Each Day Is a Gift

61F With Wendy on MCT 810E > dry creek tunnel > 610 E.  AP: 10:38
 

63F 100% humidity light rain.  Ran with Leslie and Wendy to Mitch Hollow home via 610E and Perry Homes.   AP: 10:14.  Had no lung power going uphill.

Had a rough night of 3 hrs sleep.  Raining windy dreary day.  All my running buddies are staying in.  Finally got on the dreadmill and nearly abandoned the thing and barely eeked out 3 pathetic miles.  Did some foam roll and stretch.  Better day tomorrow!
 

54F sunny light breeze.  Met Leslie in front of her house and we ran up on MCT via Center to Rail trail junction, turned down on 600E.  It was a lot of work and hard breathing to run in the 9s.  AP:  9:51 (10:56, 9:44, 9:14, 10:19, 9:35, 9:29, 9:12)

Clinic visit with doc. was good.  Dr. Cline changed hubby's night time PD Rx to 4 cycles of longer dwelling time and total of 9,000ml.  He's been gaining weight (fluids) and his b/p increasing.  His PD Rx was changed to all "greens" (2.5% dextrose) to pull more fluids last month with no success.  Hopefully with longer dwell times it will help him pull more fluids.

After we got back, I went to fix Joyce lunch, then got her up and dressed for a walk around the block and we sat and visited in the back yard for 45 min. and picked corn and raspberry.  It was such a delight.  She's always saying thank you to me!  :)  She'll be 88 in Nov.  My mother-in-law is exactly one year older than her!  My mil is the most amazing and healthy woman I've ever known! :) 

54F, sunny calm.  Gave Joyce her morning meds then headed out solo on MCT via 810E to dry creek tunnel turned west to 1500W bathroom, turned home via Center.  AP: 9:41 (10:22, 9:48, 9:33, 9:31, 9:33, 9:30, 9:21)  Lots of walkers, cyclists and runners out this beautiful morning.  Immediately after the run, went to fix Joyce breakfast and gave her the other morning meds.

Registered for Boston.  Hope I get in.  Hope hubby will be well enough to fly/travel by next April.

43F sunny clear blue sky calm.  (Wish I was running TOU today, I love that race.)  Wore l/s top, capris, headband and sunglasses.  First 8 miles with Stephanie and Leslie down 3rd west to State St to access Rail Trail then up to MCT.  Stopped at 1600W bathroom to drink and blow nose.  I did not walk the entire uphill, albeit slow.  Steph and Leslie stayed with me up rail trail but once on MCT Leslie took off and my lungs just couldn't keep up.  It felt like my entire airway was filled with cotton.  Did a lot of spitting and luckily no asthmatic cough.  When we reached bottom of Dry Creek they turned back to head home as they only needed 10 since they're running Huntsville Half next Sat.  Mile 1-8: 9:55, 9:00 (downhill), 9:26, 9:48, 10:18, 10:34, 9:42, 9:39

Continued up Dry Creek, drank at the fountains at the top.  Stopped at Mitch Hollow to drink and used the bathroom (mile 9.4) Felt pretty good, decided to take Gu at the next fountain (mile 10.3).  I was planning to run 16 but the weather felt great so decided to keep going to Lone Peak HS trail head bathroom to drink and blow nose (mile 12).  Decided to take the trail towards Art Dye Park for another 0.5 mile then turned back to add on another mile.  Drank along the trail fountains and at mile 14.75 fountain I took a little longer to stop to visit with another runner there.  He's about my age and also training for SG.  Turned out he served a mission in Taiwan same years as my hubby.  I still have 4+ miles to go and with this longer stop, I decided to skip the stop at Mitch Hollow and made it to the next fountain at the top of Dry Creek.  My stomach started to gurgle and legs got heavy...running low on energy.  I only had the one Hammer Gel at mile 10+.  I know I'll be hitting the wall about the time I climbed out of Dry Creek.

I had to walk portion of the uphill where a shirtless teenage boy ran past me...such a show off.  Took the last stop drink at 810E fountain.  Tried to muster the last ounce of energy to push home.  As soon as I arrived home, hubby was outside with ladder and trimmer.  He had me steady the ladder while he trimmed the bushes at the roof-line.  Then I helped him gather the branches and trimmings.  Mile 9-18+: 10:40 (up Dry Creek east side), 10:17, 9:51, 10:08, 10:08, 10:31, 9:55, 9:50, 10:57 (up Dry Creek west side), 10:16, 10:18. 

18.5 miles AP: 10:04 with 9 pit stops.  This run is indicative that I am not in BQ shape for SGM.  I'll taper for the next two weeks and do my best come race morning.