Run with my Heart

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Last night we played Wii bowling, my 5 year old son bowls with this crazy style (he swings his arm like a windmill) and bowl great.  I have to do it granny style and still can't knock them all down so I decided to try his style.  We have slick wood floors and I was wearing those great fuzzy sock that keep your feet nice and warm.  Well the combination of everything I fell flat on my back, ouch it is sore.  

Met McKenzie in SF for a good new year day run at 8 a.m.  The temps were mild, but we got some nasty wind at the end, I would say 40-50 mile per hour.  It was about knocking us over.  But we still were laughing so I would say we had a good time.

1:16:09/8:27 

Met JulieC at the OFC for a long run, we thought the weather was going to be bad so we were going to run half outside and half in but it wasn't so we did it all outside.   We headed down to the river path and went up the canyon.  The path was plowed with just a dusting of snow on it and some patches of black ice but for the most part it was nice.  The first 10 were just at an easy pace and then we picked it up with the last 4 being at marathon pace (low 7's).  Felt a lot better than I thought I would, just some aches in the SI's and low back esp. were I fell on it the other day.  Any way a nice way to spend your birthday morning:)

2:44:19/8:11 

Took my christmas tree down, that is always sad for me.  It is so final, but it always feels good too.  Took Brune out for 4.5 and then added on after to make it 8, felt crappy at first and ok after a while.

1:07:39/8:25 

Met Michelle at will's pit stop to do some tempo miles.  We ran 2 miles up to the mouth of the canyon for a warm up and started into a two mile tempo.  We did these running one up the canyon and one down the canyon with a 2 minute break.  I was not feeling great for the workout.  first set stayed with Michelle with a 7:08 & 7:01, I didn't feel good.  the second set I didn't stay with Michelle and was thinking I should be able to be she is a great runner and the uphill mile was hard for me did these in 7:47 & 7:10.  The next set I just ran easy on the up and turned before Michelle got to me and pushed the mile with her for a 6:40.  Felt better on this but it was down the canyon.

1:21:38/7:54 

Got up and met at Melody's, she had a birthday hat that looked like a witches hat that she had Rebecca run with (it is her b-day today) and then she was so kind to let me wear it for some of the run for my birthday (which was on the 2nd).  We looked lovely:)  We ran an easy 4.25.

35:22/8:22 

Then took my dog out later for another easy 4.5.

37:43/8:25 

Met and ran with Carrie in north Orem, we went and got on the river path and ran up the canyon.  The path was slick with black ice as well as the roads.   It made it hard to run.

1:13:39/8:57 

Easy loop with my dog, it was COLD.

8:32 pace 

abs/back 

Met at Melody's house and ran into Amanda, did a 10 mile loop with them with mile 7 being a 7:44, mile 9 a 7:23, and mile 10 a 7:45 feeling better the longer i go.  Dropped them off and added on 5 more with 12 being a 7:29 and 14 being 7:24.  All the miles in between where between 7:50 and 8:20's.  Good run.

1:59:45/7:59

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The air quality was a red today so I went to the gym and ran on the TM.  Ericka showed up so I got to run with her:)

8:25 pace 

Abs/back 

Met Melody and Amanda at the Smith field house to run on the indoor track.  The air quality was worse today than yesterday, but is suppose to be better tomorrow.  We ran around and around and around in circles.  It wasn't to bad but I WOULDN'T want to do that daily.   I felt good.  Ran for 51 mins and just guessing on the distance because we didn't count our laps, but we were running right around a 7:45-8:00 pace.

Met Michelle, Melody, and Amanda at Timp for some moderate pace mile repeats.  We warmed up a mile and started the first one coming down timp drive and having the most downhill in it.  Did them in 6:36 (1:30 rest), 6:54 this one being flat with some slight uphill and the end (1:21 rest), & 7:09.  Everyone else did one more but this is all I wanted to do.  Felt pretty good.

51:20/8:01

Then later I took my dog out for an easy 4.5 miles.  Temps are very mild and the air quality is better.  I have forgotten how much I like these 2 a days.

38:22/8:33 

Ran with Carrie, we did the cc loop.  Felt tired but not bad, the air is getting dirty again.  I am afraid I will have to do my long run indoors:(

1:01:26/8:32 

Air quality was moderate so I thought it was ok to go outside.  Felt pretty crappy, have the inversion sore throat.  And was just tired.

39:17/8:42 

Felt really fluish yesterday and last night was bad.  I do feel a little better this morning but think I need to take the day off.  Bummer:(

Felt mostly better today.  Met at Melody's and went and ran hills with the girls.  Felt ok.

Took Brune out for 4.5 and then finished on my own.  Snowed and the road were a bit slick.

1:04:46/8:32 

abs/back 

Was going to get up early and meet Melody and I should have just got my butt out of bed.  But I was tired so I went back to bed, but I should have known I wouldn't fall back asleep.  I keep thinking I should just get up and meet the girls.  Oh well, sorry for being lazy.  It started snowing and the roads were slick so I went to the OFC to run on the treadmill.  Warmed up for 2 miles and then did a 4 mile tempo at marathon pace.  Felt good.  splits were 7:18, 7:09, 7:05, 7:03.  Then ran 2 cool down

1:01:23/7:40 

Weights upper, abs/back 

Met Carrie in N orem, the snow was coming down pretty good.  We just did an easy loop and the snow let up pretty quick.

Slept wonderfully the night before, me and Ericka stayed at the Fairfield.  Woke up and at some granola and a hard boiled egg.  Went over to the race about 8:30 and didn't do a warm up.  I felt good throughout the race, which I was happy about.  Haven't felt that great lately running so I wasn't sure how I would feel and be able to run.  The course was on this year so this was a faster pace than I have ran in this race.

1-7:14 1st couple miles seemed to take forever, but the ending went quick.

2-7:03

3-7:02

4-6:59 feeling pretty good, started kind of far back so I was passing a lot of people.

5-7:32 1st uphill section

6-7:08

7-7:09

8-7:29 next uphill section

9-7:48

10-7:20

11-7:30

12-7:17

13-7:33

.1-:38 (6:06 pace) 

Easy run, 5 with my dog and 2 on my own.  Was a little tired from the race but not bad.

8:31 avg pace

abs/back weights upper 

Daughter is pretty sick so I didn't get out this morning just did the elliptical for 45 mins.

Met at Melody's house and then ran to get Amanda and Desirea.  We ran down to the jogging path and did a MP tempo starting with up the to the mouth and then turning because it was really icy.  I stopped at 3 miles cause I was feeling the half and that was good for me, everyone else went one more mile.

7:41, 7:24, 7:25 

Thats all I had time for, daughter is still sick.  Very slow.

Can't wait for warmer weather! 

Up early to run to Amanda's house to meet her and Melody, did a small loop from her house and then back home for me.

Met with Michelle and McKenzie out in SF and ran around.  Felt tired starting, ok in the middle, and really tired at the end.  Good times though.

1:45:40/8:23