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Track workout at DHHS, 7.25 miles

1.5 w.u., 6 x 800 m (3:20, 3:19, 3:19, 3:21, 3:18, 3:19) with 400 jog between, 1.5 c.d.

Two other people on the track: one speed walker and a super fast guy.

First track workout in a VERY VERY VERY long time.

8 miles

4 miles with Ry at a 8:17 pace and then 4 more miles by my lonesome. Turned off my watch at that point and ran SLOW. Legs were feeling HEAVY!

7.25 miles, AP 8:08. Maverick loop plus some. Trying to play catch up with everything around the house, at work, etc. I thought I would have been caught up by now. Hopefully soon! :-)

7.25 miles, AP 8:35

5.25 miles with Rachel and 2 by my lonesome. It is so nice having someone to run with in the mornings!

I don't have a patient until 9 this morning and so my goal is to catch up my blog here! Like everything else right now, it has fallen quite behind! :-)

Houston was a FANTASTIC experience for the kiddos! It was so so so stinkin' HOT and HUMID though! I have no idea how people train and race in those conditions. We spent roughly six hours a day at the track to watch our kids as well as the rest of the Quick Feet runners. Most of the hours were in the sun (roughly 95-100 degrees) and humidity in the 70s and 80s! CRAZY CRAZY CRAZY!!!

Sherm and Smo did AMAZING! It was quite the experience for Sherm to race all these crazy fast runners. In Utah he has become accustomed to being among the very fastest! At Nationals, not so much! In fact, even though he PR's on his 200 he was definitely towards the slow end of the runners there!!

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Sherm's results (11 y.o.)

200 meters, 27.92 seconds

100 meters, 13.84 seconds

Neither of these times were fast enough to get him past the preliminaries. I'm telling you though, some of these 11 and 12 year old boys look like they are 16!!! I'm not exaggerating even in the slightest. It is CRAZY!!!! The cool thing was that instead of moping or feeling discouraged by his results Sherm was instead motivated to get even better and faster!! I LOVE IT!!! (He is even considering trying to figure out a way to grow a mustache because he said some of those boys his age had them!!!!!!)

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Sophia's results (12 y.o.)

800 meters, 2:41.6

Not her best, but crazy good considering she threw up 7 times within the hour of her race, including once while walking to the starting line. In fact, the officials asked her if she was okay and needed to sit out. She gave them the stink eye and said, "No, I'm fine!" She is one tough cookie!!!

1500 meters, 5:26.73

A new personal record and 36th in the Nation :-) She definitely got a taste of what it is like to compete with the best of the best and it has lit a fire inside of her that I believe will never go out! She has already made a two year plan to become an All American (meaning you have to place in the top 8). :-) Her splits for the 1500 meters were:

300 m 1:00.66

700 m 1:29.5

1100 m 1:31.55

1500 m 1:25.02

Anyway, that's the update!!!! Gotta get to work!!! Hope everyone is having a GREAT week!!! :-)

3.25 super easy miles

20.1 miles (18.1 miles, AP 8:18, then 2 cool down miles with the twins)

Miles 1-7 by my lonesome. Started out early and it was dark, windy, rainy but BEAUTIFUL (except for the wind)! Sadly, I got so caught up in my thoughts that I missed my turn. I was intending to run a 6 miles loop and pick up Ry to join me for some miles. I was totally lost. Couldn't even see Webb Hill (which is my usual marker if I ever get turned around). Luckily I was able to flag down a cyclist who let me borrow his phone to call Ry so he wouldn't freak out! I was able to give Ry my coordinates and he met me 1.5 mile from where I was lost which happened to be Costco. I discovered a new trail that I like though, Milcreek Trail. :-)

Miles 8 -13 with Ry just making our way back home (his car is still at Costco, I suppose we'll have to pick it up later). :-) Luckily he had fluids because I had planned on picking some up when I met him at home at 6 miles! Ha!

Miles 14 - 20.1 with Smo, which forced me to keep my pace (actually pick it up a bit) for the next four miles even though I wanted to slow way down! Luckily I had the chance to slow down with the twins who joined us for the last two mile hoorah! :-)

Temp 81˚ upon completion. Fortunately, it didn't feel that hot.

Happy Saturday, All. Be careful out there! :-)