Each Day Is a Gift

Smooth...You are simply amazing!! Way to go getting in that long run all by yourself. I sure do get bored running all those miles by myself. Keep it up.

Another party? Wow.

Dale

Oh I wish we could have meet up for a run. I never did get out the door (well sort of read my blog for more info) Those long runs by yourself can be killer!

Smooth,

Awesome long run. You are so self-motivated.

Another Christmas party dinner? WOW!!! Hope you are having a great time as I type.

LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL

Dale -- yah, running alone is no fun.

Kathie -- I wish you could have met up too. Any chance you and Kimmy want to come to Lehi next Sat. for a run? I will LOVE it. Sorry your day was so crazy.

Teena -- Yup, 4 dinner party in a week. We gave away Jazz tickets too and missed our ward party. I think I gained 7 lbs this week. The worst part is I am SO NOT ready for Christmas.

Smooth,

You probably already know this but look what I read today:

"The importance of warm-up and cool-down in exercise

Warming up and cooling down in exercise help your body transition from rest to activity and back again. You also decrease your risk of injury or of being sore. Warm-up should last at least 10 minutes — longer for older people and those who have been sedentary for a long time. Cool-down is especially important. Target heart rate for cool down is 10–15 beats above your resting rate. If you stop exercising too quickly, your blood pressure can drop sharply, which can be dangerous and can also cause muscle cramping.

Make sure that you breathe regularly throughout your warm-up, exercise routine and cool-down. Holding your breath can raise blood pressure and cause muscle cramping."

Just thought it was interesting.

Teena -- THANKS!!! I always suspect that was part of the cause of my muscle cramping. I notice if I stopped running abruptly, my muscle would cramp up. Thanks for sharing what you read. Where did you read this? I'd like to find out more. You're an angel!!!

Great run... and all alone! It is good for us to get distracted by the beauty around us! Running is for our souls! :) They were talking in sunday school today about good times to pray and I wanted to raise my had and say "I pray CONSTANTLY while I am running." They all think I am a yahoo, so I kept my thoughts to myself. ;)

Marion, you are so cute. Yup, I pray constantly while I run too. I've even sang hymns when I ran out of praying words. It happens alot in long distance races when I'm fighting cramps. It really works, faith overcometh fear.

The more I run the more spiritual I realize it is. Maybe ALL things that make us feel like we are going to DIE are better for us than we might think ;) Hey- anything that compels us to call on God for His support has to be a good thing, right?

Putting our bodies to the limit has a way of "humbling" us. We learn so much in running (not just the science of running); but in learning about ourselves and our relationships with our Creator and those around us.

Smooth,

Stink ... I can't find the website where I read that. I was doing some research on how to lower blood pressure for somebody. I came across it then. I'll look again later this evening. Need to go attend another ward's RS meeting. (Third one today.)

LLL

Oh, I wish I could have been there to run with you!!! Another time. Basketball starts next Saturday, so I will have to coordinate the game schedules and see if we can make some more runs in Lehi. I know next Saturday is out becasue we have a dance recital at 10 am, but maybe the following week!

I just realized that my kids get an entire week off before Christmas, so maybe we can meet for some runs during the week since I will have a babysitter!

OH---and what is this new picture of?

Kelli -- you're SO SWEET. I had no idea how fun it is to run w/ someone until you ran with me. Don't you worry about your cute little self to coordinate a run in Lehi. Of course, I'd LOVE it. But I also understand with Christmas and basketball, you're VERY busy.

The new picture was taken at a pizza party after Painter's Half in Jan. this year. A bunch of us "forumites" got together after the race for lunch at the Pizza Factory. JeffC who's a blogger organized it. I wish I had a better picture of the whole group. This was the only one showing Teena, me, Kimmy and half of Kathie's pretty face. Kimmy (a lurker here) is Kathie's sister.

I am all for an informal, last minute run anytime!! Just wait until my kids are home, I will be begging you all to meet me for a run! I really dislike running alone MOST of the time. I get so bored talking to myself!

I have a love-hate relationship with myself! Sometimes I LOVE running alone and some times I hate it! I really do get sick of talking to myself some times! I seem to ramble on and on and on!!! ;)

I can not believe you can run that fast by yourself without someone pushing you! You are so dedicated and talented!

Your new picture is so cute!!!!!

I am so excited you are going to Painters! We are all going to have so much fun!

Kelli -- K, anytime you want informal running, I'm game. Just as long as it's not in the middle of the night. You know this prednisone can do a number on insomnia.

Marion -- Good runners make good ramblers.

Leslie -- Yeah, I just pretend my friends were pushing me in absentia. WOOHOO, we're gonna have a GREAT time partying at Painter's.

Smooth, good run! I'm usually a solo runner, and solo runs are difficult when your doing 13 + miles.

I'm always interested in an informal run. PM me and see if I can attend, I know where to drop water headed south, would be happy to drop water. (just need to remember a sign so nobody steals it all, or throws it away.)