I started running in the fall of 2007. I truly believe I was inspired to start running and I have seen some very big blessings come my way because of following that inspiration.
Ran Boston Marathon 2013 & 2014. My favorite PRs: 2011 at the SG 1/2 and 5K where I ran the 5K in 22:22. 2013 Nebo 1/2 (downhill) 1:36:15
Short-Term Running Goals:
Long-Term Running Goals:
Running throughout life with Tom. Staying healthy and happy.
Learn from others, learn from myself, work hard, do my best, enjoy!
On running and on life.....
On occasion we need to make a second effort - and a third effort, and a fourth effort, and as many degrees of effort as may be required to accomplish what we strive to achieve.
~Thomas S. Monson~
Personal:
Going to St. George? Bag the hotel and stay in one of our condos instead!
Feliz Cinco De Mayo everyone! Enjoy some great Mexican food for the occasion! Our friends invited our family over to their house last night for a great Mexican spread! Gotta love Mexican food once in a while!
This morning the wind was still there, but the temps were very tolerable! I trusted Tom's instinct to wear shorts and was very glad I did! Shorts and a long sleeve mesh shirt was just right! We did the backwards river bottoms loop to end up with about 4.3. This time I went out for a few more while he came home. That would make me feel cool if it weren't for the fact he will be doing more and harder a little later at work! As I started out this morning my legs were needing a little more coaxing than usual, but the last few miles felt great!
Today is the funeral of a very dear neighbor. John McDonald of Old McDonald's Farm passed away a few days ago. He was 92. He and his cute wife, (age 90), celebrated 70 years of marriage in January. Last summer I was talking to him one day as he was watching his flowers grow. He said to me..."Ya know, I just want to live until January so Lillian and I can celebrate our 70th anniversary together. After that, I'm ready to go." They are such a sweet couple with so much love for everyone! They have a beautiful marriage and love for each other. They are truly an example to all who know them! I can't imagine all of the things they have gone through in almost a whole century of living! And almost 3/4 of a century together as husband and wife! He really did have a farm as a living and it was called Old McDonald's Farm. Thank you Old McDonald for a wonderful example to follow! We will miss you!
Today's run was meant to be very easy except for a little pushing on the hill repeats. 6.1 miles over all with 6 forty five minute hill repeats in the 3rd mile. Nice morning in the river bottoms. Dead raccoon became bloated raccoon and is now becoming decomposed raccoon. It will be nice when we don't have to see any raccoon at all as we take this route. Headed down BS Rools Road and back home. Looks like it should be a wonderful day here in our neck of the woods.
Last night was the last night of our daughter's play. Yeah! I don't have to fill two heads full of ringlets every night anymore! It sure was fun to watch them and see how much they both learned through this little production! Tani was Fairy Charity and Tia was a princess, a peasant and a firefly. Great job girls!
This morning's observations....Tom and I passed a huge, old tree! I can't imagine how old it is! I want to stop there sometime and ask the people if they happen to know it's age. The funny thing is, we pass that tree all the time! We pass it on foot and by car several times a week and we have never really looked at it! We also noticed the lilacs starting to burst out in purple and white! I love lilacs! The birds were all very welcoming today with all of their different little songs. We wished we could have our friend, Garebear, here to tell us what all of the different birds are. He is our cute, handicapped friend who moved away a few years ago. We sure miss having him around. The birds make me think of him and it brings a smile to my face and to my soul!
Afternoon: A very strange thing just happened....I had to take a check to a lady for a DVD of our daughter's play. She gave me the address over the phone. Guess where it ended up? At the huge tree! I went right to their front door to hand them a check and asked them about the tree. They said it is well over 100 years old! Na na na na Na na na na...(that's the theme music to the Twilight Zone in case you didn't recognize it!)
I was physically and emotionally drained this morning, so I didn't get out and run then. Tom was great and stayed in with me. Our sweet little girl who just got over a nasty ear infection now has the stomach flu. So I was up with her and home all day with her. When the other kids got home I decided to head out and get a few miles in. I wasn't quite sure how many that would be. I planned to do my 6 forty five second striders after a few miles of warm up. With the nice sunshine out there it didn't take long to warm up! I'm not use to that warm of a run. I'm not sure what the temp was. I know I need to keep hydrated better now! In the cooler weather I ran up to 14 miles at a time without water. I did my striders. I was suppose to do them at about a 7:30 pace. I had a hard time finding that pace. I usually ended up going a bit too fast. I got to my house at 5 3/4 miles and really wanted to stop and come in and get a drink. But I know that the block right by my house is exactly 1/4 of a mile, so I ran around it so I could end up with 6 for the day. I am very satisfied to have been able to get this run in today when I wasn't sure if even 2 was going to work out! Again, having the bloggers to report to and a very supportive family I was able to do it! Thanks everyone!
Just for my information, I just checked the temperature. It looks like it is 63 degrees.
Today is the day! Am I one of the lucky ones to get in on the lottery for SGM? I've been feeling quite antsy about it all! I really hope to see my name on the list! I won't be near a computer all day, so it's going to bug me wondering if they have the list up or not. On the home page it says it should be around 5:00. Good luck to all wanting in on it too!
Tom and I went 6 miles this morning and then he added a few more. It was a very enjoyable run. I have really enjoyed every run this week! I love the excitement of official training and learning. I am also trying to be more observant of all the beautiful things around me as I have the opportunity of getting out and doing something that so many people can't or don't do. I have also started to find little reasons to send a thank you card or a thinking of you card to others. It helps bring a great spirit of joy to your own life and takes your mind off of your own trials and struggles. I like a little saying that Tom reminded me of the other day. "Each day is a gift, that is why it is called the present!" Enjoy your "present" today!
Tom and I met up with the Spanish Fork group today. Lots of runners there and others along the way. At Junkmail I turned around with a couple people and Tom continued forward to pick up some more miles at a speedier pace. I was able to stick with some of the crowd much better than I have in the past.
Yesterday after I ran and blogged and showered I got such an overwhelming feeling of gratitude for life, family, abilities, health, etc... I think I had the runner's high throughout the run and it escalated when I got home! I have really enjoyed this week of running! I am still really bummed out about not getting into the SGM, but there could be so many things worse than that! Besides, we're going to keep working and see if we can find a way to get me in.
