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!
(You gotta sing it like the kid in Little Rascals)
OK, so I mixed a few striders or fartleks in with this run. I also added a little less than a mile tempo in. Most of it I just endured it with Tom enduring right along beside me!
But even a kind of miserable run in the wind is more enjoyable than no run at all! : )
I just didn't want to get out and run this morning and since I had time later in the day I told Tom to go without me while I stayed in bed for another hour.
I didn't really want to just zig zag around the neighborhood to get 6 miles in so I decided to run to Springville to see my friend, Lesa, at her furniture store. I wasn't exactly sure how many miles it is to Springville but decided that if I didn't want to go all the way I could turn around and come back any time.
I decided to just go for it. It was 5.27 miles from my door to Vaud Hank's Furniture store door. I said hi to Lesa and her dad for a few minutes and got a drink of water and headed back home.
On the way home I realized that the run over must have been more down hill than I thought because the run home was more uphill than I was expecting. At one point I decided to walk up a pretty good hill. I turned my watch off while I walked it. When I got home it was exactly 5 miles so the hill must have been .27.
Aahhhh! A very nice 6 mile run with Tom this morning. There was no wind so we were able to go south east to start out and head out to the river trail that we avoid during the very windy times.
Most of this run was with Tom and Doug B. Tom made a little detour with me to the new convenience store on the south end of main. It is now my favorite "convenience" store! I wasn't sure if we would find the group again, but we did and ended up running with Doug again. Nice up into the wind and then down and around away from the wind.
Tom and I love it when we go out for our run and the wind is NOT there waiting for us! Today that was the case so we decided to change up our normal "run away from the wind" route. (Of course our run away from the wind route always means we get to hit it head on at about 3 1/2 miles!) But today...not much wind there! Ahhh...so nice!
Shorts and short sleeves! Woo hoo! Nice to do a fartlek workout in today's conditions and with my cute hubby who understands me even when I don't understand myself! Thanks Tom!
Great morning to get up and go for a run with Tom and the SF gang! There was a nice size group out today plus lots of other runners out and about! Nice sunshine for the last few miles as the sun poked it's pretty little head over our beautiful snow filled mountains!
Whoa! It was d-a-r-k this moring! Tom and I got a nice scare from a deer that we couldn't see who decided to bound out from hiding just as we approached! Gave us a little heart rate hike and then a little chuckle!
Good ole' 6 mile loop in the dark and wind with Tom. : ) One kitty came running out in front of us...luckily it was just a regular old kitty and not a pew kitty!
The first two miles we were able to enjoy a beautiful full moon!
The next two miles we were able to enjoy some of the meanest canyon winds uphill and into our faces.
The final two miles we were able to enjoy a very stiff help home.
Down in the river bottoms we passed an old woodshed that is usually dark but had lights in it this morning. So Tom starts telling me stories of ax murderers while the wind is howling and the beautiful full moon is now set behind the western mountains. Just a bit spooky!
What a great way to start this Saturday! Tom and I joined in with several of the SF runners this morning for a lot of somber and fun chit-chat! Doc. Ludlow just returned from Japan on Wed. They were actually in the Sendai area, luckily about 6 miles in from the coast. He had a lot of first hand accounts to tell us, some heartwarming and some just sad. We are grateful him and his wife were able to return safely and leave knowing all of their family were safe. We have also been able to hear from most of our Japanese friends and learn of their safety. What a week. And what a road they have ahead of them!
Later in the run we got to have the laughter buttons pushed several times! Can't help but have fun when you run with Bob and Dave! I swear I want to make a comic strip about those two and their running adventures! British Bob and Cowboy Dave!
Hurried home to get girls ready for piano judging and final performance of Robin Hood. Later we will enjoy some time with Jimmer and the BYU gang. Hopefully they can continue to dance their way into the final 16 and beyond!
Looking forward to having our oldest boy and his cute Japanese girlfriend with us for the day! Can't wait to give them a hug! We've only talked to them on the phone since all this craziness has been going on. Her family lives in Japan and her sister was in the Sendai area when the earthquake and tsunami hit. They were not able to hear from her for a few days and feared for her safety.
This morning Tom and I started out a bit earlier than ususal so I could get started on my new fun thing! Tom and I did 5 miles then he continued while I went to the church to meet up with 18 ladies who wannarunna 5k! I have gathered this group together for a 9 week training program to a 5k. These are mostly ladies who have never done any running. It was so fun to get them together this morning! I hope they all stick with it.
After I got home from that I got the kids off to school and the phone rang. One of the ladies who had planned to go this morning had accidentally slept in. She wanted to go out and do day one so I told her I would come down and do it with her. So since I did the training two times and then came home and took my doggy for a quick little run I am going to combine that to make my 6 for the day. Each of the trainings are just under 2 miles right now.
Whoa....the wind and the snow are suppose to go away now, right? They were there for Tom and I in full force this morning and tried their best to get us to turn around and go back to bed. But they did not win! We are glad we stuck with it because it all seemed to settle down after the first few miles and we were able to have a nice, enjoyable run.
This morning I met up with my "iwannarunna5k" gals for thier day number 2! I was so proud of them! All of them showed up plus one more even when it was chilly and windy! So there are 19 following my little training here in town and a few others following along in other areas! This will all lead up to their first 5k on May 21st! Sad story today though.....one gal fell. She was so cute, just smiled and jumped up and finished the workout. It was dark out so she couldn't really see what she had done to herself. She just knew that she had scraped up her hands a bit. Well...I just got an update from her....she went home and found gravel in her hands and as she started trying to wash it out she realized her knee was hurting....long story short.....she had to have 8 stitches and a tetnus shot! : ( How sad.....but she said, "I love this and I'll see you Friday morning!" What a trooper!
Later Tom and I went out for our run in the sunshine. Unfortunately there was still more wind than we wanted, especially for a tempo run, but that's life here in the windy city. We did a 3 mile warm up and then a 3 mile tempo with a 2 mile cool down. Ave. Pace for tempo 7:40.
Since I have to get up a bit earlier to get my run in before I meet with my little 5K training group I was able to meet up with Kay this morning. Tom decided to catch a few more Z's and head out on his own. It was fun to get 5 and a half miles in with my buddy Kay! I will probably meet up with her at least on Fridays for a while.
Today was the end of week number one for my little followers! They are doing so well! I'm proud of them getting out in the early morning and in the wind and cold! There were a few missing this morning, but hopefully they will be here Monday!
Tom came up for a good name for my little group.....Kim and the Kardio-dashians! How's that? I thought it was pretty clever! I might have to suggest it to my Ragnar group!
Fourteen maybe felt a little more like 15 or 16 with the gusty, cold wind that joined us yet once again! For some reason though...it's all still fun! Enjoyable company, nice places to run, healthy legs and bodies....ya gotta love it!
I got 5 miles with Tom, then one more on my own while he went a different direction to get 5 more. After my 6 I was able to meet with my cute little running group. They are doing very well! The start of week 2 is looking good! I can tell that one week behind them has already done them much good!
Met up with my Kardio-dashian sisters this morning. There were 14 there today. One has a son going into the MTC today, one had sick kids through the night, hopefully the others had a good excuse too. We started out with 18-19 last week, so I hope we keep our numbers up. They are doing well. Next week will be a big test for them as the schedule will kick them up a few notches. They seem to be having a good time and I am enjoying the time with them too.
Tom and I went out around 10:30 to do half mile repeats. Here's the rundown.....
