Redemption

AM: My calves still hurt this morning so I went to my chiropractor and got some therapy on it, and it already feels better. He said the pain should go away soon and to just be cautious for the rest of the week. I will still race at Highland and on the plus side I'll be pretty rested so I am still going for a fast time. I have never raced highland before but looking back at other runners I think that a 15:15 will be my goal. However I think if the race goes just right a sub15 will not be out of the question. I believe it is wise to set more realistic goals, however I do not think a person should deny themselves the opportunity to do something great simply because they have set their standards too low. I just did1 mile of very slow jogging and a ton of core workouts.

PM: 1.5 miles before practice with Ky. .5 mile warmup at practice plus about 3 miles of slowish miles before coach made us stop because of the weather. The wind was really bad and the lightning was very close, and the rain turned into hail...not too fun. Elias claims that he legitimately got lifted off the ground for a few seconds... :) calves feel much better, the rest helped as well as the massage this morning. Although it still feels funny so I will stay cautious.

I talked once again to my chiropractor and my coach and we decided if I was to race at Highland to take  today completely off of running and do XT instead, and tomorrow just 1-2 easy miles and some strides, so that I am totally healed by Thursday and don't risk further injury. But I must make one thing clear...I HATE NOT RUNNING!!! I feel like every second I'm not running I'm falling behind.   I know I need to relax and just let myself heal, but it is SO hard. I hate not being able to work hard. Anyways, I just needed to vent for a bit, because I'm going crazy here. Also I feel fat. Ha! I think I am mentally freaking out here. Anyways, still excited for Thursday, I just need to remind myself I am just as fit as I was last week, yet I'm even more rested now.   I'm physically in good shape, I just need to remain mentally confident.

Biking- 30 minutes

Swimming- 30 minutes (Deep water running)

Core/Upper Body Strengthening

I went today and talked to Doctor Carr and got some more treatment done, and he gave me the okay to race tomorrow. He said I can resume training, but to stay cautious for the next 10 days or so before jumping back into my regular training intensity and mileage. I ran today and it felt good, so I have given myself the okay as well.

AM: Therapy treatment

PM: .5 miles before practice. .5 mile warmup, 1 mile to 800m repeat spot, 2*800's@ 5k pace, 1 mile back to the track, .5 mile cooldown. Water running after for around 30 minutes. As well as some drills in the water.

Strength Training: Swimming

Highland invite: This race in my opinion was the worst race I've ran since desert hills track meet la few months ago. I think I jumped into this race both physically and mentally unprepared. Right from the start I couldn't keep up with the leaders and fell near the back early in the race as the race progressed...I didn't. I simply couldn't get my legs to turnover, I felt very flat and slow. I have learned a good lesson from this though and I have found some weaknesses I need to work on as I progress through the season. Anyways now I have about 12 days or so to regain my strength and confidence so that I can redeem myself at Dixie.

Still trying to be cautious, especially after highland. Next week I'll put that hammer down again. I feel good!

30 minutes Running       

30 minutes Biking

Did not get in near as much running and exercise as I wanted today, I watched my team race at SUU (It turns out it's harder to watch a race and not be in it, than to actually race. As I was there watching them I was running the whole time and cheering them on as well as warming up everyone and cooling down and stuff. I planned on running more later and doing some weights but the day turned out to be pretty crazy busy and I didn't get home till midnight. It probably isn't the worst thing to take this day easy because of the small tear (strain) in my calf I had last week. But I feel entirely better and haven't had problems since Highland, so things are looking good for next week. I'm excited to start working hard again!