"Train insane or remain the same."

Snow shoed Donut Falls today which was pretty fantastic

Ran three outside with the girls today. It was actually pretty warm outside I didn't even need gloves so that was nice. Then some benching, push up rows, and abs. 

Did the three mile loop by the Jr High and some strides. Then some lunges and calf raises and some abs.

Easy three then weights abs and stretching

Still just easy distance I felt really good today I hope we get to some speed soon cuz I am feeling ready to go.

Cross training today so I went to the pool during lunch and did 10min aqua jog, easy 100free then 10×(25m lung busters) 50free easy, 200m kick, 100free decreasing breathing every 25m, and 100breaststroke for a cool down.

70min Saturday so I did 40min on the elliptical, and watched part of Remember the Titans while I was on it which was fairly motivating, then hit the road for the run. I actually felt really good today as well despite doing the elliptical before, and it was pretty warm outside as well which was nice.

Forgot my clothes at home so then I was late for practice and had to run alone. It was a really good run though, just some good time to think about life and such. Afterwards some abs and shoutout to Guppy for hangin with me today!

Finally did a speed workout!!! 3 sets of 3×300 at goal mile pace for the indoor season with 45sec active rest between each 300 and 4min active rest between each set. My goal was to hit 60-62sec for each 300, my splits were 59 62 62 61 61 63 61 62 60. The workout was really good, my legs felt strong and like they might've had more to give, but it was really hard to breath on account of how cold it was outside. But overall I felt like it was a really solid workout and I feel ready for BYU on Saturday! Afterwards did some weights and I just finished a nice session of yoga which was fantastic.

Pool workout:

300free warm up then 5 reps of:

3min hard aqua jog

1min easy aqua jog

25m free sprint straight into

25m free easy swim

30sec rest

And finished the workout with a 300free cool down.

Easy run and some strides then some RDLs.

Ran with Gan during lunch-just an easy run with 2 400 pickups to loosen out the legs for BYU

Got to the track and did a warm up mile, then a little later then started the race. I wasn't super happy with my time but I felt really focused and into the race so overall I felt like it was good. I think I just need to get out of cross country mode and then things will be looking good!

Went out to some hot pots in Meadow today and we got home kinda late so I didn't start til like 4:30ish and by then it was kinda snowing, but it wasn't actually very cold #countmyblessings and the snow was really pretty it ended up being a nice peaceful run which was perfect.

6×(800m) at indoor 2mile goal pace with 2min rest between each 800. Our goal was to hit 3:05 or faster for each one, my splits ended being 3:02, 3:03, 3:03, 3:07, 3:10, 3:14 I felt really strong at the beginning and even the first laps of set four and five, but I fell apart the last lap. I was just really tired and I couldn't convince myself to go faster so I definitely need to work on that. Overall though I am pleased with the workout.

250free warm up the 5*(50m easy aqua jog, 50m hard aqua jog, 50m easy swim, 50m hard swim) then 250free cool down. Shoutout to Collin for coming with me even though it was like 9pm!

1.5mile warm up then 2*(400, 600, 200) at goal indoor mile pace. I was going for like 5:40 pace, my splits ended up being 84, 2:07, 40, 84, 2:10, 36 so I was pretty much right on for the whole thing. I got a little frusturated on the last 600, but I still stayed pretty strong mentally. I know I'm pushing myself hard and the times are gonna come, I just need to be patient.

Easy run today and 5×150m build ups I went a mile less today so I can go a mile more tomorrow so that'll be sick. Also shout out to Connor for going to Cafe Rio with me, twas pretty tasty. And shout out to Coach G. for letting me hold baby Finn, he's adorable.

Met Guppy, Gan, and Watson at the HS. We headed up over the overpass and then took a right past AF Jr High then another right and past AF Cemetery, then back on State St. Afterwards we did a quick bike workout (5min hill climb, 2min rest, 3min hill climb, 1min rest, 1min hard, 2min rest.) Then we headed over to kneaders where I had an especially delicious Italian Omelet.

Shout out to Gan for taking a fall on the run today, and shout out to the police officer who drove by to make sure she was okay, he's the real MVP.

Just an easy distance run today, we went on the trail that goes along the railroad tracks which we haven't done before so that was sick. Afterwards 10min of abs, and some hurdle drills cuz we apparently aren't flexible enough. Good times. :)

2mile warm up then 10×200 at mile pace with 90sec rest, first five avg splits are around 39sec and second five avg splits 36sec then cooled down to 6miles. This higher mileage has been nice, it's been a while since I've ran so far.

Cross training so I did a 50free warm up then I did a breathing workout, so on the odd 25s I increase the amount of strokes between each breath (every 2 strokes, every 3, etc up to 12) and on the even 25s I just went easy for recovery. After that I did an easy 50breaststroke then 250kick then 100free cool down. Afterwards got some weights in so that was good.

Mile warm up then strides and pre meet (two 400s at mile pace) 85s both times, and some starts. Jamie ran the 400s with us and the cool down which was fantastic, she needs to run with us more.

Got up to the ice oval around 3:30, warm up was super spotty I got in like a lap and then they made me sit in the bullpen for a while, after that I got another lap in and did some stretches, ate the snickers, and was ready to go. Got to the line and the gun went off, I got out good and fell in kind of between the two front packs with another girl or two. I stayed pretty focused and worked and just moving up and catching up to other girls. Last two laps I kinda fell off and my kick was not fantastic so I need to work on that. My biggest problem right now is still just pacing, I'm having a hard time getting used to the faster pace. I definitely had some energy left over so I should've raced harder. That's ok we'll work on it. On the bright side I cut some time off from BYU so that's good. Hopefully there are more good things to come. Shout out to all the kids on the team who raced today!

Got up to the Oval and realized that I forgot my bib at home #classic so we had to alter another one but no worries it worked out fine. Elevated my legs and then me and Gan warmed up a mile ish (we stayed inside so we just ran for like 10min.) Figured out what our splits should be each lap (1:43s) got to the line, gun went off. Got out pretty good, had to go around a group that was a few girls wide but it wasn't bad since we started on the strait. Just focused on holding pace, me Gan stayed right together and for a while it was just the two of us. Lap splits were all on pace or a bit faster except like lap 5 which wad a 1:46. I lost Gan with about 800 to go so I just focused on trying to pick up the pace and kept my eyes up. Should've started my kick a bit sooner cuz it could've been faster but that's ok. Overall I was really happy with my race, the 3200 is really my favorite race and definitely felt good to finally do it this season. Shout out to Jamie for being such a great coach and helping us to stay on pace! And shout out to the rest of the team for some solid cheering. Also huge shout out to Gan for being brave and doing the two mile for the first time! Oh and to my parent cuz they just treated me to some Texas Roadhouse which was fantastic as always :)