Ahggh my back!!

Actually its not that bad. But i strained something back there this morning and itll be tight/sore for a day or two prob. So ran with Merritt at mcd I wasnt sure I could run actually but after WU it was fine. 1 1/4 wu then 800-3200-800- It was 3:19 then 13:51 then 3:08. It was good def she was at appropriate effort level during 3200- we were 327/333/331/320- nice. My back was a tiny bit tight in first 800 then fine for 3200 and next 800 then i could feel it again on wd which was 1 3/4. So 6 total for the day- my heels were a little sore after as well ugh- i need to get the heel inserts TOMORROW- not tomorrow,not after breakfast, NOW. No lol tomorrow will be ok.

I just thought I feel like this glob has become a lot more cut and dried then it used to be- not as much random rambling and blabber. I will have to work on that possibly.

Anyway more boring statistics ha- this week has been hm 5,5.5,5,6 so 21.5 in 4 days(some good adding there). No am runs yet hmph ill try for one tom def. Hopefully thu and fri actually then long run saturday of 8.

which turtle am i?

well i think ive moved up from dead turtle being poked with a stick to move to dying turtle barely moving under it own power haha. but progress- barely. The main thing is that i felt fairly good- ran  at river rd trail- 43 min. tom 2 min runs w franklin along w am run.

week one of comeback # 7346 in books

This week was ok. As far as I can tell it was 40 miles on the nose which is good work. It doesnt seem like that much as most of the runs were very slow and/or short. Thursday did a wo with merritt- 3x1600 2 on turf and last one on track- start ev 9:30- 7:03,7:02,6:42- good then 4x200 w 200 jog in 45ish which felt very fast ugh lol. then 1/2 mile wd or so. Yesterday did 4 miles before dinner on my bday. Today ran in the am with sarah darin and ethan we did 1 mile wu then 10xlap on turf with 100m of it fast- then 1 mile wd. Then in the evening did 4 mile run w emily at longnecker which was nice. So 40 for the week- aiming for 12 runs with 51 next week we shall see.

I have been plotting all week how to win counties/regions/States- exciting!

State Meet and two more days

Well the statemeet went well except for a few glitches which is fairly standard. Obv the big one was poor olivia in the pv with a no height. It obv happens idk if coming in any lower would have helped- we might have to do a little lower in outdoor just to make sure- also it depends how prac is going. And she got a PR in the HJ as well which was very good. Shows the ups and downs of a meet for real. Najatee had a very good hrudles for second to C london she was happy. Jenna got trampled in the 800 ugh but had a good leg in 4x8. Boys 4x8 was good esp scott and nandu. Shot was very good for girls 2 PRs and 4th and 5th.

I am super excited about outdoor we have a legit chance to win states if things go solidly. 6 weeks of work then the fun starts for real. We need to finish strong and work together- what is possible? we shall see.

In terms of running i did 4 miles yesterday morning which was fair- slow and cold obv. Not as bad yest as the day before. Then today it was cold and windy ran w merritt sarah and allison at mcd. We did over to woods on course, a loop and a half then back woods rd and a little extra for 5. It felt good the morning runs help me feel better on the evening runs and make them easier definitely. That is a fun group they are silly and funny. Today there was lots of locking keys in the car talk and making fun of my sweatpants hmph lol.

Tom is 3x1600 on turf w merritt or 10-12x200 for the 800 group w 200 jog.

Schedule Away!

So im off to an acceptable start! Lol. But thats the idea. So yesterday did a cold windy 3 miles at turtle pace at mcd- straight to woods one loop plus a little extra then come back. Then in the evening did 5 miles out and back on river rd trail- im establishing the 5 mile turnaround as the top of the little downhill before the right turn right by the river. Haha precise- of course it depends where you start as well lol but i got the idea. Anyway that run felt good and I actually iced after both runs yesterday.

This am I did 3 miles easy at mcd- the pace was a tiny bit faster than friday. So what. It was quite cold but not windy at all which was nice. Then ran in the pm with Jenna Merritt and Sarah. We did 20 min plus 4 strides which i did in the neighborhood of 23 so just over 6 min pace. I should gradually work these in 1-2 times per week. I have to lumber along faster and faster until I can be upgraded in my verb to hm perhaps stride? Idk that might be too big of a jump- at least its better than plod. Maybe saunter? haha. Btw I like my new term for the pace of some of these runs- a gentle pace hahaha that is ideal these days.

Tom is the state meet which will be fun. Predictions hm- boys 835 girls 1038 we should have a two minute bet for boys and girls- which reminds me I have to get replacement food prizes. I was in rite aid today and the prices had gone up on the stuff i got before. hmph. I think Scott will prob be like 204 nd Jenna hm in the second race of the day.. hm 231.

Taes mom texted me and said she was quite tight ugh- hopefully shell be ok. We shall see. Oh i have to tell everyone that they get out at 140.

easy run- sched starts tom!

Ran an easy 4 miles today. According to Merritts phone it was like 9 min pace but i think it was a little faster than that. Or else im very adjusted to that pace right now heh/ugh. My feet felt a bit better so thats good. It was cold ugh- it just seemed raw and damp and cold. Ash came by and we had a nice talk for like 30 min so that was good obv. She is undecided about next year as of now(shock haha) but it will work out either way. Darin and Keenan and Nandu and Megan sahowed up as well we just did a light1.5-2.5 mile run and then some strides. I had the boys do 4 laps of the old 100m stride/300m jog well prob do that in outdoor a couple times. Merritt was tired from taking SATs which is normal. She needs to drink more water I think- I will pester her about that.

AM run #1

Well today i actually did restart instead of thinking/planning etc. And it was slow lol. A turtle pace off the line haha. Started off with a gentle 3 mile morning run at mcd- it was approx 28 minutes which was fine.

Then ran another gentle 5 miles with Merritt and Sarah at Franklin in the pm. Sarah did 3 we did 5. I felt ok on both these runs im pretty sure i should get heel inserts actually both feet are kind of sore right now(from running nothing lol). At least i cut the new shoes when i was tempted not to which would have been very dumb. I wore them for one run and it hurt the next day.

Im going to try and write more here about the team to keep better records. Snow tomorrow ugh- not too much i dont think. It was 55 degrees today so the ground is nice and warm at least.

2313+

SO trying to get restarted today(or specfically yesterday) so did a pleasent extremely slow run on the river rd trails- it was 40 minutes for prob a touch over 4 miles lol. But it was snowy and I just wanted to get out and move around. Then today I ran on tmill 6 miles with some light pickups i think it was 4x4min with 4 min jog slowly increasing both- it wasnt fast like 7 min pace down to like 640 pace by the end but no worries thats fine.

Good results over the weekend except Imani hurt her __________ word that will not be named because I am sick of hearing about it. So she is 95% out for regionals- sucky obv. But she is already rehabbing today- I am tired of her being hurt altho this year has been good so far. Shell be back soon.

Liv got a PR of 11 feet in PV and Naomi cleared 7 which is exciting obv. Christine got a PR in shot and Keenan and Scott got PR in 1600 and 800 respectively. The people that have been sick recently are still recovering possibly as Darin and Merritt were both tired. Well see next week. And Jenna looked quite good which is a good sign she ran an even 235 I think she should qualify for states again.