I can do it!

Elijah and I ran a nice easy 5 mile loop this morning.  My legs are still a little tired from last weekend - hence the easy run.  We encountered a skunk in the dark...he scared us, and we scared him!  We were feeling pretty lucky to have been within a few feet of him without getting sprayed!  Aren't skunks supposed to be stinky, so you know when you're getting close?!?

Afterwards, we went over to the pool to do some laps.  I was planning to stop at 40 lengths, but then I thought I'd make it an even 1500, and then I thought "Why not do a mile?"  So I did.  I'm feeling good, with the exeption of a very sore shoulder and back on my right side.  It occured to me this morning that it's probably due to my fall on Saturday's bike ride.  Ouch!

Today is Ben and my 19th anniversary!  To celebrate, he will be working all day and I will be rehearsing all night.  Good thing for us that we celebrate EVERY day.  That's why our marriage is so AWESOME!  ♥  Love you, Ben!  ♥

Easy run....great way to start the day!!!

Even though late night rehearsals have me tempted to stay in bed and sleep all day long, I managed to drag myself out of bed at 4:00 AM to run with my husband.  We did a pretty easy 4 miles.  The first mile just about killed me, but I felt good after that.  I think it's mostly mental.  I had intended to do five, but four seemed like a good idea at the time...

I feel like a big slacker with my cross-training.  Tech week has taken up every evening, and I will continue to have no freedom at night until this play is over.  Sooo...should I audition for another one?!?  I CAN'T believe I'm actually hesitating to be on stage in favor of training!!!!  What happened to the couch potato that I used to be?  Ben has killed it in me.  Thanks a LOT, honey.  :-D

I had intended to do a nice slow run with walk breaks this morning, but I felt so good, that Elijah and I did the run in 48 minutes anyway, even WITH the walks!  We ran 5 minutes and walked 1 minute - the way I'm planning to run the marathon.  At the pace I was going today, I would be able to do the marathon in about 4:12.  Wow.  My first marathon was 4:48, but I will be a lot better prepared for the Saint George Marathon.  I'd like to do 4:45 or better, but will be happy with anything less than five, and ECSTATIC with a 4:30!  Anything less than that, and I will have to be resuscitated from the shock!

I received my Garmin 305 in the mail today, and am excited about learning to use it to assist in my training.  I'm interested to see if it helps or hinders my progress.  :D

Elijah and I did our "long" run today instead of Saturday.  It was a short week for us, so we were supposed to do 7 miles, but we did eight instead.  I tried out my new Garmin - it was fun!  I set it up so that we got a walk break every half mile, but I think we will switch back to walking by time instead of distance, since on the hills we didn't get to walk as often, and on the downhill grades we walked more often.  We did a nice, slow pace, finishing the 8 miles in 1:22.  Our last mile we ran under an eight minute mile.  I felt great the whole run, and will be ready to do a 16 mile run next weekend!

Good morning!  :-)

Last night was a late-night rehearsal.  It was our first rehearsal in full costume, and my feet were SO sore afterwards!  I took off my shoes and put on flip-flops and hobbled out to my car, wondering how I was going to get a run in this morning.  So I decided to ask my 16-year-old daughter to accompany me.  We did 2.88 miles in 36:03, alternating 2 minutes of walking with 2 minutes of running.  Then I went by myself and did a tempo run of 1.12 miles in 9:24, afterwhich I picked up my 9-year-old daughter (who's been begging to get to run) for 1.2 miles in 14:56, again alternating walking/running.  The whole walk/run took exactly one hour, for an average pace of about 11.5 minutes a mile.  It's so funny - I remember when that pace was my RUNNING tempo!  It's nice to see how I've progressed so much in the last year!

Later today I'm planning to attend an audition for Tuachan, then if it's not TOO hot, I'm going to try to get on my bike - it's been a WHOLE WEEK!

.......Well, the audition went pretty well - they liked me enough to call me back for a dance audition!  To bad I'm not a dancer - HA!  Anyway, I ended up missing all my meals because of my schedule, so when I got back from the audition, Ben and I went to an all-you-can-eat chinese buffet.  Afterwards, we decided to go cycling and did 20 miles in 1:09.  It was a nice ride along flat terrain - perfect for riding on a very full belly!  I think I'll sleep well tonight....