Woke up at 8:11; I freaked out. I got down to liberty in 8 or 9 minutes, and made it before we started. It was nice to be back with the team again. Running again also felt pretty great. The break I had with Powell means my shin splints are almost gone now (finally!) and I felt pretty good, physically, even if my brain didn't quite wake up. I ran the first mile of the warm up with Amanda, then I clicked and caught up with the front group (I think not having to run the last few days also made me a little fresher than them which helped.) Then we jogged to the north side of the park to do 6 sets of strides. It was a speed workout today, and, not realizing how long and 800 really is, I tried to keep up with Tommy and Taylor--oops! I made it for a mile and then my muscles started to argue with me. I kept up a pretty fast pace behind them (and D-Teeps) until I started dry heaving again. I'm really frustrated that I do that. Bill asked me after practice why I slowed so much on the first 800 and I feel like it's such a lame excuse. I don't know.... I ran off to the grass and slowed to a medium run, at about 1:40 and then tried to stay with Natalie for the last minute. Finished 2:49. Then we ran around and got to the second start line. I made sure I didn't start like an idiot this time (and it really helped!) I stayed with Dylan for a bit, then either he sped up or I slowed down, because he got farther and farther away. Bill passed me...and then Dakota. I really didn't want to come in behind Dakota, so while he tried to pass Bill on the left, I just booked it; I passed both of them in about last second or two, ending up at I think a 2:41. It's amazing how much just pacing myself better helped. Then I did cool down (literally--thanks sprinklers) and core. cr- 35 35 50. pushups (not incline this time) 15normal, 15triangle, 15 high hands. Then I did arm swings straight through the three sets and breaks. We did leg lifts, "swimmies" as I learned them (I still kick,) and for the last set Taylor and I did the "boat." I think that that was some yoga joke that only he and Natalie got. After we got food YUM. And I told Taylor the stories of my exploits in Powell and Cali. We also probably walked another mile trying to find his mom.
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