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

Oh my word I need red blood cells! I ran just 6 on the TM. Easy. Especially at an 8:34 pace, right? I mean for me anyway, it should be. I tried to run some quarter mile pick ups at 7:03 and 7:34 and my body was having NONE of it. It felt like I was breathing at 10,000 feet. My legs didn't neccessarily feel tired, but it just felt like my cardio and breathing were out of control!

Adam was in the kids class again and when he came upstairs I was at an even mile, so I stopped the TM and ran with him on the track. He loved it! Big smiles and the way he runs just cracks me up.

I went back and finished my last couple miles. Man alive. I was glad when that was done!

I finished with a little bit of resistance and stretching.

I finished my first 3.75 in just over 30 minutes and then I don't remember how long the next two took me. It was slower though, because I didn't do anymore pick-ups, I just ran what my body would let me.

Went back in the evening with my neighbor. I'm helping her get on a good program for working out. I like that I get my double workout and resistance in as well :) my butt was sore the next morning and that is all I need to say about that!

Did I mention I'm lacking some red blood cells?!? This was NOT the easiest run for me. Okay, it stunk. BAD! I had never before walked any hill on this route, but my breathing and heart were SO out of control that I did today. I figured I can give my body a break and not beat it to death over a little blood donation.

Poor Chad and Dave nearly froze waiting for me to catch up at the check-points, but the downhill I did a decent job of keeping up with them until the last .5ish mile. It is getting cold...oh, so cold :( layers, layers, layers....and snow on the ground.

AP: 8:30 splits: 8:41, 8:35, 9:25, 10:01, 8:19, 8:37, 7:56, 7:51, 7;49, 7:49, 8:27 (last .08)

A busy Tuesday followed...then:

Another evening trip with Amy to the gym.

We hit mostly core and arms and got just a tad of cardio in. She really wants some Michelle Obama arms! So, since Monday didn't make her too sore...I gave it to her today. She was sore the next morning. Accomplished!

Slacker day because I wanted to sleep.

60 minutes on the bike trainer at home. I had a Dr appointment and I would have gotten half the time at the gym between driving back and forth and daycare check in/out - so bike it was. At least I got a good sweat on, right?

Man alive something is wrong! George told me today that my hematocrit should be back to normal within a few days. It has been a week and my running is still suffering. I seriously can hardly breathe. Ugh. Either way I did the Shaggy Mtn loop this morning. I was trying to hurry home so that I could say goodbye to Craig before he left for his work trip. I didn't stop at 2 regroup places so that I could get home and the last one I wasn't the back of the pack so I waited a couple min to regroup. He was waiting, impatiently, but still waiting for me when I got home. A quick hug and a kiss and he was gone *sigh*

the run was pretty slow for me (1:13:45), but I think my last few miles were a decent pace. I'll have to check when I download my garmin. I just need to keep blogging and not get behind again! 

After getting kids off to school I did an hour on the bike trainer. It was nice to warm up again. Even though it wasn't horrible this morning I was still chilled for a good hour afterward.

I'm hoping to make it to the gym again tonight with Amy.

The longest six miles of my life. Okay, not really, but I hadn't seen a lot of people at the gym for a long time. So, I think I spent equal time running as chatting. BUT, I used my amazing stalker skills and found a new running buddy! Amy was running EXACTLY what I run on the TM. 1% and 7.0mph with pick-ups at 8.0 - okay, when I'm not pining over lost red blood cells. So, I asked her if she'd be interested in an outdoor run. She just moved from CA a couple weeks ago - yipee! Always looking for new running peeps.

I finally got 6 miles in and only 2 on the TM, thank goodness!

So, my stalkee, Amy, was crazy enough to agree to meet me for a long run Saturday. I guess I look like a trusting runner :) Dave also met us, because I wanted to explore the new Herriman trails and he was looking for a trail run.

We did a 5 mile loop from Juniper Crest to MVC - it turned out to be a 6 mile loop, we only had a couple detours.

Stopped back at the cars to shed some layers and then set West toward the reservoir. They have recently cut this trail and they really did a great job! I'm excited for the trails to connect. It just stopped at a main drainage for the reservoir :( So, we went back to the reservoir and hopped onto another trail. We went 10 miles and then turned around and went back to the cars. It was getting late, because it takes a little longer when you are exploring and not just running.

My garmin died (no surprise there), so I had to go by Dave's data, because Amy had ran there from her home (1.3ish miles). He said we were at just over 12 miles at a 9:30ish pace. there were a few times I was behind him, so my AP was probably a bit slower, but hey...I had a great time and got a good workout.

I  can't wait to explore some more of these amazing trails! Thank You Herriman!!!