Slackersauce

one and a half miles of pain but very much needed pain. Lungs hurt. Legs were heavy. I'm a beginner for the 10th time. I just like beginnings so much that I want to do them as much as possible. Bc who wants to be a 'seasoned' runner? I mean..what's fun about that?!
My music was dead but I kept my headphones in anyway. I forgot my gum but I didn't turn around for fear that I wouldn't go back out. I forgot my sunglasses ..same scenario. So basically I forgot how to run but I went. Can I get an Amen for that?

Two fat miles of pain. My ears hurt. Is that a thing when you're out of shape? It is with me. 

Two and a half miles. I'm so strong I can't believe it.

I acutally dont' know if I went two or a little less or a little more. I didn't have my garmin bc I knew I was only going to help my inner B from coming out. Stacie saw me and she had already gone 5.3 and she ran to catch me. {not hard to do right now} But it was great! I was happy to be running with her again , even if it was just for her cool down. :) It was nice to chat and be motivated by someone by yourside. So thanks for making the effort to catch me Stacie! We should plan a run for your next cool down! Scott went out too but as if I was going to stay with him..pft.. 

Actually don't know the distance but I ran for 20 minutes. Well that's not true either. I sprinted one minute on one minute off for twenty min. I watched Supernatural and Dean was killing demons in his sexy way so that was nice. Plus I was running off some stress so that was nice also.  But I was wasted by the end..I'll try to do more tmrw. Longer. 
Hunt Demons, Kill Monsters, The Family Business. 
Bought new socks today. 

Cam and Erin texted me and wanted me to meet them at the light. I was hesitant bc I know they're stronger than me right now and I didn't want to slow them down but they insisted. We ran up NC all the way to the top and then down the back way to their house. It was fun but I ended up talking the whole time so I was even slower than I would have been. But the good news is, I went further than I would have if I was alone. Felt really hard but really good. I guess I need accountability partners right now bc I'm weaksauce.

Three on the treadmill bc my music is broken. Must have music. Watched Pitch Perfect which is probs one of the awkagreater shows evah made. Felt good to sweat. 
Ziggy was watching me and he kept running away and barking. I don't think he could figure out why I looked like I was moving forward but never getting to him. He was super confused. 

Down to Falcon and around there a few times then back home. Pathetic is as pathetic does. 

Ran from the top of the LaCaille trail to home with Scott and Senekah. Fun Valentines Day run. 

One of those runs that one minute I would feel great and the next I would feel weak and horrible. Very inconsistent but felt good to be out.

Ran a mile and then ran into my friend and walked with her for awhile and then ran again home. Have lots of errands to run and then an ortho apt for the boys. 

Ran the trail with Scott and around the NC area and then to the hill on Highland, down and back up and then home again. I felt unusually good today and since there are only about 3 of you that ever read this blog, I'm just going to say it...I run really really well when I'm ovulating. I know its a weird thing but I wish I could feel as good when that's going on all the time. I kicked the hills arse and Scott stayed with me the whole time. We stepped it up to an 8:30 avg the last few streets to back home. I can't keep that pace for long but that's more around his normal. His norm is 9:10 avg but goes faster when he feels it. I felt like I was sprinting so I kind of blows my mind that you people can keep that up for miles. Anyway..new shoes are in the mail and I couldn't be happier about that . They're turquoise and coral. Pretty!!

NEWSHOES! They're not turquoise and coral, they're mint and coral. They're pretty. It was really nice to run on new shoes. I have to mess with the laces until they're just right but it was nice to feel the support that I've been missing. 

Three on the treadmill. I feel toxic from our trip to St. George. We stayed up til 2 am or later every night and ate like crap and sat around the whole time. Was feeling sick yesterday but felt better today. Winter wonderland morning so I watched a movie and ran on the treadmill while Ziggy stared at me the whole time. Good times. Lovely day. 

two shiz miles. 

 three miles. I woke up with a lot of anxiety about various things and kept saying to myself "Never miss a Monday" I read that quote about working out a long time ago and it stuck with me. I don't apply it but I do think of it. Beautiful temps out there with a cloud cover. I like that. Felt good to sweat and I did solve one of my problems while out there so that's good. Party on. 

I'm not logging miles bc I've only been speed walking. I went twice last week and this morning on the treadmill. I've had this horrilbe cold that I can't shake. Sore throat and couighing. Its the sore throat that's really bugging me though. I don't think its strep but it sure is annoying! Felt good to sweat. I walked 30 minutes fast on a incline.

Ran two today. I FINALLY feel like my sickness is going away although you wouldn't know it if you heard my voice. But I woke up with energy and it felt amazing to go run. I've been really jonsing for a run. This sickness is all throat and chest so its non stop coughing and it lasts a really long time. I hope none of you get it bc it blows. 

Three around the hood. It was windy and the trees were blowing down white pedals so it was pretty. Warm and beautiful outside. Felt really good to sweat but I dressed to warm. Long sleeve shirt. Idk what I was thinking. Anyway. That's that. Pat.

Three around the hood and down Highland and back up. 

Three around the windy hood. Cousins slept over last night. I'm not a fan of the sleepoever at all. In fact I'm not a fan of anything these days. I've become an ornery old hag that's either angry or annoyed. There are ten min intervals where I'm happy and those are nice. 

Two miles {I think} walk with Stacie and Rebecca in STG. Stacie and I ran part way up the steep hill and then a little more with Rebecca. Felt good. We'll go again tmrw

walked with Stacie and Rebecca. Stacie and I ran up the steep hill again. It was harder today but great

I'm logging these miles even though they're only walking miles. We walked fast. {Stacie and I} around the condo and up and down the big hill. It burns the back of my thighs and my butt to walk up that hill. Feels good

Three miles treadmill. Then around the block on a walk with Ziggy. He doesn't know how to do a leash so he hasn't mastered dogging yet. 

Today's run is called 'Snowdrifts keep falling on my head" The best way to deal with that is open your mouth and try to catch some. I was successful a few times. Three mile run and then a walk around the block with Ziggy. He still hasn't mastered dogging.  He gets his crack eyes and spends more time trying to bite the leash like it's a magnificent toy and then trips over it and runs circles around it. Whatever. I have to laugh at him for being so brilliant. Someday he'll figure it out.
Good run. I ran slow and steady and then up and down the hill on Highland. Felt good. 

Three again and then around the block with Ziggy again. Good times. Felt good today so that made me happy.

 Got a cold again yesterday and was up a lot last night not being able to breathe. I wasn't going to go but then Scott said "you should at least go run a half mile or a mile." So I ran a mile and a half. Then I took Ziggy on a walk. I'm glad I made some effort even though it was small. 

I didn't know how I would feel bc I have felt like crap. Coughing non stop yesterday and I took NyQuil last night so I woke up with a hangover headache. Anyway, Scott was going to run from the mouth of the canyon down so I had him drop me off at the top of 9400 and I ran down the trail home. I took an excedrin this morning bc of the headache and I ended up feeling great on the run. I think it was the caffeine pill. So I'm pretty sure I've found a new drug for running. :) When I was done running I had a total coughing attack but haven't really coughed since. So yay. Hugs. Rock on. 

Sick kid at home. Pressed for time so I tried to run faster than I normally do and ran the hill on 8600. Good little workout. 

Ran three and then took Ziggy on a walk. He pooped in the middle of the street and I didn't have a bag to clean it up. I'm not used to dogs doing this because Puddy never did. He always held it til we got back home so I don't think about bringing a bag. I would go back and clean it but I'm pretty sure I saw a car run over it after. So that's nice. Run felt good even though it was hard. It's getting borderline too hot to go that late in the morning. Too bad I've missed an entire year of a runners dream weather. 

Ran 1.5 and my music died. I was planning on running the hill on Highland and was annoyed when my music died but I ran it anyway. It might have been a little further than 2.5 miles but I don't know. Then I took Ziggy on a walk for a mile. He didn't poop today. But I was prepared with a bag in case he did. 

Three around the hood and then a walk with Ziggy. He pooped. I had a bag and cleaned it up. My plantar is bugging me but I'm pretending it's not. 

four around the hood and down Highland, up Viscounti and then past Mrs. Wilkinson's house to 86th and then up to Richard and home. I was feeling pretty good but I picked a difficult route. It's good for me. Then a mile walk with Ziggy. Good times were had by all. 

Three mile run. One mile walk with Ziggy. I didn't want to go today but I'm glad I did anyway. Of course. My foot hurts all the time except for when Im' running. So I guess I just need to run everywhere now. 

Three around the hood. Then a mile walk with Ziggy. Felt okay today. Not super horrible, not awesome. Happy I got out there. I'm feeling super stressed about life so I really need to make it priority to run. 

ran the hills with Scott at Flat Iron. I had to get out. I felt like I was going to explode or have a nervous breakdown. :) Scott was out already and I called him and told him to meet me down at the park and run hills with me bc I didn't want to be alone. Maybe bc I knew If I was going alone, I wouldn't go. I don't know. But then I regretted it a little bit bc when I'm huffing and puffing up a hill, he's casually jogging beside me trying his hardest to go that slow. Then I got mad. But whatever. So I'm moody. I'm a girl. 

2.5 around the hood and then I got Ziggy and ran him for .5 mile. He was happy. 

Ran down from the mouth of the canyon with Scott to home. I felt okay. It was late so it was pretty hot and my mouth was totally dry. No regrets. 

Two quick miles around the hood. It's hot.

Ran with scott sort of. He ran ahead and then back and then ahead again. He's awesome for my self esteem. :) This is the first run I've gone on without having a diet coke prior. I have has one diet coke every day but it's only a can and I save it for around 3:00 in the afternoon. So I'm over the morning addiction and past the headaches. Which is nice. I actually felt better than I expected to so that was a happy surprise. :) Muy bueno

two mile run in the heat and then a 3 mile bike ride up the hill on 86th and around the hood and back again. I really like riding a bike. The wind in your hair and on your face keeps you a lot cooler than a run. Anyway, felt good to breathe. 

7 or 8 mile bike ride. I'm not sure bc I didnt' have my garmin but based on the route, from what I remember It was about 8. Then I rode around the block {another mile} with Soyer. But that was just leisurely. I really like riding bc the wind on you feels good and I can feel different muscles in my legs being used that running doesn't use. Anyway, felt good. the hills kick my butt but it feels so good.

8 mile bike ride

I'm babysitting my friends puggle dog and she's cute but she woke me up at 6:45. I've been sleeping in too much so it's actually good she did. So I decided to go run. I haven't been running lately but I've been going on bike rides a lot. I haven't been logging them bc well..this is the running blog and honestly I just forget to do it. I might still go out on a bike ride this morning a little later. 
When we were in Bear Lake, Erin, Gretchen and I went on  brisk walks. Gretchen just had knee surgery so we couldnt' run. However,  There is nowhere to walk around the cabin but straight up a mountain so it was a good work out at a high elevation. Anyway..Just didn't want you to think I've been sitting on my butt for 3 weeks bc I have not. I do miss my running days though. I look forward to having them again. 
I have two dogs staring at me right now wondering how I'm going to entertain them and who is going to get the most love. They make me laugh. Lucy {friends dog} should be re-named Honey Badger Spider man bc she leaps from thing to thing and then holds her position and she just doesn't care. 

So I've been going on a few bike rides but haven't run in like ten years so I'm totally out of shape. I had to wake up early today to go register Senekah for school and when we got there we waited in a long line to be told that we needed to register online before they can help us but that we can go to the computer lab to do that. So we went to the computer lab and when we got there, they didn't have the system up and running and said it won't be until 9. So I left and needless to say I was slightly ornery about the whole thing. And by slightly I mean, a lot. So I called Scott to vent and he said "i'm going on a run, come with me" and he only runs a mile or two every day so I decided I could do that. It felt great. I was happy I went. Hopefully my mood can chill now. 

I ran one mile. Soyer rode his bike next to me. 

I've been beyond an angry elf the last few days. I'm like satan elf. Scott and the boys left backpacking this morning at 5 am and I was going to go run then but I was way too out of it. So I went back to bed and went later. It was hot but i didn't care. It felt good to me. My ipod wasn't charged bc the boys have been pretending it's an apple watch and then they don't charge it..grrrrrr. So I used pandora on my phone. I put on Led Zeppelin radio and was running to Communication Breakdown and at one point I ran past a construction worker's truck that reeked of weed and I thought to myself "wait..am I in 1991?" but I wasn't. I ran home to "Look mommy, there's an airplane up in the sky" Maybe I should run to pandora more often. Kind of fun to see what will come up next that you're not expecting. And haven't heard in years. Now Im going to help Heidi move for a few hours. But NOT bc Steph told me to!! grrrrrrr

Woke up to a quiet house again today. Heaven. Took my time getting up and then went on a short, very hot run. Cranked my music and enjoyed knowing that I get to come back home to an empty house with silence. I need to cook bc we have our trek kids coming over tonight but I'm enjoying that I get to cook with no one saying "mom..mom..mom..watch this...mom..mom..l'm hungry...mom..mom..mom" I miss them all but I really needed this time. Summer has been fun but I don't think I've really been alone for 2.5 months and then I wonder why I'm so mean all the time. blah..this is a running blog not my personal journal. sorry. Run was good. 

Ran around the hood and down the hill on Highland and back up then home. It felt good. I listened to Imagine Dragons radio on pandora. LOVE the song "I bet my life" and that came on when I was running back up so that was happy. 
I did the color run but I didn't "run" it bc of who I was with. It was mostly a fast walk/run to the light pole kind of thing. So I'm not logging it as running miles. It was fun though. My kids would love it. Anyway. that is that. 

So I've been going to this weight class in the morning's for the past few weeks with Misti and it's been fun. It's hard as crap and I feel like an uncoordinated weakling but I know it is what I'm missing. I mean besides running. And any form of exercise at all..However for a long time I feel like I need to incorporate weights into my life and I don't' have the drive to do it myself. So I'm going to go to this class for awhile and see if it will jumpstart me a little bit. Today we didn't go bc we usually go Tues, Wed and Friday. I was so limited on time this morning but HAD to go run. I knew it would only be a mile but It was better than nothing.  I put on my zeppelin radio on pandora and Kashmir was on. Cranked it and ran around the block for a mile. It made me happy and sweaty. good times

Dos miles. I've been still doing that weight class three times a week and I had no idea how weak I was. I basically have zero muscle so this is good for me.  Run felt really good. Love the weather so much          

Two around the hood

Three around the hood and down the hill on Highland and back up. Weight class on Tues. {legs} and Wed {arms} tomorrow weight class {core} I'm a ridiculous mess in that class btw. I am uncoordinated and weaksauce to the bone. 

It's all I could muster up this morning. I went on a walk Monday with my friend and Tues and Wed weight class. I'm feeling heavy today. I mean my weight always feels heavy, but I mean my mood. Just somber and sad. My aunt and uncle go see my cousins body today, they haven't been able to bc of stupid red tape and investigations. None of us understand why they're being so weird about it. It's not like 100's of people witnessed exactly what happened. Oh well. Whatever..Neither here nor there. I just feel bad they haven't been able to see him and I feel bad that they have to see him. Leave tomorrow am for the funeral on Sat. Idk why I use frb as a personal journal sometimes. I apologize. I just start typing and it all spews out. 

Wow It's been soooo long since I've run any miles. I've been doing my weight class three times a week still. I feel slightly stronger but I don't think I've lost any weight so thats a little annoying. I don't know though. I don't own a scale bc they're evil. Went to Disneyland and was on my feet so much that I felt like my feet were bruised. I don't remember my feet ever hurting that bad so that was weird. It felt fabulous to run. The weather is beautiful. I had on Imagine Dragons radio on Pandora and then I ran past a house that was burning incense so I hurried and switched it to zeppelin until I got home. 

Three miles from the LaCaille trail home. The trail is pretty right now and the weather is brisk. My favorite running weather. I was ornery when I woke up today. Hopefully I can be nice now.