The best pace is suicide pace

Went on a trail that goes around Fish lake. Good run! I could feel the difference in altitude, but it was nice weather even at 11am! 50 min//5.9 mi

Ran my long run with my sister Kristen for her birthday tomorrow! Ran a similar loop to our last run together; Foremaster, left at Maverick, into the fields, then home. She's a great pusher! 5x1 min pick-ups went well, going around 7:10 pace. At one point I must've stepped on a prickly bush cause there was at least 30 on my right shoe haha. 70 min//8.6 mi

Happy 4th! Ran with some girls at Addi's in the fields. Martha's gave us cute little flags to hold while we ran so that was fun haha. We did 20 road and 20 grass plus 6 striders. Great day for running! 45 min//5 mi

Ran into grapevine! Nice run with good bonding conversations :) 50 min//6 mi

Hilly run onto the dino tracks trail. Legs are tired, this recovery week will help a lot. Missing having Roberts with us! 50 min//5.8 mi

Afternoon run- Just ran towards the double churches from my house. Wow that was hot, but I'm glad to get used to it now for later. 15 min//2.1 mi

Ab workout for beast n' feast

Weird run today..started towards Sandbergs but kept going cause someone needed to use the restroom haha. Then we kept going and went through Sandbergs the back way. Got in the water for a bit, then ran back with Jess n' Ness. Me and Jess finished the last 15 just doing loops, 6 striders after. 50 min//6 mi

Couldn't run with the girls so I ran with my dad biking behind. Ran to the water wheel park and back. It felt sooo great! Last half were negative splits, it felt good to finish faster and stronger. And happy date of birth to dope on a rope Jessica!! 60 min//7.7 mi

A lot of switching around with the runs this week as Well and I went to a leadership camp! This morning we did our Tuesday run into the fields. 40 min//5.2 mi

Ran the 70 min Saturday run this morning on a pretty trail in Ephraim! El and I ran with this girl named Kennedy from Union high, it was fun to get to know her! She was the one that always battled with Meskerem at races. Had a steady uphill at 50 for like 15 min so that was hard. Also did our 1,1,2,1,2 pick-ups cause we were planning on doing the long run but cut it to 70 later. They went great and felt solid! Feeling good despite my heel hurting. 70 min//8.32 mi

Ran the hilly run today up the hill from yesterday. My heel was hurting a lot yesterday and this morning so I took it easier and only did 40 out of the 50 min. Honestly felt relieved when we finished, drank a lot of water this day to hopefully help! 40 min//4.5 mi

Had one run on the right day! Haha tempo with El and this guy named Jarom, from Enterprise! Did 15 min warm then started. It was hard to start on pace, the altitude was hard to breathe in but after 5 min we got to 7:20 pace for 5 min. The next 10 went well hitting 7:10 pace. And the last 8 finishing strong from 6:40-7:00 pace! It felt awesome and I'm glad El was there to push each other. Cooled 17 min. My heel feels almost all better! 60 min//7.2 mi

Ps- the sunrises here are gorgeous!

Sleep deprived so El and I slept in and ran late when we got home. Ran to Sullivan Park, on the trail and back. Ellie did some legit dance moves while trying to dodge a lizard, lol that was hilarious. Turned before the twin churches to run through neighborhoods instead tho and may or may not have left Colten a note of rocks haha. 60 min//7 mi

Long run this morning!! 9 and a half hours later, haha, we Started a little further down than the start of the Dogtown half and ran along that route. Ran with El, Scotty, and their dad for a little. Then it was just El and I behind as we ran through the Sullivan trail, a dirt road by her house, then home! Tired but I still felt well enough to finish the run. Fast finish, and crashed at home haha. Heel's better, now gonna get back to eating healthy, hydrating, and getting good sleep! 90 min//11.05 mi

Can't wait to be with the team next week!! All these camps are just about over just girls camp to go now!

Ran the sand hill trail and it was really hard. Started off good and ended good, it's the middle I need to work on the most! Around 16 to top of hill and 22:30 overall? Haha just basing it off of Ellie's but slower, and s/o to her she killed it! Also Gracie for sticking in there, it was fun to have her with us! Run back felt great with a good push, love quicker finishes I think they'll help a lot! And glad we found Mace, Ness, and Jada before they died of heat exhaustion. Jk they were fine! 85 min//8.5 mi

Easy grass run + 6 striders. Felt really good! 37 min//4.4 mi

Weights + 15 min run//1.75 mi

Ran later cause I got up early to hike angels landing with my fam! But actually ran 15 min down with my sis, Kris, when it got smoother. Felt so dead when I started running from home. After 25 min, I felt like my legs were gonna give out. I finished the best I could to 30 min and stopped. Disappointed with that run but felt like I did my best. A lot of rest and hydration will boost me for tomorrow's workout hopefully! 45 min//5.73 mi

Ps Coaches- sorry for the late notice of not being able to come this morning!

Workout on the grass- 6x1:00 (3xtempo, 3xthreshold), 2x(5x30 sec CV), 6x1:00 (3xthreshold, 3xtempo). Great group which was awesome! Next time we have dirt mile tempo that group, or even bigger, will be with us! Heel's been hurting again, but after talking with Roberts I know how to treat it good. 60 min//7.3 mi

Weights + 15 min run//1.75 mi

Met at the Vernon Worthin park to run backwards on the marathon route. Felt really great, rolling out and stretching helped my heel loosen up. Ran with Roberts, had some good talk! 50 min + 8 striders//6.2 mi

Just Ad, Jess, Ness and I today. Ran up Foremaster, past the summit, and finished through the pv park. Tired from yesterday, or prolly the week overall, and heel is hurting again, so more stretching and icing! 70 min//80 mi

Merry 24th! Raced the hurricane 5k with Jess! It was hard, fell behind her at the last half mile but stuck in front of the hurricane girl. Felt like I had a strong finish, just need to have a strong finish for the whole last mile, not just 1/4 mile. Got like a 19:35. And s/o for Jess for finishing way strong!! My heel felt great but when I finished my cool down at home it started hurting again:/ so iced it twice for 15 min with 15 in between, plus a lot of rolling. BIG reminder for everyone- stretch good after practice or you'll end up like me fighting off injuries!! 60 min//7.5 mi

Did Wednesday afternoon run today cause I won't be able to do it at girls camp. 15 more min of icing heel afterwards. 20 min//2.5 mi

Fun run in the rain!! Running barefoot actually felt better for my heel. And good times playing ultimate!! 35 min//4.2 mi

Weights and 15 min run//1.75 mi

Workout around the grass today. Great run switching leaders and pushing each other. Just how races should be! Did 4 sets of differently ordered paces (tempo, threshold, CV) 60 min//7 mi

Runs at girls camp are always hilly so that's how all of my runs were! Ness, Ashley and I weren't allowed to go outside the camps or on the road at all so we just ran back and forth the trail from one side of the camps to the other. My heel was hurting really bad for the first 15 so I was gonna go less, but I kept going and it felt so much better after 20. Finished the last 35 alone. The altitude was hard on my lungs but it was good to practice steady breathing cause I know I'll need it. Rolled a lot after. 55 min/6.2 mi

Luckily our camp didn't have to get up till later today so we were able to wake up at the same time and get our long run in! Ran the first 45 with Ness and Ashley to ease into it and give my foot a break. Ness and I ran into a skunk going down a hill but barely stopped a foot short, it ran away startled, so that was scary haha. Ran the last 45 with one of my leaders, sister Thomas, who runs a lot of halfs and marathons so she pushed me for the fast finish. 90 min/10 mi

After, Sister Thomas taught me about this new thing, scientists are just learning about, called fascia. It's this stretchy connective tissue that covers and attaches to your muscles. And when we hydrate, stretch, and roll well it will stretch, otherwise there's a good chance of it breaking. Which is where injuries come in. Science is cool.

Ran at like 7:30pm in the fields. So tired and got a sick stomach so I stopped a few times but couldn't throw up. I think it's cause I ate 2 hrs before and I usually run at least 4 hours after I eat. Cut it short and flipped at 30 so I could finish. Last half felt better, but overall wasn't a great running day for me. 60 min//7 mi

Time Trial! Pretty good mindset going into this, told myself to stick with the top group whoever it was. So when Caroline and Sarah lead I stuck with them. Actually moved to lead at the start of the second lap, which I don't usually do in xc races, and it helped a lot! My confidence grew and our pace picked up as we worked together! Started kicking, prolly later than I should've and Sarah flew past. She did awesome, everyone did! Excited for what our team does this season!! 60 min//7.3 mi

First run at camp! 25 min//3 mi