Patience, the NEW Endurance Sport!

***WARNING***

Time 1:04:05, ave 13:50, best pace 9:36, Laps- 18:07(.36mi), 13:36, 13:16, 13:12, 12:41, 17:31(.27mi)

The run was not great this morning. I felt old and achy.  I am glad it is done.  I did about 20 min of Yoga earlier this morning and I will get in some more after I water the plants.  The flowers and garden are looking good, but the lawn is a bit sad :(

2.51 walk this morning.

Will walk 2.5 with David tonight, or maybe we'll ride bikes?  Who can know forsure ;)

My knees were achy yesterday and I wanted to give them a break today.  I am ever so worried about injury and would rather be very safe than sorry!  MUST LIVE TO RUN ANOTHER DAY!!!!

Hello there all you AMAZING runners!

Confessions of a ~runner: I cut todays run by a mile.  My knee was still a little... I don't know how to say it... a little questionable.  So, I thought I'd better play it safe, and not risk any injury that might be trying to RUIN MY LIFE!!! :)

Nice run.  I am noticing a trend, speedier week, NOT speedy week, and back and forth.  Thats OK, right?  I am in this for the long haul, and two years ago I couldn't even walk 2 miles!  So here's to me.  Does anyone know any good songs to celebrate my.  All I come up with is , "just keep running, step in time, never quit running, step in time..." 

Speaking of songs, my mp3 died after just one Scorpion song.  I had to sing "step in time" for 3.6 miles.  The verses got really BAD!!!

Time: 49:41, ave 13:48, best 10:05, Laps- 16:51(.25), 13:35, 12:59, 12:21, 18:37(.35)

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Just in case you didn't notice, I got a MAJOR PR today!

The Payson Canyon Fox Club had our first anual 4th of July 5K.  I took either first or second place.  We couldn't see straight to tell who was first and who was second :)

Time 27:56,  ave pace 9:01, best pace 6:45

Laps- 8:45 This mile did not feel too bad :)  Sorry, I couldn't wait for next week Josse :) I did 8:__!  I am SO excited. You said I could, Josse :)

9:05  This one was alright, it did not feel this fast.

9:10 This last mile was DEATH!  I wanted to quit the last 1/2 mile FORESURE!

9:24 (.11) This was a peice of cake ;)  Not really, I think this could have been the hardest .11mi I have ever run :)

We did a 1/2 mile warm up and almost a 1/2 mile cool down.

WERE WE SMOKIN' OR WHAT?

Beautiful day! 

Laps- 2:44, 2:26,1:36,1:46,2:11,2:05,2:20

Oh wait, those were our uphill CAR laps ;)

1:21:55, ave 11:36, best 8:08  We walked some before and some after.

Laps- 10:11,9:35,10:17,9:59,16:36(.34),10:18,11:02

There were very cute cows out today in the canyon.  There was this stern looking bull who we avoided as best we could.  I used Kim as a human shield in case he charged!

I am fully addicted to running DOWN the canyon!  I was afraid that I'd be sore after yesterdays speedy sprint, but my legs are OK.  They really didn't like the second half, they started to cramp up and get a bit tight.  I'll just keep moving today and they should be fine!

Well I am off to the temple and then to my brothers to swim and BBQ! Have a GREAT day and keep it cool! ;)

Goals for the week!

#1 REST and relax this week.  It is my cut back week and I am gonna live it up!!

#2 YOGA 2X's!!!! A real class!  No matter what!  Mini- every day.

That is it this week.  I am tired and need a nap after the unbelievable week last week!  I am gonna go soak my legs in the creek and take a nap!

LAST WEEK IN REVIEW

#1- DO NOT GO OVER 31 miles this week!  I was VERY good here :)  A++++++

#2 Run 31 miles this week  I did not do 31, but my body was really against this one and I was trying to honor it's decision to not go too far.  I felt very much on the verge of injury. A+

#3 Yoga CLASS 2x's, mini yoga everyday. Mini classes every day, no reg classes :(

#4 DO NOT EAT LIKE A MAD CRAZED FREAK AFTER MY LONG RUN.  BAD BAD BAD!!!! F-

#5 Eat more fruit.  A+++++

#6 Go on a bike ride.  F----

#7 Be really cute and friendly!  B+

- 2.4 lbs this week.  The mileage is starting to give me the kick in the pants I have been needing ;)

It was a beautiful morning.  We didn't run much because my calves were cramping up again.  Also, I had those side shin splint ankle burning things again.  These "pains" were far less than they were after the Prove 10 miler, but the same things.  I have got to work on my electrolyte balance on a daily basis, and especially after long runs and races.  I have been having electrolyte problems for 6 months and I have got to get a handle on it.

Action Plan (feel free to suggest more stuff)

banana's every day, one whole one and one in my protein/dairy smoothie, right after my runs

go to the good earth and get Mama Calm (as suggested by Michelle)

NO MORE DIET PEPSI :(  *for 1 month and see if that helps :)

NO MORE MISSING YOGA CLASSES

Eat mainly whole foods.

I decided to run a flat course today.  It was ugly and boring :P !  The hilly neighborhoods I usually run are much prettier.  Also, it was trash day where I ran and it was STINKY!  How is that for a major cut to my city!  I am going to be banished!  Anyway- the run went much better this morning than yesterday.  My whole legs still feel like taffy that has been put in the refrigerator- hard and ready to snap, but not cramping up today.  I am guessing I need a massage.  I feel like my running form is also super up-tight.  So MORE yoga and I need to find a new massage therapist.  Mine moved to Vernal :(  Have a great day!
Time-30:25, Ave-12:02, Best-8:05, Laps-11:09,10:48

Thanks Josse for the calf rubbing info!  It really helped!

40:14:14, ave 11:34, best 7:09, Laps- 11:37, 11:32, 9:07

My goal is always to have each split be less than the previous, and MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! 

Today felt pretty normal.  A little tightness in the calves and discomfort in the ankles, but nothing to stop me.  I ran my usual route which was very nice and cool.  I love the canyon breeze that comes down in the morning.  I took my ipod and enjoyed Evanescence, The Scorpions and The Wicked Soundtrack.  The Scorpions really helped with that last split- it's huge and in green in case you missed it ;)

I am going to go finish my yoga class as soon as I am done here.  Tomorrow and Saturday are both 2.5ers and Friday is 10 miles.  If anyone is up for a MEGA slow 10 miles (12-13 m/m) come join me!  My sister-in-law will be in town and I am probably going to make her come with me :)  She'll be so happy about it.

Have a great day everyone!  Happy running!

Fished my Yoga class!  Why do I EVER miss?  YogaToday.com  has a yoga for runners class in their archive.  It was fantastic.  My hips, quads and knees are feeling the LOVE now.  Alright, every morning after my daily ritual, I am gonna DO YOGA!  I know I have said it before, but WOW, it's just the best and I am a FOOL to skip it!

My hubby, David, came with me this morning and we walked, with a little run at the end.  He pulled a calf muscle last month and is a little gun shy about starting to run again.  I was happy to have a walk today.  Tomorrow I will run an easy 2.5 and then 10 miles on Sat.  I should be good and rested for that after this very low miles week.  I may rearange my schedule so that I have a shorter long run on my easy weeks.  We'll see how it goes.  It might be really nice.  Hobble Creek is getting close and I am getting SO excited!  I have learned SO much.  I am quite sure I won't beable to break 2 hours, BUT, I am sure that I will be able to have a good run in the best time possible (baring any unforseen misshaps ;)  Whatever it is, it will be and I will be good with it!

I posted my walk info- not sure why, habbit I guess :D  Have a GREAT day!

39:27, ave 15:33, best 8:28, Laps-17:03, 15:36, 10:30(.38)

Did my yoga class yet again this morning!  Yeah me!  2 in a row!!!  Funny thing, my hip flexors, which ususally KILL me when I get out of the car- are fine after some serious yoga sessions. I LOVE YOGA-I LOVE YOGA-I LOVE YOGA!

no ratting me out- but... I had a diet pepsi today :D

34:16, ave 13:19, best 9:34, laps- 13:34, 11:32

It felt really warm this morning.  I have been feeling hot for the past few days.  I must be retaining water or something.  Strange.  I have also been very irritable!  Diet Pepsi withdrawl? ;)

Anyway- the first mile felt terrible, although I chicked an elderly woman on her morning walk.  (Is is "chicking" if it's a girl you pass? Probably not)  My first mile was all up hill though- excuses excuses- my first mile is ALWAYS uphill.  The second mile was fine.  If I had gone longer it would have been a much better overall run. (I can't believe I said that)  BUT... I must stick to my mileage plan.

Tomorrow is 10 miles and I am going to try a gel :P   I am pretty sure I will throw up, but I gotta be sure.  I really like Jolly ranchers.  The past 2, 10 milers, I just kept a jolly rancher in my mouth the whole time, pretty much, and drank about 4 C of gatorade over the run and was fine.  (my first 10 miler, I majorly crashed and burned at mile 7- must never let that happen again if possible)  I read about someone eating cinnimon bears on another blog- I love those little guys!

Good luck to everyone either racing or long running this weekend!  Be safe and swift!

1:30:24, ave15:23, Laps- 10:47,11:46,11:52... walked the rest of the way :(

The payson Canyon Fox Club was on the move today.  Kim R, Tricia, and my sister-in-law Barbara headed up the canyon for  a beautiful cool 10 miler.  It was all well and good until I injured my calf muscle.  I don't think it's torn, because there was no "pop" like last fall.   Unfortunately, we were far from home and had no cell phone so I got to walk it off for 3 miles :(  This was good I think, because after Kim R saved us in her car, and I rode for a bit, and then, when I walked again, it KILLED!  It hurts something good right now.  I am going to ice it and take it easy today.  I am not sure if walking on it is a good idea or not.  Web info says to ice it and stay off it as much as possible.  I don't think it is torn, just really irritated.  It's definitely not charlie horse.

My family is at the Scottish Festival Bag Pipe Parade.  I can hear the pipe bands and they sound wonderful!  I feel badly that I will very likely miss my daughters competing in the band competitions.  I LOVE The bag pipes!

Heloooooo!  Last week ended up a lot lower in mileage than I had planned- but such is life :)  My calf if actually feeling much better this morning.  All the ice and massage (recommended by Josse -thanks) seemed to help mucho!  I am sure I averted a rupture and am going to do all I can to keep that from happening in the future. 

Goals for the week-

1- be very kind to my calf :)  No further injury- any prevention tips from the wise among us would be greatly appreciated ;)

2- stay strong on the "no soda" thing ;)

3- yoga Yoga yoga!

4- do the planned mileage, even if it is slow walking.

5- Stretch really well after my warm up before I begin to run (especially my sweet calves)

Last Week in Review

#1 REST and relax this week.  It is my cut back week and I am gonna live it up!!  I did really good with this one A+

#2 YOGA 2X's!!!! A real class!  No matter what!  Mini- every day.  I did this one too :)  B+  I only get the B+ because my calf still got injured - arg!!!

I walked this morning.  It is muggy and overcast with flying ants everywhere :(  I ran a very little bit, but it started to feel a little to stressed in the calf, so I stopped.  The walking felt fine, slow and mentaly irritating, but fine.  I saw Kim and Jennifer (I think- I hope, please forgive me if your name wasn't Jennifer :)  I wanted to run back down with them, but I knew that would just be stupid, so I sauntered onward.

I have a massage with Josse today, and I am hoping for some magic.  My calves just feel like overinflated balloons that are always on the verge of popping.  They don't ever seem to be able to relax at all anymore.  Majic massage with Josse!  It was go great to meet her kids and get my legs beaten (or scraped) into submission ;)  They are on the mend and I am THRILLED!!!!

I'm off to do some yoga before work!  Have a great day everyone!

Eeyore out! (how do you spell Eeyore- is that right?)

We walked with the kids tonight for fun :)  It was about 1 mile.  Hey- I rode the bike for a bit too.  I say "the bike" because ALL of our bikes tires are flat except the one I weasled away from my 11 year old, Kate.  Surprisingly enough, I can still ride a bike.  It was fun!

I woke up this morning with no soreness except right by my knee, top of my calf where Josse tried to see of I could jump straight up from a horizontal position ;)  I don't have any soreness from the massage at all :D  Now Josse, please don't take this as a challenge :)  It's the best I have felt after a massage, ever.  The scraping didn't seem to leave any lasting damage either ;)  I am going to bust out the ruler and scrape away!

My run today was not great.  I stretched and massaged my calves before I went and numerous times during the four miles.  When I ran, after about a half mile the cutting pain started right at the base of my calf again, so I walked.  I tried more running, after more stretching and massaging, but after a few strides- the cutting pain was back.  I don't want to be a wimp, if I should just run through the pain, but I really don't want a serious injury that will keep me from running in Hobble Creek.

I am planning on walking my miles until my calf resolves itself, or is this a bad idea.  Should I just swim or bike?  I ordered Mama Calm and hopefully it will be here soon :)

Any wisdom from the wise would be most appreciated.

Have a good day.  You know I never took Eeyore for a bully, but he is beating the crud out of my Tigger!

BTW- Sat, I could hardly walk, major limp and NO going down stairs.  Sunday and monday, no limp and going down stairs was ok.  Today- limping and stairs are not very good.

Alright, this was my first real bike ride in probably 25 YEARS!  It was very fun to go that fast! :D  It took me a while to figure out the two sets of gears (NO laughing).  I was afraid that I might die, but it really went well.  No mishaps at all.  Also, I had always thought that reading was a requirement for having a drivers license, but I guess not.  Even my 2 year old knows that a stop sign is RED and says STOP!  I guess there are a bunch of illiterate people out there ;)

A few questions- my fingers kept going numb on my right hand, any pointers and any seat suggestions?  My bum is NOT going to want to do that tomorrow ;)  Also, is biking primarily a quad exercise?

6.24 biking miles, 39:10, ave pace 6:17, best pace 3:17, laps- 7:39, 7:50, 5:23, 5:26, 5:44, 5:34, 6:39(.24)

Hey LOOK- my slpits look like those of a fast super hero runners on this blog!

Sasha said to count 12 min of hard riding as one mile.  This ride was a test of the emergency exercise system, it was only a test.

No limp this morning :) But... a mini limp all day :(  I am going to ride all of my miles this week and try running next monday.  That should give it plenty of time to heal. (I am hoping and praying)  Hey with all of this riding- I may end up in Cedar City.  I have to go pretty far to get in the miles, 29 running miles this week (about 60ish in bike miles)!  Tomorrow I will go to Spanish Fork :)

6.5 miles this evening.  Went on a repeat bike ride this evening with David.  I bought a new seat earlier today and had to test it out.  It felt MUCH better than the old pointy stabby one.  Tomorrow David is going with me again and we are going to go to Salem Pond and there abouts!  I like riding my bike.  I even did it with no hands.  The speed is a little freaky to me.  Oh, MAJOR head wind this evening.  Seriously, it virtually stopped us heading up the canyon.  I am guessing that this injury is good, in that it got me back on a bike again.

The limping is virtually gone this evening.  I am going to go soak in the creek for a bit with hubby and enjoy the wonderful evening!

Biking again today- 13:06 miles, 1:25:37, ave pace 6:33, best pace 3:36, laps- 12:19 (.37mi), 5:22, 6:20, 6:16, 7:00, 5:35, 7:07, 5:07, 6:32, 5:19, 5:39, 6:55, 8:24, 7:59(.69mi).

Alright- this biking thing is FUN!  DAvid went with me this morning and it was great!  I am sure I am not getting the same workout as I do with running, but it is WAY better than sitting around moping! Also, I must weigh in on the counting biking miles equally for running miles- this is bad.  Well for me, at least, they are no way comparable at all.  Mine calculate at about half the running miles to biking miles and that is probably too generous :(

We rode from our house (right by Peteetneet) to Salem Pond, then around the pond and to Spanish Fork (IFA) then back home via Arrow Head Trail.  I think for tomorrows ride we are going to go to Sonic in Spanish Fork for a smoothie :D  I need to remember to bring water!

My calf still hurts going down the stairs and I don't think I am limping today.  I can't tell right now because I have spaghetti legs from the bike ride ;)  I scraped them last night and boy did that feel good.  I don't have a "tool" so I used the edge of our tv remote ;)

I miss running :(  On the lighter side, I had absolutely no limp yesterday and no problems at all with going down the stairs :)  I did more scraping last night with the tv remote.  I kept turning on the tv by accident, which was irritating ;)

Time 1:04, Biking miles 10.15, Avr pace 6:19, best pace 3:20, Laps, 8:14, 7:13, 4:59, 5:55, 5:59, 7:04, 6:16, 6:02, 6:18, 5:08, 6:30 (.15)

64 min Yoga.  Restorative class.  It felt really good- especially Savasana ;)

biked 6.25 miles, 40 min.

Good luck everyone today!  I am off to change the world!  :D

Have a great day!  I can't wait to try a little jog on Monday.   I Have no pain at all today, not even a flinch :D  The Mama Calm came today- and BOY IS THAT NASTY!!!!  I will suffer through it if it will help my imbalances ;)

We are going to see the Police & Elvis Costello tonight !  Yeah!!!

Alright, I now I usually post and review my goals, but it will be a bit different this week.  Last weeks goals changed because of my calf.  I did very good at biking inplace of running.  My bum adjusted ;) and it went really well.  I liked it but I REALLY MISSED RUNING. I am pain free and have been for 3 days.  Tomorrow I am going to run a totally flat 2.5, possibly 4 miles, depending on feel.  I am going to go really slow and not push anything.   My only goal is to have a very mild uneventful week of running.  I really want to get all of my miles in (31), but I will modify if i feel like I may reinjure.  The Mama Calm came yesterday and I am talking it :P   Wish me luck.

Now for the serious stuff... The Police concert was AMAZING!!!  It really was.  Elvis Costello opened and rocked the joint.  I danced for 3 hours.  I wonder how many running miles that converts too.  We didn't get home until after 1 am.  (The exiting at Usana leaves something to be desierd)   It is by far the BEST birthday present I have ever given my husband :D  We went with my brother and his wife.  Adam, my bro, and David both got the tickets for their birthdays this year.  David turned 40 and Adam turned 30.  We, Mandy and I, didn't find out until after we bought the tickets that THe Police was not their favorite band ;)  and that neither of them liked Costello.  Oh well- WE (all of us) LOVED it and the boys had a much better time than they thought they would.  We were all amazed at how these guys could ROCK THE WORLD!  Aside from the exit procedure, the Usana was a fantastic venue and I would go there again :D  Who's going again, were game :)

Are there any other local 1/2 marathons this fall besides the Moab Other 1/2 in October?

14.16 miles  - Eveing bike ride with David - 1:23:45, best pace 3:17, ave pace 5:55, Laps-6:00, 4:53, 5:00, 6:15, 5:06, 4:58, 9:01, 4:46, 6:34, 6:39, 4:52, 5:30, 5:35, 7:28, 7:06

14.01 biking miles, best pace 2:58 (20.2 miles per hour)

I woke up at 4am and could not fall back asleep :( So, at 5:30, I went out for a ride :) I did the same ride as last night, only 2 bugs this time and a TON of bats under the freeway overpass.

I am off to girls camp. I hope you all have a great week.

We went to Teasdale to stay at our Young Womans President home there by Capitol Reef National Park. It was beautiful, the girls were DARLING and everyone had a great time.

I was very good and iced my calf several times a day and scraped religiously. I even passed on a few of the very steep trails. (I did not want to do a repeat of my "I had to dance for three hours at the POLICE concert and bust myself up again" routine)

We had a beautiful sunrise testimony meeting this morning on this fantastic red rock formation. The week (three days) could not have been more perfect.

I slept in today!  I am in shock!  I must have been really pooped from Girls camp.  I NEVER sleep late, so I went with it :)  I am cleaning out all of my cupboard and pantry and hall closets today.  We are all having major allergy attacks because of all of the dust hiding everywhere!  Thank heavens for Zyrtec!

I have been trying not to think about running, so I have stayed busy renovating my kitchen.  It was really more of a "super clean" with some new drawer pulls (pewter frogs and dragonflys) and some long needed trims added to a cupboard.

As for the calf- no pain at all since monday.  I am good to go for a slow run tomorrow.  Slow and SLOWER is the perscription for the week.  I am just hoping and praying that running works.

Wish me luck and ALL THE LUCK  IN THE WORLD BACK TO YOU!!! :D

Good news first :D I couldn't sleep all night because I was so excited to get up and run this morning. I have had NO pain since last monday. I ran for about 2 miles and it was beautiful!!! This huge flock of geese flew over head, the breeze was slight and the temperature was perfect! My pace was very slow and VERY comfortable, abt 11:30. About .8 M in my calf gave a little "hi- how are you" but no real pain, so I kept going. At mile 2 I stopped to go potty and then it let out a "hey you- MORON- what in the crap are you doing?" I limped home :( I have been icing all morning and I am probably going to go to the doc (if I can get in).

Sad is not the right word- confusion and disbelief are more accurate. I am at a loss. I am going to stay totally off of it for the next three days. I am going to sit on the couch with my leg elevated and ice for 20 min of every hour. There is no more pain right now at all and no limp. I haven't tried the stairs yet. I will know in a minute, when I go to park my bum on the sofa in front of the tv for the next three days. I am going to baby my leg like nothing ever seen before.

Any clue? Anyone?

Thanks for noticin'... Eeyore out!

Heloooo- The calf is feeling pretty good this morning. I am heading into another day of total rest, ice and really boring tv. I haven't watched tv during the day in YEARS! Was it always this bad? Maybe I'll hit the redbox?

I am spending my time plotting my return to running. I am formulating a plan so that I can still run an official half before I leave my 39th year. That was the plan, 5k age 37, 10k age 38, 1/2 age 39, and a full marathon age 40. My birthday is april 29th. We actually have tickets for Wicked on my birthday :D

No running- so how about color?  No limp and a little tenderness to the touch.  I think it is coming along nicely.  I have my recovery plotted out- as I have nothing else to do but plot and plan :) 

Alright- I'm going to the Doc tomorrow. I have an appointment for 10:15 am with Dr Brady. He comes highly recommended by Michelle and Josse, my Running Super Hero's.

No pain in the calf at all and all seems good. I am still icing and resting. I want a really good healing for next week. I am planning on just biking and yoga next week. Then for the next week, more of the same, but I'll try a mile of running each day, seeing how it feels. If it is good, then I'll add more running for the next week, very slowly. Hopefully after a month of being very cautious, maybe September can be a little more normal, low miles, no speed, but at least running more than a teeny tiny.

How does that plan sound to all you professional runners out there?