Mauri's Training

I got out running alittle later than normal.  It was pretty tempting not to go since Sunday is usually my day off. But, I knew my sister was running 16 miles for the first time in Calif. so I kind of felt like I needed to alittle longer today.  After one loop around the river I went over to SRL and down to Sunnyside.  After getting back to Broadway I decided to finish with one more loop around the river.  Ended with 10 miles because I wanted to do a bike ride in the afternoon.

Since I go to my parents every morning, I went over on my way home.  When I drove in the driveway I saw a strange car and couldn't figure out who it was.  When I went into the house I saw someone in the kitchen with my mom.  For the life of me, I couldn't figure out who it was.  Then she started laughing.  It was my pregnant neice and her husband from Calif!  I had just gotten off the phone with her mom (who did the long run).  She and her husband had driven the day before to see my parents and not told a soul!  They arrived at my parents house at like 9pm last night.  I was so happy to see them!!! 

Later in the day I went for a bike ride with my sister up at Sunnyside hill. We bike up hill for 2 1/2 miles non stop.  It was not quite the bike ride we expected.  I wanted rolling hills.  Biking down scared me alittle to say the least.   I know I can go down 2 1/2 miles without pedeling once. 

Six miles in the morning around the river.

Six miles in the morning.

Lunch - 1.25 miles from work.

Just had time for 5 miles this morning. 

After work biked 15 miles out around New Sweden.

I ran with my sister who was visiting from Orangevale, Calif.  She wanted to do a long run while she was here. She has a half marathon in two weeks. She's been trying to go under 2 hours for a half and hasn't done it yet.  She's so close and wants it so bad.  It was fun running with her and made the run go by so fast.  I know I wouldn't have done 18 miles if she wasn't there.