Breanna's Running Blog

This morning I ran about 1.25 in Midway at Swiss Days, then I ran tonight by my house 6.5 miles. It felt good. I ran in the golf course and up on Wasatch a little bit. My legs felt fine but there were a lot of hills. I ran with Clayton. Our time was 1 hour 18 seconds. (Pegasus 335)

I ran in the Payson Onion Days 5k today. I did a little bit of jogging to warm-up and then I started the race. My goal was to break 20 minutes. The first mile I started out in 6:20. I felt good, and the mile marker seemed to come really fast. From mile 1.5 to the end it was gradual uphill and was quite a bit harder. My second mile was a 6:26, my last mile was 6:28 and my last tenth was 40 seconds for a total time of 19:54. As I was getting closer to the finish line I was so tired and I was counting down the minutes. I didn't think I was going to make it, but luckily I did. After the race I jogged the course again with Sasha, Ted, my dad, and Braden. James did part of the course with us, but he didn't need to go as far so he turned around early.

AM- For our morning workout today we did one mile warm-up on the track, then we did a mile of speed changes and one lap slow. Then we did a mile. I was supposed to shoot for 6 minutes. My splits were 1:27, 1:31, 1:28, 1:25 for a total time of 5:52. I was really happy with that because my fastest mile during track was a 5:55. Then we jogged 2 laps slow and did 6x400. We were supposed to do 8 but we were going to be late for school. I was supposed to run between 1:25 and 1:30. My splits were 1:21, 1:22, 1:22, 1:20, 1:22, 1:17. We jogged 1 lap in between each 400. Then we did 3 laps slow for our cooldown. The workout felt really good. My legs were getting tired on the last 400's, but I still felt like I could have done more of them. It was nice doing the workout in the morning. It was lots cooler.

PM- This afternoon we did an easy run. We jogged a mile on the track. Then we did some stretching. Then we did a short run from the track that was 2.75 miles (Pegasus 341)

I didn't feel like I ran very well. My time was slow. I gave up mentally. The course was hard, but I should have ran it faster. I need to do more hill work. I think my legs might just be tired.

AM- We ran down to liberty park. Then we did one tempo lap. I took me 10:50. Then we ran back to the school. It was a good workout. I've been getting a sideache on every run for the past week or so and I don't know why. I've been doing crunches and I don't think it has to do with what I'm eating. Hopefully, I can figure it out.

PM- We ran on the track. We did one mile slow. Then we did a mile in 7:15, jogged a lap. Then we did another mile in 7:30. Then we did one mile cooldown. (Pegasus 348)

Today we ran from the track. We ran up to legacy bridge and then back to the track on sunnyside. It was an easy run. My legs felt good. I hope I can run well in BYU tomorrow. (Pegasus 352)

Today I ran a 5k. My legs felt really good going into the race. I didn't think about the race at all, I was just planning on running how I felt. I was really happy with my race. It felt good the whole time. I didn't go out very hard, and I was stuck behind the back for the first quarter mile or so. Then there were turns in the course so I went to the outside of the pack and was able to get around alot of people. I ran a 20:05, which is 30 seconds faster than last year. At mile 1 I heard someone yell 6:08, but I'm not sure. I don't know any of my other times though because I didn't wear a watch. I was happy with my time, and I think I probably ran better today than I did on Monday since it was a grass course.

Today I had a really good workout. We did one mile slow. Then we did a mile of speed changes and one lap slow. Then we were supposed to do 10-12 400's. I did the first ten in 75-79. I thought I was done, but a few people were doing all 12 so I decided to finish with them. I did the last two,and my legs felt horrible. In between we jogged one lap slow and then rested till it was 6 minutes. For a cooldown I could only do 1 lap because I was so tired. I did the whole thing in Pegasus because I only brought my spikes which have 1/2" spikes in them and so I couldn't wear them on the track. (Pegasus 360)

AM- This morning we went for a run up to 11th avenue, through the cemetary and back. This is the way we went:

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I felt good. My quads are sore from yesterday. I ran with the varsity boys, so I ran at a good pace. After my left quad was hurting quite a bit so I iced it and took some ibuprophen. I hope by tonight it is feeling better. (Pegasus 366)

PM- Today we ran from the track to SugarHouse park for our warm-up. Then we did hills that were 400 meters long. At first we were supposed to do 10, but everyone was really tired. When we got to the 6th one he said we could be done or do two more. I wanted to do the last two, and felt bad about not doing them but Emily said it would be better for me not to do them since my leg was hurting really bad. Then we ran back to the school for our cooldown. In between the 400's we jogged a 400, and then waited till it had been a total of 5 minutes since we started the previous one. (Pegasus 368)

Today we had a race at Murray park. The course was the same as the Murray Invitational Course. We got there and warmed up jogging part of the course, a little bit more than a mile of it. Then we did some strides and ran the race. I ran 20:08. My leg hurt a little bit but not much. Then I cooled down a little bit. (Pegasus 369)

This morning we ran at sunnyside park. We did 3 laps around the park slow for our warm-up. Then we did 5 laps around the park running the first half at a faster pace and jogging the second half. Then we jogged 3 laps around the park for our cooldown. My legs felt good. (Pegasus 373)

Today I had a good race. I had a couple of goals going into the race. I wanted to break 20 minutes, be in the top 15 and, be the first runner from my team. We got to the park around 2:15-2:30. Then I had to sit around for a while because my race wasn't till 5. I started warming up around 4:15. I was feeling nervous, and I'm not sure why. The two previous races I didn't get nervous at all, and I felt like it helped me run good races. So then I started getting nervous that I was nervous. But, once the race started I was fine. I started out at a good pace, but It was really crowded. There was lots of pushing and it was hard to go around people. In the first part of the race I was somewhere in between 35th- 45th place. I tried to stay consistent through out the race. My first mile was in 6:20. I did a good job of staying even, because my average pace for the whole race was 6:21. I don't know what my 2nd and 3rd miles were but obviously within a few seconds of 6:20. I felt good, but my legs were really tired. I kept telling myself to quit, or that I should just give up. Luckily, I didn't or I wouldn't have achieved my goals. I was able to do everything I wanted to in the race. My time was 19:44, and I was eleventh overall. I was excited about my race. After the race I found out that one of our top runners was signed with a modeling agency, and is going to New York for a few weeks and then maybe Italy. We don't know if she'll be able to finish the season. Hopefully, she can but if not I hope someone can step up and take her place.

Today our team ran a 5k that started at the capitol, and finished at the Gallivan Center. It was a fast course, but it was certified so it was a true 5k. My goal was to break 19:30. The entire race the varsity boys were running together about 50-100 meters ahead of me. I wanted to catch up to them really bad but I was going as fast as I could. It was frustrating being able to see them the entire race. The finish came sooner than I thought it would. I think if I would have known where it was I could have ran faster. My time was 19:12. Next week I'm running a Women's 5k in Boise. I would like to break 19, but I don't know exactly what the course is like. Hopefully It will be a good race.

AM- This morning I ran to Liberty Park did 2 laps around the park and then ran back to the track. While I was running I tripped over nothing and fell. Don't ya love it when that happens? Other than that I felt pretty good. (Hayward 5)

PM- We ran to sugarhouse park, did the state course, and then ran back to the school. I felt slugish, and didn't feel like running. I ran pretty slow. (Pegasus 380)

AM- We ran from the school up sunnyside to foothill then we turned left and ran down around the VA and back to the track. When we got to the track we did 2x300 and then 2 laps cooldown.

PM- We did 1 mile slow, then 3 laps of speed changes and one laps slow. Then we were supposed to do 6x800's at 2:45- 2:50 pace. I was having an off day and wasn't mentally ready for the workout. I ended up doing 4 between 2:55-3:05. (Pegasus 388)

I didn't feel like running today. I started the race and once I had a decent lead I just stayed even, because there was no reason for me to push. I thought I pulled my hamstring at the start of the race, because it hurt really bad. I backed off a little bit and it hurt but was ok. Then we cooled down about 2 miles. (Pegasus 290)

AM- We ran one mile slow, then we did a loop on the soccer field that was around the soccer field and up the hill twice. We did it 8 times at about 7:00- 7:30 pace. Then we jogged three laps slow.

PM- We warmed up one mile, then we did 8x200, I'm not sure how fast they were. We jogged 200 in between and did it continuously. Then we did 10x100 meter strides and 6 laps slow. My hamstring felt fine till I did strides. (pegasus 399)

Ran with Emily on a trail by the hotel. My legs felt slugish. My hamstring didn't hurt too much till after the run. (Pegasus 402)

Warmed up with Emily for about 15 minutes, did strides. My legs felt good, but I think the strides aggrivated my hamstring a little bit. The race went well. My first mile was 6:15, the second mile was a 6:30, and the last mile and a tenth was 6:35. The second mile had some uphill in it. My hamstring felt good. I wish I could have ran 20 seconds faster, but that's ok. Maybe next race. Then I cooled down with Emily and a few other people.

Warmed up one mile slow, then a mile of speed changes, then 1 lap slow. Then we had a short meeting, jogged another lap and then did the workout. 1 mile, 2x800, 4x400. I felt slugish and my times weren't good. All of them were slower than they were supposed to be. I'm not sure why. These were my times:

1 mile: 6:10 (1:30, 1:35, 1:30, 1:35)

800: 3:03

800: 3:06

400: 1:25

400: 1:25

400: 1:27

400: 1:23

Then we did 4 laps cooldown. I jogged one lap in between each interval. (Hayward 7)

AM- Ran down to liberty park, did 2 laps around, and then ran back. Ran at an easy pace. (Hayward 12)

PM- We ran 6 miles. We went down town, but I don't know which way we went. We took it really easy. (Hayward 18)

AM- We ran 2.25 miles. We met at Sunnyside park. Then we did 1 lap warm-up, 3 laps of 300 meters fast and 300 meters slow. Then we did 1 lap cooldown.

PM- Today I warmed up we jogged a little bit on the course, and then did some strides. I was a little bit confused about the course going into the race. Started the race and ran the wrong way 4 different times. One of the times I cut about a quarter mile off the race and ended up running 17 something. The course wasn't marked well at all. So after the race, my dad asked me if me or any of the people that followed me wanted to run the boys race to get an accurate time. Two people had followed me, and one wanted to run it again. We ran the boys race. I ran 19:29. It felt pretty good. My legs were tired, but other than that I felt just fine. I was even talking to some people during the race. I think I was 13th in the boys race, but I don't remember for sure. After the race we all played sharks and minnows for our cooldown. That was fun, but not much of a cooldown because the whole point is to run fast enough so you aren't caught. (Hayward 21)

AM- We met at the track. Then we ran up to Sunnyside park. We did one lap warm-up, then we did fartlek. We did 5 sets of 2 minutes fast, 1 minute slow. Then we did 5 strides, and ran back to the track for our cooldown.

PM- We warmed up 1 mile slow, then we did 2x300. Then we went for a run. We probably only went about 3 miles. I'm not sure where we went. (Hayward 29)

Today we ran at Sugar House park. We looked at the state course, and then we jogged it slow but didn't do all of it. Then we did a few strides. (Hayward 32)

It was cold and windy today. We warmed up by jogging part of the course. It was about a mile. Then we got back and found out our race started a half hour later than we thought, so we put our sweats back on and ran to the school to stay warm and use the restroom and get a drink. Then it was time to head to the start line. We got to the start line and did some strides. Took off our sweats and the race started. My legs were tired right away. I didn't feel very good, but I wanted to place well. I started slow, and it took me a while to work up through the group. In the first lap I got a pretty bad sideache, but I just kept pushing and it went away or I just didn't notice it anymore. In the second lap my dad told me with about a 1200 to go that I was 4th from 4a and the girl 4 people ahead was 3rd. I focused on working my way up to her and I passed her with about a 400 to go. My final time was 19:54. My time wasn't that great, but I was happy with my place. Our team was second to Orem. After the race I cooled down a little bit watching the guys race,and then with them after their race. They ended up being 3rd with Orem and Provo ahead.

Went for a short jog. Probably more of a waste of time than anything. I had too many runs this week that weren't quality. I really need to focus this next week so I will be ready for state.

Went for an easy run today just to loosen up. Ran 1 lap around liberty park, then I ran to the massage school for a massage. The run felt good. I thought I held a good pace, but I don't know what my time was. I think I'm going to start wearing my watch again. My legs felt good. (Hayward 35)