I'm not crazy...I'm just bored!!

What a day! Sunday my baby started to get sick. I knew I wouldn't be able to take him to the day care at the gym, so I thought I'd get up early and go run with Kelli. HA! Nope. My little guy decided he needed to bring his restless, sick, coughing sleep into my bed AND that he couldn't sleep unless he was laying ON me! Not next to me...on me. I felt like I got 2 hours of sleep. I wasn't getting up early.

Only bad thing is that I'd gotten a slow leak in my car tire on Sunday and I had to take it into the shop for my free repair. I pumped up the tire and went straight there! Well, the wonderfully kind man at the tire shop told me how horrible my tires were and that he didn't feel right sending me home on them. So, my FREE repair turned into over $600 for new tires....nice. The maddening part is that I had just purchased them less than 2 years ago and had only put less than 30,000 miles on a set of 60000 mile rated tires. The shop did give me credit toward my new purchase, but I figured something had to be wrong with the alignment or who knows what to wear out the tires that quickly!

I stopped quickly at Run Gr8 to get my new trail runners...YAY!! And then finally made it to the gym. I had 45 min on the bike before I had to race home for the kindergartner.

Picked him up and went to the car shop to get an alignment done. I had a coupon, so it would only be $40-$60. Totally worth not running through another set of tires. Well, should've guessed...when they went to do the alignment they couldn't get the toe bolt off the back tire. It was nice a rusted on. So, they had to order a toe bolt kit from the dealership and have it put on. My cheap little trip, again, ended up being a lot more: $200. My poor sick baby finally got me home though. The shop owner offered to drive me home so I didn't have to wait there for the car. So, I paid him for the work and they took me home and said they'd bring my car to me when it was done. How wonderful!

It was nice to finally get some motrin in my poor baby and let him sleep and be home. Kelli had said she'd be at the gym 6-7 if I wanted to run with her. I was skeptical that Craig would make it home in time (to watch baby), but he did! Only problem is that about 2 minutes before he came home I smelt poo...and coudn't see baby! Went looking and the poor sick child that was just potty trained last week didn't quite make it to the bathroom, but then tried to make it anyway. I had a bathroom and baby covered in poo to clean up. Nice. It just gets better and better, doesn't it?!?

So, I finally got my daughter and I to the gym by 6:15 (she has swim team 6-7) and Kelli was at exactly a mile on the TM, so we went to the track. I think she was watching time and I was counting laps (not very well, but trying :) ) and she said we were running around an 8:30, which for end of the day is good for me. After 3.5 I had to take a break, running after eating always make my stomach upset. Kelli grabbed her daughter from gymnastics and then we finished up. I had 5 laps left after Kelli left (she ended on a half and I needed the whole), so I ran with a girl from my neighborhood conditioning for Lacross. I thought I'd get a break on pace, but Allison kept it pretty good! A total of 6 miles on that darn track.

Grabbed Lauren, came home and somehow got dinner and FHE done by 9:30 to put the kids to bed. What a day...what a day.

Another restless night with baby, but I KNEW today if I didn't get up and run with the Newtons there would be no make-up and I'd be stuck on the bike at the gym dealing with sick baby in the stroller. So, despite no sleep I got up and headed out. I thought maybe I could blame the snow and the winter stom warning for not going, but when I woke up I couldn't see a flake falling or anything on the ground that wasn't there before. Crap. So, I got ready and got to Chad's house in enough time to check FB and play a couple lives of Candy Crush Saga :)

The 10 mile loop wasn't busy (as far as cars go) this morning and I was grateful! Sliding cars is always what worries me most running on mornings like this. I was lucky enough to step on a stray rock on the sidewalk on the corridor though. Nearly fell and broke my hip...or knee :) but caught myself and had only twisted my ankle well. I made everone stop for a minute to let me walk it off a bit, then carried on.

Heading South and East we got a nice microdermabrasion facial thanks to the wind and snow, but heading West on Emmiline it was pure beauty as we ran along and couldn't feel a bit of wind on the gentle downhill.

We ended up keeping a nice clip on the last few miles of downhill. Chad said 7:50 pace and George later (when Chad had left us in his dust) said 7:30. I'll take it. Especially with the wind in my face again.

Again, I'll post splits etc. when I get to the computer to download the garmin, but I did look at the AP and it was 8:28, which for the hills, I'll take!

AP: 8:28; splits: 9:02, 9:03, 9:37, 9:26, 8:15, 8:21, 7:56, 7:38, 7:39, 7:41

Tuesday 10 done. Now, I get to snuggle with my little baby, try to sleep a bit and just get through the day so I can get up early again tomorrow. Hopefully, I don't get sick...fat chance with not ever getting to be more than a foot away from the sick baby for days, but I'll fight off what I can.

Darn guilt getting me to do speedwork! Hubby was feeling sick and decided to work from home so I could escape to the gym and not have to get up at 5:00...after only a couple real hours of sleep from dealing with sick baby all night. 

I ran 3 miles on the track with Amy, it was nice to have a good chatty run to start with...and delay the inevitable! 

Then, the TM for SW

1 min on/1 min off

6:15; (9.6)/9:15; (6.5) X 15 = 30 minutes total, 4.1 miles AP = 7:19

Okay the 2nd to last repeat was 9.7 and the last one I did at 10.0 (6:00). The sad/good thing is that I think I need to do these faster. The 10.0 at the end didn't kill me. I didn't even look at the time until :57. This tells me I wasn't doing enough on the repeats. Shoot. Another mental game I get to conquer: Speed work should be faster!

Then did a cool down mile on the track and stretched. A good workout!

I've never had 9 miles feel so long! Since I introduced the group to Hi Country last Thursday they've all been obsessed with it. Chad ran up there exploring Saturday and mapped out a route for us to run today. 

We started up towards Yellow Fork. Just before we got to the top, we turned onto Shaggy Mountain Rd. A dirt road that goes up, up and up. I took my first power walking break. Then, a bit later we hit snow. Unplowed and untracked calf-deep snow. I mentally decided this was an honorary 'boys club' run with Jun, Scott and MattVH. I couldn't run through the snow, but kept the HR up walking through it for 1/2-3/4 mile. I FINALLY hit the end of the unplowed part and yelled a "hallelujah!" George turned back for me thinking I'd died :) Nope, just happy!

We topped out and I figured the hard part was over...HA! The next couple miles were lovely dirt covered in slippery snow rolling hills. Up, down, up, down. George once said "what doesn't kill you...." I replied "makes you strong enough to punch the person who suggested it in the throat! Or thank them in a few months" :) I honestly think I just felt like I was lost and since I kept waiting and waiting for the terrain to become familiar in the area I know it just felt a lot longer.

We finally hit the downhill and headed home with tired legs. I was the one dragging at the back today. Maybe only by 15 feet, but I was spent. The weather was wonderful, the views? Magnificent! I can't wait to do it again. Yes, I did just say that. After all my cussing and spent legs...I want to do it again next week :) With this route in my weekly schedule I won't ever have to worry about hills again!

AP: 9:33; splits: 9:00, 9:22, 10:18, 14:00, 8:46, 10:38, 8:12, 7:50, 7:56, 7:47 (last .1 over 9 miles)

Came home, warmed up and hubby wasn't feeling well again so he stayed home. YAY! :)

So, I went to spin class - holy climbing! Heidi called this her hills from H$## class, and it sure was. I thought I'd have had enough of hills, but  I guess I was wrong. We did speed work ON hills...nice. I kept up with the pace and pushed hard. Nothing more I could ask for, a big sweaty mess.

Then I did TRX. I really like that class! It is the gym's answer to cross fit. It is circuit training (1 min at each station) and you get to use resistance trainers that use your body weight. I hope it helps increase the muscle I tend to lose during training.

This sick baby/no sleep thing is getting old...My 8 hours of sleep last night felt like less than the 5 hours the night before! Having baby sleep in my bed is SO hard. He isn't a quiet peaceful sleeper and when he is sick he is pretty needy all night. The 5 hour night he actually never came into our room! That is why I slept so well.

Anyway, I slept/tried to sleep all morning. Finally at noon I got my butt out of bed. I ran with Kristy at 3:00ish. It was a wonderful afternoon! Sun shining, blue clouds, perfect temps. It was worth it. I was happy that she was going a little slower so I could enjoy it more :)

I know it wasn't much for the day, but the way I'm feeling I'm happy I got out. Let's hope that This doesn't mean I'm starting to get sick.

I was supposed to go run Utah Lake this morning, but I just didn't feel right about it. I couldn't say why. I knew if Davy Crockett was going that it would be safe, but I had to listen to my gut...and it said no. 

So, as punishment for my being a pansy I made myself do a 20+ miler. I honestly thought it would be 21 or less. I can't add well...or google maps or my garmin are crap.

I ran from my house to Kelli's house and met her and Amy then we ran to Run Gr8 for their women's group 7 mile loop. About 2 miles into that loop I started just not feeling well. I was grumpy and ornery all morning and it must've just been the indigestion I was giving myself. I even made Kelli stop once, because I felt like I was going to hurl if I kept running. Shortly after we came by a pop and took a short break too. I felt a little better, but was lagging behind where my speed should've been. Effort was high, speed not so.

I made it back to the shop with only one other break and I was about to throw in the towel. 15 miles is good, right? Ugghh. You planned a 20+ now don't be a pansy and just do it. I sat around Run Gr8 for a while and was probably the last person to leave. Kelli met Scott and took off for 12-15 more...I gracefully bowed out of the 'crazy miles' competition when I heard that! I finally had no more excuses left and started my climb back home. 

The last 7 miles were all uphill home. The garmin has them all at 130-150ft of gain/mile. Sometimes living where I do makes me crazy. No downhill home. But, I still managed to slug through it and I only lost 20 sec/mile on my AP :) I checked when I left the shop and I was at 8:28, finished at 8:50...nice. Uggghhh.

Note to self....finish runs by 10:00. After that time you will inevitably get an onslaught of phone calls forcing you to stop and answer them, because you are worried it is your husband/family. Only once it was, and it was a pointless unnecessary call :) I did also stop to play 'peeping tom' on my daughter at the rec center. I figured the tri class would be running the track, so I stopped on the opposite side of the street (where I was running) and stared into the windows on the track and spotted her run by a few times. I thought maybe she'd see me, but she never did :( So, I ran home. Got a phone call from her that she was done just about a mile before my finish line.

I'm glad that I did the run and didn't let myself wimp out. I have a 33 miler on my 33rd birthday on 2/15 that I intend on tackling. I think I needed a good training run for it! I probably should've done more, but I think with my 3 mile downhill finish on the run I'll survive. Plus, I'll have some good friends to convince me I can do it too. If you haven't gotten an invitation on FB yet, here is yours: Come run at 8AM with me on my birthday Friday morning (2/15). Message me for details.

I didn't reset my watch from Friday's run, so when I added the first 3 miles to Kelli's house onto my AP total it came out to be a TT: 3:10:48; AP: 8:47; Miles: 22; 1400ft of elevation gain; splits: 8:31, 8:04, 8:08, 8:19, 8:10, 7:58, 8:15, 8:08, 8:47, 8:25, 8:35, 8:27, 8:32, 8:52, 8:52, 9:17, 9:59 (didn't stop as I made a couple short stops at corners, 9:31, 9:31, 9:39, 9:47, 8:52, 8:40...at least I had a nice finish on the bit of flat home :)

A wonderful run for a Saturday and after a short stretching session and rest, I felt ready to run again :) A little stiff and sore, but nothing horrible.