C Mantz Run

Birch with Amber. It was so much fun running with her and talking about missions, really enjoyed it! The hills and trails were really fun, but also really hard. We averaged about 10 minutes each mile, but it went by so quickly (forgot how much easier it is to run with a budy). I think I've finally caught up with sleep, and my body felt great the whole time!

Worked out in the morning with my mom, 10 minutes legs, 10 minutes arms, about 5 minutes core. In the afternoon, I went hiking up to the first peak of the pyramids with my little brother, we took the steep way up. In the evening, Amber and I met up at the mouth of Green Canyon and ran up. We got 2 miles up and it was super snowy and slushy, so we ran down and finished to 5 on the Bonneville trail. It was really fun, for the most part. My body was pretty wrecked, but I think I’m finally getting used to the altitude, haha. Super fun time talking with Amber! 9:59 average pace, I think, mostly due to the snow. Good time :)

Great day driving down to California. Super early morning. I decided to spend the rest of the week to enjoy California and run with some old teammates. I might consider this as the weekend to truly get into shape, lol. We started from the beach house we’re staying at, then up Huntington Beach. So pretty! I kept up with the group which consisted of Arianna, Weston, and 2 junior boys. We started out averaging at 7:10, but slowed down. My main goal was to keep up until a 5 mile turn around. It was hard, but felt really good. We hit 2.67 at 19:00, and I then turned around. It felt really good to slow down a bit, but I continued to keep a decent pace. Once I got to the end of the beach, I waited and attempted to do core/legs in the sand, but it wasn’t the best location. I ended up stretching and did a ton of squats. It was good. The last little bit, I couldn’t keep with the group, but they only had a 5-10 second gap on me. It was a good run, super sore in the hips after. Great day! Beautiful sunset.

We drove out to the wetlands and ran around some fun, pretty trails. The group dropped me after a short hill half a mile out. I had them within sight for a mile. It was really good, my body was wrecked. I took a wrong turn, went through some bushes. Good another wrong turn. Saw the group on a different trail, so I turned around which added about a quarter mile. Got back to the van and then we enjoyed the day. Good run. Did it under 29 minutes.

In the late afternoon/early evening, we went to a track to do a workout. I just warmed up a mile (fell way back, even after going 7:30). Then did a 400 workout I did quite a bit my last transfer. I hadn't done it in 3 weeks, so my speed has already decreased, but it went well. Also tried using my flats. Calves are feeling it. 4×400 with 100m recovery. So, origionally, I'd do 8, but I was only feeling 4 because I could still feel lunch which was pretty heavy. 1:26, 1:30, 1:31, 1:32. Last time I did the workout all were under 1:28, but I am running higher mileage with less workouts, so it's going good. Then, I jogged a 400 with Kristen before trying a 200 which was a 46. Ran another 400, then an 800 cool down. My legs are pretty sore, but they feel really good. Good run, enjoyed it a lot. 10 min core and lots of stretching.

Good run on the beach. My legs, specifically calves, are pretty wrecked, but it all feels really good. Kept with the group until half a mile, then they slowly sped up and were maybe 15-20 seconds ahead by the first mile. 7:21, 8:52, 7:21... so maybe not exact mile markers, but there is the general idea. Total time was 23:35, so it was still pretty good pace. Enjoyed it a lot. Then, we had a fun time on the beach and boogie boarding.Great day, loving California!

2 miles easy averaging 7:38. Really good, calves are really sore. Kept Arianna from speeding up during her shake out. Just around some grass fields. Good time, enjoying the trip quite a bit :)

In the evening, after watching all of the races and after eating ramen, we did a grunion run on the beach at about 11pm. So much fun! About a mile, so I’m counting it.

Great run, 4 total. Origionally, I'd planned to do 5, but after going up the huge hill, my body was wrecked and my upper left leg was hurting, didn't feel like a muscle pain. At the top of the hill, my calves were on fire (haven't felt that while runnning in a long time), so took a break to stretch them. The beginning felt weirdly good, while the second half was close to awful. Also, I've forgotten the beauty of running with music. 7:45, 7:39 first 2 miles. The third and fourth were around 11 minutes each. I'll do core tonight. 

2 miles easy on the treadmill. One of the ligaments on my thigh has been hurting, so I took it easy for the day. Great day

5 with Amber up Birch. Really perfect weather. Legs are feeling really good. We averaged maybe 9 min miles, not quite sure. Really fun run! Talked to Conner about a plan for the summer to get back. He’s awesome.

3 miles attempted tempo. For a first “official” tempo back, I’d say it was okay, I was hoping for better. My goal was to keep a 7 min average pace. First mile was perfect, 6:59. The second mile really hurt on the uphill. Mentally, it was great, but my throat and body weren’t having it. At half a mile, my time was 3:52. Stopped for a minute, then finished the second half. 3:31 half mile, so back on pace. I really wanted to break 21, but that called for a sub 6:40 which I don’t think I was up for. 7:24 on the last mile. 21:47. Decent, could’ve been better, but I’ve got a lot of motivation. Looking forward to seeing this time drop, hopefully.

About 5 with Amber up Smithfield. Really fun. Averaged under 9 minute pace. We did core after

Fun run in the morning. SV to GC. I turned around early because my gps watch ran out of batteries half a mile in. Used my phone to time, then checked google maps for a more accurate distance when I got home. Just over 5.5 in 46 minutes so faster than an 8:20 average pace. I was hoping for a 7:45 ap, but for my longest run back, I feel good about it. 

Ran with Amber near campus. I couldn't find parking, so I jogged 2/3 a mile to her house from a church, then we ran on a trail between the island and 1st dam up some switch backs and past the grafitti towers. Good run, my body was wrecked, sluggish, maybe because it's Monday, no idea. Good run, though. I have to admit that I had to walk up the switch backs, hills still really kill me. 9:18 ap, hopefully I can start getting those easy ones down over time. It was a lot of fun, perfect weather with no rain. We did a 5 min core workout after. This week, I will be more diligent about abs and mileage. 

Went up Green with Amber. No snow this time. Really hot afternoon, but super fun run. Our pace was pretty slow, but lots of hills. Felt really good.

Tempo on the grass with Amber. I wasn’t going as fast as desired, but Amber really helped push me. From what I remember it went something like  8:15, 8:03, 7:45ish. Happy each mile was negative. Good cool down.

2 in the morning with Ruby. 5 in the (hot) afternoon with Garrett. Showed him a trail up Birch. Fun time.

Attempted tempo with some hills. 7:45 ap, so not the greatest. Felt really good, though.

6.1 miles at 7:59 ap. Really good run. The downhill miles were much faster, but the uphill made up for it