Here we go again~

I was actually able to get up and run a bit this morning which was pretty necessary after a rough week.  I woke up Monday with intentions to run but my hips hurt so bad I could barely walk.  I took it as a pretty obvious sign that running was out of the question.  Then, I had a sad funeral that day that kind of took it out of me also.  By Monday night, the cold that has been creeping in, hit me like a ton of bricks and knocked me out!! So Tuesday and Wednesday were resting days as prescribed by my ever so concerned and cute husband! Needless to say, this morning I woke up feeling better so I decided to get up and run! It felt really good to get up and get some exercising in.  Not to mention that it's always nice to see how much more I can get accomplished in the morning when I wake up early! So, I'm feeling like it's a good day today!!  :)

So, I had a bit harder time getting up this morning but never the less, did and went down on the Treadmill.  I was watching "Baby Story" (show on TLC that I love to watch in the mornings) cruising along, feeling good when all of a sudden at 1.87 miles, the Treadmill BITES THE DUST!!! Ummm, okay!?!?! A while ago my "darling" son decided to pour some oil on the bad boy which has caused the track to slip for the last 2 years or so, but today it finally said enough.  It's like the bar was rotating and moving the track (belt, whatever you call it) but the second I would step on it or add weight (which I understand is excessive right now at almost 35 weeks preggers) it would stop.  So, that really stinks!!! I was just getting into my groove.  So, I ran upstairs, put on some warm clothes and decided to go outside and run.  Thanks to Tyler for allowing me to go (he has been a bit reluctant to let me run outside with the yucky air because I have a nasty cold).  I was pretty happy that I ran the additional 2.1 miles without stopping.  Granted, I am sure it was darn slow, but that's okay! I most likely would have only gone 3 miles on the TM so it was nice to get in an extra mile and I felt pretty good.  Yes, the air was yucky and caused me to cough for an hour after getting home, but again, I was happy to run today!! I have no idea what I will do for these next few weeks without a treadmill.  It has become my friend over the past few weeks.  A bit sad about it really (who thought I would ever say that about a TM).  Anyone know a good repairman who works on Treadmills??? What to do??

So, I ran the 5 mile Dam to Dam race today~! However, I am not referencing it as a "Race" because technically, it wasn't...............for "me" anyway, hint hint!:) Tyler had planned to run the 10 miler as his last qualifying race for the Runner's Series so we decided to come down and make a weekend out of it as our "Pre-Baby" getaway!!!  However, our house was being rented and the Holiday weekend posed some major problems finding a hotel so we ended up staying in Spring Dale (right at the mouth of Zion National Park).  Oh my goodness, it is SO BEAUTIFUL out there!! It was SO SO FUN to getaway with Tyler and have some alone time! I really enjoy hanging with my hubby! So, we got down last Friday night and woke up to some serious rain (as forecasted) for the race, Yuck! We drove out to Sand Hollow Res to more rain, yuck! Sat and waiting for over an hour for the "shuttles"(aka volunteer drivers) to take us to the start line of the 5 miler when they came across the speaker and told us that they had re-routed the race to a 2.5 mile out and back instead......nice! So a few minutes before 10:00, we lined up and got ready to run.  This way both the 10 mile and 5 mile races started and ended at the same place.  I got going, running across, feeling pretty good, looked down at my watch and.........REALLY!??? I run THAT SLOW NOW??? It is a bit discouraging, but I do feel grateful to be able to run still so I tried not to let it get to me! The rain picked up a bit and after only .5 miles, my right leg was totally dead which kind of stunk, but........oh well, keep going.  I planned to run to the half way point and then walk for a bit but was feeling "pretty good" so I decided to keep running.  Toward the end (about the last mile) I felt like I was running so fast and really kicking some major butt so I.......................looked down at my watch again and.......REALLY!?!? I am still running that slow, ha ha!!  Needless to say, I crossed the finish line at 48:53 (watch time) putting me at a 9:40 pace.  Kind of sad but happy to have ran the whole time and so glad that I will have a little baby girl in a few weeks to show for it!! I have actually been thinking about my running since I have been pregnant and this little girl has already been through a lot with me! I feel grateful to have run this long into my pregnancy and grateful for the experiences I have had.  I found out I was preggers last July and ran the Hobble creek Half in August, Salt Lake Half in September, SG Marathon in October, Snow Canyon 5k in November, Painters 5k in January, and now the Dam to Dam 5 miler in February!! I think I need to find a 5k of sort for March just to keep my track record!!!