C Mantz Run

We were in Monticello, and I the roads were pretty snow covered, but my dad and I decided to still run.  It was cold, but really fun.  We went 8 miles at about an 8:49 pace.  We went up to the dam from my grandpa's which was really hard.  There waere a ton of hills. My dad was going slow, so he had me run ahead and run back.  It was fun, but I think my turning around so much slowed my pace down.  Sometimes it was slick, but we kept running.  I could also feel the elevation.  When we got back we needed about three more miles, so we ran to the temple which was really fun.  My dad took a picture of me running in front which turned out pretty cool.  We then looped back past the hospital which rounded out to 8 miles.  It was really fun.

We were in Monticello, still, and I didn't have a ton of motivation to run.  Once I did get the motivation, I ran to the dam, again.  When you turn off the main road, there is a huge hill.  I decided because I wasn't doing tempo, I would go hard up it. Two-thirds the way up I died.  My lungs were burning and my thighs were killing.  I slowed way down.  When I got to the top I stopped.  I brought my phone because I was alone and got a ton of messages.  After I checked them, I had to decide if I wanted to turn back or keep going.  I kind of felt sick, but knew I needed the mileage.  After a minute, I kept going. It got really warm, so I took off my jacket.  It was lightly snowing. I felt really good coming back down and sped up a ton.  I ended up doing 5.2 at an 8:25 pace.  When I got back to drop off my jacket, everybody was eating clam chowder.  I was hungry, and didn't finish my miles.  I was gonna go later, but I was too tired.  Hopefully, I can make up the mileage.  It was way fun, though.  I've never been in Monticello during the winter, and it's actually really pretty up in Blue Mountain.  It was way worth it.

My family had been driving home all day, so I ran on the treadmill.  To make up for yesterday, I ran 3.8 at about 8:00 pace. My brothers and I finished watching Big Hero 6 while I ran that.  After a break, we watched a 43 minute TV show and I ran 5 miles in that time at about 8:00 pace.  Because the end of the show was almost over, I sat down to take a break.  I then went upstairs to get a drink, and as I was coming down, my right achilles was acting up and popped.  It hurt, and it hadn't happened in a long time, so I decided not to do 4 more miles.  It was fun and fairly easy.

I warmed up a mile, around the block, then did 4 miles tempo... kinda.  I went up the canyon which is good for tempo 'cause of the hills.  My first mile was awesome, a 6:07.  My second mile was going great, then around 4:43 minutes into the mile, the crap in the back of my throat built up due to the cold.  I had to stop to spit because I was dry-heaving like crazy. It was a little  embarrassing because a lady pulled up in her driveway where I had been doing so.  I went back into my run when I saw her.  This took course in 17 seconds.  My mile ended up being a 7:15 mile including the break.  I took a minute break at the turn around to spit. My third mile was a 6:30 which was a good comeback.  My fourth mile, though, was similar to the second.  I ran to the top of the small hill in 1:10, then stopped for 45 seconds.  I went to the top of golf course hill in 1:07, then just decided to finish that half mile easy.  That took 2 minutes. I finished the fourth mile in 3:26 and it was good for the uphill.  Those four miles ended up taking 29:31, which wasn't the best.  I finished with a mile cool down.  I was really cold. After, I ran 2 miles on the treadmill.  It was a good New Year's Eve run, even with the tempo. 

I waited until 12:00 for it to warm up to 6 degrees to run 10 miles up Smithfield Canyon.  It was really fun.  Going up I averaged around an 8:00 min/mile, then coming down I was able to bring the pace down to a 7:45 min/mile.  It felt super good.  It was cold, especially in the shade, but I enjoyed it so much.

Today was a good day, even though I was worried because I had to get in 10 miles.  It warmed up to 5 degrees around 11:30, so I decided to run then.  I warmed up a mile, the my iPod ran out of batteries because it was cold.  I really didn't want to do my tempo run without my iPod because I was so motivated. I spent ten minutes finding a way to put my iPod in a pocket and keep it warm.  I also felt warm, so I didn't wear my jacket.  I still had on my long sleeved shirt, tights, headband, and 2 pairs of gloves.  My run went almost perfectly. My miles were: 1) 6:19, 1.5) 3:22 (had to spit for 5 seconds), 2) 3:07 (total mile including the break: 6:34), 3) 6:23. Then I took a minute break.  My total time was a 19:18, and I was still feeling good. My fourth mile was 6:21.  I then took another minute break like mile repeats. My fifth mile was a 6:25.  Excluding the breaks, my total time was a 32:01 for 5 miles which means I averaged a 6:24 min/mile. I felt so good and motivated. Although I had breaks, I think that was my fastest 5 mile workout.  I then cooled down 3 miles with Ruby.  I'm surprised she wasn't freezing, because I got cold.  I had taken off one pair of gloves and my hands froze. The times for those three miles were 1) 8:42, 2) 8:14, 3) 8:17. When I got home I was hungry and cold, so I warmed up by putting away Christmas decorations and eating some chicken noodle soup.  After, I ran one mile on the treadmill in under 8 minutes to finish up this week's mileage, which I've only gotten once before (50). It was a really good day for running and now I'm so pumped.