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

I slept in enough to make up for my lost sleep over the weekend, then did an hour of volleyball and took Adam to school and then did a 5 mile loop on the Draper canal trail/Porter Rockwell trail. Slower than I expected, but my legs were seriously shot. 

Tuesday 10 with the Newtons. I met Mandy a little early, because she was only running 9 miles (attempting to taper for Boston) and then we waited for the group at the top of Emmeline. Mandy and I were able to run together the rest of the way and Chad and Melanie gapped us multiple times. They just get chatting and running and it kills me how slow I am! Sigh, but it was nice to have Mandy there this morning. 

I then missed boxing, because I'm babysitting and had to feed little Taylee, but I made it to arms class. She fell asleep there in her carseat so I got a nice shower and some work done at home before she woke up! 

A fun morning run with Kelli. I met her a lot closer to my house than intended, but we made a good loop of it. Then she had her beautiful Jaxson to babysit, so we visited for a minute (okay, okay, it was over an hour) then I ran home. A nice fun, easy run. Just the way running should be! 

Since we talked so long I didn't make it to the boxing gym, but I don't feel too bad about that :)

Another Shaggy Mountain run with the Newtons. I started early and I needed it. I waited at the top of real estate hill for them to catch up. I waited a few minutes for them and I probably shouldn't have. I couldn't really keep up with them anyway and I ran the majority of the rest of the run alone anyway. I really hate it when I can't keep up, even on the downhill. I miss the good conversations and the group jokes. But, I think I've decided to just give it up until I can run their pace again. That may be months, but it just isn't worth my mental energy feeling like a sack of moldy tangerines being left behind constantly. I miss the group. I miss running fast, but it isn't worth getting up early to have my spirit drug through the mud. I'm going to work hard to get back to it. I will. I'm not sure how, but I will. 

I missed boxing because I had to pick up Taylee on the way home and she was ready to eat at 9:00 when I was going to go. I fed her and got to the gym in time for arms class. 

Knowing I had a marathon to pace tomorrow I decided not to run. But, since Cyle is moving to Vegas and I'm losing him for training I want to do all the training I can until he leaves! So, I did power lifting with Cyle and then boxing class. 

I then ran home and got Adam and myself ready for the day. I took Adam and Andie to school, went to my 1PM counseling appointment, got a new pair of gloves from Cyle's shop and then went to the SLC marathon expo. 

Susan hired me to help her sell nuu muu running dresses, motivation bracelets and race dots. So I spent the rest of the day (from 3-9) on my feet.  I didn't end up eating until 9:30PM and didn't get home and to bed until after 11PM. Oh heavens. The night was much too short!

Lisa was wonderful enough to let me meet her at her home and then Dan drove us to the start. It was SO nice to sleep in until 5:10 and not have to ride trax! I need to make Dan a wonderful vegan treat for being so wonderful. 

It took a while to find the group, but we did and all went well and we lined up and were off. We had a few people with us at the start and through the first few miles. It is always fun to meet and chat with new people! Quite a few of them were from out of town and it was fun to hear their stories. I didn't shed my sweatshirt until mile 6. It was a cold morning. Yes, I was over dressed, but I swear I had been cold for the last 2 days! 

I did a gu at 8, 14 and 20. Some people were out on the course handing out oranges, red vines and strawberries. There was  a lot of good support out. Lots more than I remember from years past. The course is a good honest one and you don't get a ton of downhill. You certainly gotta earn it! From the U up to the avenues, down city creek, winding your way up through 9th and 9th and then Millcreek and then to 2300E and out to about 5200S then you get to turn and wind your way back into the city and down to 200E. You still get a few nice uphills in there too. Then the wind was coming from the North and the West, so you were basically fighting it the full last 7 miles too. I was REALLY happy that we had banked 2-3 minutes by then and that we were able to walk through aid stations as needed and keep closer to a 10mm pace than a 9:44. We gathered another big group around mile 20 and we pushed them through until Liberty park and mile 25 when we kicked them out and told them that they were on their way to a sub 4:15 and to go get it done. It was fun to watch them head off in front of us and the one or two that we would catch we would pick them up and give them a push forward. 

We were able to finish and watch a few stragglers that fell off the gorup finish. It was a great day! Pacing is always rewarding. Even if I felt like crap the entire time. Heck! It was a 9:44 pace and it killed me. I was so tired and just wanted to be done around mile 14. My back hurt, my feet felt like they had blisters, my hamstrings were tight, my gut felt crappy (literally sometimes), I felt light headed and overall just wanted to stop running. I have to honor the 26 miles of a marathon. I forget sometimes that even at a slow pace it can kick my butt and I have to be ready for it. I just did too much this week, stood on my feet too long the day before and didn't eat. I finished, but it wasn't pretty. I held it together, but man I did NOT feel good through this race. 

I got a burger on the way home that tasted like mana from heaven, which absolutely disgusts me. blech! I hate fast food, but I was just so hungry. I got home, showered, layed down on the couch and took a nap. I didn't wake up for a few hours, but then we went to play and eat and clean the gym. Oh man. What a day! 4:15 pace for a marathon wipes me out? Man alive, I have really just turned a new stone.