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 doin' our thing again....out hangin' with the stars! I am going to be cutting my miles back a bit for the next few months. I will try to add more umph to some of the miles that I do put in though. While I was training for the marathon this time I just worried about miles...no pace pressures...just miles. Now I will change that up for a bit. So this morning it was 3 with Tom then we split for me to head home and him to get a few more in.
Pretty, stary, mild, non windy morning with Tom! Five miles with some fartleks thrown in. Very dark at one point I just started to say, "I hope we have sure footing here!"....as Tom tripped over some big piece of wood in the road. Luckily he didn't go down and we made it safely home!
We are still being lucky enough to have some beautiful days here in our little part of the world. I was especially glad today as Tom and I attended our friend, Ellen Lotz's funeral. What a beatuful day at the grave sight. We will miss our cute Ellen. She was a sweet lady and a sweet friend. She is now again with her cute husband, George.
I wasn't quite ready to have that alarm clock beep at us this morning.....wasn't quite sure I wanted to get up and get going. I can see why it would be so hard to stay consistent if your spouse just stays in bed and sleeps while you get out. (which is what I did for many, many years. Glad I changed that habit!) But with eager Tom next to me, who gets up and gets going easier than I do, it is much easier to get'r done.
I only had to do 4 miles today. We decided to head up Canyon Road to see if we could see where the house fire was yesterday. From the smoke we saw coming from it yesterday we could tell that it was not good at all. When our son came home last night he told us that it burned it to the ground. Very sad. We couldn't see where it was. Either it was too dark and we passed it without knowing or it was a little off of the Canyon Road.
We went up the road 2 miles with a little bit of wind against us and then back down with a little wind at our backs.
Nice morning, even with the wind. Tom and I went down around the riverbottoms then out to our drink at Ozborns then down to the new trail section. Met up with Hal and Darin and ran a bit with them till the bottom of Heartbreak Hill where we all separated our own ways. Tom was adding some more as I headed on home.
8:44/158
9:09, 8:58, 9:00, 8:38, 8:31, 8:41, 8:26, 8:49, 8:17 I know this means nothing to anyone but me. And that is why I post them....for me.
