"If we don't suffer enough we won't remember it."

I'm never lifting weights on my hamstrings again.  They are still causing me so much trouble.  Did the elliptical for 30 min and some sit-ups.

Ran 10 miles with Melanie.  We did 5 x .75 miles @ 6:01, 6:08, 6:07, 6:18, and 6:17 pace.  I felt really tired doing these.  It was a little discouraging to be doing them so slow.  Last summer I ran them in under 6 min pace on the same stretch of road. 

30 min elliptical and a few weights.  My  hamstrings are getting a lot better.  I've dug into them and rubbed them out a lot this week.  Hoping to be able to run more than 3 times next week.  I haven't run more than 3 days a week for over a month now. 

10 miles up/down Provo Canyon on highway starting at Nun's Park with Melanie and Melody.  I stepped on a broken up part of the edge of the road right when we started running and twisted by already sprained ankle.  It really hurt when I first did it, but wasn't reinjured bad enough to not run.  This was a hilly run and my hamstrings hurt.  We didn't have any water and that affected me towards the end.  I couldn't keep up the last several miles. 

When I got home my left quad started hurting when I walked up the stairs.  I walked around the rest of the day feeling so frustrated.  My left quad hurts, both my hamstrings hurt and my ankle hurts.  I've decided I'm not going to lift weights on my hamstrings again.  They were almost better then I lifted last Wednesday and my problems started all over again.  My hip flexers are like that too.  I just can't lift on them or BAM! big problem.

18 miles with Melanie and Kim.  My husband was so nice to get up at 5:45 a.m. to drive us 18 miles up into Provo Canyon.  We started about 3 miles past the Wallsburg turnoff and ran down to the River Woods Shopping Center.  There was snow on the ground and it was in the 20's.  I felt really good the first 9 miles.  Then the cold started to get to me and I felt tight.  When Melanie said we had gone 9 I said, "We're only 1/2 way?"  I did ok for about another 5 and it seemed like we got to 14 pretty quick.  Then I felt like I slammed into a wall.  I was exhausted and everything started to hurt.  Our pace to mile 17 was 6:55 average, which would have been good on an out and back, but this was down the canyon.  I decided to stop at 17 but we were still 1/2 mile from the cars.  We walked .1 then decided to run since walking takes so long and it was cold.  When we got to the cars we already had .4 and Melanie convinced me to do another .6 for 18.  The last mile was 7:45 average mostly around the parking lot.  I'm not trained for the distance.