Patience, the NEW Endurance Sport!

I am sure that there is some evil that will come of all of this rain, but I AM SO HAPPY ABOUT IT!!!  Rain gives me hope that spring is just around the corner.  I feel like I am on the second half of a long hard run and it is all down hill from here on.  Only 54 days until spring, yes, I am counting.  With all that has and is happening this winter, I am finding myself desperate for the hyacinth, daffodils and tulips to crack the barren soil and shoot forth in glory and rebirth.  I realize this sounds a bit ethereal coming from me, maybe.  I guess the rain brings out the introspective philosopher in me.

Have a GREAT Sunday!  Enjoy the rain!

By the way, Fred Clause was a pretty cute movie.  I may sort of like Vince Von now, maybe ;)

5 miles on the treadmill as soon as I can talk myself into it!

It snowed 8 to 10" down here :(

*** I got myself ont the treadmill and after 3 miles, Mac's lip began to swell up, so I have got to take care of that allergic boy!  Good news is that the last time this happend we didn't know what had caused it.  This time I was home and he was eating an orange.  So, oranges may be the culprit.  Good and bad news all wrapped up in one little sweet package :) 

This picture was from the last time it happend a few weeks ago.

I hate the treadmill. :P  I need 5 miles today but it is not going to happen.  Maybe I can force myself to do another 1.25 tonight.  Snow snow go away!  I guess I should not have slept in this morning.  I am feeling very tired and lazy with all of this rain and snow!

Go see my sister, she is new on the blog- Running Rinny :)

1:06:12, ave 13:14, best 8:26, Splits- 12:09 (with walking and the BEAST downhill), 12:50, 13:28, 13:51, 14:39(.7, the beast up hill), 11:57(.3 walking on snow and sprinting on dry ground)

It felt GREAT to be outside.  I had a bit our trouble shaking the negative treadmill attitude, but I did and I am SO HAPPY!!!

Since my first real race is not until May (Ogden1/2) I am going to stick around 30-35 miles per week until March 1st.  I have been really getting frustrated with the weather and this just gives me some flexibility with my running so I don't FREAK out if I don't get in all the miles and workouts I have planned in.  They say that one month a year needs to be a recovery month so I am going to take advantage of these last few winter weeks and try to relax and not back slide too much.  My number one goal is to run injury free FOREVER and ever, so NOT adding miles for a month won't kill anyone ;)

Happy hump day!!!

58:44, ave 11:45, best 7:52, splits-13:09(walk a bit and w/ a steep uphill), 11:40, 11:50, 11:38, 10:29

I am late for a meeting.  Have a GREAT thursday!  Happy TGIF Eve :D  Check out my meltingmarion blog for two new AWESOME recipes!  (Vegan if that matters ;)  Totally delicious!  The link for the blog is in my personal section  to the left ;)

I don't know my total time because I forgot to start my garmin for the first 2 miles :(  I was trying not to look at it for the whole run.  The only reason I looked at it was because I thought I had heard a beep.  I am dork!  

36:57 for the last three miles, ave 12:40, best 9:09, Splits- 13:13, 12:43, 12:00

My goal for this run was to just have a nice time and not worry about pace or anything.  I had a nice time.  I am off to WW with my SIL Barbara who is viviting from CA.  Then we are going to meet MichelleL for lunch.

1:29:48, ave 11:14, best 6:57 (darting in front of speeding cars ;)

splits- 12:43 warm up up hill,10:23 net up hill,10:27 net down hill, 9:45 down hill, 10:02 flat, 10:10 flat, 12:32 flat, 13:49 flat

Sasha wanted me to run a 10 mm to failure and then jog the rest of the miles.  I warmed up for the first mile.  It took about a quarter mile to get to 10.  I was surprised at this.  I kept trying to go faster and nothing.  I thought I'd have to settle for an 11 mm, but then I was at 10 after about .25 miles. The tempo was not bad until at 6.2 miles, my pace suddenly dropped.  I think I could have pushed for at least a 1/2 mile more, but I consciously chose to slow down and instantly my legs turned to molasses on a winter morning.  I sped up one more time and could not make myself stay there.  I am guessing this is failure.  Now that I am not afraid of the failure part, I am going to shoot for 6.  Anything over 6 will be cake!  I guess I will see next week.  So overall, I did I five mile tempo run inside an 8 miler.  Next week I am planning for 10 miles with a 6+ mile tempo.  You know, running faster at 10 mm was WAY easier than running those last two slow miles.  I guess that is why they call it failure!!  I have got to learn how to hold off the "failure" for as long as possible because I really hated the last two slow miles.  They were horrid! ;D