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!
Beth joined me for 4 today! I got the extra .25 while she ran in the house for a potty break. I'm starting to get a bit nervous about the inevitable weather change that will come eventually. I don't have a treadmill or a gym pass. Tom and I have been wondering about a TM. The only way I can really find room to have one is if we get the kind that fold upright. Are they any good? For me I wouldn't need the fanciest one out there, but Tom would probably give it a run for the money. I hate to buy a piece of junk. If anyone has advice on this we'd love to hear it!
My goal for this week is 4 miles each day except for one day where I will get 7.
Tom said the weather was nice when he was out earlier. It was a bit nippy for me. The wind had started up and that was the problem. It was great when the wind was pushing me along, but it doesn't seem to work to just run one direction. You never get back where you started.
Today I was aware of all the people who still have soggy jack-o-lanterns sitting on their porches! Get rid of 'em already! Maybe they are waiting for some teenage pumpkin smasher to come along and throw it on the road for them. But even the pumpkin smashers don't want to mess with them when they have turned to mush!
On the other hand, I was looking at the few smart people who took last weekend to put up their Christmas lights. It's always a smart thing to do before the nasty weather hits. Maybe I'll have to put that on the "to do" list for this weekend and hope that the weather is perfect for it!
Well, I'd better get showered and of the do my visiting teaching!
Yeah!!!! Beth and I got our 7 miler in today!!! It feels good to have it in! I feel great, like I could still be out there running. I think it helps me that it is a slow pace, (it is turtle pace for most of you). It makes me feel like I could keep going. I'm happy to be on track for the 1/2 in January.
The wind tried to discourage me all the way through this run! No matter which way I turned I felt like it was against me. One time as I made a turn I wasn't expecting a gust from the side and it almost tripped me up.
A little sad note today, (but also a good thing), Tom and I received our weekly email from our son serving an LDS mission in Japan and he said that this week he was "Dear Johned" I wish I could go give him a big hug. I know he knows it is for the good and all will be well, but that doesn't always help the heartache that goes along with it.
I walked over to Beth's house to pick her up and she came to the door looking not so good. She has a nasty head cold. I should have put the mp3 in my pocket just in case, but I thought she would be with me so I didn't. We live near each other but I thought if I went back in my house to get it I might not come back out. So I ran without Beth, without Rui and without the mp3. That left me, myself and I. I was OK company, but me and myself were quite boring so I had to keep the conversation going alone. But at least I got to talk and think about what I wanted. Another very beautiful day to be outside in! The wind was much more cooperative for me today than yesterday.
Just a question...I wonder how many times the lyrics, "we will, we will rock you, bom, rock you, bom." can go through your head when you run alone for 4 miles? I lost count. Kind of like "how many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop?"
Finally got my run in for today. It is a very beautiful day here in our neck of the woods! It is going to be a much more difficult chore when those frigid temperatures come along!
Tom ran with me today. He got his millions of miles in and then humored me by going four with me.
