Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured

Ran with Paula this morning.  I had every intention of taking it easy today but when she suggested a tougher route I let her push me to do better.  The first two miles were flat and then mile three is all up hill.  The hill actually felt really good I pushed right along.  Mile 4 is all flat and it zipped right along and then we had a long wait at a light at the start of mile 5.  I had the hardest time getting back going and struggled through mile 5.  Mile 6 is down hill and the pace picked up pretty good to the end.   Not to bad, but my legs really felt it.  My quads were pretty tired from Saturday so I scrapped yesterday and will add additional stretching sessions this week.

Ave Pace 8:50

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Ran with Paula and went and ran the new Westfest route.  The new route is flat and will be very hot on race day because there is no shade.   My legs were really dragging and tired again and I am feeling the effects of not enough sleep the past few weeks.  I have increase my water intake substantially but am still feeling dehydrated in the morning.  Still need to drink more.

Ave Pace: 9:01

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Was supposed to run an easy three with Paula this morning but I was a mess.  My legs were really tight to begin so I stretched them as we started.  My left calf cramped for 2.5 miles and I kept stopping to stretch it out and then my stomach started to have issues and it was a good thing I was close to home.  Enough of my whining!

Ave Pace 9:45

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Yesterday I had my husband work on my legs after my run. After some pain and some nausea they felt much better. Then I spent 3.5 hrs in a car traveling to Cedar to meet with a client, another 3.5 hrs sitting in a room the size of a walk in closet, 3.5 hrs driving back to Salt Lake and then another 45 min chasing kids all over the place. By the end I my thighs were on fire, so some more massage and scrapping before I went to bed. Got up today they were not on fire but made of lead. OH the dead legs!! They were so heavy and not wanting to move for 6 miles! UGH! The run itself wasn't to bad but my legs were so tired. Good news was that I wasn't feeling dehydrated and my stomach cooperated.

Now for the big news: After 14 yrs of working at the Deseret News my husband is changing careers. He has been very happy there but with the layoffs that are coming in July, he started looking early. He has accepted a position working for the Utah Blaze as the Director of Communications.  This is very exciting for our family but change is always scary. It will be nice to have him home in the evenings and have a more structured family life.   We are not quite sure at this point how it will affect my job (he has always been home during the day to take care of the kids) but over the next couple of months we will see what happens. 

Ave Pace 8:56

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Ran a nice easy 3 today with Paula on 3 hrs of sleep.  Three must be my magic number this week - it has appeared quite a bit.  Had a nice chat and just relaxed. 

Ave Pace 9:19

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Ran the big block twice today. We started at 7:00 to get some practice in the heat- it is too hot - I feel for all you that run in it every day! First time went really well. I felt strong up the hill and then kicked it in on the flat and down hill stretch. Stopped for water and then headed again. I could tell right off that it was going to be much harder. Went to head up the hill and about half way up I started with the double vision thing again. I stopped for a minute and it went away. With about 1.5 miles to go I got a really weird cramp in my back, up in my ribs. It stayed until the I was almost done. I cannot believe how much harder this was then a few months ago, but I have to keep reminding my self that the more I do the easier it will become.

Now I get to go to my son's baseball game and then two softball games - pretty much my day will be spent at the ball park.

 Ave Pace 9:06

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