Sucess isn't given, it's EARNED

Left at 12:40 so it already was pretty hot, though not too hot. Was about 70 or so degrees pretty nice, the half marathon is in two weeks can't wait!!

Well my IT band started to hurt, so I slowed down to a 8:30 pace was a pretty hot run I hope I get used to it faster! Ugh.... I hate adjusting to the summer heat. Overall it was a pretty decent run, now I am thinking of going swimming. :)

No IT band problems, but I was careful so I ran pretty slow today and it was really hot so yeah slowed down a bit not sure how fast.... probably 8:45 or something

Half is in ten days!!

It was a blistering 78 degrees outside when I ran, it was hard to keep a decent pace. I only had one water stop at the beginning, and I was pretty tired by the end. But I am trying to acclimatize to the heat for cross country season, something I lacked last year a bit. I am hoping to get an armband for the Half marathon in 9 days!! And maybe a singlet.....and more music :)

This was about a 8 mile run give or take .1, I ran about a 6:45-6:50 pace which was in 83 degree heat. It was a good run, I was very sweaty after but I think I am starting to get used to the heat finally.

Not exactly sure how far I ran today, but I know it was more than 6 but I don't think it was quite 7. It was hot again, at 10 in the morning! 77 degrees so it could have been worse but it was still pretty warm.

Hottest and windiest run of the week. Went at noon after I had kneaders french toast, which was wonderful! But then I came back took my ipod and left, I changed my route because the wind was so strong going the route I first thought to do, so I changed it going on the road.

So I went to summer cross country today, and we have a new coach!! It gave me hope for the upcoming season and excited. I only ran three with the team for 31 minutes, we went pretty slow as there was some new people there who haven't been running. And I am final tapering for the half on Saturday :) I was going to run more but I am swimming today, and I didn't really see a point to it. I will probably run like 4 or 5 tomorrow, and keep the intensity, so this will probably be my only run with the team this week.... until sometime next week.

I ran five with the team at a 8:30, it was nice to run slow. Then I went on a 4.5 mile hike with my friend it was fun day.

Didn't run with the team, so I ran at my own pace. It was about a 7:30 or so,  I ran with my ipod I finally got some new songs on it, so I got to hear different music today. Went at nine was still fairly cool.

Wow, it was ridiculously windy today. I was running in the headwind the whole time, plus I wanted to run slower today because the race is in two days, and I felt more tired! Which seems odd, but I was. And it was 85 degrees with gusts of 23 mph winds....yeah this wasn't a very good run at all.

easy 20 minutes before the half tomorrow!!

I didn't warm up at all, I saw josie and talked to her for a while. Then we got up near the front and when it started I sprinted ahead and Josie caught up after mile two, we ran together for about 4 miles then she ran ahead. I ran alone for a while then this other woman came and I ran with her, then I ran alone again for a while. Coming out of the canyon at 7.5 miles I was at a 48:45, well on my way for sub 1:30 which is what I was aiming for, but I got a bad cramp coming into the golf course and slowed my pace down a bit. Then I tensed up because I was slowing down, which made me even slower. When we came behind Lone Peak I took the water and was about to take a gel, but I didn't. Then we got to the biggest uphill of the race right at mile 10, it was mentally tough. I felt on the verge of puking but I kept going, I turned my music up louder and ran on to the long road before the last two miles. It felt like a really long 3 miles, but once I saw AF I went for it. I sprinted and was tired, I walked a bit after then ate some french toast they had. I love this race I will do it again next year, sub 1:30 :)

very sore, could barely run, I was in a lot of pain so I stopped and turned around.

still a bit sore, so I took it pretty easy. kind of windy, and really hot.

a faster six with the team, saw a person that said that they ran with Tawny that was pretty cool. And jess showed up today.

same easy run as last friday, Ragnar is tomorrow!!! That will be awesome can't wait to party with my friends and run :)

My first leg was 3.2 miles, easy and flat. Though we started late so I thought I was lost and slowed down a moment but I was alright in the end though.

Wow this didn't turn out like I thought it would! My second leg was supposed to be 11.6, but I got hopelessly lost and wound up 3 miles off course. But a very kind man who did the race last year gave me a ride to where I made the wrong turn and even let me use his cell phone. I saw a couple other runners coming and was able to find my way, but I ended up running 14 miles. So yeah....Then the next leg was the "you've got to be kidding me" hill. 4.4 miles of straight uphill, the beginning of it wasn't that bad it was gradual uphill until you got to the base of the beast. I played my music loud and ran as long as I could, but some parts of it you had to walk it, it was as fast to walk than run. I finished and was very tired from 4 hours of sleep and the extra three miles. Whatever I loved Ragnar I hope to do it again soon!! :D

Just a team run in alpine, felt really good.

Made a new friend with the girl who moved from Colorado. She is really nice person we talked for a while, apparently Colorado is a bit different than I thought. It was fun, we did 4 minute abs after that and push ups. I was really hot we finished in about a 47:33 so about a 7:40 pace ish. We found we have the same PR's in xc except she is a 2:18 800m runner and a 60 400m runner but never did the mile...she would do super good though!

A fun run with the team in Cedar hills, we cooled off in the creek when we got back. Average pace was a 8:34

a hilly six with the team, coach biked on the trail with us.

4 mile youth conference hike.