Believe to Achieve

procrastinated the run until late so i ended up on the treadmill. twas better than usual but still not the funnest of times. 8:15 ap and some fast paced jams #shiquera weights and abs after

SO good to run with emily. she's the best. 8:20s ap abs

nothing like a good venting run. stomach was sick again though so that was a bummer. felt a lot better after running thank goodness. emily is the realest mvp. 8:20s ap then abs and upper body @ mi casa 

ran with varsity for the first 3. (8:30ap) too cold to talk much but nice run nonetheless. they're great. finished up on the indoor track with some speed changes and man it felt so good to go fast. abs after

4 miles. 9:06ap went down to lehi cemetary on the new center street. twas good to run down there. :) abs...

i love going running in 3 degree weather. not. anyways chilly start then really just wanted to get home so i ended up getting consecetively faster each mile (8:06 ap) & ended with a 7:20. nothing crazy but it mixed it up a lil for me so that was good. s/o to the lady on the trail going at least 5 min pace. #inspiration

8:51 ap. hilly route down by kate's on the trail but it wasn't too bad. good times with eri and em. idk what i'm going to do next year #realtears

first speed workout back today :) it was 3 300's at goal indoor mile pace x3 with 45 seconds rest. i felt pretty good so maybe i should have gone faster but it was a good time. almost died every single lap but it's all good :) haha avg about a 65 for each. 7:30 ap including wu and cd

first official day of track! the weather was dandy but i was a lil sore from yesterday. 8:31 ap towards smiths. 

hey! medium mileage! haha we had a family trip up to salt lake right at 4 and we started late so i felt pretty hurried to get back... 8:18 ap plus a beautiful display of my makeup and by that I mean it was all over my face. ALL OVER. thanks to the snow for that one ;)

speed changes today! we went with the varsity gals which was a bit different so that was fun. :) the pickups were 2 min off 1 min on x8 at 2 mile pace. The first couple I went at 6:50 pace but I was feeling good so for the last few I pushed to stay with Kaylee, Mario and Bryn. finished up mileage at home.

Down in st George so it was much easier to get out and running in the morning. Haha I accidentally ended up on the st George half marathon route but I was there before the runners got there thank goodness. S/o to the construction guys who blocked off all the roads and offered me Gatorade. MVPs. It's really hilly down there though ha. 8:25 ap abs and pushups later

Good lil run in St George. Headed under the highway and ended up on a new trail I've never been on so that was swell. Felt pretty good and just happy to be running without a winter coat. 7:57 ap

8:32 ap thankful for good friends who listen to me and sunshine. arm wo and abs

ah. speed. ended up doing the 800m focus workout which was 8 200s at goal 800 pace. consistently hit 38 or 39 then finished with a 36. after it was over i felt like I could've done them faster but id rather stay honest then go all out. tb to my sprinter days when i got a 34 in a race and praised the heavens lol. finished up mileage then abs

days like these i want to chop mileage into a trillion little pieces and not do any of it. 8:52 ap i believe... (My watch died-just like my soul) abs

medium mileage 8:13 ap minus a mile for speed on the bikes. i remembered why i am a runner and not a mountain biker lol. my legs still burn. lower body WO after.

lazy day cause the snow was crazy. sorry not sorry... probably 8:50 ap on the treadmill. did abs and shoveled and went sledding though so #winning

all my pals were gone but i did some miles with emma so that was fun! yay for about 30 one mile loops haha. abs after 8:46 ap

my watch was crazy so idk the ap... speed on the MCT. it was 10 200s at goal indoor mile pace with speed squats as well. felt pretty fast but actually wasn't lol :) pretty consistently hit 43-45 so i was happy with that. finished up some miles with mario and kaylee then did the last one alone. lower body w/o at home

had to leave early to teach violin so i didn't finish mileage.. oh well. the legs are VERY tired. ran to the jr high and back with carolyn, erika and emily. they're awesome. s/o to carolyn because i adore her and IT'S HER BIRTHDAY 8:53 ap

ran towards smiths with em & erika. 3 30 sec pickups were our "premeet" definitely not super fast but they felt good. abs and upperbody?

Warmed up about an hour early. I was pretty nervous earlier in the day but thanks to some meditation and such i felt pretty relaxed and tried to get to know some girls in my heat. Just focused on running throughout the race. about halfway through i realized i wasn't even tired so I started to push it a little more... Last 200m someone yelled out a 5:30 and i still had lots of energy so i kicked it in to PR. cooled down outside and holy smokes i have never seen so many attractive males in my life. Almost made me happy to be running in the freezing cold. Hit up Artic Circle with Carolyn which was quite the experience #flirtyboys haha good times.

abs. 8:31 ap. new loop by kate's but pretty tired

shoveled the track. wahoo. 8:36 ap 

crazy day! nhs after school so after grabbing a donut i sped off on 2 miles (7:30 ap) before i had to go babysit. then i came home at 5:30 and tried to get the workout in before i taught violin at 6 and/or it got dark... i only got 2 sets in but at least i tried haha. the wo was 200 400 200 hill climbs at mile pace. i did it on center so my times were a little slower. probably averaged 56 for the 200 and 2:09 for the 400. 

bad air today. i was supposed to do the last 2 inside to prevent my lungs from tasting like acid but there was a line for treadmills and basketball boys on the track annnd... ya. can't run with them. pssh. 8:59 ap. abs. mixed weights #1

easy distance run today. the range was 7:45 to 8:45 & we averaged an 8:01. unfortunately my right calf was hurting which i guess i'll blame on the cold but other than that it felt alright. we headed towards highland which is always a fun time except Heidi almost got ran over and i almost jumped into 50 mph traffic to save her. 'twas terrifying to say the least but it made us go faster for sure haha. #staysafekids. planning on stretching out later. abs

2 mile wo. it was two 1000m three 800m and four 400m. i'm not sure my exact splits but ap was about a 6:40 i think? abs

abs 8:30 ap.  ran down to good ole lehi and around the track a time or two. it was a little hilly for my leg's taste but good nonetheless. it would have been a better 6 mile loop but whatever. live and learn i guess :)

thank goodness for low mileage. 8:47 ap solid time with emma & carolyn. abs and lower body 1 after. 

speed today! it was 400m then 200m at mile pace with 6 sets. our first set was wayyy off but i was able to get consistently faster each time so i was happy with that. 95-80sec was my 400 range lol. s/o to rachel morgan cause she was killing it. 

recovery run on the "love trail" with the best of the best. unfortunately the trail is not invincible to the rain and was quite muddy which resulted in several almost disasters. 8:45 ap. haha gotta keep things interesting i guess. abs. 

5 min of abs to add to the 5 theme today. lol. it was "easy" pace again today but i wasn't feeling it. we probably got a 8:45 ap... pretty sure my legs have retired or something. i feel like a horrible sergeant "you gotta keep working!!" legs: "please have mercy! i'm tired and basically dead." anyways. frustrating. 

distance challenge today! woke up feeling sick as anything (wahooooo-mostly just stomach stuff again....) 2 mile wu. not really expecting much idk. felt good while racing but got a lil tired/sick on the last lap. i think i paced it a little better though so that was a win :) cd with libby in the rain haha :) 

ACT then Sweethearts. :)

wu then the 2 mile wo! 9 400's. i was shooting for 95's and avg about a 93 for each one but i wasn't too tired... looking back i wish i would have been shooting for 90's but it is what it is. 2 100's after all out- i'm not sure what they were but it felt good to go fastish haha :) cd

the lower the mileage... the higher the motivation. perfect "love run" with my girls then weights and abs after. we're buff. not really but 😂 oh & s/o to the person who sent me a valogram :) #mvp

glorious recovery run. 8:53 ap. down by kate's then looped back. abs after! the weather has been SO NICE lately.

low mileage today lol. 😐 speed WO in the gulley. 3 sets of 3x90 sec pickups uphill. probably made it about 400m each time so nothing crazy but i was happy with the consistency. :) cd back to the school with jamie! she's the best! pushups today cause #weakling 😂

eh day. ran with a different group than normal though so that was exciting! 8:37 ap. abs

rail trail loop backwards. 8:27 ap. abs. 

ran down @ lehi today! pretty sure i lost more oxygen from laughing than from running. :) carolyn is just one of those people who make life better. 8:40 ap

8:24 ap. windy day down on state street then looped up onto the mct to finish mileage. abs/pushups

speed today! 2 sets of 200 400 200 with the 200s at 800 pace and 400s at mile pace. paces were on but form felt a little jolty... talked to jamie about my ankle- icing tn & probably taking a xtrain day tomorrow 😭

needed to (slowly- it's recovery) pound some asphalt so forgot the ankle and just headed out. 1st 2 w/ some new girls addie & cierra, mile 3 we met up with jamie, then finished the rest with carolyn. 8:44 ap. abs & upper body 1

easy pace today! 8:04 ap towards highland. abs

long mid morning run on the rail trail/ mct. tbh i'm still shivering cause it was COLD. 8:12 ap

emotional roller coaster today. speed was 6 400s at goal mile. hit 84-88 so they were on pace but not as consistent as i would've liked. did some miles with bryn earlier though so that was good! :) abs/hips

recovery! ran the 1st 4 with cierra which was a partayy then finished up mileage with andrew. abs

EARLY morning circuit WO on the treadmill. abs (4 miles)

finished up mileage after school. 7:53 ap (2 miles)

i usually run on thursdays... but when i don't i "sleep" on a bus,go to disneyland with my best friends & walk 11 miles #adayinthelife

treadmill! 8:10 ap

abs

5 500's workout. super frustrating. my 400 times were all over the board- fast then slow then fast again...  (72-90) felt like i gave the same effort for every one so i'm wondering if one of my times was off (fast side or slow side i'm not sure haha) anyways cd to 4 then abs. #bloggedaboutitforgotaboutit

8:52 ap recovery abs

praises to mother nature- v thankful for the warm weather :) raced the 1600m & 4x400m (jensen, emily, chris) and they both were so fun! it's days like these that remind me why i love running. ❤

to all my fellow runners: if your watch ever takes a bajillion years to locate just let carolyn kiss your watch & whaaala! location. 8:41 ap :) abs

"mystery" whistle hills. happy with the consistency and mental game! abs.

wu then an awesome end to awesome week! 20 400's at 5k (1:43) 2 mile (1:38) current mile (1:30) and goal mile (1:23) cd

after a nap headed up to lambert's park with my daddio for a fun mountain bike run! only fell down one cliff so I'd say it was a successful ride. ;) ~5 miles.

easy day. abs.

leisure bike ride later with my favorite sister :)

recovery again today! 9:04 ap on the trails in the gulley with bryn :) good times. abs

struggle of a premeet lol -hopefully got all the kinks out for tomorrow though! abs 8:39 ap

finally! 

also raced the 4x400m with ryah, calli, and lucy which was super fun! tb to the jr high track days ;) (68)

recovery + some grass miles! ran in the sprinklers so it was pretty much the best day ever. 8:56 ap abs

headed north on the jordan river trail with carolyn! good views, good sunshine, good times.

4 mile wu 8:01 ap. (oops?) did the 800 workout by my lonesome 2 400m, 3 200m, 4 100m at goal 800 pace. felt fine. cd to 7.

up suncrest w/ carolyn. abs

same run as yesterday haha 8:44 ap. abs. :) shout out to bryn for eating sour smoothies with me. mvp.

premeet then some freezing miles. it's the good life. :)

looong day. warmed up too early but felt fine during the race. mostly just tried to stay with the pack. cd (shoulda tried to stay warm though because i'm pretty sure i almost froze to death...:) then raced the 4x800 at what felt like bedtime- twas fun. :) cd

8:30 ap down by the jr high

tried to get some extra miles in before a crazy week. haha not sure if that's the smartest thing to do but... good times in the rain with bryn! 8:22 ap

watch was dead so i'm not 100% sure how far i got .. i know it was at least 5 though so we'll stick with that. got in 7 repeats of the 800 wo before literally sprinting to babysitting.

3 on the treadmill before school. 9:15 ap

4 later maybe or maybe not during physics... 😬 haha 7:58 ap

8:29 ap. it's unreal here. good thing i didn't bring my phone on the run because i would've stopped to take a picture at least 2849505 times. like wow. hills + fog + sunrise + woods = 😍😍😍

8:20 ap.

8:22 ap. found some nice church grounds nearby our apartment where i wouldn't get ran over by crazy europeans ;) haha anyways ran in the rain & did some abs.

turns out german treadmills measure in km so thank goodness for mental math. 7:36 ap

"country run" with bryn. abs.

6 one minute "mile effort" repeats up the mct gulley. not sure why but it was quite the mental battle. i'll be hydrating more tomorrow. ha... yikes. abs

low mileage & some 150 buildups. :)

premeet! excited but low key terrified for the 2 mile tm.. 😳 s/o to everyone who raced today! (life advice from rachel: never wear heels immediately following a run. ever.)

mentally in the race but fell off pace around lap 6&7. not totally opposed to the 2 mile anymore though so that's a win ha! raced the 4x400 later with guppy, emily & sage which was fun! also had some sentimental value cause last time i ran on the mv track was for the 400 at alpine days way back when.

quite the eventful recovery run today with carolyn... 😂 abs. 8:35 ap

3 sets of 4x400 at current mile pace (90s), faster than that (85s), and then even faster (82s). stayed honest and it turned out to be a super solid workout. abs.

in between scheduling & work. tried to keep it recovery pace but i'm a tad bit stressed out so 7:38 ap for the first half and 8:05 ap for the second...

8:43 ap recovery down by dry creek park

premeet! 39 & 38 then starts. 

UGHHHH. so stinking close to qualifying for BYU. technically it was a PR (by .1 lol) but i know i could've gone faster. frustrating. then my ankle/ shin kept on pulling during my CD... going to try to be a lil more careful i guess.

eh.

CRAZY day so jamie said to do the speed tm. 8:11 ap. abs.

ran a little during lunch then did the wo with carolyn! - she's the realest mvp. 12x300m at 800 pace until you drop off then 200m @ 800 pace... etc. avg 58-59 for 7 300's then did 5 200's avg about 39. cd. abs

solid recovery with bryn. she's the greatest of greats.

premeet then finished up with libby. :) 

just a word of advice;

so you won't freeze like ice.

puddles aren't for sitting

& don't let your underarmour go missing...

just a word of advice.

good day though! warmed up too early and was nervous about my ankle (it's pulling weird...) but turns out i was so numb i couldn't feel anything ha. :) pushed through the race & had a quality cd with watson.

oops... haha prom was AMAZING

speed was 4x 200m at goal 800 pace, then a 100m jog then 100m "build up" sprint. felt decent after the first set. 200's were 35, 36, 36, 35. stoked for BYU! abs

recovery

recovery pt 2

premeet! hit a 36 & 37. some days are just GOLDEN. :)

perfect racing conditions! got a lil caught up at the start but felt super strong until the last 200- then mentally it... just wasn't the best. smh. finished with a lot more in me but still a way cool experience to race at BYU! 💙

8:29 ap abs

not the best run of my life... 😂 s/o to ap calc for no lunch/agua. on the bright side i'll never have to take the derivative of a potato again!

last premeet! (wait what!?) kinda windy day. 

region at skyridge!! kinda cool to be @ home :) haha wu. raced with bryn & lu. s/o to brynlee for pushing me the last 100! cd. great job to EVERYONE who raced today!

surprise premeet! for "jv region" hit an 85 and then a 88. abs

not even sure if i should call this a race... weird meet down at mountain view today! it was combined with the little kid track teams- (shoutout to bryn and i for almost racing with 6 yr olds lol) and at least for the mile only girls from skyridge were racing... haha but anyways it was good to finally race the mile again! lap 2 killed my time a little bit but other than that i had really consistent splits so i was happy with that. :) 

things i cannot figure out:

why it's snowing in may... 😐

how i got blessed with the best friends/teammates ever ❤

ran during "lunch." solid loop! :) 7:51 ap. also set some super awesome goals for xc!!!

break! went on a leisurely bike ride with my daddio... i'd guess it was about 4 miles. tried to shake it up and ended up riding on decorative rocks? lol #trailhungry

hiked battlecreek with some quality humans. :) way chill 

19.6 mile bike ride on mct! (cause i was lazy & didn't want to finish to 20...) there were some super pretty views down in pg- i've never gone that far on the trail so that was cool. 1st half was 4:32 ap 

walked around thanksgiving point gardens with my fam. probably doesn't really count but hey

1st day of xc practice!!! got "minimum marks" for planking, pushups, calf raisers, lunge jumps, pullups (yikes) , toes to bar, squatting, and probably something else? ha then just an endurance elliptical ride :)

running! wahoo :) wu to the cemetary then learned drills and played some quality sharks and minnows (turns out i'm not v good at not getting tagged...) ha then abs and hips at the park 

wu then drills. circuit wo today! 4 stations with pushups, running arms, speed squats, jumping lunges, abs, hips, tricep extensions, squats, overhead press, and burpees. then a 20ish min endurance ride. low key feel like i might never move again but hey what doesn't kill you makes you stronger! 

practice was just a wu, abs/hips & get to know you games. then for national donut day we decided to hike donut falls and let me tell you... we struggled. for a more detailed description hmu but basically our car broke down, we hiked 4 extra miles due to our "expert" navigating skills & the fact that we didn't kill each other out of hangriness was just a real blessing. also prayers work guys. god is so good. 

12.5 solid biking miles with hannah! 4:36 ap & s/o to becca from AF cause we saw her running on the MCT- she's crazy fast. abs & hips

technically the first day back! abs & hips 8:10 ap

early morning before girls camp. felt good! 8:11 ap abs & hips

i'm a slacker... anyways abs & hips and a solid girls camp hike (aka a stroll on a dirt road. smh.)

very hot, very dehydrated, afternoon run. my sister scootered by me while i ran though so that was a good time ha. abs & hips 8:10 ap

post ACT run (*cries) + 25 min biking on mct. abs & hips 7:52 ap 

wu, then the kicker! 11:18 was technically a pr but i feel like i could've/should've gone faster. abs & hips 

solid recovery to get ready for the rest of this week then weights #3. abs & hips. 8:38 ap

wu to the cemetery then 1 grass mile (7:36) then finished up mileage w/ easy pace. (7:40 ap) tbh it was rough lol

tempo!! 6:55 ap for the 2 miles which was just outside my range but last year my range was wayyy slower so i wasn't too sad about it. did an extra mile so i could take one off later then weights #4 & abs/hips

3 easy before youth conference. saw the prettiest sunrise so yay @ utah. abs/hips 8:47 ap lol

if it counts for anything my right arm is hecka sore from paddle boarding or tubing or something?

wu to cemetery then a grass mile (7:19) then finished up w/ easy pace again! (7:32 ap) abs & hips

2 sets of a hill ladder in "falcon gorge." 100m - 400m at 5:58 to 6:46 pace. the first set and a half was a little too fast but the last 300 & 400 definitely fell off pace smh. just gotta set my nose to the grindstone i guess? cd & abs & hips

ayyye, recovery! passed off the 2:30 plank lol then good times down towards the "old country road" turned back with libby & emily. abs & hips. 

went hiking with james which was a hecka good time so s/o to him. haha google says it was 4.2 miles round trip

abs & hips. wu & 2 easy pace miles (7:32 ap) then a quality 20 min endurance ride afterwards with caleb & mario. weights #1 & weights #2 mixed. solid day :)

wu to the cemetery, drills (i was SO tight *cries) then our first steady state run of the season! just 3 miles with a downhill so really not too bad. stayed with mario for most of it & got a 7:06 ap! abs & hips.

sluggish morning but once i got started running was fine. 8:07 ap. abs & hips

kicker & abs & hips

sometimes recovery feels so stinkin good and sometimes it feels jolty and peanut buttery and such. smh 👍 weights & abs & hips

easy run day w/ bryn :) abs & hips 7:26 ap

abs & hips, wu then easy pace. felt fine until halfway and then i was not so fine.... ha. thank goodness for stoplights. 7:34 ap weights #4 

2.5 mile tempo run. 6:59 ap. mentally & physically not my best. in theory, i know how to be more positive but it's so much work to stay that way during runs! abs & hips

much needed recovery with carolyn. she's the best of the best. 8:47 ap. abs & hips

10 90 second pickups @ "cruise interval" aka "super fast" anyways got a solid group together & ran down in old lehi 💜💜 then finished up with hips & abs.

cross train day! walked with my parents in the morning down in provo then abs & hips & 8ish miles of biking later. also I LOVE AMERICA.

easy pace was actually easy. 🙊 saw some lehi boys too so that was fun haha. 7:33 ap then abs & hips.

cross training... again. 10 miles biking on the mct. listened to some music & yeah lol nothing too exciting. abs & hips

yikes... not the best workout for me. steady state run for 3.5 but i'm not even sure the middle mile counted cause there were so many stoplights. (usually i'm a fan but i was getting pretty annoyed by stoplight 27394638) anyways not sure what my pace was either... stayed with bryn for the first 2 miles then faded way off. frustrating cause i know i have the endurance i just can't ever seem to show it. abs & hips

went up to the timp trailhead to go mountain biking with my dad. turns out we got a little lost from the "intermediate" path and ended up biking on some sketchy trails haha. got a little busted on the way down one of the cliffs but hey it's always a good time. :)

whistle hills! felt good about my effort. also good to be back with the team ❤ abs & hips

xtrain day for "steve" nest. :) weights & abs & hips & stuff. 

5.5 or 6 depending if you count capture the flag lol. anyways felt fine until my heels starting bleeding (these darn shoes) and then i was not so fine lol. 7:39 ap. hips & abs

recovery day w/ watson & bryn. they're hecka cool gals. abs & hips & weights

mile repeats where it all started- the good ole jr high. splits weren't quite in the range but it's getting there. 6:52, 6:59, 6:58. cd w/ carolyn then went hiking later! hips

birthday tradition run w/ bryn!!! she's literally the best person on this planet. like wow. abs & hips & kneaders!!! :)

the kicker! 11:00. abs & hips

6 min test! literally less than 2 steps away from getting 1600m... anyways a little frustrated about that but good day nonetheless. abs & hips 

had to be up the canyon at 9  so i went running on my own earlier and did easy pace (7:31 ap) when it was actually just supposed to be recovery. smh. felt fine though. abs & hips 

4 mile steady state run! held on to a group for the first two miles and was way ahead of pace and then died off and was not quite in my range... yikes. anyways avg turned out to be 7:23... we'll work on it. abs & hips

played fugitive later and got at least another mile of uphill. 

eh

did the temple to temple 5k with my family! haha didn't really race it but i wanted to go fast enough to take the place of the ladder wo... anyways got a 6:41 ap which i was happy with (it's also like straight downhill though so... eh) abs & hips

cross train day & weights & abs & hips

really hot really hard "easy pace" with carolyn. found a solid loop on the old country road but it ended up being a lil over... 7:39 ap abs & hips

i'll be honest, berm repeats = not the best workout of my life. mentally gave in after 3 and it showed. anyways still hit consistent times (just not quite in the range.) getting there. (2:39 average) abs & hips

good ole recovery & abs & hips

good loop by myself up onto the mtc then around by thanksgiving point. 8:33 ap abs & hips

finally broke 11 on the kicker! (10:43) felt pretty sick before and didn't really do much different except believe in myself but hey it did wonders! abs & hips

recovery + some grass miles with the girls! abs & stuff

mile repeats at the jr high! focused on staying positive and consistency. (6:51, 6:53, 6:55, 7:02) first two i stayed with rachel, then the other two i leap frogged with kyle. abs & hips

recovery. abs & weights & hips

70 min saturday with carolyn! we were planning on doing the high bench and river trail loop at lamberts park buut there was a race going on up there so we ended up just going around on the main roads and down on ruin. good times. abs & hips

XC CAMP!!!!!! went up to jeremy ranch for an out & back trail run. perfect weather, gorgeous views. solid time with rachel. got a bit tired around mile 5 but stayed consistent so i was happy about that. 8:20 ap. lunch & games afterwards :)

day 2 of camp! nice "easy pace feel" trail run at deer creek. beautiful views and sunflowers. not super fast but consistent. abs & hips & partyy

traditional corner canyon trail run for the last day of camp!!! super slow 1st and last 2 miles (like 10:30 pace lol) but the in between miles were great! (around a 8:20 average) super great time with some freshmen boys haha gotta love the energy. s/o to rachel for saving me when i almost died tripping on a rock... haha. abs & hips

recovery never felt so good. started out SLOW but negative split each mile to end with a 7:57. around mile 3 i thought my leg was making a weird cracking sound but it was actually just my shoe (phewph) unfortunately my leg/high ankle felt low key broken all day so that's not too good. iced and kneaded it out. could be ankle stability stuff? abs & hips

leg felt low key broken today. :( my high ankle was burning and shot pain with every step i took. what??? anyways iced a lot and took the day off & went mountain biking instead. climbed for a solid hour then went a little crazy on the way down.

leg felt a little better so took it nice & easy around st george. hilly but good.

BLESSED bc i had the best view of the prettiest sunrise.

premeet ;) 

1st race of senior year!!! super nervous but also super excited to run. mentally in the race but got a little too comfortable, too early, and settled in with a group i shouldn't have around mile 2. picked it up a little bit for the last .9 but still not totally the time i was hoping for. living and learning. super proud of everyone who raced!!!

8:33 ap

8:34 ap

made a huge loop down around what felt like all of lehi? haha 7:37 ap abs & stuff

1st day of school. *actually crying. anyways ran the kicker & got 10:52 which was 9 seconds off my pr... hydrate or die friends. also the cd was actually not that cool. abs &hips

recovery with some of the gals down by good old lehi high. much love. abs & hips

premeet!

grass relays!! 1st mile i stayed with a girl from riverton then 2nd mile fell off a little bit... looking back i could have stayed with her but i just gotta apply it to the moment. 

awesome week day 1!!! my group did 5 600m birm run, 100m jog, 200m sprint. it was HOT as anything and i fell off my pace a little bit on #4 and #5 but i gave it my full effort so i was happy with it!

went out and felt really good 1st mile then psyched myself out for the 2nd mile worrying that i was going to die later.. smh. on the bright side the course was nice and flat and went by fast!

half run/ half crosstrain. 

mystery whistle hills

recovery 

awesome week finale! ladders up airport drive. really hard but oh so rewarding. 

recovery

speed changes for 1 mile

premeet. hit a 3:20 which would be golden for murray. it's been hot. also the sego lily carnival was SO FUN.

good day! pretty much followed the same pattern as last year with a fast first mile and slower other two... i was happy with it though! runnercard said a 6:55 ap which is getting closer! s/o to the weather for cooperating and the cool outdoor gym we found. turns out murray park would be a good place to go if you were homeless. 

falcon fun run!!! (aka "your legs are dead now go run a fast-ish mile") 

not the best of days but tried to not let it get to me on the kicker! got 10:49 which wasn't quite a PR but consistent nonetheless- especially since i've been deathly ill for like 3 days... finished up mileage and my heel didn't hurt until mile 6 so i'd call that a win. running is good therapy.

peaked the cold. only went 6 because i felt awful til mile 4.5... went home & took a LONG nap and felt much better. smh @ my sleeping. abs

felt so much better today. nice & slow still- but bearable. s/o to bryn. she's a gem.

cool new wo called the boomerang! went about 45 seconds faster than our "pace" but felt good until the last one. :) 

premeet. hit a solid 3:20

such a good day!!! the eastbay course was really nice (and a little muddy) stayed calm throughout the race and i think it helped! 

nhs then a solid wo on the track. 5 400's at 5k, 3 at 2 mile & 2 at mile pace. hit around 95's for 5k, 92's for 2 mile, and then 84? and 79 for mile. 

last run til IDAHO

ran the course & did premeet! 

I LOVE BOB FIRMAN. froze to death until we started but man oh man what a race! half a mile in i tripped somehow? & jamie got it on video lol so that's awesome... but it didn't really phase me and i caught right back up to bryn. held onto her until mile 2 then fell back a little but i was still super happy with my mental game, downhills and surges. cooled down on the most gorgeous trail with the girls. s/o to the dragonfly who liked my bow. 

fun run with fun people. :) 

6 min test! 1637 m and a new mile pr of 5:53 :)

started the wo early with carolyn to get to violin lessons on time. the xc ladder was 500m on pace, 400m jog, 400m on pace, etc... then two 100m at the end. hit consistent times throughout the whole wo and felt pretty tired by the end. still pretty sore from the 6 min test. 

went over yesterday, so 7 it was! premeet was a 3:13

3 miles before the race, 1 mile wu, race, and then a mile cd. really tired due to a crazy week which was reflected in my time but overall just happy to be racing and running with people i adore. senior year guys. 

early run with carolyn. 

calf/ankle hurt all 6 miles- then proceeded to hurt the whole rest of the day. NOT ok. on the bright side i passed off the 5 min plank!  

speed workout! it was actually really fun! it was 6 400ms on pace and then 50m "race" at the end!

premeet! hit a 3:13 (my calf/ankle/hamstring pain is still there but we are pretending that it's not cause REGION)

region!!! so proud of all of the girls. #doitfortheteam definitely a bittersweet day. last competitive team race for me which is so crazy. PRed my 3 mile by about 25 seconds but we didn't quite get to state. running has done so much good for me- so grateful for all the people and things it has brought into my life. 

leg felt good through region (prayers work) but felt a little sketchy today. technically wasn't supposed to run at all but got in a few sunrise miles. 

1st time on jail trail! i have a feeling i'll be going up there more. calf/hamstring hurt so i took one mile off uphill and ran it on the trail.

speed! 5 1000's at goal 5k then 3 400's at "current" mile. consistently got right around 4 min for the 1000 and then had a 86ish average for the 400's

cross train day cause LEG. just to be safe.

solid new loop with mario. 💗 plus biking

15 min Indian run with an ap of 7:19. easy pace actually felt easy!

nhs then premeet with mario!!! finished up with watson with a solid 8:19 ap

cheered for everyone at state!!! finished up at robert's soccer game

took a day of cross training. hiked stewart falls + got a little lost so that added some miles lol

8:11 ap

good time with bryn! 

headed up to potato hill with carolyn! it's gorgeous up there right now. :)

birm circuit wo

the kicker! fell on the wu (how this happens to me on the weekly i do not know...) so i had quite the blood splatter going on... probably tmi. anyways little tired from the curcuit but pulled though at 10:57.

good day with bryn

ran past the sego lily 5k. sentimental.

halloween wo! had the ultimate "pack"age today with all the M&M gals. :) 500,400,300,200,100 x2 in a random order at mile pace. good times. 

cicuit wo on the track/birm

1 mile of speed changes

didn't know what to expect but 1/2 mile in caught sights of one of my good friends becca from elementary school/junior high days & just held on. :)

win of a day

9 90's in falcon gorge. it's getting cold.

old country road <3

fast-ish recovery run after the football game. sunsets never cease to amaze me. 

xc ladder! good day. on or faster than pace for all but the first two. 

workout before NHS!

shakeout run in page, arizona!!! left calf felt awful... yikes. beautiful weather & wonderful people though!

ran the course!! holy cowww i'm excited (and nervous) but mostly excited!! plus there was a gorgeous sunset and we got to meet hassan mead at the spaghetti dinner which was so cool!

WOW I LOVE XC!!! everything just sorta "clicked" and i gave it all i had. started out fast which got me a little worried i was going to die hard on the 3rd mile but i decided that i wasn't going to- so i didn't! held onto mario and sidney from westlake for most of the race and overall was just so happy to be there. :) i wish i had a little more left for my kick but you do what you gotta do! 

turkey wo. crazy day

ran after my wisdom teeth consultation! 8:11 ap cause it was getting dark!

biggest struggle of a run i have EVER been on. haha oh well.

speed changes! thanksgiving is so happy happy :)

went hiking in a wash... so it was pretty sandy lol. ran back a little ways and did some miles at the start of the trail. ended up with 5.5ish total but probably only 3.5 running? 

fun loop in st george! 8:20 ap. 

ran during lunch with watson. she's a good one. it got pretty windy after class started though!

FOOTLOCKER shakeout run in mesquite! fun adventure in the sand with jamie & the girls.

ran the course! little crazy since the SA track is under construction- and by that i mean it's completely gone and is actually just dirt currently. haha. good to get the legs going though and to remember the hills- yikes! 

FOOTLOCKER!! started off fast for the loops, slowed down a little on the hills (just to enjoy them longer) haha, and maintained for the last mile. :) (still trying not to think about the fact that this was my last high school xc race.... ahhh)