Hey, blogettes! It's Smiles here! Today was a great day for track because my legs actually got to rest since we were lifting all the time. I have really bad shin splints on both of my legs that will need to be wrapped in order for me to do anything without pain and safer too. My arm was good for lifting today. I numbed it with some muscle relief and that helped out a lot. I guess track is something that wasn't made for me but with adaptations and care I can do it and I can do anything. I just knew that I can't go full bore because it hurts. Shin splints suck for that reason. I mean I want to give it my all but I can't because of the pain and what happens with them.
Shin splints are also very scary because the way that our school nurse described it is that the muscles are inflamed and coming off your shin bone. You need to rest and ice and take great care which sometimes means wrapping them when you run like I am in order to make sure that they get better or feel okay when you run instead of getting worse and worse. Shin splints may be caused by your shoes which in my case isn't because I just got new ones over spring break. They may also be caused by pressure and form. If you are a distance runner this may also be an issue when it comes to track because it wasn't made with you in mind. There is nothing really on a track that makes distance feel good unlike it does for sprints. We did sprints on a track and I felt so good doing them but I knew that distance was right for me.
Lifting also goes hand and hand with the running that we have been doing because in order to glide you need to be strong in both your arms and your legs. Today in practice we found what weight was our max weight in things for a good workout and to keep us safe and make things go faster. It was awesome because once we were done we could leave. I got out of practice an hour earlier than I had planned which means that I can write this awesome post or what I find to be awesome post anyways for you ladies. I am so excited for our first meet of the season. With the way that training has been going I think that our team is well on its way to an amazing and memorable season with a lot of records. I can't wait to show people what I can do and what Lisbon does as a team. No we may not be that nice to people but we can sure run and play sports. We make people do double takes that we are middle schoolers, at least that is what last year's people said.
I'm just worried that I won't be able to keep the speed with my shin splints or that I will get hurt or something will happen to me while I am running and representing Lisbon. It would be really embarrassing I think to get hurt in a meet in front of everyone from all over but you know what it will be different and something to remember. I may or may not do track next year we will see how this season and cross country goes to find things out for next year. I may just do basketball and have this season as my season off instead because my grandma is right I am an amazing basketball player that the world needs to see play. I am working on getting better and better too and I would hate that to go to waste if I am never going to do anything with basketball.
I am also wanting to be ready and safe for cross country instead of coming off injury after injury with really no down time. Not that I have been injured that many times so far aside from shin splints but yeah you get what I mean. Everyone needs an off season sometime to allow their body to recover and heal before going on to the next thing. I pushed too hard in the winter time which was my off season to get me here and that could be another cause for shin splints that I have. Anyways yeah just thought that I would let you know what is going on in my life today. I've got to get ready for youth group now.
The teenage years are a whirlwind, with people trying to find who they really are, and hopefully our blog will help us all survive these odd years of our life.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Woman VS Hurdle
Hey guys! Sorry I haven't written in awhile I know Smiles has been posting but I have had church after school, homework, band, and now track plus my battery and chargers were broken on my laptop o I had to limit my time for awhile.
I know this goes back awhile, but the ski trip was AMAZING. It was the best day of my life…probably. I did fall once and couldn't get up because I was on the steep part but other than that I was really proud of myself for making it as far as I did. I also got to hang out with a lot of my 8th grade friends so that was fun. Our bus broke down, but it was still fun because we got to chat and mingle in the lodge for an hour like normal teenage girls. If you ever have the chance to go on the ski trip I HIGHLY recommend it because it has literally changed my life. You got to see the real side of everyone so people I usally don't even say a word to ended up skiing a hill with me once.
Honor choir also went well if you were wondering. It was kind of strange though because the directer (male) told me I had beautiful lips. Keep in mind he was like forty. Strange.
Now back to the title. So track started and I was thinking about doing hurdles. The answer is no. Yesterday we had to try hurdles and I was like, "You got this, you can do it." Well apparently I "didn't got it" because I jumped too early and my power leg (Jumping leg) caught onto the hurdle and me AND the hurdle plummeted to the ground and slid a few inches. Now I have a skinned arm, a cut leg, and a fear of hurdles. Hopefully since I'm not doing hurdles I won't have to practice them again. For track I decided I want to do mid-distance, like 400m and maybe 800m. I also want to do discus and long jump.
I know my aren't as long as Smiles, but I try my best. Hopefully I can write soon!
I know this goes back awhile, but the ski trip was AMAZING. It was the best day of my life…probably. I did fall once and couldn't get up because I was on the steep part but other than that I was really proud of myself for making it as far as I did. I also got to hang out with a lot of my 8th grade friends so that was fun. Our bus broke down, but it was still fun because we got to chat and mingle in the lodge for an hour like normal teenage girls. If you ever have the chance to go on the ski trip I HIGHLY recommend it because it has literally changed my life. You got to see the real side of everyone so people I usally don't even say a word to ended up skiing a hill with me once.
Honor choir also went well if you were wondering. It was kind of strange though because the directer (male) told me I had beautiful lips. Keep in mind he was like forty. Strange.
Now back to the title. So track started and I was thinking about doing hurdles. The answer is no. Yesterday we had to try hurdles and I was like, "You got this, you can do it." Well apparently I "didn't got it" because I jumped too early and my power leg (Jumping leg) caught onto the hurdle and me AND the hurdle plummeted to the ground and slid a few inches. Now I have a skinned arm, a cut leg, and a fear of hurdles. Hopefully since I'm not doing hurdles I won't have to practice them again. For track I decided I want to do mid-distance, like 400m and maybe 800m. I also want to do discus and long jump.
I know my aren't as long as Smiles, but I try my best. Hopefully I can write soon!
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Track Drama
Hey, blogettes! It's me, Smiles again! Music appears to be really busy with something to write on this blog. Anyways, it's now spring which means the start of track season. We are two days into practice and I already have people bad mouthing me saying that I shouldn't be on the team because I bring nothing good when hello I did cross country so I was made for distance running. I know I may be slow now but I need to find the paces that work best for me and ease my body into it all over again. This prevents further injury of the ones I have and allows me to get in the best shape possible so that maybe as the season goes on I can push forward. Track is way different than cross country, and you don't have the people from the other school either.
Those people were fun and very supportive and had a lot to offer. It was always a good time with them and I felt like I was needed and wanted on the team when here I feel like a reject and someone that is shunned and worthless while every one of my other friends seems to be having the time of their lives because no one else is bad mouthing them. I guess I have a lot to live up to being a cross country runner and all but you know what I think I have got this. Icy Hot has become my new best friend, and sweat my favorite accessory. Mint scents are something that really get me going too even though there is someone on the team that complains it eases the pain and keeps me focused on what we need to do.
They were also insulting the choices that I made to run, and I was all like it's not that it will happen that I get to run in those things or at all. I may just be a back up who knows but get off my butt because I am giving it my all. I think that is what counts. Besides I am mainly focused on getting things in motion for cross country because that is my main sport as I enjoy it the most. Tomorrow is an easy practice. We are on;y lifting weights. Well it would be easy if I didn't have a pulled arm muscle already but you know what we will power through because we are awesome like that and we know how to work hard and fight. We got this covered. We can do this.
I think that this will also teach me to stand up to people and show them that I am the boss of my life, and I know what's best and what I need to do for me. I know what I can and cant do and I know what I did and didn't do. I don't need people watching me and pointing out my every mistake and saying that I didn't do something when I was busting my butt and working hard to get there and finish strong only to find out that I supposedly had to do three more laps. Who knew a couple of eighth grade girls were the coaches and knew what was best for me. They just want to make me upset so I leave and well that isn't going to happen my friend. I know what I can and can't do. I am amazing. I am strong. I am crazy and I am fun. I know what I am capable of right now and I am pushing that to the max.
Those people were fun and very supportive and had a lot to offer. It was always a good time with them and I felt like I was needed and wanted on the team when here I feel like a reject and someone that is shunned and worthless while every one of my other friends seems to be having the time of their lives because no one else is bad mouthing them. I guess I have a lot to live up to being a cross country runner and all but you know what I think I have got this. Icy Hot has become my new best friend, and sweat my favorite accessory. Mint scents are something that really get me going too even though there is someone on the team that complains it eases the pain and keeps me focused on what we need to do.
They were also insulting the choices that I made to run, and I was all like it's not that it will happen that I get to run in those things or at all. I may just be a back up who knows but get off my butt because I am giving it my all. I think that is what counts. Besides I am mainly focused on getting things in motion for cross country because that is my main sport as I enjoy it the most. Tomorrow is an easy practice. We are on;y lifting weights. Well it would be easy if I didn't have a pulled arm muscle already but you know what we will power through because we are awesome like that and we know how to work hard and fight. We got this covered. We can do this.
I think that this will also teach me to stand up to people and show them that I am the boss of my life, and I know what's best and what I need to do for me. I know what I can and cant do and I know what I did and didn't do. I don't need people watching me and pointing out my every mistake and saying that I didn't do something when I was busting my butt and working hard to get there and finish strong only to find out that I supposedly had to do three more laps. Who knew a couple of eighth grade girls were the coaches and knew what was best for me. They just want to make me upset so I leave and well that isn't going to happen my friend. I know what I can and can't do. I am amazing. I am strong. I am crazy and I am fun. I know what I am capable of right now and I am pushing that to the max.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Busy As A Bee
Hey, blogettes! This is Smiles here! Sorry no one has been on the blog to write lately, but I know that I have been very busy with other important things. It is Spring Break for my school right now, so I decided that now would be a good time to make a post and let you know that I am still alive at least. I don't know about Music. I have been emailing her a lot though saying that we do need to get posting on this blog otherwise what's the point of having a blog together if no one is going to do anything on it. Anyways, in our time away from here, I turned 14 on March 1, 2014, attended honor choir, have been busy studying for the permit test, training for track, I am going to be a sprinter since my knee isn't ready for distance yet, organizing Relay for Life for my church, we are joining another church in our community this year to honor and remember two church goers who are currently fighting cancer, or have lost the battle, and have been busy doing things for my youth group.
I am not Catholic, not that I have anything against them or this time of year because I know that Music believes in this time of year and what is needed to be done before Resserection Sunday or Easter Sunday to non Christian people, but my church is doing a service project to give stuff to a place in our community where families that can't afford clothes or need food can go and get that kind of stuff for free. It relies heavily on donations from the community, and since they are running low on things since this is a harder time for people, my church has decided to step in and do a little drive to get some things to restock their shelves and keep them in business because it is a nice thing to have in a small town where there may not be that many places nearby that people can call up and say hey I need this and this and this can you help me or bring it to me because there are many places that don't do delivery services, and if the people are low on funds they may not even be able to get to that place to pick the needed items up.
My youth group also holds a breakfast on Resserection Sunday for anyone and everyone in the community free of charge. It's a really great time with the older kids (sixth grade on up) handling the kitchen work, and the little kids(fifth grade on down) handling the decorating, and then the mid little kids(third through fifth graders) handle waiting on people. We all however make sure that people are welcome and have what they need, and we invite them up for the service which happens shortly after the breakfast is finished. The youth however don't usually get to see the service because we are busy cleaning up and tearing down. Sometimes though we do get to see a little bit of it. It just depends on how many people are working, and how much there is to be done which depends on the amount of people.
It's a lot of fun for us too. I remember all the jokes that were cracked in the kitchen last year and about how someone almost set the church on fire, but they didn't and everything was fine in the end it was just a close call, and that person is no longer allowed to manage cooking things but instead have been moved to prepping the food before it goes to be cooked.
Like I said before, I am really busy, and I am about to get busier as I am doing track, and track meets can sometimes go on forever it seems. It all depends on the team amounts and how many events are offered, and as noted above I am going to be doing sprints which are usually first, sprint relays, and long jump because my knee couldn't take distance. I already tried the distance training, and no it did not work out well, and I knew I had to stop because I could hurt it again or hurt something else or start like swearing or something like I did when it happened because it really did hurt. Besides if I want to do cross country next season I think I need to take it easy now so it can get a little bit better. Cross country is my main sport, and the one that I care a lot more about anyways just because of the feelings and the people that you get to work with and see. That and it is a whole new level of competition where so many more doors are opened.
Cross country is way better than track too, because everyday is something different, and no run is ever the same. There is always something new on the course and something new to learn or improve on, and it doesn't matter if you are good or bad. It just matters that you finish, when in track it seems like you have to be good and fast otherwise you won't make it through the season. Our coach has even listed it in the packet that if you aren't good you will be cut which puts even more pressure and stress on me that I didn't have in cross country.
In cross country, I felt free, and I had all these good feelings. I don't think I will get those feelings in track with everything that there is to remember and do because you want to stay in it, and in order to stay in it, you have got to train and fight. You have got to be amazing because there are cuts and if you get cut then what is the point of being on the team because you are just sitting there wasting space. I'm a person that isn't afraid to go out there and get things and that is why I think that I am going to be the one pushing the hardest and being dead after practice. That is why I think I am going to be the one that works hard and finds things out because she tries them. I need to keep my place on the team. I will do whatever it takes.
It's going to be even harder since I am a sprinter because there is a lot of sprinters and not a lot of distance and that is why I think that next year I am going to be a distance person. I just need this time since I injured my knee in cross country to take it easy still, since I am still in pain with the distance, and I still have that feeling of doom like something isn't right or something is going to happen if I do distance in track that will make cross country not happen next season. I don't need another injury, and that is why I am not risking it and doing sprints this year. But I will take risks in sprints. I have to if I want to stay in races and be on top.
I have my mind set and decisions made. Now it is time to go out there and make things happen. Wish me luck people because I am going to need it. I am going to need it to overcome the pain of my injury, and make good choices that will keep cross country next season in line because like I said that is my first sport, and I am just doing track to compliment that and get me into better shape for next year. Sprints always got me in cross country which is another reason that in the end made me think that sprints were a better choice. They are always saying sprint those first 200 to 400 meters, and then ease up and then 500 meters from the end kick it in and finish strong. I could never really do that, but then again I don't think that I have a kick either which also makes it tough, but anyways yeah. I think sprints will be good for me and I won't regret the choice.
I am not Catholic, not that I have anything against them or this time of year because I know that Music believes in this time of year and what is needed to be done before Resserection Sunday or Easter Sunday to non Christian people, but my church is doing a service project to give stuff to a place in our community where families that can't afford clothes or need food can go and get that kind of stuff for free. It relies heavily on donations from the community, and since they are running low on things since this is a harder time for people, my church has decided to step in and do a little drive to get some things to restock their shelves and keep them in business because it is a nice thing to have in a small town where there may not be that many places nearby that people can call up and say hey I need this and this and this can you help me or bring it to me because there are many places that don't do delivery services, and if the people are low on funds they may not even be able to get to that place to pick the needed items up.
My youth group also holds a breakfast on Resserection Sunday for anyone and everyone in the community free of charge. It's a really great time with the older kids (sixth grade on up) handling the kitchen work, and the little kids(fifth grade on down) handling the decorating, and then the mid little kids(third through fifth graders) handle waiting on people. We all however make sure that people are welcome and have what they need, and we invite them up for the service which happens shortly after the breakfast is finished. The youth however don't usually get to see the service because we are busy cleaning up and tearing down. Sometimes though we do get to see a little bit of it. It just depends on how many people are working, and how much there is to be done which depends on the amount of people.
It's a lot of fun for us too. I remember all the jokes that were cracked in the kitchen last year and about how someone almost set the church on fire, but they didn't and everything was fine in the end it was just a close call, and that person is no longer allowed to manage cooking things but instead have been moved to prepping the food before it goes to be cooked.
Like I said before, I am really busy, and I am about to get busier as I am doing track, and track meets can sometimes go on forever it seems. It all depends on the team amounts and how many events are offered, and as noted above I am going to be doing sprints which are usually first, sprint relays, and long jump because my knee couldn't take distance. I already tried the distance training, and no it did not work out well, and I knew I had to stop because I could hurt it again or hurt something else or start like swearing or something like I did when it happened because it really did hurt. Besides if I want to do cross country next season I think I need to take it easy now so it can get a little bit better. Cross country is my main sport, and the one that I care a lot more about anyways just because of the feelings and the people that you get to work with and see. That and it is a whole new level of competition where so many more doors are opened.
Cross country is way better than track too, because everyday is something different, and no run is ever the same. There is always something new on the course and something new to learn or improve on, and it doesn't matter if you are good or bad. It just matters that you finish, when in track it seems like you have to be good and fast otherwise you won't make it through the season. Our coach has even listed it in the packet that if you aren't good you will be cut which puts even more pressure and stress on me that I didn't have in cross country.
In cross country, I felt free, and I had all these good feelings. I don't think I will get those feelings in track with everything that there is to remember and do because you want to stay in it, and in order to stay in it, you have got to train and fight. You have got to be amazing because there are cuts and if you get cut then what is the point of being on the team because you are just sitting there wasting space. I'm a person that isn't afraid to go out there and get things and that is why I think that I am going to be the one pushing the hardest and being dead after practice. That is why I think I am going to be the one that works hard and finds things out because she tries them. I need to keep my place on the team. I will do whatever it takes.
It's going to be even harder since I am a sprinter because there is a lot of sprinters and not a lot of distance and that is why I think that next year I am going to be a distance person. I just need this time since I injured my knee in cross country to take it easy still, since I am still in pain with the distance, and I still have that feeling of doom like something isn't right or something is going to happen if I do distance in track that will make cross country not happen next season. I don't need another injury, and that is why I am not risking it and doing sprints this year. But I will take risks in sprints. I have to if I want to stay in races and be on top.
I have my mind set and decisions made. Now it is time to go out there and make things happen. Wish me luck people because I am going to need it. I am going to need it to overcome the pain of my injury, and make good choices that will keep cross country next season in line because like I said that is my first sport, and I am just doing track to compliment that and get me into better shape for next year. Sprints always got me in cross country which is another reason that in the end made me think that sprints were a better choice. They are always saying sprint those first 200 to 400 meters, and then ease up and then 500 meters from the end kick it in and finish strong. I could never really do that, but then again I don't think that I have a kick either which also makes it tough, but anyways yeah. I think sprints will be good for me and I won't regret the choice.
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