Running for an audience of One

ran to granny o's driveway to test out the knee. I have been icing and stretching ~ about 3 weeks off from running due to tight i-tband...hopefully the rest has paid off! 

Ran on TM - felt tight afterwards, but then went home, ice, stretch, and rest. 

Ran outside ~ around the river and home. Felt wonderful to run without pain ~ now I will continue to take it easy building back up days of week and miles...nice and easy.

on the TM @ gym!! stopped about every mile to stretch for about 20 seconds. Felt amazing that night...iced my hip. Other than that....I feel amazing the next day too! looking forward to running this weekend.!!

outside with Shelley! GREAT run - except my knee at about mile six...hurt for the remainder 1/2 mile then I walked (pain free) 3 blocks back to my car...not sure what to think

on the TM...kind of felt knee at mile one, stopped and did quick 30 seconds of stretching then ran another 2 just fine

on the TM...felt my knee tighten at the end. Ran out of time, wanted to go get the girls. Trying really hard not to be frustrated.....

on the TM at gym! felt good...slightly through the day I 'noticed' my knee....whatever that means :)

ran outside!! It was amazing to be in the sunshine!! Great pace 8:29 ~ knee feels good on these short runs..hope to work up to building milage

Ran outside @ 8:00 with Alana, Gama, Shelley & Mandy. What a great time. Some did 6, some 8 and Shelley 10. Loving our Sunday group runs - pain free run, has felt great all day. Will still ice tonight, as always, but looking forward to five or six days of running this week. Think the miles will be kept around 3, 4 & a 5 for mid week...then we will see how far next Sunday. Possibly just add a mile (7)...really want to play it safe ~

From my house and around the river!! I'm alive :) 8:23 pace feel amazing! Sluggish at first, long day at work, but then was energized by the sun reflecting off the river 32 degrees....

Five on TM...not too bad

@ gym...TM

went to the gym and did a fast 5 :) knee is feeling great as am I. Shelley and I then went to Anna's yoga class. man, yoga was good! 

Outside...33 degrees....mist and heavy fog. beautiful to join all the ladies for a group run! so nice to be at it again ~ what a blessing to feel great in all my body parts (reads weird...but is so true)

9:04 pace 

@ gym ~ I was tired today - kept it around a 9 minute pace on average

At the gym...hard to get into my groove today ~ yet simply set it at a 9 minute pace and finished the last half mile at an 8 min. pace - body feels amazing!!!

ran tempo full 30 minutes @ 8:30 pace

Ran Freeman Park from house. 8:50 pace - got back for a busy day! Body felt great - working on regulating my fuel before I head out on runs. Not sure why I can't get this balanced. Beautiful 34 degrees! 

Ran outside with Lyndsi & Mandy! Some snow - beautiful sunshine ~ felt great! nice easy 9:20 pace

on the TM 8:34 pace ~ tired today (long weekend was good to me) :)

Ran on TM @ gym...good to see Jeff, Marlin and Lynette bright & early! Pace around 8:50-8:55 so happy to feel good running again! PRAISE UP!

ran 4 X 800's today on TM...the first two at 8.0MPH and the last two at 8.2 MPH...not sure what pace that is, but was good for me. I think I can go faster, but wasn't sure for the first time! 

was able to get a run in prior to the freak snow/wind storm...close! So nice 32 degrees @ 8:52 pace. So nice to see Jeff, Curt, Lynette, and others out running today too! 

Ran outside @ 12:00 today. 32 degrees with 15-20 mile hour winds. Ran from my house, looped freeman park. not too bad then on west side of the river...not too bad. SRL was a brutal stretch into strong head wind and pelting snow! I was able to make it around the bend then east on Sunny Side to my folks place. WHEW ~ 8:33 pace!!!!!!!!!! YIEPPPEEEE I told Alana that one must run fast to get the heck out of those conditions :) Feel great! Worship time was sooo good today as well!!

Ran @ gym. first 4 1/2 @ a 9min. pace ~ bumped it up b/c I was sooo HOT, but then got wiggy hot and had to bump back down for half mile then finished the last mile strong and fast. I wore a tech tee that drapes and it was just too hot. I needed a tank. At one point I contemplated stripping but then thought those around me would frown :) Good to run beside Marlin and his beautiful Wife - Mauri (body felt great other than too warm)

fast at the gym after school so I could go lay in a bed to soak some vitamin D (that's what I tell myself so I feel better about tanning).

Quick warm up for quarter mile then incline to 6% ran @ 9 min pace for quarter mile then 0% for a quarter. I repeated the pattern then at a 9 1/2 min pace so total of 4 hills and nice mile run at end. The hill work out was hard, but I loved it...in a crazy runner's way of loving it!

Went to run 6 with Alana @ gym...then ended up doing 12 :) first 10 @ 9 pace then the last 2 kept upping the speed to get done :) Felt my i-t band tighten the last mile. Feels fine now ~ I'll ice later

outside in the sunshine today! enjoyed the company of Alana, Shelley & Alisa. Was tired from yesterday's longer run - but felt good! Nice easy 9:22 pace ~ 

@ gym...first 2 @ 9min pace...last one at 8min pace ~ nice & easy - how cool to say that! Nice and easy :)

Tempo run: 7 1/2 min @ 9 pace then 20 min @ 8 pace then back to 9 pace for remaining 7 1/2 min. Total time of 35 min average pace 8:22 ~ Felt amazing! What a fun way to break it up too :)

Wonderful to run on my lunch break outside with shorts on!! 8 min. pace - excited about that too!

Outside with Alana this morning ~ beautiful. Chatted the entire time with an 8:33 pace - feeling great that Alana taught YOGA right after - and the sun is shinning!

Beautiful run outside with the ladies! 9:08 pace

Ran on lunch break in shorts!! LOVE the little break in the day to do this :) BONUS to run into Shelley doing the same :)

48 degrees and windy! tough run - my body is tired. 9:17 pace (knee needs ice...:(

Ran five 800's on the TM. quarter warm up, 800 @ 8.0 pace

ran in California! Beautiful weather - 8:22 pace

Ran outside 55 degrees with Shelley. At mile 12 was really feeling the familiar pull on my outside knee...DANG! ran/walked another mile then stopped, stretched and did a speed walk for another 2 miles until Shelley came to scoop me! Nice to have such GREAT friends to take care of you. Don't feel it at all right now or when walking. I will ice, stretch and ice some more. keep miles a little lower while I ease into running again. These past two weeks have been tough while rex has been out of town then me! YET - it will all be good

ran one on a TM in Boise...toooooo hot. Decided to run the other 3 with Chrissy in Oregon in the rain - beautiful!! didn't feel my knee at all!

Ran on TM - felt the knee about half way through...then upped the speed and part incline - felt fine the remainder of the run, very pleased! Now a water park for the day with the families!!

ran 4 on TM @ 9 min pace...slowly creeping it up then did 2 more at a tempo, finishing off at 7 min pace. THEN I ran the last mile back to Bell house outside...a break in the rain - beautiful...feeling good :)

ran 6 on TM @ 9min pace. Rex met me to run the remainder outside in the rain. Ran 9 @ 9:32 pace then finished the last 2 miles 8:32 then 8:22 pace ~ realized I still had plenty of fuel in the tank. That's always a good feeling - also no knee issues. Felt my left hip tighten for a few miles then it seemed to loosen back up. Over all, beautiful, soaked run in Oregon! Enjoyed the rolling hills and country side (also, nice to have Rex as my co-pilot)

ran outside just to loosen up - nice weather, shorts and tank!

ran outside around 6:00 pm ~ so nice, 60 degrees, 8:54 pace. Great run, my legs felt heavy the entire run, but felt good to be out running in the sun

ran 800's at the gym! Really tough this week for me. I ran them at 8.1mph ~ with a slow 5.4 jog in between

beautiful run outside with the ladies...and Gary! 9:05 average pace - fun to find Teton running egg...

Woke on own @ 3:58, turned off alarm - dressed and left house @ 4:10 a.m. Met up with Alana to run 10 miles. We chatted the entire way - our therapy - 9:11 pace. I did gel half way, where I didn't have my morning coffe or eats yet! What an amazing start to the day!

Ran while the girls were in ballet ~ it was 70 degrees and pace was 8:28 - had to stop and ask for water on my way back. Very kind woman gave me a bottle of Dasani water ~ so kind it saved me :)

At the gym - fast - then did weights (focused on chest and back) excited to begin doing more strength training! I realized just how weak my core, arms, etc. were...

got out of bed at 2:45 a.m. ate oat/honey granola bar and coffee. Met up with Alana to talk, talk, talk and run 10 miles before her and Curt head off to Boston! So good to get therapy in before she left this morning! 9:07 pace

Ran outside with Shelley & Lindsi ~ felt strong the entire run!! What a great feeling to ice bath and then go on playing with the family for the remainder of the day! Good run :) 9:11 pace...finished in 3:02

Ran out in the WIND!! However, after thinking about everyone in the Boston heat, I didn't mind. 7:58 pace

Ran in wind and rain...shorts :) with Alana ~ great to catch up. We ran at a comfortable pace of 8:58. REALLY feeling my left lower shin. Iced and walking around at work. It hurts. I will take two days off before running SLC half on saturday

Amazing, beautiful weather. Treated the run like an every day run, kept a nice 8:20-8:30 pace. Talked with people along the way, sang to my music, walked the water stations. GU'ed @ mile 5 and 9...not paying attention :). Sprinted up State Street - and through the finish...fun to pass people when I decided to run a little faster. Over all - what a great, fun run today!! Way to build my confidence - so much energy afterwards too (need to learn how to race I think). Very pleased with the day. Still have a shin splint...lower left leg. 

out in the heat ~

early morning

outside in the sunshine - 42 degrees - even pace of 8:50

Ran with the ladies today - slug is what I felt like. Excited for the big week with big miles! 

ran early with Alana ~ 8:58 pace...really struggled ~ but felt great to be out running -

ran at gym

7 hill repeats @ gym 5 up 2 down

at the gym on TM - 8:39 average pace

Beautiful day! Ran with Shelley, Alana and then Deborah joined us for the first 10 miles. Rex and girls were our aide station ~ ran out towards Shelly and back. Shin really hurt, but was able to make it. Had an average pace of 9:16 - for a total of 3:05 hours out running :) Tough last 2 miles...really hurt afterwards. hips, knees, etc. ice bath helped with that. 

ran early with alana ~ felt shin, but doing much better

beautiful morning ran freeman/river loop - 8:42 pace, so comfortable at that pace - no music, wore my compression socks :)

74 degrees when I ran this afternoon! Beautiful, yet tough for a heat run :). Average of 8:50 pace for first 10 ~ met up with Emma to run a mile around the block (11:41 pace) and then finished my last mile around the neighborhood! Whew, salt block when I was done ~ but amazing day for Mothers Day!

bright and early therapy with Alana!! Great way to begin the week

I have been sick for a few days, tried speed work out ~ thought I was going to loose it all on the TM @ gym , went home ~

little shake out run around freeman park - both directions - 8:28 pace

all of me felt great ~ wanted to do 20 but my shin was really sharp and crunchy :( ended up calling rex to come scoop me. I struggled with walking around church - kept leg up, advil, ice and icy hot on the outside. Soaked in hot epsome salt bath at night - feels so much better!

Early morning therapy with Alana! Shin a little sore, but cannot believe how much better it feels today. I will stay on the advil and icy hot. Also, have iced this morning, I will at noon, after school then again tonight. Then I like the idea of epsome salt bath ~ how nice!

ran six hill repeats....four up and two down

ran with Shelley & Deborah ~ just before the storm...few rain drops ~ nice 8:58 min pace

Great 8 miles with Alana (freeman twice) then down to Panchari & back. THEN we went and snagged the girls and took them for their first official training run! Emma ran 1.75 miles today - not sure on pace, but she was strong. would take brief walk/water breaks then go again! We topped off our girl time together with soy steamers at Bella Coffee ~ I had the soy Chai :) What a great way to begin the two week tapper!

ran early this morning @ 8:28 pace ~ Refreshing

ran from Taylorview ~ 30 minute

Therapy w/Alana - nice 8:44 pace for the last day of school

Ran with all the ladies! So grateful for Shelley, Alana, Lindsi and Alisa! What an amazing training season it has been. Was really tired from head to toe this morning. Didn't want to run with the group - but glad I did. If I had gone on my own could have been a ten minute mile average...really. YET, I met up with everyone and ran at an 8:41 average pace. Gary joined us for the first few miles - then was able to take off. That was nice too, really looking forward to being sub-four hours next week! I feel ready - getting a massage this late afternoon...that should be good as well! 

out in the heat & wind with Alana ~ 9 min average pace - this was tough - looking forward to the challenge of training in the heat this summer!!

little shake out run before the big day!

Loved the race - loved the support - love the company I was with before and after. It was a windy day and the down hill killed my leg. IT band issues again beginning at mile 14 (made for a dang long remainder of the run...it was a hobble run with many stretch stops and prayers that the sharp pain would go away) therefore, it was no longer a race. One day, I would like to run a marathon where I could run/race the entire thing without IT band issues. My goal this summer is to strenghthen the core and all my muscle groups. Lean mean runnin' machine is what I desire to be now! 

tried to run - had to turn back home and walk - hurt too bad to run. Feels fine just to walk now though ~

around the river with lots of stretches - no watch today - just out to really listen and feel my body

9:04 pace, not too bad of a run - stopped to stretch a few times when I could feel my leg tighten up

Ran 3 early by myself 8:47 pace then took Maya & Emma for a 2.5 mile run so they will be prepared for their first 5K...think they are ready to ROCK it :)

9:05 pace, only 3 stretch breaks today. Don't think I could have gone 6 - which is what I wanted, just feeling the outside of my knee too much to push it. I will rest it while camping this weekend then hopefully run on Monday ~ 

Ran outside with Alana - it was hot (87 degrees). Stopped halfway to stretch out the side of my leg. Just a little under 9 min miles. We chatted about if we want to be a faster runner...maybe we need to start running faster! HA - love it :) really wanting this to be the last week of feeling my IT band... 

After sleeping in this morning...then the wind and heat for the afternoon...alana graciously hung with the four kiddos while I ran on her treadmill. I was able to run 4 miles without stopping to stretch...felt and still feel amazing! Ran the first half at around an 8:40something pace, then picked it up finishing the last half mile at a 7 min. mile pace. AMAZING feeling. Over-all, ran an average of 8:19 pace. So DANG EXCITED!!

Emma & I ran with Alana & Maya for the Firecracker 5K....the girls did amazing and held strong, passing many kids and adults with a finish time of 34:18 for Emma ~ so proud of how hard she worked and maintained! Everyone had a great morning. Emma ate 3 doughnut holes by herself :) We then road bikes from Grandma & Papa Tutti's house to the parade and back...went shopping at Big 5 for new sleeping bags and now for a rest prior to BBQ with Well's family to end with walking to the river for fireworks and back! WHEW - Happy Birthday America!!

Ran outside...cloudy, perfect morning. Loop Freeman by river for the hills and back around my neighborhood. No knee/leg pain!!!!!! Feeling great - 8:25 pace

Early morning run w/Alana ~ we set out for a pace run and killed it with an 8:15 pace!! AND my leg/knee feels great!! will still ice before setting in a car to drive to Twin...so happy for a beautiful morning run! 

Ran at 7:30 this morning - cramps most of the run, could only hold a 9:12 pace. there were a few miles in there that were enjoyable, but for the most part - what a tough run. Glad to be done, dislike running when feeling so crappy - yet felt I needed to get that longer run in. Good news, leg/knee feel fine - stretch & ice still...keep keeping on!

hot already, going to be a hot one all week! 

Ran from Granny O's again - not a flat route, that's for sure! Emma encouraged me to run this morning...I didn't feel like it. She explained that I would feel much better after my run - just get out and go for it! So happy I did - she is so smart, and such an encouragement! 8:30 pace

odd milage, I know! I was done. have not been feeling well in the head :) so I went to doc. after run ~ sinus & ear infections :( pace was a meager 9:07...time for some drugs I suppose - this has been two weeks in. However, my legs and knees feel wonderful - praise God!!

Ran in humid, sticky weather. Great way to clear out sinus cavity :) struggled with pace for the first 6 miles, then i was able to pick up a bit after I gelled. 8:49 pace

Ran with Elly Mae - how wonderful and a treat for me! Kim ran behind at her own pace and we BBQ'ed at our home to plan out GTR for aug. 9:00 pace - 

beautiful morning for a run! 8:37 pace

short on time ~ ran 2 800's with four 400's - 8mph on the 8s and 7mph on the 4's (for a rest between) then off to Diana's yoga class with husband! it was HARD but oh so good - great work out! 

Met at the running store to run with Lynette, Shelley and another guy. ran 5 with group and one with Shelley and then one solo back to the store. Pace was 8:21 and it was a push for me to get it!! YET, so happy for the run this morning and to shake it up a bit :)

Wow...tough run. I just got progressively slower ~ it was hot (74) and for some reason, I had nothing in me to give this morning. The distance should have been 5.5 from my house, loop freeman and river to Broadway and home. I walked a quarter in - I was DONE. I will rest tomorrow while cheering on friends & sister-in-law Jill for the I.F. half marathon tomorrow then run 14 on Sunday. pace today: 8:51

it was a tough run this morning - first 7 were 9:08 pace...hard way then I was able to pick it up, but not too much. felt soooo sluggish :( overall...8:59 pace 

fast outside run

up camping ~ two hills - great training 8:50 pace

10K with Kim & Elly - paced Kim, tougher than I thought to go 11 minute miles. Don't think I want to do that again; however, to be an encouragement to her the entire way was worth it for the day! 

Ran w/Alana, Gama and Shelley. Up Sunny Side 8.5 which gave us some hill and then back down. Back right hamstring really tight. Did ice bath and lots of stretching. Will just need to continue to stretch. I had to stop numerous times to stretch on the run as well. This was a mental tough one today ~ but really good to push through! 8:51 over-all pace. 

I'm really liking my "odd" distance times :) makes me grin slightly. Good shake out run this morning - funny - same pace as I ran 17 yesterday - YET a lot easier...nice and easy for my body. Praise God for a healthy body to run with!!

9:11 pace, still have tired legs from Sunday. Felt good to be out running - start temp was 65 degrees and end temp was 74...going to be a hot August I think. Odd distance B/C I ran into Terry who I found out lives a block from me! I had her Boston long sleeve from our last marathon (I did bag check) so I was able to return it to her and not run up Grandview hill...

8:19 pace

9:08 pace up in Stanley

9:18 pace ran with heather bluth up in Stanley - great training run

9:19 pace w/Alana up in Stanley - was not feeling too well....camping :)

8:44 pace - good to run at home!!

Began @ warm 65 degrees. Wore new Saucony outfit...loved the light weightness of the entire ensemble. Ran with Alisa & Alana - and kept a nice overall pace of 9:02 (3 hours and 1 minute on the dot). Felt all sorts of aches and pains (left outside knee tight, hip flexors tight) but all worked themselves out and I feel GREAT! I did take an ice bath - that helps me a ton. 

So I went out to do the 'shake out' run from long one yesterday and felt my hamstring pull really tight, almost like it could hurt. At this point in the game - I think rest is best...

Left the house @ 85 degrees - @ 7:00 p.m. looped Freeman twice and then river & Grandview hill a few times up and down. Happy with my pace of 8:39 - now I will run first thing in the morning and again in the evening to mimic back to back running in preparation for next weekend GTR!!

Got up from last night's run - ate half a banana & coffee then went out. Nice cool 55 temp. didn't push the pace kept it at 9:20 for the average - I feel really good. Plan on doing 5 tonight and then 3 miles in the morning! 

Parked @ cemetery - run up 3 w/Alisa & Elly and down 3 - happy my leg felt good! Goal this winter is strengthen, speed and hill train!!

Ran with Shelley - looped freeman both ways then river. It is so good to run with Shelley - I push harder :) 8:23 pace

ran Freeman ~ so excited for GTR this weekend! 8:28

First leg in Grand Teton Relay!! It was 97 degrees, dusty, sandy, rocky dirt road. Tough to run fast - belly was still ill from the week. 9:47 pace and it was HARD :)

Second leg of GTR ~ 2:30 a.m. It was so dark, gravel road for half then trail for the second half. Happy to follow another gal running in the dark. We wore reflective vests, blinking lights and head lamps. Greg & Rex were 10-2a.m. volunteers so that was GREAT to see them! 8:47 pace (which was crazy b/c when a truck passed me - there was no way to see through the dust!)

Third leg of GTR ~ 11:19 a.m.  Getting warm again and started the run up the Jackson Hole pass. Traffic was intense, trees were amazing and the Tetons were spectacular. Our host families were amazing to shower, feed and rest our weary bodies. My team was a blessing how well everyone got along and how much crazy, crazyness fun we had. YES I would do this again in a heartbeat! 

ah, nice fast shake out run from the weekend - totally unplugged :)

Ran up in the hills with Elly! WOW - what a work out for a full hour - harder than running an eight minute pace for myself for that milage (sp?) Great way to begin the day, love that girl! 

Parked @ cemetery with Alana. We ran up four miles (AP 9:58) then we ran back down (7:55,8:00,7:37,7:37) with an over all pace for the run 8:51. Felt like we could have done 10 miles in the hills today ~ nice strong run and feel amazing and alive right now!! WHOOT WHOOT

8:41 pace - windy this morning, legs felt heavy from yesterday's hills :)

happy with pace, ran with heather, alana, shelley & deborah pace 8:39

EARLY morning with alana - 5:00...just seemed early getting up at 4:14 a.m. must be school time! 8:16 pace

Dark outside, fall is coming. my favorite running season! 1st mile: 8:19 2nd mile: 7:59, 3rd mile: 8:03 and final mile around my neighborhood for speed burst of 7:15 for an overall AP of 7:54 - HOW FUN to run fast in the dark - felt like I could to anything! 

ran on TM @ gym...tempo 7:50 something ap

Ran with Shelley, perfect weather today! We ran west side out to County Line road then cut over to East River Road, loop into Freeman and home. 21 miles with AP of 8:47 (pretty dang excited about how good and steady that pace felt!! Nervous that @ mile 19 I had to stop and really stretch out, my IT band was really pulling around my knee...like pain. Then drank some red power aide and felt amazing, but the last quarter mile it really hurt. Feels fine now after ice bath and rolling and stretching. I will continue with stretching and really focus on rolling, icing and stretching well for the next few weeks. Overall, I feel amazing and ready to tackle the day with my family!!

went out to run more, but @ 1.5 was feeling my knee...decided to turn and go home. Too bad, the rest of me was feeling amazing and by the time I got home, I was just settling into a nice groove and pace. ap of 8:18

ran after school today - temp about 74 degrees with sun shinning! Beautiful so I went out fast and was amazed that my average pace was 7:39 (fastest EVER) and it felt soooo gooooood :)

coffee pot issues this morning ~ didn't get out the door until late (hence the shorter distance). Ran into Shelley & Alisa, ran .5 with them and got to chat with Jeff & David ~ love this cool weather for running! 

Started out where I stopped at mile 4...had an average pace of 9:10, and wanted to turn and go home. I did a self check...felt fine, just heavy legs. I took my only gel I had with me and picked up the pace. I ended up feeling so good that I added another 2 miles onto what should have been a 13 mile run :) Oh Happy Day! so overall, ap was 8:48 ~ I feel so dang goooood 

sick all week! 

What an amazing run with amazing women! Ran with Alisa & Shelley - up Sunnyside 7 mile then back down to Ammon road - headed south til 97th then west for home. Nice rollers, for hill training in the middle. Where I had been ill all week, I wasn't going to go the full 20 (like half in fact) but then felt awesome halfway - pushed myself in a great way! 8:30 average pace (feeling like a rock star right now) crazy to think we celebrated a year ago when we would run 5 miles at this pace (and couldn't talk - we talked the entire first 12/13 miles). So grateful for the running women in my life to encourage and push me to a better, faster runner! Alana was missed this morning! 

Ran early morning run with alana. Getting caught up on the blog - been awhile - I will just back log miles at this point. Since my accident from last saturday, my chest on the right side still really hurts for pushing or lifting. couldn't talk on the run this morning, but it was so nice to be in sync with alana's foot steps and have our peace of mind before diving into the busy day. I really love running.

Went to run 10 miles with the girls. Pain was so great in my chest I turned back. Had a hard time driving home. Finally sunday morning I went into the doctor. Have been really struggling with pain especially at night while lying down. I had broken a rib - upper right chest. Most likely cracked it in my fall last week, then snapped a clean break after lifting a bag of potatoes. I am now resting and recovering. Pain medication is helping. St. George Marathon is in 6 days. I won't be going down with my running crew, which makes me sad. However, I love living in God's plan and am curious as to what I may learn and grow from while being forced to rest, reflect and heal. I am so grateful for my friends and family to lift me up at this time. 

Funny how when I went to write 2 miles, the computer wanted to auto fill with 21 miles. Nope, 2 miles - on the TM in my basement. However, I feel the time off for my rib to fuse together was worth it. I will slowly gather miles, speed and endurance under my belt. I will be stronger. I will be faster. I will my body to work in unison with my spirit and mind to be fully whole once again. I have really missed running. So for today, I celebrate my two miles. 

First time outside to run in about 5 weeks! The leaves smelled amazing - infusing my senses! Odd how your pacing is totally off when you come back from taking so much time. First mile 8:20, second mile 8:37 and third mile and half 9:12. Ah, but it felt good to be outside running. So much praise up today! 

Ran right after dinner (ew, not a bright idea) on TM @ home. amazing how hard 2 miles seemed tonight. Feeling my IT band, but think it is just tight, as is all of me. I took my time to stretch, may even ice as I still feel it an hour later. Won't complain, just happy to be able to run. I feel I am completly healed from my break

on TM downstairs...rex did 2 as well! :)

Whew...running on the treadmill is tough for me lately...alright, running has just been tough - tomorrow is a new day

8:58 pace, round the river and back up Grandview for a small hill climb. Finally felt good towards the end of the run (like I may be able to keep going!)

Beautiful fall day, then rex went out and ran his first outside run - 3 miles 35 minutes!! YEAH BABE 

TM @ home

ran outside with Rex! Really like running with him - and the idea that he is running at all! So blessed to have him by my side for life!

ran the loop outside & up Grandview - whew :)

ran one...came home with no gumption...Rex sent me back out with music to run two more...so grateful for his encouragement! 

Met up with Alana...my longest run in months :) made for a happy girl. Pace is around 9 min miles...and that is just fine for me right now! 

outside in shorts! how amazing is that for this late in November. Alana ran 6 while I though 4 would be plenty...want to gear up miles safely! 

@ Gym w/Shelley! I'm back to logging my miles...thanks to rex's memory and my garmin...I was able to back log about a month!! 

on TM in basement...so hard for some reason ~ BUT I didn't hop off and go grab a cup of coffee!

Rex & I ran with Sandra Dunn, her son who is going to school in Maine, Arik Durffee. It was about 8 degrees. We began at 11:15 and were driving back home at 11:45 after having a cup of hot chocolate. It was lightly snowing - almost magical! Way to head into the new year!