I started running in the fall of 2007. I truly believe I was inspired to start running and I have seen some very big blessings come my way because of following that inspiration.
Ran Boston Marathon 2013 & 2014. My favorite PRs: 2011 at the SG 1/2 and 5K where I ran the 5K in 22:22. 2013 Nebo 1/2 (downhill) 1:36:15
Short-Term Running Goals:
Long-Term Running Goals:
Running throughout life with Tom. Staying healthy and happy.
Learn from others, learn from myself, work hard, do my best, enjoy!
On running and on life.....
On occasion we need to make a second effort - and a third effort, and a fourth effort, and as many degrees of effort as may be required to accomplish what we strive to achieve.
~Thomas S. Monson~
Personal:
Going to St. George? Bag the hotel and stay in one of our condos instead!
This definitely is not the plan I had for the beginning of a brand new year. I have been sick and this awful air we have here has not allowed me to be able to get outside without coughing...even without running. I have no TM and no gym membership but I don't think I could have even done things with those until now anyway with this darn cough. I hope I remember how to run.
Yeah!!!! I finally got to get out and run again! The air is still bad so I was nervous about my cough but it went well. I ran with Tom for 2 miles then he took off faster and I finished 2 alone and then a mile walk with my dog! I was even able to keep the four miles a bit under 9 min/mile. I was very happy!
Ok so I just realized the last two entries are on the wrong day. So yesterday and today is together here. I don't want to go back and fix it. So the above info is for yesterday. (Tues)
Today (Wed the 9th) I was able to get out again and feel pretty good! It was early in the morning this time, (yesterday was around 11:00). My back was a little bit of trouble at the beginning but I warmed up and was able to get 5 miles in today! I am so happy to be able to get out again! I think I will take tomorrow off since I had a 2 week break and get out again Friday and Sat. I don't want to be stupid now and come back and cause an injury.
Tom and I met up with Kelly and Kay but the slippery, uneven surface made Kay nervous to run on with a bad knee. So Kelly, Tom and I slogged through nine miles. If felt like more than that! Just glad we were able to get er done! Looking forward to a quick trip to SG soon!
I have to say I am very lucky that I have a dedicated running hubby who can sometimes work from home. We were able to get out when it was a nice warm 4 or 5 degrees instead of earlier when it was still in the negatives. Not sure how easy it would have been on my own today. I'm not going to miss this cold stuff when it finally decides to leave us.
Did five with Tom today. It was about 17 degrees or so. Got hot and had to take the top layer off.
Yesterday I decided to run from the end of my hall, down the stairs, back up and down the hall 50 times. I also went ice skating with the Young Women/Young Men group in our ward.
St. George Half (2:10 pacer) (13.1 Miles) 02:09:32
Easy Miles
Marathon Pace Miles
Threshold Miles
VO2 Max Miles
Total Distance
13.10
0.00
0.00
0.00
13.10
Oh what fun it is to pace races! Had a great time in the awesome sunshine of St. George. One lady by me from Bloomington Hills said, "We can tell who is here from the north because they are in shorts!" She was freezing and I was loving life!
I got to pace with Becky today. She is a doll! We started out with a pretty good size group! With about three miles left many of them had either pulled ahead or slowed down a bit. At the finish line we watched many of them come in in the next few minutes. It is always so fun to help them through.
Thank you to Walter Brown and his American Flyers Race Pace Group! So fun to be a part of it!
As I run out in this awful air we have here in Utah I think of my friend in Ohio who received new lungs this past summer. She had a lung disease that required her to be placed on the donor list and get a transplant. She has never smoked a day in her life but ended up with this disease. She works so hard to protect her new lungs that were given to her from some unknown person. It makes it a hard decision to know if we should be out in that stuff. I looked straight into the sun as I was running...it didn't bother my eyes at all because it is so filtered. It just looked like a great big full moon up there in the sky. Blah....Inversion!
This was a crazy day. Tom and I got up and out the door at 6:00 but it was so foggy and so icey there was just no way we were going to be able to get a good run in safely. We saw a car just ahead of us and barely could see the lights. We figured if it was that hard for us to see them, they surely weren't going to be able to see us! Plus the ice was just everywhere. So we did the only logical thing and went back in and went to bed for a while longer. Only problem with that was that I had a jam packed day and knew I wouldn't be able to get a run in. :o(
We got some more snow last night so we were running in all the ruts the cars have made. I don't like the uneven stuff but at least it wasn't too slippery at first. The last few miles were more slippery. I'm not sure if that is because it was warming up or because of the snow coming down. At least I know I have 7 for the week. I'm hoping to have a better week to finish off January. It hasn't been the best.
Six miles with Tom and Annette and a bunch of others who decided to come in on the hidden track that we had found. Later a bunch of shoveling of the snow. We have quite a few neighbors who are in need of assistance so it is nice that I can get out and give them a hand.
