Patience, the NEW Endurance Sport!

I typed out the whole thing and it's gone!

We had a great run with everyone on the FRB Day After Halloween 10 Miler!  The Jordan River Parkway was Awesome!

I'll add the details later, I've got no time right now :(  I already wrote it all!! ARGH!!!!!!

2:09:00???

I have been very frustrated by the slowness of my paces. They seem to be getting slower and slower.  I had a bit of a reality check with myself this evening.  My #1 focus right now is building my mileage and losing weight.  Once my mileage is comfortably between 40-50 miles a week and I have lost about 20 more lbs, then I will get focused on speed.  For now, I am going to add a 3 mile mini tempo run a week in the middle of a 5 mile run.  Basically for 3 miles I will hold an 11 min pace.  I know I can do this, because I have done it before.  I am really going to focus on the mileage increases and how great that is.  Oh yeah, and the weight loss too ;)  I just want to get to 40-50 miles a week without injury, which means slow and steady :)  Patience is not one of my finer attributes!

Have a GREAT week everyone!!!  I sure can't express how much your support means to me :D

Oh what a beautiful morning!  I love that it is not pitch black at 6:20 AM!  Halleluiah!  There was a bit of snow on top of our little burnt up mountain this morning.  The coolest part was when I turned around and saw Timp.  It was covered with snow and brilliant with the sun just lighting the back edges and little lines of pink clouds hovering on the summit.  Today is going to be a GREAT day ;)  It was 49 degrees.  One long sleeve shirt, nylon pants, ear muff, gaiter and gloves were perfect.  My goal was to have negative splits.  I am feeling much better so far this week!  Hope it lasts!!!

Have an amazing day everyone!  I am with Maruine today, runners high #1 for the month!  ;)

50:11, ave 12:30, best 8:22, Laps- 14:33(.54), 13:13, 12:57, 11:33, 9:45(.48)

1:04:29, ave 12:49, best 9:27, Laps- 16:47(.33), 12:03, 12:39, 11:41, 11:04, 11:27

Nice run with Kim this morning.  The wind was STIFF and in our faces the whole first 2.5 miles.  We did not have the same blessing of a tail wind on the way home :(  Oh well!!

I am off to vote and to the dentist.  Good times!

First snow run of the year!  Yeah!!!  How do you run when the sides of the roads are piled with slow and the roads are ice?  I do want to run outside all winter, but I don't want to die! :(  Any pointers?  KimR came with today.   I love Kim.  Yes, I say that everytime I run with her, but it is true!  I think my garmin is sick.  The splits don't match with the run average.  Maybe the snow messes it all up. 

Happy snow day to all!!!

1:06:39, ave 13:19, best 9:11, Laps- 12:40, 12:19, 14:10(potty), 12:08, 12:23

55:05, ave 13:40, best 9:28, Laps- 14:08, 13:43, 14:00, 12:51

Very nice run today.  I went really slow and enjoyed the 24 degree weather.  OK that "enjoy" part is a LIE, but it sure was beautiful outside!  The sun was out and the snow on the mountain was lovely!  It feels like dressing for battle to go out.  It takes me a half hour to get all clothed!  Tights, check, nylon pants, check, long sleeve shirt, check, another long sleeve shirt, check, socks, check, shoes, check, toilet paper, check, ear muffs, check, gaiter, check, rubber band for pony tail, check, garmen, check, gloves, check, sweatshirt, check, glasses, check!  Oh yeah- go to the bathroom again because it took so long to get ready that I need to go again!  Oh the joy!  I will really enjoy the tank top and shorts next summer!!!

Abs and push ups today!  Yipee!!!  No abs- I got too ill for anytype of situps! :(

A big fat goose egg for today :(  I am guessing I had a bit of food poisoning last night.  No one here is sick but me and we've all eaten the same stuff.  Let's just say that I feel 89% better this morning and weigh 6 lbs less this morning that I did yesterday morning.  I NEVER throw up!  Anyway, I hope ya'll are having a GREAT day!  We may go for 10 miles tomorrow if all goes well today :D

Do you think I could be allergic to quinoa?  That is the only thing I ate before I got sick.  hummmm.

There was nothing in the tanks this morning. I couldn't get much water down yesterday :(   I was planning on 10 and then just hoping for 5 and ended up being grateful for 3. :D  I should be GREAT by Monday.  

I am going to go can apple sauce and some salsa today.  My neighbor dropped of 6 boxes of apples and I am really excited!  My boys LOVE apple sauce and I LOVE free!  My friend taught me a super fast and easy way to make it.  You only have to wash and quarter the apples, no peeling or coreing.  Then you cook them, steam them really in a big pot (about 20 minuites).  Then you run them through a Victoria Strainer and VOILA- the waste comes out one side and the apple sauce comes out the other!  No sugar and just a 20 minuite water bath and done!!!

FUN FUN FUN!!!!!  Have a great weekend!

Can you say FORTY QUARTS of homemade applesauce?

I am feeling much better :D  My weight is holding steady, which is very normal for me.  I lose over about a week and then hold for 2-3, then lose again.  I have been holding for a few weeks, so hopefully I'll be ready to start dropping again soon.

This week, I am going to play my mileage by ear.  I will plan for 5 a day with 10-12 for saturday.  We will see how it goes.  Lately all plans have been shot down, so flexibility is key!

I am off for another church adventure with the kids!  Whoo Hoo!  I get to sing a duet today, which should be fun :)  I love to sing with Shanelle.  She has the most BEAUTIFUL voice :)

59:57 YES!!!  ave 11:59, best 7:26,Laps- 13:01 (.33), 12:48, 12:38, 12:32, 11:43(.65), 9:50

OK- how does that saying go- you can't judge a book by it's cover?  Well, you can't judge a run by the first mile :)  Boy that last mile felt GREAT!!  Maybe the training is working?  ;)  I broke that STUPID 1 hour mark for my five miles!  Whoo Hoo!!!  Anyway- I slept in and ran after school.  This is not great for a few reasons.  #1 my neuromas start to hurt a lot earlier, later in the day!  #2 Now I have to shower again.  #3 It is just WAY easier to get the run in first thing!

I hope everyone had a great day.  I hope to check out your blogs in a bit!

XOXOXOXO!!!

54:52, ave 13:40, best 10:13, Laps- 14:20, 13:59, 13:49, 12:34

Now before you choke and DIE upon reading my splits, #1 YES, they were ALL "running" miles, #2 it was less than 15 hours since my decent run yesterday, #3 IT FELT GREAT!!! :D #4 they are negative splits!!!  Bahahahahahah!!!

Have a great day!  I am off to make bread and do laundry!  What a GREAT life I have :D

XOXOXOXOXOXO

1:07:37,  ave 13:31, best 9:39, Laps-14:27, 13:46, 13:15, 13:15, 12:16

Slow tired day, but hey, I ran and that was the goal.  I am hoping for a relaxing day, but we shall see ;)

Crazy weird run today :0 Kim and I ran up Payson Canyon to the 2.5 mile mark, then ran down until David and my brother, Dan, and kids, picked me up and we went up to the Gratto.  We hiked up there, it's a very pretty and EASY hike for kids.  Then we hiked down.  I ran up the canyon a bit more and then back to the car and then we drove back down.  They dumped me off about a mile and a half from home and I ran it in.  Like I said, crazy weird ;)

I do have a head cold at the moment.  It hit all of a sudden at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. I am really hoping that it doen't get any worse.  I am going to make sure to get plenty of fluids, rest and oranges ;)   I don't feel bad, except a mild headache from the congestion.  I am somewhat irritated by the whole thing, but I am not going to stress over it at all :D  Life is good and I ran 5.5 miles today :)

THANK YOU MICHELLE!!!!  The most amazing Michelle came and helped me through my 4 mile tempo run today.  The goal was to be in the 10 to 10:30 range for 4 miles.  Due to some funky laps, the splits don't show it exactly, but MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!! :)  We ran my normal route, an out and back, with a mile loop around my block at the end for a cool down.  The first mile was also a warm up, with a stretch at .33.  It was a hard run, I wanted to stop a few times but I didn't want to die. :D  By the way, Michelle, your hair is DARLING!!!  I love the color and the length!  WOW!!!  Hot speedy Mama!!! 

I still have the STUPID head cold, but no fever or cough :)  Hopefully I will get over it quickly.  I am going to go get some tea after my shower this morning.  I don't know if tea really helps, but it makes me feel better ;D

Have a GREAT day everybody and an amazing PARTY weekend!

1:06:24, Ave 11:00:70, Best 7:34, Laps- 11:54 (.33), 11:52, 10:27, 10:24, 9:51, 11:09, 12:52(.64)

I am hoping for a Festivus Miracle and to be WELL tomorrow morning when I wake up!  OK everyone pull for me!

HUGE improvement this morning :D  I am going to run after school today if I continue to feel better.  Have fun running this morning :)

*** I just got back.  The run felt OK.  I am glad I went.***

My calves were somewhat tight for the first .75 miles.

I am still really congested but No fever and NO cough ;)  The run was tiresome and long, but done.

I hope everyone has a GREAT day!  And, NO- the body they found down here was no where near where I run at all.  I have biked over there, though.

I get to go to the doctor in about an hour!  Yippee.  I had NO energy on my run today at all.  But that is OK- :D

Hola amigos! Dang, the decongestant the doctor recommended is AWESOME!  I feel MUCH better.  The antibiotics will take a few days, but hey, a little better is WAY better than WORSE!!!  hahahahahhahahaha

The run was OK.  Lots of stopping to blow my nose :)  The splits weren't too bad considering how much we (Kim and I) walked.  Fortunatly is was garbage day so I could dispose of my toxic infectious tissues along the way.  Good times :D

1:01:47, ave 12:41, best 7:05, Laps- 12:55, 12:22, 13:31, 12:04, 11:15

Really feeling bad!

Went out for 10, cut it to six, then stopped at 1.63 to call David and have him come get me.  Made it to 2 walking before he found us.  Kim is finishing the 8.  I am going back to bed.

"I'm feeling better!  I think I'll go for a walk!" -Monty Python's The Holy Grail (the "dead" guy)

I actually think I might be feeling better this morning.  I can't sleep when I do not run, so that is a bit obnoxious, but I have been awake since about 4:30 and feel pretty good, by comparison.  The doc said 3-5 days before I am better, and I didn't start the antiboitics until Wednesday afternoon.  So yesterday afternoon was 3 days.  I guess I get impatient will feeling sick.  I think I am going to try to go back to sleep for a few hours.  Church isn't until 11, so I have a small window of opportunity.

Have a GREAT day!!!

No run this morning.  I am feeling better everyday.  I hope you all have a GREAT day!!

XOXOXOXOXOXOXO

I woke up at 6 am and just could not help but go for a run.  I could not stand it ONE MORE DAY!!!  I had planned to wait until Thursday, but NO way!  I did my cute little 2.5 mile route that I started to run on.  It is so CUTE!!!  I didn't take my garmen so I just timed it on my watch.

Yesterday was HORRIBLE.  My head was unbelievably painful.  I even called to doctor back to see what I should do.  He never called back, of course, so I just went to bed.

I have been using the course tool for my runs to check my garmen accuracy.  The garmen is pretty right on the money.  The map for Payson is WAY old, but the mileage seems to be pretty accurate.

Have a great day everyboby.  I am going to run 3.5 tomrrow and then I hope to be back to my 5 a day.  We shall see! :)

30:39,  ave 12:15

78.2 lbs lost total, 12.8 since joining the blog.  My new pants I just bought in September are TOO big ;)  It's good and bad all at the same time :D

43:47, ave 12:30:57

Nice run!  I am late for work!  Have a great Pre-Turkey Day!!!

XOXOXOXO

I feel 1,000,000 x's better today!  Yeah!!!

1:18:06, ave 12:42, best 5:47, Laps-11:26, 12:22, 12:41, 13:05, 13:08, 12:10

Can you say Lolly-Gagging?  Kim and I had a nice leisurely run down Payson Canyon ;D  There was some walking and nose blowing that slowed us up a bit, but it was BEAUTIFUL and WONDERFUL to be outside!!!  My left calf was a bit tight and funny, hummm.....  I also did not feel great, it was a bit like running through oatmeal ;)

60 minutes Yoga ;D

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

12:49 ave, 1:04

My little short entry dissapeard when I clicked publish.  Here is an even shorter version.

The run felt great!  Very "normal". 

Have a great weekend!

1:45, ave 11:55,  best 8:00, Laps- 12:52, 11:52, 14:26, 13:23, 13:01, 13:57, 13:00, 12:24

Kim and I ran aound a strange and new way.  We had some potty breaks.  I was a bit tired, but we went after I got home from work.  I haddn't eaten much.  Anyway, I am glad that we got it what we did!  Yeah us!!! :D

I forgot to mention the really great part of the run.  Kim and I ran under a small viaduct under I-15.  We were a bit unsure and proceeded with hesitation.  Just as we were about all the way through, I heard a VERY loud sound behind us, a truck.  I SCREAMED, scared the crap out of Kim and we both BOLTED out of the tunnel running like sissy girls.  We were laughing SO hard once we got out of the tunnel I thought we might fall over.  It was a cute elderly couple who were laughing like crazy as they passed us.  I am sure we made their day!

I love the overcast days :D  Today the choir I sing with is singing in two different churches today.  I love to sing and I love to sing for others.  Today should be a fun day.  I am going to give away all of the hand dipped chocolates we made last weekend today. ;D  I've got to get rid of them.  Tonight is also the fist night of the Advent.  Davids family calls it Lichtlein.  The Advent is a European tradition where the family gathers for songs and treats the four Sundays preceding Christmas.  We have a special candle holder from Germany that we light.  One candle the 4th Sunday away, 2 the 3rd Sunday away, 3 candles the 2nd Sunday away and 4 lit candles means the Christ Child will be coming that week.  We drink Pero and eat Stollen (a very special German Christmas bread).  The bread alone takes several days to make.  We love to make it but only give it to friends of  ours who REALLY like it.

Anyway- I hope ya'll have a great Sunday.  I'd better get ready for church.