C Mantz Run

Only went to the first half of school, and didn't have any energy. I talked to Coah and he just wants me to get better so I can be ready for Friday. Somehow at 6:30, I found a little energy to run some easy miles on the treadmill. They didn't feel easy, but on a good day they would be considered easy. While I did, I watched youtube to pass the time. I usually set the pace to 8:20, because going under 8 was way draining. In between each mile I took a break, which got shorter  over time, to get a drink and cough. Now, I don't have any energy, but I'm glad I got in some miles. Did it all in under 42 minutes not including the breaks.

Felt really similar to yesterday- tired. Made it through a full day of school, so I'm feeling plenty better. The girls had a super long meeting, so when we started our workout it was later than usual. Warmed up a mike wih Rachel and Danella. Everybody else is doing premeet for the meet tomorrow. Our workout was cruise intervals. Rachel did a speed workout, so I was all alone. The guys were told 6 to 8 sets, but Coach just wanted me to play it by ear. I was able to do 4 sets with the minute break. I was supposed to hit a 3:56, and they were all fast: 3:44, 3:47, 3:51, 3:53. The first was amazing. Halfway through the second, my body caught up with me. The rest were painful, but I held my 200 splits to hit them all. During the majority of the intervals Coach was there to push me. They were blasting music on the speakers which helped so much. The breaks included me trying not to fall over and coughing my lungs out. While I was running I was coughing a lot, which probably looked funny. I was so tired after the 4th and knew it was from being sick. Took an 8 minute break to get multiple drinks, spit, and stand in the shade coughing. It wasn't fun. Finally started 2 more miserable sets. My 200s were perfect on each set, making my times barely on: 3:53 and 3:55. Coach told me just to get back into and not worry about doing 8 like the guys, so I stopped there. Went to sit in the shade, but saw Ethan and Landon going for a cool down, so I went with them. I have rarely struggled that much on a cool down. Towards the end, I dropped. It was all good, though, because I was done. I forgot to mention it was hot, but it was so nice to be outside. Went home and didn't realize I took a 1.5 hour nap until I woke up.

Still not feeling amazing yet, but had energy for my run. Just easy today. Everybody was pretty sore from Monday and Tuesday's workout, but I was still feeling fine. We did golf course. Rachel and I tried to keep up with the guys who were haulin up the hill, then we dropped. We passed them on 300 where they were stretching. Ethan and JC caught us when we got onto the trailmto extend. It was super rainy, and the trail was super muddy. Going down Birch we were all covered in mud and splashing in puddles. When we got into Smithfield Canyon, the guys were still jumping in puddles, but were going our pace. We all finished together. My cough was with me the whole run, which wasn't fun. Got back, soaked, and did 4 strides with Rachel. It was way fun. 7:52 average pace.

Later I did 2 miles. The rain had stopped, but there was a cold wind. Didn't have a ton of energy, so I cut it short. 8:02 average pace.

Got to chase the one and only Ethan Field for half a mile in front of the whole student body during the boys and girls assembly. They were gonna have Lauren do it, but she wasn't gonna be there, so they resorted to me. Lauren would have beat him. We were originally gonna run to Lee's, grab an orange, and run back, but it was pouring rain. They had us run 5 laps on the track thing above the gym. It was pretty humiliating, but fun. The girls tried to stop Ethan, but they couldn't slow him down. Then, some lacrosse boys made a barrier with their arms. I thought I could ram right through, but totally failed, then ran right under. He only beat me by 3/4s of a lap, so not too bad. It was still a way fun assembly.

During 5th hour, it was still pouring, so we had a meeting. When the meeting was over, me, Rachel, Kelc, and Harmony did Mack 'n back. It was pretty fun. It was cold, though, not warm like yesterday. Coughed the whole time, but pumped for tomorrow.

Psych! Right after I posted, I got a text saying the meet was cancelled. Pretty bummed, but I am ready than ever to race. For some reason I knew it was gonna be cancelled, so I threw on my shoes and ran 2 miles outside at an 8:04 pace. The temperature was under 40 and the sun was setting, so I decided to run the rest on the treadmill. Ran 3 on the treadmill in 23:09. Felt really good, but my legs hurt a bit. Hopefully I can get my mileage up after this evening.

Because we didn't have a meet, we did a workout to make up for it. It was pretty chilly, but once we stared running, we warmed up. After a 1.5 warmup because us girls had to wait for the guys, Coach explained the workout he made up. We would have a relay team of 3 (but we were uneven, so my team had 4, and 2 girls would run together) and we would roll the dice. 1 meant a 100, 2 meant a 200, and so on. 5 was a 200 and 6 was a 300, so we didn't have to do more than a 400. We would do 2 sets all out (as a relay) and during each set we would roll the dice to see what we would have next. After 2, we roll to see how far our recovery was. The first team to get each individual to run 3200m wins (including the break). It seems complicated, but our group understood it perfectly which included me, Kelsee, Harmony, and Cassy. We had a system going. We first rolled a 300m, so I started. My 300m was around a 55 (it was hard to tag and stop my watch at the same time, so the times are a little off). We then rolled another 300 which swas a 58 for me. We got a 200m recovery in together which had us right at the startig line (where the dice was). Then we rolled another 300, which was a 59 for me. After that we had another 300 which was a 57. Again, our recovery was 200, so we were back at the start. We then rolled a 400, I got a 1:21split. Then another 300 where my time was a 58. Our recovery was 300m which again had us at the start. Coach wanted to see where we were and chose a number for us, a 400m. I was up for it because that meant one 200 left. My 400 split was a 1:22, then the 200 was a 39. I was way pumped to be done! Our group won for the girls, so that was fun, too. In between most sprints, I usually jogged atleast 200, to roll the dice, tell my group members our next distance, or get to where I needed to be. The back stretch was a pretty stond headwind, which I always ended up runnig into, but it makes me tougher. After a while, we finally cooled down around the track, backwards.  It was a way fun workout, and I would be willing to do it again. I was actually way tired after, too. One thing was, though, that I still had my cough, and I hadn't sprinted like this since before being sick, so it killed me after each set. Hopefully I can be ready for Monday. I was gonna more, but didn't.

It was a rough day for running. Went up Smithfield Canyon, turned around after 3 miles up. My cough was pretty bad, and I didn't have any energy. My pace averaged around 8:00, but I turned up Birch whiched slowed my pace a ton. When I got on the last stretch, my stride lengthened, and I brought my pace down to an 8:07. I should have gone further. There was a chilly breeze which was not fun because it felt like summer, but it was cold.