Believe to Achieve

Steaming run at 925am, impromptu course around PG and AF thru trails by Tri City Golf course and up and over to Lone Peak High School.  Started sweltering.  But just slowed the pace midway and picked it up last two to 8s.  Legs barely sore.  After Bryce I couldn't move well for a week.  This is promising for me.  Pace 8:38.  Hard to course tool the looping trails, not on the map.  

Ran with hubby.  He hasn't been consistent.  He huffed and puffed so I slowed it way down for our warmup, but still he huffed and puffed so I just kept our warm up as our pace for three miles.  It was sticky wet out (humid) so not really all that pleasant.  My lower jaw is in intense pain from the new wire.  It is actually so painful it is numb in areas by my cheeks.  Probably due to nerve stimulation overload.  Holy cow.  Hard to focus even as I write this.  Troy took a shorter route, well the original route, home I added on a bit more.  Average pace 8:23 for 6.62.  First three average pace with hunny: 9:00 to 9:18 for three miles.  1/2 mile cool down at 9:00 pace.  So glad I got to go home early last night : D.    I guess I will try TM speedwork tomorrow.  It seems to be working for my friends.  I just don't have a TM or gym membership.  Will pay $3 for a day pass at PG Rec.

Forgot about flyers for Ward Activity this Saturday.  I am on the committee.  Ran the "Tape-the-flyers-to-all-my-neighbors'-doors-circuit-training workout".  Took 42 minutes 44seconds with a little help from hubby and about two minutes stopping to discuss our route.  I was "sprinting" from door to door flinging on tape to the notes, running up lots of stairs  etc.. so pretty good workout.  Ran a 7 minute mile home I was so pumped up.  Plan on running in Cedar Hills this afternoon while Amber is at dance.  So beautiful up there on the trails.  Sleep still crazy, itching all over and night sweats, sleeping two hours at a time (weird, my little sister called me to ask about her symptoms of itching all over, night sweats, insomnia, she is 22months younger, has 7 kids with twins the caboose.  They are 14 months old).  Genetics, so twilight zone-like.   Teeth beginning to feel better but cheeks still numbish.  Better than the intense pain I suppose.  Sorry no TM run for me.  Will start speed next week.  Big 23 miler this Saturday-  Hope to Hobble with Melanie and Kim real early.  

Afternoon run SWELTERING>  just couldn't get into it in the heat/humidity.  Ran only 2.45 miles and just said that's it.  Heartrate at only 110 to 120.  So no pushing it just felt too much heat.  Pace 9:03.  Surprised thought I was much slower.  New shoes bugging my left leg, ARGHhhhh!!!!

Does anyone remember to read the sell/trade section of the blog?  I don't but now I have some shoes I ordered and paid exactly 80.97 for but tried them twice and they are just too big that my left foot is swimming (smaller than right) in them.  They are Gel Cumulus11, size 10 D (wide).  I will take off 10 dollars.  They are usually  $100, so I was told on the site.  Anybody interested?  Otherwise I am going to return them next week, it is just that they charge $10 to ship back and an extra $10 to restock.  So I thought since I originally got free shipping someone else might want a big deal on a great cushy shoe for only 70 dollars.

Workout:  Road bike at 1036am.   Climb in first 5 miles (500 feet), getting tired of the long hill so went out to trail in Cedar Hills, and oopsie more hills, big ones.  Took some odd turns that caused some ridiculously steep hill climbs.  I was wanting it to be over.  I was more hungry, shaking from low blood sugar.  Ahhh made it to 1100 north off the trail and coasted down to my house.  Saturday is going to be hard enough uphill running, what am I doing to myself? Work tonight : D.

Hope to Hobble 22.5 miler (per garmin). Elevation gain 2000 feet, oh yah!!! First 11 miles is quite the workout. Then comes the real challenge of focusing on footing while picking up the pace so as to not crash and burn. Oh yes we all fell. First, I fell in the dark around mile 5 while grabbing for my water and didn't see the rock, ouch!!! Landed mostly on my left side. My left hand and arm broke my fall, almost broke skin on my chin. Luckily one tiny scrape to show for it on my left pinky. Melanie offered a prayer before we ran so I guess I was looked after. Didn't think so at first. Could have been a lot worse. Later (mile 9ish), Kim and I, hollered ahead to Melanie that we were taking a potty stop, Melanie, not seeing us stopped briefly she told us later and took off from us. Never to see each other again until the finish line. We stopped for almost four minutes here. When nature calls one must answer. Anyway, we made it to the crest in record time for me (Kim's first time), a whole eight minutes faster than last year!!! I thought I was cruising last year. Wow. We stopped to take a gu for just about 2 1/2 minutes. NO sign of Melanie, yet we did see her "tracks". Careful footing starts here, lots of rocks to maneuver. About two miles down as I picked up the pace from the 8:12, Kim was worried about going fast she later told me and then suddenly a yell came from behind me. I turned around in time to see Kim on the ground holding on to her knee. I walked up to her asking "is there blood?" and she yelled back "yes" and then I saw her leg and oowyy!!! and her elbow and both her hands. It was not a pretty sight. Her white shirt dusted with dirt. She did a rollover. This dampened Kim's spirits, it would mine too, having just recovered from a much more minor fall. The sting gone for me now. We stayed together for the next few miles, took another potty stop. Water gone by mile 15, totally parched. Took three gus the whole way. Without water for one. Not good but helped my muscles. I pushed ahead to find Melanie. I knew I was hot on her tail as I could smell her sunscreen at times. This sensitivity comes in handy. I could find a dead person in the woods. I am tracker. Oooo I sound vampire-like. Anyway, off the subject. So I get to the road and turn right thinking Kim should know to turn right, right? Find out later she really is directionally challenged (she had to re-inform me). I was going to build her a cairn (rock pile to show the direction or about five rocks that blocked  her from turning left but I thought for sure she'd know since we looked right for the valley views the whole time. She second guessed herself and turned right and then left. I called out to some bikers, have you seen a girl in yellow shorts (Melanie), "no". You've gotta be kidding there is no way she already done. I decided the biker was delirious on her uphill she didn't take notice of her surroundings. Then I spotted a runner going uphill. She said Melanie was about 1/2 mile ahead. I told the runner to tell Kim where I was at.  She did.  So I picked it up and wondered, Kim would know to turn right? Oh great maybe she doesn't I should  I turn back? No I will just get Melanie to drive us up to get her. I was almost to the end. It took 3 hours and 23 minutes of running time, a little under Melanie's time except she didn't stop so she was waiting a few minutes at the end. She had a large gouge in her hand and some good scrapes on her thighs and a bruised hip. It was all good now. We all fell. What a dirty bunch of girls we were. Kim came in as her friend Stacy went up on her bike to greet her. A nice coincidence as Stacy was chatting with Melanie at the golf course. Poor Kim. She had it the worse in scrapes and desires never to run this again. Melanie and I plan on running it every year. Next year with biker gloves and knee pads for the way down. Then we can really fly. Better wear a chin pad too. And we won't forget to pray : DDDDDD PS I ran this 12 minutes faster than last year. Yee haw. Still loved the run. 22.5 miles in 3 hours 23 minutes. Burned a million calories. Gonna eat and eat : DDDDD