Here we go..

Just a reminder, I'm coming off of a pregnancy. I had baby number 2 in december ( Hannah). And for some reason I'm more motivted to get back into running after this daughter then I was after my first daughter, Eveyln. I think it's because more weight has piled on me and I want to go back to being healthy and energetic. After Evelyn I ran and did some races but never put in the effort to run a solid race. I realized if I don't do it now it'll never happen. So I'm going to track my progress with this blog and hopefully see some results in the future.

Monday I ran 3.3 miles in my neighborhood.

My first mile had some uphill, which is killing me right now. The first mile was 10:13

Mile 2- 9:08

Mile 3 - 8:27

I also have 36 pounds to lose along the way. Hopefully that'll come off as I exercise and stay away from fattening foods and treats.

Today I jogged on the treadmill while my baby slept and my 2 year old colored by me. My calves were sore from yesterday. I think I'll go for a walk later when the kids are in bed and Riley is home.

Today I went to my friend Sariah Long's house and she whipped me with her boot camp exercises. It was 45 minutes of different exercises most of which included some weights that basically worked every muscle in my entire body. For someone who's out of shape it was difficult. We also did some abs at the very end. I felt uncoordinated and after it was over I felt like a 90 year old woman, moving slowly and complaining about how tired I was. But it was worth it. I hope to do this a couple of times a week with her.

In the evening when Riley got home from work I jogged 2.4 miles at a 10 mintue pace I was pretty worn out from boot camp but wanted to get an short run in.

I jogged 26 minutes on the treadmill I don't know the exact mileage because we have an old treadmill but it was probably about 2 miles. My leg muscles were really sore from boot camp yesterday.

Today I met up with Sariah again to do her weight lifting/crossfit exercises. It worked different muscles, so tomorrow every muscle in my body will be sore. I'm going to pass on running today so tomrrow I can get a 45 minute run in. That'll be my longest to date.

I ran 4.2 miles at an average pace of 9:35. It was a really nice day and I felt pretty sore from weight training this week but I was happy with my run.

I pushed the kids in the double jogger this afternoon. I ran for 36 minutes and did 3.4 miles. It works out to be an average pace of 10:35 a mile. That's pretty good for me and it was the first time pushing them in the stroller.Riley doesn't want me to have any excuse not to run so he bought me a nice Bob double jogging stroller, yes Riley I can take a hint ;) It was a good workout. I'm planning on going to Sariah's boot camp tonight. Her husband thinks it'll ruin our friendship, I guess she's pretty tough to her clients. But I'll try not to take it personally.

Boot camp with Sariah lasted an hour. It was tough and I think I worked every muscle in my body.

I pushed the kids in the stroller again today. I ran 3.5 miles at a 10:22 pace. Sore from yesterday's boot camp.

Today was a good workout day. I ran 4 miles at an average pace of 10:15. It took me 41 minutes I was also pushing my kids again. Then I went to Sariah's house and did boot camp with her. We worked arms, legs, and did crunches for an hour.

This afternoon Riley pushed the kids in the stroller while I jogged next to him. We averaged 9:35 pace for 4.26 miles.

I wanted to run at least 3 miles today but there were some bathroom complications so I had to cut it short. But I did workout with Sariah today, my muscles are starting to adapt to the exercises we do. I'm not as sore as when we started out.

I really wanted to run on the trails today because of the nice weather. So I parked at Beus Pond and ran on the lower trails from there. It was a lot harder running on the trails then I remember but I got 5 more miles in for the week. It was a good week of running for me. I'll take tomorrow off and start again on Monday.

I felt good on my run today. I ran 3.68 miles at an average pace of 9:16. My first mile was 9:47 2nd was 8:47 and my 3rd was 8:51. I also did boot camp with Sariah today, we focused on just arms. We did 3 sets of 4 different exercises plus abs. Before we were doing 3 sets of 3 different exercises. I'm starting to feel a little lighter. Weight is coming off slow but at least it's coming down.

I watched Sariah and Katie's kids while they did mile repeats. Then after they got back I ran 3miles at a 9:26 pace. I felt pretty sluggish today but I might try and get 2 more miles in later if I can.

Today I went over to Hill air force base and ran on the treadmill in the gym.  Based on the treadmill I was running 9 minute pace. I was extremely sweaty when it was over.

Later I went to boot camp and we focused just on legs for 50 minutes. Then did abs. I'm sure I'll be sore from that tomorrow.

I tried out some new shoes Riley got me today. They feel pretty good, they're asics. I've always liked asics. I ran 4.02 miles today around South Weber. My miles were, 9:37, 9.09, 9:40, 9:34. My average pace is starting to come down.

I did a tough ab workout with Sariah today then I ran 4.4 miles from her house. I ended up by the ogden athletic club, ran around the nature trail there, then back up to highway 89. It was cold and it was snowing on me. But I managed to average a 9:00 minute pace.

Ran on the Riverdale parkway today. I ran 5.6 miles my time was 53:10 and my pace was 9:29. miles 1 9:39, 2-9:05, 3-9:30, 4-9:25 5-9:56. Got in another full week of running.

Today I felt pretty good. I ran an average pace of 8:28. I didn't realize I was running so fast until I looked down at my watch half a mile into the run. I kept up that pace the whole run and ended well. My mile splits were 8:30, 8:20, and 8:32,

It was really nice out this afternoon so I pushed the kids today, got in 38 minutes of running and 3.69 miles in South Weber.

Today Riley ran with me and pushed the kids in the stroller. I ran an average 8:48 min/mile. I had a major bathroom break right in the middle of the run but I made it right in time. My miles were 8:51, 8:48, 8:50, 8:34. I'm noticing some improvement in my runs now and I'm feeling pretty postive.

I ran a couple good hills in my run today. My average pace was 9:10. I'm pretty happy with that.

I hiked the BYU "Y" today with my sisters and mom. I also packed Evelyn on my back for part of the way. It was a short but steep hike. It was a mile long to the "Y" so got in 2 miles of exercise today. It was a beautiful day today.