Slow Poke

I ran when I got home from work, pushing the daughter in the stroller again. I feel like I pushed it but without the garmin or looking at the clock when I left I can't be 100% sure.

I tried out a new pair of shoes the Vasque Aether or something like that. They are comfy and I will probably use them for my shorter runs and save my Asics for longer. Tonight I am going to try my new New Balance shoes and see how I like them.

I am feeling better and better each time and I need to find some time to get some longer runs in.

I got to run this morning and I loved it.  I miss getting up and going for a run.  Once it gets hotter, I will have no choice though.  Anyway, my usual 5 miler and I felt good.  Glad to be running!!!!!!

Just my usual 5 mile run.  Not to much changes in my running world.  I really want to log some REAL miles though and hopefully I can find some time to do that.  I am feeling good and loving being able to run.

Not much different than my 3 mile run any other day.  I pushed my daughter and ran after work.  I hated running at night the first time I did it, but I have gotten used to it and don't mind it so much any more.  I really need to get some more miles in and am off earlier the rest of this week so I can.  Yeah!!

Anyway, same run different day.  I am loving being able to though!!

Today was a good run.  I pushed my daughter and felt good the whole way.  I will most likely push her at the 10k this weekend. 

My friend, Brett, met me at the bridge and rode his bike while I ran and that was fun to have some company and someone to talk to. 

The last mile is a slow and steady up hill and pushing a 30 lb child isn't always easy, but the resistance and workout is awesome.

Glad to be running!!

Same thing as yesterday just without my friend riding his bike with me.  It was a bit warmer today but with some stronger wind gusts.  I just love those. 

I felt quite good again and am very thankful for that.

Love to be running!!!

It was quite windy this morning and a little chilly, but I felt good.  Didn't have to push the stroller today which was nice.  Although, I have noticed that with pushing the stroller I am getting stronger and faster (not alot, but enough for now). 

Happy to be running!!

I wanted to do this run in under an hour and did.  I am improving and that makes me quite happy.

I passed more people than passed me and that is always good.  It was a good run, a few hills, but the hills are great training!!  

Glad to be running. 

The plan this morning was to do 13, but I made it ten.  I ran with my dad and we did the first half in sub 9's (still learning racing lingo, but I think that means high 8's). I haven't ran even a mile that fast in a couple of years so needless to say, I slowed down the second half.  Also once we turned around, we were going up hill and had a pretty nasty headwind.  We did the first 6.2 in 54 minutes, I believe, and that was 3 minutes faster than the run I did on saturday and we stopped for a drink at about 4.  I need to get used to drinking when I run, I don't like it and even today with just the sip I had, I got a side ache.  If  I am going to progress though and log some good miles, I need to hydrate, especially now that it is warming up.

I wore the wrong socks with the wrong shoes and got what seems to be a blood blister on my toe.  It hurt worse this morning, so live and learn on that one. 

I am still debating on running another 3 this afternoon while pushing my daughter.  Like I said in the beginning of this, the plan was to do 13 and by golly I want to do 13.  It still counts when it is in 2 parts, right??  So, if the mileage up top says 13, I did, If not, I suckered out.

I did it!!!!!!!!  Pushing the daughter even.  It was hot ( I ran about 5 pm, stupid.  It was at least 85 or 90 degrees if not more)  The one thing I hate about Hurricane is the wind.  No matter what direction you turn, you have a headwind.  Not all days, but alot of them.  That should have been my clue not to go, but I am stubborn.   Anyway, the wind hurt me today, but I did it and am glad it is over..

I ran the same route as always.  My blisters hurt and for some reason my left quad is hurting a little bit.  When I got done running, it hurt to walk, but only for a minute.  Hopefully it will get better not worse.

I ran after work today, it was quite windy the second half and that is never fun.  Both my blisters and my leg felt good after the run.  Although, this morning my leg is bothering me again.  I am going to take at least a few days off and maybe try some muscle rub or something to see if that can help it.

I slept in until 10:30 this morning so I didn't start running until 11.  It was warm by then, but I felt quite rested.  I pushed my daughter to my usual 4.5 run.  Not much variety when I run, I need to take the Garmin out and find me another few loops for the mileage I want so I can switch things up a bit. 

Happy to be running.

Once again, same route.  It absolutely killed me, again!!!!  INSANE headwind the entire first half.   Enough so, that I almost turned around early.  Once I hit the half way point and I turned around I got an INSANE side ache and had to walk for a few blocks (or 5).  It hurt to breathe and it was more in my gut than in my side.  I assume that it is still a "side" ache.  I only remember one other time that I had a side ache so bad that I had to walk.  Crazy.  I am starting to think I am not ready for the half.  I will probably do it anyway, I suppose I am just frustrated today. 

My leg hurt a little bit at the beginning but went away quickly. 

Happy to be running!!! 

I actually got up early to run.  I have meant to the last 4 saturdays or so and haven't, so I am glad I got up.  I went to the LaVerkin stake center and back, my usual 4.5 or 5 run.  About 2 miles into it I had a crazy side ache again and had to walk again.  This time I limited my walking to 1 block instead of the 5 or so I walked last time.  It was fine after that.  I don't understand it.  When it happened on Thursday I just thought I had drank to much water or something, but I didn't drink anything before I went this time. 

I suppose all I can do is see what happens next time.  The leg felt ok, a bit awkward at first but no pain. 

Glad to be running!

I ran today after work and didn't get started until about 7:15 pm.  I pushed my daughter and went the same route.  I am not feeling as good as I did a couple weeks ago and that is frustrating.  I felt like I was really going to take off and start doing really good, or at least better.  My leg hurting like it did didn't help, and on tonights run it only felt awkward for the first 1/4 mile, if that, and still feels fine, so that is a good thing.  I suppose I am just frustrated with the lack of time I find to run and not logging very many miles.  I feel like I need miles to get better.  Anyway, I am happy to be running and I will get off the pitty pot now.

Same as always, I really need to switch things up a bit, although, it makes it really easy just to put on shoes and go.  I never have to worry about where I am going to go and I just kinda do an auto-pilot thing.

I had a good tail wind the first helf and an INSANE headwind the entire second half.  It made the last mile (which is up hill anyway) that much tougher.  It did feel good though to have to give that extra effort.

I felt much better today.  Absolutely no leg pain, not even in the beginning and that started off the run better than yesterdays.  I still wish I could get some higher miles ran and in all actuality if I make it important enough, it will happen. (What a concept).

Glad to be running!!