I love burpees

Well I am new to this, so here we go...

My first race of the year went good for me.  I'm looking forward to improving, but  am happy with my performance. 

I'm glad that my day did not follow the start of it - i realized that i had forgotten my chip and number as i pulled up to the race.  Thankfully race timers plan for people like me and had extra.  It was pretty chilly at the start, so i kept some layers on to start with - i'm kind of a pansy in this area - I grew up in star valley wyoming and think i was traumatized by the cold weather.  Or it could be that i sweat a lot and it FREEZES me in cold weather.  Anyhow, i was wearing a snow hat, gloves, long sleeved dry fit shirt (which i planned to shed) and then race singlet underneath.  I wore compression pants (which i am sold on), and then long socks and capris on top of that.  I was surrounded by people wearing shorts and tanks lol.

So after the gun went off, i found myself amongs the top 5 women (1 and 2 had taken off), running with amber green and another girl for the first few miles.  i was trying out my saucony kinoveras that day and i was feeling pretty good.  miles 1 and 2 were right where i wanted them - 6:33 & 6:34.   I sped up trying to maintain my place for the next few miles to 6:26, 6:30, 6:31.  i was maintaining my place, and even moving up on people til mile 6.  a group of 3 women passed me (ugh), including one nice lady who continued to move in front of me and cut me off everytime she did so.  i was just trying to maintain, but slowed a little to 6:36 and 6:37 for the next couple miles.  miles 8-10 had the rolling hills, my times were 6:41, 6:45, 6:45, .  I planned on ditching clothes but still only ditched my hat as i passed the dixie center for the first time.

at this point in the race (heading onto the trail off of river rd) i had 3 ladies within catching distance (amber and erica were a good minute ahead at this point), and no one behind me for a long time.  mile 10 was a 6:39 - i was trying to dig in here and pass some.  mile 11 was 6:44, mile 12 - 6:39 mile 13 - 6:32.  I did pass one lady (the one who was cutting me off:)) and trailed another all the way in.  i had sped up but it wasn't enough.  Out of nowhere a girl sprinted past both of us to the finish line (where did she come from - she wouldn't have been the only one who cut 5 miles off their run that day jk).  Thus pushing me back to 7th place.  final time was 1:26:20.  all but the last minute sprinter were in my age group, but after taking the overall out i placed 3rd in my age group.  I felt good about my time, but need to work on my final push to catch those last ladies:)

I need to remember to run some slow miles after the finish to recover!!  I'm always so glad to be done.  I still had stomach probs afterwards and had to go home early...i need to figure this out!

Mon is my class teaching day

2 zumba classes + 1 turbokick class = a major core workout!

Today was a nice easy run as i'm still recovering from my race (my abs are sore!)  I did go run some of the course of the dogtown half to get an idea of what it's going to be like.  It was beautiful and sunny at 11 am - wore my tank and shorts which always makes me happy!  I averaged an 8 min mile today, the first few miles felt pretty stiff, but eventually loosened up.  I felt great by the end of the 10 miles!

I taught a core strength class, as well as a flex (strength class) at wash rec today too, but did a lot more teaching than doing.  still trying to get my muscles recovered.

I'm still sore from saturday so didn't push too hard again.  i don't know how people can do speedwork right away after a race.  I did a 60 min spin class and really focused on fast turnover (yes i was way tired), and then ran around the track for 4 miles as that's all i can handle on the track.  My legs usually loosen up after being on the bike but didn't today.  I averaged about 7:30, but it didn't feel easy.  i plan on puting a little speedwork in tomorrow's workout.

got a massage from April Larson....owieee!!!! I'm feeling better though.

Hubby was out of town and couldn't find the time to run today. Taught my Zumba class at night.

My body is soo sore this week from everything - i needed a little speedwork but didn't want to push too much. I ran 5 on the treadmill, and then 4 outside when the babysitter arrived. my first 2 miles were 8 min miles, and then i did 5 min on, 5 min off with speedwork. I sped up to low 6 min miles for 5 min, then off. cooled down last mile. Jumped in the pool and got 1 mile in - i really worked on my glide today, making sure to keep one hand at the top til the other one got there - it felt really good! Finished a pretty easy mile in 35 min. I got a massage on wed so i'm hoping it will help my tight hammys.

I ran a nicely paced 20 miler with aimee langston  today- we ran the hurricane marathon course in the brisk 30 deg weather, but it warmed up about half way through.  Overall a beautiful, fun run!  I wish i could run with someone all the time cause this felt so much easier this day!  Our entire run average was 7:30, but again we weren't pushing speed.  I felt great the whole time and felt like i could sprint it in at the end.  I'm looking forward to the hurricane marathon - if we can keep the wind out of it, i think it will be a great race.  The only yucky part will be the 2-3 mile climb into hurricane on sr-9 at mile 21-23.  that's going to hurt a little.  My right hamstring started to get tight at about mile 16, but never really hurt.  my good old injury is acting up a little, and felt pretty tight on sunday.  I'm rolling and massaging like crazy, so i'm hoping i can stay on top of it!  I want to do speedwork on tues, but will have to see how it's doing first after teaching 3 classes tomorrow.  may get a sub for last two.   grrrr.

2 hrs of zumba today - letting my hamstring rest

The calm before the storm - that was how my run began today.  I got my bum out of bed at 5 pm and managed to get myself out the door.  My running partner, tom, was supposed to meet me at 5:30, and i sent him a text that i was going to be 5 min late.  He waited exactly that long for me - I arrived at 5:36 and he had went home ( all he needed was an excuse that morning). 

so dang it, i had to get out in the freezing cold and run intervals by myself - but i did it!  i tried not to look at my watch and push myself hard. I had to run my workout out on the street cause the hurricane track is under construction, so i had lots of uphill in my workout - this was more of a hill training workout for sure. I don't feel like i could go full out too cause some of the streets weren't well lit and i was waiting to step in a pothole any minute.  but anyways i warmed up a mile and then started with 2 x400, then did 5x 800 m with 400 m rest.  first one was 3:01 (had a big uphill in the middle), then 2:54, 3:04, 2:46, 2:59.  i ended with 2 more 400 m intervals.  jim had to get to work so i finished up with 2 more miles on the tread.

right as i finished the lovely wind picked up outside, and has been blowing for 4 days since - so glad i got my run in!

Hard day today too!  I taught my core class and did about half of it, but actually mostly participated in my flex class later that day.  it felt good.  I had to teach a zumba class later that night, but that's more fun than work:)

I'm confined to spin class until this dang weather clears up, so I tried to make it over to wash rec in time to claim a bike (it didn't happen).  I got on the tread and ran 3 miles until i saw that someone left the class.  i did the last 20 min with them and then did 30 min on my own. 

I did 2 min intervals  of seated pushing and standing sprints, again focusing on less tension and fast turnover.  The time went by surpisingly fast, though my legs were feeling it that day.  That's how it goes when u only have so much time with your kids in the daycare.  I definitely could've used another 30 min on the bike.  I pushed my luck and got off and went right into 1 more mile on the track at good marathon pace, just for my mental race health.  So i really wish i had more time this day, but you do what you have to do.  I'm glad my kids love that day care.  i made up for my time gone by taking them swimming in the pool.

Dear Wind,

I hate you and hope you die,

love, ty

ok now really i'm sick of it already!!!  it's so much worse in toquerville. I was about to start my journey on the good old treadmill, when my hubby offered to come pick me up 10 miles south (heck ya i'll run with the wind to my back).  It's a pretty hillly course over there, but i was up for the challenge!

so miles 1-3 were effortless running easily  in 7:30s, miles 4-5 the course backtracks for a half a mile, and i was ready to give up cause i was now running into the wind.  i felt pretty lightheaded,and realized i prob waited a little too long to run after eating.  i had a gel, and that gave me a huge boost.  So even with all the hills i averaged a 7:40 - i love you wind.   though i didn't realize until that day that hurricane ran east and west, so i ended up running with the wind to my side (and into the wind) for the last 4 miles - i hate you wind..  i think it almost tripped me 3 times by pushing my feet over.  my right hamstring ligament started buggin a little, but nothing much.  i'll attack it with my foam roller and softball tonight.

So all in all, a pretty easy/hard 10 miles today

taught zumba at night and no aches or pains,  i foam rolled well after my run and it seems to have pushed all my soreness out.

I didn't wake up early enough to run before my swim, so i had to settle for less today.  i had 1.5 hours to workout, and i talked for too much of it with my friends.  i swam a mile, doing 100 m intervals for the last 20 laps.  I've been focusing on matching my arms, and because of that i had my head up watching them - my friend pointed out that it was out of the water. so i tucked my head and felt so speedy today!  i jumped out of the pool, ran upstairs, and finished with 4 miles on the tread at 8 mpm.

Great run today!  i started at 8:30 and the weather was good.  A tad brisk but halfway through very pleasant.  I ran with amber today, and it made the whole run go by sooo fast.  We ran the course for the dogtown half marathon - will b a good hilly course...and stinky cause it goes by the landfill.

Most of the course is slightly downhill, though i didn't feel it til we came back on the unhills. We ran first 8 miles at 7:10-7:30 min per mile. miles 9-12 we sped up for 5 min rested for 3. I'm not sure what the first one was, but here were my other pace splits...5:56, 6:26, 7:13(up a big hill).  next 2 miles we finished the uphill and then did tempo.  i was feeling good and pushed my pace a little to 6:30. cooled down last mile.

I'm feeling good about where i'm at right now!  I hope to add a few miles on next week and peak at 55-60 miles beore the marathon.

2 zumba and 1 turbokick today - 1st time i actually wasn't too tired by the end!  3 classes!!!  I even sped up some zumba songs without telling anyone...he he:)

My friend sue watchd my kids so i could go run today, so i  did my tempo run out in washington fields. Thank goodness cause the wind was blowing like crazy in toqueville!  There was still a good breeze going, but wasn't too bad.

Started out today teaching core fusion - didn't do too much of it since we were out of equipment. 

I started out and knew that it wasn't going to be a fabulous run.  I was warming up on a downhill, and i was already feeling sluggish. so i did another mile to see if it would wear off. my tempo felt hard today!  i don't know if it was because i was by myself or what.  I stopped looking down at my watch and just tried to go by feel.  I was trying to run in the 6:20s but it just didn't happen today. The first couple varied from uphill to just slightly up.

my miles:

3 - 6:47 ( had a hill)

4 - 6:32 - slightly up

5 - 6:35 - slightly up

6 - 6:32 -

7 - 6:35

8 - 6:41 - slightly up

I'm adding more miles this week since i'm training for the hurricane marathon so i ran 11 instead of 10.  i def could've stopped at 10 today! 

Taught flex tonight and worked the push ups with my group!  feeling good there.  legs r way tired.

I've been foam rolling everyday and massaging with a softball and that seems to have brought my hamstrings up to par.  no more threat of injury!

jim's bday - didn't get anything in today:(

Ran the watertower trail out by my house by myself today. I added on the loop for more miles.   it was beautiful at 3 pm and i was stoked to wear my shorts, but still a little windy.  (seemed to hit in all directions too...hmmm).  The trail was hilly, sandy, and rocky, so i got an incredible workout today.  I was feeling good since i didn't get a workout in yesterday, so i did some speedwork.

warm up 1 mile -

4x 3.5 min intervals with 2.5 min rest

1 - very uphill and rocky- 7:28

2 - 6:12 - more uphill to down

3.- 6:49 - sandy!

4 - 7:05 - all uphill and rocky - was breathing really hard by this point

4x 2 min intervals with 1.5 min rest

1. - 6:01 - sandy downhill into wind

2.- 6:21 - very sandy

3. - 7:04 - sandy/uphill

4. - 6:12 -flat

4x1min intervals with 45 sec rest - all still rocky so i had to be careful

1 - 5:59

2 -6:47 - uphill

3 - 6;12 -

3 - 6:38 - uphill

had acrued 7.5 miles to this point, so finished up with 3.5 to get home at about 7:30s. I felt good today - feel like i had pushed myself.

I got to the gym a little early, so i got a couple of miles in on the track before my swim since i knew i wanted to swim longer today.  They felt really hard going at an 8 mpm pace, - i felt really light - headed.  i bought a lemonade to get some extra sugar and it seemed to have helped. 

swim - warm up from 20 laps, worked on matching hands for 20 laps, and then did a sprint tri athlon distance push - i had my girl aimee next to me pushing me:)  I ended up doing 80 laps 1.25 mi - i need to watch the clock next time to see if i'm getting faster at all.  i concentrated on longer stokes and head down today - prob the best i've felt in a while swimming. 

i jumped out and ran to get my last 2 miles on the treadmill in.  i wanted to run a lot more but ran out of time again.

I didn't originally plan on going this long but just felt like it was a good number that morning.  well really i wanted to get one 22 mi in before the hurrican marathon, and today was the day (races for the next 3 weeks).

Ran with liz, aimee, mandi, and cheri, today (well sort of) - started with them, but  knew i had a time limit today so had to pick it up.  i ran the 1st 5 miles with aimee, which included the la verkin twist.  i was feeling kind of poopy, but once i hit that trail i got reenergized (i love trails!!!)  I easily picked it up going up the hill, and then waited for the girls.  after the first water stop, i took off, as they were only doing 15 that day.  i want to do this run again, so i'm posting my miles. i ran on the trail which was a lot of up and down all the way to virgin, and then turned down sheepsbridge rd.  i had to add 2 more miles at la verkin overlook.

6: 7:29

7: 7:46 (next 7 uphill into virgin, then uphill on sheepsbridge)

8: 7:48

9:7:48

10 7:53

11 7:13

12 7:11

13 7:46

14 7:48

15 - 8:08

16 - 7:57

17 - 7:30

18- 7:17

19 - 7:08

20 - 6:37

21 -7:06 (last 2 miles were very uphill, but i pushed it all the way in)

22 -7:27

I was tired by the end, but could've kept going today - does that mean i'm not pushing enough???  I'm sure it's just the trail running that i love!!I need to have someone speedy come with me and do it again.  My hamstring got tight, but all in all a great run:)

7:42 average - 2:49 - 22 miles

Zumba, Turbokick, Zumba - 3 hours, typical day - everything is starting to feel really easy

I'm pleasantly surprised that my legs feel fresh and strong, even after i ran 22 on saturday.  It makes me feel good about my year:)

Well my 1 yr old was sick today, so i spent most of the day holding him and my chances of getting a run in slowly slipped away.  Thankfully, i had to be at the gym at 6:30 pm to train my biggest loser contestants, so i told myself to run a couple miles.

My original plan was to run 10-11 + speedwork, but i didn't think i'd be able to do it since i had been up with isaac the whole night before.  I started on the treadmill about 8 pm, and almost psyched myself out, i almost let myself go home.  I told myself if i ran 2 miles i'd feel a lot better, then i could make up the miles tomorrow morning.  I got a mile into it, and got myself to commit to 5.  I was getting bored, so I decided to do one of the 4 x 1 mile intervals with a mile break in between.  I found that i could hold my 6 min mile pretty well, and at that point i just committed to the whole workout i had originally planned.  I ran all the intervals:)  My times were 1 - 6 min 2 - 5:56,  3 - 5:53, 4 - 5:55.   I'm way happy with my effort, and it felt good to get my miles in under 6 min.  My  legs are definitely tired after that 10 miles. 

i didn't make it to spin class today, so today was another treadmill day at home.  i decided to do my own strength routine beforehand.  i didn't want to make myself too sore since i have 3 weeks of races so i did enough to exhaust myself, but not kill me:)

1st round                           2nd round 

50 box jumps                     30

20 pull ups - 5 without assist

50 squat to upright row      30

30 burpees w/ squat jump   20

30 lunge, accelerate up on chair   20

50 knee drops (abs)             40

I ran 6 miles on treadmill at about 7:45- 8:00 pace

My sister in law watched my kids so i could go running in the middle of the beautiful sunny day!  i was so stoked to be able to run in the sun in shorts, though prob should've kept the gloves on.  I decided to tackle the hills on the cholla creek trail, running through the rock quarry and circling around in la verkin.  I ran at a pretty good pace for first half, and then kicked it up for the last 4 (6:20-6:50).   They all had lots of steep hills so i was pretty happy with my run.  i waited too long to eat, and was feeling a little light headed.  amazingly i can always make it through those times.  i will bring 2 gels with me next time.

 i didn't have time to get a full meal in before having to leave to teach zumba, and yes it killed me!  I had a couple pieces of toast, and felt very bloated and had no energy:)  i need to plan better.

Pool workout - 1 mile

1/4 easy, 1/4 focused on stride lengthening, 1/2 speed

4 miles on treadmill and around track - felt very tired and sluggish - i'm kind of worried cause i have a race tomorrow and was hoping to feel good by today.

Race Week #1 - Dam to Dam

I woke up about 1 am that morning to pouring rain, and several other times to the same pounding on my roof.  Not a good sign.  The race started at 10, so i was able to sleep in until 7:30 (heaven:)).  i would've slept later but mr. isaac (my 1 year old) is an early riser.  Another glance outside showed that the rain wasn't going to relent, so jim and i wavered on whether to run or not.  We were both battling colds.  I checked around with my friends, and it sounded like everyone was still going.  We couldn't disappoint!

So we showed up to sandhollow, and i did a little 1 mile jog into the park.  I knew i might have a tough time that day the way i was already breathing at my slower pace.  i didn't know how to dress to actually race that day cause the rain would stop, then start again over and over.  I get so chilled easily, but all the clothes i was wearing felt heavy.  i didn't end up ditching anything ( i was wearing 2 socks, capris and compression pants, a short sleeve and long sleeve tech shirt, and a water proof light jacket.  then a cap, and ear warmers).  I hated all of it at one point, and was thankful at another.

I had decided that i was only going to run as fast as i had to, and wasn't running for time.  The course was 1/2 on dirt, and the weather was awful.  So hopefully no one would make me have to push to hard.  unfortunately, one girl from salt lake decided to make me race that day.  My first mile felt sluggish, and my breathing was not good.  She was talking to a guy she was running with, and seemed to easily keep pace.  I stuck with her for the first 3 miles, but i was pushing it.  i was trying not to look at my watch cause i knew that i wasn't running a fabulous pace.  mile 4 she started pulling away (and was in front of all the guys too).  i was concentrating on my mental game, but knew my body wasn't responding.  at the halfway point, 1st place was still only about 30 sec ahead, and a quick glance behind me showed me that 3rd wasn't close.  (I was running 6:30-6:40s) and just not feeling it.  I wasn't worth it to me to kill myself to catch 1st, so i pretty much just slugged it in the rest of the way.  i want to have a strong race next saturday, so i just used the rest as a training run.  my pace slowed into the low 7s after i stepped in mud and added another pound to my shoes.  we were running uphill and into some increasingly nasty mud.  then the wind kicked in, and i got incredibly chilled.  the last 3 miles were torture as my legs felt sooo heavy from being soaked and cold

so i averaged a 6:50 and ran 1:08. 2nd overall,  it is what it is.  The worst part was after the race - i had forgotten to get the key back from my hubby, and he didn't come in til 20 min later - I was frozen..  i ran out to him and ran the last mile with him to make it less miserable:)  so proud of him:)

so i'm looking forward to a dryer, faster, less muddy course next week (hopefully). 

3 hrs of zumba

Taught core fusion today - did a lot of the work out - especially my abs - they r sore!  hamstrings are too.

I'm was feeling sore today from my race last sat (don't know why, iididn't push it much), but i decided not to kill myself on my tempo run today.  I am following ryan hall's 1/2 marathon plan, with more miles of course, so i plan to taper a little this week.  I warmed up for 1 mile then sped it up to 1/2 marathon pace + 10 - 15 sec for 3 miles.  I ran from the rec center, to washington fields, then up and back dam road.   here r my splits

6:16 - downhill

6:46 - uphill

6:39 - uphill, then down

finished running 7 miles at 7:30-8:30 pace

I felt like the speed wasn't pushing me too much, and i feel pretty good. my quads were a little sore from class today, so i'll make sure i roll em. I hear it's going to rain this weekend though:( not again!

Taught flex tonight and trained, didn't do much of the workout, but having to demonstrate everything made me a little bit sorer today.  hope it wears off by the weekend.

ran on tread, varying hills. legs are still heavy from lots of exercise, took it easy.   Didn't go to spin (again dangit) but will b vigilant next week for sure!  i'm going to try and hop on the bike one other time as well.

My quads were still fried from all the workouts - can't figure it why since last week's race was not a push for me.  I decided to taper for the race this weekend and only run 7 miles instead of 10 or 11. it felt really good, and the trail i ran was exhilarating.  i ran in shorts, which always makes me happy, and ran the water tower loop.  i added a few faster jaunts in the middle, speeding up especially down the hills.  I was happy that my sub 7 min miles were feeling pretty easy.  averaged 7:38 today.

taught zumba tonight

took the day off today and it felt so good.  i needed it!

This race turned out a little better than i expected, so i'm happy with it.  I woke up to pouring rain in toquerville, and was wanting to just crawl back into bed.  I really wasn't looking forward to the race at all and was so tempted to back out.  I knew i'd never forgive myself, so i got myself dressed and headed over.  My tummy was hurting well before the race, but a few trips to the bathroom seemed to help. 

It was nice for this race cause i didn't have a lot of expectations.  I was going to focus more on the race, and less about my time.  a p.r. is always nice, but i knew that with the wind blowing that would be a tall order.  i knew michelle l.and amber g. would both be there, so i would have some tough competition. 

i kept a lot of my clothes on (double layered again - i'm such a baby), and was amazed again at all the tank tops and shorts around me at the start.  i'm still glad i wore what i wore, though i ditched my beanie halfway through.  i was a little nervous about it but i decided to run withou my ipod today.  i seemed to be distracting in my last race and wanted to see if it made a difference.  I really liked it without.  I felt like i could focus more on the race - see who was breathing hard - hear encouragement from friends, etc.

I spent a little too long talking to people at the beginning, and got less of a mile of a warm up in.   I felt good after the gun went off though.  we ran through a nice pile of mud in the first mile, and it seemed to slip some people up (i run in this junk all the time).  my mile prob would have been a little faster without that.  anyhow here's my splits

1 - 6:35 - stuck close to amber, michelle ahead a little bit - my body was feeling good

2 - 6:41 - into the wind but flat - usually amber wont let me pass her (love ya girl) but i managed to do it here

3. -6:31 - wind at side, slight uphill - I'm motivated to get some distance between me and girls behind me (amber and then a couple others not to far behind)

4. - 6:41 - more wind, up and downhill

5 - 6:40 - i know my pace isn't fabulous at this point, but again focusing more on keeping place

6 - 6:49 - some uphill

7 - 7:08 - the biggest hill of race - pretty gradual but long- into the wind

8 - 6:57 - turn around - amber still not too far behind

9 - 6:47 -

10 - 6:25 - i want to secure my position - michelle is not in sight anymore, wanted to take advantage of downhill - i'm starting to feel a little pukey - i think i hadn't drank enough water at this point - I loved seeing all my friends at the turn around!  so motivating

11 - 6:49 - i held my position and wasn't motivated to book it in since i wasn't being challenged- had a side ache - my legs were feeling pretty good though

12 -6:47

13 - 6:37- I'm exerting effort, but prob could've done more if needed. side ache still there??? 

.27 - 6:50 - course was a little long, and i wasn't sure if i was running the right way.  that is not a normal pace to kick it in for me.

so 6:44 pace - i'll take it today.  Part of me wonders if i could've stayed with michelle, but i really shouldn't 2nd guess. I like how i didn't wait to fuel and felt like it helped.  I need to drink more water next time and get there earlier to warm up.  i also didn't cool down.  overall good day though!

zumba, turbokick, zumba - got my 3 hours in

started the day teaching core fushion - didn't do most of it

Well today was great and not so great.  i wanted to run the course for the sand hollow marathon and get a feel for the hills.  i started at mile 5 where it turns off the main rd. 

So i started out and i was simply amazed how great my legs felt. i'm running the lake to lake relay this weekend and knew my miles weren't going to be more than 10 then.  so i wanted a semi long one.  Anyhow, i was easily running 7:30 -7:40 - which is always a shock the week after running a race.  The hill the leads to nemisis felt pretty long, and i'll have to be mindful that it's longer than it looks.  i charged down nemisis, and ran the rolling hills in sand hollow.  I love it!  my legs were flying.  i was just cruising up the hills at 7:10, and was hardlly breathing. 

At mile 8 i turned around and that's where things went not so great.  I started getting a pain in my side - it felt familiar cause that is what i had felt on sat during miles 9-13 of my race.  i thought it had been a side ache.  it was now apparent that i had done something to my ab muscles on my right side.  too much turbokick and zumba??? i don't know. 

anyways, so the pain increased as i ran, and at several points i had to stop and walk.  when i massaged it, i could get it to go away for a bit. when i ran uphill it went away.  it got worse on downhills (abs stretching out more).  By mile 14 i was pretty frustrated, but last 2 miles felt ok.  it was there but bearable.  I still managed to finish with a few 7:10s.  my miles 9-11 were 7:40s and then nemisis was 8:20ish.  13-16 were low 7s again.  So i was very happy about my fitness level today - especially post race and up hills!  I wasn't planning to push my pace today, but had just gone with what i felt.  I am very worried about the ab pain.  I can't tell if its the rectus abdominus, or obliques, but it'sjust on the right side in the middle.  it was bad enough to make me stop a few times.

7:30 average pace today

i trained big loser contestants, and then taught my class afterwards.  the pain seemed manageable and i didn't think to much of it.  hopefully it's not bad!  i plan on taking tomorrow off of running

iced and massaged the part that hurts on abs - brrr - seems to be 2 spots.

I woke up today and realized that i was supposed to sub a turbokick class - dang it.  so much for taking a rest day.

abs bugged me at times but not horribly.  They felt worse afterward than they did beforeand kind of ached all day.  after icing  several times and pounding the ibuprofen, they feel much better.  i'm worried about the relay this weekend - though i'll only run it if i'm feeling ok.  i've got to remember it's not as important as my marathon!

On a side note, i put a wrap around my belly - kind of corset - like - and tried running back and forth in the back yard.  it seemed fine, though i obviously couldn't breathe as well.  I'm going to get a sub for zumba, and then bike tomorrow.  i may try wrapping it to keep it warm and compressed and then running a few miles to see if it's ok.  I really don't think the ab tear is extremely serious because i'm still able to do so much with little pain.  hopefully good news tomorrow.

Yay!  i ran today!  it was on the treamill, and the first 2 miles were super slow, but i wrapped my abs and went for it.  I could feel them at times, but definitely not jarring like tuesday.  i sped the last few miles up (8 min, 7:30, 7:00, 6:30, 6:08) to see how they were doing at faster speed.  seems to be ok, so i'm staying on for the relay.

I decided that i was going to get it done today, even if i did have to wrap abs again - (ugh makes it hard to breathe).  Jim didn't have to be to work til 10, so i was in heaven being able to get my workout in without my kids.  I had 2.5 hrs before he'd drop isaac off, and i wanted to let my abs rest from running a little more. soooo i did a little triathlon.  i got .75 miles of swimming in, then jumped out to go to renee's spin class.  i was not positioned on the bike right, cause my knee and hip felt awful.  i kept having to stop and stretch it out.  soo, i don't feel like i pushed very hard, but did get an hour in.  i ran out of time at the end and only got 2 miles of running in around the track. abs were there, but not too bad.

met up with my ladies to decorate the van and discuss strategy for tomorrow's race.  i didn't think we'd have to try too hard to win tomorrow. little did i know......

Lake to Lake relay!!!!  I was looking forward to a stress free race day today, and hanging out with some fun girls:) 

I started my day today at 5 am with very little sleep (thank u evan and isaac for your middle of the night play session that kept me awake).  I dragged myself out of bed at 5 am to be at Ambers' by 6.  We wanted to run a little before, but it didn't happen. We were too busy striping our faces, using our hair dye, and just getting ready.  i loved how it looked at the end:)  we were the red sheebraz (zebras - get it), though we did have people ask us if we were cats????? we must have been really drunk drawing on those whiskers.

so my team did so great that day!  the start was fast, but kari kept up the ladies. brooke also ran a great split.  we got a couple warm up miles in which made me happy.  but  by leg 3, amber had some work to do. she really put us in a good position - it didn't look like any teams were going to be too competitive.  i just wanted to have fun, get some kills, and run some good tempo miles.  i wore my ab wrap for my leg cause it was so downhill and those seemed to hurt it the worst.  it did constrict breathing a little, but glad i wore it.  i ran these legs last year in the same race, but my computer crashed sometime last year and didn't have the times to compare it to:(  i do remember that on this particular leg i had averaged in the 6:20s, so i had a goal of beating that.  this leg was gradual downhill, so i pushed myself a little.  here r my splits

1 - 6:15 - a little uphill in there

2 - 6:07

3- 6:02

4 -6:09 - flattens out

5 -6:09

.19 - 5:37

6:08 average

I was pretty pleased with my splits cause it was pushing me, but i didn't get any leg tiredness.  this really tells me that i'm already in a much better position than i was last year;) 

michelle took it away and killed it of course. we were way ahead and everyone was looking good til leg 6.  poor kari took a wrong turn, and ended up adding almost 5 miles onto her 4 mile leg.  We knew after 40 min had gone by that something was wrong.  we just had to sit and wait til she figured it out cause it was all on trail - we wouldn't be able to find her anyways.  after 1 hr and 20 min, amber went looking.  thankfully she eventually came in, but we had given up on the idea of first place.  amazingly she had still kept her determination  The next team had came and gone at least 30 min before then. 

but there was always hope, so we started our second legs with new determination.  Brooke made up some good time, and then amber busted out another great leg as well.  we were gaining on people we thought had been long gone.  By the time amber finished leg 8, we were back in 2nd place!  The blue team had left right when we had gotten there, so they had a good 8-10 min on us still.  i had the "hardest" leg, though it really didn't feel too bad.  i drank a 5 hour energy right before and wonder if that helped???  not sure what the % grade on that was (at least 10% is my guess), but it was pretty steep - and bumpy!  i did have fun trying to avoid sprain an ankle from all the deep ruts in the dirt. at one point on the hill i looked down and i was in the 6:40s.  wow, wasn't expecting that.  i didn't really feel the uphill til the last part of my leg where it has a longer hill that seems to have stretched on. 

1 - 6:45 - up that hill - happy bout that;)

2 - 6:50

3 - 6:26 - rolling hills - still in the dirt

4 - 6:48

5 - 6:51

so average 6:43 - last year i know that was in the 7:20 range - though we did have wind then.

when i got in i found out that blue team was now only 3 min and 40 sec ahead of us.  really!  we were pretty sure michelle would catch her, but stacy (their runner) was holding her own and fighting for it.  they started going around the lake and then we couldn't watch any more.  in those last 2 miles, michelle beat her and victory was oh so sweet.  the day had been so much more challenging and so fun!  go team sheebraz!

i had some good talks with some great runners, and am inspired to do more and be even more committed. 

 first thing is, i need a training schedule.  i  don't know what to follow, or what to do this year.  right now i'm focused on a getting a good time (and place) at the sand hollow marathon.  yes it will be a pretty challenging course, but i think it's do-able. i don't know if a sub 3 hour will be possible on that course cause of the monstrous hill at mile 18, but i would love to get a 3:05 or better.  that would be fabulous.  3:10  would be great.  i am confident that i can beat my time at st. george marathon.    3 weeks baby!

secondly, after my chat with michelle and amber, i'm realizing i need to change my mental thinking about what's possible for me to acheive.  i know sometimes i stand in my own way.  i has some great splits today, and prob could have held that pace for a while.  i'm going to work on setting higher goals and working harder for them. 

soooo, im inspired and tired today - i need  a nap.  great day though

only 1 hr of zumba today - had brother in town and got some subs for my classes

cholla creek trail - ouch this hurt today!  the wind was blowing too and going right through my clothes. so i was planning on 11 or 12 miles today, but i ran too slow and got 10 in.  i used it as a recovery run and just did what i could do.  by last 2 miles my legs loosened up a little.

taught core fusion and then strength at night.

didn't make it to spin cause brother was visiting, but got 8 miles in on the treadmill at night.  so glad i did!  I had a massage early in the day, and my legs were definitely sore from it.  I'm trying to hit over 50 miles this week, so hopefully i do it!

I'm excited to run with the club on thursday and saturday.  i need a little push from some fast guys.

I ran with the race team today, and it was a great run!  Mostly anyways.  i knew i might b in trouble cause i hadn't ate lunch until 2 and we left at 5.  But it was great push, and running with them made the middle paces feel a little easier. 

Well i was going to treat this run like a tempo run, though it was just a recovery run for everyone else:)We gradually sped up, and by mile 4 or 5 we were running in the high 6 s.  they started bringing it in at mile 6, and i tried to stay with them.  i felt really free and solid that mile (6:08) but then my stomach officially sta having problems, and i couldn't push through it (or find a bathroom).  i slowed to 6:26, and then 6:28 for last 2.5 miles.   so slower than i wanted it to be that day, but it was great to have the company and people to push me.

I had to train someone and then head to teach zumba after that - i was wiped out.  my tummy was still hurting and i had zero energy!  a lot of faking it.

Swam .75 of mile with monica, and then went of a run in perfect weather outside.  a nice slow recovery run.  it felt amazing:)

swim workout - w/up 20 laps, alternate slow, med, fast laps

a nap today is high priority!  i'm so wiped.

I got more than 50 miles in this week and i'm totally happy with that!  with my crazy schedule that's a huge accomplishmeent.  For Utah Valley marathon i'm going to shoot for 60's and 70's when i'm not training so many clients.

K so I'm happy with today's run.  Met up with the guys on the race team, and amber and ran 20 miles.  10 easy pace and 10 tempo (well 9 then i jogged the last one in).  we averaged 7:30 on the first 10, then 6:40 on the next half.  It's been so great running with the guys and amber cause they keep a great pace.  we lost them when they sped up of course, but amber kept me going.  I was surprised how solid i felt the whole time - now that i know the course i'd like to push it even harder next time, but i was really happy about our pace.  It never felt too hard, and was good for me mentally.  by mile 19 i could feel it in my gluteal region ( a few hills on this), and it started to feel a little stiffer.  we pushed in with a 6:20 something on the last mile.  Anyways, I'm feeling ready for my first marathon of the year!

halfway in i started to feel that spot on my abs, but as long as i focused on not leaning back,especially downhills, it didn't get worse.  it's sore today, but i'll massage and ice and hopefully it's fine.  if i can make 20, i  can make 26.

I had some gatorade and 2 gels on this run - though i could've used more. 

zumba, turbokick, zumba  - 3 hours - cardio

I was really excited to run in the beautifual weather today!

i started out with core class, and made them do a little more pilates and yoga.  it felt good to stretch out a bit myself.  Lots of balance and ball work - so my core muscles got worked!

I finally got out to run at 12 - my neighbor volunteered to watch my kids  - otherwise it would've been all on the dreadmill.

I ran towards la verkin through cholla creek and stopped on 3 different steep hills.I ran 800m up, 800 m jog at the top, and then 800 m back down the hill. My first, steepest hill up averaged a 6:55, 2nd was 6:49, and 3rd was 6:48.  On the downhills, i averaged 5:30, 5:23, and then the 3rd less steep hill was 5:48.  I got pretty worried cause my downhill sprints  were making my abs hurt again.  on the 2nd hill, it even felt like it was twinging.  By the time i got down, it was a little hard to breathe and i had to massage it a bit.  ahhhh. My abs were sore the rest of the time, but not too horribly.  got to call april and have her work it out.

So 11 miles in today.  My regular pace seemed pretty slow today - it was slow!  Don't know why.  I need someone to push me i guess.

I trained my 2 big loser contestants at night, and then taught flex.  I'm getting good at not doing most of it since my body was already exhausted!

I went to see april today to massage my abs instead of going to spin - I'm so glad i did.  She quickly found that my obliques were not in the fan shape they were supposed to be, but all twisted up.  Sooo, after a painful 30 min, she managed to get them normal.  She said my back on the opposing side was also extremely tight and was pulling my hip on that side higher.  Hopefully it's all good now.

Got a nap in with the kids and felt ready to go for my run when jim got home.

Today was supposed to be recovery, but man i again felt sooo slow.  I didn't feel slow in my body, but when i looked down at my pace several times, i couldn't believe it was that bad.  I guess my body needed that pace today, so i averaged 8:10.  I ran the watertower trail, and then finished up around toquerville.  I'm doing tempo tomorrow, so hopefully the break i gave my body will be worth it.

abs were sore from the massage - they didn't seem to get worse during my run.  i could feel them, but it wasn't jarring.  hopefully they r ok.

got up this morning and just felt like running.  ran 2.5 miles on the tread

club run at night.  It was fun laughing with steve, amber, and aaron, and challenging running into the wind.  averages were higher, but i figure it was because of that. i definitely didn't have enough to eat that day, and my stomach was still bugging.  I need to figure this out!

sped up the last 3.5 miles or so.  i forgot my watch but amber ran a 6:30, and then a 6:10 with me.  i felt like i kept low 6's for the rest, and caught up to steve and aaron by the end.  My abs started hurting a bit on the last mile but not bad.

abs did, however, really hurt by the end of zumba that night.  dang it!!!!

rest day today.  k t taped my abs.  april thinks i strained them, and they are hard suckers to heal.  i will run tomorrow with an ab wrap on and see how it feels. 

One week until the marathon!  I'm actually excited and confident for this one.  now if my abs will just hold up....

I ran my last longer run until the marathon today.  I started from the marathon start, and did an out and back on the course.  I wanted to keep a steady pace, and throw in a couple of miles at marathon pace.  Well lucky for me today the wind was blowing at me for the first half.  no seriously  I was actually glad for it cause i wanted to mentally prepare myself that this is what it could be like next week.  the weather isn't looking too happy for next saturday, which usually means wind for sand hollow.  so if there is wind, i'm hoping we get it blowing at us for the first half.   When i turned around today i just flew!  so i averaged 7:29 today, and then did a 6:40 and a 6:34 for my marathon pace miles.  They felt easy:)

 I was hoping that by wrapping my abs, they wouldn't hurt.  it may have helped prolong it, but i could really feel them (painful) at mile 10. And i don't know what it is, but it always starts at mile 9.  well i made myself push through, and by mile 11 they had eased.  they were prob just inflammed at that point, but i think they will b able to hold out for the marathon.  i'll rest after that.  hoping that taper miles will help them to heal next week too.  this problem started when i started running in my new shoes (kinveras)  and i'm wondering how that could have caused it.  too much too soon in them?  I run once a week in them, but everytime i have since that race it's made it worse. i love them though! 

I woke up 3 am sick to my stomach.  ahhhh. threw a few times the next day and absolutely could not teach.  hopefully the rest is all good and helpful.

woke up still not feeling great...got a sub for my core class.

by the time night came around, i was ok.  got on the tread and did 8 miles, 2 at marathon pace.  i had my ab wrap on, but don't know if it helped or not.  obliques were a little sore by the end. 

kids now have my flu:(  lots of snuggling with them today and lots of rest for me:)  i massaged my abs a ton and got them to feel a bit better.  I went out and ran 4 miles just to get out, and everything felt good.  abs are a little sore again, so will dig into them tomorrow again.  can i do a marathon when they are in this condition?

I went to the chiro today and he got everything adjusted.  then i had hubby massage my back.  i really think my problem is coming from tight obliques in the back.  it was mighty painful.  I will really have to take it easy next week to get these things to heal.

I decided to run the marathon, but will have my husband check on me a couple of times to see if i want to finish. this marathon isn't worth injuring myself further.  I'm also hoping my lost fluids from the last couple days won't kill me.  I want to take it easy the next couple days - may not even run.

taught zumba tonight with half effort - good news abs were ok. I had my hubby massage my back (obliques) last night, and it seemed to have helped the abs, but back is way sore. I think that's what's causing the ab pain.

So i still cant believe i'm running a marathon on saturday! i haven't exactly rested as much as i could, or mentally prepared really. Maybe that will be really good in the long run cause i won't stress about it and will just go run. Maybe tomorrow it will hit me a little more.

rest day - wanted to get out and run a couple but got too busy

i apologize beforehand for the long race report.  This entry is not for the faint of heart, i'm just warning ya.

What a day!  The good news first.  Today's course was tough, and i walked away feeling good about it.  Even though there weren't a ton of racers today, i pushed myself and feel way  good about my race prospects for the rest of the year!

I knew last night that there wasn't going to be many ladies that would be tough competition.  My friend aimee is always tough, and i knew i'd have to keep my eye on her. But i decided to just try and run strong no matter what.  I had good, better, best time goals to meet.  since st george marathon was a disaster, i just had to beat that time (3:13). better would be sub 3:05, and best would be sub 3:00.  

 I had the flu earlier in the week, but had felt good the past couple of days and got lots of rest.  i was excited for this marathon though cause i love the course, and i was feeling strong everytime i ran it.

I didn't get the sleep i wanted cause jim was camping and i had to get the kids to bed on my own.  i had to foam roll everything and massage my abs cause i wasn 't feeling terribly fresh.  But lack of sleep never seems to get to me, and i felt ready when i woke up at 6 am.  The race started at 7:30, and it felt great to start it a little bit later.  I didn't get much of a warm up in, but the pace felt good after starting.  i wore my race singlet, capris, arm warmers, and compression socks, but the only thing that was freezing was my hands (the whole time).  Weather was in the 40s to 50s for the whole race.  The rain that we got later on certainly didn't help. 

I started out running the first 4 miles with steve hooper, and then he pulled away a little ( i love that this was his "training run")  I wanted to try and stay with him, but i wanted to make sure i could make it back and was being cautious with my ab injury.  There weren't any ladies around for a while, just a couple running center guys (james holt was behind for a while and joe (i think) out in front) and steve.  i pretty much ran on my own the whole time, and honestly really liked it.  It was great scenery and i loved just going into my little world on my run.  Had stomach problems after mile 8 - grrrr.  turned out to be more than i thought.

so here r my splits

miles 1-6 - terrain was slightly uphill to flat - pace felt pretty effortless

6:38 , 6:45, 6:31, 6:35, 6:43, 6:46

mile 7 - 6:50 first climb - hill was long but gradual - maybe 6-7% incline - kept my pace up it

mile 8-6:28 downhill -nemisis -  definitely could have cruised down it but held back cause thats what tends to bother my abs - pains were coming and going in my abs but never stayed - yay!

miles 9-11    6:40, 6:46, 7:19 -  legs still feeling good on the rolling hills, but, i started to have weird stomach problems. it wasn't my ab muscles, but felt like it was right underneath them.  i was also getting some runner's stomach (dangit) and knew a potty brake was imminent soon.  so that came at mile 11 - my hands were so cold it made the process slower than i wanted.  anyhow, thats why it was 7:19.

miles - 12-13        6:53, 6:46 - half marathon time was 1:28 - i was stoked and still feeling strong with the exception of stomach probs, got a drive by visit from my honey and felt reinvigorated

miles 14 - 16         6:53, 7:00, 7:06 - ouch  - hills are rollling up more than down and stomach is not feeling good - weird stomach pain getting worse along with runner's stomach - - the next girl is at least 2 miles behind me

miles -17-7:11  bathroom stop # 2, i made it snappy

mile - 18 - 8:31 THE WALL - seriously felt like i was running up one going up nemisis.  I don't know the % incline on that but it was nasty.  at one point my watch said 9 min mile!

mile 19 -20   6:43, 7:06 - got my legs moving again - terrain goes down then  up

mile 21 - 8;04 bathroom stop # 3 - felt sorry for the guy behind me as this was not a porta potty stop - emergency:(  i officially had no shame at the point - i did warn him though

miles 22 - 26    7:23, 7:13, 7:00, 7:06 - This was supposed to be slightly downhill into town, but didn't feel like it!  The rain had started pouring, and i was chilled to the bone.  If felt like i had weights on my legs but i was still moving.  Amber's word, Courage, kept going through my head.  i was wanting to slow so badly but kept going:)

mile .2 6:01 ran it in.  Felt great to take first!

I took gels at 5, 9, 13, 17, 23 - felt like i had plenty of water with it

that's part 1 of my day

Part 2 - I went in the building. and stomach immediately starts getting worse.  i tried to chug down some soda, and water, but it made it worse.  i wanted to wait around for friends to come in and awards ceremony, but i was about ready to lose it in many ways.  i got my sweet sandstone arch trophy (thank u) and $100 to classic sports (double thank u!). 

Got home, and things went downhill...fast. i was shaking from being so cold from the rain and went against my better judgement with a hot bath.  sorry but this is a tad gorey.  turn back now if you have a sensitive stomach! i was feeling pretty nauseated, but food and water were making everything hurt so much worse. Well to skip all gorey details, i ended up on the bathroom floor in the fetal position waiting for an ambulance to come.  my father in law had called cause i wasn't exactly functioning.  i would have protested but didn't have a choice. it felt like i was passing a kidney stone or something like it.  i have had pretty nasty runner's stomach before but this was worse.  Lets just say there was blood where there shouldn't have been.

so ambulance came (oh my gosh.....so embarrassing!!!) They had to coax me to get on the stretcher, and had a painful ride to the hospital.  by the time i got there, the i.v., antinausea, and pain meds had helped a bit.  the pain had been going for 5 hours, and they gave me a heavy duty stronger than morphine pain releiver and i felt like crying from the relief. 

I spent 7 hours at the hospital, getting many ivs and tests.  they determine that i had tears in the section of my colon that is in my upper abdomen, and that everytime food and water was passing through it, i was experiencing that pain.  i was extremely dehydrated on top of that. What caused it?  The doc said that i was probably down and out still from my flu earlier in the week.  throwing up and looseness, shall i say, can cause tears in the colon if they are bad.  Well they prob would've healed on their own, but the marathon made it worse.  it wasn't getting the blood flow that it needed to heal during the run, and it just made it worse.  then anytime food, water, gel, whatever were pushed through, i was in pain.  and i got so dehydrated cause i didn't drink enough cause it hurt. ok, so enough of the grossness!

2 crappy post marathon experiences in a row make me not want to do anymore dang it.  if anyone has input on other fueling options than gel in marathons, i would love to hear them.  I think it gives me stomach aches in races.  and i can't eat things while i run. i got dehydrated at st george, but felt like i had enough water this time during the race. i would love suggestions on runner's stomach solutions so i can feel confident in running another marathon without dying after its over!

good news is, recovery should be pretty easy.  it prob shouldn't take longer than the next week to heal things internally!

So great day, crappy day

quads are still sore, and still feeling nauseous. took the day off.

Got up and taught core fusion today - ooh legs were sore!  I hadn't foam rolled or stretched since the marathon - it really makes a difference.

I ran 4 really easy miles at a 9 min mile on the tread, and quads were definitely feeling it.  i wanted to do 5, but 4 felt like enough today.  I'm really trying to take it easy this week and listen to my body.

I trained my contestants, and taught flex tonight.  My right knee was bugging a little, but i think it was just my it band acting up.  Will definitely roll on the softball tonight!

I still wanted to give my abs and legs more of a break, so i decided to swim today. I felt good to push myself using different muscles. Today i swam for a mile,and then ran 3 miles around the indoor track at the rec. that's about all i had time for today. hopefully i can get a few more miles in tomorrow. I am enjoying the break though!

Ran the water tower loop today in the beautiful 75 degrees.  I started out without a plan cause i didn't know how my stomach would do.  And i ran pretty easy - 8:30 average.  Well stomach did start to bug after the first couple of miles, and it was off and on from there.  It was definitely bearable.  Its so hard to know when you can push and when you cant!  So by the end, i was doing ok, but not super happy about it.  i decided i was going to see the doc the next day.  I think the E.R. didn't get everything right, cause this pain feels an awful lot like my good old ulcer....except worse.  It's in the same spot - middle/upper stomach into the esophagus.  It makes me nauseous, and sometimes hard to breathe.  oh dear.

Taught zumba at night, and got through half of my class before my stomach was burning.  It would go off and on, but all the ab crunching and ab movement was doing a number on it.  Stopped by walgreens on the way home and picked up some peptid ac.  If it's ulcer this should help.

Oh man, i'm tired.  i got up super early to make it to the radio station at 7 am.  The Big Loser contest ended today, and I wanted to be there for my trainee, Leslie, cause she was in the final 3.  She ended up getting 2nd!  and won 6 free months to wash rec and weight watchers.  She lost 46 lbs in 8 weeks.  I'm a proud mama.

I then subbed renee's spin class today as a last min thing - it was interesting.  I haven't subbed a spin class in years, so i just got a routine off turnstep and read through and followed it as i taught the class.  haha.  i wonder if they noticed.  i think i pulled it off ok.

I wanted to run afterwards, but wasn't feeling up to it in my belly.  I decided to go to the doc instead.

well he confirmed my suspicions that it was my ulcer, and says it must be seriously inflamed right now with how much it's hurting.   thankfully no bacteria in it though.   Sooo he doubled me up on medication to get started on, and hopefully it helps!  The ulcer has been off and on since high school is making me so tired and nauseous all the time.  I suspect that this was the culprit last week as my "flu" as u can have all the same symptoms.   I will need to get a scope done in 3 months to check things out in there.  I need to quite stressing!!!!  easier said than done with my kids:)

Also my iron was in the toilet, so time to start taking my pills again.  and no more ibuprofen.

I decided to try for 10 today, but my legs were toast by 9.  I guess my body is still in recovery mode.    i immediately scheduled an appt with april cause my quads are just holding onto the pain.  It was really hilly today, and abs didn't love the downhill.  hopefully she can figure out what is causing this. averaged 8:10 today.  I'll prob just ease into next week too.  nothing too serious.

On the positive side, the barrage of medicine on my ulcer seems to have calmed it down.  i felt a little at the end in my esophogas, but that's it:)  i'll have to stay on the meds, but i can't believe that's all it took.

Taught my 3 hours - zumba, turbo, zumba.  Wow i'm sore -havent taught all that for a couple of weeks.

I really wanted to run early this morning, but it just didn't happen.  I taught core, and really tried to bust my butt as well.  My obliques are still not right, but it felt good to work them. 

Put kids down for a nap, got a sitter, and ran an afternoon run to the water tower trail backwards - wow so much uphill!  i didn't realize it.  I was pretty dead by the end.  abs and ulcer bugged a little - not bad.

taught flex, but they wanted to do cardio today - dang it.  i did some turbokick for them and my body just did not want to move.  I knew i had an appointment with april afterwards, so i could push it a little bit:)

full body massage tonight - had a tight back, but legs seemed to be ok -my quads really weren't too bad. what was torture was my ab massage.  ugh...she said all my problems lately (abs, ulcer) are stress related, and i had some serious knots at the top of my rectus abdominis. its been making it feel hard to breathe. k anyways, i'm hoping that makes it all better - and I will work on de-stressing!

Oh yes, i got 1 measely mile in today.  It was my son isaac's bday, and i spent my whole day getting ready for that.  at around 10:30 pm, i got myself to start on the treadmill, and my knee was bugging that whole mile, i didn't have the drive to push through at that time of day.  iced my knee (it's been bugging for a while, not bad).  Decided to run in the morning.

One of the results of slacking off the day before is a lot of energy for the run today.  I wasn't actually planning on doing speedwork, but after a mile i decided to do the workout that i was going to miss out on with the club later that day.  So here's my workout...which btw is so not as much fun on the tread....alone...

every 1/2 mile i would change the incline through this pattern - up to 1.0, down to -1.0, and then .0...it keeps me occupied

miles 1-3- 7.0 - 8.0 - (treadmill speed)

mile 4 - 8.2, mile 5 - 8.7 mile 6 - 9.5, mile 7 - 9.8, mile 8-9.5 = 10.2. 

cool down .5

Last mile felt pretty hard, but that's the first hard workout i'd had since the marathon.  My knee has been bugging here and there, and hurt for about the first mile, then eased off - hmmm.

on the positive side, abs never really hurt.  ulcer just a little - I'm a mess ha ha.

Got to do my Zumba Party tonight!!!!  So much fun - packed room with 65 people and 5 instructors - I love my job:)  I was surprised i didn't feel tired for the whole 1.5 hours at all. 

Man i'm being lazy.  couldn't get myself out of bed early this morning, so i ended up on the stupid tread...again.  5.5 miles running up and down mile long hills.  average 8 min mile.  where is the motivation??

Seriously woke up to hail and dumping snow...my poor garden.  luckily i pulled my grow boxes in and the tomatoes and peppers seem fine. 

I am in such a slump right now...i am having the hardest time getting motivated.  i think i just need a schedule, but don't know what to follow. (recommendations??)  I have an app from runner's world on my phone, but i'm questioning that all my easy runs are average 7:41.  ha ha i guess i just like to take it way more easy on my easy days.  I want to run the hurricane half in 3 weeks, and then possibly the UV marathon... so 10 weeks - if i can get my quads ready for the downhill.    I'd like to do 1:25 or better in hurricane (hilly course), and then 2:55 or better in UV.  So i should be excited to train, but i haven't found my drive yet.  I wish i had more people to run with out here.

Well it's 9:45pm and i'm going to feel way too guilty if i don't get some sort of a run in tonight.  It's freezing outside, so I'm doing the tread for the 3rd day in a row - SHOOT ME NOW.  i needed a long one, so maybe i'll turn a movie on and run 12 - 14.  oh my gosh.  maybe that will movitvate me to wake up early next week. 

Next week, i'm going to commit myself to less sugar and early bed time.  1 a.m. hasn't been cutting it. 

zumba, turbo, zumba - i'm seriously considering giving up my evening classes so that i can run more (and not get injured so easily). 

I taught my core class today and did everything - i killed my abs and had no unusual pain there.  I can't figure out why only certain things hurt them.

I went to a free PT session today, and wasn't exactly worth my time.  the part on my abs wasn't hurting where he inspected - he barely touched on it and said that it wasn't my abs that were the problem, that it was my ribs.  um i'm positive my abs are hurting.  he told me to not run any downhill since that's what aggrivates it (how does one avoid all downhill?)

So in my usual fashion, i wanted to prove to him that it was my abs, and i went and ran some serious hills.  I ran in hurricane down 600 n, and then back up.  I sped up on the 3 serious downhills, and then uphills on the way back.  That was a tough workout today!  average 7:30.

Taught core fushion - only did some

abs were ok until about mile 7. then i had to stop and massage. 

Easy 8 miles in the gusting wind - watertower loop.  the dirt was a lot easier on my sore muscles.

10 mile club run tonight.  and my first "faster" run since the marathon - oh yes i felt it.  my breathing was a little too strong at the beginning.  ran with steve and trevor who always make it look easy:)  Aside from from bathroom stop, i kept up with them.  averaged 6:40 for the whole run...last 3 miles were 6:15, 6:15, 6:25.  Hopefully that run will kick my body into gear.

Steve suggested following hal higdon's marathon plan....i think i will.  It looks like a solid training program. 

Finished with an hour of zumba - abs were surprisingly ok through all workouts today!

5 super easy miles on the treadmill, and i still dragged. eek!

alright, i've got my running schedule planned and my sights set on Utah Valley Marathon.  If i even want a chance of doing well, i'm going to have to get my quads conditioned cause i seem to be affected more than most on downhill.  The club run was going to be 20 miles down the marathon course with 10 tempo miles, and i'm posititve my quads are not ready for that.  Instead i ran up Kolob 8 miiles (steep, continuous, uphill) and then back down for 16 total.  Ouch.  It was an easy pace, but that was some intense uphill.  I plan on doing this a few more times before the race.  thankfully my quads lasted through down the hill - i think my Saucony Kinvaras really helped them last longer.  The only sore spot was my ribs in the last mile.  I ran tempo on last 4 miles - average 6:40 (my body was not wanting to go faster).  I'm pretty happy with this run. average 7:40. 

I did it!  i gave away 2 of my classes for a while so i can train more.  it seriously is such a stress relief.

I did zumba this morning and then ran 4 easy miles in a lightning storm - ahhh.

My dixie track workout. 

1st round

30 regular pushups, 30 frog crunches, 30 burpees, 30 jumping lunges - then 5 sprints up the stadium

2nd round

30 decline pushups, 30 oblique cruches, 30 burpees, 30 hindu squats - 5 sprints up stadium

3rd round

20 pushups - knee comes to shoulder, 20 tricep pusheps, 2 min elbow plank

running workout - 2 miles warm up - 7 x 800 m with .25 recovery - had to run around the block since their was a soccer game going on - the first part of the interval was uphill, 2nd downhill

splits 800 m - 3:03, 2:56, 2:55, 2:45, 2:46, 2:47, 2:50

1 mile cool down

abs started bugging on last interval - what is the deal????

I am so done with the ab thing i've got going on.  I can't figure out how to manage it.  My run was not good at all today. i shouldn't have tried to run through the pain, but i did.  My abs/ribs bugged the whole time, but were feeling ok by the end.  I think they just get inflamed by the end.  I ran the cholla creek trail, and had to stop and wrap my abs - which didn't really help.  I don't want to have to rest them. this is a big week for me!

On the bright side, i got into UV marathon today - yeah!  I wish my abs would stop bugging so i could be more excited.

I got up this morning and my abs were aching a little.  i had planned on doing the club run later, but didn't know if my abs would last.  I got up and ran 3 miles on the treadmill.  the 1st mile was not so great, but next 2 were ok.  so i decided that i was going to try the run.

Went to p.t. today, and had ultrasound, stimulation done on it ribs/abs.  He told me that i could still do abs and other cardio - this is not something you tell a runner.  I have to find a way to run.  So he showed me how to wrap my ribs so they wouldn't bug (didn't help the abs but at least ribs were stabilzed.

I drove over the club run and showed up 7 min late.  no one was there so i assumed i had missed them. thankfully clyde showed up, and i got to jump in with him.  Even though he just ran a marathon, he pushed me to a solid pace.  And may i mention that the freaking wind was blowing!  again!

I was wearing the wrap, but right away my ribs and abs were not loving me (and it was way hard to breathe).  By mile 6, i was ready to give it up for the day and let clyde go.  i took the wrap off, and things started to feel a little better.  so i ended up running up the trail til i found clyde coming back.  i ended up getting 9 miles or so in (we didn't have garmins).  felt like a 6:45 average or so.  My abs were ok again, but started up about the last mile.  Clyde had a good talk about our similar injury, so i'm hoping his advice will work for me.

I taught zumba tonight,and it was awful.  i eeked my way through it and my abs were hurting till the ibuprofen kicked in.  they are sore tonight, and i will not run tomorrow - maybe will try to hit up a spin class.  I'm so frustrated right now!  I've got to get this 20 miler in this weekend and don't know if my abs will hold out.  I wasn't planning on tapering for race next week, but maybe i will so it will help my abs get better....again.

rest day - trying to calm my abs down

I had a 20 miler on the schedule, but i got 1 whole mile in before my abs were freaking out.  I felt like being depressed about it and just giving up on the day, but i ran back home, got on my road bike, and went for a nice ride.  It felt so good to be back on my old girl after a 6 mo break.  i was just going to ride the leeds loop - 27 miles, but got to hurricane and was feeling so good that i added on 10 more.  So i ended up riding over 2 hours.  my legs were pretty dead but i was suprised how strong i felt.  i averaged 17 mph even with a headwind.

Went to see april for a massage that night.  i was so sure that i was unfixable, but she got my abs to release again - can i just say that that woman is amazing!  I still don't know what is causing my abs to do this, but at least i might be able to run on monday!

I got a sub for my zumba class, and got in a 10 miler around the watertower loop that evening.  abs still felt tight, but do-able.  slow miles  My little guy evan who's 4 rode his bike for the last 2 miles of it with me, and my little chihuahua came along as well.  I was so impressed that they both kept up.  i loved it:)

core class - again abs did not hurt

6 miles on the tread - lots of ab massaging - abs ok - not great

flex class - only did some of it

Tempo run on the treadmill with varying hills.miles slowly imcreased pace. miles 2-3 - 7:00, miles 4-6 - 6:08, 

easy run around the neighborhood.  abs tightened up whenever i headed down any sort of incline, but legs felt good.  I called another p.t. and will meet with them tomorrow to get a second opinion on what's going on.

I taught zumba and amazingly abs were ok.  maybe all the massaging is helping???

I met with a new p.t. and was disappointed  to hear that the one who would be helping me was a new therapist...ahh...i need someone with experience!  the last thing that she said to me was, sorry i don't feel like we helped you much.  Thankfully though, she did some research and called me later.  i may know what is causing my problem.  It has to do with the diaphragm and the liver -if i don't take breaths into my abs and it stays shallow in my chest, it can cause the ligaments in the diaphram to strain.  I've been under lots of stress lately and that could cause it as well.  soooo, concentrating on deep breaths into my belly when i run may be the fix.

while at the p.t. she also "scraped" my abs, which may have helped the next day during my race.

I decided to go ahead and run the hurricane half the next day.  i'll take some ibuprofen and get through it.

Well it aint called Hurricane Utah for nothing. The wind did the city proud today.  Unfortunately I had to run in it today - Fortunately i had a decent race.  I got to the starting line 15 min before the race started, and really didn't feel that bad about not getting much of a warm up in.  The wind was bone chilling!  I felt perfectly dressed for the race, but had forgotten my gloves - I have never wanted them more during a race!  (wore arm warmers, race singlet, shorts, headband, and compression socks).  That was one of the first races were i had less on than my hubby:)

It was great to see so many familiar faces at the start -lots of friends and  a bunch of my ladies from class were tackling their first 1/2 marathon today and it was so cool to see their commitment!  I felt pretty confident in my race that day - I was hoping for a 1:24 or 1:25 - With a strong, cold headwind that day, a  hilly 1st 5 miles, and nemisis to be climbed, that sort of time would have been a tall order.  As I toed the line, i looked around and didn't recognize anyone that was going to challenge me for 1st (but you defintely never know).  I tried to not hold myself back like i tend to do.

I saw that i was right as i stayed out in front of even the guys for the first 8 miles. Here are my splits.

1 - 6:24 - flat

2 - 6:33 - flat -slightly up - i was already thirsty and the first aid station didn't have any cups!

3.- 6:33 - rolling up - I kept eyeing the lake and was glad that i wasn't the one doing the ironman next week - that lake is going to be freezing!!!

4 - 6:35 - up then down, starting to turn into the wind - my hands were painfully freezing

6 - 6:55 - started up nemisis - nasty, nasty hill - now wind is straight on, ugh!

7 -7:51 - end of nemisis - had to get legs moving down the other side - we now are running into a headwind for the rest of the race;(

8 - 6:40 - down then up - 1st guy catches me here, next guy is a ways back next girl  is not even sight

9 - 6:38 -

10 -6:45

11 -6:45

12 - 6:33 - i knew i had secured 1st woman at this point, but i wanted to catch the 1st guy - just to say i did.  He continued to speed up and I finished about a minute back.

13 - 6:26

.2 - 6:24

My body wanted to go harder on the last 5 miles, but the wind was puting up a good fight. I had taken some ibuprofen, so i'm not sure how my abs handled it.  I tried to concentrate on the deep breathing, and it may have helped.  My diaphragm area still felt tight during the race, but i was definitely manageable.  My abs twinged at the end, but that's it!   hopefully this means that they are on their way back:) 

Ran 1 cool down mile and got to pace my hubby in - so proud of him:) and cheered my friends in.   I changed into some fresh clothes right when i finished, but i still froze my tush off until after the awards ceremony.

I'm happy about how i did today.  i would've liked a faster time, but felt like i did what i could today.  I wish the Hurricane half would step up and improve their race as their were many things i'd change.  it does have potential.  the old course was much faster and drew more competition - classic sports did a much better job sponsoring it!  They we\re not the most organized or enthusiastic crew today either - but maybe they were hating being in that wind as much as we did.  Anyways , there's my 2 cents.  I was happy to get a $50 gift certificate to both Classic Sports and Hill Sports! 

I had 5 miles on the schedule, but misjudged my distance and ran a little more...it's all good.

Zumba felt not so great in the morning in the abs, but after stretching and massaging a ton, the evening run was doable - i really concentrated on my breathing.  i could feel my diaphram stretching back out.  my left side on my back was tight.

My legs felt a little sore from the race, so i didn't do speed work today.  I tested out the diaphram/breathing thing on a hilly 9 miles...and it worked!  I was so tired though, cut off a mile of my planned 10.  i'm trying to get ready for my downhill marathon, so i pushed the speed on all of the downhills.

taught core in the morning, and flex at night.  I'm soooo tired!

easy run on the treadmill.....obliques acted up again.  what the heck!  they ached all day.  i've noticed that my back bugs when ever my abs do.

rough day  - my 2 year old isaac lost all of my car/truck keys and spare keys.  Apparently he can now climb on top of our fridge!   I was confined to the house.  i was exhausted from looking for them and didn't get anything in. i had to reschedule massage with april which i really needed.  She recommended foam rolling my back since that seemed to be hurting before my abs. 

I managed to get myself up super early and get my 10 miler in.  After all the massaging and rolling, my abs handled it fine.  I averaged 6:43 for the run, with my last 4 averaging 6:25. 

Met with april to get the knots out of my obliques, but she mostly concentrated on my back.  it was sooooo tight and sore.  she thinks that is what is causing the problems in my obliques.  it was super sore afterwards.  she recommended lots of stretching in that direction.  hopefully we've found the problem!

stopped at the rec center and swam a mile. Inspired to do the ironman, I've decided to do the half ironman in utah county in august.  I train enough for it, i just need to get some bike miles in.I'm excited!

The schedule had a tempo run, followed by a 20 miler the next day..  I knew this would push me a little.  i was hoping to get a good downhill run in that day, but jim had to work and couldn't drop me off.  sooooo i had to create my own downhill. 

I've been wanting to do this workout for a while - I ran to the top of the twist in la verkin (on the way to virgin) and then down into cholla creek at a good pace.  so 3 miles up and down  a very steep hill.  i ran a flat mile in between, but i did this 3 times.  oh man, the uphill i handled fine, but my legs were so tired by the end of the last downhill.   at one point i saw a bottled water in the middle of the sidewalk that said ty - either someone saw me and was being super sweet, or someone named ty was cursing me - i drank it.  Totally made my day:)

I took good care of my body afterwards and it felt good.  lots of stretching and refueling - even an ice bath.  I really tend to neglect that and i know i suffer for it.

Good news - i think we've figured out my ab problem, so i'm going to vigilantly stretch my back out.  anytime it got tight, i'd stretch it out and my abs didn't bug much at all.

I went over to the ironman to cheer Ashley, Renee, Carol, Jeff, Amber, Jamie, and Stacie on and am so proud ofeveryone!   I'm so inspired...and scared to try it.  i can't imagine pushing my body to that point! 

zumba in the a.m.

pm - easy 5 miles - av 8:12 - tired from saturday!

am- core class

pm - strength

planned on running 10 at night, but i was exhausted!  i started running my tempo miles, and the outside of my quads were not loving me.  it was weird that i hadn't felt them the day before.  I cut my miles short, and run super slow in.  first 3 miles were high 6's tempo, but i averaged 7:55. 

8 on the treadmill - I attempted this first thing in the morning, but one of my boys fell down the stairs as i was running.  i jumped off the treadmill to help him, and my 2 year old decided to jump on.  ahhhh. he got pinned against the wall for a second or two - enough to scrape him up pretty bad.  i felt so bad for him and felt like a horrible mom:(

My quads were still giving me trouble, so i used some kt tape on them and it seemed to have helped.  felt fine for my run I'm also doing a little routine everyday to try and strengthen them.  I think they are my achilles heel right now.

club run - showed up at 5 and trevor was the only other person there - did the time change?  he dragged me along for 10 miles, i held pace for the first 6 but was just dead again. 6:58 average for the run, last 2 miles were 6:23.

pm - zumba - back started bugging but not bad.

6 miles on the treadmill, pace a little slow.  i'm trying not to care that my run times haven't been fabulous this week cause i need an off week.  I'm hoping to have a good, injury free feel good week next week.

I went to the rec center and swam for 25 min since that was all i had.  I was happy that i would've hit a mile around 30 min.

p.m.  what is my reward for having all males in the family?  Father and sons camp out!  I  absolutely did not know what to do with myself.  I have never had a night to myself!  I had some dinner with friends, and then got  asked to fill in as catcher at a softball tournament.  I was way fun to play since it's been like 10 years!  i am actually sore from throwing the ball so much - i hate getting older!

i went hom, made some popcorn and fell asleep watching a movie that night:)  It was nice to have a little break.

I wanted to get some more downhill in today, so parked at the bottom of cholla creek, and biked 5 miles up the the highway.  i ran down, back up, then back down.  the clouds were loving me that day, and stayed above me for my whole run.  I even got a nice sprinkle in the middle.  Strangely, the outside quads hurt for the first 5 miles but not the rest of the time.  I do feel like they are getting stronger and are not as sore today!  I'm hoping to get a long downhill run in next week.  abs bugged last mile today but i think my back tightened up.

I went back to my bike, and decided that i wasn't done for the day.  I got 20 more miles in on the bike, but i really should've cut that short.  i hadn't had any gels, but had some gatorade and a granola bar.  I rode into leeds, and couldn't believe how easy it felt.  it was slightly downhill, but it felt so effortless. i found out why. soon enough.  i had a tailwind on the way out, and a nice uphill headwind on the way back..  oh yes.  i averaged 10 mph on the way back, it was really sad.  i was completely out of energy.  its been a while since i felt like that.  i'm a little worried cause this was supposed to be my recovery week.  i guess i do start tapering after next week.  i need some good solid tempo miles and a good downhill run to boost my confidence a little for utah valley!

zumba in the a.m.

subbed cardio bootcamp - I felt so blessed to have such a hard working group there - we all got our butts kicked!

6 mile run afterward - average 8 min. - i was tired!

core fusion in the morning with a lot of yoga in it.

ran 2 miles with the stroller around the neighborhood and my dogs.

p.m. warm up 1 mile - 8 x 800 m on hilly road.  splits are -

1- 6:22

2 -5:57

3 - 6:04

4 -6:03

5 -6:14 - uphill

6 - 5:42

7 - 5:43

8 - 6:20

 1 mile cool down

i was so lazy today and tired - didn't get out!

8 miles on the treadmill in the a.m. legs felt pretty good!

zumba - p.m.

Today was my marathon pace run, and my goal was to hit 6:20s to 6:30s depending on how i felt.  the course was had long stretches of gradual uphill, and then gradual downhill.  My only prob today was my abs - not good:(  i had to stop twice to massage them - I knew i was going to see april today so i pushed through.  here are my splits.  my legs felt pretty good throughout!

1 - warm up - 7:47

2 - 6:34

3- 6:36

4 - 6:34

5 -6:41

6 -6:48

7 -6:30

8 - 6:37

9 - 6:39

10 - 6:39

11 -6:40

12 -9:11

I was hoping for it to be a little faster - to get a few of those in the 6:20s, but i'm good with it:)  My abs were holding me back a little.  my first 12 with the warm up mile was 1:20 - would've been a 1:26 to 1:27 1/2 marathon.  If i can do 2 of those, i'll be right where i want to be.  I did feel like i could keep going. Plus UV marathon has way more down hill than i did today.  Should make for some faster miles.

I went to april afterwards and she found a pretty tight spot in my upper back, under the shoulder blade.  It seems that was my problem spot!

20 miles down the marathon course with the race team.  I'm so happy that i made it!  everytime i did this run last year my quads would fail by the end.  they held out and felt great!  My abs hurt for 6 miles, and then loosened up.  that's a huge improvement.

My garmin battery died, so i had to keep bugging everyone around me.  Based on bill's time, my average would've been low 7's, maybe 7:05 or so.  That felt easy, so hopefully 45 sec faster per mile in the marathon will get me a really great time!

almost 60 miles this week.  that's the most in 10 years!

average 7:55 easy 5 miles

zumba in the a.m.

Hip was a little sore from saturday, but everything else felt fine.  I got 4 miles in. then did 6x 400m uphill with every 3rd downhill.

1 - 6:18, 2 - 6:07, 3 - 5:36, 4- 6:12, 5, 6:08, 6 - 5:29.

I came home wanting to finish on the treadmill, and ended up getting thrown up on by my 2 year old.  Poor little guy:(  That cut my workout short.

Spin class on then 7 miles on the indoor track and treadmill.  My quads were feeling good today for once!  I felt strong on the bike. Yay!

Club run tonight = ouch.  i felt tired and just couldn't push my miles faster.  The whole thing was a decent pace.  first mile was an 8:15, miles 2-5were 6:50 average, and then, 6-9 were 6:23 average.  Again, i'm having issues getting my feet to turn over faster - I was running faster times than this earlier in the season, but we also would run the beginning miles slower.  so maybe that is it.  I just want to see a few 6:05s or 6:15s even.  on my speed run tomorrow i'm going to make sure i hit those. 

zumba class in the evening - i took it really easy

2 slow miles in the heat - ran with my mom!  ran out of time to get more in.

I wanted to meet up the guys for a club run, but was up til 2 making my 5 year old's b-day spiderman cake.  He is so worth it. i love the little guy:)

So I had to run less miles than i wanted, and got 14 in.  I started at the highway, then ran down 5 miles, up 5. and then back down 4.  During the last 4 miles, I stopped looking at my watch and tried to get some marathon pace miles in.  i wanted to see how fast i'd run without my watch.  apparantly not as fast as i wanted - last 4 were 6:30 (with uphill), 6:38 (more uphillL), 6:24, 6:43 (more flat and uphill).  i wasn't pushing super fast, i just did a pace that felt do-able (but you always run faster in a race right?).  I need to get a good speed run in for my confidence! 

On a side note, it is sooo hard to taper.  I think it's my least favorite part. 

zumba a.m. - great class!!!!

5 miles in perfect temps - tried out the new altras, and can't say that i love them.  i felt so slow in them dang it.  They felt bulky.

I needed a confidence booster this day since my marathon miles on sat were not what i wanted.  I guess i'll see next week if this run was a bad idea.  It helped my mental strength for sure! 

I ran to the top of the highway, and then did 5 tempo miles at 10k pace down to cholla creek.  I slowly jogged home to make it 10 miles.  I was pretty happy with my mile pace, even with some uphills mixed in. - averaged a 6:06 The pace was definitely pushing me, but it was do-able.

Miles were 1 - 5:57, 2- 5:54, 3- 6:10, 4 - 6:22, 5 -5:58

My legs weren't too tired by the end, and am hoping this will mean great things for my marathon next week!

rested today

it feels so weird to only run 4 miles, but that's what's on the schedule.  why is it so hard to do less?

Today was supposed to be 4 marathon pace miles, but it really didn't go as planned.   My legs felt heavy after my mile warm -up, and didn't improve as i tried to speed up the pace.  I think i'm tired from tues run...dang it. i hope i didn't overdo it.  First mile was 6:40, 2nd 6:58 (and it felt way toooo hard).  So i decided to cut it short and just do some slow miles in.

  Also found out that my Grandpa passed away today - I'm glad that he is out of pain.  Time to head to Idaho.  The forced rest will do me some good too. 

I loved my chance to run in the cool Idaho mountain air today!  It was so beautiful and perfect.  I ran up a canyon, and then back down - legs still not great but ok.  averaged 7:50 overall, but also do a good amount of climbing.  Hopefully I get some high elevation training while i'm up here. 

I got to run 6 miles with my honey - I pushed him a little:) He wanted to stop at 5.5, but i made him run 6 (and at a faster pace:)))) He is such an amazing person, and so supportive of me.  I'm so proud of him.

I got to sit a lot this weekend - My family is so "country" - they spent the majority of the time sitting on the porch talking and laughing the day away.  I loved it! and it was really good for me. 

Went to gpa's funeral which was really good. This weekend ended up being a big family reunion, and it seemed like such a happy time.  I think that's the way it should be:)  to celebrate his life.  Also had to sing 2 solos during the service, which is one of the hardest things in the world to do when i cry so easily. 

Success today!  My marathon pace miles felt doable and strong.  6:39 and 6:37 at a high elevation on a relatively flat road.  the plan i was following had me add an 800m, and then a few strides at the end.  I don't think i needed the last part, but did it anyways. 

On a side note, I hope grandma's homemade country cooking doesn't kill me this weekend:) Especially all the yummy idaho potatoes she made.  and all the brownies, cookies,  pies.....etc. carbo loading right?  I don't dare step on the scale for a few days.

rest day back at home...ahhh, feels so good.  I had april work my lateral quads (which have been sore) and my back and calves.  Hopefully this will be just what i need to feel fresh this weekend. 

Signed up for the star valley half marathon today, and i'm actually excited to do this race on my old stomping grounds.  My hubby and sister signed up as well.  i'm so happy to share this with them!

rest day #2 - quads are sore from massage

2 slow miles with 150m striders

I am walking away from today so thankful for the ability to run and to be surrounded by so many amazing people that can push their bodies to unbelievable limits! I am thankful for what I accomplished today though it's not what i wanted. I only finished today with the Lord's help, that's for sure.

Great parts of my day include

1. I was able to place overall even on an off day.

2. I was able to finish without ending up in the med tent (lol)

 3. I think I've finally figured out how to fuel my body (no runner's stomach today)

I woke up at 3:30, took a quick shower, and ate 1/2 a banana and 1/2 a bagel. I don't normally eat before i run, but I also always seem to have problems taking gu on an empty stomach - It seemed to work for me today. I got to ride up to the top with Ash and Renee (2 of my favorite ladies in the world)and it really seemed to ease any nervousness that i had.

Got to warm up with steve and jeff at the beginning, and noticed that i could feel the elevation a little. I really wanted to make sure that i didn't go out too hard and get wiped out for the rest of the race. I was aiming for a 2:56, but would settle for sub 3 and i knew i could do it

I took 4 anti - fatiques and 2 s-caps to start. here's my race

1- 6:59 - uphill and was already a little breathy - ugh

2 - 6:35 - forgot to take gel at beginning - took one here

3 - 6:42

 4 - 6:38

5 - 6:42

Miles 2 - 6 were around where i wanted to be. I actually did feel relaxed and great at the pace. i was in 4th at this point, but it was pretty spread out.I think i've learned that i'm more motivated by chasing my competitiion - Next time I will try to stay with their pace. I did have 1 guy who ran by me for a while that was telling me if i wanted to run sub 3 hour i needed to slow down - It was messing with my head. So I feel like if i had gone a tad bit faster i would have been fine (and had some seconds to spare at the end - oh well - i'm still learning).

 6 -6:42 - gel

7 - 6:41 - 2 s-caps and 1 anti-fatigue

8 -7:06

9 -7:20

10 - 6:45

Miles 6-10 - still feeling fine - the hills were a little more taxing than i expected (elevation?)

11 -6:43 - This is where I started to have problems. My ab/rib/back/nerve problem came back out of no where - The nerve in my back that comes around makes my abs tightens and cramps up under my rib cage and hard to breathe - usually it comes on slow, but it hit me hard here. It was pretty discouraging as it didn't let up for 9 miles. I was saying plenty of prayers that i would just be able to finish now. I saw Michelle l. running up the canyon and it was great to see a friendly face for 1 min or so.

12 -7:01 - - 1 potty break - girl #4 passed me while i was in.- took a gel

13 - 6:56 - half marathon was 1:29 on my watch - but running time as i passed said 1:30 - def not where i wanted to be at this point. It messed with my head as i probably could've finished sub 3 hour still if my ab thing wasn't killing me.

14 - 7:19

 15- 6:37

 16- 7:06

 17- 7:08

18 -6:52

 19 -6:55

 20 -7:06 Major loss of motivation at this point. My abs finally started letting up as we got off of the steeper hills around 18- but i felt like even sub 3 was gone (i just couldn't add in my head at this point). I was at 2:17:52 - if i could've kept it 6:40s i would have done it. 21 -6:52 22 -7:07

23 -7:07

24 -7:26

 25- 7:12

26 -7:16 21-26 I honestly was feeling ok at this point but had it in my head that a good time was gone. Legs were tired but ok. I was just holding onto 5th place. I didn't realize that my competition was only 1 min ahead of me, and if i would've kicked my pace up, i might have caught her. I think "Never Give Up" will be my motto for next race. I'm proud of myself for sticking throught the pain, hopefully things will work out better next time. grateful for the $200 today:) My girl team - Renee, Ash, and Liz - got 1st for the women's div - Yay!

swam 1 mile at the pool - felt sick and super tired!  I have to admit the tiredness felt like more than post marathon tiredness.  I was starting to suspect pregnancy.  I took and test and it was negative... so scratch that idea.

I taught core fusion and then took the stroller for very slow 10 minute miles

subbed heather's turbokick and kicked my own butt

5 easy  miles on the tread, taught strength class in the am, then zumba in pm

My legs were feeling ok, so i ran 10 trail miles today.  Abs acted up at the end. 8:19 average

I planned on still keep speedwork out of the training this week, but wanted to start on the miles again.  I had decided that i was going to up my miles for a couple of months so that I could do well at st george (high miles have worked for me in the past).  At this point im having a hard time holding myself back - but i know i needed to recover from the marathon.I do have a half marathon in 3 weeks and wanted to get the legs moving again.

I ran to cholla creek and back at 10 am...and it was HOT, HOT, HOT today. no more running after 7 am. - average 7:53 - legs are feeling good

spent the day with my boys since jim was out of town.  We did our own FHE - dinner, temple, and fiesta fun.  I love my little guys!  They are such amazing little spirits.

the boys fell asleep in the car on the ride home, so i put them in bed an ran 2 more miles on the tread.  Then i went to bed earlier than normal and go a great night's sleep!

taught core fushion in the a.m.

I knew i'd have to run on the treadmill again today and was dreading it.  I wanted to do 8 or 9, but only got 7 in due to time.  I tried to speed up my legs a little and run low 7s for a while.  I had the most insane experience today.  I was in the middle of my run and I had an insane desire to go grab a nice fat cheeseburger right then and there.  at one point I  had to jump off to help my little guy use the potty.  I ended up grabbing a pack of fruit snacks, a pack of gu chomps,  a piece of bread, and a granola bar (400 calories or so).  and then i finished my run!  I couldn't believe how hungry i was.

I jumped in on our zumba party that night.  So fun!  One thing i noticed though was that my belly was sticking out more than normal.  I had been soooo strict with my food, and had even taken my shakeology which always flattens out my belly.  So I was kind of frustrated.  My weight was about the same - 117-118, so i couldn't figure it out.

Well I went to sleep that night and woke up at 3 am.  I could not go back to sleep at allcause of something on my mind!  So after an hour and a half, i got in the car and drove to wal mart.  Strangely i was the only customer in there:) well i picked up some milk, band aids, and a pregnancy test.  I was late that month, and had been extra tired.  Post marathon symptoms could have been the cause of it too, but i was positive i was right.  And i was!  While driving home, i experienced a whole gammit of emotions - I was extremely happy of course - This had just come earlier than we had planned.  but also disappointed that my racing season was over after all that training.  I was relieved to know that my last marathon felt like it did because of the pregnancy (your average heart rate goes up right away - when every workout starts feeling really hard like that, i usually know i've got a bun in the oven)

This pregnancy is already different cause i usually get extremely sick right from the get go.  I have had few symptoms aside from being tired...and needing to pee more:)  So I'm hoping for an easy one this time - it sure makes it go by faster. 

I never did get back to sleep last night and I was tired!  I was also starting to feel a bit sick - I had jinxed myself after saying that last night.  Thankfully I'm figuring out that if i stuff my face all day, i feel fine (oh dear).  I'm starting out a tad bit underweight, so my body is trying to fatten me up.

I didn't get outside to run til 10, and it was a scorcher already!  I was very paranoid about running pregnant in the heat, so i doused myself with ice water every 5 min or so and only ran 5.   It definitely was a slow, recovery run today.

i subbed kari's zumba at night, and could tell that my body was extra tired.  zumba is usually pretty easy for me, but i was definitely getting a workout.

i list marathon pace miles right now, but my miles were only 7 min miles.  I'm making sure to watch my breathing and body heat to make sure i'm not over-exerting. I'm already signed up for the star valley half in 2 weeks, so i'm hoping to maintain some sort of decent pregnancy pace when i run it.  I'll do it with absolutely no pressure to win though!  I'll run for fun (what is that again:))   Strangely my body felt great today, and i didn't feel any different.  I did have to eat right before i ran, and then eat a granola bar and chomps in the middle. 

Can i just say that being able to eat more is seriously the best part!  My hubby raised his eyebrows at the amount of pasta on my dish last night:)  Only runners/ exercisers can do it though without gaining 50 lbs!  I still keep it really healthy though.

Sasha needs to add a pregnancy tracker on here:)  I'm almost 5 weeks along.  Due feb 24.

That was the hardest 13 i've done in a while. I ran to la verkin and back through cholla, so it wasn't easy. I'm surprised how bad it was today though. I had to bring food with me to eat during the run, and i still ran out of energy. The biggest thing was my knees - they were so bad by the end of the run! I've never tried to maintain these distances pregnant, so i guess i'm seeing that my body can't handle it very well. I don't know if i'll do that half marathon now either....

Oh man, i cursed myself saying i wasn't going to be sick this time.  It hit me this week!  And i am so unbelievably tired. i did zumba this morn,and that was good enough for me.

I taught core fusion today, and it seriously wiped me out.  Again, i couldn't find it in me to run today.  i shopped later in the day, and that did me in.  I was gone.

It's so weird to go from exercising 2 to 3 hours a day, to less than 1.  i have to get it in my head that 1 workout is ok.  It's more than enough right now.

I ran 8 on the treadmill averaging 8:10, and it felt ok.  a lot better than sat for sure.  I'm going to do 10 on fri to see if i can handle it.  if so i'll go ahead and run the half next weekend.  I'll have to carry gatorade with me since im learning that i  can't let my blood sugar drop while running pregnant.  My body doesn't want to use my fat reserves, so it just ends up slowing me down and making me feel like crap.  I just drank gatorade instead of water today and it seemed to help. 

I really started feeling more sick and tired today, so I got a sub for zumba and just laid around.

I managed to get myself up early to run, and ran to the freeway and back for 6.  I picked up the pace on the way down.  Then i finished 4 more on the treadmill. The only thing bugging were my knees!  not too bad today, but I was questioning if i was going to be able to do a whole half marathon next week.  Oh scratch that, I was also fighting the nausea near the end, but gatorade and granola bars seemed to help.

I had to take it slow, but I got packed up and ready to go to star valley (so excited!!!!) for a week long vacation at mom's house for the fam reunion!!!! 

Side note on the pregnancy, As long as i eat all the time, i feel fine. haha. That's extremely hard to do when food in general sounds gross.  I found that bagels and cream cheese, and fruit smoothies worked today.  My belly is starting to show too!!  I just look fat now.

I ran 5 miles with my honey today in the mountains with a light drizzle today and it was amazing!  He was a little winded, but i was feeling great for some reason (probably all the carb loading i did this weekend).  We even averaged 8 min miles which is great for him.

I've been on the edge of nausea all the time, but it left me alone for this run.  Food is starting to lose its appeal dang it.

We had a fun filled weekend with the mckim clan - lots of food, horseshoes, card playing, softball, and entertainment and it flew by:)

My day went like this today - moan and groan, choke some food down, sleep (repeated several times).  Oh man, rough day.  We had stayed up late several nights in a row, so i don't know if that got to me or what.  I was definitely in low spirits.  The food wasn't helping the nausea today, so don't know what was going on.  I slept for 5 hours in the afternoon and that seemed to help.  I am so thankful for my sis, mom, and husband, cause the care of my children was up to them today.  I felt like the 3rd child as i had to be cooked for too.  It feels easier to run 10 miles then to cook these days.  I'm fine to eat it as long as i don't see it cooked.

My husband, sister, and i all ran 6 miles down the Star valley half marathon course for sat.  I ended up averaging 7:40 pretty easily - that tells me this course is going to be fast!  It was a only a slight decline, but really helps you more than you know.  The beginning drops out of the mountains for 2 miles, and the rest is slightly decline or flat - only a couple inclines thrown in. 

I ate a pancake before i left, but should've carried gatorade or something cause i was a little light headed by the end.  I knew i'd have to eat during the race on saturday.

We went swimming later at the Ranch, and had a blast with my boys.  They are such adorable and entertaining little souls. We were taking turns tossing them across the pool,and we got evan almost all the way across a few times.  he loved it. 

I hate that all my entries talk about nausea or being sick, but if i ever get pregnant again, i'd like to have something to reference.  I had to buy something there to eat, and it ended up being chicken fingers and fries.  I hate that the only things i feel ok downing are so bad for me!

Turbokick and yoga today.  The mountain air was getting to me cause it felt hard!  Exercising everyday is speeding my metabolism up and making me have to eat more!  That's not a great thing right now.  I felt pretty rotten the rest of the day.  I had such a hard time eating anything at all.

No exercise today, but we did head over to lava hot springs pool (oh man, I definitely recommend this place).  I got to take evan on a few of the water slides, and my cute little 5 year old was so brave.  I did however head down one first, and in the middle it went pitch black for 10 seconds.  Oh crap.  He handled it fine, but said "that one was soo fun!  lets go on the other one though."  always puts on a brave face haha.  All the slides said not to go on them when pregnant, but i figured i was fine.  I had my doubts though when jim dragged me to the scariest, straight down one and i about peed my pants!  He did not convince me to go off of the super high dive after that.  figured if you have to sign a waiver to go on it, it prob wasnt for me at this point.  My 2 year old wanted to give them a try though, daring little squirt. 

I loaded up on spaghetti and pecan praline ice cream that night (yum!), got my race gear ready, but shortly after started feeling really sick.  The 2 hour car ride had been brutal that day, but this was intensified.  I was thinking that my ulcer had kicked in again, as i hadn't been taking medicine for it since getting pregnant.  I wasn't sure what i could take that night, so stuck with the tums and went to bed with my kids. I'd had a nagging feeling all week that this race was going to be too much for me - there were too many things i was having to deal with.  I was going to have to kt tape my knees, and my back and ribs as they were still bugging.  I wasnt sure how my body would handle that distance at this point.  So i said a prayer that night that if i wasn't supposed to run tomorrow, to let me know.  Well i definitely got my answer.

Star Valley Half Race Report

I woke up at  4 am feeling sicker than ever.  I was pretty sure it was my ulcer along with pregnancy sickness, but i also had aquired a migraine as well from a pulled neck muscle.  Well there was my answer!  I fought myself for the next 2 hours, trying to convince myself that i d feel better once i started, but then finally remembered what i'd asked for.  I'm sure heavenly father knew this was the only thing that would stop me from running it.   So Im grateful for His guidance - I do see now how hard it would've been on me (and the baby) that day.  That was my worst sickness day yet!  The faster metabolism from the race would've have made life that much more miserable.  And it was pretty warm (they started the race at 8 am) - which wouldn't have been good for my little one.

So I managed to get myself over to watch my husband and sister (first half marathon) race!  I'm so proud of them. it was really hard not to be able to run in my old stomping ground, and also to see the girl's winning time be 1:37 - she won a beautiful trophy, $100, and other goodies.  Pretty impressive for this small town race!  I  will definitely be giving it a go next year!  Such a beautiful course too.

I finally researched a little, and took a prevacid and tylenol as it looks like it was safe to take.  My stomach and headache eased a bit

Zumba was surprisingly ok today!  I had more energy than expected. 

It rained while we were gone, and found a forest of weeds in my yard.  I think i'll just ignore them one more day. 

Moderate sickness today.  I'm tired from the drive yesterday ( which was super, super, rough) and i've noticed that the nausea gets worse with exhaustion.  I'm going to make it a priority to take a daily nap.

I remembered that hot pockets got me through the first trimester with isaac, so i loaded up on them.  cereal seems ok too (as long as it's bland - cheerios, puffed rice, or fruit loops:))we'll see if they work.  also got some preggie pops, ulcer medicane, and zofran to help with nausea. hopefully it helps!  The things women go through to have children!

core fushion - 4 miles on tread

Even though i had to run on the treadmill today, i still enjoyed my 7 miles and felt good throughout. 

That evening, I broke out the bike and rode 16 miles in zion with sheri and Aimee.  It was so amazing.  I wish i could have just enjoyed the scenery the whole time, but i was huffing and puffing trying to keep up with them.  It's never a social ride with my friends - They are way too competitive.  Legs were tired and my ulcer acted up, but felt physically good.

REALLY sick sick day....day in bed.

horray for a good run today!! i managed to get up early and get in 5 miles.  It was slightly drizzling and was perfect outside.  I sat on my patio, stretched and enjoyed the peaceful morning. 

I taught core fusion and felt good.

I so enjoyed the run outside yesterday that i decided to have evan bike and i'd push the stroller while i ran.  It started out great, but halfway through the run, I got way nauseous.  Oh not fun.  I was a mile from home and was wondering how i was going to make it back.  So I stumbled my way home, and ended up in bed for the rest of the day. I think i left to late (it was 10).  even though it was shaded, the heat makes me really sick. 

5 miles on the treadmill and then pm zumba

nothing...didn't do anything today

I'm soooo ready for the heat to lesson.  I'm so tired of running on the treadmill.  I can't wake up early enough to run outside before it's too hot!  ok i'll stop complaining.  My run felt ok today - better than it has.  My ulcer is killing me though, and making exercise hard. 

I partipated in the zumba national dance day event ...and felt good for the first part.  When I took the stage, i was wiped and feeling nauseous.  The event was awesome and really fun though.  Can't wait for next year. 

This is the first day that i felt good!  I kind of went crazy canning jelly and cleaning up - It's been too long that I've felt ok.

zumba - am

I felt a little relief today - if i could get my ulcer under control I'd be perfect.  Had my first doc appt today and was able to hear the heart beat strong and fast:)  It is always such an awesome thing to hear that! 

I ate a taco time burrito cause i was seriously craving it, and seriously paid for it later. I need to stay away from fast food!  It's so hard cause i hate cooking right now.

 I weighed 122 (gained 4 lbs), and am 10 weeks and 3 days.  

I can't believe that i'm already nesting!  I have been having insane urges to organizes and scrub every corner of my house.  i've already taken care of the garage, the guest bathroom and the kitchen.  I stayed up til 2 am cleaning the bathroom tonight! 

I had such a rough night last night - 3 hours total!  I couldn't go to sleep. So this makes for a not very good mommy the next day.  I hate those days.  The lack of sleep made me super sick too.  Thank goodness both of my guys took a nap with me cause it saved me for the rest of the day.

I taught core fushion today - physically feeling good.

We cooked steaks tonight and it totally hit the spot!  i could've eaten all of jim's too.  also I know I'm officially pregnant because I bought pickles the other day.  I don't eat pickles. and they are sooo good.

Belly is protruding quite nicely now:)  At least i look pregnant and not fat.  There's not many places for the baby to go in my small frame.

treadmill running...yuck

hot hot hot zumba class.  love my ladies

Yes!  Running is getting easier again:)  8 miles into cholla creek.  8:54 average.

zumba - 1 hr

core fusion - 1 hr

i can't remember if i ran 6 or 7 on the treadmill, so we'll make it 6.5.

1 mile in the pool today - I hope i didn't gross everyone out with my preggo belly sticking out.  I only had my tri suit (2 peice) and didn't want to call it quits just cause.  So swimming was much harder - It took 45 min to do a mile!  I did 10 laps of kickboard afterwards.  The water feels great and is so nice on my joints.

I did my second week of 8 miles and i'm proud of myself dang it.  That's like my long run now a days.  Now that I'm feeling better, I'm trying to build back up again.  I know i'll have to come down again, but at least i'll have a goal each week.  I'd love to get up to 10 or 12 before i have to come back down.

average 8:52 - ran water tower loop - I need to go earlier than 8 next week cause i was hot.  I drank gatorade the whole time and it helped.  My legs must have had a hard week cause they felt tired at mile 6!

I led a seriously good zumba workout today:)  No breaks and intense songs.  Just the way i liked it.  By the evening, i was absolutely exhausted.  Grocery shopping felt like a marathon. 

Core fusion kicked my booty today, literally.  Lots of glute exercises.  It made running on the tread interesting later.  I pushed it to get 4 measely miles in, and they felt hard. I was extra tired today.

I felt tired tired tired today.  No exercise.

I woke up with a migraine today, and was also sick to my stomach.  so today was really fun.  I tried to just keep going through the daily stuff as it felt worse to lay down!  Obviously I didn't get a run in today. 

I got to take Evan for his kindergarten assessment, and was a proud momma when the teacher told me he'd done better than everyone else!  He's a little sponge and LOVES to learn.

I taught pm zumba, and had the most fun there that i've had in a while.  I can't believe this is such a good workout too!  I totally forgot i wasn't feeling up to par:)

13 weeks today!  Almost into the second trimester - 122-123 lbs

Migraine and nausea continued today...yuck.  I'm having serious digestive issues.

I cleaned at the temple and then swam at the rec center.  I was so happy with this workout!  Everything just clicked, and I could feel my body reaching further and stronger.  I swam a mile in 33 min, which is good for me non pregnant.  I wasn't breathing very hard and could've gone harder for sure.  I was famished afterward. and ate  a yummy sandwich at port-o-subs.  Food is starting to taste better - except when i cook it of course. 

Stomached bugged all day and felt horrible after we ate at iggys (I was not impressed).  Had great company with friends though.

Today was my day to increase mileage, so I went on my "long run" of 9 miles. I managed to get up at 6:30 and go, so the run felt beautiful.  I love early morning (that's early to me).  My legs already felt tired by 2, but I got through it at a steady pace (8:50s - good for the hilliness of it). ran into cholla creek and back.   My boys ran/biked by me for my last mile, which is always awesome:)

For some reason, but stomach still hurts.  I can't figure it out.  It feels kind of gassy for lack of a better word, but it's not.  It feels like its in my intestines too, so I don't know.  I hope it passes and isn't anything serious.  It's been 3 days though.  I'm taking nexium and zantac so it shouldn't be my ulcer.   hmmm.

zumba 1 hr

core fusion - 1 hr

6 miles - I think....

pm zumba - 1 hr

I did it!  That is by the far the longest i've gone at this point being pregnant - and it felt great!  I actually had planned on 10 miles, but ran farther than i thought i would.  I was in Ogden visiting Jim's bro, and ran on the little trail that goes through the middle of town.  Unfortunately my watch died .6 of a mile into the run, and i didn't want to turn around.  So i figured that i wasn't doing anything else, so i actually counted how many minutes i was running. The little counter just kept going in the back of my head. Apparently that's not the most accurate way to judge distance:).  I thought i was doing 9 min miles ( but must have been 8:30 - 8:45).  It was on a flat  trail.  So anyhow, i turned around when i thought i should, but it was 3/4 of a mile off.  So i got myself to run a little farther than i had planned. 

Went to a bees game with the kids later, and they lasted about 4 innings.  It was fun though!

zumba - 1 hr

I had to run in the evening today, so i just ran around hurricane (which i thought would be fine with all the lighted, busy streets).  I felt very heavy tonight, was dehydrated the whole time, and had stomach issues.  I even had a creepy guys ask to run with me (um no) and then try to chase me.  lol I sped up a just a little and left him in the dust.  What a punk though.  Some girls drove by, saw him and stopped (which scared him away),  Kind of scary though.  I'm really considering mace or a tazer now.

I went to Heather's Turbokick class today - which i hadn't done for a while.  I dont know that i should have added my weighted gloves though:)  Great class though - burned lots of calories! 

pm zumba - sooo tired today!  I had a small class, so that didn't help either.  I had canned peaches all day, and that had worn me out. Oh and did i mention that i could barely move my arms from turbokick yesterday!

Mom was visiting and didn't have time to exercise!  Went and ate a bunch of food at peach days in hurricane.  i even had cotton candy, which i don't think i've had in 20 years:)

I was sooooo tired today!  I got up at 7 with the kids, and then went back to bed when my mom woke up at 10 til 1 pm!  I managed to get a 5 miler in on the treadmill later that day.

Beautiful run today - perfect weather!  The sky was overcast at 8 am, and it felt soooo good.  I weirdly had a ton of energy today.  I averaged 8:40 on a hilly run (that's the fastest in the last 2 pregnancy months).  Everything just felt easier even though im bigger.  I love those days.  It was probably from all the carb loading i did the day before (aka junk food binge)

I know i really really really shouldn't be freaking out about this, but I'm kinda not happy about my weight gain.  I've gained 7-10 lbs (depending on the day) and am 15 weeks, which i know isn't alot.  I just feel a lot chunkier in other areas this time.  It's so stupid.  I really have never worried about it in my other pregnancies so i don't know what's wrong with me this time.  I guess it's just cause nothing fits as far as pants go.  I'm trying to just eat healthy and my body will be fine I'm sure.

I taught core fushion today, and then got to teach the young women a zumba class.  they are so cute, even though 1/2 of them look at me like i'm crazy for shaking my hips in the church.  lol

Did Turbokick with Heather, and then stayed for our new Yoga class.  I  was soooo sore from Tues.  I couldn't hold any of the warrier poses cause my bum would cramp up everytime. 

4 miles with the stroller

zumba - 1 hr pm

I woke up this morning kind of dreading my run.  I wanted to go 10, but was so not motivated.  I was feeling a little down cause my friends were all doing red rock relay and i wasn't.  I actually did have 3 teams ask me if i could fill in last minute.  I didn't think my bod could handle all of that.

So I glanced at my phone before going and noticed my friend had texted me at 4 am, asking if i could fill in on a leg later on.  I gave her a call and they were just coming into la verkin, and asked if i wanted to do the next one.  Yes!!! of course.   it was perfect timing and i was only 3 min away. 

So i pretty much got there and started running.  I do need to mention that the first 2 miles were up the la verkin twist - ouch.  I was so awesome though.  I felt bad passing everyone while being pregnant, but they were on their 3rd legs, and i was pretty fresh.  I did get 7 kills:)  I was surprised at the pace i could still run. I averaged 8 min/ mile which included the uphill portion.  The leg was 6.2 and i just wanted to keep running!  I went from dreading my run, to being able to have a support and cheer team, and motivation to pass people.  It was so perfect.  I really needed it.

They drove me back down and i ran another 4 miles , to make 10 miles. 

taught am zumba

I am so loving running with other people- I've always loved it but never have the time to plan with people when i have a more rigid running schedule (plus it's hard to find people around my pace here).  I got to run with my friend Kim today while pushing the stroller, and the time just flew by!  We kept a 8:45 pace too. 

I taught core fushion before and am noticing that i'm not feeling as good to do the whole class anymore.  Too many abs are a little too much now, so i'll be cutting down on that.

 My appetite was out of control today!  I felt like i literally ate all day. 

I went to Heather's Turbokick in the a.m. and then taught my first zumba at the wash rec center that night.  It was such a blast.  Those ladies are so so fun.  I'm going to love it there.  Body is feeling good:)

3 easy miles pushing stroller with monica stevenson - it flew by in a heart beat.  I love running with people! 

zumba - pm

Can I just say that i am soo happy to be able to post this number.  I've never ran this far this much into my pregnancy.  So yay!

I ran with friends who were training for st. george down the course. It was such a beautiful morning.  I was a little afraid cause my hip flexor has been starting to bug, and when i started it was a little stronger than i'd liked.  Usually the hip flexor pain is the beginning of the end for me as far as pregnancy running goes. 

Anways, I was only planning on 10 or so, but i felt really good and got myself to go 3 more. 

Quads were pretty sore from today, and I was absolutely famished for a few days!

zumba - 1 hr

core class - 1 hr

stroller run

zumba pm - I can't remember if i ran

I wore my belly belt and ran down into cholla creek today.  it was a little hotter than i would've liked, but I still eked it out.  Averaged 9:02 - was really feeling last weeks run in the quads!

ZUMBA!  am - 1 hr -so fun!