Alli's running blog

30 with striders. My legs were very tired and I just felt draggy. We weren't even going fast I was just tired today.

We had a 100 to 200 workout, increasing by 20 every time and increasing the speed as well. It was way easy and felt good. 10 warm & cool. One our cool down this kid named John was running around the track and Caroline used my pickup line I taught her and said "what's your name?....(John).... Wow that's a nice name you got a number to go with it?" HAHAHA oh man it was great. He was way funny about it too. I left practice speedy quick cause there was a dead bird and nobody wants to hang around that. I almost stepped on it!!!! Oh man it freaked me out I hate birds. 

Ran when we got to california. It was a swell run full of singing and pretend swearing.

Nice and easy run on the footlocker course it was so very fun and I love this course with all my heart. Then we went to the beach it was so sick and it was the best beach ever and the water felt so good and it was so lovely.

Footlocker!! This was my best race of the season by far. I decided to start out slow so I got out good then slowed way down. I just tried to stick with Laynee W from dhells cause I knew she was gonna go the pace I wanted to start with. Despite my efforts I passed her and kind of went faster than I wanted. The switchbacks were good. Laynee got with me again on them and we pushed over the hill. I passed tons of people on the downhills, I think the downhills was the reason I was able to get top 48 which was my goal, to get a medal. But I felt way solid on all the downhills so that's good. Poop out hill was good too and the back side of the course was kind of tough and it went on forever. Going on the downside of reservoir hill I lost control and really thought I was gonna fall but I passed like 7 people so that was way good. I just pushed it in and finished 30th overall. and I had a great time. This was the funnest race and I'm glad I was able to end good. BUT I AM SO PUMPED FOR TRACK SEASON!!!!!

First day back in 2 weeks. It was pretty bad ahhaha. My legs were dead and I went so slow but hey it happens. The sun didn't even come up today so I wore a jacket & long sleeve and was still a little cold. We're supposed to be switching to running2win but I'm not great at figuring it out so I'll stay on here for a little while longer at least.

I did not get out til like 5 cause of that I have to work a tonnnn over this break which sucks. 30 min down gs drive and up to the really big houses. Little problem in the middle but no lasting damage. My legs were feeling a lot better than yesterday maybe I was going way slower I don't know

The team and Roberts met up before my work at green springs park. Felt fast but I'm getting back into it.

Ran with Jessica at like 4:30. We went up by mustang pass but down the other way, idk what it's called. Fine run. Christmas Eve was lovely.

No run because we went to cedar and there was snow on the ground and I wasn't doing that. Hung out with my family and had a grand Christmas.(:

Woke up before the sun to run before work then found out I didn't have to be in until 9:30. It got down to like 20 degrees last night which made for a cold run.

I'm struggling this Christmas break, this run just felt long and tiring. Maybe because it's the longest I've run in a couple weeks but I just need to be able to find some joy in it. I'm missing the team for sure.

Mustang pass again haha. This one felt loads better on the way back. Work was horrendous today, absolutely awful so a nice short good run is just what I needed.

I drove to the higher neighborhoods by my house and ran out above Middleton and the frontage road on those trails and stuff, except there wasn't actually trails so I just ran around. It felt good though it was really fun.

Went up the parkway and started into Dino cliffs then turned around. Very very solid run. I can finally feel myself getting back into shape and I actually used gps this time and didn't feel like I was going incredibly slow.