Each Day Is a Gift

   Week 10 : 77 days to Boston

2 miles warm up.  1 min ON @ 7:30, 1 min OFF @ 10:00 x 30.  2 miles cool down @ mp.

11 mi in 1:37:45.  AP: 8:53

Right knee tight.  Will ice and stretch.

ZERO running, NADA!!!  The knee was hurting yesterday late afternoon and evening.  I iced it numerous times and did some light stretching.  The quads were unhappy this morning! Man, I'm a wrack! :)

20 min of P90X ab-rippers.  30 min P90X stretch.

Had a wonderful lunch with my favoritest people!  Then went to my SSF's.  She worked magic on my leg.  I am going to be a good girl so all her hard work will not go to waste! :)

Note to self:  diligently stretch and roll the tight muscles!

AM:  Legs still sore.  Good thing I have Emi here to distract me from going crazy with no running.  We went walking around the block to look at the horses, chickens and dogs, to explore crunchy snow and shadows.  It was brrrrr cold so we didn't go very far! :)

PM:  Walked on 1-5% incline TM for 5 miles.   Stretch and roll the legs tons.

Core workout.

Barbell 10lbs for biceps and triceps.

Foam roll and stretch the quads again.

Legs felt much better after 2 days of no running so I took the new shoes out for a test-run (I wore them yesterday walking on the TM)!  Temp was 12 degrees, sunny, no wind.  Wore, 2 pairs of socks, Boston 3/4 zip fleece, CW-X insulator tights, beanie and ski-mittens...it was PERFECT!

The first mile felt hard...feet, knee, quads started to complain immediately...almost abandoned the run.  Once warmed up I focused on smooth strides, listened to foot-falls and pumped the arms more.  Finally got in the groove after 5 miles.  However marathon pace felt harder than it should be.  Not going to worry about speed right now!

Recovery:  15 min of stretching, 10 min of foam roll.  Will ice if knee hurts and more stretching and rolling to follow this evening!

My son is receiving his Temple endowment tomorrow.  Karen is taking her daughter for bridal dress fitting in Bountiful tomorrow.  So we changed things up and ran our long run this morning!  Karen (Sky) picked me up and we met Lori at the Lehi JRP after the kids were off to school.

Temp was in the high teens, cloudy, no wind, quite pleasant!  It was a nice day for a fun conversational run.  Lori runs like a gazelle.  Both Lori and Karen ran track in high school (800 meters).  Today's run was the longest distance either of them have ever run; however they have run half marathons.  Lori's knee started to hurt at mile 9, I showed her a few stretches.  She turned back at mile 12 while Karen and I went on.  It's a good thing she asked how far we've run or I would have kept going.  16.25 in 2:41:27.  AP: 9:55.

We saw geese, hawks, fox, cats, cows, horses, goats, llamas and a few walkers with their dogs and of course, my friend, Rick roller-blading!

Knee was fine once warmed up.  Will monitor closely.  There's going to be a house-full of young RMs tonight and tomorrow which means I'll be feeding lots of hungry boys! :)

A wonderful day with family and friends witnessing our youngest child make sacred covenants in the Temple with our Heavenly Father!

Cooked breakfast and dinner for 12 adults (10 hungry men) and one toddler!!!   The downstairs family room was transformed into a dormitory with my son and his 3 college roommates sleeping and playing ping-pong there this weekend!  I am treasuring the moment as my baby will soon be leaving home for 2 years...every milestone is the *last*. 

Did 30 min. of core, biceps, triceps exercise.