C Mantz Run

Didn't want to admit to not being able to run. My foot was hurting pretty bad walking around school. Still went to practice thinking I could run something. Warmed up a mile with Clara, and I hobbled the whole time. There was a tree that had fallen on our course and stopping to get over it was a relief. Talked to Coach after he gave the workout. The walk from the track to the weight room was pretty depressing. Got on the spin bike. I tried correlating the track workout on the bike. 200 at r, 100 at i, 100 at f ongoing with a 400 recovery in between 5 to 7 times. Times were supposed to be 40, 21/22, 18 or less. I did 40 seconds hard, 20 seconds semi hard, then 20 seconds all out on the bike after warming up. In between each break was 2 minutes. Did 6 sets. Finished up to 6 miles biking. Pretty miserable, but the plan is to stay off it until BYU.  At home I iced for 40 minutes. Later, I did a really hard core workout. Wasn't too exhausted after.

It was a better day. My foot didn't hurt as badly. Was going to do a pool running workout, but decided to bike. Everybody was doing an easy recovery workout, so I just biked for 30 minutes. Felt pretty good, but that thing makes your butt hurt. Grabbed a drink after 15 and 25 minutes. Kept the pace pretty consistent. Idk how to set the resistance, but the spin thing said I did 9 miles at about 19 mph. It was really hot in the weight room, which made me sweat more than usual. School wasn't out when I was done, so did 3 minutes of planks (pretty easy, but was sore from yesterday). Then went on the track to talk to the guys and haven't laughed so hard in a while.  Iced at home for over an hour (20 min on, 20 off) and did some easy core.

Foot felt good enough to run, but I played it safe. Biked, but planned to simulate a tempo run. Warmed up for 10 minutes and was already tired. Started pretty hard hoping to go for 20-30 mintes. I may have been going harder than tempo, but it is hard to find a consistent pace while biking. After 5 minutes, I was super tired. Hopped off, grabbed a quick drink. My pulse was so hard, I could feel it in my neck, which doesn't exactly feel as easy as tempo. Did 5 more minutes at similar intensity. My legs burned pretty badly, and it was super hot in the weight room. I don't want to kill myself for this weekend, but at the same time, I don't  want to be too fresh. I got in 10 miles total on the spin bike, wasn't super far.

Helped out with our blue and white that was supposed to be a tri meet, but none of the schools showed up. It was pretty fun chillin in the box recording times, and the meet went by super fast. Later, I iced for about an hour like yesterday.

Biked for 20 minutes to get in 6.5 miles. Physically feel really good for BYU, it's just a matter if my foot will hold out.

Not super happy with this race. Like Orem, it physically felt like a jog in the park. Warmed up quite a bit. It definitely felt good to run, but my foot hurt. I just jogged around. More than anything, I thought about being able to run, not so much the race mentality. Right before Coach asked me how the foot felt, and I wanted to race so bad. This track is my favorite. Did a bunch of strides on the grass, and the 2 on the track. The race finally came around. I really wasn't nervous which was nice. I really don't remember who I was by or who I passed/got passed by. The whole time it was a mental/physical fight. The first 3 laps were comfortable pace wise. My foot hurt. I was able to stay on my toes those laps, then it hurt too much. I had a break down during the race... I didn't want to not finish. After I mustered up my emotions, I decided to just heel strike or simply not run on my toes. Our mile was a 5:40, still on pace for a pr, but the second mile had to be a negative split. Lap 5 and 6 I felt mentally strong. A few times I tried to go with girls, but it took too much of a toll on my foot. When everybody began sprinting, I couldn't go, either. I pretty much strided in the rest of the race. Wasn't very tired after. Didn't cool down because running hurt. I feel physically at my best, just can't run as well as I'd like to. Later, I asked a few people how I looked during my race, and they said I didn't look smooth. Makes sense because it hurts landing on my foot. I'm grateful for all of those patient people who were willing to help and listen. 

It was still fun chilling, and everybody who raced killed it.

It was a ton of fun chilling at BYU. I watched all of the miles. Coach had me not run the mile to stay off of my foot to be ready for region. It was okay. BYU is a party and it's a ton of fun to see so many people. Again, everybody who raced killed it.