Slackersauce

Three with the hubby. It was so cold and hard but at the end I got a high and sped way up all the way on Richard to home. Felt freaking awesome. So I decided that I need to make a resolution to slow down in my life. I'm always in a hurry, annoyingly so. And then I thought, the only time I'm slow is when I run..ironic. So then I decided I should try to run faster and walk slower. I don't know if my type A personality will allow this nonsense, but I'll try it for a day or two. Resolutions are annoying to me bc its a set up for disappointment. If I say I'll try it for a day or two, maybe I can stick to it. Anyway, Happy New Year, Here's to an awesome 2013!! GET HIGH!

YOGA 
As I was trying to wake up this morning to get the kids back to school, I decided that I needed some yoga time. Just me, my quiet house and some muscle strengthening. So I put the yoga mat on my nice new clean basement carpet, where I was so excited to move around with lots of room. I've always had to do yoga squished in my bedroom. Anyway, I get half way through the video and the school calls me. Oliver is sick. FOR THE LOVE!! So I asked the secretary, who happens to be my neighbor, if he was faking it or if it was real. Bc I was not going to pick up a faker and bring him home on my FIRST alone day in TWO WEEKS! But she assured me he was pale and had his head leaning over a garbage can as we spoke. So Pause Yoga..picked up Oliver, put him on the couch and finished Yoga. He didn't say a word. I think he could feel the vibe. So it ended peaceful. Anyway, Namaste. 
Guess it was good I wasn't out running and didn't have my phone. Meant to be. Get High.

Thirty minutes on the treadmill. I haven't been on the dreadmill for over a year, but a sick child and freezing temps led me there.
What I learned..I want to be an anchor on the Today show bc they are actually on the air for 2% of the hour and the other 98% is commercials. Must be tough having a job like that. Get High 

Three on the dreadmill. Get High

Sometimes I wonder what I would be like If I didn't have running. Its the only thing that makes sense sometimes and its the only thing that makes me feel better sometimes and I continue to just be so grateful for the day I made it apart of my life. Get High.

Three dreadmill. Was actually thinking of venturing outside when my daughter called me to come get her from school. She's not feeling that well. I guess I can't complain bc I did get 3 whole days by myself. Didn't run though. Been a little bit busy and feeling unusually tired. Hoping I'm not getting it. Felt good to run, I turned up the treadmill and sprinted for a minute and then slowed down. Did that a bunch of times. Then my heat kicked on and was blowing right on my head, that was pretty awesome. {or not} but I didn't want to get off and fix it so I just dealt with it. Anyway, Get High

I did it! I went outside! The sunshine inspired me. Even though its freezing cold and the air is crap, there was sunshine. The sun is trying really hard to conquer and I appreciated that.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
my Niece Ady's Birthday {10 days apart from my son, so she holds a special place with me. Erin and I went through those pregnancies together.}
And the 12 year anniversary of my father in laws death. 
Good to go outside. Looking forward to it warming up and getting back into a routine & feeling strong and healthy again. Been in a fog for a few months.
GET HIGH!

Three on the treadmill. My phone said it was supposed to get up to 30 today so I was trying to wait for the temps to go up. But when it came to be 10:00 and the temp went from 10 to 9, I gave up. 
Weights and plank. Get High

Four Holy Crap this is hard my pace sucks my butt wave has now turned into a but hamstring quad wave its sunny and beautiful this hurts and feels so good I've missed running outside happy January is over and February brightness is present my lungs hurt my neighbor asked why I'm torturing myself I smiled and told him to get me some diet coke ice cream planned on three made it four have missed my music and my garmin good to run Get High. 

Ran up NC in the fog, ran down NC in the sun. Felt pretty decent. Get High

Have I only run once this week? I swear I had run twice. Oh well. I'm losing my mind. Maybe that's why I'm fat now. I can't remember when I ran or what I ate. Anyway, it was a bit hard today. I felt sluggish and had to really push to make it 4.5 I wanted to be done at 2. Felt good though. Garbage day today. Another benefit to Winter is you can't smell the garbage's on garbage day. Get High

Felt extra hard to breathe out there today. I'm blaming it on the bad air quality bc I don't want to take ownership for being so freaking out of shape. Isn't being a victim fun? You can blame everything and everyone else for you problems and life is so easy?? ha! Anyway. I ran. So that's super cool. Get High.

Annoying head wind. I was slooooooooow. You know when construction workers do cat calls to women? {I think that's what they're called} when they yell out Waa Woo or whistle it? My husband drove by me and did that. For a split second until I saw who it was, I thought, "that did not just happen...' Then a lady in my ward who thinks I don't smile enough and likes to get me to smile, pulled up to the light and put her fingers on the sides of her mouth with a big smile trying to get me to smile. So of course I did. It was hard to be in my head after those things bc I was feeling very watched. Its nice to see grass appearing on people's front yards. Get High

Weights. Arms, legs, butt, stomach. My whole body is shaking now. Awesome sauce. 

30 minute plyometric weight workout on demand. Ouch. Felt good. My body was sore from yesterdays weights so although they felt kind of weak today, It felt good to get them warmed up again. Super strong. Like a superhero

That was hard. I ate my weight in resses peanut butter cups this weekend I think. It was colder than it looked out there bc of an arctic wind. Blue skies though and the snow is melting. Excited for Spring. Saw my friend and stopped to talk to her for awhile. Nice to be out there. Hard as crap but still felt good. 

Weights: legs, arms, stomach.  Get High

Slow and steady. Lungs are burning and my face is bright red. Holy Crap I'm out of shape. Felt good. Nice temps, Blue sky. Get High

30 minute on demand weight interval training. Heart is racing, body is shaking. Awesome. Get High

My legs have felt trashed from skiing on Saturday. The run was hard. I think I feel a sinus headache thing coming on but I"m trying to ignore it. Beautiful day out there. Blue skies and warm temps. Wore my fleece lined long sleeve and It was too hot. Could have just worn a regular long sleeve. Get High

I thought I was so fast today and then when I got home and I was slow. Oh well. My face is bright red again and I was breathing hard. I have extra caffeine in me so I'm talking a million miles an hour and that's why I thought I'd be fast. WRONG! So out of shape that its laughable..except its not funny. 
Get High

Ran with Scott and felt horrible the whole time. I was really nauseous. Kept telling Scott to go ahead of me but he wouldn't. So it was a super slow run for him. But when we got home he said "a bad run is better than no run." Truth. And perspective. Get High

exhausted yesterday and super pleasant to be around. Today I feel sick. Nauseous and conjested. Sneezing. At least that explains my yesterdays patience. Get High on running. I'm going to get high on drugs. {legal ones}

Heard a quote once that says "you're one workout away from a good mood" Its a pretty true statement. 
I had to take my phone with me bc I was waiting for some important phone calls. Glad I did bc they called while I was out. So I answered the phone winded and pathetic and had to walk for a bit. Anyway, Get High. 

three in the pouring rain. I'm drenched. I could tell all the cars passing me were like "she's an awesome idiot!" I could just tell. telepathy. Get High

It started out really cold but then the sun showed up and it got warmer. Breathing extra hard still but it felt great. Get High

There's a worm infestation out there today. Beware. I felt better today than I have in a long time. Good solid run and it felt good. Helps that I finally slept last night. Get High
side note: I've been trying to think of a new blog name that's better than get high but there's nothing. So it's going to have to be that for awhile longer. 

Went to a Crossfit class with Erin and realized how weak and ridiculous I am. Couldn't do the push ups. Had to do a bunch of sets of 10 in btwn deadlifts with a heavy bar and 15 lb weights attached to each end. And It was hilariously ridiculous. I felt like I was a contestant on the biggest loser. I sit at home and watch them and think to myself "that must suck. to be that weak...that's too bad." And..ahem. That was me. By the end I couldn't push myself back up. Literally could NOT. I tried and my arms gave out and I fell to the ground. I'm already sore and I"ve only been home an hour. My abs, arms, hamstrings, shoulders, butt..ridiculous. I thought bc I can go run 3 to 5 miles that I would be decent. Not. The. Case. I sucked so bad it wasn't even funny. But Erin found it funny. 

Another day of Cross fit with Erin. This is how it goes

"Good Erin.."  "Lysa, what you're going to want to do is.." "Nice Erin.." "Lysa, maybe try taking your shoes off, see if that helps.." "Great job Erin!" "Lysa, I need to see you chin ABOVE the bar, not below it.." "Looking good Erin.." "Lysa, maybe you need to widen your stance a little.." and so on and so forth..

I am Ridiculous. Today I found myself grunting out loud over and over and not caring. We had to do the row machine 500 meters, 40 squats, 30 sit ups and 20 pull ups as fast as we could timed. This was after several other squats, lifts, and rows.  I still have to use my right arm to scratch my face bc I can't quite lift my left one up that far yet bc of the push ups the other day. I wonder if by tomorrow if I will be able to get out of bed. 

Went to Cross fit again today with Erin. We were supposed to start the day on this ab machine. I was actually happy bc its the one thing I have been able to do. So I jumped on and went back, on my way back I felt and heard a pop and a tear. My whole stomach was in pain. I got myself back up but had tears in my eyes. Ryan,  {the owner and trainer and rockstar}came over and said he heard it but wanted me to try again but not go back as far. I told him to stand behind me in case I can't do it and I basically fell into his arms and he had to pull me back up. So I got off the machine and sat down for awhile. When I felt good enough to walk around, I did and then got on the stationary bike which I call the long duck dong bike bc I felt like I was in 16 candles. The only thing missing was a neck brace. Part of the workout of the day was to run around the building twice so when Erin was to that part, I did that with her and then just got back on the bike while they all finished their workout. 
Anyway, Ryan asked me if I had any C sections. Which I have had three. He said that sometimes they will actually tear your ab muscles in performing the C sec. and that I could have just opened up an old wound. idk and he didn't know for sure either. He said he's actually never seen that happen to anyone else on that machine. So that made me feel  like even more of an idiot. I told him I'll start being the poster child of how NOT to do Cross Fit if he would like me to. Anyway, glad I was able to at least do some cardio. Be interesting to see how my lower abs feel tomorrow or later today. I didn't realize how weak and out of shape I was. I thought I would be able to do this and not be perfect, but at least be able. I'm ridiculous. Seriously. I watched Erin do the work out and I wanted to cry for her. It is so damn hard. They all say "oh you'll get stronger.." but serioulsy..I feel broken when I'm there. and now even moreso. Anyway, Get high

2.5 mile walk around Flat Iron. I guess I didn't write down here what's up. I thought I had. Anyway, after my Crossfit bad day last week, I ended up going to Insta Care bc I was really swollen. I started to wonder if I had a hernia. Anyway, no hernia but I did tear muscle and scar tissue, arteries, all of that good stuff from my previous C sections. So that's why the swelling. I was advised not to do any sit ups or core for 6 to 8 weeks. Not lift heavy things and basically treat it as a recovery from a C section. Only more minor. They told me I could run if I take it easy. However there is still swelling and quite a bit of bruising so I decided to walk instead today. Anyway, sucks. But whatever. Felt good to go walk up the hills at the park and sweat a bit. Get High

Thank you JD for reminding me that I haven't blogged in two weeks. Phew. That was close.
I ran/walked 3 miles. Mostly ran but I did walk a little. It was hard as H.E.double toothpicks. Lungs burning, heart pounding, skin itching, forehead sweating..you would think I was a 400 lb person that just got off the couch for the first time. I bug myself so bad that I keep doing this to myself. Anyway, was running up NC and their were firemen on the side of the road fixing a hydrant and some man and wife happened to be walking by them the same time I was running by them and I nodded the running nod. And I heard the lady say  "Thank you for everything you do!" all enthusiastic like to the firemen, and they smiled and acknowledged it. But for some reason It made me want to roll my eyes at her. And then I thought of Metro Man and I wanted the fireman to enthusiastically say to her, "YOU'RE WELCOME RANDOM CITIZEN!" And then I made myself laugh. Anyway, Get High.

I have no idea if I did one mile or more, or less. I ran the hills at the park before the baseball game. Heart pounding, lung burning hill running. 

I am so annoyed with myself that I've been such a slacker. 

Things against me today"
1. I'm the worlds biggest slacker
2. it was HOT
3. there was a headwind.
4. soda
5. I took Nyquil last night to sleep through teenagers and became the worlds best comedian.

Things I have going for me.
1. I ran
2. I finally ran
3. There was running involved

Things that annoyed me and drove me to run today
1. other runners out there
2. my sister in law who's a slacker is doing a mud run and I haven't been running.

I went with Scott and at 1.5 I told him to go ahead of me to the turn around spot. He blew past me and then I watched him blow past our turn around. So that was that. He ended up doing almost 4 but got enough ahead of me we never saw each other again.

Get High.  

Well I guess its time to sacrifice some sleep for a run instead of trying to pretend its going to be okay to run in the satan hot temps. I saw a few other runners and I thought to myself, "oh hi, you're a lazy runner like me." too lazy to get up early and have beautiful cool temps. 
Ran into my hubby and his newest employee a few streets away, new employee named John will be painting a house in our hood today. Really good guy. I stopped to introduce myself and we got talking about running etc and Scott asked him if he runs, to which he replied "no. I paint. that's physical enough..if you ever meet a fat painter, you know they're just sitting around or drinking too much." true true..so that thought carried me for awhile as I tried to think of any fat painters I know..could only think of a few. 
Anyway, grateful I could get out today. Get high

Ran around hood then down to Falcon Park. It was fun down there bc there were a ton of kids practicing soccer and a bunch of adults running or walking the path. Bonus was sprinklers were on on one side. Anyway, it was a good energy and motivated me to push it. Then I ran almost to the top of the hill. I haven't done that in a looong time so that felt really good. I had to stop almost short of the top bc I started getting light headed and dizzy, I think it was the heat mixed with my body screaming out that I haven't done that in a long time. pretty pathetic. Anyway, I saw Stacie driving when I was almost home. Hi Stacie! So glad Fathers day is over! Anyway.......................
EVERYBODY DANCE NOW

Not really sure if it was three miles or not bc the garmin battery was dead. weird. I tried on a swimsuit today so I came home and ran the hills at Flat Iron, I was gone a half hour. Its hot even though its cool out.  EDN

Holy patheticness. Running the Centerville 5k on the 4th and I was laughing to myself that I'm nervous. I haven't been nervous for a 5k since the first one I ran. And I'm so freaking ridiculously out of shape, I'm actually nervous. Whatever. Its a dang 4th of July run. Who cares. EDN
JD, you running it?

4th of July Freedom Run Centerville with Danielle and Heidi. Good times. I sucked. Our time was around 34 minutes. 

It's been a long time since I came around, been a long time but I'm back in town, this time I'm not leaving without you. 
I have NOT wanted to run bc I've been so scared about how bad its would hurt. The last time I ran was two freaking weeks ago at a 5k. It was hard as H***. I've only been afraid of one other 5k in my life and that was my first one. Anyway...blah blah blah..Its no secret I haven't been a runner in my actions for a long time. I feel like I'm still one in my head bc I watch other runners and long for the feeling again. Next week I'm going to Mexico so I don't think there will be much running going on again there. This summer has been one party after another and I have eaten like crap. I also bought two Mumus. Anyway,
Today it was hard. But like always, I don't regret going. I've missed being in shape like crazy. I have been in my head, beating myself up daily. Gaining weight and feeling worse and worse about myself. I hope when I get back from Mexico that I'm able to pick myself up again and really become a real life runner again. Anyway,
I thought a lot about Thayne today on my run. Hope he's doing well. I need to have his fam over for a dinner soon. God Bless you Thayne.

EVERYBODY DANCE NOW.DUM DUM DUM DUMDUMDUM...EVERY BODY DANCE NOW..DODODODODODO... 

Set my alarm for 6:40, didn't get up. Finally got up at 7:30, went on a drink drive with Scott and then he dropped me off at the top of the LaCaille trail. Ran down the trail, {peed on the side of the trail}  then down the other street that's Not NC. {can't remember the name} just to add some distance. Ended up being shorter than I was hoping but I'm still proud that I went. Esp when I had myself pretty much talked out of it. And even though I cheated by going all downhill, I'm still a hot sweaty mess. In a non-anyway but bc I ran way. So It felt marvelous. Every body dance now. {seriously..dance} 

Left late. Around 9 so it was HOT. Sun beating down. Soyer came with me and rode his bike, so we went down to Falcon Park. It was fun to go with him. Even though he was ahead of me the entire time, it was nice to have the company. 
My goal was to run 4 times this week and so far I've run 3x. I am doing a 5k on Saturday for Team Gage in the Children and the Earth foundation. Gretch wants to donate all of team Gage's proceeds to another family there. Pretty cool. My kids are all coming to do it with me but Scott has to work. Bummer. Anyway, that will make my goal of 4x this week which is more than in forever. 
Everybody dance now. 

Ride the Brainwave/Children and the Earth foundation 5k. Team Superhero Gage to rock the party. I'm not posting this as a race report bc its hardly a race. A gun goes off, you run 3 miles, no one cares how long it takes you. They are off on the course and its more of a big party. So I don't know how long it took me bc I forgot to start my garmin for awhile. I ran with my cousins wife which was fun. I made my kids all get out of bed and do it too. Some were happy, some weren't. The boys rode their bikes and Oliver crossed the finish line in 3rd place, he thought he was rad. The girls both walked the whole thing with Gretch and the stroller. My parents cheered at the finish. 
It was fun. A lot of stories, a lot of sad. But its nice to turn those things into a positive and raise money for families & Celebrate life a little. Some of the stories are people who don't spend much time outside of a hospital so Its nice to see them get to party a little. Always tugs at the heartstrings. Anyway, Gretch and Troy found it very important to put together a team gage and donate the proceeds. They both feel a deep responsibility to help other people bc so much was done for them. I love that they have paid it forward like they have. It says a lot about them. Which was one of the reasons it was so easy for people to give to them in the first place. They have always been humbly grateful. 
Anyway, packing/cleaning/hopefully sleeping and then off to drive 12 hours tomorrow. Wahoo!
Every body DANCE NOW!

around the hood to the light on Highland, down the hill and then back up it. Ouch. That killed my lungs and burned my thighs and it felt marvelous. Then back around the hood to home. I went on a drink drive this morning and saw soo many runners out. Fit, in shape, skinny, tough people. And I thought to myself over and over, "that used to be me." I've gained 20 lbs. Not joking. 20. I feel like a fat out of shape cow. I keep telling myself that as soon as school starts, I'll get back out there consistently. I think I would like to run the Deseret News 1/2 next year. I know that's not til next July, but it looked fun. It starts up Emigration Canyon, which I love. Have many fond memories of Emigration and then a few that aren't so fond. {meteor shower night..where I was kidnapped by crazy Nickie and I feared her lesbian attraction and bipolar moodswings} not that there's anything wrong with that. Wow. I get off track sometimes don't I. Anyway, that's a far off goal but I think it would be fun.
Nice temps out there today. It's like the world knows school is going to start in a week and its time to cool down. Even though its still the beginning of August. 
Everybody dance now.

My breathing was in sync and good today. My lungs felt good and so did my head. It was too hot, I went too late and my body was tired. But bc my breathing was on my side today It felt really good. My favorite part was when a black chevy impala drove past me. {Dean Winchester's car} so awesome. 
Everybody dance now. 

I didn't sleep well last night. First day of school today so I was up at 6:30 officially. {I mean out of bed. not just awake} and drove my girls to their first day of high school. Crazy weird. They were so nervous and I felt bad for them. I know they'll be fine, but in their minds, they don't know that. Then rushed home to get Soyer up bc he is on safety patrol the first week and had to be at the school early. {I tried to talk him out of this nonsense but he wouldn't hear of it} Then back home to finish getting Oliver ready and walk him over. By this time it was 8:30 and although I was in my running clothes, It was hot, I was tired and I had given myself permission to walk/run a short distance. So that's what I did. I ran the hill on Highland so that's good, but overall, it was a lame run. NICE to know I was coming home to a quiet home though. So I will clean, mow the lawn, work, run errands', all the same stuff I usually do, but I'll be ALONE!! HOORAY!! Thank heavens for school And Thank the maker for giving people the desire to be teachers and spend the whole day with my children, making them smarter. I have a lot of respect for them bc I could Never do their job. 

Four. Much better today. I felt a lot more rested, went a half hour earlier than yesterday and it was cooler temps. Sun behind clouds so that was nice. EDN

Three. Ran around the hood, down highland to Falcon, around the park and up the hill home. The hill kicked my butt. I get to go to lunch with a paint rep today. LUCKY ME! EDN

Glad I made it back home safely. I had to stop for 5 different cars pulling out of side streets that either didn't see me, or didn't care. Crazy school traffic. Nice temps. Love the overcast skies
EDN

I made it to the top of NC and then my music died. I am so sick of my music right now but I still rely on it to take my mind off of running. I spent the last 1/2 mile repeating to myself in my mind "your body's not tired, your mind is..your body's not tired, your mind is.." It's hard trying to get back in shape! I love/hate it!
EDN. 

Every mile counts right? Due to other cirucumstances that are not important or just excuses, I will not list why I only made it one mile today.

Four. 

Scott likes to take the boys to the skate park on Saturday mornings and since today is a holiday, they went today also. The boys have been begging me to come and watch them so I decided to run there. It's mostly downhill so its not hard other than traffic. There was a head wind going South on 7th East but it was fine. I was hoping the mileage there would be more than 3 but I did assume it would be around 3 so whatever. 
I laughed at my thoughts on the way down there how all kids are narcissistic. "Mom, watch me..Mom look what I'm doing..mom watch..mom tell me how great I am..mom, mom, mom, mom, mom, mom, mom,...I'm so awesome..tell me I'm awesome..mom, mom, mom..They're whole lives are about them. And we sit there as their parents and say "oh that was so great! you are so awesome! Congratulations on being the best freaking person alive in the whole universe!" It's no wonder adults are so deflated. They don't have people cheering them on anymore. And then when adults recieve a compliment, they question it and don't believe the person's intentions, motives and wonder if there's something wrong with that person. Are they brain dead? It's too bad that adults esp teenagers can't take some of that confidence they have when they're 8 with them. Anyway. for the love. I really need to stop using the internet as my journal and making all of my thoughts everyone elses business. 
I full on expect you to cheer me on with my 3.1 miles today. I want to hear that I am so awesome and amazing and my accomplishment deserves a trophy. Everybody dance now. 

Failed attempt to run. I have a sore throat and low energy. I kinda knew it would be a fail but I thought I'd give it a go anyway. Made it half way around the block and decided to forget it. I know. I should have kept going. It might have been the greatest run of my entire life. I know how it can change after a mile, but whatever. I chose to be a failure instead. Stacie saw me and pulled up in my driveway to talk. We chatted for awhile. Good to talk to you Stacie, its been 900 years. 

Felt a lot stronger than I thought I would. It was lightly raining when I started and then it stayed overcast the rest of the time. Which was nice. There was a full beautiful rainbow out west when I was driving the girls to school this morning and sunny orange clouds to the east, with a strange light in the air. It was really cool. Something that could have been out of a horror movie or a Hallmark hall of fame movie. Either way. I had to stop a couple of times and have a coughing attack but overall, it felt great to be back out there. Everybody. Dance. Now. 

Today's run brought to you by suckville. I couldn't catch my breath, my stomach was churning, my head started pounding. I don't know if I was having panic attacks or there was something else going on. Something like I'm so out of shape my body can't stand it. Whatever it was, it was crap and I couldn't wait to get home. Strange bc in my mind I was all amped up to go today. Excited etc. Isn't mind supposed to win over body? Anyway, bad run. EDN

Felt a lot better than yesterday. Still not totally awesome, but better. Ran the hill on Highland, I stopped to catch my breath at the top on the flat and I think I hyperventalated for like 3 minutes. :) Anyway, EDN

Had to fit it in today. My mornings have been a little chaotic this week. I have a meeting in an hour but I couldn't go another day. It felt really good. Love the temps and clouds. EDN

I ran the usual route then headed up NC. I was feeling tired so I cut through a street, ran around and then back down to Highland, ran down the hill and then back up. After I caught my breath again, I tried to run faster all the way home. Felt good to sweat. EDN
p.s. I forgot to tell you about the bird I saw that had his neck broken but was still standing up. Like someone had broke its neck and then posed it that way on the sidewalk. Sickos. 

I was mean and ornery this morning. Now I'm a little nicer. 

I need to start running more than 3. I always feel so pressured for time when I'm out there. Need to leave earlier I guess. waahh waaahh. EDN

The worlds biggest slacker ran today. That is all. 

Since I'm having to start over again, I only made it 1.5 I feel pressured for time but I had to do something. My stress levels are at a high and I'm hoping even that little bit helps. 

3 pretty pathetic miles. EDN

I ran. And it felt amazing. 

Three very slow miles with Kathryn in Arizona on the Riperian. {a cool trail behind her house} We saw a person horseback riding and a few ducks. Pretty. 

Three again with Kath, this time along the canal behind her house. She has the greatest runners backyard, I had no idea! Felt like crap, happy she was patient and made me go.