i finally gave in.

taylor and i

the team

last weekend i ran the ragnar wasatchback race from logan to park city. it was such a blast! i ran on a team comprised of mostly women from ogden. we called ourselves WOO (Women Of Ogden) and then later came up with a clever name called Blue Bayou (if you think about it hard it's pretty clever). We started at 4pm which was one of the latest start times. and finished in a record setting AND winning time of 21 hours 56 minutes. i got one hour of sleep and ran about 16 miles. my first leg was up trappers loop in pitch darkness. my second leg was around rockport and was actually a really nice run. my last leg was from the top of guardsman's pass down to deer valley, a steep 7.7 miles with one large hill thrown in there for extra fun. my legs are dead. and that large hill? i had to walk/jog up it. so embarrassing. all in all it was such a fun experience. i got to run with some of the best/most talented runners around. some people said it wouldn't be very much fun because our team is comprised of competitive people, but that is actually what made it so fun for me. i love competition.

i had an old blog, but i felt like i outgrew it. i feel like a completely different person than i was when i first started my last blog, and i would like to start this one with a clean slate.

this summer is going to be the best one yet. i can feel it. i am currently living in ogden with 4 other girls, working for the forest service and am trying to run super high mileage this summer. that about sums up what my summer will consist of, oh, with the addition of many adventures and hangout time with justinboy.

i ended the track season at regionals on the magical hayward field! that famous track at the U of O has never been very magical to me. in fact, i can honestly say, i probably have ran my 3 worst races in college on that track. it was so exciting to make it to regionals, but so embarassing to get the pitty clap (haha, that's what i call it when people are finishing so far in back that people feel awkward watching them, so they clap to give them support, when really it is quite demoralizing to realize that you are finishing last, and all these people are just feeling sorry for you. it's quite pathetic). but with all that behind me now, i am looking forward to the summer and fall training. i am really excited to run and make this year the best that i possibly can. i think it means so much more to me now, knowing that my running career is going to come to an end shortly. i will never have this opportunity again, and i want to take full advantage of it.

i got this! yeah! woo! yeah!