Each Day Is a Gift

Took Steven to S.O.A.R. and spent the morning at the orientation mtg.   Made me wish I was going to college.  Took my Mexican sister to Sweet Tomatoes.  I ate WAY TOO MUCH!!!  In fact I have been pigging out a lot this month.  

Too full and too hot to run outside in the afternoon.  Ran 4 on the TM, 3 "hills" w/ max incline at 10, variable speed, max at 8:34.  TT: 42:15.

Around the world core + Fast abs. , 40 reps.

Bicep, tricep. 8 sets x 40 reps.

Going to curl up for home movie w/ hubby...better skip the pop corn and candy since I had a dinner of T-bone steak...such a piggy.

Week 12 Schedule calls for 10-20 min warm up, 3 x 1600m @7:50 (1 min RI), 10 min. cool down.

Did the 8 dynamic flexibility exercises.   Warm up for 2 miles:  9:27, 8:51.  Did a little light stretching.  The girls soccer team arrived and did their 1 lap warm up while I was finishing up the first mile repeat.  Then as I was into my 2nd repeat, they did their 1 mile trial run and the coach was yelling out the time as we lap him.  That was fun, however, I pressed the wrong button and messed up my Garmin timing.  So I'm going off of what he yelled out for that mile.

1st mile @ 7:41 (a tad bit fast) 

2nd mile @ 7:51

3rd mile @ 7:56

Cool down 1.5 miles running clockwise around the track:  9:09, 9:14. 

TT: 48:49.  AP: 8:52.  Stretched thoroughly afterwards.  Could feel the ITB getting inflamed. 

Not sure if I like this workout.  It's hard.  I wonder how much it benefits me as I feel like I can't get any faster.  Can a 53 yr. old woman improved on VO2 max?  

Evening

The Beehives had yoga and smoothies for their activity tonight.  I invited myself.  First time ever going to a yoga class.  LOVED IT!  Lotsa giggling.  It was so fun.

3.3 easy with Wendy, Mary and Carolyn.  

Around the world core + fast abs ~ 35 reps.

It was a long day yesterday babysitting.  The parents and kids didn't leave until after 8pm.  I had 7 Primary pres. to do phone interviews with after 9 pm.  Didn't go to bed 'till midnight.  Woke up at 4:30 am with no motivation to drive to Draper for the Suncrest run.   Stayed in bed till 6 am and went with the scheduled run instead.  FIRST schedule calls for a 6 miler (2 mi easy, 3 mi @ 8:23, 1 mi easy).  

Why is the first mile so hard?  Ran into JonA at 1.5 mi., stopped to chat a little.  Boy, he's fast!!!!  I turned around in less than a min., he disappeared.  Felt good thru the 3 tempo miles.  But on the 1st cool down mile, twitches of muscle cramps showed up.   On the 2nd cool down mile, the ITB began to tug from knee to hip.  An old slight pain on the left knee (at 4 o'clock) also showed up.  I've had that pain before coming down off Bull River Rd. to 3200 N.  The pain went away when I picked up the pace a little.

7.2 miles in 1:05:05  AP: 9:02.  Splits:  10:51, 9:13, 8:05. 8:20, 8:16, 9:09, 9:23, 0.2 mi in 1:40 (8:48)

Still debating about DNews 10K.

Off to the temple.  Another busy day with orientation of new counselor, etc.

Have a Happy Thursday Everyone!

Evening:

Hubby got home early at 9pm so we went for a walk.  It really helped loosen the hip joints which got tight from all the sitting today.  Saw lots of runners out.  Nice evening.

Am/Pm Yoga.  Ahhh!  Felt so good to stretch.

Easy out and back to Sego Lily Elementary via 3rd West hill and Frontage Rd.   Knee felt fine on the down hill at that slow pace.

TT: 48:47.  AP: 9:45.  Splits: 9:58, 9:25, 9:29, 10:01, 9:52

Sitting thru two meetings for 3 hrs this morning made everything tight again.  Will stretch before heading down to the Y for another meeting.

Need to start my long run at 5 am so I can make it back for Youth Conference tomorrow morning.  Have I ever mentioned that I'm not an early bird?  It's not a bad thing right...I just don't get worms!  :)

Had a huge Tucano's dinner at the S.O.A.R. banquet last night...such a pig...but the food was so good and I didn't have lunch.    Woke up at 2 am, tried to fall back to sleep.  Needless to say, didn't start the run at JRP 'till 6:04 am (an hour later than planned). Schedule calls for 18 miles @ 10:06.  I could either cut the run short or run faster.    Did the same thing for the 18 miler two weeks ago by walking and drinking 7oz. every 2 miles).  T. was in the mid 60's.  There was a light breeze just as the sun peeked over the mountain.  Saw few ducks diving and skimping over the river. 

Walked part of the uphill.  Saw RAD and Bec on my way down at my mile 5.3.  Figured I was under a mile ahead of them and they would catch up so I didn't turn to run back up with them.  Stopped at the car (mile 10) to refill the flasks with gatorade, ate one energy bar with 1/2 bottle of water.  No time to waste,  continued south for 8 more. 

I only glanced at the watch to see the time so that I could get the run done in time for Y.C.  The ITB started to bug around mile 13.  Concentrated on form and pushed thru the pain.  Saw Rick roller blading by and one of the Grimley boys and his wife running.  Doused my hat and shirt with water at mile 16 at the camp ground fountain.  The ITB felt better with faster pace and only felt it tugging on the rolling part of the trail.   Made it back to the car to see RAD and Bec chatting and didn't even look like they had run 14.   They had lots of 8:30 paces.  It would have killed me to run with them.   No time to stretch or visit.  Drank the rest of the gatorade.  Total fluid consumption:  86 oz. 

Just as I got in the house at 9:15, the phone rang.  Hubby said the youth were finished with their breakfast and waiting for me.  ARRGGH!  I thought I wasn't due to speak 'till 10am.   Took a record-breaking fast shower and headed over to the Stake Center in 20 min.  Whew!  hubby killed some time by answering some questions that the youth were dying to find out about him. 

18 miles in 2:50:56 (not counting the couple of min. to refill the fuel belt), almost 8 min PR from two weeks ago.   AP:  9:29.  Splits:  9:58, 9:33, 9:39, 10:24, 11:13, 8:57, 9:24, 9:23, 9:18, 9:23, 9:26, 9:00, 9:34, 9:04, 9:22, 9:11, 9:14, 8:43