Sorry for being gone so long! After the class that I originally started this for ended, I got buried in school and sports. Oops! Lets do a short recap of my track season this year! Okay, so I started the season in okay shape, I was doing a hard core workout twice a week with sometimes an easy run on the weekends. It was my off season, so don't yell at me for not running when this blog is supposed to be about running! You have to give your body time to rest and recuperate after a hard season. Well when track started, my coach killed us. No literally, I thought I was dying. She was trying to get rid of the kids who always quit halfway through the season. But no one quit after two weeks of brutal workouts (lets just say I didn't run on weekends... because I couldn't move). By the first meet of the season, I as already as fast as I was last year at the end of the season, that made me especially happy! That ment much improving could be done! And improve I did! I started the season out with a mile time of 6:15 by the end of the season I was down to a 5:53 mile!!! It took a lot of hard work, but I broke under six! I also not only ran this track season, but I started pole vaulting again. Boy have I missed that! I am not very good though haha. I got up to 7'0". Pretty good for my first year I believe! I also went to states with my track team as the 4x800 alternate!! That was a lot of fun! I am just glad that i didn't have to run! Those girls were FAST. So there is the quick summary of track this year!
Now to talk about this summer. I have to start training for xc season, well I should have already started but.... egh. I plan to start running again tomorrow (as I said plan ;p) by running an easy 30 mins. I should get to the point later in the summer where I am running 6-8 miles five or six days a week. Why am I doing this to my poor 5'0" little body of mine? Well because I want this xc season to go better than last years! I was injured and sick all last season but I also didn't have a base, which coud have helped in the long run. So I am running this much to get a strong base to build up muscle so when the season starts, I can get ready for speed work and a bunch of personal records!! Well that is the goal anyways. Lets hope that my knees decide to work this year!
Eating right this summer!! I have been doing very poorly at staying to healthy foods lately. I could blame it on stress, but it is also about just not caring. I care, but I love food. It is a love-hate relationship! Terrible role model I know, but I have an extremely high metabolism which lets me eat so much! Well I have to change my eating habits back to how I eat when it is running season. I am technically doing a sport this summer (sailing) so I need to eat well anyways, but I also don't want to throw up junk food (or anything at all really). So back to four meals a day! Yes four, you heard me right! Breakfast, lunch, snack time after running, and dinner. You must eat, at most, 30 minutes or sooner after your workout. your body needs to replenish the nutrients it has lost with protien. Goods snacks are granola bars (neutravally, cliff bars, etc..) and protein bars (maybe a sandwich?), but the best is a chocolate milk (or shake (preferably a protein one)) because it has protein, is cold so it is nice to drink, and it digests easily to replace your lost nutrients. Remember, eat good wholesome foods, eat healthy snacks right after you workout, and eat BREAKFAST. I hate breakfast personally, but I eat it anyways because it is the kickstart to your day. It gets you going! Some nice protein in the morning and you will be good to go!
