Patience, the NEW Endurance Sport!

59:39/11:55 ave, best 8:30, splits- 13:46, 11:35, 11:57(walked a block of STEEP up-hill), 11:27, 10:55

OK- so I have some confirmation of an idea that was sparked by a comment that Sarah(FastRunningMommy) made.  When I first started running, BB (before blog), my goal was to be able to run 3 miles 5 days a week, and 6 miles on Sat.  Once I got there, I would work on getting all of those miles to 10 mm before I would increase my miles.  Well, Sarah had said something about that style of training being a theory of Sasha's for increasing speed.  I need to PM him for clarification.  Secondly, I was reading a comment made about a runner who had been noticing that after all of her speed work, her recover jog was consistently faster than her easy jog day pace.  The response by Sasha was, if I understood it correctly, was that if the recovery jog was consitently that faster pace, it would be safe to run the easy jog days at that pace.  Again, I need more clarification.  What do y'all think???

So, taking both of those things to heart, and considering my personal training and the fact that I am NOT GETTING FASTER, I am going to implement both of those theories.  Whenever I have done speed work, my recovery pace is always in the 11's.  So, after a mile warm up, I am going to run between 11:30-12mm for a month and see what happens, injury wise.  Also, I am going to keep my miles in the 30's, where I know that I am pretty injury free, for a while as I work to increase my pace.  In a month, if I am still injury free, then I am going to consider upping that pace to between 11-11:30.  It is all working itself out in my head.  After two months, I will keep the easy jogs at that pace and resume the tempo work one day a week and see what my recovery pace levels out at.  My big thought is that I am just really comfy where I am, and am not pushing myself.  This trial should show me if I am being lazy or am really running at a pace that keeps me injury free.  If I have to run slowly to keep injuries at bay, than so be it.  BUT, if I am lazy and need to pick things up a bit, then this experiment should show that :)  Here's hoping I am LAZY!!!

What do you think, REALLY, I am curious????

800 m swim

2+ mile walk with the AMAZING and BEAUTIFUL Michelle.  It was so fun to go for a walk with Michelle today.  We went a bit too far... oops, but she seemed GREAT!  I love that I can keep up with her for a bit here until she is back in the saddle again :)  Heck, I'll take it!  In the past when she has run with me, I can't talk at all cause she is KICKING MY BUM.  Since I could talk today, I TALKED HER POOR EAR OFF! ;)  Thanks Michelle!  You are the BEST!  Oh, and for any readers out there, Michelle is putting on a 5k and bike race in Woodland Hills on the 22nd of August.  It should be SUPER FUN for the whole family!!! :)  I wonder if she will have an AMAZING and beautiful Rooster for a grand prize???  I may have to donate one ;)  MACK- before you even think of it- YOU CANNOT DONATE YOURS!!! ;D

2.8 miles, 32:22/11:33 ave , Splits-11:32, 11:34, 9:16 (stop light ;p)  Having already warmed up, I just went straight in to the 12mm thing.  The swimming really poops me out!  The pool is only open for another month, so I will be really curious to see how my running changes once I am not swimming anymore.  Mile one was pretty comfy, mile two was OK and mile 3 (.8 ;) was tiring until the end.  I would have liked to go 2 miles more, but I needed to get home so Anna could head off to pipe practice :)

2.75 on the DREADMILL!!!  I woke up at 5:30 to go swimming, went to the bathroom and went back to bed until 8:15.  I cannot make good decisions at 5:30 am.  I am SO easily swayed by any argument.  I am WEAK!  I am a follower!  My bad evil lazy side has no trouble beating up my good, smart, hard working side.  Wow, I never realized that I had this huge bully in me, making me do whatever it wants!  I am a slave to myself.  Man- what an epiphany!  So, how do I get Evil Marion to SHUT THE HECK UP!!!

push ups, sit ups, County Swim Team Finals.  The first night of three :)  Each of our swimmers is going to a different meet.  I'd better get moving.

Swimming- 800 m IM

Running- 1:10:25 / 11:44 ave, best 8:58, splits- 12:11, 12:29(short, steep up hill, walked), 11:58, 11:40, 11:14, 10:53

Smooth, you are a genius!  I packed all of my stuff yesterday after your comment and you know what?  When my alarm went off- I swore at it- turned it off, rolled out of bed, said my prayers and off I went :)  Yes, people with potty mouths pray! ;D  Anyway- the swim was great and is getting easier and faster all the time :)  The run was not bad at all today :)  I ran on the canal trail/dirt road for half of the miles.  It was a bit slow, as I had to traverse and navigate a sea of rocks and pot holes.  My last two miles were on the road and it shows.  The first mile and a quarter was on the road too :)

I hope you all have  a GREAT day :)  I am not sure what I will do today, it's kinda open, which is very nice :)  Friday and Saturday are the rest of the league finals.  Fordy took 11th in freestyle, 3rd in breast stroke and 6th in back stroke.  He's such a cute little fish :)  That little boy could swim before he walked.  At the pool he used to scare the crud out of the life guards that did not know him.  As a matter of fact, Ford's first love was Chizel (new to the blog).  She was a life guard at our pool and he would just stare at her when he wasn't under water.  He has such great taste :)

Adventures at Michelle's on a Thursday night in July :)  See what happens when I have an afternoon free???  I am not sure why we wasted all that money at BYU, I should have gone to beauty school... but wait- I did this fabulous job with NO training what so ever ;)

This is the fancy up-do we came up with :)  Doesn't she look HOT??!!??

This is "Fluffy" the cat.  Fluffy is a bit more "fluffy" than Michelle would like to admit. (Fluffy is FAT!!)

Here is GORGEOUS Michelle with her fabulous new red hair!  Paul just LOVES it!! :)  I REALLY looks GREAT!!! :D

Now that my boys have spent an evening with Michelle's boys, they want to have a sleep over, play dates and MOVE next door.

PS- I want to move next door too.  Michelle's home is BEAUTIFUL and I love her neighborhood :)  Plus I could sled down her driveway and Ben could make me cookies!

 1:00:00 for 5.21 miles 11:30 ave, splits- 12:58, 11:37, 11:28, 11:16, 11:08, walked for the last mile :(

I saw my first fox :)  It was VERY exciting :)  Every thing was GREAT today until I came off of the canal road and there is that VERY steep down hill for a 1/2 blockish.  Well, my ITB just had a FIT!  I ran for about another mile and then had to walk.  It quit being SO mad after walking for a 1/2 block, so I ran again and YELP!  It did not like that, so I walked the rest of the way.  I stretched it and am icing it as I type.  Any ideas?  It is my right side.  My hip flexors and ITB have bothered my right hip forever and a day, just never in my knee before.  Too many miles?  Too much speed? (Don't laugh at my "speed")  What should I do tomorrow?  I only had 6 planned.  Maybe just 4 flat?

Swim League finals are FINALLY over!  6.5 hours Wednesday night, 6 hours Friday night, and 6 hours today.  The kids all did GREAT and had a TON of fun.  I am pooped out!   And, wouldn't you know it, we are off to the pool for an afternoon with Michelle and her sweet boys.  I love how kids become the very best friends in a matter of minutes.

I am hoping to run this evening.  My knee feels GREAT!  I am so pleased :)

"Running is good for you.  Some days you feel it, other days you just have to believe." -Marc Parent

800 m IM :)  It felt really hard this evening.  I was pretty much dying after the first 50.