Work will win when wishy washy wishing won't

New Year's Revolution Run

I had no goals in mind for this race.  Ran into my friend Lisa Lundell at the beginning and decided to run with her.  She has been sick for about 3 weeks so she knew it was going to be hard for her.  We came in just before 2:20.  I enjoyed running with her.  

Jansen flew out for Costa Rica last night.  Lisa's cousin owns a retreat in Costa Rica that let's people come and work there for some room and board.  So hopefully I can hook Jansen up with them!

Yesterday I took Tani and her friends, Kelsie, Tracy, Hannah, and Emily to Cedar City for the SUU Red Riot.  It is a night for prospective students.  I dropped them off and then came to the condo to stay since I need to pick them up today to take them home.  

I had to try to get double digits all by myself.  Happy to say I did it!  However only one mile into the run my foot went into a crevace in the road and I twisted it quite bad.  I thought I was going to have to find help getting back to the condo.  I decided to try to run anyway.  It hurt at first but then started settling down.  But by about mile 7 it was pretty sore.  It is a little swollen and looks like it might bruise but luckily I think I made it through without much damage.

Dan, Ludlow, Tom and I braved what we thought was going to be a very soggy, cold morning.  The snow fell here and there but the rain did not come and drench us!  YAY! Down in the riverbottoms there was a loose black cow on the road.  Cars go so fast down there we thought for sure someone would hit it.  Right then a car came flying past....we motioned for it to slow down and luckily they listened and were able to slam on the brakes right as the cow came in front of them.  I know they would have hit it.  We called to have the cops take care of it before someone and the cow were hurt.  We took the loop again and when we came around there were 4 officer vehicles and they had it all under control.  Now if we could just figure out how to get those cars to slow down on those roads!  

We also found a pigeon sitting in the road like it had been hit but not killed.  It looked fine but wouldn't move.  We didn't really want to have it get splattered on the road so Tom scooped it up to take it off the road.  With that it decided to try to fly and got off to the side but not much more than that.  

That's all we tried to save today.

At nine I went to the stake women's conference.  It was really nice.  Always great to be with the sisters and learn and feel the spirit.

On this very cold Ground Hog's Day morning Tom and I went and ran up and down center street.  Hard to find a decent road to run on with all of our snow.

Super foggy and very erie!

Twelve foggy miles with the guys....glad Tom, Ludlow, Dan and Chad let a girlie tag along.  Lots of frosted hair and eyebrows and eyelashes this morning!

I actually only did 6 today but I did 2 after Zumba yesterday so I am just logging it here.  Actually had nicer weather today....31 degrees and no fog/smog!

Wow...after temps in the teens we had 47 degrees this morning!  Storm coming later today.  

Starting the Couch to 5 K training for my friend DeeAnn Hatch.  She has lost 87 pounds and wants to train for a 5k.  Looking forward to meeting with her 3 times a week before Zumba.  Eventually it will add a mile or two onto my training but right now it is not much running.

Back to a few more layers again today.  This is the time of year in Utah where we have spring one minute and winter the next.  Snow came down yesterday but is melted away today.

Day 2 with DeeAnn.  Annette was going to join us today but I didn't realize it and we didn't keep the church door unlocked for her.  We felt so bad when the Zumba ladies showed up and opened the door and she walked in with them.  She had been going around the church in the cold when she came dressed to go in the church.  :(  So proud of her for not leaving and going back to bed!

Day 3 for DeeAnn and Annette.  

Tom, Kim, Carolyn, Ludlow, Doug, Alan, and Todd today.  Nice day except for the wind at times.  But this is Spanish Fork...wind is who we are.

Found out last night that Tani and her friends are going to come here tonight for Sadie Hawkins dinner and games before the dance.  I guess we better figure out what we are feeding them and get the house cleaned!  

Today is Tia's last day of Tales of the Arabian Nights with the SF Youth Theater.  It will be her last show ever with them.  After this year she is just going to do HS things.  That keeps them busy enough!  We have seen a lot of fun shows with Tani and Tia and the Youth Theater.

Run/Walk with DeeAnn and Annette....Zumba

Just Tom and Kim on the newly named "Hamstring Hill Loop"  Named after Dan pulled his hammy last week.

Run/Walk with D and A.  Zumba

Zumba and 5k training was most of my week this week.  It will be nice with DeeAnn and Annette's 5k training can help get me a few more miles.  Thursday I was going to run but with early mornings 6 days a week for exercise I just needed a rest day.  And it was good for my knee thta has been bothering me a bit.

This morning's run was only Tom and I along with Alan.  It really helps when there are more people there.  Hopefully we get a good group going again soon.

Missed some running this week but did a whole bunch of yard work!  Good for the yard, good for the body, good for the soul!  

Tom and I had to take a quick trip to SG to fix a few things at the condos.  Started out together but I was feeling pretty pokey so told Tom to go ahead.  I found an adventure trail to go on and had a fun last few miles.  

I hurt my back a bit on Friday and didn't dare try a long run on Saturday.  So I took the weekend off and tried things this morning.  Feeling good.  I think I made the right choice in staying down for a couple days! 

Got one mile in under 8 minutes.  I haven't done that for awhile.  I need to do it more often.

Tom and I did some hill work.  I was also able to catch about 30 mintues of Zumba.

Chad and Alan were with Tom and I for the first 4ish miles then it was just the two of us.  It was a pretty nice run on a beautiful morning.  A little windy up near the golf course and Dripping Rock but over all a nice day.

Tani is at prom with Cade Swenson tonight.  Just waiting for her to get home and tell me about her fun day before heading to bed.

May the 4th be with you!

First of all Tom and I ran up Provo Canyon 5 miles and back down 5 to the start line of the Provo 5K.  

I met up with DeeAnne Hatch who I have been helping with the couch to 5k program the last 9 or so weeks.   She has lost 95 pounds over the last 11 months and this was her first ever 5k.

In practice we had done 3 miles and the fastest was about 36 minutes.  We were hoping to get under 35.  Well...she rocked it! She came in at 32:52ish!!!!  She was 3rd in her age...and surprising to me I was also 3rd in my age.  When I run my best and try to place I sometimes don't make it but I run slower and get in....what gives?  :)  

Anyway...it was a super fun race!  Such a joy to watch DeeAnne through this journey!

Tom and I were the only ones to show up today.  I'm glad this wasn't last week when Tom had a 5K he was doing or I would have been alone.  It is so much easier running with someone than alone!  Thanks Tommy!  :)

4.3 in Aneheim before another day in Disneyland.

12 with Dr. Ludlow while Tom was at a 5K in SLC.

No running on Sunday but spent the day with Tyler and Chelsey in the Provo Hospital while our running buddy Dr. Ludlow delivered baby Amelia!

Mostly been doing some Zumba lately.  I need to get my miles going again though.

Beautiful morning for a run with Tom.  I gave blood on Monday so I'm not quite up to par.  We ran about 3 together and then I let him go ahead so no pressure for either of us.  

I wanted to get at least 14 in today but 12 will have to do.  With the baby born this week and me helping a bit there and then also giving blood on Monday I just didn't have the strength or desire to add 2 more on today.  But I was happy to have JaNae along with Tom, Dan and Alan today.  I haven't ran with her for  awhile.  We let the guys go ahead and we enjoyed our slog together.

Went to the track with Carolyn and Ludlow.  We decided we better do a weekly (hopefully not weakly) speed work day as we lead up to SGM.

This week has been the Spanish Fork East Stake Pioneer Trek up Diamond Fork Canyon.  Tia and I were there.  There was a replica of the Payson Temple built by the youth while they were there.  What a great experience!

Only four miles but some speedwork in there with Ludlow.  Tom was doing his speedwork there too....just faster than us.  Carolyn was there but not participating in the speedwork.

Had to do six faster laps by myself today.  Carolyn and Tom were there but one is faster than me and one is not doing speedwork this year.  

Up/Down Payson Canyon with Tom, Ludlow and Stephen.  

Love Payson Canyon time!  

I've done some speed work, some hill work and lots of Zumba with my miles this week so taking today off to hopefully have a good longer run tomorrow.  I wanted 15 tomorrow but I need to be done by 7:15 or 7:30 at the latest so we'll see what we get.  

Tomorrow is our dear sweet Grandma Aunt Betty's funeral in Eureka.  Love her!

Ludlow and I did some speed work on the track while Tom did his speedier work at the same time.

2 x 400

1 x 800

1 x mile 

Down Payson Canyon with Tom, Dan and Alan.  Another guy joined us today but he drove up with us and then ran up before coming down so we didn't see him anymore.  

This run is always so fun...I love it!  Just got to be careful with it.  

Slept in since I had company last night and we all stayed up playing games and having fun!

Five with Miss Chrissy!  Ludlow's daughter in law.  Nice to have her in town.  

Had to do the last 6 on my own.  If someone else would have been with my I probably could have added a few more miles....but on my own I was done.

Six with Carolyn then watched Tom run in the finish line for the Speedy Spaniard.  He took 3rd in his age!  Yay Tom!  I had NO desire at all to try to run fast so I didn't sign up to run!

Lovely 7 miles down Payson Canyon.  Joined today by my friend Kristin K!  Stephen also ran with us while Tom and Alan went up a bit higher and came down a bit faster.

I was shooting for 18 but had a time crunch and only got 17.  That is good with me though.  Tom was able to get 18 in.  Not many out with us this morning.  

After the run we got ready and went down to our niece Wendy's wedding to Conner.  It was a very nice wedding and nice day spent with Tom's siblings.

Love my Payson Canyon!  Today Tom and I enjoyed the morning with Dan, Ludlow, Mary (Alan and Joy were kind enough to take us up even though they weren't running down).

Tom and I enjoyed the morning run in the beautiful Fishlake National Forest.  We were able to stay in the old Lee Pleasant Pines cabin with Tom's siblings and spouses.  Missed having Bob and Nancy with us as they serve their mission in Washington DC.  But the rest of us had a great time!  So glad the cabin is still in the family with Tom's cousin Lance and his wife Andrea!

This week I was up at Girl's Camp at Koholowo which is up Payson Canyon.  I woke up at 4 and left the campground around 4:15 to drive down to meet the gang at Peteetneet at 5:00.  I rode up with them then ran down with them (mostly with my friend Kristin) and then drove back up to Koholowo (took Alan back to his van that he drove us all up with) and also picked up sweet Sarah Norris from Peteetneet to take her back up to camp for the day!  

I made it through the first 20 miler of the year.....and that is after a week at girl's camp!  I'm happy with the accomplishment. 

Someday I will not be able to run 20 miles....but today is not that day!  :)

Payson Canyon....I was shooting for 11 today but my knee started acting up a bit a little after nine miles so I did a power walk for the next mile and a half and got picked up at the end.  I don't want to take any chances on injuries!

I took a few days off since I had some knee trouble on Wed....hoped I would feel good for a long run today....nope....I tried but stopped because I can tell it was not working....I would rather keep the healing going instead of agrivate it again todat...but it makes me sad...  But that is ok...life is good!

Knee felt fine...I'll keep it easy this week...no Payson downhill for me until next week.  Gotta baby the knee!  

Drove the gang up Payson Canyon today.  I didn't run because I am giving my knee a rest from the down hill this week.  I miss it when I don't get to run that one.  But hopefully I'll be doing well for the 1/2 marathon that I have to pace this Saturday.

Tom and I were able to pace TOU 1/2 this morning.  We took Tani up to Logan yesterday to move into her apartment with her friend Tracy.  We stayed at a lady's house that we found through Air B&B.  It turned out great.

Tom did the 2:10 and I did the 2:20.  We love when we get to run nice and easy and help others along on a half.  This was a very well organized race.  It was also a perfect, beautiful morning.

Yay....back to my Wednesday Payson Canyon run and no knee problems!  I sure love this run.  The sky was so pretty as we were dropped off 11 miles up the canyon.  I had my van parked at mile 8 and drove home from there.  

Tom ran the Nebo 1/2 this morning.  I was hoping our running group would go to Payson and run around there with me and then be at the finish line when he came in but only Doug showed up.  I'm glad I didn't have to run 15 alone.  I was a little jealous of not running this race.  It is down Payson Canyon that I love!  But it is a risky one to try to do fast when SGM is just around the corner.

Tom and I went out for 7...I added a few extra since I'm not sure if I will get any in the next 2 days.

I had to make a trip to St. George for some condo buiness and didn't get a chance to run the past few days.  But I did have a nice trip down with my mom and we went to see Hunchback at the Tuacahn.  

Our Payson 20 miler is actually a 21.25 miler.  It was a perfect morning for it this year.  Never too hot or too cold and mostly full of non issues.  I do have a sore heel on my left foot for some reason.  I think it is because of an apple I twisted my foot on the other day.  I hope that is all it is and not some running related injurty.  My knee tried to get grumpy a few times but it made it through fine.

Tonight we are having a running group BBQ at the Ludlow's.  It is always nice to get together outside of running and visit.

Six on Loafer Canyon.  

All by my lonesome today.  Didn't want to try to keep up with the speedy ones and the slower ones weren't around.  Added in a front and back lawn mow routine to the workout afterward.

On the road with Carolyn and Dave.

At the track with Carolyn and Dan.

Down Payson Canyon for the last time this year.  Mostly with Mary, Alan and Stephen.  Tom, Dan and Andrew up in front.  I will miss my Wednesday morning canyon.  

I think I will take the rest of the week off and hope the heel and the knee do well at SGM on Saturday!

I went into this race with the intent to cross the finish line with no injury.  I actually wanted to cross with no pain but along the way I was reminded that is kind of hard to do.  My right ITB just wants to get me every time.  The last 5 or 6 miles calls for some walking breaks more often than I would like in front of all the spectators!  

My training this year was just running...no specific things to help me get anywhere near my best.  But that is ok and that is what I wanted and that is what I got.  I knew I needed to keep things slower than a 9:30-10:00 minute pace the first half or I would really regret it later.  I was pretty good to do that.  Every once in a while I found myself going a bit faster but I was pretty good to bring it back down and enjoy.

I started off with David Ludlow.  He had plans to go a little faster than I wanted at the start so we were only together till about mile 4 and then I told him I wanted to keep to my plan.

After awhile I ran into a guy who seemed to be holding a very steady 10 minute pace so I started talking to him.  He was the legendary Val Barnes.  He was a speedy guy back in his hay day.  It was a pleasure to run several miles with him.  

Val started going a little slower so when Bob Bradshaw and Dave Hill came up behind me I started in with them also.  At this point it kind of traded off with Val and Bob/Dave...depended on which one was going what I wanted to do.  

Then we came upon David Ludlow who was really struggling...we got him running a bit but he was not doing well at all.  I left them and just did my own thing as my ITB started giving me it's woes.

As I got to about mile 24 I looked a bit ahead and saw none other but Tom Lee who was suppose to be reaching the finish line about an hour before me!  I ran to catch up to him and could tell he had not been having much fun at all.  He said he gave up on his 3:30ish attempt at about mile 5.  So we were able to run the last couple miles together.

It is always amazing to me to take that journey....whether I am trained and can run a PR or less ready and run a bit slower.  I am so grateful I am able to do this with my mind and body.  

This was 9 SGM in a row for me.  I suppose I will need to run next year to make it 10.  Then maybe (or maybe not) Tom and I will take a break from marathons for a while and just do half marathons.

After taking a week off after the marathon I got out with Dan and Carolyn this morning for 4.25 and then about 40 minutes of Zumba.  It all felt good.  My heel is still a little sore after running but not during.  

Last day with Carolyn before she has to go in tomorrow and have a double masectomy.  :(

Today I got to push my good friend, Elsha in her 101st race!  It was a beautiful morning and quite a nice course to push her.  I like that there was not a lot of down hill...or up hill!  I liked the gentle downhill slope of most of it.  Pushing up or pulling back on the chair for downhill is hard on the shoulders and neck.  

Since I ran SGM 2 weeks ago and had some knee trouble the last 6 miles I wasn't quite sure what to expect today.  I would have been happy with 2:30.  But I surprised myself and came in just over 2;10.  The last few miles on the Jordan Parkway Trail were probably the hardest.  I didn't love the windy trail...it is hard to steer the chair back and forth.  But I was very happy with the whole thing!

I definitely love being with Elsha and both of her parents.  What amazing people they all are!  

Easy, enjoyable run with my hubby in the beautiful sunshine!

Tom and I decided to sleep until we woke up.  When we woke up it was dark as could be and I was bugged that we woke up so early anyway...but it was actually 7:00.  Crazy how dark it is in the mornings right now.  It will be nice to go back to regular time instead of day light savings time.

We did about 8 together and then I added some on my own.  Beautiful morning!  Love, Love, Love!

So fun to pace and be in beautiful Snow Canyon at this beautiful time of year! Tom and I had the 2:20 spot again today.  We had a great group of people sticking with us and some keeping us from passing them.  We were on target the best we have ever been and then the race went and had ...25 instead of .10 for that last bit.  We would have come in just about perfect but with the extra we were a bit over.  That is ok...Tom's time actually shows a bit faster...I stayed back to help a lady on that last stretch who actually needed to hold on to me.  It was great to be there for her...and Cecilia and Rebecca and Taylor and Lori and the Amercan Leggins girl and the others whos names I don't remember or we didn't get.  We love to pace for American Flyers Race Pacers!    

A few Saturdays ago I pulled a calf muscle about 3 miles into my long run.  Since then I took a week off....took it easy the next week with elipticle and Zumba and then went to Seattle to visit Cam, Rurika and Eleanor.  I have done some running but not some logging.   Looks like life still goes on when I don't add my miles in here.   But I will try to get back in the habit of loggin miles anyway.

In Seattle visiting Cam, Rurika and Ella!!!