I Run Like A Girl

Went with my gal pals this morning. Very nice weather. Should have worn shorts and a tank. I love this weather! Leg was not tight at all today. It seems like it does after I go further than 10 so til moab i am sticking with 10 milers so I dont aggravate it too much.

Ran with Mike today, just took it easy. Did an out and back run. On the way back Mike asked me if my legs were feeling ok, which they were. Absolutely no tightness! Whoohoo! thats 2 runs in a row that they have felt good. He then said "lets pick up to race pace for you for 2 miles to wake up your legs for Moab this weekend." Ran 2 miles 6:46, 6:44. It felt good to do some speed, although I can tell I have done none for awhile. Plan on doing another 2-3 miles tempo on wed. I am setting no goals for saturday and just going to run how I feel.

Nice morning to be out, did my laps and then added on with my group. Felt really good today. I am so excited for spring! I love March April and May.

avg pace 8:06

Ran with Mike today, today was a run we were both glad to have under our belts and over with.  I was draggin big time on the way back!

I think Mike said the avg pace was 7:50?

Nice easy run before heading out for the half, no expectations for tomorrow but to have fun!

More to come on the race, just got home and need a nap. But it was a great race, I felt great and my leg felt awesome before, during, and after. Happy with my time considering coming off an injury and doing pretty much all slow runs lately.

Mike is out of town so my friend Nat went with me, she is only up for 5 mi, I was planning on getting up before hand and get some miles in prior but with day light savings I could not get up, so I am planning on going after work and getting some more in and some weights as well. Felt good today, no soreness or fatigue but then again we ran very slow today.

pm. ran 5.6 miles after work, worn tank and shorts, felt blahhh... stomach was a little crampy and both my toes next to my big toe always get blisters under the toenails after races with downhill and sometimes I can pop them but they are too far down and they were hurting on the run. (tomorrow I will have the dentist i work for take a little bur and drill through my toenail, he does it for me alot, it feels so good when that pressure gets released). Well at least i got my miles in!

Ran with my group this morning and then after work. I hate doing 2 a days but I was too tired to get up earlier and get miles before meeting the girls. The time change is hard to get used to. Anyways nothing exciting just glad to get out and get it done.

Ran with Mike and boy my legs were tired today! If you read his blog, the last 2 miles we kicked the pace down a little but I did not have the same splits as him, I stayed about 30 sec behind him. (I forgot to start to my gps at the turnaround point). Leg was starting to feel a little tightness and restraint. I need to really stretch it over the next few days. Kinda makes me nervous for the 10k this weekend.

Ran with my group an easy 5 miles. My calf is in a big knot, it doesnt hurt to run but I can feel the pressure back there and can feel my hamstring tightnening up. I really wanted to get more miles today but again I could not get myself out of bed to get it done before hand (hopefully next week will be easier). I dont think I will go out again this afternoon. My house needs desperate cleaning attention. I go see April on saturday again to get my leg worked on. I am kinda up in the air on Spectrum, I know I can run, in fact I still would try to get 10-15(slow) on sat but when it gets knotted its hard to get moving good on it, so we will see. I will decide tomorrow.

Took it real nice and slow, i can tell I am pretty tight but I am going to run Spectrum 10k tomorrow and just take in stride. Setting no goals but will try my best if my leg will cooperate. I am excited to see a few of the bloggers tomorrow.  I have an appointment with April immediately after the race (only time she could get me in , she will have to suffer with being post race stinky!) so I am going to run 5 miles before the race with my running group nice and slow (they arent running) and then hopefully if the race starts on time I can do 1-2 cool down miles after.

avg pace 8:05

So I cant believe that I almost did not run this race today! I started out by doing a easy 4mi run around my neighborhood. My leg felt pretty good, did a couple strides and then it started to get tight and heavy, so I was feeling a little worried. I even told my poor exhausted tax accountant husband not to come to the race because I wasnt going to being to pull off what I was hoping for.(he was very sad that he missed me coming in but came for the awards) Got changed into my race clothes and headed to the race.

Rode the bus up with Linda10k and then mingled with the other blogggers. We got up to the start line and I was scoping out my competition. At this point I knew if I could push hard that I could win it. My plan had been to run with Mike and Bill but at the gun I took off and suprisenly felt so good.  I knew I had to bank the miles on the downhill cause I knew there was some uphill coming towards the middle and end. Man I just felt so good today. I kept passing guy after guy and was loving it!  I have not felt like this for awhile and it just felt good to feel good and to feel like I had could keep pushing. I think doing 8-10 mi daily is helped because then 6 mi feels like nothing and I know I can push for 6 mi. At around mile 5 I had a spot where I could look behind me to see if there was any girls, I thought I saw one so I picked up the pace. (It ended not being a chick) The end was cool, all the guy bloggers were there cheering me on and helping me to push the last little bit. There also were alot of people I knew at the end that were yelling my name so that was kinda fun. My bishops wife was there to watch her son and daughter (her son was seconds behind me) but she got lots of  pictures of me coming in and getting to break the tape:) Thanks again Steve for donating and sponsoring this race and all the others!!!!!! and to Mike for being a great running partner!

Splits were: (and I cant remember what happened at each mile like alot of you, I just zone out) 5:36, 6:22, 6:06, 6:29, 6:34, 6:39 and last .2 was 6:35 (? I stopped my garmin 10 sec late). avg pace 6:17

So overall I was very happy with this race, a 3 min PR and my leg felt good it is now a little tight but not as bad as I thought it would be. April got sick so I see her on Tues night.

Feelin pretty good this morning, my abs are little sore. Can tell I havent pushed that hard for awhile. Goals this week are to hit 60 miles. I would like to get one quailty tempo run this week, crosstraining and 2-3 days of light weights. Also I am now considering the Utah Valley Marathon. I am going to see how this week goes, do a long run on Saturday and then make a decision next week.

Taking today off. I will do an easy run tomorrow and then see April. I am pretty stinkin tight on my right leg today and calf has a pretty big knot and I can feel the muscle flinching. So I am takin break today and will do some weights and core later tonight. I am playing catch up today on all the stuff I did not get accomplished on saturday after the race. After racing I sometimes getting pretty queasy and lots of stomach cramping. Its not every time, but saturday I felt pretty crummy all afternoon but needless to say that did not stop me from downing a whole bag of mini cadbury eggs!!! I am serious the whole bag (I accomplished that after Moab as well:)

So this week is going to be kinda of a recovery week for me instead. Only 6 today and most likely just 6 tomorrow. Thursday I will bump it back up and go from there. Ran with my group today. My friends husband who is 44 and just battled cancer 6 yrs ago just had 6 bypasses done on his heart last friday, so it has been a whirl wind for her the last few days. It was good run for her to just be able to talk and get her mind off all that is going on.

No running today because of my deep tissue last night, I was hoping I would be able to do an easy 6 even though she had told me not to run on it but my calf was so sore today I could bearly walk on it this morning. It feels so much better now. Did the elipitical for 30 min and then weights and core. I feel like the biggest blob this week from cutting my miles so drastically back but I know it will pay off in the long run. I am really been watching my diet so I dont gain weight this week. I plan on 9-10 mi tomorrow, friday and longer on sat. Pretty sure I am not going to run the Utah Valley Marathon now. I will not be ready for it and dont really want to spend the money to drive up there.

Ended up just doing 6, I hoping to do ten but was not feeling it today with my leg so 6 is good for now and hopefully tomorrow and sat should be better and next week back in full swing.

Finally some decent mileage today. Ran 6 with my group and then added on 8 . First 6 were pretty slow but on my 8 I tried to pick up the pace a little. Felt good. Leg slightly tight but much better. So thats good for me. Planning on 18 tomorrow. I love long runs and they way you feel after! Happy Easter Weekend!

Ran with my friends Jamie, Trisha (they are twin sisters) and Trisha's huband Jeff (he is doing an iron man in 3 weeks). Ran out in the washington fields, havent ran out there for a long while but it was nice, and the company was great. I felt awesome and felt like I could go forever. We were in the 8-8:15's for most of the run and then Jeff and I kicked it in to the low 7's high 6's for the last 3.5 miles. It supposed to be 18 but ended up being a little short which was ok since i was on a sprint to the bathroom. Overall it was a great run and hope to get out with them more often.

Have not had time to blog my entry. Just an easy 8 around my neighborhood, laps so kinda boring but got it done. Did weights and core after work.

Was a lazy bum and slept in and so i had to go after work. I need to remember in the mornings how bad i hate running the afternoons, cant do it for very much longer anyways cuz it will be too warm. Started out with a horrible sidestitch and almost turned around and went home but I did keep on trucking along and did a 9 mi route. No time my garmin wasnt charged and I am glad because I was painfully slow today.

After last nigths run my right leg tightned up, stretched really good, got up to go this morning, I even ran to the corner to meet my friends and then decided I would not run and rest it today. I will get some cross training in tonight. Over the next month I decided that if I feel like I need to rest it then I will. So my miles may not be as consistent as I would like but I have to think long term.

Felt much better today. Had a great run with my friend Natalie. I am excited today is Thursday. I love the weekends, especially with this great weather we are having!

Met up with some friends to run, after was going to add on but decided to go to the gym to do the elipitcal and weights. Did weights but the elipitcals were all full and I was too impatient to wait.Didnt feel like getting on the treadmill either. Plan on going long tomorrow.

So not my best long run I ever had. Got another side stitch and it just would not go away, had it not been for running with great company and conversation it would have been absolutely miserable. Had to stop and walk a few times to breath it out but then gradually it just came back. Just glad its over and done with now!

Ran an easy ten after work and felt great! Nice to have a good run, I am determined to get over 60 miles this week and try to get things rollin again full force. Avg pace 7:40