C Mantz Run

We'll just go with that I ran 2 miles.  It was track tryouts, which are not my most favorite part of the season. I was hoping to do more, but my body was so beat.  We did a lot of random workouts like hurdle drills, core, jumping, and the 400. On the 400, I got a 1:12 which is sadly I think my pr.  Sprinting isn't my thing.  It felt good, and I just strided in the last 100.  The 200 mark was a 34 which was nice.  We didn't get much warmup which wasn't smart, and I was already dead from the workouts, but I felt really happy after... like the runner's high finally hit.  I ran a mile after with Rachel, Lauren, and Kelsey.  It was fun. That mile made me pumped for track. 

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.