In my mind I'm a Kenyan!

If it was not for the blog today would have been a day that I didn't run, so I did the Hooper Tomato Days 5K. I was going to take my mom with me so she could do the walk but she is 82 and just getting over a cold so I thought it was better to keep her out of the rain. I visited her after on my way home. 

So the course was flat and just around a big block out in Hooper. I was bib 100 of 100 runners, so not a big run. I had a great run though, around the 2 mile mark I could tell that I was slowly closing the distance between me and the runner in front, so I picked up the pace thinking it would be great to post that I chicked some guy at the race. At around mile 21/2 I was closing in to about 20 yards, at almost the 3 mile mark I was shoulder to shoulder with him, we turned the corner and could see the finish, some guy breazed past us... then the guy I was next to ran to catch him... I could not pick up my pace enough to catch them before the finish :( so mad that I didn't beat him. They have not posted the official times, but if my watch is close, this was my fastest 5K in probably 6 years. :) Pretty Cool Huh!!!

3.1 miles - 24:45

Nice run today.... not very fast, but felt good.

7 miles - 1:02:23

Didn't sleep very well becaus I needed to get my run in early, I'm in a class in SLC the rest of the week. So I was running at 5:30 in the dark :(. I will be at my son's apartment the rest of the week running in SLC in the morning, wish me luck.

5 miles - 44:32 

I didn't sleep very well last night not being in my own bed but it was not too bad. I thought I had figured out a 6 mile loop from my son's apartment but I got a bit off track so I estimate it was about 51/2 miles. Running in the city is so different... too many cars, people and stop lights. 

5 1/2 miles - 52:53

I'm getting better at running in the city, but still not sure I would ever really like it. My son says that I need to go to a park and just lap the park... but that doesn't sound fun either. If I had the time I would try to find some trails, but since I'm only here for a bit more this will have to do. 

5 miles - 45:15 

Well this was a very low mileage week, but if it were not for this blog I would probably not that even done the runs. I have a half day tomorrow and then I'm done with helping at the class, unfortunately I don't really get a weekend :( 

My run this morning was OK, I felt achey I don't know if it's that I have not slept well or what is going on.

5 miles - 46:07 

My computer at hame has decided to not work, I think it has to do with the high speed internet provider, they are coming out to the house today so cross your fingers that it will be working when I get home.

My run was pretty good, had to take a potty break at mile 3.5 but other then that it was pretty uneventful.

7.5 miles - 1:06:19

Well had to do a bit shorter run tonight, but it was pretty good. Had tons of thing to do after work. 

 6 miles - 53:27

Had a good run tonight. What a lovely day it is, I'm loving the temperatures. So I got a few more miles in, a bit slower, but still very good.

 8.7 miles - 1:17:55

I ran the same path as yesterday, but added a hill so I think I got it to 9 miles. This route is the Ogden River Parkway. I think I will be running this a few times a week, it's good miles, away from traffic and the weather has been delightful! It felt better today then yesterday. 

9 miles - 1:19:18

Today was a crazy day. My son 18 year old son had his wisdom teeth removed today, so I have been taking car of him. In some ways I miss having to take care of kids when they are little and need your attention. I do love to see them grow into interesting young adults, but it sure makes me feel old :(

I had a massage, it was nice to get the tightness out of my legs. Then I had a late run. It was not as good as yesterday. I did pretty good, but I hope I do better at the Standard Classic race tomorrow. 

6.2 miles - 55:10

Well I ran the Standard Classic 10K today. It was a very nice day and run. My 82 year old Mom came with me and did the two mile walk, so it was a nice way to spend the morning with her. They have not posted the official times, so I will edit this post when they do to be a race post. I think my time was 51:21:45 and I was 7th in my age group. They grouped the ages by ten years so I though that was weird. I must have run pretty hard because I'm tired right now, but I was hoping to do a bit better. Well maybe next time. 

6.2 miles 51:21

 Edited this as a race report. I guess I started my watch a bit slower, but I corrected the time now. There was 193 10K runners, and 25 women in my age group. I guess that is not too bad.

Today my run did not feel very good. The first three or so miles were very hard, my legs, calves were tight. It felt a bit better around mile 4 or five, but still was not a great feeling run. Don't know what it was, just very heavy tired legs. 

8.7 miles 1:17:48

So I did a bit less and a bit slower today. I felt better, probably could have done a bit more but thought this was good for today :)

6.3 miles - 55:56

Well today did not feel so good. Why is it that the first 2-3 miles of a run always feel hard? Then on top of it I needed to have a potty break twice in the first 21/2 mile AGHHHH I feel like I was fighting my body the entire way. Well mile 4 or 5 didn't feel too bad:) I'm hoping that it's still just that my legs have not fully recovered from the race Saturday. I took it slower... but not really by choice LOL

7 miles - 1:04:39

Not a bad run tonight... felt OK, still having some tummy issues. I think it is hormonal LOL

 7 miles - 1:03:15

Today was better then yesterday... maybe I'm finally recovered from the race... Man being old stinks, it takes too long to recover when you push yourself a bit harder. 

7 miles - 1:03:36

Today was a complete running debacle! A while ago a running friend had told me about some new trails in N. Ogden, so I planned on running there. It's closer to my house and I really wanted to run some trails today. I parked at the trail head parking lot just up N. Ogden divide, the sign said Bonneville Shoreline trail, sweet this should be great! right! I start going and pretty soon I realize I'm way too over dressed, I NEVER expose my tummy but after 20 minutes I'm dieing, so I figure I have not seen any one else so it will be safe to take off my shirt and just run with my sports bra. Soon I realize I can not find the trail... I take a path that heads straight up the mountain... thinking it will go in the right direction. I huff up a huge hill, and when it finally levels off and I can run a bit it dead ends!!! AGHHH... I can see a trail below but can't get to it... so down the steep path back to where another path heads off.... I think I'm good now... then the trail heads into a barb wire fence what the heck!.... down the tail again and out to another trail head, and now there are bikers... and I have my shirt tied to my waist... I think... I don't know them so it will be OK and I can ask about how to get on the right trail. As I approach one of the bikers I realize much to my shame he works at my building... oh the shame of it... I tough it out and ask if he knows how to get to the trail that I point to. He tells me he has only gone the other direction. So now I'm determined to get to that trail and have a good run!!! I run down the road a bit until a get to another open area that goes up to the trails.... Ureaka!!! I'm thinking this is it... Climb up the first steep part then I will be happily running this trail. The trail levels off a bit and two to three turns onto the trail and it dead ends!! I'm talking complete dead end to a cliff.... So down I go again... back the way I had started I'm thinking this is crazy I have been out here for 40 minutes and still have not the trail that I think I can run on. So dishearted I slowly jog up the trail that all the biker are taking, that is not going the direction I had planned, I turn around at the 55 minute mark and head back to my car. :( I think I got about 51/2 miles of a run in, but it was a hard effort with all the climing. Today all my kids and grandkids are coming over for birthday party (Husband, oldest son and oldest grandaughter) I hope that everyone else had a better run. Have a great weekend. 

5.5 - 1:08:40

Tonight's run was pretty good, but my right calf was very tight and hurt. I stopped and stretched but it was still bugging. Even after my run it didn't feel too good. I will stretch and take some ibuprophen see if it helps.

8.7 miles - 1:18:45

Today was pretty average. But my calves still feel a bit tight. I stopped at about the 2 mile mark and stretched them and rubbed them a bit, it seemed to help. 

7 miles - 1:02:57

Bad run tonight... ran out of time... had some tummy trouble... just didn't go to well, but I struggled through 6 miles. :)

6 miles - 54:19

Today was a bit better than yesterday. YAHOOOO!!! Love it when I feel even a little better. I hope tomorrow will be even better :) 

7.5 miles - 1:07:10

Didn't sleep very well last night, and I should have just got up and run...but I tossed and turned and couldn't shut my brain down. But I got in a pretty nice run after work. I ran the Ogden River Parkway. My calves felt pretty good, a bit tight but nothing too bad. Tomorrow I will have to run early to get my run in, I hope to get 6 miles in. Then the family is off to SLC to walk with the NAMI walk in rememberance of our wonderful Scott. 

8.7 miles - 1:17:32 

Had a very nice run this morning. Didn't sleep very well but I think it was because I knew that I needed to get a run in early. I love cool morning runs, but I still have a hard time in the dark by myself. I guess it was all the scary stories my older sibs told me as a kid LOL but I can spook myself a bit. Anyway, great run... now I will meet up with my family and friends at Franklin Covey field to do the NAMI walk, in remberance of our friend Scott. Take care every one and have a great weekend. 

Lori 

7 miles - 1:01:20

P/S WHOOO I'm ahead of Marion on the mileage board, at least until she posts her miles for today LOL

Today felt good... I would call it cruz control. LOL This week is going to be a hard week to get my miles in. I fly out to Ohio on Thursday and will be back on Tuesday. I'm hoping I can get my runs accomplished in the mornings before I go to the classes that I will be attending. I'm excited but also very nervous. 

8 miles - 1:12:50

Today was about the same as yesterday but I incorporated the 5 accelerations that Sasha said I needed to try. I figured I would do it today since I will be traveling later this week. There really was no rhyme or reasoning to my plan. When I felt like it I accelerated for a minute then backed off. The first one I was a bit to easy on myself. The middle ones were better and by the last one I was ready to not do any more. Then I finished slowly about 3/4 a mile. I hope this was good. I will keep trying to incorporate this into my runs. 

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