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!
Tom and I enjoyed a nice 12 miler up and down Snow Canyon. It was a little chillier to start with than we were expecting. But still shorts and not lots of layers....woo hoo! Next week we gotta start getting these long runs longer. Boston will be here before we know it!
Today is our oldest son's birthday. If only he were 14 years old I could say I ran a mile for each of his years in my life here on earth....but alas, he is 25 years old so I can't say that. Not sure how that 25 years got away from me!
Met up with several other crazy weather runners at 6:00. We had a good size group. Some of them started peeling off around 5 miles others stuck around a little more. Chad, Dan and Doug kept with us even longer. Then only Doug to help us finish things up. I guess that is what we get when Tom, Doug and I are the only ones doing a spring time marathon.
Our usual water stop was not available today. Plan B was also out as the water is all off at the park. So we had to go to Plan C which was the gas station at the mouth of the canyon. Up the hill and into the wind and down their slippery entry way and parking lot to get a much needed drink of water.
Got home with about .40 more to go so Rui was lucky enough to get a little run in with us too. He gets so sad if we don't have the umph to take him when we get home.
Up early and out in the falling snow with my hubby! Beautiful way to start the Valentine week! I love when I feel like I am part of a little snow globe! Took the ever so anxious Rui out for a mile too! He loved it! He could have kept going. When the temps were under 10 he didn't like being out there too much, but when we are in the 20s he is a happy little doggy!
Started out with Tom while he was warming up. Once he started his speed workout I carried on with most of the rest by myself. Rui got to join in for about 1.7 miles. I actually ran miles 4 and 5 faster than I have for quite awhile. (8:30 pace). I've usually been going around a 9:00-9:30 pace with this crazy start to 2013.
Today's runners were Tom and I, Allison, Hal, Stephen, David and Chad. It was nice to have less miles to work on today. The wind was there like it likes to be here in SF. With the inversion we didn't have any wind. We get one or the other.
Drove out to the base of Harry's Hill and ran Pretty Little Road with Tom as a warm up for his speedy down hill work. After the warm up I drove him to the top to start his fun. I drove back down and ran up and down Harry's Hill for the first time this year. It is always nice to have that done. Then I finished up with another loop on PLR. By then I was able to drive to Tom's finish point to be able to pick him up and head home. It was kind of nice to do something a little bit different today.
Went out with Tom after the kids headed off to school. The sun was shining but it was still a bit nippy starting out. Later the sun and the muscles warmed me up better. We went out and up the trail for a bit and back home. I picked Rui up for his fun in the sun. I was very angry as Tom and I had encountered 2 loose dogs and then Rui and I encountered 3 more! One of them was a large dog and came at us quite menacingly at first! It drives me crazy how many people let their dogs roam around!
