Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured

Had a good run with Walter this morning. We ran out through part of Lake Park and the new WestFest 5K route. He pushed me harder that I normally would have myself, but I was suprised that our ave pace was only 8:41. I felt like I was working harder and pushing more than that - must have been all my talking and the fact that I am still incredibly out of shape. Overall, despite my slow pace, it was a good run and pushing myself should happen more often.

 PM:  Swam with the kids for 45 min.  Played a mean game of monkey in the middle and I had the deep end of the pool.  Did some kicking lap so that I could keep my head above water and my eyes on all the little swimmers.
 

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Ran with Paula this morning.  Thought we would be smart and deal with the wind early in our run.  Ran the first 1.5 uphill and into the wind.  Thought we were done, nope.  The crosswind was just about as brutal at points.    My legs were tired and I was dehydrated so not one of my better runs.  I am still struggling to get enough fluids later in the day, especially if I swim or run in the evening.  Overall, I am feeling stronger than I was last week so it is coming back slowly. 

Ave pace: 8:52

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Nice easy three miles with Paula and some rain.  It was chilly this morning.  Came back and did some core training using the workout in the new Runner's World - not to bad. 

Ave Pace 9:13

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Missed running this morning to go to the temple with my husband.  We left early and all I could think about on the way there was what a perfect morning to run.   I had planned on running tonight with Paula, but once I got home from work realized that my son had a ballgame tonight right in the middle of my running time. (POOR PLANNING!)  I need to be better at planning.  We went out to swim for a while and my sweet husband, who understood my frustration with missing my run, let me swim some laps while he watched the kids and then talked to me for 25 min while I treaded water and caught kids off the diving board.   Not sure if this really even counts for anything but  I guess some exercise is better than none.  

 Happy Running & Swimming!
 

Ran an easy 5 with Paula this morning.  My legs were tight and my knee was a little twingy so I was pretty cautious.  Stopped and stretched a few times along the way and then came home and stretched good again and then did some scrapping.  

My goal for tomorrow is to run a strong race and feel good.  This is probably not a PR course, and due to my less than stellar training the past few months I would expect to be around 25 -26 min.   Definitely not my best or what I would like but I think that is pretty realistic at this point.   I am excited to catch up with FRB runners and see friends more than anything.

Ave Pace 9:22

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Ran Heart of Holladay 5K. It is tough route with even tougher competition. I was really nervous going into the race and not sure what to expect. Chatted a bit with Kim and Tom and their family and of course rode over with Paula and her family. We warmed up for half a mile - not much of a warm up but a little antsy and unable to do more that worry about the race and the hill at 2.5.

We started and as soon and at about .15 into the race I was behind Paula, Kim and Brent... I was struggled to get in rhythm. Got going finally about the one mile mark and they called my split at 7:58 - at this point I thought I was really in trouble and would be around 26:00. I started going through all the reasons I am struggling - injured for two months with not consistent if any training; in India for two weeks with out being able to run; lack of sleep this week; poor diet. Some under my control, some not. It is a difficult thing to come to terms that poor performance is completely related to items completely in my control. We came around to the up hill section at 2.5 and I knowing that I can usually run hills pretty tough I dug in. By the time I reached the top my legs were feeling it the last section to the finish went by much faster than I thought and by the time I reached the finish and saw my time I was actually pretty happy with how things went. It would have been a pre-blog PR so even though my training has suffered, I would have never run a route like this even close to this time pre-blog.  So a big THANK  YOU to everyone for all your support and help because you are big part of  todays run. 

Chatted afterwards with Kim, Tom, Brent, Sylvia, Sasha & Sara and their cute family, Steve A and hung out for the awards.  My teenage neighbor had come with us and he finished around 18:00.  He just started running a year ago and is doing great.   

 A gigantic congratulations to Kim for winning the SGM spot!  She is the most deserving and I only wish I had video to post so everyone could share in her excitement - Watching her win was probably the best part of the day. 

Happy Running!