Getting back to it

Today was a little tough.  It was a 6 min run/1 min walk ratio.  I went with Jenny.  Our avg pace was 12:56.  It was fun using the Garmin for the first time really.  We just kind of wound our way through the neighborhoods until we met our set reps.  I felt good afterwards.

Muscle up day.  Tough workout with the bar.  I'm paying for it now - quads are very sore.

Today's run was good.  We ran it in 40:49 with an average pace of 12:43.  It was me, Jenny and Desiree.  We did the little 5K route I discovered running with Paul on Memorial Day.  It's a good route.  I'm very sore now (from Muscle up) and I'm hoping I'm doing much better on Friday for our 9 miler.

Our group had decided to do a power walk today in preparation for our long run tomorrow.  It was raining so we went inside on the track :(  It's been a long time since I went on the track and I definitely prefer being outside. 

We walked for 37 minutes and did some good stretching at the end.  I took the opportunity to play with my Garmin a little and figured out how to work the interval timer on it. 

What an AWESOME long run today.  Our group of 5 set out about 5:00 am.  We ran a beautiful route and ended up at Mimi's for breakfast.

Stats from today's run:  9:04 miles, 1:47:52, avg pace 11:56!!  That beat our previous avg pace by 30 seconds.  Amazing.  Desiree set a great pace for today.  I kept up with her the first 2 miles and then moved to the back of the pack.  I feel like I'm the slowest one in the group - which is okay but I want to work on increasing my pace.

I felt a lot better today than the 8 miler.  My knees didn't hurt as much.  I took 2 Motrin before we left and it wasn't quite as big of a downhill run.

3.24 miles/35:52 min/11:03 avg pace

Today was 8 min run/1 min walk.  That was quite a jump.  The Monday runs are always a little difficult.  I took the girls on the run Paul and I used to do when we were dating - nice and flat.

Walk with Jenny.  It was beautiful outside.

Definitely my toughest long run yet.  We usually go on Fridays but we bumped it up this week since most of our group is doing Heart of Holladay on Sat.  On Tues I was thinking we should switch our run to Thur due to the weather but then the report looked like we'd be okay.   WRONG!!  We ran most of the time in rain!!  And it was not fun.  Did not enjoy it.  I was soaked!  Luckily I wasn't really cold.  The good thing is I can say I've done it (and I'm sure I'll be doing it again.)

Stats from the run:

7 miles/ 1:24:34/ 12:05 avg pace

This week I started my Garmin at the beginning so all stats include our 5 min warm-up walk.  I didn't include that last week so the stats don't truly compare.

Cross-training today.

I got up and went to Muscle up with Cynthia.

Then went on a bikeride with Julianne.  I think it's easier to run uphil than ride uphill.

Did a power walk today with the group.  I think it's great to do these walks before and after long runs/races.  It stretches out my sore muscles and it's great to walk and talk sometimes. 

We were out for an hour and it was chilly to start but nice when the sun got over the mountains.

This race was a beautiful course.  Our group all started out together but didn't stay together very long.  I was the last one to finish.  I had a kind of tough time - didn't have my gum that I always chew when I'm running so my mouth was really dry.  I didn't bring my water/fanny pak since it was such a short distance but I missed having water with me (it was also the warmest weather we've run in yet).  I also missed having sweat rag. And I didn't bring my iPod and should have since we weren't together.  Next time I'll bring it all.

I do feel good that I bettered my time by 3 1/2 minutes and I ran straight for 2 miles.  I walked up the 2 small hills.  I think I do better with the set intervals.  The minute walks are very good for me.

It was a fun race and it was so great to have Leslie come and cheer us on.  Best of all was Paul came to cheer us on and take pictures.

There were 4 of us out for the run this morning.  We did a 10/1 ratio and it wasn't as bad or hard as I was expecting it to be.  I was too warm in my capris - it's finally shorts weather - yeah!!

We went for a little more than 55 minutes including the warm up and cool down.

Avg pace was 12:16 which includes all time - running and walking.

Was supposed to do muscle up in the morning but my buddy didn't go and I was too beat to get up and go.

Got all my exercise in the evening running around Lagoon with my teenagers.  We had a blast until I lost my cell phone on Wicked.  The only thing they could find was the battery.

Did the run with Jenny this morning.  It was beautiful out and almost chilly when we started out but hot by the time we were done.

4.5 miles, 50 minutes, 12:57 avg pace (includes all walking time) with a 6/1 ratio.  I like that run/walk ratio.  It was a little off today because Jenny didn't wear the interval watch so we just kind of watched the time on my Garmin and were pretty closeon the intervals.

Did another 2.38 miles on a hike with the young women tonight.  Our hike was actually a walk along the Jordan River Parkway.  It was a beautiful evening and we all had a great time.  I definitely want to do some running down there.

Did a power walk with Jenny this morning.  I really enjoy going out with her - she's young, enthusiastic and positive and keeps me going.

We were out for 55 min.  We went over to Brighton's track so we could calibrate her iPod+Nike sensor.

Today was a long run day (schedule was for 10) - and it was fabulous, the best one yet!

Everything went well (except me forgetting the key to my van which was parked at the end of the run, luckily I remembered right when we were getting ready to start so Leslie and I went back to get it.  Just made us start late and got Jenny home late) and I felt GREAT!  This was the first run where I really felt strong and I came in strong at the end.  I felt like I could have gone longer and Erica and I actually added some mileage at the end.

Stats from today:  11.18 miles / 2:11:34 time / 11.89 avg pace

I ran almost the whole way with Erica and we felt like we kind of taking it easy and kept it at a pace where we could still talk. And then to get the report that we were under 12:00 for almost every mile was so awesome.  It's great to see improvement every week. And I love our group - we all have similar paces but each week we kind of pair up differently and it's so fun.  Since Jenny and Leslie were ahead of us and Jenny had to get back they got in the van and picked us up when we were at 9.71 miles so I convinced Erica to finish once we dropped off Leslie at Smiths.  So we ran a mile from Smiths and then walked more to get home and ended up with our total mileage of 12.  It was so motivating to do so well today.

Nice walk around the neighborhood with my kids.

It's an easy/recovery week on the program and it comes at perfect time - since i'll be at Girls Camp the rest of the week.

Went with Jenny and Leslie today.  Did our usual 5K route.  It's warm and we were sweating at 6:30 am.

It was good to get back to running today.  I missed Wed's run because I was at girl's camp.

Desiree went with me and I was so glad to chat with her.  Luckily for me, she's been off for 2 weeks so I could keep up with her today.

We did the run to Murray Park and it was great.  We did a 5/1 run-walk and it was pretty easy.  We didn't go until 6:00 so we kind of paid for it with the heat.

Went out with Desiree this morning.  We did the run in 53 min.  It was a 10/1 interval and that was kind of tough.