Nancy's Blog

Met the BBK's at Bingham for the early miles.  We ran down 2200 to Bonanza Circle and did the regular route.  Duke and I stayed up pretty well.  Then when we got back to meet the other people we ran down 2200 to Rustic Road, up and down the road, north on 2200 then East on the next road and back to Bingham.  It was a good workout.  I had to be to work by 7 so I didn't stay for the rest.  After work I took Ralphy to lunch at Olive Garden.  After dinner Leslie and I will ride our bikes to Ralphy's to have cake and Ice Cream and and then ride home.

After work I was too busy to do my Leg weight exercises.  I took a short nap and then made salsa, after that I ground up all my plums to make plum leather, then I cleaned up the mess and swept and scrubbed the kitchen floor and then made dinner.  After dinner Leslie and I went to Blackcreek Reservoir and swam.  We swam across and back twice.  We figured it was about 200 meters across so we swam 800 meters total.  I was pretty tired.  Then I cleaned up and went to a baby shower.  Then I went to the store to get groceries and started packing for my trip.  Tomorrow after work I am flying to Witchita Kansas to meet my sister.  Then she and I are driving to Louisville, Kentucky for my other sister's son's wedding.  I think it will be fun.  I'm excited to see both of my sisters.

Met the BBK's at the soccer fields.  I ran 2 of teh 5K's with Duke and then I had to leave and go to work.  After work I packed and my husband dropped me off at the airport.

Wow almost 5 days with no exercise.  I arrived in Wichita, Kansas at 10pm on Thursday night.   Friday morning we got up at 6 am and started driving.  We drove through Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and Indiana and ended up in Louisville, Kentucky.  It was a long drive and we were glad to get there, but I had an enjoyable visit with my sister that I don't get to see very often.  When we got to our hotel we unpacked, swam and went to dinner and then we went to bed.  We slept in until 8 am and then went to breakfast in our hotel.  After breakfast We packed a lunch and went to Six Flags Kentucky.  We stayed for about 4 hours and had a fun time.  My sister got a little sick on one of the Roller Coasters.  I'm glad I decided not to ride that roller coaster.  Then we went back to the hotel and rested for an hour and got ready for my other sister's son's wedding reception.  It was in Milton, Kentucky which was about 1 hour away from where we were staying.  The place was a plantation house and it was very neat looking.  My sister and her husband and kids were very glad to see us.  We visited and ate for about 3 hours and then drove back to our hotel.  I watched the last 3 minutes of the BYU game.  Yeah Cougars!!!  Then I went to sleep.  Sunday morning we ate breakfast and started our long drive back to Wichita, Kansas.  I was glad I brought lots of stuff to read because it was a long boring drive.  We got back at about 8 pm and visited with my sisters kids and then went to bed.  Monday morning we slept until 7:30 and then just hung around visiting until it was time for me to go to the airport.  Kent picked me up at the airport and we went straight to Leslie's for a BBQ.  We had a nice time and it is sure good to be home.

Met the BBK's at Parkway Palisades.  We ran down to 114th and walked across the construction and then up past the church, we then turned left and then left again and then down to the church, but this time we turned at the church to miss the construction and the back to the parking lot.  We me the rest of the group and jogged over to run up the big hill.  After the big hill we jogged to the parkway trail.  I ran down the trail for 15 minutes and then had to turn around and head for work.  It felt good to run again after so many days off.  Leslie had a headache after work so we didn't ride our bikes.

After work and a short nap I did my arm weight exercises.  Then after Leslie got off work we went to the Black Ridge Reservoir and swam.  I swam back and forth twice which is about 800 meters and Leslie swam three times.  I was tired after doing arm weight exercises and working and decided to be safe.

Met the BBK's at Walmart for the early miles.  Only Mike, Peggy, Kelli, Rachel and I showed up at 5am but we had a nice run and visit.  We met the rest the group at 5:30 and ran up 114th South.  I only ran to 10th East and had to turn around so I could be to work by 6:30.  I was extra cautious and stayed on the sidewalk because I didn't want to get hit by a car like the Lady did yesterday.  It was very dark going up 114th and I was glad I had a reflector vest and head light.  I really feel bad for the women who was killed.  She was about my age and was training to run the St. George Marathon with her daughter.  Duke and I stayed way over to the side on the way back to walmart.  After dinner Leslie and I went on a long bike ride.  We rode from my house on 114th and 1579 West to redwood and then south to 118th.  Then we rode all the way up 118th to Bachus Highway and turned left and rode to the entrance to Kennecott.  Boy was it a hard ride up but the ride back was easy.  I'm really feeling tired tonight especially since I woke up at 2:45 this morning and only got a 15 minute nap after work.

Leslie and I went on a long run today.  I drove over to her house with Duke.  Then we ran from her house to 40th West and North to 104th South, then turned West and ran up to Daybreak Lake.  Then we ran around the lake and then ran to the temple and then back out to 104th.  On 104th we ran down to 40th west and then turned north and ran to 98th South and then turned East and ran to 13th West.  Then we ran South past the temple to 11400 South and then East to my house.  Leslie was nice and took Duke and went slow enough for me to keep up.  It took us almost 2 hours but we had a few stops along the way.  Duke went potty and few times, Leslie had to go potty once and her shoes came untied three times.  Overall it was a good run and I wasn't too dead at the end.  I was beginning to wonder if I would ever be able to run another half marathon but since I made it 12 today I'm sure I can do another half as long as I go slow.

I didn't do any exercise today because after work I froze corn and then I cleaned the house.  Luckily Kent helped me and he was very fast at cutting the corn off the cobs.  Leslie and I were going to  swim but it was raining after work.

I met the BBK's for the early miles.  When we got there no one was there so Duke and I ran down to 9800 and back and then when I turned around to run again the group came running up.  They met at a different church.  I ran along with them until my foot started hurting and then I had to walk for a few minutes.  When we met the group for the rest of the run I just jogged back to my car and headed home.  My foot hurt off and on so I had to walk part of the time.  My foot hurt quite a bit at work so I took a relafin after work.  Leslie and I will ride bikes after she gets off work. 

I didn't do my weight exercises today because Leslie and I were going swimming.  We went to Black Ridge Reservoir to swim after dinner.  Just as we were getting out of the car Dean Bullock pulled up to say "hi."  He had just finished swimming.  He went 10 laps across the long way.  Wow what an Iron Man.  Leslie and I swam back and forth across two times which makes about 800 meters.  We are taking it easy this week since our Triathlon in on Saturday.  I sure hope my foot feels better by then.

I didn't do any exercise today.  I'm hoping by taking it easy my foot will feel well enough to do the run with my Triathlon on Saturday.

No exercise today either.  Went to work, came home then went to Cub Scouts.  Kent and I will go to dinner and then Leslie and I will go pick up our packets for the Tiathlon.

Leslie and I went to our Triathlon this morning at Daybreak.   We got there at 6am and got our computer chips and set up our transition area.  Then we had to wait until 8 am for the buses to transport us to the East Lake pool for the swim.  It took about 45 minutes for us to do our swim after waiting for the Olympic swimmers to start and starting in the middle of the Sprint swimmers.  The swim was only 75 meters so it was very easy.  Then we ran 1 mile back to the transition area.  My foot hurt for about a quarter of a mile and then it felt better.  The bike ride was all up hill on the way up and down hill on the way back.  We rode from Daybreak up the Kennecott Copper Mine entrance.   I was pretty tired by the time I got to Kennecott, but the way back was a breeze.  The transition to the run was hard because my legs felt like rubber.  I had to walk for about 30 seconds.  I was pretty tired but I made it to the end.  Chrissy and her daugher Rachel along with Becca came and cheered us on and took pictures.  We left before the awards.  About an hour after I got home the doorbell rang and Dean Bullock was there.  He stayed for the awards so he picked up mine.  I won 1st in my age and also got a $200 gift certificate to Tio's mexican restaurant for being the oldest women in the race.  Dean won 1st in his age group and so did his two sons.  Leslie beat me by about 5 minutes.  I only saw her during the swim.  It was a lot of fun but I was a little disappointed that we were able to do our first open water swim.  I was very tired at the end, but I would have been way more tired if we had swam 800 meters in the lake.

After work I did my leg weight exercises along with stomach exercises and 70 men's pushups.  After dinner Leslie and I went swimming at Black Ridge reservoir.  Boy was it cold.  I only went back and forth one time because my goggles kept leaking.  I switched goggles and they leaked too so I just swam backstroke along the edge while Leslie and Erin swam across a second time.  I can tell fall is in the air because it was very cold when we got out of the water.

I ran with Duke and Becca at 5am this morning but I only went 2 miles because I had to be to work at 6am.  I'm not riding bikes after dinner tonight because I have Cub Scout Pack Meeting and then Kent and I are going to the temple.

Today I took the day off work so I could go to grandparents day with two of my grandchildren.  I actually slept in until 5:45 and then got up and made breakfast.  Then I did my arm weight exercises and took Duke for a walk.  Then I cleaned the house and went to grandparents day.  It was fun and Rachel and Caleb were excited to see me.

I had to be to work at 6am this morning so I ran 3 miles at 5am with Duke.  I ran down Redwood to 104th South and back.  Then I cleaned up and went to work.  After dinner Leslie and I rode bikes.  We rode north on Redwood to the Park and turned right past Crystal Cove and north past Wyngate and then east to 13th West and then to Parkway Palisade and along the Parkway trail north to the end and turned around and came back.  It was a good ride and the big hill was very tiring but a good workout.

Leslie, Duke and I ran the Temple to Temple Steeple Chase this morning.  There were lots of people from the running group there and lots of other nice people.  Duke and I started out in front and kept a pretty good pace.  It was cool and downhill and with Duke pulling me I was able to go faster than usual.  I was ahead of Leslie until we got to 9800 South and She passed me up.  I could still see her until the end but didn't catch her.  I finished in 43 minutes which is quite fast for me.  After we drank some water and ate a creamy we walked to 104th and then ran the rest of the way home.  I really like the finisher medals we got with the Angel Moroni on it.

Leslie and I went to Blackridge Reservoir to swim after dinner.  We put on our wetsuits and got in the water.  It was soo cold we decided not to swim.  I guess we will be swimming in the pool until next spring.  Then I came home and did my leg weight, stomach exercises and pushups.

I went early to running group since they weren't meeting until 6 and I had to be to work at 7.  Duke and I jogged around the parking lot and down 2200 to bonanza and then back.  Then we ran with the group over to Rustic Roads and back down to 2200 and then down 2200 to Canterberry and then Duke and I ran back to the school.  After work Leslie and I rode our bikes down Redwood to 10750 S and turned east past Crystal Cove and Wyngate and the East to 1300 West and south to Parkway Palisades and then onto the parkway trail going north.  We followed it until it ended 1 mile past 9800 and then rode back up to Parkway Palisades and home.

I did my arm weight exercises after work.  Leslie wanted to swim tonight but I decided that I was too lazy.