurt when we had 1.5 left, which kinda sucked. It was way nice, but I will probably postpone the workout to Saturday so I don't kill my body. I should have done more mileage, but I won't stress about it.

It took me a while to get going, but I started to go long and easy.  1.5 out, I started to feel pretty sick, so I turned around.  Then, my knee was hurting, so I cut up nature trail which only got me to 2.5. A couple hour later, I ran some more, but this time I went up Birch.  Running on the trail didn't hurt as bad.  I got to the second gate, but couldn't got any further due to construction. Hopefully, the trail will still be there when they're done. Coming down, I turned left onto a random trail I had xc skied once and only ran twice.  It was pretty fun, and I knew it somehow looped back to my neighborhood. Going down the hill my knee hurt really bad, so I stopped a few times.  That ended up being only 4, but it was pretty fun exploring. I decided not to push it too far, due to my knee.

I was gonna do tempo, but my knee was still hurting. I decided to try 3 with Ruby, then hope it would feel good enough for tempo. Half a mile out, it hurt really bad, so I finished the loop around the block. I talked to my parents, and they said I should take two days off because it would be better to have a few days out over the whole season. I was super bummed, but I did some core later.

It was super snowy, ans I had hoped he track would clear off as the day went on, but it didn't. I decided to switch today with Friday's workout so I would not have to run on a snow-covered track. It was still snowing around 4, and I had procrastinated my run long enough. The workout was 8 to 10 x 25-35 second hill repeats.  I though beauty would be the perfect place. I warmed up 1.5 to the hill. I did it 10 times, and my times were pretty consistent. My average split up was 36 which was good. I used to be happy with a 38, so I either have improved or finally figured out how to do hills. The first 4 were feeling great. The 5th one, I had to dodge a car, so it was a 38. The sixth and seventh were around 37. The last 3 hurt a lot, but they were all 36. I then went up the canyon another mile, and while coming down I cut up nature trail which rounded out to 7. I would go further, but right now I want to be safe on my knee. It was super wet, but way good. I could definitely feel the repeats later.

It was a nice blizzard while I ran, but it was super fun. I bundled up quite a bit, then finally started. Just went up Smithfield Canyon. The snow was really pretty, but there was an off and on headwind. 3.5 up I got pretty hot, so I ditched my jacket. I turned around half a mile later, and the headwind blew pretty hard. That was when I regretted droppig off my jacket. I didn't want my knee to hurt, so I didn't push too hard. When I got to the bottom of the canyon, it finally stopped snowing. My average pace was around 8:28.

A couple of hours later I finally was warm again and ran a mile on the treadmill. Then I did some light core

Today's workout was cruise intervals. Luckily I had the car, so I was able to drive to the track. When I got there, Jordan and Landon had just finished warming up, so I talked to them for a minute. The track had a smokey/misty effect due to the evaporating snow which was really cool. There were still spots of snow, but lane one was clear from Ethan's shovelling on Monday. I then  warmed up a mile on the track backwards. I did not want to start my workout because I hadn't yet mentally prepped. The time I was supposed to hit was a 3:56 which is a 6:20 mile. I knew I could hit it for atleast 8 repeats. My times were 1) 3:52, 2) 3:54, 3) 3:50, 4) 3:53, 5) 3:54, 6) 3:57, 7) 3:54, 8) 3:54. They were pretty consistent which was good. It helped having the guys there because I don't think I would've done 8 repeats. The first few felt really good, but they only got harder. After 3 I was pretty dead. I could've hit the 6th, but it was close. I could still feel my breakfast an hour and a half earlier during the repeats. My knee didn't hurt until the very last repeat, so I finished it out. The guys were finished, so I cooled down with them backwards around the track. After we stood there and talked for a while which was fun. It was a fun workout, but still challenging. Glad I could hit the times. I would have done more, but I don't want to push my knee too hard.

My knee was hurting, but I still ran. The first mile it hurt, but when I went downhill, I took small strides and it stopped hurting for the rest of my run. I went 2.5 to sv, and saw Ethan doing yesterday's workout, so I did a 1.5 loop, then came back to the track. I then did a mile cool down with him and Carson, then ran 2 miles home. My pace slowed way down going up the hill, and it ended up being an 8:26 which is good.  I don't want to push my pace too much due to my knee. It was really nice weather!