B run

So it turns out my b run was supposed to be 58 minutes, so thats what I did! Jessie and I went right after school down leafy and back through linden and town. Then 6 flat strides. We had to finish early to get to the middle school meet, which we officiated! It was really fun!

thursday

workout today...4x400 with the first 200's at 800 pace, the second 200's at 2 mile pace. I was quite tired and my legs (especially calves!) felt kinda sore...We ran 34-42 first (a bit fast!), then 35-45, 35-45, and finished with 35-47. Warmed up 14 minutes and cooled down 40.

B run +10

Today was B +10 and I did 73 minutes, although I'm not really sure if that is B +10 or B+15. Anyways, I ran with carlijn, Caroline and Erika, which was fun! Although I miss Brennan and hope she continues to run with us (hint hint...). So we went around Waban and I got to listen to carlijn and Caroline converse in French! Then 5 flat strides at the end!

last dual meet

Alrighty, so things didn't go as planned...

I went out in a 34, not a 35. In my defense, I went through 100 in 17 mid, and since the wind was blowing in our faces down the final straightaway it might have been blowing at our backs in the back straightaway. Anyways, I came out with 2:32. rough go all around. Then Carlijn and I did 12x30x30 fartleks, and I did a total of 40 minutes cooldown (plus like 16 warm up). Gts

Monday

Only 39 minutes today...but quite an eventful run!!! hehehehe

anyways, I also did 5 downhill strides with Jessie (!) and then a few paced 100's on the track, which were 17.5 and 18, so I just need to do the 17.5 tomorrow and I'll be fine!!!

Sunday

30 minutes with Jessie!

Twilight Meet!

What a day! I was freakin' out all day, especially after SATs! It started pouring and hailing, and I thought for sure it would be canceled! And then I got there and warmed up with Eve. As soon as we finished the warm up, they stopped the meet temporarily...for an hour. Eve got fed up and ran, which was impressive! I would never be able to go out and run alone!

The meet finally started, and I ran my race! PR! I ran 5:35.33, which was slower than I had hoped, but also faster than ever ! I'll take it! Although I did get a tad lazy - that 89 in there was a bit of a problem...gotta work on that! I warmed up a total of 23 minutes and cooled down for 67 - I meant to do 60, but then Brennan (suprisingly!) wanted to run more around the pond, and Carlijn needed someone to run with too!

friday

Today was like nothing. I warmed up for 15 minutes, did light drills and cooled down for 10.

Thursday

4 x (4 x 200), with the first set at 2 mile pace, then mile, then 800, then the last set was 2 mile, mile, 800, 400. It all felt very good! Everything was also too fast, the 2 miles were 43/44, the miles were around 41 (and started with 39! oops!) and the 800s were 35/36, and the last 400 was 33. The middle schoolers were always in the way though, they need to stay out of lane 1! I warmed up for 17 minutes, and cooled down for like 37 i think...

long run

I ran in the morning today and ran around Waban 1 1/2 times, then turned around and did it in reverse, so it was really more like 3x around waban. Fun stuff, and it ended up being 78 minutes. Then I did 5 strides!

Later I ran to practice with Jessie and then ran back home with Kevin and crew, so that added on something like 20 minutes, but it was like 8 hours later so it felt fine!

rough go all around...

unfortunately, I did not break 2:30. Another stupid first two hundred kindly prevented me from doing so. As a result I ran 2:33. Again. My reaction: not happy.

yes, i am currently procrastinating on history...

but its ok if its to blog about running, right? Anyways, I am very very very nervous for tomorrow. 2:30 (well, 2:31 for that matter) has been a very big wall for me and I REALLY want to get over it! But I'm worried about pacing (especially after that horrific instance on Saturday) and I'm really quite worried! Still, I feel like I have to break 2:30 sometime, so Milton might as well be the meet! 2:28 here I come!!

And as for today - I went on a pleasant 53 minute run (B-10) with Brennan and Nina. Nina came for the first 5 minutes, which was nice and exciting and I miss running with her tons! Then Brennan did the first half hour with me, and I finished up on the brook path. fun stuff. also 6 down hill strides. coolio.

still procrastinating...for all who are interested, it took me five minutes to write this post because I REALLY don't want to study! :)

sunday

so since last night was such a long day, I accidentally fell asleep at 9:20 while studying history, and woke up at 6:45! So I went for about an hour run around waban - two loops since I live close - and it was very pleasant! I wasn't sore or anything from yesterday too, which was nice!!! People do strange things though, on Sunday mornings: I was running around waban and saw people camped out by the lake, and it was only 40 degrees! gah! I think I woke them up though, because as soon as I passed, the tents started moving! hahaha

Relay Meet

Today was the relay meet. It ended up being an 11 hour day leaving at 7:15 and returning at 6! Whew! It was fun though! I went out WAYYYY too hard for my 800 ( in the 4x8) and kinda died after that! My 200 split was 32. oof. Anyways, I came back in 2:33, which is faster than anything yet this season and hopefully means I can go sub 2:30 on Tuesday if I don't go out too fast again! I then cooled down for about an hour because I felt good and had nothing else to do!

Friday

another very short day - today I only went for 35:45!!! I arrived back at the highschool BEFORE 40 minutes, and decided to STOP! I think I'm making some progress!