Patience, the NEW Endurance Sport!

31:50/12:44  Everything felt fine except the DARN TEMPERATURE!!!!  :p  I changed the plan for the week a bit. 2.5, 5, 8, 2.5 off, 18, off.  Off to the showers!

Sunday-

Goals for this week-

5, 8, 5, 2, off, 18, off

I am going to ice bath after each run NO MATTER WHAT!!! :(:::::::::::  (trail of tears).  I am going to do yoga 60 minutes, 5 days this week.  I am going to do push-ups 4 nights this week.  I am going to stick to my RAD Diet 100%, except at The Melting Pot on Wednesday night for my birthday!    I am gonna be 40 :)  We are going to see Wicked and staying at the Armstrong Mansion in SLC.  Oh, and probably going to have a HUGE obscene breakfast Thursday, too ;D  I am pretty darn excited about the whole thing :)  Anyone want to run 2 miles with me Thurday morning in downtown SLC?  The more important question is, does anyone want to run 18 with me Saturday?  It can be The RHPC "Marion's 40" Run :)  I think I may have David dump me off at Vivian Park and I will run down to the lake, real early like.  Good times :)

PS- Ford's baptism went really well.  He is such a sweet boy!  It was really cool that he was able to be baptized with his cousin Gregory.  Everything went just like we had planned, so all's good.  It was a hard day too.  My brother, Dan's son, Daniel, was born right after Ford and Gregory, he passed away July 5th of that year.  I was fine yesterday, until my dad gave the closing prayer.  My dad's name is Greg Ford.  These were the first grandsons and he was so excited that he was going to have these three little boys.  Daniel was to be the only "Ford" great grandson.  My Grandfather was one of 8 sons.  Only my grandfather had any sons.  Out of his three sons, only my father had any sons.  While Ford was his first grandson, his last name was McClellan and Gregory is a Simonsen.  Little Daniel, would be the first and maybe only name sake of the Ford line.  Since his death, Dan and Wendy have had another son, Nathan and my brother Adam and his wife Mandy have little Tyson.  (Mandy is on the blog- richgirl97).

Ford is in the blazer.  Maybe some day he'll drive this old Ford truck!

PPS- Ooops I put this on Monday's entry- oh well!

PPPS- David actually cracked a few ribs when he crashed on his bike last week :(  I actually find it pretty comical.  He takes much comfort that Mike thinks he brilliantly misunderstood.  The poor guy has the cough that the boys have had and is feeling it pretty good when he coughs.  Again, there is a bit of an evil chuckle coming from me over the whole thing.  That boy is SO lucky!!!

1:07/13:24

No zip today.  I was actually quite nauseated for the second half of the run.  I need to change my blog title to Paranoid Hypochondriac Runner.

I broke one of my toes last night :(  It's the second one from the end on the right foot.  The baby toe got jammed pretty good, but I don't think it is broken.  It is not broken near the base, just near the tip.  The poor thing looks like a grape :(  I was worried about running this morning, but it wasn't too bad at all.  Putting the socks on was the worst part :)  I am not sure if it is the joint or the distal phalanx.  Probably the joint, but WHO CARES, it's just a toe.  As my doc said once when I told him I had broken my toe.  He said, and I quote, "Ah man, that SUCKS!!  Bummer!  We can tape it if you want :D"

***Just when to get Will off of the potty and HIT MY TOE ON THE STOOL!!!!  I think that is the worst part about breaking a toe, YOU ARE GONNA KNOCK IT AGAIN!!!!**

I iced my feet after the run, both for good measure.

Hola Everyone!  I will get out and run as soon as this yummy breakfast settles a bit :)  You know, if I was smart, I'd run my 18 today to make up for The Melting Pot tonight!

Does anyone want to come and run 5 SLOW miles at 6 am with me downtown SLC tomorrow?  I was going to be lazy and sleep in, but Maurine might be able to do it if I go at 6 :) so, I am gonna go for it!!  Now if she, or anyone else can't, then I am going to go for LAZY!! ;)
1:02:00/12:24 KimR came and ran with me for MY BIRTHDAY!!  It was so fun to run with her.  Shs is the BEST friend in the world :)  When I grow up, I want to be like her!

Maurine and I ran 5 miles from the B&B up City Creek Canyon.  It was SO fun to run with Maurine :) We went REALLY slow but it was VERY FUN!!!

Wicked was FANTASTIC!!  David even liked it :)  He does have a soul!  The Melting Pot was good but not $104 good.  The fruit and veggeis were OLD and dried up.  Again, I really liked it, but not as much as I should have liked it ;)  The Armstrong Mansion was really wonderful.  I love that place.  They have an amazing breakfast!!!  YUMMY!

The only casualty was Will.  He got knocked into the fireplace and craked his head open :(  Fortunatly, our neighbor can over and gave the "no stitches" verdict.  Phew!

No running today :)  18 miles tomorrow.  I am going to get some yoga in as soon as lunch is over :)  Man, is my house a MESS!!!  The Central Vac motor died and so the kitchen has not been vacuumed for weeks.  It's been swept, but I am amazed at how much gets missed with the broom.  YUCK!!!

4 hours with some stops and pauses ;)  13:20 ave. 11:43, 11:31, 11:19, 11:25, 11:33, 12:24, 12:10, 12:35, 12:50, 11:31, 12:37, 13:15, 12:03, 13:36, 13:33, 17:44, 14:11, 15:18, 17:45

Thanks to the AMAZING Luz, her sweet sleepless hubby drove us up to Vivian park for a nice run down the canyon to the lake.  The MAGNIFICENT Maruine met us at the trail head on Geneva Road for a GREAT run. OK, I am lying about the "great" part.  I pretty much wanted to QUIT the whole time.  Seriously.  I am a baby.  I am currently the MOST SORE I have ever been.  Giving birth left me feeling better!  Seriously.

THANK HEAVENS FOR WONDERFUL FRIENDS WHO WERE THERE FOR ME TODAY AND GOT ME THROUGH THIS TOUGH DAY!!!

Yes, this is the furthest I have ever run :)  Yes, I will be braging about it for a few days.

Oh wait, did I mention that we were SOAKED for the first 8 miles by RAIN!!!  I made the mistake of looking in the mirror at Will's Pit Stop.  I looked like a drown rat.

I am not nearly as winy as this all sounds.  I had better get stretching so I can move tomorrow! ;0

No wonder I feel like CRAP!!  This is my highest mile run on my HIGHEST mile week EVER!!!  Ba nah!

Maurine- The boys LOVE the cookies!  They have eaten them ALL.. almost.  They keep saying they are from Santa! :)