Run with my Heart

Met Melody down at Vintage and we ran easy up the canyon and back.  It was good to chat and calm the nerves.  Foot felt a lot better, sore but the soreness is from the injections and deep tissue work.  I think it will be fine for the marathon.

Stretching and pilates legs. 

easy run with the jogger

Well this was not the greatest race for me.  At the beginning of the week I was struck with a sore foot and a bladder injection.  I thought both would resolve themselves, while the foot got better with the help of Dr. b the infection came back on friday and I had to go back on some antibiotics.  Which I think contributed to my GI issues through the entire race (I felt like I had to poop the whole race and when I would stop to try....nothing).  Plus my legs just didn't feel it today and my SI/sciatic hurt from mile 6 on, not a very fun time.

I did have a fun time with Mckenzie, Ericka, and Aubrey, so the weekend wasn't a total wash and Mac and Aubs, Beth, and Melody ran really well.  Had a very sleepless night but didn't feel to bad when I got out of bed.  We meet Beth and Melody at the busses and rode to the start.  Waited around  for about 35 mins for the race to start, it was only a couple mins late despite being shorted half the busses.  Luckily they only had about a 15 min drive to drop us off .

Starting the race I didn't feel great but never warm up for about 5 miles so I just ran but noticed I had to go to the bathroom.  I was running with Aubrey and we ran together until about 15.  She even came back for me but I wasn't feeling it so she continue on.  I tried stopping at mile 6 to use the bathroom but was unsuccessful and was losing time.  Around mile 6 my SI/sciatic starting hurting which hasn't really bothered me lately, this was a bummer.  At mile 10 I realized I wasn't going to feel that good but did want to finish so I though I would just try to hold it together as long as I could.  At mile 16 I wanted to be done as the 3:20 pace group had caught me and I couldn't keep up (they were ahead of pace but I didn't really know that they came in at 3:16).  The only thing that kept me going was if I still got below a 3:30 I could still get that early registration for Boston.   The hills at the end really killed me, not that they were horrible I was just done at that point, well maybe they were horrible at least to me.

My splits were

1-7:19

2-7:29

3-7:18

4-7:19

5-7:12

6-7:51 bathroom stop

7-7:07 

8-7:17

9-7:14

10-7:02

11-7:10

12-7:01

13-7:30

14-7:15

15-7:25

16-7:45

17-8:02

18-7:46

19-7:28

20-7:51

21-8:18

22-8:53 this hill was hard to swallow

23-8:18  Durning these last miles I knew I was close to a sub 3:20 and would try to pick it up but I just couldn't hold a good pace anymore.  Sadly this was all I could manage.

24-8:18

25-8:15

26-8:10

.4-7:39 pace  I am pretty sure I was a sub-3:20 at 26.2

I felt pretty defeated when I finished and was mad my back gave me troubles.  I don't know how many more of these my back can really handle but hope I can do this a little longer. 

Legs sore but not to sore, I am going to try and take a whole week off.  

Pilates legs and went for a walk with the dog and baby

Another walk with the dog and baby, lovin this fall weather.  I think Sept. is my most favorite month of the year.  Yoga

Went to a sports DR. to see if he could give me any answers on my injuries.  Not that much help.   Took some x-rays and did some stretching tests and said my x-rays look normal and doesn't think it is true sciatic, which I already thought.  He wants to do cortisone and pain killer injections, which I won't do.  So a waste of time and money.  I have decided to just continue the bio-medicine from Dr. B and do some aggressive astym.

Decided to try this running thing again.  Took the baby in the jogger, right off the bat both my SI's hurt and hurt through the run also the foot was still a little buggy.  So tired of my low back!  Did a bunch of scraping, stretching trying to relieve the pain.  

Took Gauge running later, I had him run a half mile by himself and he would run fast then walk and run and walk but he did it in 5:16 then I paced him at at slow pace so he run the whole thing without stopping he did that in 5:36.  He want to run a BYU 1 mile race and the half mile race on Thanksgiving, he is so excited.  He is wondering what he is going to get if he wins, I told him it doesn't matter if you win just as long as you try your hardest.  Then he asked me what if he is last, and I told him the same thing. 

Met Melody down at Vintage and ran easy up the canyon and back.  Felt a little better today but still sore in the SI's and hammy I do think the stretching and scraping did help.  Iced in the river and stretched really good.

8:42 avg pace 

Pilates legs and ab ripper X and did a mile with Gauge. 

Met at Marie's and ran with her Rebecca and Desi we ran down the road to get Melody so we had quite the group.  SI's were feeling better still sore on the right side but much better than they have been.

8:07

Pilates leg and stretching 

Met the girls down at Vintage.  Ran mostly with Amber and felt alright, pain level down form what it has been.

stretching

8:15 avg. pace 

30 mins bike and 15 elliptical, yoga and pilates legs

Ran with the orem girls in the morning 5.3 in 42:49/8:07.  Felt fair did some really good stretching.

P.M. ran 1 mile with both boys, one running and one in the jogger.  and then another mile and a half with the jogger and more stretching. 

stretching and abs

Met with Amber D. at the mouth of the canyon and ran easy up and I helped her through a MP tempo down.  We averaged 8:45 going up and 7:30's coming down, my back is still super buggy and doing so much to try to get it better.  Super frustrating.  I ran a mile with Gauge when I got home, he is running a mile without stopping now.  Stretching

Picked up Melody and we ran on the trails.  Just easy but felt great.

Stretching and got a massage.  ABs and pilates legs 

Met Amber at TV and did 3x1600 on the road.  Did the 1st one easy wasn't sure how i would feel in my SI's but ended up feeling good did a 6:30 on the TV mile, half mile jog and then a 6:25 on the more flat one and then a 6:00 on the MTC.  Fastest mile in a long time.

Yoga 

Easy run and then off to Vegas for a weekend away with the hubby and no running.

stretching. 

Met the girls and we went and ran trails,  Rebecca was feeling really good so she pushed the pace.  I was feeling really crappy so I had a hard time keeping up.

Woke up to meet Melody at TV for speed but my baby has been waking up early too.  I fed him and then went and found them along the way so I only ended up getting in 2x 1miles instead of 4.  But they were the fastest I have done in probably 4 or 5 years.  They were both on the MTC 6:00 and a 5:48  I havent gone below 6 in a while.  

The SI's and hammy are feeling Pretty good,  I have been doing a lot of stretching as well as straping, massage and some other thing to straighten out the pelvis area.  It all seems to be working. 

Abs and pilates legs 

Did 30 mins on bike and 20 on elliptical plus stretching.

Woke up early and baby woke up as I was leaving so I fed him and the girls came to my house.  He went back to sleep but woke up again so I took him with me.  It is always hard to keep up with the girls pushing a jogger.  Rebecca did releave me from it half way up the state street hill:)  Most of these miles were just under 8's.  Then I added on some when we got back.

stretching 

I am going down to watch the SG marathon, so excited!  Can't wait to cheer everyone on. 

pilates legs 

Easy by myself.  stretching