Emily's training blog

So cold!

I decided that my running goal is 2022 miles in 2022. Kind of a lame goal, but I hope it will keep me running more this year. Fleece lined tights are everything

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Warmer, but very windy this morning.  

Missed yesterday.  Much more pleasant run today. I prefer 35 degrees and calm to 16 degrees, or 20 mph wind.  Gotta enjoy the mild mornings.  
 

Wish me luck on my Mary Poppins audition tonight.  I'm probably too old to be cast as Mary, but it's a bucket list show, so might as well give it a shot.  As long as they let me tap dance, I will be a happy girl.

6:59 average.  When I am nervously waiting for a callback list, I tend to pound out my energy at a fast clip.  
 

Here's a sample of my non-running alter ego.

https://youtu.be/tU1Qc_6Mg3w

Easy morning run with Lily.  I performed last night and I have 3 hours of Mary Poppins callbacks followed by another performance tonight, so I'm conserving my energy.  

Really long day Saturday.  Glad I went short.  Felt good about my audition.  Learned two dances and sang four songs for four different characters.  Fingers crossed for a good role. I hate waiting for casting.  
 

7 cold miles today.

Still waiting on the stupid cast list to go up.  My nerves can't take it!  Worst part of performing.  

Wanted a little longer, but my stomach started rebelling over the last mile.

Found out the cast list for Mary Poppins isn't going up until this weekend.  BUT . . .they sent me an early role offer yesterday, which is so exciting!  This is a dream show and I can't wait to be a part of it.  

Met Tee and Devra at Murray Park for a run. Always more fun with friends!

Run with Devra.  Got home. Everyone is still asleep.  The quiet house is lovely 

Longer than planned, but didn't feel terrible.  Ran with Tee and Devra

Ran with Tee.  Achilles were sore from Saturday.  Inversion rolled in during our run and visibility was terrible by the end.

7.21 miles in 7:21 average.  Hee hee!!

Missed yesterday.  Late night rehearsal.  Got in 8 with Devra this morning.  Might be able to sneak in a few with Lily after work. 

It was above 30 degree this morning.  Amazing how much warmer that feels.  And, I got to run when it was light.

Four with Lily and 8 more with Devra.  Not a bad week considering I missed Wednesday.

Murray Park/Vine Street with Devra. I was extra cold this morning. Almost out of January though.

60 minute run.  Warmer than yesterday. Started to snow toward the end.  Felt snappy today.

Trying to stay somewhat consistent despite late nights.  Still on pace for my mileage goal.  
 

Short run with Lily 

Early treadmill run.  20 minute warm up. 5 x 6 minute repeats.  2 minutes at 6:45, 6:30, 6:15 with two minute recovery in between.  Getting a little tempo going

I think I figured out that I need about 168 miles per month to hit my mileage goal.  Despite a couple missed days this month, I am right on track.  I'm not called for rehearsal this week, so I will hopefully get more sleep and get a good mileage week!

I can see some fitness returning. I may be old, but it’s still there somewhere! 7:05 average

Bad weather conditions yesterday.  Really cold morning. I ran with Tee and Devra.  Misery loves company.

Just couldn't face the cold and dark this morning. Treadmill progression run with 1 minute pushes.

I'm ready to start stepping up my long runs.  I have been feeling good at 12-ish.  Ran with Tee and Devra. 1300 W to 10400 S and back on the River Trail.

Didn't feel that great this morning, but it got done.  I'm really cold now.

Missed Tuesday instead of Wednesday. I guess that's a change.  Run with Devra. It's slightly warmer outside.  

Valley Park loop. Nothing else to say about it.

I'm tired.  But, it was nice to run in the daylight.

Nine with Devra. Then picked up Lily for four more.  Steady build.  
 

Cole ran a 4:35 mile last night and a 9:57 two mile last week.  He is getting fast!

Valentine's Day run. Practicing some self-love by getting out and pounding out the stress. Gorgeous full moon this morning.

45 degrees is much more pleasant than 20.  I took advantage of the warmer weather and a good night's sleep to run a little farther.  Tomorrow my goal is to break the no-run-Wednesday pattern that's been happening. Even if it's just a short run.

I broke the no run on Wednesday curse! It helped that I didn’t have a rehearsal last night. Not the most productive run. There were a lot of random icy spots, so I had to slow down. I can’t wait for winter to be over!

Ran indoors.  20 minute warm up. 10 x 2 minutes on/off.  Cooldown to 8.  I'm not very fast.  6:10-6:30 pace on the fast. Next month my goal is to throw a little more tempo/speed in.

Took a few miles to warm up this morning.  Got it done though.

Managed 13 before 7 AM.  And 52 for the week.  Now for four hours of choreography.  I'm going to be very tired.

Ran in the daylight for once. It was still really cold though.  3.5 with Lily.  Finished solo. Picked up last three. 6:45,6:32,6:13.  I'm not as pathetically slow as I thought.

Weather is horrible this week.  Might be a lot lighter training week.  Treadmill morning.

Running this week sucks.

75 minute run on treadmill. 10 degrees is too cold for me. Fell off quite a bit this week, but I am still on target for my yearly goal.  Next 2 weeks will be rough.  

Not a bad month. I had a rough week last week, but managed enough consistency to stay on track for my 2022 goal. Might do a little racing this summer. The next two weeks I have a crazy schedule. Running will be tough. But, after Mary Poppins opens, things will settle for a minute

Actually ran a workout this morning. 20 minute warm up. 2 x 1-2-3-2-1 minutes with 1-1-2-1-1 minute recoveries. Cool down 1.5 miles.  6:50 average.  

Run with Devra. I'm tired.

It was over 40 degrees this morning.  So, I wore shorts.  Free the legs!!

I ran a little later this morning. Later being 6:30 instead of 5:15. My legs are sore. They don’t like four hours a night in character shoes.

Didn’t run Saturday. Had an 8 hour tech rehearsal. Opening on Friday!

Just ran with Wolf Pack kiddos 

Ugh.  I got hit super hard with influenza.  It's going to be a slow build back.  My legs were happy to be running this morning. My lungs were not.  

Getting better. Lungs were not burning today.  Tired from show last night, though.  Keeping to the slow build up.  

Hard to believe that it's supposed to be 75 degrees in two days.  Trying to keep building up my runs again

Planned on longer today, but felt terrible.  Still coughing quite a bit.  I'm trying, though.

Beautiful morning.  Lungs are still struggling.  Hopefully in another week I will be mostly back to normal 

Six miles and Zumba.  I caught a sinus infection to go with my flu.  I have felt horrible for a really long time!  Started feeling better today. 

In CA on vacation. Working on the slow build back.  Easy AM run followed by six miles walking around Universal Studios.  Ran by the Arcadia High track.  Home of my high school glory years.  Hope Cole gets to run there in the next couple of years.

Running in sunny CA is fabulous.  Sore legs from all the walking. 6 more park miles today. We are all exhausted.

Back in UT.  30 degree mornings suck after 60 degree morning.  4 solo and 3 with Lily.  

Early run with Devra.  I may go back to sleep!

Just keep swimming.  (or running.).  Off to watch Cole race.  Hoping he runs some good times today!

I hate the cold.  I hate the wind even more. I'm a grouchy runner today. 

Treadmill morning.  Boring, but not cold.  I will head out in the great outdoors again tomorrow.

More cold miles.  I might get in a couple with Wolf Pack tonight. So glad my lungs are back to full function 6.5

2 miles jogging at Wolfpack practice.  I was so cold standing around that I ran just to stay warm

Tired this morning. Did some 1 minute pushes to start getting the legs to turn over a bit. 20 minute warm up. 10 x 1 minute on/off.  Cooldown home. 

Murray Park to Wheeler Farm. Got poured upon the last 10 minutes of the run.

Good end to the week.  Soleus got a little sore in the last mile.  I can't wait until my new shoes arrive.  7:00 average.

Soleus still a bit sore.  I will have to make sure I run easy until it loosens up.

Didn't run yesterday.  Soleus was still a bit tender today.  Seemed to warm out pretty well about half way through the run.  New shoes should be here today.  7.3

PM: Ran some mileage with Wolf Pack.  4.7

Legs were tired from yesterday.  Lots of hills last night.  Windy and warm morning.  New shoes are helping my sore calves.

Shorter run today.  Before rain started.

Weather kept switching from pleasant to miserable every ten minutes.  Gotta love spring running.  

Wore heels all day yesterday.  That was stupid.  My calves were a big crampy mess today.  I need to be more careful with my footwear. 7.2 AM miles

PM:  Ran cooldown with Wolf pack.  Got to warm my calves up a bit. They did better than this morning.

Took about three miles to warm into my run this morning.  Calves were a bit sore, but not cramping today.  

I'm kind of stuck in the 7 mile range.  I planned 8, but had a bathroom emergency toward the end, and I was close to home. So, I stopped a mile short.  It was a pretty morning. I like that the sun starts to come out.  

Such a nice morning.  Hoping that running continues to get more pleasant through the next month. I like wearing shorts in the morning!

Ran in Sandy with Devra and Rebekah. It was nice to have running buddies 

Tried to rest my calves/Achilles for a couple of days.  Didn't help much. Time to add eccentric raises back into the regimen.  

Run in Cottonwood Heights with Tee and Devra.

Longer run.  Calf was twingy the first half.  Much better the second half. It mostly doesn't like downhills.

No calf soreness today.  Glad to see improvement.  Chilly morning.  

So good to have the calf feeling better.  Now if it would warm up 10-20 degrees, that would be perfect.  
 

We have a record of four track meets for the kids this week.  Life is insane.

In other news. I set a goal to increase my family's fruit and vegetable intake.  Cole likes it.  The other kids don't.

Track meets two and three today.  Cole is trying to qualify for state in the 1600 and 3200. Not doing too badly for a freshman.  

I felt fantastic today.  Usually I am dragging. 

Woke up very early on a Saturday to get done before Lily's district junior high meet today.

Shorts and tank top morning.  Finally!   Sore IT band this morning. I definitely ran hard on Saturday.

Murray Park to Wheeler Farm with Devra.  

I can't tell if I am just really dehydrated and not used to the warmer weather, or if I am getting sick.  But, I felt horrible today.  

A little fatigued still, but much better than yesterday.

Wasn't feeling great at the end of the week. I'm fighting some respiratory virus.  All the singing for callback auditions probably didn't help.  I did get to watch Cole at state this weekend.  He ran the 3200, 1600, and 4 x 800.  He was one of only two freshmen to qualify in each event.  He ran so well!  9:51 PR in the 3200 and 4:31 PR in the 1600.  

Still feeling terrible.  Didn't sleep very well last night on top of fighting something off.  Ran nice and easy with Devra.  

Felt a bit better than the last few days.  Enough to run longer.  Needed thinking time.

Muggy sweaty run this morning. I'm so glad I don't live where there is high humidity 

I beat the rain! It was a blustery morning, Christopher Robin.

Wet run.  Tired legs.  Still enjoyed it.

Shorter run today.  I don't enjoy 30 degree temperature swings.  35 degrees was chilly

Gorgeous morning. It is starting to be the perfect time of year to run.

Tired today!  I spent six hours moving my classroom yesterday 

I might actually get six days of running this week!  Plan for tomorrow:  12-13 if I don't get a Footloose callback.  7 if I do.  Auditioning is stressful.

Opted for a shorter run so I could get ready and go over callback materials for Footloose. I would sure love to do this show.  

It's nice not to have to rush off to work first thing this morning.

Time to start adding some workouts in.  Why?  I don't know.  For fun, I guess. 20 minute warm up.  3 x 3-2-1 minutes with 2 minute recovery.  Cooldown home.  6:53 average.

Definitely a bit sore today.  Mornings sure are perfect right now.

Felt good to pound it out this morning.  

Short and easy before hitting a longer run tomorrow 

Ugh.  It's getting very warm in the mornings!   Good week this week.  50 miles, a workout, and a 12 mile run.  I will probably try to stay around fifty for the rest of the month.  Maybe add a second workout and some strength work.  See if I can get in decent shape again.

Windy morning.  But, I missed the rain, so that's good.  Ran a little shorter and kept it easy.  

Hit the track today for the first time in forever. I had no idea what paces to aim for.  I warmed up three miles and then ran 3x 800-400-400 with 400-200-200 recovery in between.  I conservatively wanted to run 3:10-90-90.

Set 1: 3:04, 85,87

Set 2: 3:01,85,84

Set 3: 2:57, 84, 83

Jogged home for cooldown.  The workout was faster than I anticipated.  My endurance is pretty good after a few weeks building base.  It would be nice to sharpen up again.  For what?  I don't know. I don't have any race plans.  But, it's nice to have some extra time to train.

Super easy pace today.  Ran from Cottonwood High to Wheeler Farm all along the canal road.  All soft surface running except for about a mile.  Felt good on my tired legs.

Oh, I have tired legs.  I did a conditioning class after running yesterday 

Planned on going long today, but got back from rehearsal late last night.  Only got 5 hours of sleep.  I will have to get up pretty early tomorrow, but I don't have a late night tonight. Still working toward my 200 miles in June goal.  

Should have run long yesterday.  Had to start before five to get a run in.  Plans changed and we are heading to Provo early this morning for state track.  Cons:  I missed hitting fifty this week.  Pros:  I have run six days a week for three weeks straight now.  

I haven't run a double digit run in a couple of weeks.  So, I hit an easy 10 this morning.  I'm pacing Lily at a 5k Saturday, so I might have to get creative with a long run.

Such a perfect morning for running. It was nice to be out.  Workout tomorrow 

Darn. I broke my running streak.  My rehearsals are starting to run late every night.  I opted for extra rest yesterday.  I warmed up 20 minutes.  I ran 10 x 2 minutes on/off and jogged about a five minute cooldown.  6:51 average for nine miles.  Not too bad.  

Three miles solo.  Three with Lily.  And a little extra

Covid finally caught me.  Been out of commission since Saturday.  Had to get out this morning.  Still didn't feel super great.  Pretty nauseated the entire run.  Felt good to get outside though.  Hopefully I will continue to improve from here.  Covid killed my 200 miles in June goal.  Try again in July.

I wanted to run a little longer, but started to struggle at about five miles.  I might feel the effects of Covid for awhile.  Better than yesterday, though.  No nausea.

Made it to seven miles before feeling crappy.  I'm getting better! 

Still feeling some Covid symptoms.  But, it's slowly getting easier.

Heat and wind.  Must be July.  Today is my anniversary.  19 years!  Crazy!

Less coughing this morning.  Energy was down though.  I'll get there.

Ugh.  That is all.

Cooler morning and no wind.  I loved it.

20 minute warm up. 6 x 3 minutes on/2 minutes off. Ten minute cooldown.

Strength class plus easy treadmill run. I felt the need to change things up a bit

Sooooo sore today!!! I really need to keep up on strength work.

Light workout.

Longer run with Tee and Becca.  Glad to have running buddies

Lighter run since Saturday was the first time that I have run over 10 miles in quite a while.  

20 minute warm up.  1600-1200-800-400-4 x 200

6:12 (a bit conservative.)

4:31

2:55

82

38-40 for 200s

Cooldown

4.3 solo and then 4.4 running with TVille in Dimple Dell.  Good strength run

So sore from running in Dimple Dell.  My hip and core stability need serious work 

Run and HIIT class this morning 

Just trashed today.  Last few miles were a struggle.  I cut it a little short

Treadmill while Cole cross trained and then lifting class

2 mile warm up.  4 x 8 minute tempo.  (Around 6:15-6:20 average) 3 minutes recovery in between.  1.5 mile cooldown.  Sore from yesterday, but not completely fatigued 

Surge Fit Class and then a run in Dimple Dell with the high school team.

I'm completely exhausted.  Run with TVille kiddos again.  

Tee needed a running buddy this morning.  I'm tired.  I'm supposed to go longer tomorrow, but we'll see how I feel

Did a short run today. I'm in need of some extra rest.  I can only handle late nights/early mornings for so long.

Over 80 degrees at 5:30 AM makes for an unpleasant run.  I have tech week and a callback audition this week, so I may be dropping mileage down a little bit.  

Took Cole to cross train so I ran on the treadmill.  Progression run with 10 x 1 minute pushes for 55 minutes of running. I was too lazy to run the last .25

A little tired and pounded today. I actually don't like how treadmill running makes me feel.  

I had new running shorts this morning and they made me very happy

Easy morning.  Lots of late nights this week. I'm very tired.  I'm glad I don't have rehearsal tonight

4.5 solo. 4.5 with Lily.  Off to an 8 hour tech rehearsal.  The strange things I do for fun

Sixty degrees and more than four hours of sleep for the first time in two weeks made for a  peppy run!  6:52 average.  Last mile 6:06.

Treadmill run while Cole cross trained.  Boring. 

Short.  Lifting class. 

Humid this morning.   Spent the run planning out my next audition options.  Opening Footloose tomorrow night.

Keeping it light for a few days while we get the show open

One more easy day

Back to school this week!  Staff meeting today. Yay.

Tired legs from performing last night. Ran in new shoes, though!  I like them!

Strength class.  

Back to school day!

Extra shows.  I'm really tired.  Hanging in maintenance mode

Wheeler Farm run with Lily.  Two shows today.

Hoping to pick up the mileage a bit this week. 7 in the AM. 2.7 more with wolf pack in the PM.

Running the stress out. Day 2 of parent orientation and assessments.  And a show tonight.

Lift class today

Soooo sore today, but got more sleep last night.

Tired from show last night. 6.4 in the AM. I will probably be running with Wolf Pack this afternoon.

I was completely wiped out by the end of last week. So, I took an extra rest day.  I felt much better this morning.  First day of school for my preschoolers!  

My legs were surprisingly sore this morning.  They shouldn't have been.  First day of teaching fatigue, I guess

Strength class.

Almost through week1 of preschool teaching.  

So much cooler in the AM than the PM

Did a run around the park during Cole's cross country meet.

It's nice to have some extra time this morning for a little longer run

Over 70 at 5 AM.  Better than 100, but still. It really needs to cool off.  80s Hair Bands playlist.

Had to abort my run due to some intense abdominal cramping. I don't know what is causing it, but it hasn't stopped yet, and it really hurts.

Still having some stomach issues.  I need to check my diet a bit.  Felt mostly better today. Going for 10-11 tomorrow 

What a gorgeous morning 

It's my birthday week.  Planning on running 45 miles this week for 45 years! When did I get old? 

Blustery warm morning.  

Birthday run. It was humid!!! The rain is nice though

Tired this morning.  But, last day of work this week.

Just  enough to even out to 35.  10 tomorrow and I will have hit 45!

Three miles short of my goal. Oh well. I look younger than 45 anyway!  Just ran around the border wars meet watching Lily race.

Loving cooler weather.  Crazy day of work ahead.  Better get to it

Just another dark morning run.  My running is so boring now

Lots of neighborhood loops.  Didn't feel like straying too far from home. 

Lazy yesterday.  But, I feel much more rested today.  Got my longer run in today since I am watching Cole race in the morning and then heading to a callback for a play.

Easy five with Lily

Enjoying the cool mornings

Sooooooo much to do today.  Like every day.  

Missed yesterday.  Sooo tired.  Struggling to keep up with all the things.

Really bad week of running last week. No real excuse except I was tired and didn't want to.

Threw in some random fartlek today. No rhyme or reason.  Just busting out of f my usual rhythm.  I wonder if I will ever race again?  I haven't really felt the desire.  I have new avenues to channel my extreme competitiveness.  But, occasionally I get a little spark.  
 

I sure do love watching my kids run though!  Today is the district meet for Lily. She has to run against the national champion in her age group (who happens to be her Wolfpack teammate who is crazy fast.  She ran a 10:05 3000 this past summer.  She's in the eighth grade.)  Lily is really running well this fall, though.  And, Cole has region on Wednesday.  Their team should repeat as region champs. We will see if Cole can pull off the individual win.  That would be very cool for a sophomore.

A little longer this morning 

Short today.

I did a class yesterday. It aggravated my Achilles.  It was definitely not happy today.  Still got through 11 miles.  Hopefully it feels better by Monday 

I have been dealing with a pretty persistent Achilles strain.  I am hoping that I am to the point where I can start working back.  4.2 miles felt pretty good today. 

35 minute run.  Besides feeling clunky and out of shape, I felt better than yesterday 

Beautiful Thanksgiving morning.  Much brisker pace than the last two runs.  Of course, I ran about four hours later than I usually do.  Felt so good to be out running in the sunshine.  Hopefully I didn't push the Achilles too much.  40 minutes of running. 

Up to 45 minutes.  I will go a little shorter and slower with Lily tomorrow.  Love the sunshine

Wheeler Farm run with Lily.  She's in pretty good shape right now.

Almost 40 degrees this morning. I was toasty.  

Too slippery yesterday.  Biting wind today!  I still like running outside.

Ran indoors this morning.  45 minutes progressive. 

5 with Lily.  Then some on my own.  

Run with Tee and Becca.  My stomach was having problems 

Had some stomach bug all day Monday.  Didn't run yesterday.  Feeling better today

Treadmill morning.  Got on the scale. I have been feeling extremely unfit lately. Time for some accountability.  129.6.  I don't need to drop a lot of weight.  But, I would like to maintain between 120-25.  

8 on treadmill with 1 minute pushes

Met up with Tee and Becca

Run with Tee and Becca from my house

Windy morning.

Took class today. My Achilles held up. It is much better than last month

Windy morning.  One direction I was freezing. The other direction I was roasting.