C Mantz Run

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.