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Today i just did the eliptical and weights. Trying to quit dietcoke, so ive got a bit of a caffeine headache...uugghhh

Another eliptical and weights day.. almost over the headache hump

eliptical and yoga today, breathe in breathe out breathe in breathe out...getting ready to hit the road!

unfortunatley i did not get a work out in today. Fridays are really hectic with the kids, i realize thats not an excuse. I shouldve gotten up an hour earlier. Better luck tmrw

im feeling like a real slacker reading everyone elses blogs..it it okay that i just run 5 miles a day instead of 10? or two 6's? or what everyone else is doing?? Everyone is so hardcore!

30 minutes on the eliptical today, is that all?  if im counting miles by distance on the eliptical, than i guess it would be 3 since im still about a 10 min mile

3 mile run and 70 minutes of yoga. I was having a stressful day, so a quick run and some deep relaxing breathing did it for me today.

whats my problem? i feel like im starting all over again. Ive got the acid reflux going, jello legs, tired feeling, i guess its better than nothing, but i know ill be mad later. Maybe mad enough to go out again? That depends on the kids. It is nice to vent to a blog now, before i just vent to people who dont run and all i get is "21/2 miles! waaa, i cant even do 1!" Well thats great, but if you're a runner you would understand that 21/2 is frustrating.

Hey, 3 miles this morning, went with Erin my sis-in law. Its her first time to do 3 miles outside!! Actually, its her first time doing 3 miles at all! She has made it 2 1/2 on the treadmill but never 3, so KUDOS ERIN!! Im so proud of her! Tommorow im going to try and sneak in 3 1/2 to 4 with her, im not going to tell her thats the distance, im just going to surprise her when were done. She can do it, its all mental

erin kicked ass again today, im really proud of her! I going to try and go out again later and get in a couple more miles. Last night i thought that was going to happen and i ended up in the e.r. with Soyer, he needed stitches in btwn his 3rd and 4th toe, oouucchhh. Poor kid, they actually couldnt do anything for him bc of the location of the cut, so they told me to keep him clean and wrapped really good to avoid infection. ummm, have you ever tried to keep a 5 yr old boy clean?? it doesnt happen. Anyway, back to the run. It felt SOOO good to be out in the 43* sunshine finally! I have to go back out later, its just too gorgeous.  [oh and by the way James, i realize that i responded to your comment in the wrong place, wont happen again]   Okay its now 5:15 and i could only fit in another mile, so that makes 4 today. Time to go get the kids from bday parties and friends houses before dinner. overall, good, sunny day

I think its 4.5 miles, it was 45 min. on the eliptical and i burned 680 calories. So, my question is what does that mean? Bc if im going by time it would be 4.5 miles, but if im going by calories burned it would be 6 miles or so. Maybe its equal to 4.5 miles at an incline? Probably that one.  Anyway, just signed up for a 5K in Draper on May 16th. Its called signs on the trail, its for deaf kids which is awesome! I love running for a cause, especially that one since my bros deaf.  Also just found out my pregnant running friend is having her 5th girl!!! aaahhh HORMONES in the Haddock home!! Not to mention paying for 5 weddings, ouch. But its all good, everything is healthy so thats all that matters.

3 quick miles with Erin, 1 1/2 up hill, 1 1/2 down hill. Erin got a sideache going down any advice??

hey, 4 miles today which i guess is pretty good considering i was in a fight with myself on weather or not to get up today. Im glad the good side won. Erin showed up for 1.5 of them and then went home. Its friday and im happy about that.

hey, i ran 2, was suppossed to go further but i am exhausted and feeling like a HUGE wimp. oh well, better days ahead. I guess i hit 20 miles this week and thats something

so i figured out why im so tired, im getting sick

feel like crap and slept funny so i have a stiff neck to top it off. better days ahead

hey, its been 5 days since ive had any endorphin high and boy, have i been mean!! I need that so badly every day in some form or another. My body is weak from being sick and now im going to be coughing up a lung for the next few hrs. but i needed it so bad! Even if it was just a little bit. Hopefully i wont be mommy dearest when the kids get home. Or for that matter, wifey dearest. FEELS SO GOOD TO SWEAT!

30 minutes on the eliptical and weights. Looking forward to a run tommorow

FINALLY!! 5 miles, It felt sooo good. BUT, Erin came with me and we got to a point where there is a big hill and its a hard hill, ive done it many times before.. so being the all wise one that i am, i told her "just look down and lean forward and slow your pace." So what does she do? Not only does she pass me up, but she beats me to the top and starts doing the victory dance at the top!! To which i wanted to throw a rock at her...But instead i celebrated her. But seriously, she was AMAZING! It was a fun run and felt so good. Im waiting to hear from my friends who did the Salt Lake 1/2 today, i hope all went well!

hey, went on a busy, high traffic road and it seemed really chaotic. There was alot of stopping at lights and it seemed longer than it really was bc of the chaos. But i felt really good today and ran faster than usual so thats good

We went to a trail today and it was fun but i forgot to turn on my garmin for awhile so i really am not sure how far we went. If felt like 4 but i dont know.  The terrain was kind of rough and i kept hitting dead ends and having to turn around so it got a little frustrating. Im going to go back with my dog and walk it so i have a better idea of where im going next time. But tmrw. i will hit the road again, at least there i can see 3 ft in front of me.

4 miles today. ist mile warm up next 2 miles i did sprints and the last mile cool down. Ive never done sprints and it KICKED MY BUTT!!

runnung off frustration,  had a headache, kept going anyway..whatever

Good start to a week, i felt really good today, i think i may have kicked erins butt. woops. HERES TO A GREAT WEEK!

Went to the highschool and did sprints. 2 minutes on 1 minute off for 30minutes. 10 minutes of warm up and cool down. It was hard, next time i will warm up and cool down longer, i ran out of time. Had to get home to the kids.   I was feeling really tight, so i did 60 minutes of Brian Kest's yoga video and i feel alot better. {great video, btw}

I was dragging sooo bad today. it was all i could do to finish that. My body is extra sensitive to what i eat etc. and i dont think the hotdog for dinner did it for me. I need to load up on protein and veggies today. My schedule says tomorrow is a rest day, so we will see.

ive been told to rest today by Hal Higdon

I got a late start today so i was only able to fit in 4. I have to go to Senekahs program at the school so i was feeling a little rushed.

ran on the draper trail in the rain. My pants got soaked and so at the turn around point i took them off, dont worry, i had on my compression shorts under them. So needless to say i was alot less weighed down and the last 3 were much easier. Plus i think i was so wet at that point i didnt think about being wet anymore. Kept getting whiffs of the lilac bushes when the wind would blow a certain way, i LOVE that smell. And it was fun to see all of my fellow runners out there with me, probably training for something, or just having to have the feeling of a good run. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!

woke up in the middle of the night sick, didnt run today. boo.

easy 3 today, stomach is still a little whoozy. luckily my legs switched to auto pilot at about 1.78 so that made things even easier.

i dont know how far i went today, i ran hills. run up and then walk down.BUT my ankle is really bugging me, i dont know when and where that happened but its hurting and im really mad about it. This cant be happening to me right now! what can i do to fix it???

did an hour of yoga and ran around the block for 1 mile to test out my ankle. It still HURTS! Ive pin pointed where it is injured or hurt now that the swelling is down. Its on the inside of my left ankle bone. I dont know what else to do, I cant just not run. And i dont want to hurt it more either. I dont think its any kind of fracture, just a pulled or torn something. Im not sure. Could a doctor even be able to tell? In the mean time, im really frustrated. Icing it now and maybe ill try again tomorrow. Have a 5 K on saturday and i DONT want to walk it.

i ran with an ankle brace on and it helped for the first 1/2 to 3/4 mile and then it started to hurt again. i kept going and by the last 1/2 mile i was limping home. I think i might call the doctor today.

went on a 8 1/2 mile bike ride and my ankle felt really good, didnt even notice it. So im glad i got my cardio in another way. It was a fun change. Still its not as hard as running, so i still think running is the more noble sport. My hubby would disagree completely. Hes a big biker. But we will see when he actually runs more than 3 miles and then he can compare the two.

So this was supposed to be a 5K but the people in charge of telling us when to turn around were like 8 years old and they didnt tell anyone to turn around, so we kept going. I had my garmin on so i knew we had gone too far, but i just followed the croud. Anyway, it ended up being an extra mile. It was fun though. And the BEST news is, my ankle didnt bug me at all!! So it was worth all the time off. Im so happy!

i had a really exhausting day yesterday, mentally and physically. So it was all i could do to get out of bed today. Im glad i did though. Its bc this blog has become my conscience and i know i need to report something or i will feel guilty.

Tried a new route today from "map my run" It was fun, but a little confusing bc we kept getting lost. Next time we need to drive it first. But its always good to have new scenery. Anyway, we didnt turn on a road we were supposed to turn on and so thats why its short of 5 miles. But my ankle started to hurt so i just ended the run. Icing it and wrapping it.

hey just a quick loop today. felt good.

My garmin had a dead battery so i had to do a loop that i remember from the days before my friend garmin. I kind of felt naked without it, anyway, i ran alone today and without my g. so it turned out to be kind of a liberating run. No pressure and i was just able to enjoy the scenery and my own speed and my own thoughts.

went back to the draper trail today, it was alot of fun and not very busy at first, but by the end there was quite a few people. Did alot of snail ditching also. Beautiful morning, great way to wake up.

yoga and weights today, good times

about 2 miles of uphill to start and 2 down and then a quick loop home. Would have finished the 5 but i had to rescue my sis. who was having issues. Oh well, still a good run, the 2 up kicked my butt. felt good. I have to get tough so i can keep up with jd

Ran on Wasatch Blvd. today, havent done that in awhile. Its alot of up and down, its a pretty run in the shade also. Ill have to remember to do that one more often.

no run in today, unless you count the running around at my daughters field day @ school. Been at the park for 4 hrs. with 60 4th graders and now i need a nap to get rid of my awesome headache. Its all in the name of creating memories.

Went up Millcreek canyon to the pipeline trail with Gretchen, Erin and Becca, it was GORGEOUS! and alot of fun. I twisted my ankle at one point but so far its not bothering me, so i hope it is just healed enough that it wont flare up again. I think i may be in the clear. Beautiful run, alot of people both on foot and on bike though, but its all good.

5 miles around the neighborhood today. Im not promoting here but i drank an efusjon edge before i went today, thats the energy drink with a shot of caffeine and i felt like the energizer bunny. I think i may be on to something here. Today im taking the kids to the museum of natural history up at the U and i think i may need to drink another one before i leave. Days like this are exhausting, I dont know why we moms think its fun to put ourselves through things like this. Then tomorrow i have another 4th grade field trip to go on all day long. I think on wednesday i may just stay in bed all day.

Wow, is it already thursday??? How did that happen, tues. i planned on not running, wed. i wore my running clothes all day bc i was going to go at any time and it didnt ever happen and now its already thursday!! Last week of school is chaotic. Im in a tired blurr right now. Today was a good run though, went down hill for the 1st mile and then the next 3.5 were a gradual up hill with some really steep up hills and then a 1/2 mile down to finish. Good workout, then i came home and rushed to a Kindergarten graduation and now im sitting here falling asleep.

I had 2 led feet today. And when i got home i noticed that my shoulders must've been up to my neck today bc they are sore! wow, not a very good run. at least i got it in.

Ran from Erins to mom and dads and they drove us home. Couldnt go until 11:00, the temp was decent, it was just sun beating down on you. Plus we were running into a headwind. But im glad i got it in, i really needed that today, i was feeling like cruella deville, now i can be nice. To which everyone will be greatful

went at 9:30 this morning. Its nice to be able to do that on June 9th! Its like the time i ran on December 1st and stripped down to my tank top, I love the crazy weather. It makes it hard on the kids to start their summer vacation in the rain, but its nice for the runners!!!

7 today. Ran around a golf course and then on the road and back again. Felt good, my hamstrings are really sore. I think i need a good dose of yoga.

today i only ran 1 mile, im not explaining that. Then i came home and did power yoga. Now im going to bed

Hey ran a 5k today, perfect weather. cool and cloudy but no rain. Plus I did it in under a 10 minute mile, so for me thats really good!! Ran it with Gretch who did it in 37 min and Erin who did it in 30 min. They gave us the good running shirts rather than the T-shirts, which is good bc I thought this race was expensive, so its good we at least got that. So now I have a new expectation for myself which feels really good, so CONGRATULATIONS to me!!

have a bout of the flu, tried to run but had to run home to avoid the runs.

Did speed work today at the track. Havent been back since I hurt my ankle, it went well. Did 2 miles of warm up and then sprinted the straights and walked the turns. Did this for 2 or so miles and then did a couple of cool down laps. It felt good. I dont sweat as much doing this as I do on a regular run, so it makes me wonder if its doing as much, but I guess I will feel it later right? I know its good for you so ill keep at it.

weight training today

I hit the pillow and my alarm went off. I didnt move once so I felt a little hungover for the 1st mile or so, then I got a little bit of a high and was able to go a little faster, but then slowed down again. Ive been feeling a cold coming on so maybe thats why. My garmin wouldnt track the time today, it just paused at 9:56 but it would track my miles, so what the crap?? Im charging it right now, I REALLY hope its not broken. Has yours ever done anything like that??

My son has the swine flu, earache, strept throat, nausea, aches and pains and a fever. It sucks! My 8 miler might be postponed a few days now.  so go run for me.

eight today!! woo woo, its been a long time since i did that run, it felt amazing. I was able to get out of the house and leave my son for a short time, I needed it.

exhaustion from my sick kids, plus my music didnt work, doing power yoga now.

dont know how much i can get in this week. Woke up with a horrible headache, went back to bed. Feels better but is still there. Going out of town wed. evening, that is if im not puking. Good luck to you, hope you have a good week.

Im going on a walk tonight, headache is a little better and i need some kind of endorphin high. I dont know if  a walk will do, but it has to help.

I felt good this morning so I thought I better take advantage of this window before I leave to Island Park tonight. Met Erin and did a mile warm up and then four 400 meter hill's then ran the rest at normal pace and ended on another hill. Going to try and run while out of town but were going to friends cabin and I dont know the deal until I get there. Good luck with your miles this week!

3 is all that running could get out of me today. Im feeling beat from the trip and probably weak from so many days off in a row. I was only able to go on two 3 mile speed walks with my girlfriends while up at the cabin. Time, kids and lack of sleep made sure of that.  Good to be back even though I feel like im starting over.

9 today baby! wooo! Ran from Danish Rd to Wasatch and down and around to the back side of Dimple Dell. It felt really far. Plus alot of hills, ive never run a long run with that many hills before. It was hard in spots and then really nice in others. I feel it went well, but that last mile was killer for me. Does that always happen? Does the last mile always have to be hard no matter how far you go?

Alot of fun, I thought I did pretty well, I think I beat my last time but im not positive. Scott did it in 23 minutes so pretty much I want to kill him. His idea of training is to do nothing for a month and then go run up Mt. Olympus as fast as he can and then go do a 5k and beat everyone. What a total punk. My daughter Izzy took 3rd in her age division and got a medal so that was fun for her. My other daughter got sick to her stomache so she walked and came in around 45 minutes. I felt bad for her but when she got to the last stretch Gretch and I ran in with her and  held her hands up and cheered, she was kind of mad bc she hates attention, but we were trying to help her feel good about it. She was smiling even though she kept saying to stop. But it was a fun way to start out the 4th!! Good times.

5 Today. Felt good, im getting nervous bc the provo river 1/2 is fast approaching. Im doing some speed work tmrw and xt on thurs. Then im doing my 10 miler this week. Im hoping i dont bonk in the last 3 miles this year like I did last year. Everything ive read says that speed work and hills help with that so I guess I hope its true. Im rambling I know, I just couldnt stop thinking about it today on my run. Only about 4 weeks left and i'll be at the top of Provo canyon! Then 2 weeks after that I will be at the Hobble creek! aahhh! I wish 1/2 marathons went year round in Utah, that would really help me with running through the winter.

2 mile warm up 2 mile speed work. 1200 meters @ 9.40  800 meters @ 9:30  400 meters@ 9:30 and 200 meters @ full on sprint as fast as my body would allow..and then 800 meter cool down plus a little walking

I actually went on a 10 mile bike ride but im guessing that equalls about 4 miles. I wouldnt even think it equalled that much except that I biked a bunch of hills so im adding a little to make up for that. It was fun, it burns my hamstrings which is good bc that is my weakest muscle and the one that always makes me feel myself slouching when im tired in a run.

Let me just start by saying I guess the important thing is, is that I did it. We chose to go a route that had alot of hills again and I think that wiped me out long before it should have. I usually dont feel that crappy on a long run. I got a side ache at 4.5 miles that forced me to walk and you know how once you walk, its hard to get going again. I mean really going. Also I felt like throwing up the last 3 miles, I think it was the powerade. Im still trying to stomache those drinks. I know they're good for you but they make me want to puke. And it also didnt help me that there is tension on the homefront right now. So I guess mentally I wasnt as prepared as I needed to be. BUT I did it. I finished, and im done. Next week im choosing a less hilly route and hoping things go better.

It was hard to get up today, after a 5:00a.m. 10 miler on sat. morning I went out for a gno that night until 1:00 in the morning and then up early sunday morning and my body is not meant for late nights anymore. Im too old and its taking me 2 days to recover. things sure arent how they used to be.

Ran from 12300 South on 7th East to about 8000 South and then back again. No traffic on the way North but alot on the way back. Felt really good, felt like I couldve kept going but hubby was waiting for me to get home so he could go to work. I like burning 1,325 calories though. Thats never a bad thing.

good dose of yoga today. 70 minutes worth

5 up on the pipeline, Thanks for being so patient with me James, it was alot of fun to see you, I want to bbq. And I want to do the LPT. And I want to run fast and strong. And I want a cabin.

I was planning on going 5 or 6 but I got new shoes on saturday. They're asics and they felt great in the store but on the road, I had to stop 3 times to do adjustment bc my toes kept going numb. I loosened the laces so much to try and get the circulation going that my ankle started to get irritated so I ran home. I will be returning these today.

Got some Nike's yesterday, they're super wide so thats good, since my feet are gargantuantly wide. Helped with the numbness, it still was there a little but I go through this a little with each new pair of shoes i get. These will work out though I think. Tmrw im doing hills and maybe that will help me feel a little stronger than I do right now for the 10K on friday. If I feel then like I do now, it will be a very slow, easy 10k for me. I guess I shouldnt put so much pressure on myself, it messes me up in the head.

1 mile warm up, 2 miles of going up and down a really steep hill, and 1 mile back. felt good. Kicked my own butt and I felt strong.

Went to ABBA coverband last night with mom, gret, erin and dasa, it was a blast. going to adult Lagoon night tonight. I know I will be tired tmrw morning but I know I have to get up anyway. chilling at moms pool this afternoon with some friends. good times. Summer is exhausting.

word of the week is "hungover" and I dont even drink so I cant explain the headache and glued shut eyes and irritable exhaustion ive been feeling. But today I fought it and got in some miles. Once I was out there I felt pretty good so maybe my body is hungover from lack of running? I need to take the Nike's back though, they were really buggin today. Im going to have to go back to the old trusty saucony's even though I feel like they make them a little on the heavy side. So far of all the shoes ive had, they are the best in the long run {literally}

word of the night... "diarrhea"... therefore 4 today, put in some hills with it so I think all things considered,  it went well.

did an easy 2 and then a hilly more difficult 2 and then a flat back to home. Was good but Erin ditched out again and im getting worried for her. She hasnt run with me since last tuesday and our 1/2 is next weekend. I know she will be able to do it, I just hope she doesnt bonk out too bad like I did last year. I hope I dont bonk out this year!

Meant to go 6 today but my "runs" woke me up at 5:30 am again and so by 6:15 I thought I felt good enough to go and I didnt get as far as I had hoped bc I began to feel nauseous. Becca and Erin came today and Becca was having tailbone issues from an injury so needless to say, our intentions were good but it just didnt work out that way today. I guess I should be grateful I got in that at least. I dont have time to be feeling sick right now, ive got to be training. Im nervous, but I guess there isnt much I can do about it now is there? I will try yoga and strength training this afternoon.

Ran along 7th east again. Erin and Becca came, Becca did 8 and Erin and I did 10. I felt great until 7 and then my stomache started to bug me so I slowed down considerably. I started having bad mental thoughts and then at mile 8 two guys ran up along side of me and started talking, they were running 15 and had alot of energy so after running with them for just a few minutes, I got a bit of a second wind. I was happy bc I thought if I feel like this at only mile 7 next week, im going to have a hard time. I know its so mental, so I just started trying to have positive thoughts and then suddenly I was back at my car. Anyway, Im a little nervous bc if I run like I did today, im only going to knock about 3 minutes off of my time and I wanted to do better than that. I hate that I care about time now, it used to be just about finishing. Now all of the sudden I have all these expectations for myself and Its too much pressure!!aaahhhh!

easy 3 today. My music wasnt working and so it made that easy 3 a little bit boring at times. Im so used to the music, I dont know how you can run without it.

1 mile warm up 1 mile speed work 1 mile cool down

45 min XT bike ride. felt good, worked some muscles that arent used to being worked as much. According to schedule, im not supposed to do anything else until saturday but I think i will do a round of yoga tomorrow. Nothing left to do now but wait and see!

Well, ive been kind of avoiding posting this entry seeing as how my time was a minute SLOWER than last years time. Im going off of the time that was on my garmin, not what is or will be posted online. I feel that it is more acurate.
We got to the bus stop at 5:00 am and jumped right on a bus so we were at the top for quite awhile and it was sooo cold we could see our breath. Got in line for the porta potties and then just hung out and tried to keep warm. At mile 4 i needed to take a quick potty break so I ran into some trees and that got me behind Erin. I felt good and then around 6.5 I had taken some jellybeans and got a stomache ache and had to stop for about 45 seconds and get in puke position until it passed. Then I kept going. Around mile 9 I had an epiphany. I knew that I was going really slow, but I was feeling steady and wanting to keep it that way, so I finally said to myself, "self, its okay to be slow. just stay steady and finish feeling good." So thats what I did. I stayed steady and I quit worrying about the time. I stayed up on the gu's and h2o, and only had a few bouts of nausea. But overall I felt pretty good, I enjoyed the scenery and just tried to stay relaxed. I finished feeling good, which is so much better than how I felt last year. I ran the whole time except the 2 stops I made and I just enjoyed.    When I crossed the finish line, my whole family was there and some friends so I just smiled and gave them all five. Scott found me and said "are you dissapointed?" He knew how much I wanted a better time than that, but I told him no, and told him about my epiphany. He just laughed. When I got in the car I immediately started thinking about my Hobble Creek 1/2 in two weeks and thought to myself, "I have to do that one faster." So my epiphany didnt last long, but long enough to get me through the race. So thats good.

Is it already thursday??! I had to check the calendar, I cant believe it! Just did 4 around the neighborhood today, Im not sure what to do between now and the hobblecreek, any suggestions? Its on the 22nd, so next weekend? I need to get my days straight. Should I do a 10 miler? Or just some 6's etc.

yoga and weights

I couldnt resist curling up in my down comforter this morning and loving the thunder and lightning outside. My window was open and the cool breeze was blowing in. I love a good saturday morning like that.  So I didnt get out to run until 1:00 bc we had planned to clean out the basement this morning so the "finishing project" can go forward. So after multiple garbage bags of garbage and D.I. bags, I was able to run. I only got in 6 but I had 3 really steep long hills in that so I felt like I got a good workout. I was sweating like crazy and came home pounding water. Average pace between 9:40 and 10:15 depending on hills.  I know that seems slow to you but lately Im happy when i beat 10:00 at all!

Up newcastle, down Alta canyon and back up the hill on Highland Dr. and home. DRAGGING today, holy cow!! Did relay races in the backyard yesterday with Loser and Heidi and then we added a cartwheel to the mix and I pulled some muscles. Im old. But not very mature obviously.

I slept in bc my body was telling me I need sleep so i had to go late. This is a bad week for me. My body is feeling extra exhaustion and its not easy to be trying to train for another 1/2 this weekend. While im running, everytime I think about the 1/2 my heart skips a beat and I have to  do my yoga breathing for a minute and force my mind to go elsewhere. why does it stress me out so bad? Why cant I just look at it like another long run, the long runs that have no time limit, that have no stress, just a carefree long relaxing run, the kind of runs that I love. I wish I could go there mentally.  I feel like its 2 steps forward and 4 giant leaps backward for me right now. Maybe I need to get a trainer, or a hypnotist.

going on a bike ride later as soon as hubby comes home and fixes some things on the bike.

only 2 around the hood, trying to calm the nerves a bit. Going to a hotel in springville tonight with family, race or should I say casual stroll down the canyon tmrw. and hotel party action sat. will be home sunday. report back here then.

Things I learned:

1. Im not as strong as I thought I was. I thought I was running faster than that. I was even passing people. I felt great, I felt great until the last mile [you know, that mental mile] At mile 11 I thought to myself that I would for sure get a better time. So when I crossed the finish line and looked up at the clock, I said "damnit!" I think I said it loud but im not sure. I did have the garmin on, but I wasnt sure about the accuracy bc I started it a bit late and I wasnt keeping track of my splits, I barely looked at it.

2. My posture stinks!! my husband took several pictures of my coming in and crossing and my neck is high, my shoulders are slouched and I just looked like I was exhausted. So I need to work on my core strength. I need to add more strength training and I need to be aware of my posture more.

3. I need to run more consistently. Even though Ive been telling myself that I trained good enough, I know deep down that I didnt. I need to put more miles in and stop making up exuses, then maybe I can really get that time down to under 2:15. You would think that should be easy, but its not.

4. And this one is no secret, but I need to lose 10 lbs. I know that. I know that weighing less would automatically take minutes off of my time.

5. I need Stacie back, she is hardcore and she kept me going fast and more consistent. Im weaker than I want to be, than I want to admit. I wanted to prove that I could be strong without her, and I still think that I can, but Im good at making up excuses and keeping it "light" I realize that I cant do that anymore, or my time is going to never improve. In fact it apparently is getting worse and worse. I know there is no time to feel sorry for myself but part of me wants to.

6. I liked the Hobble Creek and besides the fact that it didnt get started until almost 8:00, which left plenty of time to run in the hot beating sun, I will do it again next year.

went to bed with a headache, woke up with a sore throat. May try and run later after my errands. Tmrw. is officially first day of school for 2 of my kids. Have alot to do. Leaving to NY on thurs. morning for Scotts brothers wedding. Dont know how much running I will get in for the next week, im taking my running stuff with me on the trip bc you never know.

A whoppin 3 today. At least I got my tired, lazy butt out of bed finally.  {And even on a holiday where my kids could sleep in therefore I couldve too}

first mile felt great, then I got slower and more sluggish. Ive done it to myself yet again. I feel like im starting over again. This seems to be my ongoing theme. All of you crackheads doing 5 and 6 minute miles, well,  someday maybe ill be as cracked out as you.

i dont want to talk about it

Weights after they left to school, squats, lunges, triceps, biceps, situps, core strengthing. At least THATS something!

went up to the pipeline trail, stopped at the river for awhile to collect some thoughts and turn off my music and listen to nature, then ran back to the car. Beautiful and peaceful up there. Noone was around, it was nice.

Went later and had mom come and watch Soyer and Erin's kids. It was so hot and with a headwind and the sun beating, I felt naseous at times. It was much harder than I anticipated. But its done. Why oh why dont I learn my lesson to just get out early??!

good run

Im sick. fighting throwing up, not feeling good at all. bummer.

Went to run for a man in my neighborhood who was diagnosed with LouGehrigs disease about 2 months ago. He has a really progressive diagnosis and is not supposed to live through the next year. He has a wife and 4 kids. 3 girls and a son. His son is one of my husbands scouts. {11 yrs. old} the same age as my oldest daughter. After the run, Kathy Aitken the channel 5 newscaster who is also in my neighborhood, was asked to do a story on the event,  and the awards. She  had everyone who was running for Steve  raise their hand, there were about 30 of us. Then she had him come up and talk for a minute. Of course the waterworks began for all of us. Im so happy I went to do this. Im so grateful for the life that I have and I pray for all of those that are suffering in anyway with a terminal illness and for their families. Nothing puts life in perspective more than death. It was touching and im glad I was able to be a part of it.

As far as my running went, I didnt go into this with intentions of getting a good time, I didnt know if I was going to even run it or if I would end up walking with people I know and talking. Well I did run the first mile with Kathy and we talked and then I was mostly on my own for the rest of it, but I just enjoyed the scenery and my thoughts and just went for a relaxing run.

when in doubt, .....go run.

no run today, spent the day at the hospital bc my sister gave us quite a scare, its all okay now. im exhausted.

went with Erin and brought her baby in the jogger stroller. So it was hot and neither of us have run with a jogger before. She held on to it 1.5 and then I did 1.5. That is a whole different ball game

Ran 3 and ran/walked 1. the last 1 has a couple of hills that i ran walked. I am in a serious funk. And its still dang hot out there. Im sure the mornings are beautiful but I wouldnt know bc I cant get my lazy/funk butt out of bed to see it. Wow, I need to sign up for something. Whats coming up?

A blustery, windy run. I thought I was running into the wind on the way up but when I turned around, I was running into it again! So I think technically I should be able to count this as 3.2 because of the fight. Dont you think? lol

I had an awesome run, The only thing I can think is different from the past few months is I ate a banana. I used to do that all the time but I quit doing it bc i read that it takes 30 minutes to get into your system. So if Im only going for 30 or 40 min. I dont eat one anymore. Maybe I need to quit believing everything I read.

I didnt wear my garmin today which is a bummer bc I would be curious what my time was today. So even though it was only 3 miles, It was a good one and I needed that.

FINALLY!! holy crap, its been a long time since ive gone 5. My splits were pretty slow but I dont care, I need to get out of the rut ive been in. Not to jinx it, but I think I may be on my way back. Lets hope so. Ate a banana before again and that was good. I got a little tingly in my head at about 4.3 but it went away quickly.  And JD, I hate bowling.

felt good, still slow splits but again I dont care. Im just happy im getting out there. I love running in the cooler weather. I dont like running on a dark, cold, snowy morning though. Im going to have to start getting up early again soon though. I cant spend everyday waiting to go run. But for now, its ok. Kids have been out of school for 5 days for fall break, they go back tmrw which is good bc im feeling a bit smothered.

it is sooo freakin cold out there! My face is numb. It took my hands a good 2 miles to be warm enough to come out of my sleeves. It started out really dark and by the end it was light enough that I felt comfortable turning my music up.
Felt good, nice to have it over with.

body, mind, and spirit were not feeling it today. Not a good run.

well it aint much, but my mommy dearest mood called for a 20 minute time out. I didnt have much time, but maybe now I wont be so lovely to be around. Even a little counts right?

The score is:  wind - 2, Lysa - 1

A beautiful fall day out there. Good break from making tutu's and wings, and joker pants and dying sweats for halloween coustumes. Good music on the ipod today, blue sky, cool temp, wearing shorts, good run. Happy day.

Had to go for a really quick run today. Have to pick up one son in a 1/2 hr. and then go back to the school for my other sons VIP day, following that, I have ten 6yr. olds coming to my house for a birthday party and after that we are going out with some friends to dinner. So I had to take some "Lysa" time, even if it was short and sweet.

busy birthday weekened with parties and many people in and out of my house = sick worn out mom

So I ended up going on a 2 mile speed walk bc although I dont feel good, I also feel restless and ancy. I dont know if its the medication or what but I just knew I had to do something. I know you're supposed to rest when you are sick but sometimes I think getting out helps even more.

I woke up feeling soo much better today. I have to tend my neice this afternoon at the same time I usually have to go running so I dont know If I will fit one in today. Im thinking of taking her on a speed walk though so I will do that and then see how the kids are after school and see if I can sneak away for a quick run. Not sure how far I can go bc I still feel tired from being sick, but I know it would be good for me. Hope you all have a good run today.

Went a whoppin 3. Still feeling not 100%, but I am feeling better. My friend brought me over the "Chi Running" DVD and I really like it. I know my posture is horrible and that is making me slowdown considerably. I like the DVD bc Its all visual and Im a visual learner. I could read this same stuff in a book and not really get it until I see it done, so its great. I stopped several times today and did a posture check and a lean check. I really can feel the difference when Im doing it right. Now for the tricky part, .. making it a habit.

Got up at 4:20 to run with my Chi running friend. She has to work early so we had to leave early. The point of the run was to concentrate on our chi and watch each others leans and posture. We stopped a few times and checked our posture by doing pole leans. We also ran to a metronome. The Chi guy recommends we set it at 90 but there is so much to think about and so much to concentrate on, that we set it at 80. With every beat our right arm would swing backwards. I did notice that when I was concentrating on the beat and my right arm, my feet felt lighter. But when I try and concentrate on posture, my feet feel heavy again. Its going to be tricky to get the balance and Im thinking it is going to take several months to get it reallly down. My body and mind has to rethink the way that I move and become that habit rather than my  habits now. It is going to take body and mind memorization but I know it will pay off, bc when I get those glimpes of doing it right, It feels really good.

So now I sit here in the dark drinking my herbal orange tea trying to warm up and it really is peaceful. Soon I will hear the pitter patter of feet upstairs and then the rest of the day will be noisey. There is something to getting up early isnt there?

I wish I could say I went further but then I would be lying. Nice run though, worked more on lifting up my feet and leaning. I go much faster when I just lift my feet just a little bit more, but in turn that makes me tired more quickly. Its all good though. Its just a juggling act, thats all it is.

little 3 miler jaunt. And since I'm now a jugallo by profession, Im getting better at the juggling act. Feels pretty good, although Im having a hard time typing right now bc my hands are still cold. Nice wintery day out there. Gorgeous with the colored leaves and the snow though.

yesterday I was on loritab bc I had some cancer spots burned off my face. I know that may sound extreme {the loritab i mean} but I hate the pain of that soo bad and it causes me serious anxiety. So I was too out of it to run  for awhile and then I was just ornery coming off of it so I went to bed and then got ready for a Halloween party. So no run. Today I squeezed in a 3 miler. My splits were faster than normal. And by fast, I know its not compared to all of you but for me it was. I was 9:21, 9:28 and 9:17. I really think its the chi. Just being aware of my form and posture just naturally speeds your body up even without trying. Now I have to go get my kids ready for another Halloween party, followed by another Halloween party tonight, and tomorrow is really Halloween and sunday I think I may burn everything Halloween.

Beautiful day, felt good until mile 3.5, I was running up a hill and had the sudden urge to have a potty break so I had to stop and walk for awhile, Doesnt help that Ive eaten chili 3 nights in a row at Halloween parties. So the last mile was a run/walk until I could get home.

Glad I got a run in today though, should help everything else go smoothly today.

I felt dead today. but im not dead yet.

spent the day at the clark planetarium with the 6th graders. Saw two cool movies, one on black holes and the other on the moon. To bad you cant appreciate those movies when you are in 6th grade and it takes being the mom at the field trip years later to really understand the significance of that stuff.

Came home with a really bad headache, going to lay down before the chaos of homework begins. Doubt I will run.

I went running, thats all you need to know.

Ran with Erin, found a new trail by our house, it was awesome! Felt AMAZING!! wish every day was as good as this one.

took my sis to run errands this morning since she cant drive right now. came home put on my running clothes, got some phone calls, then my bro and sis in law showed up, didnt leave until 5:00. {still in my running clothes} then kids started to complain they were hungry. made dinner, did homework, went to a class and now im home. finally took off my running clothes and put on my pjs. Better luck tmrw.

Cam watched the bean while Erin and I went for a quick run. Felt good, went up a long hill. I was breathing really hard but I needed that. Lab results from dermo came in last night, he wants to see me this afternoon. Have a little bit of skin cancer on my face that we need to look at further. Im sure its fine. Everyone remember to wear your sunscreen when you run!!

Today I did the elliptical for 30 min. It said I burned 480 cal. I dont know how accurate that is but Ill take it! Havent been able to get my heart rate up for a week now so I was desperately needing that. I was going to do yoga but I needed to breathe hard. Mission accomplished.  Last night I had the grandparents over for dinner to celebrate my oldest daughter who will be 12 tomorrow, I cant believe it. So between the 2 cakes and the homemade icecream, I was feeling a little disgusting. Im off to run errands with my aunt and mom which is why no run today. They are interrupting my run time, how dare they!!

went to eat lunch at the school with my daughter today for her birthday and felt that I still needed to try and run even though I know better than to run right after eating. So the good news is I ran today and the bad news is I have heartburn. Its worth it. 

Was doing great until I ran into Erin who was driving and I stopped to chat with her for awhile. That threw off my groove and it was hard to get going again. Honestly, I couldnt wait to be done. But always happy I went. And happy I can run.

Went on a long speed walk with Erin pushing strollers. We each had one with one of her kids  in it. We went and did the really steep hill that we used to do hill repeats on and holy crap! With a stroller and a kid it is tough! I had my butt sticking stait out and was bent in 1/2 trying to get it up the hill I could feel the back of my thighs and butt burning. It was a good workout even though it wasnt a run.

Well I may not have run everyday this week but I did get a workout every day this week so Im happy about that.

Today felt good, around the last mile there was big head wind that kicked up which was blowing my hair every which way and making things a little more difficult. But overall it was a good relaxing run and my thoughts were preoccupied with other things so that made the run go by quickly and effortlessly.

Have a good weekend

well 3 will have to be good enough for me.

Not a great race for me on time, I ran it with my original running friend Stacie and Erin and Scott. This was Stacies first one back after her baby was born. I stayed with her alot of the time and then at the end we ran in together, got the exact same time. Erin was having knee issues and had to stop and walk the last 1/2 mile. Felt bad for her. Scott did it in 27 minutes which is really slow for him. It was really cold as the rest of you know and hard to get that inhale of oxygen. But the course was fun and the crowd was huge. Much bigger than I expected.

Now Im exhausted from two turkey dinners and a marathon day. Going to bed, Hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving. Good Night.

p.s. Im grateful today for running.  The camaraderie of it all.

My dryer broke a few days ago and I have to wait a week for my new one. So I went to my moms to do laundry this morning and she watched Soyer while I ran on the Draper trail. It was fun. Had to dodge horse poop and that made me happy bc Im glad I live where there is still places for horses to be and trails that they can poop on.  Came home to drop Soyer off at school and I know when I go back to pick up my laundry, it will all be folded and done. What a nice mommy I have.

Beautiful day, felt a little groggy, but nice to get out and have some much needed alone time.

did the elliptical today. I am in desperate need of a run, but Im tending my neice this afternoon so I had to settle for the elliptical. Maybe I can squeeze in a run later this afternoon also with my hubby. That would be ideal. So hopefully some more editing later on.

Wow, didnt mean for that to happen, two days of Christmas shopping and no running. But I cant decide which is more exhausting. I can tell you which is more fun though! I HATE shopping!!

due to a high volume of errands and cold weather, I did the elliptical and weights today.

Another elliptical day. Im looking into getting a gym membership for use of the treadmill bc me and the below freezing temps arent very good friends.

Oh my gosh I needed that so badly. My nerves were shot and I have not been nice to anyone!  Its amazing how theraputic running has become for me and its amazing how much I miss it when its been awhile. I actually could feel the anger melting off as I was going. Okay, do I sound psycho? Bc I am a little bit.

My time off seemed to catch up with me today so I ran some sprints in between jogs to try and wake my body up, seemed to help. Good run.

30 minute elliptical and 20 min strength training with weights. Making 7lbs of Swedish meatballs this afternoon so I wont be able to run during regular running hrs.

My brother in law got us free passes to Solitude today so that was my workout for the day, it was beautiful and alot of fun, happy day.

went to my daughters play this morning, been cleaning and running errands for a Christmas party I have to go to tonight. Bought a white elephant gift that is a tshirt with elves on it and it says Happy Elfin Christmas. I thought it was funny. Hoping to run a little later this pm

Ran a quick run this morning to relieve some stress. It was helpful. Hoping January brings me some longer saturday runs again. I miss them.

burrrrrr.

30 minute elliptical.  Christmas Eve day...ahhhh, its here. Merry Christmas everyone!

30 min elliptical plus 2 movies and kids.

30 minutes elliptical plus bowling and kids.