Half Marathon!!

In the spring I set a goal. I decided I was going to run a half marathon. My mom helped me find a training schedule and a half marathon to sign up for. I started training in April and I ran my half marathon on July 9th. I ran the Hobbler Half in Spring ville. It was a really nice downhill course in the canyon. I would definitely run it again and I think it's a good thing that I enjoyed my first half marathon. (I can see myself doing more) My time was 1 hour and 59 minutes. My mom ran it too but she was far ahead of me. We stayed with my Uncle Jake who lives just around the corner from the finish line. I couldn't have done it without my dad, Jake and my mom cheering me on. My new goal is to work on my speed for cross country so I can make the varsity team again this year.

Just keep swimming, just keep swimming!!

Well thats about all I do is swim. My schedule goes somewhat like this. Swim, eat, school,eat, eat again, swim, eat, homework, eat, maybe have time to sleep and then start over again! I swim for at least three hours a day five days a week and our coaches say we need to eat at least six times a day.
I really love swimming and I'm glad I'm on the team. We are still at the beginning of the season since it doesn't end until the middle of February. We have won 4 of our meets and lost 1. The other one was an invitational andI'im not sure how that goes into our rankings because we didn't win or lose. Im just not really counting it.
I am learning a lot and I am setting some new goals hoping to get faster and faster at each meet!

My Favorite Quote/ Running Motivator

" Running is a thinking sport and we're all insane. We run faster than your mascara, our workouts are alot longer than our shorts. The gun goes off and I am the bullet. "
At everyone one of our cross country meets the team captains give us a quote to help motivate us and this is my favorite one so far.

Box Elder vs. Bonneville and Mountain Crest Cross Country

The picture above is of me finishing the race with a time of 24:47.
The picture below is of me running my second lap of the race.

The picture below is of me running with my team on the first lap of the race.
This next picture is of everyone running at the start of the race.
This last picture is of all the teams having their team huddles before the race. The teams from left to right are Mountain Crest, Bonneville and then Box Elder.

Over all the race went pretty well. The course was a figure eight around Fort Beunaventura. It was Bonnevilles home course. I felt really good about this race and did pretty well also. I came in before all of the JV girls on my team and before half of the Varsity girls as well.

First Cross Country Meet!

Well my first cross country meet was last Friday in Malad. It was an invitational so there were lots and lots of schools there. I was a little nervous for my first race on the high school team but twenty six minutes and eighteen seconds later I was crossing that finish line and I was glad I had ran it. It wasn't the best 5k race I have ever ran but it was my first cross country race and I finally understand why its called cross country. Your not just running down the side of the road. We ran through and dead chopped down corn field, through a parking lot, across the lawn, on a trail that had gopher holes down the middle of the trail, and along the side of the road. I learned that in cross country you pretty much just run no matter what the trail is like.

Cross Country Here I Come... Hopefully.

So on the Fourth of July I ran the Honeyville Fourth of July 5k Freedom Run. I ran it with a time of 24:57. Well a guy from our ward who was helping with the race was really impressed and told my parents that he was going to talk to the Cross Country caoch about letting me join the team. Well today one of my friends told me that the team had a meeting and talked about me joining and they all wanted me to join. So she asked me if I would like to be on cross country with them! So hopefully I will be on the cross country team and the swim team in highschool.

Swim Team!

Well as I mentioned in my last post I am on the Box Elder Swim Team. One of the things I have been wanting to do for quite a while is blog and tell more about my experiences on the team. 't Well for those of you who dont already know. I practice for at least and hour four days a week. My schedule goes some what likes this. In the month of September practice goes from 3:15 to 5:00 in the afternoon. October thru February practice is from 5:10 to 6:30 P.M. March thru May practice is back to 3:15 to 5:00 P.M. and June thru August practice is from 6:30 to 8:00 A.M on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and from 6:30 to 8:30 on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Some people think I am crazy but I love it!