Stronger, Tougher, Faster, Smaller

Easy miles on the treadmill.  My legs felt heavy and stiff, not sore, just stiff as I started.  

mile times, 13:15, 13:02, 12:45, 12:30, and 8:30 time(not pace) for the last .7mile. Total time 1 hour.  I was feeling pretty good by the time I hit mile 3.  There were two VPB, I know I was running at home but one bathroom and two kids makes privacy pretty rare :)

My stomach is still not happy from wasatch back and nothing sounds good so I don't want to eat.  I try to eat somethings and after two bites its blah!  So for the rest of the day I need to focus on getting at least 1400-1500, good healthy calories in.

I ran out to Lake Park again, I just can't seem to resist those rolling hills. And it is pretty scary too! You think you are safe running on a sidewalk 10ft away from the road (speed limit 35mph) And that divider is lined with medium sized trees but all that security is smashed when you see the skid marks, the tree ripped up by the roots and broken in half, and the tire tracks don't stop until they have gone over and past your "safe" sidewalk.

But on the other hand, I love warmer weather and early morning golfers because that means the bathroom right by the trail are open!

Mile times 12:51, 12:19, 12:16, 11:52, 11:46. I know one think for sure, I could not have done another mile and have it be faster than my last one. I was pretty done today, but not bad for the person who was seriously doubting her hobby this morning and questioning why I even do this.

Added 1.5 miles with a quick walk and a  fully loaded double stroller. (Free lunch for the kids).  They didn't want to ride in the car, but in the stroller, hmmmmm, I don't get it.  Maybe they were just looking for a way to wear me out.  Nothing new. 

I went and ran with Jody and Paula today.  It was three good miles for me.  I was working decently but not dying, although it was a little more difficult for me to talk than the others but it wasn't bad.  I had a lot of fun.  It was really different running without having a clue as to pace or mile times, but you're supposed to do that sometimes right?

Thank you Jody and Paula for letting me come with you today! 

Chris got outdoors today, because I got it yesterday. But the poor guy came back to me with road rash. Lost traction on some gravel in the new roundabout.

For me, 5 miles on the treadmill. Total time 60:35.

Mile times 12:45, 12:15, 12:07, 11:52, 11:30.

It feels good to be running this pace. But I, like a lot of people, feel like it's taking too long to get faster. I only have 3 months until my marathon. I know, get the distance, speed will come. I have just barely started getting my weekly mileage over 30 and this is big for me. So just stop, breathe, oooh hooooooooooooo, okay, mileage is very important. It will be your best marathon ever if you keep this up! (I tend to talk to myself alot, especially during the last few miles of the marathon.)

I don't know about anybody else but I got some free myomed from WBR am really enjoying it.  There is that soreness and a little bit of achyness that I don't even realize is there until I'm ready to go to bed and then it's like restless leg syndrome, but putting the myomed on makes it tingle and feel good and then I have no problems going to sleep. So my two cents worth.  I like it, I use it, but I won't pay $20 a tube for it.

On the treadmill, again.  But I am glad we have it.  Kids can sleep, well at least one of them.  I was on it this morning because Chris left at 6:30a for a meeting at work.  

Miles 12:30, 12:15, 12:00, 11:45, 11:27

Total time 59:57.  I did have two quicks stops to help my little handsome get some cereal, and a glass of milk.  Honestly though, the kids are learning to entertain themselves from the time they get up until I am finished running.  I love my babies:) 

Whew, I barely made this one in today.  I didn't get home from the zoosnooz and a date with the kids until after 1pm, and it was sooooooo hot.  So we waited until 9ish to go out.   Chris on the bike, me on foot, and kids in the stroller(behind the bike)  We made it almost two miles before the fireworks for westfest started so we stopped and watched and ran our way home.

Yeah, day six I did it.  A little short on miles today but that is to be expected but I have had a great week.