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

BEAUTIFUL day up at Snowbird with the family. Big breakfast, swimming, a couple hrs of hiking/walking, dinner and games. SO happy to just relax, sleep in and enjoy the beauty of it all!!

For all y'all who actually read ALL of my report - you deserve a medal! :)

Spin class - I asked the teacher to be nice, but he wasn't. luckily, I can adjust my bike to whatever level I want :) Saved by a poopy diaper with 5 min left of class.

Masters swim - new teacher, good workout. love doing the no impact cross training. my legs feel almost functional...until I go downstairs :) 1300 yds with a finishing fast 200 @ 3:35, not fab, but hey the way I feel today I'm not going to complain! My endurance is gone :)

What's grosser than gross? digging in your swim bag to pull out your suit to hang it up to dry and you grab the wettest thing in there and it is your shirt from spin class...nice :)

I ALMOST feel normal today. Not a ton of soreness, more like after a long hard week of training. So, I feel like this is good recovery. I still will hold off on the running for a couple more days, but I have to admit it is killing me!

I'm so grateful for my running peeps :) A funny conversation led to one of the best 'runs' I've done in a long time this morning. The regular Tuesday crowd: Chad, Paul, George, Christine - met at the lake and we walked the 3 miles around the lake (I wore my flip flops to discourage any attempt to run) and then all partook of the delectable dunford donuts and chocolate milk. Chad earned two for being less than 120 pounds :) It was great to get a good shake out walk and rehash the race in all it's glory! Poor George, I don't know if he is now scared to death to do a marathon or really wants to - it could've gone either way. We all told him that he definitely could do SoJo this fall!

Went to the gym and did spin class - maybe I wasn't trying as hard as normal, but Allison didn't kill me like she normally does. Controlling my own resistance is awesome :)

1500 yds at masters swim with 1000 of that pulling. It was nice to float the legs and still get a good workout! I learned how to stroke correctly with my arms...wow, a couple inches makes a HUGE difference. Proper form is good in all sports :)

Anyone have fun plans for this weekend? (yes, runs or rides)

I'm feeling SO good. Almost like I have fresh legs - it is KILLING me not to run, but then I sleep in and all is well :) 

Spin class again, good effort, but boring class. 

1 mile on the track - don't be mad, I just had to try :) I kept it nice and easy. No time, just had a good little run.

30 min on the elliptical @ L8 - watched the NCAA indoor track and field finals. Wow, the only race I watched was mens and womens 3K. The men's time was 7:48 and the Women's 9:15 - holy smokin' smokes! wow! It was neat to watch them and yell at them to dig and not give up :) hope everyone around me was wearing headphones.

finished with what is going to become a MUST DO after every run. no questions asked. I struggle with these and I think a lot of my dumb injuries come from not doing these few, simple exercises. side to side band steps; lunges; big toe/little toe heel raises; one legged squats (off a stair - one leg straight going down and focusing on knee stability). I just did one set and it only takes like 3-5 minutes. This MUST become apart of my everyday routine to strengthen the weak stability parts of my legs or I think I'll end up with crap like I did in Ogden again and I don't want that! Find a way and make it work.

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So, this has nothing to do with running, but I just had to share since y'all are my peeps that support and keep my spirits high. My dad passed away 5+ years ago, Just over 4 years ago my mom remarried a great guy. He wasn't my dad by any means, but he was a really nice and generous guy. Always thinking of others and never complaining about a thing - even when he was in terrible pain he'd say: "if I felt any better I'd have to dance naked in the streets!" Yesterday afternoon he passed away from a 10+ year battle with blood cancer. It is hard for me. I feel a little removed from the situation, but then now worry about my mom again being alone. I worry about how things with his 3 children that were SO close to him are going to pan out with my mom still wanting to live in their father's home (her name is on the title, just well, you know...). I worry about my kiddos. My oldest daughter remembers losing grandpa and now she loses Don, and my 2 older boys (baby doesn't realize much, he's only 23 mo) have really only known him as grandpa so they're losing someone special and important to them. Just a lot of heartache, frustration, worry and helplessness right now. So, don't get mad at me if  I run :) it is my therapy after all! :)

Urban Trail Loop - didn't know how well/if the legs would fare on the run, but was willing to wake up at 4:15 for some company and a little shake out run. 

Had a great time chatting with Chad, George and Christine. We just went easy the whole time and it felt GREAT! Christine took off at 4 miles to cut it short, so I had to then keep up with the boys, but since all the hills were over it wasn't too bad.

Stopped at the Rec Center to do my strengthening stuff as I've prescribed for myself daily. I could then also use their stretching machines. Enjoyed a few minutes there as well.

AP: 9:08 splits: 10:00 (ha! no wonder I was feeling good), 9:35, 9:11, 8:58, 9:10, 8:40, 8:52, 8:41 - nice little unintended almost progressive run.

Anyone have a good Memorial Day run planned? I'd like to do a nice group run (no races...too poor and too tired from Ogden) if anyone is up for it.

Met some of the Tri group up at Corner Canyon for a trail run. Awesome stuff! I need to find a way to weasel into the boys club and make them slow down for me, because I'm really liking trail running!! 

I had no idea where we were going, so I ran in the back letting others lead. We went from the equestrian parking lot to Ghost Falls, then up to Jacob's Ladder. When the garmin hit 3.0 miles we turned and headed back down. I know the Garmin was probably off, but whatever - it was the only tool I had with me. 1400ft of gain and kept the uphills around a 12mm. Not too shabby for my first real trail run! The downhill, well that is always fun :)

I think I'm going to go to the rec center and read/bike then do my exercises and top it all off with a good lawn mowing. Hoping to find time for a nap.

What a lovely morning! I was grateful the rain stayed away and that I got a good run in with QP :) I had to take her on my new favorite Urban Trail Loop. Due to family obligations for my husband and soccer games we still had to get up early, but it was worth it! 

I thought I might need my gloves or a long sleeve shirt, but when we got there it was actually perfect temps. Absolutely no complaints about the run, and the beautiful scenery that I actually got to SEE (it wasn't dark) was really nice!

AP: 9:53