Indiana

Well I'm up in Bloomington, Indiana for the next 2 days. It is bitterly cold up here compared to what I'm used to in the south. This morning it was a chilling 13 degrees but said it felt like 3 due to 6 mph winds. Simone and I are supposed to run 5 miles today, but we are waiting until it warms up. It isn't going to warm up much, though...the high is supposed to be around 20!

I race the 5k tomorrow afternoon. I'm excited about running it, but I am pretty nervous. I wasn't very happy with my 3k two weeks ago, and I hope the 5k isn't the same scenario. I feel like I have had some pretty good training the past 2 weeks. Most of it has been strength and not speed though. My legs are actually pretty sore from this week, mostly my quads. Simone and I ran 12 miles at around 7 minute pace on Tuesday on lots of hills and then the next day we did 2 sets of 3 400's. It was a quick workout, but my legs were really tired from the long run. I still have today and most of tomorrow to recover so hopefully my legs will be ready for those 25 laps!

On a different note, I have really been missing my family lately. I think since my grandfather was in the hospital the other week and is still recovering at home, I have been wanting to be home. This semester is quite different from last semester because I saw my family most every weekend for football games or cross country meets in the fall. Don't get me wrong...I love being in Starkville and don't really care to be in Memphis, but it would be nice to spend a weekend with my family.

I'm going to try to get some homework done today. I was really proud of myself for getting a lot done on the bus ride yesterday, but I still have a lot more to do. I will update about my race tomorrow or Sunday! Enjoy your weekend!