I'm back in the saddle again!

Got up at 5:00 and met Julie at her house @ 5:45. We drove up to Draper to run Wasatch and it was SOOOOO windy up there so we drove back to Julie's and started there. We headed out to 9800 So. to 4800 W. and headed to New Bingham Highway then turned around. I felt like CRAP today. I had no energy and really struggled the last 6 miles or so. Although we still ran the last 3 at 8:00-8:15 pace. Our average pace was 8:42. The wind was quite bad on the way back and it really slowed us down. It really reminded me of the SL Marathon and how beat up I felt from the wind. I really hate running Sunday cuz I lose my favorite rest day. I had to go to church and because it is the 5th Sunday, I had to do "Singing Time" for the entire Primary time (almost 2 hours). Not fun.

Had crappy run yesterday and really didn't want to run today so I went to the gym thinking I'd do a cycle class. Got there and they had changed the time for the Holiday so I missed it. So, I did shoulders/tris/abs and jumped on the treadmill and did 5 nice, relaxed miles at a 9:13 pace. Wanted to do more but I had to get down to pick-up the kids from the childcare center. I am not at all sore from the 20 yesterday so I am thinking the wind was to blame for the bad run. Maybe the fact that I ate a hamburger and a hotdog the night before didn't help either. I typically eat pizza the night before long runs and races. I guess that is what works for me.

Crazy hill Tuesday with the BB's. It actually wasn't too bad today. Probably cuz I missed one of the hills and ran a flat mile after a quick potty stop. A lot of people came today. I felt really good today considering I ran 20 miles two days ago and didn't rest yesterday. It was quite cold and I'm not ready for winter. I feel like we just got out of winter, dangit! Average pace 8:34. I would've liked to go another 1 1/2 but had to get home to get kids off to school. Oh well.

Did Step class at gym. It went a little over so that is why I added the .5. It was a great class today and I had fun. Did back/biceps/abs also. Wanted to do a few miles after but once again I had to run down to get my cute Gavin from the Child Center. Tomorrow will be a great workout and I HAVE to teach my class so I probably need a little extra energy.

Well, I was feeling a little guilty about my lacking miles this week so when my middle schooler got home to watch the 2 year old, I took off and ran 3.75 more. I ran a little faster than I should've dangit! 8:35 average. Not super speedy but faster than I wanted for a slow day. Oh well.

Got new shoes after the gym and wore them on my afternoon run. I'm going to start keeping real track of how many miles the have instead of guesstimating.

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Met at SJ Park at 5:30 to do 3-5k's with the BB's. I really didn't feel my very best today but averaged 7:51 overall. That is 3 seconds faster average than last time we did these. My stomach was quite upset today and I had to stop after the 2nd lap to go potty. Note to self: DO NOT eat zucchini right before I go to bed. DUH!!! I've gotta go over to the stake center and teach total conditioning at 9:00. I'll probably add some more mileage for that later.

Well, back from TC and I worked very hard today and got my heart rate above AT several times. I am going to give myself another 5 miles for the hour long class.

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Well, I really planned on running this morning but let me start listing the excuses of why I am more than likely not going to. I am sore from my class yesterday. I think my triceps are the only thing on me that isn' t sore (cuz I didn't push them too hard), I am tired, I have to make jam with the bushel of peaches my neighbor brought me from Brigham City, I have to go help in my sons class at 11:00, it's house cleaning day since we have football all day tomorrow and I have to get in our little SJ half marathon we are doing early, it's short day so my kids will be home early, HOLY COW-I think maybe I just want to go back to sleep:) Basically I think a rest day from running might serve me and my family well. I'll report back if I feel too guilty and decide to do something.

About 2 minutes after blogging the above, I decided to go bike at the gym. I hurried there and jumped on a stationary bike for 60 minutes. It was nice to not have the impact today and I was able to read my ACE book.

The BB's did our own South Jordan Half Marathon this morning. 18 of us showed up. We started at Bingham and headed down 2200 W. to 9800 So. and headed west all the way up and through a neighborhood then back down to 4000 W. and headed South to 11800 So. and headed east to 2700 W. and back to 11400 So. then up to 2200 W. and finished back at Bingham. This was a pretty tough course. Lots of uphill, some down and lots of flat. My hubby was our water boy. He met us every 3 miles with water and that made it nice to not have to carry any. I ran with Julie and Angela most of the time and then they got a little ahead of me. Peggy, Amy, Greg and Mike led the pack until the end and Julie and Angela passed them. I was so happy for Julie. She needed that boost of confidence. We definately had a negative split. Our first few miles weren't super speedy but we sped up as we went. I guess a progressive tempo. My time was 1:44:40. Right about an 8:00 average. I feel this would be a good doubler so I feel like I should be able to St. George in 3:30 or less:) Thanks Cheryl for planning the race. You're awesome:)

I did about 1 1/2 mile warm up and 1/2 mile cool down. Didn't clock it.

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