LayJay's Blog

met at bgbs house and went out on the trails.  we went out about 4 and then rachel found a little ravine thing so of course we had to see what was down there so we ended up with 9 miles but at mile 6 on the dike we started to speed it up.  since no one told us our pace we just went faster...i was around 6:40 to 7 min. pace. then we did about a mile cool down to get back to bgbs house.  when we got to her house she made smoothies, since i dont like fruit it was my first time ever trying a smoothie and it wasnt that bad!  good way to start the weekend!

2.5 mile warm up with drills and some strides before our workout.  the workout today was 6x400 with 1x600 in the middle.  this is one of my favorite workouts and i dont know why.  but i felt pretty good! and we hit pretty close to our splits each time.  my pace was a 1:18 and we usually hit between 1:17 and 1:20!  

today we ran out by the arizona strip. nice easy run!

today we drove over to the dixie center for our tempo run workout.  .5 mile warm up with some drills then we ran 2 miles out to the golf course.  My pace was a 6:15 and the first mile was a little slow but I stayed consistent with a pace of about 6:20.  this workout gets a little bit easier every time I do it which is nice :)  then I went for a 1.5 mile cool down with rachel and doty!

.5 mile warmup then we did a 4 mile kenyan run.  afterwards I put my spikes on for the first time in a few months and we did 4x200 meter repeats. core and stretching.

today was our first track meet.  We did a 2 mile warm up and some strides before our race.  The first lap of the race was really slow because I was caught on the inside of a huge group and couldn't get out untill about the 400 mark.  after the first lap a finally got out ( without tripping anyone or myself) and broke away from the group to catch the three in front.  I drafted for a while but they were kinda going to slow too so I decided to break away from the canyon view girl and the hurricane girl.  then it was court out ahead me and rachel.  we all finished top three and it was awesome.  The wind definitely made it harder but it was still a good first track meet for me. afterwards me courtney rachel and chloe went the 2 mile workout thing.  me and rachel ran about a 6:55 pace and it felt nice! then I did a quick cool down. 

today I biked because I was feeling really sick and i couldnt do really anything without getting  a massive headache :(

today me and my fam were in san francisco and my head was still throbbing so i walked throughout the whole day...if that counts and plus I biked.

today Im feeling a little bit better so I found a trail and went out about a mile then turned around.  then took the bike on a few more miles.

still being sick but I went on an easy run by myself.

biked.

yeah I think im getting better! yahoo, finally! easy 5 to warm my legs up for tomorrow, totally forgot i have a race tomorrow /:

once i got off the bus I did a little warm up jog and after a while we finally started the race.  I learned from last year to start in the very front or else i would be hoping over bushes on the side of the skinny trail!  so I started up front and for the most part stayed up front, well behind the super pro elite runners!  i felt good the entire time and finished with a time of 39:51.  last year I got 50:01 so this year my goal was under 40!  it was a really fun race and even though I didnt run my hardest this week, because ive been sick, it felt good!  afterwards i did a short cool down!

2.5 warm up, drills, strides.  

2x1000 and our pace was 3:45- the first one was 3:40 and the second was 3:46. (1:30 rec.)

2x400 and our pace was 1:16- Each time I got a 1:15 (400m rec.)

2x300 and our pace was .54- Each time was .55 sec. (100m rec.)

1 mile cool down

Felt really good after not really doing workouts for a week.  The wind was really blowing hard but it was good practice!

Easy 5 at chuckawala?

It was a really nice, fun, and sandy trail.  Felt good and excited for friday/saturday!

P.S. we also had team pics«

2.5 mile warm up and the usual drills.

3x400 at 1:16 pace and for the most part i hit my times i might have been a second off but they felt good (and fast!).   then 1x800... lets just say it was a bit off but i guess it was supposed to make us tired so that we could get the feel of running on tired legs.  so my pace for that ended up around 2:40 ish?? then 2x400 which i was right on and even a little fast, well by one second.  then we had 2x200 at 36 and the first 200 was 34 and the second 200 was 32 or 33. afterwards was a mile cool down, core, stretch and ICE BATH!!!  I like ice baths...a lot!  :)  Even though the paces were fast they felt good and I know they will make me faster in the long run! yahoo!

.5 mile warm up

kenyan run

4x200 with spikes on

core stretch

felt good but i can feel a knot coming in my left calf, definitely going to roll it out tonight!

Hurricane invite!

2mile warmup, with strides then the 1600.  I felt good through out the race.  I PRed by 7 seconds.  My time was 5:38!  after I ran a 2 mile cool down and stretched.  then watched all the other events.

Day two of the Hurricane Invite.

So today I never really stopped but the day started off with a 2 mile warm up, some strides and then the glorious 3200!  For me this race was more mentally exhausting because you have to run SO many laps but I finished and with a freshman record breaking time of 12:03!  It definitely felt good to get it over with but i was way happy with my time. then for a 2 mile cool down around the field.  then I sat on the side lines with jordan and we got a good stretch then thatcher told me to eat sugar so I had some stingers and then off to warming up for the 800.  For the 800 me and rachel were ranked last so we didnt have very good starting spots but it was still a good race!  my time wasn't the best but it was good for my first time i guess.. 2:35!  After the 800 I thought i was done but one of the 4by4 runners dropped out and I was right there so i was the lucky one!  and it was actually a really fun race and I definitely wouldnt mind being a 400 runner!!  We were in the slower heat (and we took first),but we took 7th overall and I think i heard someone say we were only 2 seconds from qualifying for state! so yeah.  then I had a 1.5 mile cool down.  good second track meet! 

2.5 mile warm up with drills

then we did some strides and started off the workout with  1x1600 and i hit my pace almost right on with 5:54, after that we did a 1200 and im not sure what happened but i was dead!  I think i was still tired from going all day saturday!  so instead of 2x1200 we skipped the second 1200 and did 2x300 and finished with 4x100.  then did a mile cool down with stretches!  today was hard but wednesday will be better!

Easy run out on the arizona strip.  last mile or two my stomach started to hurt a little but i finished the run.  and waiting at the end was a nice big jug of gatorade!

so today was awesome!  first off it was way rainy and cold which made practice way fun. so started out with .5 mile warmup with drills, another 2 mile warm up and then some strides.  our workout today was 8x400 with surges.  after each 400 our recovery depended on when our heart rate got back down to 120.  after we were done with the 400 we jogged a little till the boys were done then we did starts.  they were so much fun!  so yeah then we did core and stretch.

AM- 3miles easy

PM- .5 mile warm up, drills then a three mile kenyan run!  then i was supposed to do 4x200 finishes but i was rolling out this morning and there was a sharp pain in between my calf and shin.  so I told coach and he massaged it out and told me to take it easy, no roads, compression socks and roll out. so yeah then we stretched.

Day 1 of Pine View Invite

2 mile warm up

strides

1600 race.  I was in the second girls heat.  We started off in an alley start and i liked it a lot better than a regular waterfall start.  so I started off in the front of the pack and for the most part I stayed there.  I felt really good and the weather was Perfect!!!  I finished first in my heat and a second away from "koalafying" for state. but Im way happy with my time! 5:22!  Next time I'll qualify ;)  

1 mile cool down 

Day 2 of the Pine View Invite

1 mile warm up

strides

3200 race.  I was actually put in the seeded race and Im really glad I was because it was way fun!  I got to race against some really fast girls and I like being in races with them because they push me to go harder and faster!  so I was ranked last but I didnt come in last!  My goal was to stay with courtney as much as I could and I did.  The last lap I tried to push up with a big group of girls... I couldn't catch them in just one lap but I did finish at 11:32 which is qualifying for state and more than a 30 sec. pr!  I learned a lot of things in this race and hope to improve even more next time!  The two mile is definitely a fun race and again today it was perfect weather!

2 mile cool down then I stretched and  sat in my freezing cold pool for about 12 minutes when i got home!   

.5 mile warm up with calesthenics(??).  2 mile warm up then some strides.  then we started off the workout with a 1600 and I was right on with the split of 5:53ish.  then 2x800.  this really tired my legs out but that was the point.  so then with the 2x150 finishes im not going to lie, my legs were kinda shaking but the 150s felt good!  then a mile cool down.  Then the wonderful ICE BATH!!