IF high school cross-country

3 miles at track practice.

4 miles at track practice with fartleks.

3 miles at track practice.

3 miles at track practice.

I lifted weights with mom at the gym.

3 miles at track practice, 2 miles at tempo pace.

3 miles at practice, indoors because other people thought it was too cold.

3 miles at practice.

3 miles at track practice. We ran for a little bit at the IF Track.

I did not run because we left for Utah right after school.

I walked for a while with Sugarhouse Park with Mom, Mrs. Murphy and Andy.  Then dad and I went for a run.

Busy day serving at the Habitat for Humanity Restore and Green Urban Lunchbox farm.  Fun time for a  youth servant project with Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and a lockin.

3 miles at track practice.

3 miles at track.

3 miles at track.

Our first track meet today...very cold out!

I ran the 800m in 3:12 and then the 1600m in 7:00.  I ran with the pack for the first three laps then I had a good kick and ran with most of the other girls pretty strong.  I passed Lauren but she beat me by 1 second in the last 50m.  I feel good and will get better as the season goes on.

We are leaving right after school for spring break so no run today (skipping practice).

Long trip to Florida, got to see Kevin today!

We went to church then I ran 1/2 mile with dad but my legs hurt.

Universal Studios to see the Harry Potter world.  Fun but lots of walking and standing. Too crowded.

Fun day at beach and kayaking with dad on the canal. We saw dolphins and manatees!

2.5 miles with dad to the beach and back. boating to see dolphins and some time on the beach.

Lots of walking at the Kennedy Space center.

Lots of walking at Universal Studios.  We leave tomorrow, sad.

4.25 miles at track practice with some jumping stuff.  Light workout with sprinters...coach said it was an endurance workout.  Not really.

4 miles with some burpees, squats and a mile time trial.   I am super sore 2 days before our meet.

3 miles at practice.  I am really sore from the hard workouts, hope I can run my best tomorrow.

I ran the 800m and 1600m today.  Cool and windy.  800m I started on the inside lane and was boxed in really bad and nearly tripped in teh first 200m.  I had a hard time getting open running space and finished in 3:15.  I talked to dad about how to deal with this for the next race.

in the 1600m I started near the middle.  I held back a little and got clear around the crowd on the back stretch and moved up fast to the lead pack and ran there for most of the race.  I ran steady pace and pushed hard in the last 100m.  The winner ran 6:38 and I ran 7:01, 8th place on only 1 second behind a teammate (3rd taylorview girl to finish).  I felt really good about this race and know I can keep improving.