Patience, the NEW Endurance Sport!

Last week felt really great.  Slowing down my pace is making a big difference for me.  This week is another mile building week then a rest week the following week.  I am going to continue to run my planned mileage and then bike up to 8 miles as I did last week.  I am guessing that I will be doing the biking thing until I get up to 8 real miles everyday?  Yoga every day too :) 

This week I am really going to focus/refocus on my eating.  I am going to try really hard to just eat 3 meals and 3 snacks.  I have been so hungry the past several weeks that I have been eating all the time.  I'll get the hang of this!

Tough run this morning.  My calves were VERY tight.  I stopped and stretched a few times in the first mile.  The rest was fine and felt great aside from the MIGRAINE!!  Anyway, I would love to be running right now actually :)  I find at about 30 miles a week, I want to run more.  Go figure :)  I can't run more though, or I will hurt myself!

I am officially addicted to peaches!  We have a Diamond Princess tree and the peaches are DIVINE!!  I am eating so many peaches :),  I may turn into a peach :D

My brain is spaghetti, so I'd better get on the bike and get that done.  I really need a nap.  The boys are playing with play dough right now.  Maybe I should sneak in a nap :)

Running- 4.56 miles, 58:33 minutes, ave 12:51, best 8:13, Laps- 13:54 (stopped to stretch), 12:07, 12:20, 11:03

Biking-  47:11 minutes =3.92 running miles

Yoga- 60 minutes

I ran the Onion Day 5k FLAT route today.  I am not a big fan of flat.  Oh well.  The weather was very beautiful and I got to sleep in :)  David has meetings in Salt Lake today so he didn't have to go so early this morning.  My calves are starting to get really tense again.  I have been rubbing them and stretching them a ton.  My head is ok today.  I've got to get the stress in my life under control. 

I am off to start my day.  I am going to go on the canal trail with the bike and see where it goes in Springlake.  It's a mystery I need to solve :)

Running- 4.22 miles, 56:29,  ave 13:23, best 8:43, Laps- 14:43 (.35), 12:44, 13:16, 13:55(.5), 13:26, 13:24(.37).

Biking-   49 minutes = 4.08 running miles

Yoga 60 minutes

Drama drama drama!  I wake up at 6:30 to run with Kim at 7.  Well, at 7:05 my daughter wakes me up and tells me that Kim is waiting in the front yard!  Ooops!  So I hurry and get ready with no potty stop.  We get three blocks away and I need a potty break.  The park is all locked up so we loop back to my house.  We Please follow Fast Running Blog policy regarding vulgar language around (hee hee) for a bit and then finally get off again.  Well it is almost a mile before we realize that we are not running :)  Well as you see by our splits that the rest of the run was actually running and pretty good :)  We had .2 at 7:18 :D  We were smokin'!

My son appears to have broken his pinky finger last night so I am off for x-rays and Dr appointments!  I am trying not to be too mad that my husband did not take him last night.  When David said that he had jammed his pinky on the sofa, I assumed he meant his toe.  I thought EVERYONE knew that hands MUST be seen!  Toes- who cares!  FINGERS ARE A MUST BE SEEN!!!!  Argh!!!  Oh well, I guess my "give a darn" isn't as busted as I thought!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFG9dwolo3Q   Here is the video incase you missed yesterdays comments!

I sure hope I can get the bike ride and yoga in.  The biggest problem is that I have to go to Provo for x-rays! :(  Have a great day everyone and be safe!!!

Running- 4.77, 1:00:56, ave 12:47, best 7:18, Laps- mile 1 walking all over the place and farting around :), 12:04, 11:14, 11:04(.5), 10:03

Biking- 43:31 minutes  = 3.61 running miles

Yoga- 60 minutes

I now you all are heading out today and tomorrow and I wanted to wish you all the best!  You have all worked SO hard and I am amazed and in awe of everything you do!  YOU GUYS ROCK!!!  ps- and thanks for letting me be so high on the mileage board for the past week.  Now I know how it feels to be ya'll!!!

No sleep last night :(  Will had the stomach flu.  David got the first round and then it was my turn.  I could not wake up this morning at all.  I finally rolled out of bed about 8:30.  I took the boys in the jogger for the first time.  It was a bit strange, but I think I'll get used to it.  My right arm did not like holding on to the the stroller so it got to swing.  We saw a train and the boys LOVED that!!  They also loved running under I-15 and over the old train tracks!  Mac and Will argued over weather the horses were cows or horses and Mac wanted to know if any of them were donkeys.  Good times!  Pre-school and running all that the same time :D

I am seriously toying with the idea of running the Ogden Marathon.  I think I really might like to do it.

I've got peaches to deal with and a long run in the morning.  Oh yeah- and TONS of yucky laundry!  CRUD!!!!!  Have a great day...I'm gonna! ;D

Running 4.2, 50 something.  My garmin ran out of juice as I came in the door :)  All charged up.  I ran the 5 k route backwards. Laps- 12:25, 12:50, 14:44, 14:50  Apparently it is a bit up hill for the last 2 miles.  Interresting! 

Biking 46 minutes = 3.8 running miles

Yoga 60 minutes

News FLASH!!!  Right now at this very moment, I am #9 on the mileage board!  HOLY CRAP!!!  I my just DIE!!!  I think I like all the high milers running a marathon.  I get to be king of the hill for a breif moment in time :D

I woke up at 5 am and could not go back to sleep!  ARGH!!!  Yes, I am a pirate today!   At 5:45 it started to rain, but the heavens smiled upon us and it cleared up just in time to have a beautiful run.   At six, Kim R, Tricia and I headed out.  As I type the sun is just peaking out over the mountain. :)  We ran from my house to the canal trail and over to Santaquin.  It was pretty dark for the first half.  The second half was perfect.  My hip flexor and neuromas got a little irritated about mile 7, but knocked it off by mile 8.  I was pretty tired for the last two miles.  I took the shock blocks with me.  They were yummy!  I loved them.  I did eat only one jolly rancher and 2 of my gatorades from my water belt.  I would have liked to have had three.  Kim gave me some of her water at about mile 9.  I stretched before the run and then after.  I am going to go down and do a yoga class right now.

Good luck to all you SGM runners!  Post as soon as you can to let us know how you did! 

Running 10.02 miles, 2:03:45, Ave 12:21, Best 9:11, Laps- 17:13(.62), 10:53, 12:07, 11:46, 11:52, 12:59, 12:20, 12:40, 12:08, 11:16, 10:24(.38)

Yoga 60 min

#7 on the mileage board for a little while until the WONDERFUL marathon runners post!  I am enjoying my 10 minutes of fame :D

Getting out of bed this morning was harder than ususal.  I slept GREAT last night with a ton of weird dreams.  My legs did not want to run AT ALL this morning for the whole run.  We walked the first mile and about half of the last.  I figured it was better to get out and do ANYTHING, than stay in bed and sleep.  Did I just say that?

I can't wait to read all of the posts from the marathon today!

Running- 4.15 miles, 59:43,  Ave 14:23, best 5:15 (bs), Laps- 16:17, 12:33, 13:05, 14:06

Biking  46 minutes = 3.85 running miles.  I went on an adventure today.  I had to off road it and avoid a crash.  It was super fun!  :D  It was raining, but no too hard.  I am glad I went!

Yoga yoga yoga!!!! :p