Miles: 10
Time: 1:29:00
Pace: 8:54
Splits: 8:36, 8:39, 8:18, 8:51, 9:33, 8:42, 8:57, 9:08, 9:19, 8:52
FIRST: The 9:33 split is about 30 seconds slow because my Garmin screen went off training mode and I had to stop to get it back to normal and discovered that the time was running the whole time. Oops. That permanently upset my pace for the rest of the run (but not by much, looking at the later splits).
Okay, so it was cold out. Around 15 or so degrees, about 6-8 mph breeze. My mom dropped my dad and I off at this park at the top of the canyon only to find that the trail was closed. So my dad and I ran around 3.5 miles down the side of a highway to this park where we could get onto a cleared section of the trail. Then we found that the trail still had snow on it (but just a little bit) so we ran on that for about a mile until the parts that had basically no snow (during which time my Garmin got all funky).
Around 5 miles, my knee started to get tight and act up. By around 5.5 miles, it was a lost cause. By about mile 7.5-8, the miles just seemed to go on forever. I seriously had to try really, really hard to keep myself from getting upset and crying. Like, my miles weren't THAT bad for the last 3 miles, but it just hurt and was really frustrating. But I made it! 10 whole miles! :D
I really, really want to get my knee checked out. Just so I can figure out what to do with it so I'm not running half+ of my runs in pain anymore.
Miles: 4
Time: 35:08
Pace: 8:46
Splits: to be posted
Getting used to the altitude... only to go home Monday. Woooooo! It was really cold, about 8-10 degrees, but without the bitter Iowa wind which made it far more tolerable. It was mostly flat, which made it easier. Knee didn't bug me too much, so that is good. My breathing was horrible though because it was so cold and the whole second mile was a gradual incline. It got much better on the way back to the car.
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Sunday, December 27, 2009
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Day Thirty-One
Miles: 4
Time: to be posted
Pace: 9:17
Splits: to be posted
It is official, I hate higher altitudes. I can't breathe enough for running! :( I feel like I have bronchitis all over again. Ick.
Run today was slow. There was a lot of ice covered in a thin layer of snow, so my dad and I were running really cautiously. I almost fell about 12 times, and my dad hardly ever almost fell but did for real fall with about .40 left of the run.
I have no idea where/how we are going to run 10 miles on Sunday. My lungs just suck with the cold, dry, high altitude air. But we'll just get it done... very slowly. :/
My knee bothered me, as usual. But I have been wrapping it and that makes it feel better afterwards. So that's good at least.
Time: to be posted
Pace: 9:17
Splits: to be posted
It is official, I hate higher altitudes. I can't breathe enough for running! :( I feel like I have bronchitis all over again. Ick.
Run today was slow. There was a lot of ice covered in a thin layer of snow, so my dad and I were running really cautiously. I almost fell about 12 times, and my dad hardly ever almost fell but did for real fall with about .40 left of the run.
I have no idea where/how we are going to run 10 miles on Sunday. My lungs just suck with the cold, dry, high altitude air. But we'll just get it done... very slowly. :/
My knee bothered me, as usual. But I have been wrapping it and that makes it feel better afterwards. So that's good at least.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Day Thirty
Miles: 4
Time: to be posted
Pace: 9:05
Splits: to be posted
So we skiied yesterday, but aren't going today because it is supposed to SUPERSNOW out here and we don't want to ski in the mess. But skiing was not kind to me yesterday. The boots were really tight on my shins/calves because my calves are SO HUGE in their muscle-ness. My shins hurt a lot, and I stopped skiing around 2:45 while my dad and brothers skiied til, like, 4:30. I woke up this morning and my knees, shins and butt were all sore.
But my dad and I went out and ran 4 miles before the SUPERSNOW anyway. The first .75 of a mile (and the last) were all smoggy b/c the air here is all stagnant. It smelled like exhaust and it was gross. But then we got above it going up the canyon and it was better. But I felt like I did when I had bronchitis over the summer. It was hard to breathe and I felt like I was working hard, but I was still going really slow (especially b/c the first two miles were basically all uphill).
My left knee gave me problems by about 2.7 miles and my shins were sore for the first 2 miles and change, especially the right one. That one got the most squished in my ski boots. My hips were pretty sore too from skiing. Resting the rest of today + tomorrow = good idea.
Also: I have tried to Google what might be wrong with my knee, but I can't find anything. Like, it hurts below my knee and above it, but also when it gets bad every 10-20 steps will shoot pain across the front of my knee cap. I can't find anything online that matches those symptoms. I am going to the doctor when I get back home, but meh. I wish the internet could be more helpful. :/
Time: to be posted
Pace: 9:05
Splits: to be posted
So we skiied yesterday, but aren't going today because it is supposed to SUPERSNOW out here and we don't want to ski in the mess. But skiing was not kind to me yesterday. The boots were really tight on my shins/calves because my calves are SO HUGE in their muscle-ness. My shins hurt a lot, and I stopped skiing around 2:45 while my dad and brothers skiied til, like, 4:30. I woke up this morning and my knees, shins and butt were all sore.
But my dad and I went out and ran 4 miles before the SUPERSNOW anyway. The first .75 of a mile (and the last) were all smoggy b/c the air here is all stagnant. It smelled like exhaust and it was gross. But then we got above it going up the canyon and it was better. But I felt like I did when I had bronchitis over the summer. It was hard to breathe and I felt like I was working hard, but I was still going really slow (especially b/c the first two miles were basically all uphill).
My left knee gave me problems by about 2.7 miles and my shins were sore for the first 2 miles and change, especially the right one. That one got the most squished in my ski boots. My hips were pretty sore too from skiing. Resting the rest of today + tomorrow = good idea.
Also: I have tried to Google what might be wrong with my knee, but I can't find anything. Like, it hurts below my knee and above it, but also when it gets bad every 10-20 steps will shoot pain across the front of my knee cap. I can't find anything online that matches those symptoms. I am going to the doctor when I get back home, but meh. I wish the internet could be more helpful. :/
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Day Twenty-Five
Miles: 4
Time: 32:14
Pace: 8:03
Splits: n/a
Now that I know that ACCURATE number of laps for running around the indoor track... I find that my pace is a lot faster. :P Just a really easy run today. Nothing hurt, it was really easy, went by pretty fast. No big deal.
Now to study for finals (EEEK) and continue to pack for break/get together things to move to my new dorm room.
Dad and I are running our 9 miles tomorrow on the track. 63 laps. :) The roads are just too slushy and gross for us to bear running on.
Time: 32:14
Pace: 8:03
Splits: n/a
Now that I know that ACCURATE number of laps for running around the indoor track... I find that my pace is a lot faster. :P Just a really easy run today. Nothing hurt, it was really easy, went by pretty fast. No big deal.
Now to study for finals (EEEK) and continue to pack for break/get together things to move to my new dorm room.
Dad and I are running our 9 miles tomorrow on the track. 63 laps. :) The roads are just too slushy and gross for us to bear running on.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Day Twenty-Two
Miles: 5 4
Time: 34:28
Pace: 8:36
Splits: 8:29, 8:40, 8:40, 8:35
Well, I was consistent! That's a plus!
Conditions this morning were terrible. I snowed some last night, so the streets were all a mess today. Pretty much NO ONE had shoveled their sidewalk yet (but I can't blame them, to be explained in just a sec), so I was slipping around in snowy slush for 4 miles. I couldn't stand to go any further, and I was running out of time because I needed to get back to my dorm and shower and blog before class.
Why am I running at 8 in the morning, you may ask? Well... you see, we're supposed to get this huge BLIZZZZZZARD today. It is supposed to snow 2-4 inches this afternoon and another 4-6 tonight. I wanted to get outside once more before the huge snow hits and it is officially time for Yak Traks and slipping and sliding and hating life in general. :P (But one more week, and I will be able to use the treadmill at MY HOUSE where it is NOT 70 DEGREES with NO AIR CIRCULATION! Yay!)
Ugh... winter, you foul beast.
Oh, and for about half a mile coming back one direction, I basically couldn't see because the snow as being blown directly into my eyes. NOT A GOOD TIME!
My legs are tired. They're not used to working so hard just to stay balanced! Snow running = sand running... but slipperier.
OH! BUT NOTHING HURT! ::REJOICES:: The extra day off this weekend helped, me thinks.
Time: 34:28
Pace: 8:36
Splits: 8:29, 8:40, 8:40, 8:35
Well, I was consistent! That's a plus!
Conditions this morning were terrible. I snowed some last night, so the streets were all a mess today. Pretty much NO ONE had shoveled their sidewalk yet (but I can't blame them, to be explained in just a sec), so I was slipping around in snowy slush for 4 miles. I couldn't stand to go any further, and I was running out of time because I needed to get back to my dorm and shower and blog before class.
Why am I running at 8 in the morning, you may ask? Well... you see, we're supposed to get this huge BLIZZZZZZARD today. It is supposed to snow 2-4 inches this afternoon and another 4-6 tonight. I wanted to get outside once more before the huge snow hits and it is officially time for Yak Traks and slipping and sliding and hating life in general. :P (But one more week, and I will be able to use the treadmill at MY HOUSE where it is NOT 70 DEGREES with NO AIR CIRCULATION! Yay!)
Ugh... winter, you foul beast.
Oh, and for about half a mile coming back one direction, I basically couldn't see because the snow as being blown directly into my eyes. NOT A GOOD TIME!
My legs are tired. They're not used to working so hard just to stay balanced! Snow running = sand running... but slipperier.
OH! BUT NOTHING HURT! ::REJOICES:: The extra day off this weekend helped, me thinks.
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Day Twenty
Miles: 4
Time: 33:13
Pace: 8:17
Splits: 7:59, 8:30, 8:24, 8:17
COLD! IT IS WINTERY NOW AND IT IS COLD! My lips are now in the begging stages of chapped-ness, my eyes are dry and trying to leak all over my face, my nose is running and my cheeks are numb. Wind + cold = NOT COOL.
And you know what else isn't cool? Waking up with a mysterious pain from your hip to your knee to your ankle, having it go away while you run, only to have a right ankle tendon thing spasm 4 times during your run. And to have various parts of your body just HURT. And then have your knee get all hurty and weird feeling so that you have to take the elevator to your floor of your dorm.
Today was not a fun run. We'll see how the 9 miler tomorrow goes. :/
Time: 33:13
Pace: 8:17
Splits: 7:59, 8:30, 8:24, 8:17
COLD! IT IS WINTERY NOW AND IT IS COLD! My lips are now in the begging stages of chapped-ness, my eyes are dry and trying to leak all over my face, my nose is running and my cheeks are numb. Wind + cold = NOT COOL.
And you know what else isn't cool? Waking up with a mysterious pain from your hip to your knee to your ankle, having it go away while you run, only to have a right ankle tendon thing spasm 4 times during your run. And to have various parts of your body just HURT. And then have your knee get all hurty and weird feeling so that you have to take the elevator to your floor of your dorm.
Today was not a fun run. We'll see how the 9 miler tomorrow goes. :/
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Day Fifteen
Miles: 4
Time: 33:27
Pace: 8:22
Splits: 7:59, 8:18, 8:41, 8:30
(Note: The third split is so slow because I had to run over icy spots twice, and stopped for 10 seconds to tighten my shoe so my leg wasn't so hurty.)
COLD WEATHER ARRRRRGH!!!!!! I never know what to wear! It is 30 degrees. So I wear a thin, but insulating running jacket over a running t-shirt and a sports bra. Shorts over leggings. My ankle-height socks. SHOES. A hat. Gloves. The gloves come off around 1.2 miles. My arms start to get hot around 2 miles. I get home and I'm sweaty and gross because it is hot inside. I don't want to go out in just, like, a t-shirt and shorts/leggings (my legs were fine the whole run) because then I just look crazy. But my hands and arms get so freaking HOT! And they felt really heavy the last couple of runs, too. I've been taking vitamins, maybe I need to add something else in. :(
But I DO need to start eating more bananers (and probably drinking more water). My left quad/knee and my right ankle tendon thing were really tight the whole run, except the first mile. It is really, really annoying. I am glad that I've been running with my dad the last couple days or else I would chicken out of my 4 milers and run 3 instead. :( 4 mile runs just suck necause that is when my random aches peak, and then they go away after 4-5 miles. Yuck.
8 miles tomorrow; I get to pick the route. Excitement!
Time: 33:27
Pace: 8:22
Splits: 7:59, 8:18, 8:41, 8:30
(Note: The third split is so slow because I had to run over icy spots twice, and stopped for 10 seconds to tighten my shoe so my leg wasn't so hurty.)
COLD WEATHER ARRRRRGH!!!!!! I never know what to wear! It is 30 degrees. So I wear a thin, but insulating running jacket over a running t-shirt and a sports bra. Shorts over leggings. My ankle-height socks. SHOES. A hat. Gloves. The gloves come off around 1.2 miles. My arms start to get hot around 2 miles. I get home and I'm sweaty and gross because it is hot inside. I don't want to go out in just, like, a t-shirt and shorts/leggings (my legs were fine the whole run) because then I just look crazy. But my hands and arms get so freaking HOT! And they felt really heavy the last couple of runs, too. I've been taking vitamins, maybe I need to add something else in. :(
But I DO need to start eating more bananers (and probably drinking more water). My left quad/knee and my right ankle tendon thing were really tight the whole run, except the first mile. It is really, really annoying. I am glad that I've been running with my dad the last couple days or else I would chicken out of my 4 milers and run 3 instead. :( 4 mile runs just suck necause that is when my random aches peak, and then they go away after 4-5 miles. Yuck.
8 miles tomorrow; I get to pick the route. Excitement!
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Day Fourteen
Miles: 4
Time: 32:33
Pace: 8:20
Splits: 7:57, 8:20, 8:30, 8:32
COLD. THIS RUN WAS FREEZING COLD. (And this update is seriously late.) Went out with my dad around 8 in the morning... to fresh 20-30 mph winds and a regular air temp of 35 degrees. COLD COLD COLD.
Other than that, it was ok. My knee started to get tight, and a tendon in my right shin/ankle was tight, but neither stayed long or hurt very bad. It was a really hilly run the middle 2 miles. The last one, my knee was still kind of tight, so I wasn't too motivated. And most of it was against the wind, so I was frozen. :P
But Thanksgiving was great. We headed to my grandparents' and had a delicious feast. It was well worth the running effort in the morning.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING, EVERYONE!
**PS: Does anyone know why I would be getting weird muscle spasm-y things in the tendon coming up from my right ankle to about halfway up my shin/calf? It's very uncomfortable and hurts for about 2-5 seconds, then goes away. What is UP!?
Time: 32:33
Pace: 8:20
Splits: 7:57, 8:20, 8:30, 8:32
COLD. THIS RUN WAS FREEZING COLD. (And this update is seriously late.) Went out with my dad around 8 in the morning... to fresh 20-30 mph winds and a regular air temp of 35 degrees. COLD COLD COLD.
Other than that, it was ok. My knee started to get tight, and a tendon in my right shin/ankle was tight, but neither stayed long or hurt very bad. It was a really hilly run the middle 2 miles. The last one, my knee was still kind of tight, so I wasn't too motivated. And most of it was against the wind, so I was frozen. :P
But Thanksgiving was great. We headed to my grandparents' and had a delicious feast. It was well worth the running effort in the morning.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING, EVERYONE!
**PS: Does anyone know why I would be getting weird muscle spasm-y things in the tendon coming up from my right ankle to about halfway up my shin/calf? It's very uncomfortable and hurts for about 2-5 seconds, then goes away. What is UP!?
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Day Twelve
Miles: 4
Time: 32:48
Pace: 8:12
Splits: 7:57, 8:18, 8:19, 8:12
Today, two very unusual things happened on my run.
1. I ended up running with no socks on! I accidently put on the shitty pair of socks that always fall down my feet. A quarter mile into the run, both socks had slipped off my heels and down into my shoes, so I stopped at a bench and took them off. I tucked them in my shorts and was on my way. It felt kind of weird, but kind of nice. My feet got a nice breeze... they got pelted by residual sand in my shoes... my shoes probably smell more like feet... but it was so much better than wearing falling-off socks!
2. NOTHING HURT! I was really, really surprised. I don't know if it is because I ran sockless or because I took ibuprofen 10 minutes before I headed out the door (mostly to try to delay my knee getting swollen, which helped on my 8 miler last week). But my right shin didn't hurt and my knee didn't hurt and nothing got uncomfortably tight! It was awesome. Let's hope it continues!
This was actually a really good run. I stopped, like... three times, though. Once was to take my socks off, though, another was at a traffic light, but the other time was so I could adjust my hat so it wouldn't fly off. At a traffic light, though, I put water on my left quad and that made it feel really nice (it was starting to get tight, but not uncomfortably so). Just another good reason for carrying my own water with me. :P
But really, the weather was great (cloudy, 48 degrees, breezy). And I can tell it is getting wintery. I walked by my running clothes, which I hung on my armoire doors at the dorm, and they smelled like winter-sweat. Really bad. I should most definitely wash that stuff ASAP so my roomies don't kill me.
I AM SO EXCITED FOR WINTER RUNNING! Sidenote: I put a bunch of running stuff on my Christmas list last night. :D
PS: I just noticed that my splits were pretty even. I started out slower than usual, but the last 3 miles were pretty consistent. Maybe that helped my legs, too. :)
Time: 32:48
Pace: 8:12
Splits: 7:57, 8:18, 8:19, 8:12
Today, two very unusual things happened on my run.
1. I ended up running with no socks on! I accidently put on the shitty pair of socks that always fall down my feet. A quarter mile into the run, both socks had slipped off my heels and down into my shoes, so I stopped at a bench and took them off. I tucked them in my shorts and was on my way. It felt kind of weird, but kind of nice. My feet got a nice breeze... they got pelted by residual sand in my shoes... my shoes probably smell more like feet... but it was so much better than wearing falling-off socks!
2. NOTHING HURT! I was really, really surprised. I don't know if it is because I ran sockless or because I took ibuprofen 10 minutes before I headed out the door (mostly to try to delay my knee getting swollen, which helped on my 8 miler last week). But my right shin didn't hurt and my knee didn't hurt and nothing got uncomfortably tight! It was awesome. Let's hope it continues!
This was actually a really good run. I stopped, like... three times, though. Once was to take my socks off, though, another was at a traffic light, but the other time was so I could adjust my hat so it wouldn't fly off. At a traffic light, though, I put water on my left quad and that made it feel really nice (it was starting to get tight, but not uncomfortably so). Just another good reason for carrying my own water with me. :P
But really, the weather was great (cloudy, 48 degrees, breezy). And I can tell it is getting wintery. I walked by my running clothes, which I hung on my armoire doors at the dorm, and they smelled like winter-sweat. Really bad. I should most definitely wash that stuff ASAP so my roomies don't kill me.
I AM SO EXCITED FOR WINTER RUNNING! Sidenote: I put a bunch of running stuff on my Christmas list last night. :D
PS: I just noticed that my splits were pretty even. I started out slower than usual, but the last 3 miles were pretty consistent. Maybe that helped my legs, too. :)
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Day Eleven
Miles: 4
Time: 31:30
Pace: 7:52
Splits: 7:31, 7:48, 8:05, 8:02
I have decided that 4 mile runs are my least favorite runs ever.
They are too long to just hurry and get through, but they are too short to have all my aches and pains go away. Usually, that happens around 4-5 miles into a run. So 4 miles is like treating myself to a half hour of discomfort.
That said, today's run wasn't too bad. My right shin bugged be basically the whole time, but it was only 45 degrees out and I wore shorts, so my legs were cold and comfortable. I had to stop a bunch of times because my shin felt so weird and once because I thought it hurt because I tied my shoe too loose (that wasn't the case).
I really wanna know why my legs do this. They feel all weird and weak and achy and crappy for, like, 4 miles, and then it just goes away. (And then my knee gets swollen and hurty for the rest of the run.) I have no idea why they do it, but it is very bothersome. Any ideas?
Ugh.... short week next week, so 4 miles again tomorrow. Yuck. :/
Time: 31:30
Pace: 7:52
Splits: 7:31, 7:48, 8:05, 8:02
I have decided that 4 mile runs are my least favorite runs ever.
They are too long to just hurry and get through, but they are too short to have all my aches and pains go away. Usually, that happens around 4-5 miles into a run. So 4 miles is like treating myself to a half hour of discomfort.
That said, today's run wasn't too bad. My right shin bugged be basically the whole time, but it was only 45 degrees out and I wore shorts, so my legs were cold and comfortable. I had to stop a bunch of times because my shin felt so weird and once because I thought it hurt because I tied my shoe too loose (that wasn't the case).
I really wanna know why my legs do this. They feel all weird and weak and achy and crappy for, like, 4 miles, and then it just goes away. (And then my knee gets swollen and hurty for the rest of the run.) I have no idea why they do it, but it is very bothersome. Any ideas?
Ugh.... short week next week, so 4 miles again tomorrow. Yuck. :/
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Day Eight
Miles: 4
Time: 33:10
Pace: 8:16
Splits: 8:02, 8:21, 8:24, 8:19
This is coming to ya'll a day late, because all my runs are pushed back a day. Instead of running Tues-Thurs, resting Friday and running Sat-Sun, I am running straight Wed-Sun. My monthly monster (which only comes every 3 months realy, thanks to magic pills) arrived with a vengeance and I spent Monday and Tuesday curled up with a heating pad, barely able to motivate myself to do homework, let alone run (I hardly even wanted to move to go get dinner!). I felt a lot better today, though, so I got myself out the door.
It was cloudy. It was misting. It was gross and cold, but it was good for running. My left knee started to tighten up the last half mile, so I just kept going without pause. My right shin felt really weird (across it, which I hate) like it just had a big weak spot in the middle. It went away after 3.5 or so miles, which is then when my knee started to get tight... ugh. I had to stop a few times (once for a train!) which was disheartening.
Not the greatest run, but oh well. Still paced okay, and not in any real pain. The trainers weren't there when I got back, though, so I couldn't ice my knee, which kind of sucked. So I took a 30 minute shower instead. :)
6 miles tomorrow! I need to find a good route that'll keep me going... running by the streets usually helps, but the streets around campus have stop lights that usually hold me up at nearly every corner. So I will have to be quite clever...
Time: 33:10
Pace: 8:16
Splits: 8:02, 8:21, 8:24, 8:19
This is coming to ya'll a day late, because all my runs are pushed back a day. Instead of running Tues-Thurs, resting Friday and running Sat-Sun, I am running straight Wed-Sun. My monthly monster (which only comes every 3 months realy, thanks to magic pills) arrived with a vengeance and I spent Monday and Tuesday curled up with a heating pad, barely able to motivate myself to do homework, let alone run (I hardly even wanted to move to go get dinner!). I felt a lot better today, though, so I got myself out the door.
It was cloudy. It was misting. It was gross and cold, but it was good for running. My left knee started to tighten up the last half mile, so I just kept going without pause. My right shin felt really weird (across it, which I hate) like it just had a big weak spot in the middle. It went away after 3.5 or so miles, which is then when my knee started to get tight... ugh. I had to stop a few times (once for a train!) which was disheartening.
Not the greatest run, but oh well. Still paced okay, and not in any real pain. The trainers weren't there when I got back, though, so I couldn't ice my knee, which kind of sucked. So I took a 30 minute shower instead. :)
6 miles tomorrow! I need to find a good route that'll keep me going... running by the streets usually helps, but the streets around campus have stop lights that usually hold me up at nearly every corner. So I will have to be quite clever...
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Day Five
Miles: 4
Time: 32:00
Pace: 8:00
Splits: 7:48, 8:08, 7:59, 8:03
Such a good run today! Nothing hurt in weird places, my knee didn't feel like it was the size of an orange when I got done and I managed to pace really well (and very consistent, if I do say so myself)! Defiitely an improvement from earlier this week. I only made 3 stops and they were ALL for traffic, none were personal, whiny stops. I think the chillier weather helped, too; kept my legs cool (though at one traffic stop I dabbed them with water from my waterbottle, and that was helpful, too).
I am icing my right shin and left knee, however, for good measure. I accidently added an extra .25 into my run because I thought I'd be short. So I walked from the corner I got to 4 miles on back onto campus and decided to get ice because those places felt pretty iffy. Now, however, they are just freezing cold because my legs aren't numb yet!
Hopefully, Saturday and Sunday's runs go as well as this one (though not nearly as fast!). My legs are starting to shape up again... the wear and tear of cross country seems to be fading away. :)
Though I did walk by my XC team on my way to the athletic training office to get ice... it was awkward, to say the least. My coach was a little cold and sarcastic (like, "Why are you running? I thought you were taking a couple of weeks off!" I only ever told her one week). Oh well. I do feel bad that I won't be able to make it to their last meet on Saturday. They run at 11, but the meet is an hour away and I work at 2, and I have to run 3 miles that morning. :/
Time: 32:00
Pace: 8:00
Splits: 7:48, 8:08, 7:59, 8:03
Such a good run today! Nothing hurt in weird places, my knee didn't feel like it was the size of an orange when I got done and I managed to pace really well (and very consistent, if I do say so myself)! Defiitely an improvement from earlier this week. I only made 3 stops and they were ALL for traffic, none were personal, whiny stops. I think the chillier weather helped, too; kept my legs cool (though at one traffic stop I dabbed them with water from my waterbottle, and that was helpful, too).
I am icing my right shin and left knee, however, for good measure. I accidently added an extra .25 into my run because I thought I'd be short. So I walked from the corner I got to 4 miles on back onto campus and decided to get ice because those places felt pretty iffy. Now, however, they are just freezing cold because my legs aren't numb yet!
Hopefully, Saturday and Sunday's runs go as well as this one (though not nearly as fast!). My legs are starting to shape up again... the wear and tear of cross country seems to be fading away. :)
Though I did walk by my XC team on my way to the athletic training office to get ice... it was awkward, to say the least. My coach was a little cold and sarcastic (like, "Why are you running? I thought you were taking a couple of weeks off!" I only ever told her one week). Oh well. I do feel bad that I won't be able to make it to their last meet on Saturday. They run at 11, but the meet is an hour away and I work at 2, and I have to run 3 miles that morning. :/
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