Emily's training blog

I haven't been keeping up on my blog very well lately.  So, here I go again.

I ran up to Valley Park and ran a lap around it.  Then, I ran up 2700 W to 6200 S, I ran down to the canal road, and back toward 5400 W.  I've only run this loop once, so it was a nice change. 

Running is a great time for sorting my thoughts out.  We are contemplating moving, and I spent the run considering our options.  No definite decisions were made, but running seems to clear my head. 

I thought I should probably pick a race to aim for.  I will start out with the Taylorsville Dayzz 5k at the end of June, and follow that up with Murray Days 5k and Draper Days 5k.  Then, I will run Des News  10k or half.  That should give me something to shoot for and put an end to the random training.  I don't expect stellar results this summer, but it will keep me focused, and then I can hit it hard next spring and summer.

I met Jenny at Murray Park.  I was so glad to run with her again.  I love having a partner.  I got to hear about all of her experiences at the Boston Marathon.  She and her husband were directly across the street from where the blasts occurred.  I'm so glad that they were okay. 

We ran from Murray Park to Wheeler Farm. through Wheeler Farm, back to Murray Park, and ran a loop around Murray Park for 7.2 miles. 

The snow was coming down hard when I went to run this morning.  So, off to the health club I went.  Cole had to be to school early this morning, so I only had time for about 45 minutes. 

I warmed up 15 minutes and then ran 10 x 90 seconds on/off at 5:45-6:00 pace.  I haven't done any workouts in a while, so I just wanted to start some turnover without getting too crazy.    6.57 miles in 45 minutes.

I felt a little dizzy and nauseous running this morning.  I attribute it to a lack of sleep last night.  I woke up at 2 after a nightmare about running a marathon (I was only at mile 12 and I had been running for 2 hours.)  and couldn't get back to sleep.  I finally fell back to sleep after 3,  when Myles woke me up and was up for an hour.  Hopefully, I can catch a little cat nap today.

I ran out 1300W down to the river trail, through the killer geese, and back up at Millrace Park.  It was a beautiful morning, if a little chilly.

So, my big announcement is that I decided to run the St. George Marathon with my friend, Jenny in October.  It will help me focus my training and get back into shape.  I think it will be a good one to do.  I don't have huge expectations, I just want to run my first one, see how I do with it, and "enjoy" it.  So, all marathon training advice is much welcome!  I really just want to get to the starting line healthy.

It would really help if it was just about 10 degrees warmer in the morning.  It's difficult to do any sort of speed when your body doesn't feel as if it warms up.  Or, it would be helpful if I could run later in the morning, but 5:30 is what worked with my schedule today.

I warmed up 15 minutes and then ran 6 x 3 minutes on/2 minutes off.  I hit the 4 mile turn-around point at 28:16, and finished in 55:30, so I definitely sped up over the run. 

I had another funny running dream last night.  I dreamed that I was at track camp on a beach somewhere and I was hanging out with my good buddies Shalane Flanagan and Kara Goucher.  We were playing skeeball together. 

Note to self:  Baked potatoes with chili the night before a morning run is hard on the stomach.  Ugh.

It was a beautiful morning for a run.  I met Jenny at the river trail, and I made up a loop that took us through the neighborhoods, down to 4100S, and back to the trail to Millrace Park.  The problem was, my stomach was still hurting.  I must have picked up some sort of virus.  After about 6 pit stops in 8 miles, I was pretty energy depleted.  Thankfully, we ran into Carol Cabanillas and she saved me with a gu.  The gu continued to wreak havoc on my intestines, but gave me enough energy to finish the run.  Still managed 7:15 pace for the run. 

This was a great week of training.  I ran my highest mileage since having Myles, and my longest run.  Plus, I got two fartlek workouts in.  Now, if I can just beat my sour stomach . . .