C Mantz Run

At xc we did a pretty good run.  I stuck with most of the fast girls and we did a loop, sort of.  At one point we ran in some sprinklers which was fun, even though it was sort of humid.  We did some core afterwards which I really wasn't in the mood to do.  After that we had a little meeting about camp this next weekend which I'm SO excited for.

I went on an afternoon run in the heat.  When I first started running I used to run in the heat, so it was actually really fun.  I didn't push it, I just went easy and relaxed, but it was faster than I expected.  I felt really good for running in the heat which I haven't done in a long time.

Wednesday- XC camp

This morning we went on a trail run which was a lot of fun, but difficult because I normally don't do. I stayed with the girls the entire time and we took it easy. I had a small scab on my ankle that came off which didn't hurt, but it was really bloody so I was running with a very bloody ankle.  We ran through a lot of grass which made all of our legs itch, a LOT.  Afterwards, we went home and came back with all of our stuff. 

That afternoon we went on another trail run with the Juab xc team in Nephi which was where we stayed.  It was kind of hot and we were very tired which wasn't helpful.  We went up the hill for twenty minutes only getting in two miles and then we were supposed to turn around.  We were going very slow.  Around the last half mile the downhill was super tempting to sprint down, so I did, leaving everybody.  It was a lot of fun, but I almost tripped at the very end.  It was a super fun trail run, only if we hadn't been so tired.

Thursday- XC camp

That morning we went on a ride and run where we ride bikes and run with a team. I started out on the bike and brought my water bottle with me.  We were worried we'd go the wrong way on the course, so at the beginning my team stayed together and I was going super slow and easy on the bike.  When I got off the bike and began running my teammate, Ethan, got on the bike.  After a while, we were unsure about our other teammate, Trevor, how far behind he was, so Ethan road back and gave Trevor the bike.  Ethan ran and caught up with me.  We continued running for a couple miles until Trevor passed us and I hopped on the bike.  Ethan said I should ride for about ten minutes, but I only road for eight because I went pretty fast and I had caught up with the coaches.  I ran with the coaches for quite a while and chatted with them.  They slowed down after a while and I tried to catch up with a pack of people.  When there was a mile left, I slow down, a TON.  I think my body just didn't want to run or something so I went easy then.  It was so much fun when we were over with it, though.  I actually am not sure on how far I went, but it was 10.9 total miles and I felt like I ran around 8.

After breakfast we went to a body building place and did a core workout. Audrey and I didn't wear our shoes because we didn't bring them which I don't think the instructor was very happy with.  It was fun and different.  There's nothing wrong with it that afternoon.  Later in the weekend my abs didn't hurt, but my thighs hurt a little and my shoulder's hurt a ton.

Friday-XC camp

This morning we went on another trail run.  We went through a canyon to a certain highway.  We were going pretty slow at first, but the fast people began speeding up and getting way in front of me.  I just kept jogging.  After a while Audrey and Riley stopped to walk and I caught up to them.  When we got to a really steep hill the two walked up and I continued jogging up.  I was alone for quite a while trying to catch up to Alex and Jesse, but they were going too fast for me.  I just kept going by following the hot pink ribbon and yellow spray paint the coaches put out for us to know the correct direction to run in.  I noticed Katelyn and tried to catch up to her.  She slowed down and I finally caught up to her.  We both went pretty easy.  There were some super steep hills that we had to go down, so we walked and slid on our butts down those and ran everywhere else.  Audrey and Riley caught up to us.  After a while we just were having fun and not making it much of a serious run.  We were ready to finish because we were sore from the core workout yesterday.  When we could hear the highway, we just began sprinting down the hill.  It turned out to be a fun run, except we didn't exactly know how far we had gone or how much we had left, so it was a little difficult because it turned out to be seven miles.

That night we went on an easy run around Nephi where Coach Wright showed us some of "the sights." We were loosening up for the race tomorrow. It was super easy and fun.  It was probably two miles and we did some stretches to loosen up.

Friday- XC camp

Today was the last day of camp which means we got to do a race! My goal was sub 24 minutes because I was so sore.  The entire run I stayed with Carly and Katelyn.  It was really nice because we were next to each other, but at some points one of us would speed up and we'd speed up to catch up with the other person.  When we got to the water station Carly wanted Coach Wright to throw water on us, and I'd never tried that so I wanted to see if it would help.  Right when he did that, a man in a truck drove by, probably thinking Coach was some random dude throwing water on a bunch of girls by the way he looked at us which was hilarious.  At the end I was starting to get tired, but I stayed with Carly and Katelyn, still.  At the very end Carly began sprinting and I couldn't keep up with her, so I stayed with Katelyn until the last couple feet and I leaned forward and barely beat her.  I felt good after, because I realized I hadn't felt any pain from this last weekend during the run.  I got first in my age group which was 13-14, I think.  I'm glad it was a fun run because it was fun.

Later we drove home from camp.  It was so much fun and I think I got to know the rest of the team much better. :)