cheryl

Some of us from the group met today at Cheris' and had a fun 10 mile run.  Those there (besides Cheris and me or course):  Julie, Jody, Eric, Aaron and his SIL Kim.  We ran (literally) into Nancy M. along the course.  I ran the entire time with Cheris, Julie and Jody.  It was fun, the weather cooperated and we got in the miles at about a 9 minute pace.  Eric was amusing us after with different things he was saying.  I've missed seeing him more at the group, hopefully he'll be showing up more often now.  Hopefully Aaron will come more also, although we barely spoke with him because he stayed with his SIL.  Ten miles doesn't seem as difficult as it used to, which is good.  More fun tomorrow on the hills.

We did hills today with the BBK group at Parkway Palisades.  There were about 18 of us, so it was fun to have a large group.  We varied it a little today.  I did run the main hill three times, I had my best time in a while at 8:26 for the last hill.  Will I ever get under 8 minutes again??  That is the question.  Anyway, I thought it was pretty fun today and thanks everyone for coming out and making running those hills bearable.

Seems like a lot of the BBK group enjoyed sleeping in today, as did I.  However, Peggy's idea of sleeping in is 5:15, mine is 7:30.  So I got a slow start on things.  I did get on the treadmill and run for about 5 miles, give or take a few tenths, but what the heck I think it's close enough.  I put it up on a pretty steep incline for part of it just to get a little hill work in.  That's always fun.

Just to let everyone know, I was up at 4:30 also but I didn't meet you die hards at 5:00 to run an extra 5k, I just did a warm-up on my treadmill.  I figure I ran at least .7 miles--how convenient, that added to the 3 5k's we did equals 10 miles.  Everyone says our 5K route is  a little short, but don't blame us, blame the people in SJ who put on the 5K a few years ago, they're the ones who set the start and finish lines.  I'm just going on the belief that they're really 3.1 exactly.

Anyway, we started out and I ran with Cheris and Michelle on the first one and enjoyed talking about the Republican Convention and Sarah what's her name's talk (can't think of her last name right now, I know it has a Pal in there.)  That was fun and pretty comfortable.  It better have been comfortable because it took 26:34 to run it.  We then rested for 2:20 and then headed out on the next one.

This one all the speedies took off and I was running by myself, but I could always hear someone or someones behind me.  Finally Scott and Kelli come running by me at about the half-way point looking fresh and strong.  Where had they been?  How did they look so strong?  Why am I asking all these questions, just run.  Anyway, I stayed behind them until about the end when I saw that I could be under 24 minutes for the first time since last Februrary, and then I picked it up.  Kelli and I basically ran in together, thank you Kelli for pushing me to my best time in many months.  Official time according to my watch was 23:57.

We rested (or at least that's how long I rested)  for 3:39, then we hit number 3.  The speedies took off again.  I thought I was going to die on this one because I had really pushed the last part of the second one.  After a little lull especially going up Rustic Roads, I was able to pick up the pace and finish in 23:48.  My new best time since last February!  So I should be happy with this workout because I hit my best times in a long time.  And I am happy, no complaints.  Now if I could just get back in the 22 minute range...(we're never satisfied, are we?)

 Good job everyone, can you imagine trying to do those on your own?  I'm glad all of you come to support us in our misery, oops I mean fun!!

I went on a little bike ride later for about 30 minutes, I put in some hill climbs at the hill at 102nd So., so I'm giving myself 2 miles for that.  

We'll see you all at our own little SJ half marathon on Saturday.   

Today was an interesting day exercise-wise.  I first went to a class at the SJ Rec Center that works on lower body strength.  After that, I met Peggy, Debbie and Kris and ran probably two miles with them--they were finishing up a 6 mile run.  I couldn't run just 2 miles today, so I got on the treadmill and ran 4.25 more miles, then I rode my bike to pick up my car.  Needless to say, I didn't get a lot done around the house but I did have a good workout day.  Hopefully not too good, I hope to be fresh for our run tomorrow.

Today was our SJ half marathon, one we set up ourselves, nothing official.  We had a large group at 6:00am at Bingham High, which was nice.  When I finished about 1:54 later, just about everyone had left.  Where were the after race festivites?  We'll have to work on that next time.

Anyway, we all started out in the dark and ran up 9800 So. to Glenmoor, back down to 40th West, to 118th So., to 2700 W., 114th So., to 2200 W. back to Bingham.  I ran behind Cheris and Jody most of the way until they decided to pick up the pace and leave me in the dust.  I was on my own  from about 118th to the finish.  Michelle N.'s super nice husband handed out water to us at three different places, that was really great, thanks Jared and Michelle.  I would say aerobically I felt ok, but my legs just didn't want to move as fast as I wanted them to move.  I need to work more on flexibility and strength.  I looked at my shadow and my legs looked stiff, no real bounce or energy to them.  Oh well, there's always something that needs work.  It was fun to do that run and thanks to all who came out to support it. 

It seemed like everyone else was running extra and putting in extra miles, so after I went to my boy's football game and did a few domestic activities, I ran about 4 more miles.  BYU won so all is well at my house.