Moving Forward

Met Sue at the Monroe parking lot on the parkway. We ran down the parkway...into Fort Buenaventura  had to stop in the fort for a potty break. Then we ran back up to the car... as we were approaching the car I told her we were almost to 12 miles, and asked if she wanted to stop at that or go to 12. She informed me that she wanted to go to 13! I said OK and we proceeded up the parkway farther. At the 13 mile mark she said we needed to do 13.1 LOL This is the farthest she has run since her injurie. It's so great to have her back running with me on Saturdays. I have missed her soooo much.

13.10 miles - 2:03:21

laps: 9:06, 8:57, 8:36, 8:48, 9:43(walked a bit while we had a drink) 9:20, 9:24, 9:18, 10:08( walked a bit again to drink and eat a bit) 9:47, 9:54 (these were hard miles... up a slight incline, but also with a killer head wind) 9:41, 9:47 (here I just think we were getting very tired) last .10 8:28.

I will run tonight after work... probably on the treadmill since it will be in the upper 90's by the time I'm off work. I just could not turn my brain off last night after going to the viewing of a friends brother. The friend is who I ran on his Ragnar team with. His little brother hung himself last Thursday. I wanted to go and so my support for my friends family, but it upset me more then I thought it would. The viewing was at the same mortuary as my friends 5 years ago. Same method of death. I guess there were too many similarities. Even though this young man was younger then my friend. They were both very handsome guys with lovely blue eyes. This kids looked like he was right out of a cologne add. I could not go into the room were his cassket was by the time I got to the door I had had enough... I think my friend was understanding. I let him know if they needed anything I would try to be there for them. I really just need to shake this off... I'm sure my run tonight will help. 

*after work - 7 miles at the gym. first mile 9:00 next two at 8::30, next two and a half at 8:00, then next 1.5 at 8:30 and last .50 at 9:00. Does that add up to seven? My brain is fried for the day... off to eat and go to bed.

I can sleep so much better when I can have my little routines... a bath... read my book. It seems to help. Anyway I got up early today, but did a few things before I got out the door. I wore my new headlamp, and I'm not sure I like it. Besides the band that goes around my head, there is a band that goes acrossed the top. My old one did not have this. This one seems a bit bigger also. Usually I wear it over a hat, but today a just wore it without. The band that goes aross the top of my head is annoying!! It might be getting cut off soon. There are only two settings with the light... on... then flashing. I don't understand the need for a flashing light, I swear the flashing is so maddening it could probably induce seizures. When I got out of my immediate neighborhood there was a bit more traffic. I think people in cars think when they see a headlight bobbing at them in the distance they need to blind you with their bright car lights LOL.

A pretty good run overall... I won't be getting any more mile today, I have an appointment after work.

5:46 - 49:04

laps: 8:59, 9:25, 8:34, 9:03, 9:08, last .46 8:38

Had a pretty good run after work even if it was on the treadmill. it took me 1:01:11... There are dark cloud out... let's hope for a bit of rain to cool us off. 

Five slow and easy miles... Kept it at about a 9-9:30 pace. Nothing too eventful, I'm really hoping it rains tonight. The wind has picked up like crazy and I think the entire west desert is up in the air. It's makes the sun look reddish... kinda cool effect. I'm ready for the weekend... just one more day!

Snuck out at lunch and got a little run in. Today has been a bit cooler, and there was a slight breeze that kept the sweating index to just below disastrous. I have a massage after work so I"m hoping he can get some of the tightness I woke up with this morning to get out. I also have my three oldest gradkids spending the night at my house so I'm glad I got a bit of a run in. Tomorrow is my works 5K race, and I will be helping out at it. I hope I can get a few miles in before or after the race... will have to see. I have signed up to run it also but that depends on if we have enough volunteers to help.

5.83 miles - 50:51

laps: 8:43, 8:24, 8:28, 8:26, 9:02, 9:31.

Well this was my works 5K today... I had the grandkids over night (still here) so I didn't sleep very well. Got to the run at 6:00am to help with set-up and registration. We had lots of volunteers so I was able to run. I knew something was up when I crossed the finish at 21:04. I figured either the timing was off or the course. I guess what had happened was the person that was at the top to make sure people saw the turn around seen the mark for a 5K that had been on the same course a while ago and thought it was our mark. Oh well... helped clean up and I'm back home playing with the grandkids... maybe I'll get some running in later tonight or tomorrow. For now this is a short week.

Today was a run out of frustration! It has just been one of those days when bosses, co-workers, children, mother's, and husbands all seem to tell you that you are not meeting their expectation/needs. It's been one of those days when all I really wanted to do was run away and join a circus. So instead I just ran....all was not resolved but I did feel a bit better at the end. It got a bit warm towards the end of my run, and there was one flash back to a childhood trauma that involved a grasshopper, I'm sure you all had one of those also.  Other then that nice run! As I hit the stop button I looked down at my garmin, it read 1:00:00. I don't think that has ever happed before for me. 

laps: 8:17, 8:30, 8:30, 8:47, 8:28, 8:36, 8:38

So I was invited after work to go rock climbing. I'm usually not very adventurous, but I have been trying to stop being so fearful of things. I have climbed before with my husband and kids but it has been years. Anyway we went up Ogden canyon to hole in the wall, then walked down the canyon to another area. I think they told me that the climb we did was called Utah crack or something like that. I know that one of the climbs by us was called in the pink. Any way they were easier climbs. I made it to the top and felt very happy with myself!! I gave my co-workers a bit of a scare when I tripped on my way back to the car and feel into the road. Sometimes I wish I had been blessed with gracefulness, but that is just not the case. 

My run tonight was slow, easy and short. My left heel has been hurting quite a bit, I think it PF. I have been icing it but it is still buggin quite a bit. I think my pace tonight was around 9:30 for the run.

Got up early and ran this morning. Thought maybe I'd see the tail end of the metior shower, but I must have been too late :( My left heel hurt for the first mile or so then was OK. I will be icing it more today. Did my 5 mile loop but at about mile 4 started having some tummy issues. I cut it short to get back to my house and take care of business, but then I thought I could get a bit more in before I had to get ready for work, so I just looped the nieghborhood for a bit. I was thinking I would get a bit over 5 miles, but I wasn't really paying attention to my miles and was surprized to see that I had actually ran a bit over 6 when I stopped . The plan is to do a few more miles after work, but I'll see how I'm feeling... things are kinda hurting right now, so I'll is I feel better after work.

6.21 miles - 55:08

laps: 9:44, 8:47, 8:29, 9:24, 8:33, 8:25 (.21 8:39)

Could not get up before work and run so I ended up doing the miles after work... Man I just really need to do better. I kept it at between 9 and 9.5 mm. My heel was buggin just a bit. I iced it at work and last night and it seems to be helping. I do have a new pain... the bone on the outside of your leg just at your knee... it kinda sticks out a bit. It's hurting right long the outside of that bone... then sometimes when it's bad it hurts down to my anckel bone. You know that tendon thing that you can feel. Anyway anyone know what that is? I have been streatching and icing. Is it just runner's knee? Or ITB? I need to get feeling better soon, I signed up for TOU half on the 29th...!And my running friend wants to do 14 this Saturday LOL Well off to soak in the tube. 

After a week of not sleeping to well and other stressers I think I caught up to me today. No ambition to run any farther. I did kick it up and run an 8mm for about 8 minutes in the middle of the run. I hope I can hold it together for my long run tomorrow. 

It was so nice today to run with Sue... but I'm so tired! My heel didn't bug too much. We ran on the parkway and it rained pretty hard at about miles 8 but other then that it was just overcast and cool. Perfect running weather!

14.31 miles - 2:12:10

laps: 9:26, 8:51, 8:39, 8:54, 9:15,  8:54, 9:56, 9:37, 9:20, 9:12, 8:58, 9:33, 9:38, 9:08, last .31 9:15

6 miles after work, at a slow recovery type pace. I had to stop at the 2 mile mark for a pit stop. And then again in about another mile because I was having some technical difficulties with my music. Or I guess it's with my ear buds, I think I sweat so much that I short out my headphones all the time. I usually need to replace them about every 6-8 months. Anyway legs felt pretty heavy and tired today. My heel was OK today... in fact it was my hip that was bugging more today. Oh well onward ever onward LOL.

Pretty nice run tonight... it got a bit warm, but there was a nice breeze that made it more comfortable. Ran the parkway and seen a few of my regulars. (guy in a wheelchair with girlfriend/wife, middle age lady with parents and dog) also saw the Willey Neilson guy but he has had a haircut so I guess I can't call him that anymore. Had to take a double take when I saw him with a nice man haircut. Felt pretty good for the most part. Had a few heart palps at the first little bit that made me have to cough. I guess I need to watch my stimulate intake (i.e. chocolate, caffeine.) I really need to try and do some speed work... I'll try that tommorrow. 

7.07 - 1:00:32

laps: 8:31, 8:29, 8:48, 8:44, 8:25, 8:25, 8:36

Aghhhh I had it all typed and then it didn't save... this has never happened before. But I will try to remember it all again. My first sad attempt at a Yasso workout. The plan was to run from work to my old high school and do the yasso workout then run back to work. I though it would be about 2 miles to my old high school but it was a bit farther. Had to stop at the library a block before the school and take a pit stop. Got to the school and man has it changed!! and lucky for me there was only one older guy on the track walking and one football kid practicing kicking. 

2.74 - 8:58 (I think I need to slow down this warm-up a bit)

.50 - 3:43      7:30 pace

.25 -2:21       9:30 pace

.50 - 3:50      7:52 pace

.25 - 2:27      10:03 pace

.50 - 3:57       8:03 pace (starting to really feel it)

.25 - 2:35      10:36 pace

.50 - 3:54       7:59 pace

2.72 - 9:13  (I didn't do the lap around the track... I just caught my breath then headed back to the car)

8.16 miles - 1:12:25

So that was it... you are to start with 4 and work up to 10.... crazy!!! This was a mental and physical workout. It made me realize just how far I need to go and made me rather bummed about that. On the other hand I'm happy that I completed the 4 that I had set out to do... there was a point while I was there that I thought I could just not do them and not even report about this run... so I'm glad that I held myself accountable to finish it to the best of my ability and report the outcome here. The miles to the school are on a busy street with little to no shoulder and little to no shade.... YUCK!! It was in the upper 80's but I took my hand held bottle so I had water and that helped. I will try to plan on this type of work out more often, I'm not ready yet to report a schedule here.

5 very slow miles... legs felt pretty heavy but that was to be expected. 

About the same as yesterday...but my legs felt better. Somehow I didn't pack socks in my gym bag this morning.... I usually have 2-4 pairs at a time in my bag just so this won't happen, and I thought I saw an extra pair in my bag yesterday. Anyway I got a small blister from not having socks... I could feel it the last mile. Then I took off my shoes and ran a VERY slow quarter mile. Grandkids spending the night tonight, and running with Sue for 10-12 (depending on how we feel) tomorrow. Have a wonderful weekend bloggers!

Pretty good run with Sue today... both of us were pretty tired today so we took it slow. I think we averaged about 9:30mm. I forgot to reset my garmin to auto lap, so I can't post the laps. Nice day but it started to get pretty warm. Today is supposed to be hot, then we have rain and a cooling trend YAHOOO!!! Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend... got to go play with the grandkids :)

11:50 - 1:53:14

A very disruptive night sleep, I kept waking up at least 4 different times. At least I was able to fall back to sleep relatively fast. Tonight's run felt very hard... I think I need to slow it down a bit on some of my easy/recovery runs. I didn't think it feel that difficult though. I took it pretty easy Saturday. But legs felt trashed... I hope I get feeling better before Saturday.
I went into the gym after my run to stretch and do some abs. I'm a horrible people watcher, I think it's a habit I need to stop doing. Anyway there was a guy there that had a very long black ponytail... It was about to the waist of his shorts. And that was not all... he had the middle of his nose pierced and gauged with this black horse shoe looking thing in his nose! I wondered if it was hard to blow his nose with it there and when he got a cold if it got boogies all over it... YEWWW Gross!!! LOL 

7.10 - 1:01:21

laps: 8:45, 8:44, 8:55, 8:42, 8:35, 8:21, 8:28

Things at work have changed and Big Brother is watching us... so I have to wait to get home to do all my posting... it's a bummer... family dosn't want me on the computer eaither :(

This has been a very long night... I had my run and then when my husband came home from work he wanted to go for a hike. We just did a quick 4 miles on the Ben Lomond Peak trail, but it got dark before we were done and we didn't bring a light. I was getting pretty nervous! My husband was having fun spooking me. I still one of those girls that gets scared very easily and he thinks it's great fun. For my run I tried to keep it slower tonight I averaged a 9:11mm so I did pretty good. I don't think I'm going to do the Yasso's this  week. I think I will just do some nice slower miles since I have the 1/2 on Saturday. Well I'm beat... time for bed.

Took it slow today... legs are feeling pretty tight, so I guess it's a good thing I have a massage scheduled for after work tomorrow. I hope that it will help before the race Saturday. Today was pretty uneventful for my run. It's getting very warm in the afternoons again. I loved the little bit of a cool trend we had last week and the first of this week. I think my pace averaged about 9:30 for the run. 

Kind of a planned day off... I had a massage after work and planned on running after... but it was so HOT!! I have been running in the hot all week! So I was on my way to to gym to run on the treadmill but all of a sudden my car turned and headed home... it was the weirdest thing! So I will catch up on other things tonight. 

Plan for tomorrow is an easy 4 hopfully in the morning. Then I have to run the running portion of the B.R.A.T. at work. Let me explain... I work with a bunch of automotive engineers who also bike at lunch. I have biked with them a couple of times but they are very competative and I get tired of being dropped within the first few turns of the road. Anyway they have this silly race that they started. It's on the parkway by the river, that is close to our job. I run down there a few times at lunch when I can. So first they have a bike ride on the dirt trails by the path... then they have to tube down the river to a certain point, then they have to run back to the start with their tube. So one of the guys has had some knee issues and wants me to do the running part. They wanted me to do the whole thing with them, I think just so they could get a girl to do it. They are pretty funny.

So I got up and ran 5.16 in the morning before work!! Can you believe it!! I was just as surprised as you all. But even at 5:15 in the morning when I ran past the city building the temp on the billboard said 67 degrees... Yuck, we are having some record breaking temps. I really need to make sure I try my best to get my running done in the mornings.
Then I ran about 1.25 miles in my engineers BRAT race. Fun but very hot! For being the first girl to participate in the race I got a bike jersey and a pool float. It was pretty crazy!

Hope I get a good nights sleep and hope to see a few bloggers at TOU half tomorrow!

On a side note: One of my ultra marathon friends asked that I pace another friend for about 16 miles of the Wasatch 100. I have not given my answer yet, I'm nervouse to do it. I ran and trained to pace my friend before he died, but when he ran in the Wasatch 100 he DNF'd before he got to where I was going to pace him. I have also worked at the Brighton aid station one year. So not sure what I will do... I told him I needed to go on some training runs with them.

Got up super early... Sue's husband drove us up to Logan. This was the first time for Sue to run in a race since her injuries 1 1/2 years ago. She was supper excited, I think she said she got about 2 hours of sleep. After we stretched we headed up to the start. I saw speedy Mr. Walter getting ready and told him good luck. He was the only blogger I saw all day. The first 6 or so miles is down Blacksmith Fork's canyon. It was very pretty and a nice down hill grade also towards the mouth a good breeze. 8:35, 8,20, 8:13, 8:26, 7:59, 8:03, then you were running through a nice little rural area with farms and darling houses. These miles felt pretty good still but I could really feel the difference from the down hill, to now the more flat and rolly 8:17, 8:07, 8:24, really stared to feel my left heel aching and just an overall feeling of wanting to be done. Tried alot in the next little while to set my thoughts on picking people off so that maybe it would take my mind off from the pain the my left heel. 8:54, 8:29, 9:17 (I think this was a combination of a water station and a hill that really slowed my time) Last mile I could see the finish and got the old horse to the barn thing going 8:07, last .10 8:12.

I don't think they have posted the official times so I don't know my overall place in the race. I did see my time and age group place. If I remembered wrong I will change it when they post the offical times. Overall this is a PR for my so I was very happy!! It was a beautiful day and I enjoyed being with my friend... it was all topped off with a PR... who could ask for more!

Did not sleep very well last night, but I still got up and ran before work!! That is a huge accomplishment for me considering the way I have been lately. I fiddled around a bit too much but got out the door at 5:15 am that just leaves me around 45 minutes to run. It was a pretty good run I think my AP was 9:20 so that is good, but my left heel was still buggy. I iced it at work and I will do it some more before bed. 

I was planning on going to the gym after work and doing some weights and a bit more running... but I had to drop of a doll to my sisters that I finished. She sews costumes for me. Anyway her daughter is in rehab and her husband is also having trouble. (The husband is nothing new, but the daughter in rehab is) she has been watching her grandkids and I knew she was stressed... so I ended up listening to her for too long and didn't get to the gym. I knew after about 10 minutes when she followed me out to the car and stood in the heat for another 5 minutes that I was going to be there for a while. But I guess she needed to vent a bit and have someone to listen to her. I love my sister very much... I get very sad when I see what is happening with her family. 

Tomorrow I'm rock climbing after work again... so I guess that will be a bit of strenghth training right?