Stronger, Tougher, Faster, Smaller

Okay, I'm starting again.  I haven't run in a while and I can feel every extra pound.  It was slow and hard today, but you got to start somewhere, I know it won't take me too long to feel better when I go out.  And on the bright side I have put in my notice at work so "NO MORE GRAVES"  I know some people can do that and run and be just fine, but not me because I never get to sleep more than 3/4 hours when I am done because of my kids.

Here is my biggest loser starting: 202lbs and watch them start to go away. 

I know it's not a lot but I never run after a grave, but I had to work again tonight so my logic was get up and run a little and hopefully wake up out of my sleep deprived stupor.  I did one mile and at a good pace for me 11:30, I was working hard but not overdoing it.  I think it worked I am doing okay!

It was interrupted though to stop sword fights and such.

First I don't normally sleep that much but all I got the day before was a 1hr nap and a 2hr nap after working my 12hr grave. Needless to say I was too tired to move, so no exercise. But today I did better! I tried to leave my husband with 5 kids (3 extras from the neighbors)to go and do my run. I knew he would let me if I was going for a run. I averaged just over 13min/mile not too bad for starting but had to take a break at 1 mile to stretch my shins, they were getting tight. Since I ran outside I had no sword fights and no toys being chucked under my feet on the treadmill(apparently that's really fun to watch as stuff comes flying off the back) Just ask my two year old. Plus I couldn't help but sing out loud to P!nk, u and ur hand. "I'm not hear for your entertainment, you don't really want to mess with me tonight!"

Going for consistency today.  We are going to be in the car quite a bit today so I knew if I was going to do anything I had to get up and do it.  Did you know I haven't been up before 8am in who knows how long?  I did one mile, first half was a 12m place while I kept bumping up for the second and finished in 11:29.  Woohoo.  Now I just need to get down to a consistent 10 min pace, it will come in time and with the weight loss.

Did my first spin class for an hour.  Did you know that they don't have airconditioning in gyms in small town California.  We had fans but no a/c it was probably upper 80's in there.  Yuck, I'm not used to that yet since it's still so cold in Utah.  We had a great time and it was taught by my sister in law.   Kicked my butt, literaly, my bum was so sore from the seat.

We ran along Hwy 88 in Pine Grove, CA today.  Big downhill to start slight up hill, then slight down to the turnaround, we came back up and then went up Mt. Zion's.  Oh my, talk about Emigration, but without the turns, I walked up it, Chris ran but it still hurt.  My calves were killing me from spin, I felt better if I stayed on my toes.  And we had a nice sprint up the last hill to my parents house.  good job, now I just got to stay out of those fudge/marshmellow creme covered mint brownies.

Okay,  I've been slacking, but I am starting again.  I have run out of excuses.  Saturday was technically my last day but I ended up going in last night just to help out the new guy.  So for now and forever more I am done with graves.  That was so hard, I would eat all night long and then be in the mind set that I still got to eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  I know it wasn't helping anything and I know that getting regular sleep will help also.

I kicked off my start with an exercise video. (Jillian Michaels from biggest loser of course) yuck, it wasn't easy.  But I am starting.  My goal is 30 days straight of video mixed with running.  I need to lose at least 10lbs before ogden half marathon.

My weigh in days will be Saturday. 

Chris got up extra early this morning so he could be back from biking in time for me to run some before the kids got up.  Isn't that sweet? Isn't that irritating?  I am not a morning person but I really really needed it.

I got 2.5 miles in before he had to go to work.  I am doing okay and even averaged a 12:30 today.  I am nowhere ready for ogden half but I think that I'll be able to get myself somewhere close to ready for the distance before it comes.  I just won't be doing any pr's but  at least I won't kill myself. 

Did the Jillian workout again, this time I did not eat 2 hrs before hand and hence was able to avoid the digestive pyrotechnics that I so enjoyed last time I attempted it.  Tomorrow I will run, or jog because that what I do, but I'm working on that whole speed thing.

I got 1.5 miles in on the treadmill before a sibling dispute interrupted it all, it's not a lot but I am feeling better about myself and I am noticing I have a lot less bloated feeling.  

I have been consistent this week and want to keep it up.  Gotta get those miles up before Portland :) 

I averaged about a 13:20 for the whole thing and that includes a quarter mile warm up/down, at a 17min pace.  The fourth mile was most definitely the hardest.  We ran from our house down through lake park in west valley.  It goes past verizon, and discover, and has some good rolling hills.  Mile 4 has the longest uphills and I sprinted up three during that mile reaching speed of 9:40 mpm pace by the time I hit the top.

Weight: -3 lbs total so far 

Chris had the day off and we biked together as a family.  He was hauling the kids in the trailer and it just about evened us out!  Yes, I'm more competition on my bike I guess then on my feet.

We hit speeds of over 18mph, and hit 7-11 for slurpees at mile 9(mine was crystal light).  It was actually a lot of fun and I don't ever remember enjoying a bike ride like that. 

I went through Lake Park again today, this is the course for the Westfest 5k.  I averaged a 12:30 pace but I would really like to learn to keep a steady pace.  This was a lot of up and down speed.  Would walk for a minute, then start to pick it up, then I'd look at my watch and it would say something like 10:20, YIKES! So I would try to slow down, then it would happen again.  So I end up walking more than I would like and running too fast to maintain.

I'm also having a problem with my feet going numb.  It doesn't take much walking for it to go away but they are consistently going numb, almost my whole foot, and I don't like it? Any suggestions?  I'm thinking about my weight gain last year that maybe my shoes are too small now?

Oh on the weight thing -5lbs so far............ 

I got some new shoes yesterday and did two miles on the treadmill with them.  I think my shoes were too small.  I knew they weren't the greatest but I was just trying to make them do.  My shoes disappeared after st. george last year and I was hoping they would reappear.

I got in two miles, mile one at12min, mile 2 in 11:35.  After that I did 25 min of circuit training with Jillian.  And the sweat keeps pouring................16 days until Ogden half!
 

Three treadmill miles, just watching for the foot numbness thing, but nothing!  Yippee!

mile one 12:45

mile two 12:30

mile three 11:35

The shoes were a good cover story but I really needed this run because baskin-robbins had 31cent ice cream cones last night mmmmm! 

I flaked on my running, house is under construction and it got put off.  Now I'm annoyed.  Live and learn, run in the mornings!

But I'm blogging to put in my two week weight loss of -6 lbs.

 Only four more to go to my first goal which is where I want to be before Ogden Half marathon in 13 days.
 

HOORAY!

I just did my longest run since January of this year. Since I missed my run on Saturday I got up way earlier than I ever willing do and even without biting off my husbands head for waking me up I got up and hunted down all my gear and hit the treadmill. (I didn't want to carry water and I wanted to keep it a controlled pace.) So I pulled in my radio and listened to the Chunga show on 101.9 the end. I don't think one song was played the entire time but I did laugh a few times.

I did eight miles with a little bit of a cool down afterwards in 1:04:45. Which gives me a 13:05 average. Score baby! I am so happy, now I have to go clean my house before the sheet rock people come.

Oh Happy day...........oh happy day...............

I convinced myself to go back to bed this morning, 

I'm too tired, I've been going to bed to late, I ate too much yesterday, the bed will be sad if I get out of it etc.  Basically anything and everything to go back to sleep but finally this new runner person in my head said get up and do it.  You ALWAYS feel better afterwards, it never makes you any more tired during the day, blah blah blah blah blah.

 So I did it,  3 quick miles

mile one 12:15

mile two 11:45

 mile three 10:40

Oh, and if anybody is reading my blog, If you want to run the race for the cure, Larry H miller will pay for half your registration, so it costs 12.50.  Just type in WASATCHFORD in the coupon code when you register on active.

 

30 min of circuit training today, Ohhhh feel the burn

25 min 2 miles, just wanted to stay loose for race tomorrow.  Hoping to break 34 mins.

Wow what a race! First off, we thought we would fight traffic and ride
trax. Well three trains go by and we cant get on! We finally smooshed in up by the driver and the wheelchairs. Some sweet grandma help Loren in her lap so that I wouldn't fall over. Natalie got to watch over the drivers shoulder and see where we were going.

There was so many people there it was great. I was able to find Hildivinsi from the running blog and we ran together since we are about the same pace. It took us about 5-6 minutes to pass the start line and then it was just crowds of people. I actually felt so fast today, because I was passing people right, and left, and zig zag, and over here and there and they were everywhere. I am really happy with my time especially since I was dodging the whole time.

According to the GPS it was 3.16, I wouldn't doubt it because of all the back and forth between people we did.

After the race we enjoyed the refreshments and the kids corner. They had a pool full of ducks the kids could catch and get some really great prizes. Loren skipped the net part and reached for a duck and went right into the pool. Oh man I laughed so hard! I wonder if people realized that it was my kid........hmmmm. Natalie got a poodle purse, and Loren a dinosaur coloring book. Overall it was a great day and I am impressed by so many people who came out for a great cause.

The weight thing went okay this week, total so far = -7lbs

Two laps around the fitness center then it was about  mile more to get there and back from my house.  

Mile one 13:09, stretch,

mile two 12:18

mile three 13:18 (one minute was readjusting shoe laces because of numbness)

mile 3/4 11:50 pace

 Still was a good workout not my fastest possible but I just wanted some good miles in.  I even did it without my ipod, no, with my ipod but without music because it was dead less than a mile into my workout.
 

3 hours of weeding, planting, and digging up grass where I don't want it anymore.  Ouch I'm a bit stiff and sore.  My daughter tried to keep the wormed she named jellybean as a pet, but eventually decided it was better to leave it with the flowers.

I was so nervous to start this race. I started running with a friend of a friend, and we stayed together for about 6 miles.

The start of the half is a bit hard because that first big hill is only about a mile in.

mile 1 13:36
mile 2 14:21(this is the big hill)
mile 3 13:10
mile 4 13:30
mile 5 12:51
mile 6 13:22(I started running by myself after this mile)
mile 7 12:37
mile 8 12:29
mile 9 12:00
mile 10 11:37(5k pace)
mile 11 11:59
mile 12 13:11(rolling hills here slowed me down a bit)
mile 13 13:34(potty stop, more than a little irritating when you are that close to finishing)
mile .1 I'm not sure, I forgot to stop my watch but my daughter was running with me and we were doing a decent pace to finish.

Overall I am extremely pleased with this race. I want somewhere between 2:50 and 3:03, getting the bottom of the goal is great. In 4 weeks I went from not running to this. I am excited. I have decided that my goal for Portland marathon will be 4:59:59.

Emphasis on that four. I have never been faster than a 5:36, and I really want to get to the four area and I think if I can keep up the training I can do it.

Oh side note, I had a blast at the race watching all those fast running blog jerseys start to pass me at mile 10. It was fun to see them going so fast. I still have no aspirations to be that fast but definitely want to start moving closer to the from and finish half marathons well before the marathoners start coming through.  Oh on a side note, Once the police came through with the first marathoner, I made sure I stayed to the right where the officer told me to go to stay out of they way, no dodging around me needed :)

 The extra distance was doing the kids race with my daughter, they loved the race and especially the clowns with the water.

Still battling some stomach issues after the race, I think the biggest culprit is not sticking to my diet.  I sort of have a "free" weekend.  Not good, so back to my healthier lifestyle.

 Did one mile barefoot  on the treadmill walking at a 16 min pace.  I am having some toenail issues after the half.  I think this is what will be holding me back in my recovery.  Shins are where my muscles hurt the most except for the inner/upper right thigh twinges every time I bring that leg forward.

Goal this week-Keep moving, everyday!  Hoping to be able to run the dam half marathon in Rexburg next month.

Okay, my problem is I'm missing part of a toe nail lost to running injuries and it's sensitive.  I don't think my toes have ever been stopped on so much in all of my life but they have been.  No running today, I'm still quite sore from Ogden half, but I did paint primer in my new addition and played for about an hour on the wii.  (new toy)  Boxing, bowling, baseball.....I think I might have burned a couple extra calories?  Two miles tomorrow for sure, I am going to try shoes again and I think I will be fine unless I lift up my big toe and it hits the top of my shoe.

My toe has finally healed and I am back to my training.  I got 2.6 miles in before my husband had to go to work.  I got woo wooed at today while running, it was just from some friends of mine but hey beggars can't be choosers.  The run felt great and I can feel the improvements but still have lots of work to do.

mile 1 12:06

mile 2 12:20

mile.6 11:45 pace (I was in a hurry to get back to the bathroom.)

 I want to increase my speed but am unsure how to do it.  I know running 5-6 times a week is preferred but how do I do those run.  One hills, one sprint workout, slow miles, fast miles, one tempo run?  And what about weight training, core excersices, just double running and that on the same days?

 Weight-still -7 but am very close to getting -8.  Next weight goal is to get back to my normal weight.  This is the weight I have been for most of the last 8 years.  After that it's making my license weight to be a lie by being too much!

 

Couldn't get outside this morning so I did a treadmill workout.  I started at 3.5 mph and did about a mile at full incline, (whew, that was tough even that slow).  Then I started and 4mph and did one minute and continued to increase speed 1mph/minute.  After a minute at 7mph, I did two minutes a 4mph, then a minute at 5,6,7,and 8 mph.  Then a VERY slow 3minute walk to cool off.

I know I could do better outside without the kids, but I'm glad I got this in.  I really want to do a 5K at the 7mph speed.  That would be so awesome.  Just keep up consistency! 

Okay, day 3 in a row.  I AM GOING TO RUN 6 TIMES A WEEK.  I AM GOING TO R UN SIX TIMES A WEEK. I AM GOING TO RUN 6 TIMES A WEEK.

See the reason I repeat that is because I am going to do, not try, not see if I can, I just have to do it if I want to improve.

So heres the run for today.  First rule, take it easy, second you can run with your GPS but NO LOOKING!   I almost cheated twice but caught myself.  Third, just keep going.

There was a little cheating because I forgot to take off all of the alerts off so I had a beep every six minutes which gave me a hint as to  my time, and it also beeped everytime my speed was faster that 11:00, then it beeped at a mile, but I know this course really well so it wasn't too much of a surprise, so I turned up my music and really started to ignore the beeps.

 Mile one 11:51

Mile two 11:30

Mile three 11:03

Total time for 3.1 was 35:28, that's almost 30 seconds faster than the race for the cure about 3 weeks ago.  Ha ha, I just beat my 5k time during a training run, I was working but I wasn't dying.  Oh yeah.  (This was a run a lot better than the 5k, where I had a 10:40 first mile and then died).
 

This morning I did 20 minutes of ab workout. I can feel how week my core is while I am running. So I am going to include abs 2/3 x's a week too.

I also just barely slipped in and made it in for Hobblecreek registration. I am running 2-3 miles tonight when my husband gets off of work. I am thinking for a slow day I will do my half marathon pace.

Also, I am going to run 6 days a week, and see how well I am improve from Ogden Half (2:50) and see how close to 2 hrs I can get in Hobble creek by running 6 days a week and increasing mileage 10% a week and maintaining miles every third week. I'll be back later to put my miles on.

Got out tonight and did a little over two miles. I think the total time was about 30 minutes, but we had about 3-5 minutes waiting at crosswalks. My partner tonight was my four year old daughter riding her bike. We had a nice talk about why she has the horn and she got to beep several times to let people know she was coming. We also had some walking while I was cramping and doing my best to make it to the restroom, where I didn't even have time to shut the door. I'm a bit tired but doing okay.

This is day 4 in a row, I'm only getting 5 days this week because I didn't run Sunday or Monday. But it will be 6 next week.

It was a long run and a lot of hills.  I ran up and around on dimple dell drive, 1300 east and all over the place.  It was slow but good.  Too much walking but I didn't want to leave my partner and I truly enjoyed our time talking.  

 Man there were some steep hills.  but I finished.

weight is currently -8lbs.
 

Good thing that today is the preplanned rest day!  I spent almost 11 hours driving in the car with my two kids to go visit Grammie in the mountains.  I actually had a wonderful time the kids were dang near perfect for the trip and I listened to The Host by Stepbanie Meyer, my only regret is that I forgot my i-pod so I can continue to listen to it during my runs this week.

Found out I have a running partner here.  My little brother says he will come run with me.  But I have a feeling I will only have my partner for the first run.  I don't like  running here, it's just two darn hilly, think East side of Salt Lake Valley but worse, more like living in Emmigration Canyon. Hill will humble me, Hills will make me stronger, Hills will make sure I don't beat my recent 5k time again, and THE HILLS WILL NOT WIN!

Well, I did my first California run today, I think I am going to start earlier.  It was 85 degrees by 9:30.  I had a really steep downhill to start and then a slight up hill followed my a mile of slight down.

Mile one 12:24

Mile two 14:57(two minute stretching after first mile.)  At about 1.1 I turned onto Irishtown road to hit some more uphill(not that I am really into running uphill, I just wanted the uphill to be in the first half of the workout not the entire second half.)  Then at 1.5 I hit the top of the hill and saw the downhill again.  Oh BOOGERS! I exclaimed, so I turned left onto Spagnoli Mine Rd which appeared to be level, turns out it was also just a trick and low and behold, more hills.

Mile three 12:07, had some decent down hill here and then only a few short steep uphill. 

Mile four 12:07, hey looking at these times, I'm impressed! SCORE!  Not too bad of a slow down considering all of the inclines.  I had a lot of slight uphill, with a really big hill up to my parents house.

Running here is hilly, but it is beautiful, there is a reason they call it Pine Grove.  I also discovered the old cemetary I didn't know was here.  I'll have to go check it out because some of them have to be over a hundred years old.  Pine Grove was settled during the gold rush.  It also smells good, when you aren't running along the main highway.

On a training note, my breathing was still fast, but my lungs never burned or ached, is that because of the altitude? It's not really low here  but is about 2600 ft .

Day 1 of running partner...........................well he stayed in bed.  I'll try my best tomorrow to get him out.  I hope to show him up a little :)

Today was slower due to several factors.  One it's dang hilly here, two I donated whole blood yesterday so I am a little short on iron.  Three I traded my running partner (little brother) for dad.  It was a great trip.  Same as yesterday except we stopped at the Pine Grove cemetary, the oldest grave I found was from 1866.  But the coolest part was we found the grave of a marine that was part of the brigade that raised the flag  in Iwo Jima after the bombing of Hiroshima.

 Man who ever knew there was so much history in my little town.

Oh side note, I was noticing in one area that the smell of the pines was unusually strong, you could even smell the sap, oh wait, look a whole fleet of wood chipping trucks were lined up there.  No wonder it smelled so good.

I know the distance stinks, but let me explain.  I am going to run 6 days a week and I found out on Monday we are going to great america(theme park) today.  We are talking a 3 hr dive each way, plus 10 hrs in park.  How was I going to run.  Well mother nature made sure I was awake and couldn't get back to sleep.  She let a skunk off somewhere close and it invaded my room, so off I went, 1 mile up at 15:58 and one mile down at 11:20, it would have been faster the the hill to my parents house is the worst hill around, and it's gravel which slows footing some.

Day 3 in a row and little brother is still sleeping, he's got three days to try and make it up.

Oh, I am so getting sick of these hills!  They are so big, so long and everywhere, there is no such thing a flat, or rolling, just big ol long hills that won't stop!  I ran up hwy 88 tonight and got a lot of attention.  Way out here is no mans land you don't see runners and I got woo wooed and honked at.  Both made me jump and I felt a bit silly.  

 Splits, I am getting tired here and I know I am recovering from the blood donation, but i cant wait to get home.

mile one 1333

mile two (1 minute to stop and stretch)1406

mile three (30 seconds to tie laces) 1218

mile four 1416 but i had a really big long uphill in this one, yuck!!!

Oh, today was so easy!  Well it was and it wasn't.  I got up fairly early and my mom signed me into the local gym as a guest (so it wouldn't cost 10 bucks) and I ran on the treadmill.  Ohhhh flat, so nice.  It was really hot, you think in California they would put air conditioning in the gyms, but its just fans.

I was a little stiff the first mile and finished about a 12:30.  Stretched for a minute and then I kept going.  I don't think I have ever sweat so much.  My heart rate was good about 160 the whole time, my legs were working but not dying, breathing quick not labored but I was dripping buckets!!! 

Middle three miles at 12 min pace mile five was 11:00 minutes and it still felt really good.  Maybe the hills haven't been so bad after all. 

The greatest part, I felt awesome in the gym, I was the youngest person there and the only going faster than a walk. I was like a gym junkie or something. 

Day 5 in a row, I think I can handle this.

Okay, this is pathetic and I know it, but I did it.  My babysitter(gram) came home late then it was dinner and clean for company.  I am tired and my legs are tired.  My shins ache and this mile was all up hill, crazy how you can't get away from that.  I got in about 6 flights of stairs too, so there is a mild bit of redemption.  Tuesday next week will be the most difficult.  Driving back to Utah that day.  10 miles in the car, and nobody will be here is the morning so I can run, everyone leaves at about 5 am.  Maybe I can get little brother to do it, because it must be done before I leave.

Wow, I don't think I have ever thought so hard about how I could get a run in.  This week was slightly lower than last but good considering my being out of town.  Next week we will see a 10% increase and have close to 22 miles. 

I don't know about distance today.  Mostly we rode the quads around the property, but the baby quad(max weight 88 lbs) doesn't make it up my parents driveway with an adult on it.  So I got to run next to it while my two year old powered it up the hill.  See, more hills, can't get away.

3 miles today before we head out and go see fairytale town, the sacramento zoo , and maybe head into the jelly belly factory for a tour and free samples:)

32 minutes for the first two miles together. 1.5 was up and up, my calves are screaming, as soon as I started an incline they hurt so bad, but I kept going and then it was only a little over 10 minutes for the last mile as a came down the hills.  I didn't want to go too fast but was more afraid of braking too much and getting hurt that way.

And I ran up the whole hill driveway moster to the end(I haven't made it to the very top this trip). 

GOOSE EGG

MN-8am, 8 hours of sleep

8-9:30, getting everyone dressed and car packed (no little brother to watch kids, everybody else left at 4am)

9:30am-11:30pm, driving-it takes a lot longer when you are by yourself with a 4yr old and 2yr old you have to stop for everything.  But I am back, and this will be a very big exception to the rule of 6 days a week. 

two treadmill miles. started at a 12:30 to warm up, ended at 10:40. Total time 23:18. Ran in the dark so nobody could see me through the windows, blinds were broken and the new ones have not been hung up yet.

I scored a deal of jelly belly sport beans while I was in the factory in CA.  I got them for about 50 cents a bag.  Anybody want any let me know, I came home with more than we can use.

Another late run out and around the fitness center and back.  I think I am going to avoid that route if I go out in the evenings again.  There are so many people there and the observers sometimes have a tendency to smoke next to the track.  No thanks, there is enough pollution in the air for me to breathe.

Do you ever get the feeling that you are going slower and slower?  This week has been so hard on me and I feel like I am falling behind in speed even though my mileage is okay.  Maybe in a week or so I will feel better when I am back into my normal routines and eating habits.

I averaged 12:30 and my legs felt so tired.  UGH, I dont know.  Tomorrow is an early morning run with Leslie! Yeah! Can't wait to run and talk. 

Ran on the Parkway with Leslie.  I can't keep a decent pace and talk I am realizing.  It's been a hard week for me.  Everything has been a bit slower.  We had a nice run and Leslie was definitely having an easier time with it, but that's okay, I'll catch up soon I hope :)

Total time 1:07 (Potty stop included) 

5.7 in 1:15.  I ran with locomotion some today.  My plan was to run mostly down emigration not up but Kelly was there and she was on here way down so I started running up to meet her then ran all the way down to hogle zoo.  It was a fun great run, uphill was definitly my slowest mile but then consistently ran a little faster every mile until I finish at 11:17.

I am going to try to get 2.25 miles in tonight so that I actually break 20 miles this week and be on track for 22 miles next week. 

Oops. I was gonna go run outside but right as we were falling asleep Chris remembered he had his early morning physical therapy. So as soon as I awoke it was get ready to go onto the treadmill.

I got in 2.5 before first child came into my room, but he did great and just played on my bed for the rest of the time. Child two came in right as I was finished. Hurray!

Mile one 12:30

Mile two 12:15

Mile 3 12:00

Mile 4 11:37

Weight change -9 lbs. The goal this week is to do 4 miles everyday and to keep them about 30 -60 seconds slower than my most recent 5k time. I think I have been trying to keep my times as low as possible, I believe if I slow down just a tad that getting more miles in a week shouldn't be so hard.

I walked another 1.5 round trip to the park and back with the kids. I walked as fast as I could pushing the stroller.

Chris got dibs on the outdoors today so I ran on the treadmill, again.............good thing I like to listen to Chunga on the radio.

I'm finding it hard to run slow for shorter distances I just can't stay at the same pace I love to pick it up some.

mile 1 12:16

mile 2 12:03

mile 3 11:41

I basically kept the same pace but about every half mile I would jump up the speed to 10 min miles for about 30 sec, just enough to stretch my legs out some but not enough to get my respiration out of control. I know the goal is 4 miles today but I am walking to the childrens musuem from my sis-in-laws and I have no idea how far it is, but I am guessing we will be pushing strollers with two/three kids each for about 3-4 more miles today. So I'll update when we get back.

We are back and it was 4.4 miles pushing 2-3 kids in the stroller about 20 min pace.  It still hurt though.  Will all this extra walking affect my training, is it good for me?  I am planning on increasing my running miles 10% each week and keeping my walking miles seperate.  Is that okay?

OH BOY!!!!

I, um, just volunteered to fill in a leg of WBR.  wow, I've never done it before and I have never met the people  I will be running with so lets see how it goes!
 

Well maybe getting outdoors isn't that great after all. It really has started warming up. We finally got the swamp cooler going but it had a leak, oh joy, and then the vent in the ceiling got knocked out. Ugh, just more work to do.

I think the walking miles are hurting me some right now, but I think I could get used to it. It took me a mile to loosen up and not feel so tight and tired.

mile 1 14:00

mile 2 12:02

mile 3 12:32 (this has a considerable amount of uphill so it is a bit harder.

mile 4 12:25

And 7am is not early enough to run!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Finally, I got it done.  Not the distance I was originally planning but because of WBR I am adding miles this weekend so I will actually be a little ahead of where I need to be.

 2.5 barefoot miles very sllloooowww on the treadmill.  And it was broken up some to take care of a sick child.  My husband is already in Logan to help with the start line he will be there until all the teams have started.

No results are posted yet, but I'm not sure how we stand. I know we were not competitive but I ran my best. I think I was the only person who stayed within 1 minute of my predicted time.

I was runner 7. Start time 6:30 pm First leg relatively flat little downhill, and yet a rookie at heart I took off too fast. Temp 90.

mile times 11:22, 12:17, 12:18, 12:23

Second leg, start time 3:19am, two hours of sleep, temp 38. This has a good downhill in the first mile and then climbed higher with each mile. Total elevation gain was over 600ft.

miles times 12:17, 13:03, 15:15, 15:07

Last leg, temperature 95, start time 2:30am , but there was a breeze and it didn't feel like the sun was cooking me but the radiant heat coming up from the asphalt was frying me. Oooh it was so hot. I had the van stop at least every mile so that I could spray myself with water and that really helped. This leg was really flat and quite nice to run.

mile times 11:40, 12:41, 11:48, 13:20

I had lots of fun, I am a little tight and sore but not incapacitated and feel like I got a really good workout. Missed the FRB teams but it's hard to see everyone in this race. Ragnar not only hurt our runner but killed our car as it overheated. We were pawning off our last runners with any car that drove by so that they at least would be where they needed to wait.

Our team won a case of myomed, something like the most beautiful disaster, after disaster, after disaster. We were an all girl team called Darla Angels. Darla was the team captain sis in law who died last year at 38 after an 8 year battle with breast cancer. So our car was decorated in that theme. It was a bit crude in some places but we laughed and so did some onlookers.

Easy miles on the treadmill.  My legs felt heavy and stiff, not sore, just stiff as I started.  

mile times, 13:15, 13:02, 12:45, 12:30, and 8:30 time(not pace) for the last .7mile. Total time 1 hour.  I was feeling pretty good by the time I hit mile 3.  There were two VPB, I know I was running at home but one bathroom and two kids makes privacy pretty rare :)

My stomach is still not happy from wasatch back and nothing sounds good so I don't want to eat.  I try to eat somethings and after two bites its blah!  So for the rest of the day I need to focus on getting at least 1400-1500, good healthy calories in.

I ran out to Lake Park again, I just can't seem to resist those rolling hills. And it is pretty scary too! You think you are safe running on a sidewalk 10ft away from the road (speed limit 35mph) And that divider is lined with medium sized trees but all that security is smashed when you see the skid marks, the tree ripped up by the roots and broken in half, and the tire tracks don't stop until they have gone over and past your "safe" sidewalk.

But on the other hand, I love warmer weather and early morning golfers because that means the bathroom right by the trail are open!

Mile times 12:51, 12:19, 12:16, 11:52, 11:46. I know one think for sure, I could not have done another mile and have it be faster than my last one. I was pretty done today, but not bad for the person who was seriously doubting her hobby this morning and questioning why I even do this.

Added 1.5 miles with a quick walk and a  fully loaded double stroller. (Free lunch for the kids).  They didn't want to ride in the car, but in the stroller, hmmmmm, I don't get it.  Maybe they were just looking for a way to wear me out.  Nothing new. 

I went and ran with Jody and Paula today.  It was three good miles for me.  I was working decently but not dying, although it was a little more difficult for me to talk than the others but it wasn't bad.  I had a lot of fun.  It was really different running without having a clue as to pace or mile times, but you're supposed to do that sometimes right?

Thank you Jody and Paula for letting me come with you today! 

Chris got outdoors today, because I got it yesterday. But the poor guy came back to me with road rash. Lost traction on some gravel in the new roundabout.

For me, 5 miles on the treadmill. Total time 60:35.

Mile times 12:45, 12:15, 12:07, 11:52, 11:30.

It feels good to be running this pace. But I, like a lot of people, feel like it's taking too long to get faster. I only have 3 months until my marathon. I know, get the distance, speed will come. I have just barely started getting my weekly mileage over 30 and this is big for me. So just stop, breathe, oooh hooooooooooooo, okay, mileage is very important. It will be your best marathon ever if you keep this up! (I tend to talk to myself alot, especially during the last few miles of the marathon.)

I don't know about anybody else but I got some free myomed from WBR am really enjoying it.  There is that soreness and a little bit of achyness that I don't even realize is there until I'm ready to go to bed and then it's like restless leg syndrome, but putting the myomed on makes it tingle and feel good and then I have no problems going to sleep. So my two cents worth.  I like it, I use it, but I won't pay $20 a tube for it.

On the treadmill, again.  But I am glad we have it.  Kids can sleep, well at least one of them.  I was on it this morning because Chris left at 6:30a for a meeting at work.  

Miles 12:30, 12:15, 12:00, 11:45, 11:27

Total time 59:57.  I did have two quicks stops to help my little handsome get some cereal, and a glass of milk.  Honestly though, the kids are learning to entertain themselves from the time they get up until I am finished running.  I love my babies:) 

Whew, I barely made this one in today.  I didn't get home from the zoosnooz and a date with the kids until after 1pm, and it was sooooooo hot.  So we waited until 9ish to go out.   Chris on the bike, me on foot, and kids in the stroller(behind the bike)  We made it almost two miles before the fireworks for westfest started so we stopped and watched and ran our way home.

Yeah, day six I did it.  A little short on miles today but that is to be expected but I have had a great week. 

Just doing a       quick report............

 Weight change: -14lbs

And I can feel my muscles while I run, and not all the jell-o!
 

This was a nice long, slow run. I don't even want to put miles times because they are so slow. But I was breathing good, my legs are just tired. Part of it I think is because I have had a hard time eating well. Not eating junk food, I've just had something going on and I feel sick no matter what I eat. I lost 6 pounds last week and eat everything I wanted. I drink only water, and sometimes skim milk and was eating very healthy because that is all my stomach can handle but I have a feeling that it wasn't enough. I feel weak. Or maybe it is just a monday and you don't work as well if it is a MOnday.

Total distance 5.8 with .25 cooldown, .25 warm up, total time 1:19.

Only partially copped out when it came to the free lunch.  I rode my bike 1.5 miles and so did the big kids(have my niece today) but a bike ride is so much better for us than the car ride:) 

I ran out to Lake Park and saw Jody, and Paula on my way in. I thought it was Jody but then I saw Paula and her puppy and knew it was them. (Without my glasses I identify by outlines and movement) I then turned onto the trail behind Select Health and then out past the fire hydrant.

times: 12:11, 12:26, 12:36, 12:00, 11:04. Don't know why I was slowing down in the middle maybe hills, maybe just getting into the groove, but the last mile was a bit too fast and too quick of a stop because I nearly lost the contents of my stomach as I heaved my way to the bathroom. Wasn't quite sure how I wanted to employ the toilet first, top half or bottom. Well mind over matter and I controlled the heaving and just cooled off.

PM, 2.5 mile bike ride, I'm still to angry and cranky from this morning, not sure why but didn't enjoy the ride........... 

A tad shorter today but I needed it and it felt really good.  Relish those slow runs, and to top it off I found a new running partner who is training for TOU and she runs right about the same pace as me. That's so swell!  I ran to the fitness center and did two laps then ran home.

Miles 15:00, 13:30, 12:30, 12:30 the only bad part is that I became a mass murderer, there were so many colonies of ants right in the middle of the path, I couldn't avoid them all so a few met an early demise.

PM 1.5 mile bike ride

It was a Chunga sort of day, since Chris left for work a little after 6a.  It was a very nice and easy day, could run like this forever, if it didn't take so long.  1hr total time.  Felt good and needed it to be slow for the 5k tomorrow.  That will be so much fun :)

Where has all the time gone?  I felt like I had all the time in the world to train when my countdown clock to the marathon had over 100 days, but now that it is reading in the low 90's I feel live I am into crunch time. 

Oh my goodness, oh my goodness..............(channeling Shirley Temple)  This was over 3 minutes faster than my last 5k Race for the Cure.  

Mile times 10:56, 10:30, 10:28, .1 in 48 seconds.  I do believe this is my second fastest 5k ever, and I can't believe how much I have improved in just a couple months.  Mile one have .5 miles of an incline and then there were two small rolling hills but a decent amount of down with some flat as we headed north on the course.  

Wow, only 3 more minutes off and I will have an all time PR and that was done before the birth of my second baby.  Sasha told me to go out at a 10min pace and see what happens.  I thought he was crazy, because my training miles rarely go under 12 min pace.  But I took off and kept the pace(slowed down for the hill) but I wasn't so far off from a 10 min pace.  WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW -----sorry I am just tickled pink and couldn't be happier.

I think the warmup mile helped, I used to think the people who ran before the race were nuts but it really helps to loosen up and get the slowness out.  Then I ran a little afterwards and along side my kids for their race.

Happy 4th of July everyone!!! 

Very slow long miles.  I started at the church by the capitol, and headed through city creek canyon to the post office on Sunnyside Ave and I turned around there.  I started slow and stayed that way but I need slow, I used up all my speed yesterday.

Total time 3 hours. 

Time to cut back a little this week.  4 regular easy runs, only one medium run, and one long run.  But I am going to get at least one 10 mile bike ride this week.  We are going to do the Antelope Island Creatures of the night bike ride. 22 miles I think.  That is on July 18th.

Total weight loss   -16lbs.  (I'm back to my"normal" flex zone of 5 lbs) 

Hey guess what?   I woke up this morning with lips like Angelina Jolie!!!  Too  bad it's from cold sores and not botox.  I get cold sore from stress and sun.   Well we haven't had that much sun lately(ha ha ha ha) and I haven't been running my longest miles ever (ha ha ha ha)

Okay, I was planning on a 4mile run, but my new loop is a bit more than four and during mile three I was fighting peristalsis pretty bad so I added another quick out and back to the restroom on the golf course.

Time 1 hour for 4.6 miles.  Then then .15 cool down on the way home. 

Only 3 miles so far today but will get in another 1.5 with the kids this morning. I have been sure to take it nice and slow this week, my muscles feel really good but I don't like how my IT has been feeling. Doing lots more stretching, knee pain is scary.....................

I contemplated not running today but I just couldn't handle it! It's just too much a habit now, and I LOVE IT!!

1.5 miles as promised very fast walk, best I could handle with the stroller, but my legs still felt it.

Ran with Jody and Paula again today.  It's so much fun:)  I couldn't get to sleep until almost midnight but was actually smiling when I woke up because I knew I was going to have a good run.  Another friend of their came and it's been so long since I've run in a group, even at the end we were all standing for a bit chatting.  What a great start to a day.

Pace was a good workout for me but still conversational and everything feels good.  I think I am pretty much recovered from race/long run last week. 

Pushing the kids in the stroller, it was really hot (that's what we get for going in the middle of the day) but we got several errands done too. (Gas conservation baby) Will be going out for a 10+mile bike tonight.

10 mile bike ride (49min) as promised.  Felt good and hard but still so different from running......... 

Chunga day. I slept in and so had to suffer the consequences of the treadmill and air conditioning(okay so it's a swam cooler and extra fan in my room but still).

miles, 12:30, 11:53, 10:50, then .25 cool down. So I am thinking maybe 12:30 might be too slow for average running days and might need to start focusing on keeping the pace right around 11:30 to 12:00 from now own.

I will get 1.5 more in this afternoon when we go out to the lunch, so ta ta for now I'm off to the showers quoting P!nk "Cause I don't do wanna be a stinky girl" wait maybe she says stupid girl, either way it's not me:)

Got my 1.5 five in and later went to 7-11 for a free small slurpee (crystal light variety) can't even drink the whole thing but it was a fun taster. 

With the kids in stroller to wal-mart to do a little grocery shopping.  Alarm didn't go off this morning so I missed my group run and was planning to do more.  But you know what happens when you "plan".  Ugh, bad day today, today is one of those days where you wonder why you do this and if you want to continue.......................................

Well at least when I do a new little route I am never shorting my miles and end up with a little extra. 6.4 miles in 1:18 (12:17 avg) not too bad. Ran 2.5 miles with lisa and had fun chatting. Mile 3 had a potty stop. Whenever I think about running I dread it but then I go do it and it feel good and I don't mind it.

Weight change: none (okay not true it was +.2 but I consider insignificant and therefore doesn't count-because the potty stop happened AFTER I weighed in)

 1.5 in the afternoon with the kids in the stroller.  Had a great time at the park.  Also, this is so exciting......I put on my first pair of skinny pants :)  I have much skinnier pants I will work my way into but I've made my first step.  They fit just right with even a bit of give yeah!
 

Okay, somehow I managed to gain two pounds since yesterday.  I don't get it and I hate scales.  Maybe the cookies from this weekend finally caught up to me?

Well ran out to lake park, then out and around discover card turned around and came home.  I had a hard time loosening up.  Not really sore just slow.

miles 13:20, 12:48, 12:22, 11:52, can you tell I am starting to feel good.  This next mile was really slow because I sprinted up the hills and the walked to the next hill to sprint up it.(Max speed 6:13)  Almost lost my tummy on one of them, but I guess that is why they call them hill kills.  So mile 5 was 14:03, and 6 was 12:25. 

Oh and when I got home, I found out, I um, *blush*, had put my underwear on inside out! 

PM, 1.8 miles with kids in stroller to the park, to a friends and then home. 

Oh what a beautiful morn--ing, oh what a beautiful day.  I've got a beautiful feeling everythings going my way.

 Oh what I great day I have had already.  I drove out to the west side and ran with Leslie on a trail in Millcreek canyon.  I've never really run on a trail before, and now I have, gasp, dirty feet! It was a blast.  It was slow, it was cool, it was scenic, it was quite, there was no exhaust, there was shade.  Honestly I don't think it could have been any better.

Thanks Leslie for letting me come with you it was a great morning :) 

Goose egg.  Haven't had one of these in a while.  This isn't going to be high mileage week for me......that sore throat I had broke out in sores this morning and breathing kinda hurt, so I just rested up some.

Feeling better today, but still couldn't get up in the morning so I bagged the running and just got ready for the Creatures of the Night ride.  We rode our bikes over 22 miles from the Marina in Antelope Island to the ranch and back and oh my goodness.  It was a hard ride.  I guess I am pretty inexperienced in riding, just like I used to think all walking was not allowed in a race I found there were lots of people who would push there bikes up a hill.

We one 3rd place in the costume contest.  They like my mosquito helmet, and my husbands red outfit with a cape emblazoned with O+.  My children dressed up like a witch and batman.  They did really good.  On the way back to the marina we had a really strong headwind it was very discouraging and we ended up walking up the last really really big hill.  Plus the stroller with kids my husband was hauling was acting like a parachute to him. Also I was dying to get off my bum, it hurt so bad, I am not used to that yet.

We got to my aunt's house around 2a.m. and were beat. 

Okay, nothing so far.  Getting to my aunt's at 2 am was pretty tough and I have had a bad week. (Cold sore from my angelina jolie lips migrated to my throat but are going away)  We didn't get home until about noon today.  

Kids are asleep in my room but I am going to get about 4 miles in on the treadmill tonight. 

Okay, 2nd week attempt at redemption.  I'm off to a decent start.  I ran with Leslie and  Tarzan out on the pipeline trail.  I think I have a new addiction.  I like trails, they are so remote and so beautiful, plus it's cooler up there than in the valley.

I ran with tarzan up until I needed to become a cave woman and utilize some leaves, avoiding all oaks, and take care of business.  We all ran about the same time but got different distances.

My husband was so sweet, I am watching all the nieces today and he agreed to watch them so I could make the run until he had to go to work.

Thanks to Leslie and Maurine for letting me join in with you today, and Leslie I hope the beauty of it today helped with your spirits so you can be there for your daughter.  You are all in our prayers. 

PM 1.5 miles to the park and back.  I made, I mean I let, all the kids run, walk, skip, and duck duck goose their way there and back. (Ages 5,4,3,2)  And then when we got home I made them, wait, LET them pull out all the blankets and pillows into the front room and got them cold drinks, turned lights off, drew the curtains and put on the chipmunks.  I am so nice(insert devious, sinister laugh) wa ha ha ha ha ha 

Got some new shoes yesterday, they have a different color but the shop said it was the same as my shoes I have been running in for years, so I got them and hit the treadmill and did 5.2 in one hour and the rest was a cool down.  My muscles were uncomfortable last night so I couldn't sleep so I had a hard time getting up in the morning but I did it, I did it, Lo HECHO!!

Today it is to the park again and them swimming.....oooh that sounds so nice right now..... 

A nice run with Paula and Renee this morning.  I had a hard time starting and was pretty stiff but felt good right up until the end where I had to do the bathroom run. I'm thinking maybe I should pick up some immodium at the store today to take before the race tomorrow.

It's been a good week so far and I hope to keep it up.  Now I need to go do some more stretching. 

Well, this was my first 10k ever!  I kind of skipped it when I was training and went straight for the half.

First review of goals for race, since my last 5k three weeks ago was a 32:42 I was hoping just to slow it down a little bit and maintain under an 11m/m pace and come in under 1:08.  According to Sasha's calculator it predicted I  should break 1:07, and if I wanted to run my 5k pace and keep it up for the whole race I would barely break 1:06, so I was a little off from my goals,

LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT ME, HAND IN THE AIR, LIKE IT'S MEANT TO BE ALIVE!!!

So all in all I am very proud of my race since both the first and second 3.1 miles were faster than my most recent 5k time.  I call that an achievement.  My tummy hasn't been very happy today but I don't care cause I am.

splits

1-10:21 still working out some stiffness and moving, trying to let my legs go down the hill without creating too much breathing  

2-10:15 starting to feel better not breathing too hard and letting the hills go.

3-10:47 water stop here so I slowed a little plus this mile and a decent little incline, it was fun to jog up but slowed me down a tad.

4-10:23 I am starting to calculate what my numbers can be and I'm telling myself I can do it, 2 miles is nothing, just relax don't think to much and go (Don't let the mind say you  are tired when your legs feel good)

5-10:09 I run past my in-laws and family.  My mother in law was being interviewed and she was talking about me running and right as they were about to cut off I ran past so they got a good shot of my hindside. YUCK! I'm so embarrassed.  I hope nobody recognized me. I slowed just a tad to shout out my time and milage to my husband.

6-10:43 I'm getting tired and it's all about the mind now and just keep moving.

.2 2:08 I really and just focusing on the finish line, I had to pick it up a little because I knew I was at 1:04 but didn't know the seconds and the finish line was sooooo close.  

Once I crossed I waved off all of the nice people who wanted to get my chip off but I just kept walking for a little bit to get everything under control.  I didn't want to give anybody a show.  I slowly jogged about 2 miles back to our spot for the parade and got a few call about running the wrong way.  I enjoyed the parade except for the verbose drunk that decided to camp out under the awning our family had brought, and for the 3-4 times my body made me run for the porta potties. 

Nice slow miles for an active recovery.  It was more of a glorified walk, and there was some walking as I tried to find a restroom but they don't lock the restrooms on the golf course during the summer, hip hip hooray!

I'm a little tight and tired but not hurting from the race so that's good.  I'm still trying to figure out what I am going to do tomorrow. 

7 very slow miles in the heat, I hated every bit of it but at least I got something done today.

Weight another .5 gone, total loss 16.5

But what I really want is to organize a long run on the pipeline trail on saturday!!  I say we take it out 6,7,8 or even 9 miles my husband is willing to ride his bike and carry supplies,  ie water bottles and gu for everyone and provide support.   What a beautiful place for a long run, you tend to go slower, shade, and nature.  I'm planning on it.

Anybody wanna come? Leslie, chicks, maurine, kim, jody, paula, ANYBODY!! 

5 easy warm miles on the treadmill reading Twilight again.  I'm addicted and am dying for the new book to come out.

It took just over an hour to do the five miles and they felt good.  I am recovering and hopefully get 40+ miles this week.  I need some longer runs, I am lacking in that part for my marathon.

"The things you used to think of as mistakes are now just learning experiences, so don't waste time beating yourself up. You'll encounter small failures — everyone does. But you'll achieve success, too." Jillian Michaels from biggest loser.

I made a mistake yesterday.  We were running out of time before the circus(which really wasn't a circus at all-no animals, no trapeze, no highwire) anyways I split some fries with my husband and ate a honeybutter scone. UGH!  I was up half the night wanting to puke my guts out.  I am really starting to learn that unhealthful foods make me ill.  I have given up a lot things I used to love because they make my stomach sick.  I just hadn't figured it out with the fries yet.   

4.3 miles in the afternoon on treadmill, unsure on time because the kids kept resetting it for me but at least I knew my distance.  11.25 mile bike ride with some major head wind a lot of the way (remember the high wind storm warnings we had-oh yeah baby!)  Wow, I pulled the kids in the trailer for extra resistance for a harder workout, it took me over an hour but it was still killer with that wind.  We also so a truck who blew a tire and started a bunch of fires along 201 freeway, it got really big very fast.  Then we saw all the fire trucks come flying by but by the time we made it back they had it out.  Hurray for the fire department!

Yeah, I finally got up in the morning time, morning time, got to go running in the morning time!

It felt soooo slow to start was wondering what that bike ride did to me last night.  But I was doing better the second mile but slowed for the third, there was a lot of water on the sidewalks and I didn't want wet feet.  But on the bright side lots of water meant not a lot of duck poo! Mile for was good and 5 was fast almost 5k pace.  Then nice slow woggle for the last half home.....now I am debating what am I going to read today, new moon, or Mary Higgins Clark newest? 

I'm doing my workout this evening, 10 mile bike 3-4 run, for practice for the triathlon on the 9th.

I made it out for my ride/run tonight. 10.2 mile bike in 49:30 and 3 mile run in 32:35, it  felt surpisingly good without too much jello from the bike ride.  I started out immediately under the 12 min pace and just kept picking it up finishing my last mile in under 10 minutes and I feel GREAT!!  I might even be able to pull off a 5k pr even at the end of the tri next weekend, wouldn't that be nice? 

But I just wanted to blog this. Weight loss: -18 lbs. which I know is good but whenever I diet this is the range I can always get to, but once I lose 4+ pounds then I am in new territory.

400 m swim this morning this morning just making sure I can still swim and breathe and cover the distance I need. I will get more miles in later today, nice and slow.

Weight: -20 lbs!!! Oh yeah baby! That now constitutes my 10% loss. The scale is telling me I've lost 6%body fat, not too shabby either. Now I just got to keep this up :)

3 miles pushing the kids in the heat yuck, but I got it done baby!

This was a great accomplishment considering my emotions this morning.  I had declared my retirement from running.  I am sick of training hard, sick of still be last in the pack, and sick of those terrible running photos were I am all thunder thighs and no chest.

I just have to think I am so close to being able to beat my 1/2 pr in two weeks.  I can't stop now.  I get mad at myself for not wanting to run. I did terrible with running while on vacation, and then I had a disappointing time during the run in the tri.  Plus my systems not right because I didn't eat right while on vacation either but I have done my shopping and it WILL go back to normal.

 Okay enough of the whining it must stop and I will go out and run in the morning tomorrow, I think wed/thur will be evening because I am going to start prepping my classroom for the coming school year.

My first 1/2 mile was 6min then second 5, then there was a stoplight and a little bit of shopping and then about 11:30 for the last mile.  The inbetween stuff I'm not so sure on, but it was distance and I know if I keep it up and I will start feeling better everyday.

Okay, this is a catch all for the last week. Sorry to leave you all hanging and I do feel loved not stalked and am happy to have you all watching out for me.  I did the crest trail with Leslie on Saturday, owh!  I couldn't walk normal until yesterday.  Dang that was hard.  We have had a ton of fun, swimming, arcades, phantom on the opera, tournament of the kings, buffets, m&m world.  All the freebie stuff, the aquarium.  too many buffetts......oh and the venetian gave us eighty bucks of credits to spend in the slots so we played their eighty and walked away with ninety cash of our"winnings"  which we got to keep.  Now that's what I call gambling.  Can't bear to put my own money in the things :)  thank you all for caring.  I have been a slacker, sort of, walking for 6-10 hours a day carrying kids is not easy but I didn't get official "runs" in.  But I did do some pool running, much cooler, tougher cardio man.

Breaking dawn was great, and I loved it.  We will be driving all day tomorrow and I will blog next time after I do my little tri on saturday.  Love you all :)

Oh and Leslie, remember how I told you that if anybody was hurt it would be my husband?  Well we went to the er after the run he bruised his hand pretty bad and we thought it was broke, but just some bone bruising, lots of pain, no cast, just loritab:)

400 m swim 9 minutes

14 mile bike 56 minutes, goal was just under one hour.

3.2 miles, my cardio had been going for so long that I was nauseous to start the run and my shins were hurting. It took me 38 minutes. Yuck, I was so dissappointed.  I am not sure where I finished because they were so slow with results and I know that they do not remove the top finishers out of the prospective age groups.  Ugh that irritates me, probably because the female winner was in my group.  Does she really need the trophy and the ribbon?  I bet she doesn't even care.  I know a lot of people aren't impressed by the trinkets anymore and that is fine with me.

 I don't think I could have done any better today but still feel like it was lacking.  My stomach was bugging me and I wasn't feeling so hot, and what happens in vegas doesn't stay there.  At least the extra calories didn't.  I have a little work to do, get 'em off fast and they aren't as hard to get off later right? 

I posted the blog on the wrong monday, it is sitting on the 4th but it was really today.  So if you want to check out my whining and bad day it's there :)

3 miles in 34 minutes, not too bad.  I really need to get a longer run tomorrow evening.  Let's see I'm mentally feeling better, there is no more vegas weight so it's just focusing on hobblecreek now.

I will do another 1.5 pushing kids to park in the afternoon. 

Okay, I know I have been a slacker and not a good blogging friend. But I am trying to be better, I have to hurry I need to get to my classroom.

.5 mile jog until my watch started

1.0 in 11:06 then second mile in 9:33 how's that for smokin'? Then .38 slow back to house. talk to you all later :)

Okay, I got in 18+ flights of stairs today hauling all my books to my classroom on the third floor. And guess what? I have a skeleton in my closet!!! A real, life, from a human skeleton. It's got to be really old but it is in really good shape. Not that I need one in my room but hey, it's really cool.

Oh side note, anybody want to pick up my packet for me? I can't make it down in time for Friday pickup and I am camping at the start line, so I don't want to drive to the finish to pick up my packet to drive back to the start.  I would get it from on Friday night so you wouldn't have to worry......please? 

Started at a 12:30 pace to warm up and then continued to knock it up about every .5 miles. (Treadmill, I let chris have the outside today since I got it yesterday) Finished with under a 10m/m pace but it wasn't for very long. 

Total time 46:22

My goal for hobble creek this weekend is 2:2something.  I did 2:50 in Ogden and I know I am going to smash that time.

Okay I now have 28 minutes to get ready for school, I got to move it move it, I got to move it move it I like to MOVE IT!!!

 OH, just repeating myself, can anyone pick up my packet for me in on Friday, I would get it from you later that evening? Thanks!!!
 

Wow what a beautiful day.  I had a great time and I got to meet Marion, Kim, Josee, Kelly.  Lots of shade, it wasn't hot, I felt great.  Goal was 2:2?.  So I did it.

mile 1 10:40

mile 2 10:33

mile 3 10:25

mile 4 10:20

mile 5 10:56 I was loosing satellite reception in the canyon during this mile and there is about .10 mile extra in this time.

mile 6  11:14 still loosing satellite here and this is about another .10 extra.

mile 7 14:28 line for the potty, and I didn't want to go in the woods because I knew I wouldn't be able to squat and I just needed to sit down to take care of business because I didn't know how long it would take.

mile 8 10:40

mile 9 11:06

mile 10 11:40 there were some extra hills plus I was slow at the water stop.

 mile 11 11:13 now this is just fatigue slowness but not too bad.

mile 12 11:29

mile 13(.92) Remember I lost reception and my mileage is shorter that it really was. 11:15

I couldn't see the seconds on my watch, I need to changed that, because you know I would have worked it to get the 2:24, especially since I was sooooooo close.  I feel great I loved it.

Oooh I like the new colors on the calendar!!  Okay, school has started and I feel like I live in a snowglobe and the somebody not very nice just shook it very very hard.  I have gone from being a stay at home mom to working 50+ hrs a week and I am on my feet for most of it.

I had a babysitter ready today was up before 5a to get a nice long run in but then the weirdest thing happened.  No not weird, awful! Advisory don't ready if you don't want to know....but maybe somebody has an idea.  I went potty(bm) and immediately afterwards I was having terrible cramp, pain, couldn't hardly move, couldn't sit down.  I cried and screamed for about two hours before I finally went back to bed, found a comfortable position and now another 4hrs later I still have residual pain, more of a discomfort but not fun.

Went out for a nice little stroll with the hubby and kids. It's really kind of nice to have him out and about, he sure likes it and that makes him  happy.

What a beautiful evening, it even smelled like fall.  I love fall, I just wish we had all the hours of sunshine still, I don't like the dark and I wont run in it by myself.  (Treadmill season) but with both chris and I working days we can get out in the evenings except for Thursday and Friday so that won't be so bad, just two treadmill days.

We didn't have a gps so we just went by cell phone time which was about 35min total but we stopped for a minute to visit with a cute couple from our ward who just had their first baby after 6 years of trying.:) I'm so happy for them.

Leslie, I want to make it to the party and I will try my best.  I will have to probably but in for something for the raffle but I don't have much luck but I always feel the pull of a possible win!!!!! 

I really really need to be getting out for something everyday if I want any hope of even finishing my marathon.  Ugh, I'm having a hard time, I just need to remember I feel better after the run than I do before.  

I think next time I won't take the kids.....ugh! I'm tired, I don't want to ride my bike, it's too hard, (crash into soccer post) Can I have a soda? I want a snack. I don't want to go home, I'm tired, I can't do it anymore.  Anything to get away from that.

 School is going okay, vice principal said he was talking to principal and they had decided things must be going well because they haven't had any parent calls about me yet.................

Well I'm an not going to call this a  pathetic run because it's not since it is a run.  This is the first time in too long that I have made it out for more than one time in a week.  I have a babysitter lined up for my run on saturday.  I am running with salt lake fit that day.  They have a 21 mile run scheduled for that day. My plan is to just plug along and take it slow.  Slower than my marathon pace I just need some miles in.  I know they won't be the greatest considering my weekly mileage has been in the trash but I am scared to try portland with out at least an 18miler under my belt this season.

 Time 25 minutes.  I had a great cheerleader, and a sweet little blonde girl jogging in place next to me pulling all sorts of stunts. :)
 

Yeah, I know unbelieveable but I made it through.  I ran with a good friend of mine and we had a great time.  I'm pretty sure I could have picked up the pace quite a bit but I just wanted the distance.  Time was not the concern so I stayed back and ran with a buddy and that was definitely more entertaining, I probably wouldn't have finished if I didn't have the company.

 My legs are bit tired and achy but not really bad at all.  So I hoping this is saying that I can pick up the pace and run the whole marathon in the time I did these today.  We had a lot of hills.  We ran almost the whole length of every avenue. City creek to 11 to B to 10 to M to 9 to B to M to 7 to B to 6 to virginia then to 5 down and back on 4, then three , two, one and back up to s. temple and then up Virginia all the way back to 11 avenue. YUCK!! And back around city creek.  Very lovely weather, wonderful views, company, I had a great day.
 

a few miles with hubby and kids. Ran to lowes to pick up some pots for a project.  Yeah.  Kids were whining, no fun!!!

Felt pretty good but the sub 11 min mile up the hill was rough 

Hello everyone, well I did it.  We have had a great time here in Portland.  My sisters new house is beautiful and we have had lots of fun.  My daughter almost immediately stopped asking me for stuff and went straight to her.  We went to the zoo and really enjoyed it.  It was huge and the animals were quite active.

Now the race, there were some bigger hills than I imagined, and they were long.  Not a very pretty course but it was fun because there were a lot of people. I start out too fast and started to slow down about mile ten.  There were some miles with the hills that were pretty slow.  My last 5 miles weren't too bad, I hurt like no other, but they went really well and I didn't slow down all that bad.  I was going to register in my weight division but we got to the expo late and they were practically shoving us out the door and I forgot.  You had to register for it at the expo only.

The finish line was just around and corner and that bothered me, but we were able to pick up about 10 more  people in the last .2.  I measured 26.55 on my garmin and I think that was because of all my weaving around people.  So if I hadn't have done that I would have only been about 3 minutes short of a pr.  But I was 6 minutes short of my all time pr and that was set 3yrs ago.  I was 10 minutes faster that st george marathon last year.  And this is my second fastest overall.  We had sprinkles most of the way and good little down pour for a couple of minutes. But I don't think it was as bad as the st georgers had.......he he

looking at results online I finished ahead of 33 percent, and 44 percent of the females.

My race pace to 10k was 5.0 and from 10K to half 4.7, half to 21 4.3, then 21 to finish 4.5

5 hard biking miles with the family.  Really had to work hard to keep up with chris on the hills.  Reminder, I am on a mtn bike, him a road bike but he has to haul the kids.  It's almost a perfect equalization of our abilities.

Why are 9th graders so hard to teach??????

Okay, I am setting my goal.

Minimum 1 mile 6 days a week.  I am going to cut out dwadle (sp?) time in the morning and am going to do one mile.

1. I need to because exercise is one of the best things for SAD

2. 10-15 minutes a day is nothing!!

3. I will set out my clothes every night so I don't waste time looking.

4. I have holiday pounds already can't be adding more, and when I exercise I WANT to eat better.

5. Diet coke will stay for now, I use it as line of defense against my hundreds of teenagers :P and my 5am mornings......................although starbucks carmel spiced cider is to die for and i'm sure it's a bazillion calories but YUMMY! 

Day one of my goal, and I feel fine, but my lungs don't like this dry air.  Knock one up to exercise induced asthma. 

I like to run, I like to run and what a wake up in the mornings, this is going to be good, as long as I am good.

Total time 15 minutes :) 

total time 15 minutes.  started out slower today but went faster in the middle with about a minute cool down.............now to go get moving again.  TEST DAY!! woohahahaha wicked laugh, but test days are a time for me to catch up :)

Okay, I am not running this morning but don't count me out just yet.  I have to take my daughter to tumbling at the nearby fitness center at 6pm.  I am going to hit the track or treadmill while she is in her class..............

but I am noticing more energy and the bloating is gone wahoo!!!! 

  I did 2.5 during tumbling class today in 29 minutes flat, yeah baby.  I haven't slowed too terribly bad but my endurance is definitely low and I can fill the jiggle in my backside.

I did another .2 for a cool down, heart rate seemed to stay between 165-175 pretty good I think. 

15 minutes,

good morning I'm up and now I  better get busy, two kids plus me have to be ready to go in about 40 minutes,

But I exercised! Started at 12:45 pace ended at 10min