Each Day Is a Gift

Got 6 hrs sleep last night! YAY!!!!  Karen texted at 7am:  "Let's pretend we're polar bears. What's 16 degrees to polar bear...balmy, right!!!"  Leslie: "OK, let me put on my bear suit."  Karen: "Be sure it's not bare suit."  My reply:  "I'm more of a brown bear. I eat and hibernate!"  SO, the three of us "bears" bundled up and Leslie gave us our Christmas presents early - RUNNING GLOVES with sensatec touch, screen compatible, secure grip with silicone palm and sleek design!!!!  What a GREAT friend! :) :) :)  We ran east to Smith's on MCT then turned back to get Amanda who only wanted 3 miles.  It was cold (my phone and watch data said it "feels like 8F", but the sunny blue sky and wonderful company of friends sure warmed my hearts quickly! 8 miles with AP 9:27, last solo mile to home was 8:58.

Going to babysit Skylar while her parents go to dr visit w/ ultrasound to find out the gender of their baby! So excited!  Steven came home from Taiwan Sat. He and hubby are out shopping for the essentials of American life - phone plan and vehicle...  

Happy Monday all!  :)

"Zipadeedooda zipadee'ay, my o my what a wonderful day, plenty of sunshine coming my way, zippadeedooda zipadeeday!" was the text from Karen this morning! :) :) :) My reply:  "Oh, it's the bear necessity, the simple bare necessity of life...." Yep, we zip into our running clothes and out into the cold tundra! :)  Normally I'd meet them half way, but somehow we missed each other in the Perry's neighborhood, I got to Karen's door and she and Leslie got to my door, nearly a mile distance simultaneously!  I ran back toward home and hollered as I saw them on my street!  Silly us! :)  Another beautiful sunny blue sky cold morning 16F, no wind!  We ran west on 2600N to the rail trail and up on MCT back to Perry's neighborhood.  Only had time for 7 with AP: 9:38.  

Jen and Jeff are going to have a baby boy.  Yay, grandbaby #9 due in mid April!!! :) :)

19F cloudy calm.  Karen's text: "it's 20 degree, due to the heat..." Me: "yah, heat wave coming."  Leslie: "but not as warm as my bed."  We ran east to Mitch Hollow on MCT. Had to walk up Dry Creek, returned on SR92, managed to run up the hill.  I reminisced that I used to run up to the top of Suncrest and back for a half marathon every other Wed. No way, I'd be doing that in my old age now! :)  9 miles AP: 9:40, last mile @ 8:42.

"Rise and shout the runners are out along the trail to fame and glory. Rise and shout, our cheers will ring out as we run and tell our victr'y story." texted Leslie.  I have such fun running buddies!  Balmy 28F, cloudy calm morning.  We ran west on MCT to rail trail, traverse through the constuction mess by the new hospital, and back up on 2600N.  On the uphill, I kept one foot in front of the other sounding like a freight train, as Karen and Leslie "pulled" me up.  At the top, Leslie raised her arms in triumphant joy! :)  Tired today, have had a bit of a sore throat the last couple days and achy upper back, feet also achy at the end of the day.  I need to have a physical, dexa scan and health screening, dental...all that stuff...it's been nearly two years!

21F starting temp at 7am, warms up nicely once the sun peeks over the mountains, clear blue sky, calm, cool crisp air.  Ran with Leslie and Wendy up Suncrest to Leslie's parents' future house currently being built.  I was a huffin' a puffin' up the hill and wishing Karen would drive by on her way up to Draper Temple to give us a lift! :)  Then we traversed over to Alpine park where we gu'ed and drank from the everflowing fountain. Returned via Burgess Park.  Quads were too tired to cruise down suncrest.  Ran Wendy home at mile 12 then ran Leslie home and back for 14.  Our two stops took longer than expected so got home with barely enough time to shower and drive hubby to Murray for a procedure to remove his vascath.  

I've been under the weather lately with mild sore throat, runny nose, achy upper spine and swollen glands.  Bottom of feet also felt achy like they're bruised.  Hopefully it's just a cold and minor stress reaction. 

Gorgeous sunrise.  I texted my running buddies:  "The day dawn is breaking. The world is awaking.  The clouds of darkness are fleeing away.  The runners are in motion from ocean to ocean. We'll join'em before the storm on this BEAUTIFUL morn... :)"  Easy conversational run with Wendy on MCT to 1500W bathroom, drank, blew our noses and turned back home for 5 miles.  50 miles week...gotta get'em while ya can! :)