Each Day Is a Gift

Recovery + strides.  9.25 in 1:27:20.  AP:  9:26

Ran with Wendy and Carolyn on the Lehi JRP.  They have signed up to run the Thanksgiving Point Half in April and needed to do 9 this morning.  I wanted to see if the trail closure on the north portion is passable.  So we ran north and YES, the big dirt mount is gone and we easily stepped over the plastic fencing.  The trail was torn up but runnable.

12 miles MLR.  Plan was to run 4 hill miles, down 3200 N up it, then down 2600 N back up it, then down 300 W and up it x 2.  But when I took my son to school, I saw how bad the wind storm was coming from the SW, I abandoned that plan and onto the boring TM. 

3 miles warm up @ 1%:  10:56, 9:46, 9:28  Felt rather fatigued, slow to warm up!

Four 1-mile hills @ progressive incline with  0.5 mile @ 1% incline between hills:

Hill #1 @ 2% in 9:20 (1/2 mi @ 1% in 4:32)

Hill #2 @ 3% in 9:15 (1/2 mi @ 1 % in 4:30)

Hill #3 @ 4% in 9:11 (1/2 mi @ 1% in 4:25)

Hill #4 @ 5% in 9:00 (1/2 mi @ 1% in 4:22)

3 miles cool down @ 1%:  8:34, 8:47, 8:49

Need to do some yoga tonight.

***THANK YOU Andy for this link.  I'm posting it here to remind myself of the taper plan. ***

http://pfitzinger.com/labreports/marathontaper.shtml

Gone half a day to SL for the General Primary Training Meeting...very inspiring, edifying!  STINKY driving in the fog/rain/snow rush hour traffic!!!

Recovery + speed.  5 mi w/ 6 x 100m strides

Warm up 2 miles.

0.125 mi strides @ 6:40,  RI same distance @ 6-7mp x 6

TT: 41:41.  AP: 8:20.   Splits: 9:20, 8:37, 8:10, 7:59, 7:35.

Going back to SL for the Jazz game...more winter driving!

Hoping for better weather this weekend, Happy Easter!  March was a lion...may be April will be a lamb!  :)

WOW! Got to love winter running! Last Friday, March 26, I ran 22 miles in horrid freezing hail/snow/sleet UPHILL with HEADWIND GUST to Alpine!!! The sun peeked out AFTER my run! What?!! Are you kidding me?!! Mother Nature sure has a weird sense of humor!

So this morning I decided to show her!  I was going to redeem my 22 mler.  but felt so good that I continued for 4 more,  in snow and slush mind you, all over Alpine and best last week's time by 41 seconds!!!!  How you like them apples? And I didn't even need an ice bath (was in one the whole time)!  I may have to see my personal PT (aka SSF) to fix me good before Boston though!

***HAPPY April 1st, fellow bloggers!***

Although that was one of my wildest dreams, this is what I really did:

5 EZ recovery mi at AP: 10:01

3 circuits core work

Debating whether to switch my long run to tomorrow.  Forecast says it will be stormy on Sat.   Plan says to run a 8K-10K tune-up race tomorrow.  There's no race on a Fri.  Wanting to run 9 mi with 5 @ tempo.  What to do?

I am SO HAPPY JulieC offered to run with me this morning just as I was debating what to do.  I got to the JRP a little before her, so I ran north to the trail closure and back for 1.3 mi just as she arrived.  The north trail closure was not passable as there was a big earth moving machine digging up mounts of dirt.  Anyhow, Julie and I ran south to the other trail closure which is 8 mile round trip, back to the car/aid station to drink and shed the jacket.  It was a gorgeous day w/ sunny blue sky and birds chirping.  We ran back south again for 8 more and it was a bit breezy and we were both feeling hungry.

My Garmin305  is not working properly.  It would power off automatically if the belt get tugged or jiggled, so I lost some splits.  Will have to get them off of Julie's fancy schmancy new Garmin.  Mine shows my fastest 2 miles at 8:29, slowest was the first warm up mile at 9:10, average pace at 8:40.  Now I feel like I've redeemed myself from last week's horrible blizzard 22 miler.

Julie is an AWESOME pacer and running partner!  The miles just flew by while we chat.  It helps to run with someone faster than me.  She is a very talented and intelligent runner.  I feel so honor that she wanted to take it easy today to run with me.  

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU, Julie, You're the BEST!!!

Schedule says to run a 8K-10K tune up race.  There's a Half at Ogden this morning; but I didn't want to miss General Conference so I did my own 10K race.

Warm up 2 miles in 19:14.  Did the 8 dynamic flexibility exercises.

10K in 46:29 

Cool down 1.25 miles in 10:02

TT: 1:15:45  AP: 8:00

20 min yoga while watching General Conference.

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Love Pres. Monson's sweet comments about his dear wife, Francis.  Really enjoy listening to Sis. Beck's talk on the sacred roles of women.  Elder Packer's talk on the wonderful power of Priesthood.  Elder Ballard's great counsels to mothers and daughters.  Elder Eyring's inspired words to families, children, youth, parents in following the straight and narrow path. 

My soul hungers for these nurturing words of the Prophets and Leaders (especially the women).  It gives me strength, joy and peace.  I am soooo grateful to have the Gospel in my life and to have made sacred covenants with the Lord.