Fuel It Right

57:41/8:15

Warm up to the park, 4x800 w/400 recover. 7:07, 7:13, 7:22, 7:18.  Cool down back home. 

Moring spin w/ 3 TM miles after.

TM miles.  Wanted to get 8 but I was feeling beat so I cut it short.

25 min of hiit legs.

3 miles on the TM super easy 27:57

16 min hiit arms

2 more miles easy 18:30

62:27 total

I'm gonna keep track of time this week just cuz I'm curious.

45 min easy spin.  My legs are still sore from sunday hiit. oops

60 min

1.5 warm up, 4x800 w/ 400 rest + 2x400 w/ 200 rest, cool down

morning spin followed by 2 miles on the treadmill.

60 min + 17:30

pm hiit 14 min

1:31:47/8:58

Easy from home.  I was tired this week so just kept it easy to get through it.  Did a few hills for the first time in forever.

hiit 16 min followed by a little swim.

30 min total

my legs were feeling pretty tired from saturday so called it good with 30 min.  pm yoga class that felt so good.

total 1:30:00

morning spin plus 2 miles on the treadmill after.  legs felt much better today.

about 1:20:00 total

59:48/8:32

Ran from the high school to the zoo and back taking it easy on the up and did a progressive 3 miles on the way down, 7:32, 7:26, 7:15.  cooled down to make 7.  Walked past a cute elderly lady that gave me a werther's original.  It made me smile.

Evening at the gym.  2 miles on the TM, hiit and 1.5 more miles.  My legs were feeling pretty tired so just kept it easy

Met Josse and my mom for spin and had to take advantage of the 50m pool.  easy day for both.

1:45:51/8:38

6.3 miles from home to the zoo, took the down hill at a comfortable hard pace, 7:36, 7:43, 7:13, 7:38, and finished with 8's.

Easy miles on the TM.  Felt good.

54:54/7:51

Started up emigration for 3x1 mile repeats w/ 2 min jog.  Felt good for the first attempt of this for the year.  1 mile warm up, 6:58, 6:57, 7:01, cool down

spin w/ 2 miles after.

32:15/8:04

filmed hiit videos and ran w/ Josse after.  Reminds me that maybe I should run with people more.  I went much faster than I would have gone solo.

spin.  intended on swimmimg but i couldnt force myself.

122:07/8:13

from home to the HS and back.  8's with a uphill 9:45 then 7:53, 7:12, 7:32, 7:53, 8:12 on the way back.  felt good.  one reason to not run on the sidewalk- almost tripping on cracks on screaming downhill.  would have been disaterous. 

easy TM miles.  4 miles, hiit, 2 more miles

61:00/8:08

2 mile warm up, 10x400 w/ 200 jog.  most at 6:27 pace, one at 6:21 and last one at 6:31, cool down.

hiit abs after.  glad i went indoors, i dont think my lungs could have handled the outside air.

PM yoga at the running store.

Swim in the morning.  Pretty intense Yoga 1 hour session at a new studio on Foothill.  I like hot yoga in the winter.

AM spin followed by some TM miles.

TM w/ hiit after.  

2:05:54/9:09

Had to force myself to get out the door on this one.  Debated saving it for tomorrow but knew I wouldn't want to do it then either.  It snowed the whole run which I didn't mind except I froze.

I was planning on 6 but I was pretty tired so I cut it short. Followed the run with hiit, emphasis on arms and back.

TM 400's.  10x400 w/200 jogs.  Started at 7:45 pace and ended at 7:24.  I feel like I should be able to handle more than this but I'm just tired.  Looking forward to an easy bike day tomorrow. Hiit abs after.

Just over an hour on the spinner.  Short hiit abs after.

tm

ran to the park for a warm up + another mile, 2x2 miles at hmp around the park w/ a half mile jog between.  cooled down around the neighborhood and back home.

taking a few days off to get over sickness.

First race of the year plus coming off of a sickness.  My mindset was just to go and see how things went with no expectations, really.  I had no idea how I’d feel or what kind of pace I could run.  Drove to Provo and met Josse and Janae for a little warm up.  I was not all that excited about the course finding out they wanted us to run on sidewalks along with the park paths, but I was interested in finding out how I could do on a flat course and it was better than the first course they had planned out.  The race started and of course Josse and Janae were off and out of sight pretty quickly.  I started with Heather and we ran together for about a mile then she backed off a little and I just tried to hold tight and stay relaxed.  I was breathing pretty hard which worried me but I ran with a kid for a while and tried not to think about it.  The last part of the race was a slight up hill on the Provo River Trail and I was struggling.  We made the final turn(which I didn’t know was the final turn) and I looked at my watch to see it was showing we still had about .3 miles.  I was trying to figure out where we’d go since the finish line was in sight and there wasn’t really anywhere else we could go except a loop around the park that would be too long.  This made me slow my pace because I was fatigued and didn’t think I could make it another .3-.4 miles pushing it that much.  I figured out that there was no turn so I picked it up as much as I could to finish.  I crossed the finish line and met up with Janae and Josse, 1st and 2nd.  We were all thinking the course was waaay short so we asked the director about it.  He swore up and down that the course was accurate and there was another runner that said his phone said it was 3.1 miles so we took their word for it.  One thing I didn’t understand though is why they wouldn’t wheel the course for distance.  Josse asked if they had done this and they said no because it wasn’t a cross country race.  What?  I don’t get that.  Why would only cross country races be wheeled?  As far as I know all road races are wheeled for accuracy.  Oh well though, it was fun to be racing and it makes me excited for the year to come and the races I’m thinking about.  It wasn’t so bad running on the sidewalk for little bit I did run on it.  We all did about a 5 mile cool down together which was so much fun!

Easy recovery miles
HIIT
Yoga- 1 hour class in the evening.  I always feel so much better when I get at least one session in!

1:22:05/8:25
Went to the park for some mile repeats.  Warm up to the park, 4xmile repeats w/ .5 mile rests @ 7:48, 7:48, 7:42, 7:50, cool down.

Cycle miles- 15
Easy spin day

Hiit

51:17/8:33
Hill day.  Went 3 miles up and 3 miles down ending in one of the gorgeous parks around town.  It was chilly but sunny so it was nice to be out.

I was feeling tired today so kept it short and sweet.  12 minute HIIT followed by 30 minutes on the spinner.
HIIT

8:35 AP
5.5 miles at a comfortable pace, 3 mile flat tempo around the park @ 7:56, 8:04, 7:57, then a 1.5 mile cool down. Felt Like I pushed but also that I should be able to do these mile repeats faster. I’ll just keep at it.

easy peasy.

hiit

felt kina whimpy today and cut the spin short.

hiit.

Such a nice day out! Didn't have time before work but managed a few miles after. Shorts and a tank.  Mighty fine.

hiit

44.30/8:30

More easy miles for today.

hiit

Really easy ride before race day.

Pre-race meal- Had a banana with almond butter and about 20 oz of water before leaving and an egg with a little water about 45 min before the race started. Had half a 5 hr energy right before starting.

The race started right on time and so did the rain.  A drizzle was going about 10 minutes before the start and it steadily increased to a full on rain as the race started.  The wind had died down but it wasn't completely gone.  The rain didn't last long and having an overcast sky was actually beneficial. I forgot my watch so I was running by feel for this race.  I was being pretty conservative  because I'm so used to relying on my watch but I still felt like I was going at a pace that was pushing it hard enough.  Stayed steady up to the half way point and picked it just a little.  Took a gel at mile 8 and the other half of the 5 hr energy at mile 10.  I had felt pretty good the whole time so the plan was to run as hard as I could for the last 5k. During the last 5k I was feeling a little too good and kicked myself for not pushing harder throughout.  All I knew was that I was somewhere between the 1:40 pacer and the 1:50 pacer but other than that I really didn't know what pace I was running.  Any hoo, I finished strong and made a 4 minute improvement from a course that was similar from last fall.  I'm happy with that and glad to have an idea of where I'm at for the upcoming season.

45:45/9:08

Easy jog around the neighborhood.  Legs felt dead and calves were pretty tight.

PM yoga to try and loosen things up.

decided to do spin instead of run today.  Went hard today and it felt so good.

Arm circuit and abs to finish.

1:10:40/8:50

hill day.  legs are feeling pretty sluggish so just took it pretty slow.  picked it up some on the down hill.  got a little sunburn on the forehead so I'll take this as a win.

hiit legs

Easy miles around town.

Easy miles TM

hiit

1:09:28/8:10

WU

4x200's w/ 200 jog: :48(6:31), :47(6:24), 48.73(6:28), :49.93(6:42)

4x400's w/ 400 jog: 1:43(6:58), 1:41(6:50), 1:42(6:50), 1:42(6:55), 1:41(6:57)

2x800's w/ 400 jog: 3:33(6:54), 3:32(6:57)

1x1600 7:14

These were all supposed to be done at 5k pace(which I guesstimated to be 6:50 based on my last 5k time).  I felt all over the place while I was doing this but looking at it now I was more consistant than it felt at the time.  Maybe if I would have done the 200's a little slower I wouldn't have puttered out so much in the mile.  I kinda gave up when it came to 1600 time. Something to work on for sure.  I feel like I was in better shape last year at this time.  Still felt good to beat myself up.  It was windy, chilly, and I was feeling wussy, but I forced myself to do this on the track instead of the treadmill.  Glad I did!

Slipped out of work early for an afternoon ride. First ride outside for the year and it was mighty fine minus the frozen toes. I'll take it though! And remeber the booties next time. 

Home to emi and back. 

Hill day. To and from SHP with a couple laps. That counts as hills, right?

Easy miles. 1.5, hiit arms, 1.5

AP 7:13

First time doing this race and I wasn't expecting or prepared for all the uphill! It was fun though. Gorgeous course, starting up Snow Canyon and finishing in Ivins. The first mile was some kind of crazy downhill, then mile 2 and 3 was down with a few steep, short rollers mixed in. Mile 3 on was pretty much up and more up until the very end with a short downhill then flat. It was tough to push through this not nowing about all the ups but I made it and feel good about the effort.

Splits: 6:27, 7:07, 7:01, 7:26, 7:47, 7:54, 1:02

1.5 miles, hiit legs and abs, 4.5 more easy miles. I really like breaking up easy miles with hiit in between. I feel like it's a much better workout that running all the miles first then hiit. 

1:10:47/8:51

WU

4x400's w/ 200 jog(really slow jog): 1:45(6:44, clocked a little long), 1:40.72(6:48), 1:43.78(6:49), 1:41.72(6:48)

4x200's w/ 200 jog: :50.17(6:38), :48.98(6:34), :48.27(6:26), :47.99(6:20)

1600 down hill, all out: 6:27

This was a pretty tough workout but I feel like I did all right.  I feel a little run down like if I don't take care of myself it could turn into sickness so I need to take care of myself.  I did this on the East High track so after the 400's and 200's I ran up hill for about a half mile so I could get down hill for the whole mile.  This hill is way steep for the second half so I was struggling between trying not to fall over and pushing it as hard as I could, which I think slowed me down.  I didn't feel like I could have pushed any harder though.  Cooled down with a run back up the hill and a few times around the track easy.

Feeling like a rest day will do me more good today than a workout. 

Up/down City Creek. This run really took it out of me. I probably should have just done 6.  Guess I'm still battling this sickness.

I'll enter a report later. I was liking running again today :)

51:28/8:35

easy miles from home.

1:29:08/8:42

The plan 4x1 mile downhill miles w/ 3 min jogs. Ideally I would have started up emigration and ran down, but that only works when you have someone to drop you at the top so I ran up 4 miles and started the down. My legs didn't want to move fast when I started the repeats but I did what I could. Jogged up 2 min and down 1 between miles. CD

7:37, 7:34, 7:29, 7:22

AM spin. Really liked this workout. Hill ladder starting with 2 min hill w/ 1 min sitting, 1 min stand procressing to 5 min, increase tension on stand, keep tension on sit, then back down. 1 min recovery between sets.

2.5 miles, hiit, 2.5 miles

Home to Emi. My legs were not super fresh but I couldn't stop. My legs will feel this tomorrow for my run but I don't care, it was worth it.

1:54:21/8:48

Legs super slush like but I was expecting that I just went with it. from home to shp to lp. mile 11 and 12 were flat faster @ 7:46, 7:37, legs really tired but felt good to speed it up, 1 mile SLOW cd. 

Easy miles in the morning. Easy ride in the afternoon.

2 miles, hiit, 1.5 miles. Wasn't really feeling it today so cut it short. 

Took this to the treadmill. 1.5 mile wu, 3x1600 w/ 3 min jog @ about 7:30, 2x800 w/ 400 jog, cool down. This went ok, my legs felt fresher than I was expecting but I'm not where I want to be. Work to be done!

8:24 AP

Easy from home

Emi up 38:45

1:54:40/8:11

I wanted to see what the course was like so I Ran 10 miles on the SLC half course. Ran the first 6 easy then did a 4 mile tempo. 7:25, 7:37(hill), 7:26, 7:25. Then ran back to the start easy with a few good hills. I was scared to do the tempo and didn't think I'd be able to run as fast as I did so I'm happy with it. Legs felt good but still tired at the end. 

Easy from home. Not feeling super peppy but that's normal for a monday.

Met Jos, Rabecca, Rachelle and Julia for speed session down the canyon.  So glad I made the drive. I would not have pushed nearly as hard by myself.  Felt really relaxed and Rachelle helped Julia and I really push the last mile.  It's super fun to run hard.

3x2 mile repeats w/ 1 mile recovery. 2 mile wu, one up hill, one down.  CD

7:21/7:22, 7:13/7:10, 7:10/6:50

Started from home and went around the city.  My legs were feeling the run from yesterday. Still loved being out.

1:35:44/11:36

Got out on the trails for the first time this year. Thought I'd try a new route but didn't really know where I was going so I ended up doing a lot of turning around and kinda went all over. Got some pretty good climbs in. 2038 elev gain.  I kept rolling my left ankle so I took it super slow but it was fun.

1:26:00/8:39

I knew I'd be tired for this so I was dreading big time. Got up early to get it done though and just tried to hang on. I wasn't expecting much from the last 2 miles but did better than I though I could.

The plan: 10 miles w/ the last 2 fast.

Legs definitely tired. Went from home and got on some of the SLC half course to back home.

fast miles: 7:35, 7:29(watch went screwy, but saw the split before)

Emi + Big Mountain. Legs were pretty beat but got a good workout and it was so nice even with the headwind.

51:13/8:16

Easy from home. 

Emigration 1:14:09/7:25

Love me some down hill miles. Started up emigration for 5xmile repeats w/ 2-3 min jogs.

6:45, 6:41, 6:43, 6:50, 6:39

Really happy with this. I looked at the same workout from last sept. and the times comparable.

Sep 3rd(week of Nebo Half)

1:15:39/7:33  6:46, 6:44, 6:41, 6:44, 6:53

Little Dell from home. Lots of

wind and first flat of the year. Not cool. 

45:00/8:27

easy from home. Followed with some hiit legs and ab workout. 

Oh man this race was tough for me. Went in confident and excited to see what I could do. Josse decided to pace me the whole way which saved me. I could tell pretty early that my legs were gonna be tired and by mile 8 I was ready to walk the rest of the way. Jos kept me going even through my head battle and I finished pretty close to my goal. Ithere were times where my breathing felt pretty out of control and when I took my gel it made my breathing go way out of control. Maybe this just comes with pushing yourself harder but it was a new experience to breath hard for most of the race. With all the twists and turns my watch clocked 13.2+ so if I would have run the tangents better I think I would have been under 1:38. Good mental test for me today. 

Nutrition before:  banana, almond butter , hard boiled egg and milk

During: 1/2 a 5hr at start, hammer gel at about 1/2 way

53:03/8:23

Easy Liberty Loop. Legs feeling a bit tired. Followed by a full body hiit circuit.

I took yesterday off becuase I just felt tired. Tried a track workout today and was hoping to do better than I did but my legs just didn't want to move. I almost didn't do the last set of 400's but ended up getting through them.

3x (4x400)

1:36, 1:38, 1:44, 1:44

1:45, 1:45, 1:45, 1:45(at least I was consistant)

1:44, 1:46, 1:47, 1:44

most of these were with a 200 jog some a little longer. Just wasn't feeling it today. Legs still feeling that race.

1:12:02/9:57

BST starting from Red Butte. Nice day for a run in the hills.

I had a flat tire so I went to spin for an hour + hiit

2:00:17/8:01

Utah Valley Half course w/ 4 mile tempo 7:13, 7:17, 7:46, 7:37. It was ment to be 5 miles but my legs fell off and couldn't keep it up. Super soaked by the end.

Rode around Antelope Island from the gate. Good times.

1.5 miles, hiit, 2 miles. Took it pretty easy since I rode yesterday.

1:05:06/8:09

10x20 sec pick ups w/ 20 sec jog on slight downhill(900 E). Felt like I got worked.

such a nice day. had to force myself to turn around.

1:04:44/8:06

Easy from home. May have been a bit fast.

21:36/6:58

6:51, 6:51, 7:09, :46(6:20 pace)

I got the the start in time to see all the speedy half marathon girls run past the 5k start area. I did a 2 mile warm up and waited for the race to start. I was surprised how small it was, I was thinking it was a bigger race. Overall a good race for me. Legs felt decent but could tell they were a bit tired. The first 2 miles I actually felt really good but I faded quickly after that. I was hoping that I could keep up a 6:50 pace but I fell off the last mile. AngieB and Josse were there at the end to help me in which was much appreciated.

Ran back to my car for a 5 mile cool down. AP 8:26

50:41/8:27

easy from home, hiit.

I've kinda been sucking at my HMP workouts which makes me question if I'm capable of pulling off a 1:30 at UVM. Today was meant to be a 3x2 mile hmp workout. I managed 1.5, 1, 1, 1 and some pickups on the way home. Hopefully I'm putting in enough work to get close to my goal. If I need to adjust my expectations I'm ok with that too.

half mile warm up, hiit legs, spin. good sesh.

ap 8:24

1 mile swim + 8 mile run with a few hills after. sorts of a brick workout. legs felt sluggish but decent.

Really easy spin to try and shake out the legs followed by some core work.

1:48:17/8:20

Home to the zoo and back. swell.

That counts as a progressive tempo, right?

59:30/8:30

Easy miles from home.

1:31:52/7:40

Started up Emigration for 4x1 mile repeats w/ 2 min jogs and 4x400. I didn't push myself very hard but I was definitely tired by the end. Just feel tired.

6:54, 6:42, 6:52, 7:00, 1:32, 1:34, 1:39, 1:39

Waited a couple hours and rode back up Emi.

Big Mountain from the zoo. Legs felt tired but still nice to be out.

Easy miles, hiit, swim

Easy miles

6:44, 7:00, 6:52, 6:40, 3:04(6:46)

Ran with Amber, Rachelle, Melissa, and Carrie in the Break3 relay team. Total time for us was 3:02:11 I ran the 4th leg and felt really good. There was a few times that I thought I needed to slow down but I made myself keep going. It was tough but I've done plenty of down hill miles lately to know I could muster up the strength. I was pleasantly surprised to see the exchange half a mile before I was expecting. Took a minute to catch my breath at the exchange then worked on catching back up to Carrie to help her to the finish. We came really close to 3 hours and am proud of all the girls today. Amazing group to run with. Good day for a race :)

decided to ride 80 miles today. partly for tradition, partly because strava told me to. started from home and rode up big cottonwood then over to emigration. stopped at ruth's for lunch with a friend then rode the rest of the way up and back home. almost a perfect 80 mile round trip. going up big cottonwood my legs were tired and I was thinking maybe 50 would be alright. after lunch I got some energy and made it the whole way. fun day.

easy miles from home. such a nice day out!

I think my legs are feeling that 80 miles from sunday. made my way through 4x800, 4x400 & 2x200. it was messy and kinda miserable but still glad to be out.

Morning swim, 1.5 mile wu on the tm, hiit, another mile on the tm then I had to take it outdoors. What was I thinking trying to run on the tm when it was so nice out? I feel sufficiently worked.

Rode around millcreek area. so green and gorgeous out.

1:57:43/7:51

I decided to do my long run today instead of yesterday, just wasn't feeling like I would have done well. Emi down w/ 3 mile warm up, 4 mile tempo 7:10, 6:59, 7:06, 7:10 and another faster mile thrown in towards the end. Leg felt ok but this still kicked my butt.

1.5 mile warm up, hiit, 1.5 mile cool down. easy miles

Emi from home. pretty typical.

1:12:04/8:29

used Liberty to try and get some 800's and 400's. Plan was 4x of each. I tried but I wasn't doing that great of paces and I couldn't pull off another one. Kinda discouraging but it is what it is. 

3x800 3:32, 3:27. 3:46 

3x400 1:42, 1:41, 1:43

Rode around the valley. went into the old neighborhood. felt pretty decent and felt good to ride on wasatch again. Hiit arms/abs in the evening.

51:37/9:20

Met Carrie for an easy run. felt good to run slower :) Got in some good hills and a little trail. Good times. Went to the gym after for a swim.

1:39:42/7:41

Ran the UVM half course with Amber, Rachelle and Julia. I wasn't sure how'd I'd feel today based on how tired I've been on most of my runs lately. This was my last long run before my taper so I needed it to go well. I was pleasently suprised to feel really good. Amber and I did a tempo from mile 8 through 10. 6:50, 6:56, 6:56(6:54 ap). I felt good! The last mile was hard but doable. Makes me happy.

8:47 ap

felt good today

1:05:39/8:13

Gradual downhill ladder(kinda) then flattening out for the last 400's and 200's. forgot to do some 200's to start but I felt decent for this. Still faded towards the end but liking the trend.

2x400, 2x800, 3x400, 3x200

1:32, 1:37, 3:14, 3:21, 1:39, 1:44, 1:43, 48, 50, 46

Evening Emi ride. Felt really strong. PR for the year(37:12). Gorgeous day out.

8:47 ap

Morning swim followed by a run. Swim was 16x100 w/ 15 sec rest between 100's. 3xeasy, 1xhard. I kinda suck at fast swimming but I like making more of a workout out of it.Took the run really easy. Felt a little sluggish but not bad.

1:08:58/8:15

Ran from home w/ some strides at the end.

Easy ride around Antelop Island. Ate a few bugs. It was good.

easy from home. no watch

50.24/8:08

from home to liberty. 2 mile tempo around the park. 7:14, 7:32. i ran about 1.5 and the pace suck so i stopped. it was dumb.

easy ride from home.

7:19, 7:11, 7:46, 7:44, 7:21, 7:15, 7:25, 7:55, 7:28, 7:26, 7:39, 7:25, 7:29, 1:18(7:26)

My mantra for the day: Success is in the effort not the outcome.

My initial goal going into this race was to run a time of 1:30:00. When I'm honest with myself about it, I know I was not trained well enough to run that time so it was hard being confident going into it. This made things very hard from the start. I could tell I wasn't in it from the start and I could feel myself kind of giving up before the race even started. My plan from the starting line was to take the first couple miles easy and see how the legs felt. If I felt good I thought a 1:35 was realistic, if I didn't I had no clue what would play out. The gun went off and I started out with Amber and Jen going their pace which was right behind the 1:35 pacer. I figured if my legs felt good I would make my way up to the 1:35 pacers and try to hang on with them. My legs never felt good. Never felt fresh. This was very discouraging especially since I took such a long taper. From mile one I could tell this was going to be a long race. There was a headwind that is not only hard to push against but it can defeat you mentally. By mile 8 I wanted to drop out or at least just stop and walk. My legs felt dead and I was just done. I made myself keep running and it was hard to keep up the pace I was going. I needed to prove to myself that I could push through the disappointment though. Miles 5-9 were the hardest. With about 4 miles to go my legs magically started feeling like they had some strength behind them so I tried to push myself to the end. It came just in time. It allowed for a mental boost as well and I needed it big time. It still wasn't enough though. I wasn't anywhere near the 6:50 average pace I would have needed for a 1:30 and still off of a 1:35 pace. But I never gave up. I wanted to and I didn't. That's what I'm proud of today. I pushed as hard as I could. I ran an effort I am proud of.

easy from home.

Morning gym sesh. 1 mile wu, hiit, 2 miles then a swim.

evening emigration from home. 35:44. getting close to a pr.

1:02:28/8:55

Easy not so easy from home.

Rode Mirror Lake Highway to the summit. Tough climb that kind kicked my trash. 

Went and did the echo bike and run course for a brick workout. 18 mph avg bike 7:44 avg for the run. Felt decently hard. 

51:33/8:35

Easy from home. Core in the evening

Am- city creek/memory grove ride. 

Pm- trail run up snow basin. Fun stuff. 

AM swim 4x400 w/ 100 sprints last 100. WU/CD

1:08:14/8:31

Ran to the park and did 2x1 miles, 7:42 for both. I still feel like I have no pep in my step.

53:05/8:51

Easy from home followed by an outdoor swim followed by a little sun bathing. I need this daily.

AM- track w/ Carrie. I have no speed right now :( but I got it done. 2x400, 4x800, 2x400

1:41, 1:39

3:31, 3:28, 3:29, 3:32

1:42, 1:41

PM- Snow Basin trails memorial run. This run was great. I didn't feel tired, felt surprisingly fresh(it was pretty dang slow though) and just enjoyed being in the mountains.

Liberty. did 4xmile repeats and went for a few hill repeats. good workout.

hiit

AM- felt tired. tried a few 100 sprints but I wasn't feeling it. finished w/ 16x25 hard/easy. It woke me up.

Easy from home SHP and Liberty

Brick. Flat ride 1:03:00, run ap 8:00 w/ 2 mile tempo, both 7:22. Legs felt decent. 

open water practice at Blackridge.

easy from home.

am- track w/ Carrie

wu, 4x400, cd

1:37, 1:39, 1:39, 1:38

pm- evening open water to try wetsuit. felt good.

3 easy w/ Ben then a City Creek ride. 

A few squats and lunges/yoga/ankle looseners. 

Another race in the books. I had so much fun on this one! I've been pretty focused on running the past year and a half so it was really nice to mix it up and throw a triathlon into the mix. I've been doing a lot of my training with Ben and we decided to camp at the reservoir the night before. Best decision ever! It was so nice to wake up and not be rushed. It didn't even seem like we were racing until about 20 minutes to race time. When the wet suit went on though I felt claustrophobic and the nerves turned on. I knew I could be competitive if I held it together and I really wanted to do well. I was confident with my training and I was feeling pretty fresh so I tried to stay positive and focus.  

Nutrition-  Egg and milk a couple hours before race time. pb/almond butter mix half sandwich and half a banana about 30 min before race time. I felt too full to start. 5 hr energy right before. Gel w/ caffeine before run.

Swim- 14:48 
I'm really happy with the swim. Wearing the wet suit is a trade off. It makes getting into the water really easy and makes you more buoyant but it's a bugger to get off. Felt good about he effort I gave. The water was really calm and I only had a few guys try to swim over me. Getting out of the water was a bit more disorienting than I would have liked, but managed to make it up the never ending hill to the transition area.  

T1- 2:51. I need to work on that time! 

Bike- 37:51/19.02 mph average My legs took a little while to feel good. The plan? Go as hard as I could. I was breathing like I was working hard and I was. It worried me but I was willing to take the risk of blowing up. Maybe I wouldn't. The course was a pretty fast out and back. I was hoping for at least 20 mph average but I'm happy with 19 mph average. 

T2- 1:15. Not too bad.  

Run- 23:56/7:43 average pace This was a hurt fest. 
The only real though I could process was "this is hard". I was aware of people looking over as I passed like I was a crazy person running after them. That was fun... I could feel the bike in my lungs. My breathing was off from the start and I never got it under control. I battled side aches for the first half. Guess I red lined it too much and didn't leave enough for after the bike but I survived it. Barely. I was passing people the entire way which is mostly what kept me going. I would pass people and they'd look over like I was a heaving fool. I almost gave in once and walked but I pushed through. The most frustrating part was that my legs felt really good. Fatigued but good. My breathing just wouldn't let me go faster.  This was the longest 3.1 miles I've run in a long time and it definitely made me respect the art of triathlon. It's a balancing act that I'm eager to get better at. 

​Pushing past what you think you are capable of is the most addicting and invigorating feeling I've ever experienced. My goal was to make top 10 so mission accomplished. My brain has already forgotten how painful it was and I'm jones'in for the next adventure. Thank you to Ben, Josse, Mom and everyone for being a huge support. I couldn't do any of it without the support I receive from friends and family. And to the kid that told me I can do a running dismount, I hear ya. I'll learn that.

Hiit plus a few miles before the long drive to Oregon. 

Out and back from the condo. Pretty Oregon mountains. 

Ran around bend between races

Mt bachelor ride. So pretty

Started up at snow basin. 3xmile repeats. Right around 7's but they all ended with some good uphill. Spent. 

Big Mountain from home. Legs feeling that run. Ankles stiff and not happy. 

• Guardsman Pass summit. Prepping for The Ultimate Challenge. Long hot climb. Legs felt pretty decent though. 

Sqaw Peak/South Fork/South Fork summits. Legs tired from yesterday but still felt good. 

AM- yoga

First encouraging run in ages :)

Slow but felt good.