C Mantz Run

We warmed up to Mack Park for about a mile.  Then, we jogged the course on the grass for about 600 meters for Coach to show us the route.  We were supposed to do 1000m with a 3 minute cool down six times for the girls.  The first couple times I was hitting pretty well, and I think I got a pretty good workout in.  I was really exhausted afterwards.  We jogged a mile back to the school.

We did a short warmup, then ran the course.  It was very fun and easy.

So, today we did a home meet.  I was pretty nervous because I didn't highdrate as much as I should have.  I put on my racing flats a little too early, also, which wasn't very smart because I warmed up a lot in them.  One of the schools was running a little late, so I warmed up twice.

When we started out I was feeling really good and I really liked how it was't as stressful as the Highland Meet last week.  After going around the track once, I was in third with a Boneville girl and Riley in front of me.  I thought I was going too fast, but I felt good so I kept that pace.  I really wanted to catch up to Riley, but I never did until the las 300 meters.  A little before the first mile I noticed my shoe was untied, but I just kept running hoping it wouldn't come off.  When I got to mile 2 I was still feeling really good, even though it was super hot.  I actually kind of liked the heat, because when I first started running I always ran in the heat and it brought back memories or something like that which made me happy and feeling good.  I actually dry heaved a little, but just kept going.  When I did get to the last 300, I caught up to Riley and attempted to pass her, but I couldn't which is something I regret.  I got passed by a Boneville girl that had been in back of me for quite some time.  I attempted to sprint which didn't do anything because I was going the same speed.  I felt really good about my race because my goal was to just get a course record which I did.  I'm actually unsure about my time, but my watch was 21:02 and I probably started it late.

So today was our first early morning practice and I was super tired.  Conner and I got there a little late which everybody was leaving.  I finally caught up to the girls and we ran and chatted the entire time.  We did Sunnyside and I had gone about half a mile up the canyon when I realized I'd better turn around because the freshman have to catch the bus to get to North Cache.  For some reason I began sprinting down the canyon which felt good, even though it wasn't very smart.  I slowed down and ran with a few of the freshman boys until we got to Sky View.

So, today was a really hot day and we were going to do a tempo run to Cedaridge about four miles.  It was NO shade which really made the run suck.  The girls started out and we were supposed to get faster each mile so our first mile was the perfect speed because it wasn't too hard, but not too easy either.  The second mile was a little harder.  Right after mile 2 a couple of us slowed down because it was so hot.  My third mile was around eight minutes and my last mile was more than ten.  I really didn't feel very great.  Afterwards we went and got ice cream which was fun.

Yesterday, I felt kind of sick with a cold and today I felt too sick to run.  My plan was to run an 8 miler which would have gotten me up to 30.