I Run Like A Girl

Took yesterday off since my hamstring has been acting up again and since I have a race this weekend just wanted to be cautious. Ran 3.5 on my own before meeting up with my group. Had a good run and pushed it a little towards the end. Today is also my my husband and I's  4 year anniversary!! We are going out to dinner tonight and then going to vegas to use some free nights that we have down there next week. 4 years go by fast!

Slept in and then ran 10 easy miles. Rather sluggish to start but then ended feeling pretty good. My hamstring and calf felt pretty good today so I was happy about that. It will get beat up tomorrow but thats ok cuz i go straight for a deep tissue with April right after. I really dont have expectations for tomorrow, just going to go run my hardest and see what I can pull off. I hope to be able to hang with Bill. Its a tough course and there could be some headwind so ya never know. I will just be happy to be out there running!

So just typed in the most detailed race report I have ever done and it didnt submit it and I lost it. So this is going to not be as detailed. sorry.

Very happy with todays race, felt great and happy with my time on the course, Its a tough one. I forgot how hilly the course is. But mostly thrilled to get out of my low 1:30's rut and get back into the 1:20's hopefully I can forever stay away from the 1:30's!! Really wanted first place but saw Erica Shramm (smokin fast girl!) and knew I had no chance at first place. It kinda relieved me of the stress/pressure of trying to hold 1st place because I know she will be untouchable and she was, lost her about mile 1-2

Rode over with the Wildbull and Steve H (CONGRATS STEVE ON YOUR 1ST PLACE FINISH!!!!) . Got to the start and ran about a 1.5 miles to get my digestive system flowing, it helped! I have had stomach issues the past couple weeks and cant make it through a run without a pottybreak so was a little worried about today, i hate to lose time on a bathroom break! But I was good today. Started out on the front line with Bill, Dustin and Steve. There was another girl next to me that was bouncing around and stretching and looked like she might be some competition (and she was, she took 2nd).  Here are my splits..

Mile 1: 6:22 felt good, they guys and Erica right in front of me. pretty flat

Mile 2 6:28 still feelin good, 2nd place girl starts coming up on me but I pull away, it feels like she is drafting off me. still flat

Mile 3 6:44 start to have some incline, 2nd place girl pulls in front of me and is hangin with bill, I just want to keep her close.

Mile 4: 7:09 have some uphill, starting to feel a little fatigue, 2nd place girl pulls farther ahead-get a little discourage. Just want to hold 3rd place.

Mile 5 7:06 about the same as mile 4

Mile 6: 7:18 starting to get lazy and too comfortable!!

Mile 7 7:30 What the heck!!! even though there was some uphill here, I really got lazy!!! At this mile another girl comes up to my side and recongize her from when she passed me at Painters and by golly I wont let that happen again! Pull away and get a second wind and motivation as we are about to hit some good downhill.Gave myself a good peptalk!

Mile 8:6:57 start into the downhill and I know this is where i can make up some time. Start letting my legs just go.

Mile 9 5:52 steep down and feel great and start chicking some guys! trying to catch up to Bill and 2nd place girl comes into view but I know she is too far away for me to catch and pass her, she is clipping along.

Mile 10 6:13 flattens out, i know at this point if i can keep 7 flat I can come in under 1:30. But I also realize there is a Long stretch on uphill coming.

Mile 11:6:54 starting on the incline and trying to keep focused

Mile 12 7:20 on the incline, I dont think I got lazy here-it seems like the icline goes forever. Looking back I think i could have pushed a little harder through here especially being so close to the finish.

Mile 13: 6:36Heading downtown to the finish. See Steve and he gives a cheer of encouragement. Should have pushed harder here too.

 and last .10 was 26 sec.

Overall I am happy, although I can see where I slacked a little bit. I felt like I still had gas in the tank at the end, I need to seriously work on  and let it hurt a little more throughout the whole race.The last time i did this race was in 2006 in 1:38 so huge PR on the course for me.  My legs felt good and it was great to hang out the "the club"! Thanks Bill for giving me a ride over. I feel like these guys are my big brothers. They are always looking out for me!

Ran 10 miles on the treadmill at the fitness center we are staying at in Vegas. Very nice fitness center. The treadmills were real smooth and had their own TV which was nice so I didnt have to crank my neck. They kept it very cool in there so I didnt get overheated like in some hotel gyms. I was the only one in there for a long time (I guess people in vegas on vacation dont get up early:). Ran first mile at 8 min mile and then bumped it to a 7:30, then took a potty break at 3 miles and then finished the run up at 7:30 pace, did some weights and then hopped on the elipitical for 25 min. I had to pay 10 bucks to use the fitness center so I figured I might as well get my moneys worth. While running could feel my quads were pretty tired and a little stiffness in my left IT band and then my right hamstring got a little tight towards the end of my run. Stretched really good. April worked on my on saturday after the race and worked some knots out. I crashed saturday and sunday night, I slept like a rock and feel asleep so early both nights. We walked a ton yesterday and will be walking around a lot today (SHOPPING and eating:)!!

Ran 10 miles again on the treadmill at the hotel gym, then some ab work. Running on the TM is not something I would like to make a regular habit. I just didnt want to be running down the strip!But good thing was that I ended up not having to pay for either days to use the fitness center because the pool was under construction so they gave free access to the FC. My right hamstring and calf were a little tight to start, had to stop and stretch a few times but they got loosened up quickly, however now my calf is not feeling the greatest right now. I will work on it with ice, the stick and stretching tonight. Started out with a 8 min mile and then ran the next 8 mi at a 7:30 and then finished the last mile at a 6:30 pace. Got registered for hobblecreek!Got a cute new running outfit, a new pair of tennie shoes for work (yeah!) and my favorite purchase of all was a garlic press! I have wanted one for awhile but just never bought one even though they are pretty cheap but I finally got one so no more trying mince garlic with knife. Oh I almost forgot I did stop at Trader Joes on the way home and stocked me up on dried pineapple, my favorite treat! Glad to be home now and excited to run outdoors tomorrow.

Did a few miles before meeting the group.My calf was tight to start but warmed up fairly quick. Beautiful morning, was a little humid from the little rain we got but nice temps. Nice easy run!

Met my friend Peg to run 5.5 miles and then added on 9 after. My legs were tired just running to the corner to meet my friend. I was so tired  the whole run, my legs felt like I was at the end of a marathon. Got a horrible side stitch about 11 miles into the run, Had to stop and walk it out. I am just glad I made it and didnt cut my run short  like I was thinking I wanted to the whole time. And holy moly I think I swallowed a swarm of knats, they were all over the place today! Avg pace 8:11

Ran 9 down the marathon course with some friends and added on some more. Felt pretty good. I havent been on the course in long time (I have been trying to avoid the downhill) but it was nice to be on it. Its one of my favorite runs.My foot is a little sore now. I never felt a thing the whole time but when I took  my shoes off and took a step, I could definetely feel some plantars. Been icing and stretching/massaging it. Avg pace 8:05

Hit snooze once and then my alarm never went off again. Ran out the door in a panic, didnt have time to stretch or grab my garmin, had intentions of going ten but only had time for 8 and that was pushing it. Felt crappy today, stomach was a mess, and body felt blahhhhhh! So glad I didnt sleep all the way through! Foot felt good yesterday but again after my run this morning it  now hurts again. Frustrating but as along as it doesnt hurt when i run,  I can deal with it.

PM weights and 3 mi on treadmill at gym.

Felt better today on my run than monday (didnt get up yesterday morning and then didnt have time to go after work). My foot didnt hurt after todays run so thats good. Such a nice morning. Avg pace 7:31

Easy six, had a very upset tummy! I am glad I had my friends to run with or it would have been a miserable run.

Ran 6 with my friend Peg and then did my 8 miles loop. Felt so good today. Just took it pretty easy. Good Luck to everyone running Ogden tomorrow! The FRB are going to rock the race!!!

Avg pace 8:09

Easy run with my friend Heidi today. Legs felt pretty fatigued today. Very nice morning but starting to get warmer earlier. No more going later on saturdays! Ran into Mike and his friend running, he looked like he was moving well. 

I am going to copy Michelle and Josse and start blogging my goals for the week on sunday. I think that will help me stick to and accomplish them if I say (or write) them out loud.

1. NOT SLEEP IN Mon-Sat

2. 60 miles minimum

3. Mon and Wed get avg pace in the low 7's

4. For my own reasons I really feel I need to shed at least 5lbs so I will be working towards that with being more conscious of what goes in my mouth!

Finally I didnt hit snooze and sleep in a few extra mintutes so I was able to get a full 10 in like I had planned! Wanted to run this route a little faster today but my legs were so tired today I just couldnt get myself moving like I wanted to. Reading all the race reports from Ogden has gotten be super excited about the summer races coming up and especially SG. Thought alot about my training on todays run and what I want to accomplish.

Avg pace 7:36, 1:16

Was out late last night watching my hubby play baseball ,some guys from his softball game played against the Roadrunners (the professional baseball team in SG) and oh I badly i wanted to sleep in but I prevailed and met my running group. Since I didnt get up earlier and run beforehand to get all my miles I am planning on stopping my the gym on the my way home from work and run 3 on the TM. Felt great today, no aches or pains.

Avg pace 8:15

Oh my wind! I wish I would have stayed in bed today, between the wind and my stomach giving me issues it was not my most favorite run. It seemed every direction I turned I was still running into a headwind and it was very warm this morning too. But enough of my complaining, I am glad I got it done! No watch today

Nice easy run, nothing exciting to report. Perfect weather today!

Wow what a run, wind, rain, cold and THREE pottybreaks in the first 4  miles. I was about ready to quit and shortcut it home but I talked myself out of it, thank goodness for the blog or I probabaly would have. My running has come a long way since I joined the blog, I have really learned so much more about running and training and pushing through when you want to quit. Thanks to all you other bloggers!

Since the weather is pretty cool outside I was able to sleep in a little later and then headed out. Did an out and back run, so 9 out and 9 back. Pretty boring but oh well. My left hip got some sharp pain around mile 10 and had to stop and stretch. Its has done it before but not for a couple years. Feels like its catching and it needs to pop. Went away after stretching. Had a couple pottybreaks and then saw Steve H. and stopped and chatted for a few minutes and then headed on home. Overall felt pretty decent. Avg pace 7:43

So nice not to have to go to work today!!!Went out about 8:00, nice overcast with a few sprinles here and there. Felt rather sluggish on this run, ate too much last night and paid for it this morning! Forgot to blog my goals for the week yesterday. So this week I want to hit again min.60 miles and on tues/thurs I need to get up earlier and get a few extra miles in (3.5)before I meet my group, and get one hard/fast run in either wed or friday, oh yes I want to incorporate some hill repeats one day as well.

avg pace 7:40

Easy run with my friend Peg, felt good to be out.  Avg pace 8:19

Yeahhhh! Had an awesome run today cuz I got to run with Ruth for 6 of it. I wish she was going to be here all summer so I could run with her a reg basis but she is going to have a blast in Somoa. So ran 6 with Ruth a mod pace and then i added on, I was cutting it close on time so had to push towards the end, had a 7:14, 7:07, and 7:06. Had lots of uphill on todays run. Felt great, lots of energy and a beautiful morning, wore a long sleeve today.

Avg pace 7:39

Got up early and did 4 before my group run, meant for it to be all easy but had a couple potty breaks so had to push a little to get to the corner on time, so  had a 6:51 and 7:00 min/mile. Well there was no one to meet me at the corner, waited for a few minutes and then ran to my house to check my phone and see if anyone had texted, nope so I decided to go a different direction and ran into my friend from Logan that used to run with us here, we had just missed each other at the corner(I didnt know she was in town) so I was able to have someone to run with and especially excited it was her!  Just took it easy and caught up on life.

Ran 10.3 miles with Peg, Heidi and Tia, went by very fast with the company. avg pace 8:43

Then i added on another loop that is 2.5, along that route is a long steep hill, so I ran upand down it twice (in preparation of WBR)  and that added 1.5 miles, felt really good today. I hoping to meet up with the running club tomorrow and get a little faster run in.

Ran with the club, Steve H, Wildbull, Holt and Logan. They were just taking it easy today so I was able to hang with them without blowing a lung. Ran about the first 7 with them and then add to stop to use the bathroom and was there for awhile, thankfully I brought my ipod so I was able to have some music while I climbed up Snow Canyon. I absolutely love this run. My legs felt awesome and I really felt I was moving up it at a pretty good pace. Got to the top and started down the marathon course and I could see the guys up ahead and I felt great so I made a run at it to try to catch them, just as I was really starting to close the gap (mile 14) I had to stop for the bathroom again, but this time I had to trek off into the back country to find a spot where I could have some privacy. After that I stop I slowed down a little, starting to feel sick to my stomach, and i think i was dehydrated too. I was very happy with todays run, my legs felt incredibly fresh! (6:52,7:13,7:12, 6:36, 7:17, 7:14, 7:12) these were some of my faster miles, the last 7 of the run.

avg pace 7:50

Ok and I also vowed my would never do this but I am going to start posting my weight once a week to keep me accountable. (I ate too much junk last night so hopefully this will help me not to that during this training season!)

109.8lbs