I decided to keep riding. There's always next year for track, and I can always run with my dog. I can't just do horseback riding in my backyard. Today was really hard(I took the winter off...sorta been a couchpotato that wont stop moving ) We warmed up with 2 laps around our school - 3 laps is a mile. Then our warm-ups. Then 25 pushups. 5 of them were sprinters push-ups(fingertips). Then we did our knee-highs around the parking lot. Then our butt-kicks around the parking lot(both are pretty self-explainatory...). We 'cooled' down with a 20 minute run/jog around the parking lot. No stopping. All of this was done in 25-35 egree F weather, while it was snowing, with a horrible wind. We were outside. On the hard asphalt. I forgot gloves and a hat. And my coat. In my locker. I was soooo cold. Oh, did I mention I forgot my water in the team locker room?

And yet, I'll be going back tomorrow. And maybe monday, tuesday. wednesday, and thursday or next week. Until Friday, when I'll stop my conditioning to go to the also very cold riding stables and argue with a horse. I absolutely love my life. (no sarcasm! Seriously!)

-Melanie

P.S. - Are your pre-season track things this...rough? on the first day? We only got 2 weeks. And we're the only middle school in my county that doesn't have a real track. But are they? Just wondering...