I Run Like A Girl

Still sore but easing up a bit. Ran 6 with Peg and Heidi and then added on mile. Where I had my quad worked on is still pretty sore though. That should ease up in the next couple days (I hope!)

avg pace 8:30

B: 1 cup kashi go lean cereal,1 peach diced, 1/4 dried blueberries and 1/2 c van soymilk

L: turkey salad, 1 nectarine

S: apple, 1 oz vermont cheddar cheese

D: turkey vegatable wrap on brown rice tortilla

S: orange and zone bar

Ran with Mike, so nice to have some company and whatever he says dont believe cuz he did not slow me down at all, in fact he was pushing me! Did a DVD workout yesterday with weights for upper, lower body and core. I am feeling it today. Definetely a good purchase for me. But as for the run, felt good except my right leg is still acting up. Going to play it safe with my miles the next 3 weeks til Bryce.

B: 1 cup kashi cereal, 1/4 c dried blueberries, 6 strawberries, 1/2c van soymilk

S: zone bar

L: turkey salad and peach

D: turkey veggie wrap, 1/2 pear

S: smoothie and kashi granola bar

Resting leg today. NOT what I want to do but NEED to do! pretty stinkin tight in the hamstring.

B: 1 c kashi cereal, 1/2 c fresh blueberries, 8 strawberries, 1/2 c soymilk

L: turkey salad, peach

S: apple, 1 oz cheese, 4 tiny apricots

S: zone bar

D: grilled chicken, black beans, veggies in a brown rice tortilla.

S: small frozen yogurt from maverik, handful of dried blueberries and dry roasted almonds

Was supposed to meet up with the club but got nervous with my leg giving me issues this week that I was worried about doing 20 so I slept in til 7 and then went out with my ipod and ran a big loop through ivins and santa clara. Got pretty warm but passed a couple parks and got some nice hot water out of the drinking fountain (but did sneak into red mountain spa and get a nice cold drink from their clubhouse). Was glad I didnt head out with the club because I was so sluggish today and my leg felt not so great, had to stop and stretch alot. avg 8:00

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY! hope everyone has a great time with their families!

Met Logan, Dave and James at 5am to do a 20 miler down the marathon course. I really really wanted to go 20  cuz I love long runs down the course but when it came down to it I asked them to drop me off at 12. My quad has been so tight the last week that I got nervous about all the downhill on it and with Bryce coming up I dont want to throw myself under the bus. I ended up adding a little at the end but was glad I opted for going shorter. I felt great besides my leg (which really doesnt hurt just feels very constricted on my stride). Had to stop 3 times for VPB. During the run I started to invision SG marathon and putting the times together in my head and where I needed to be at certain miles. Got me very excited! I love this time of year when everyone that runs parks their car at the church or finish line and drives up and runs on the course. There are always so many runners out and just fun to see everyone out training for it. After I was done I rolled my leg with the stick and hurried to shower and get back to the store to see if I could drive logan back to his car but they had already gotten there and gone back up.

 1:30

Met Mike, Bruce and the Wildbull at the Running store this morning. I had a very rough start getting going. Super fatigued and felt like my legs were full of lead. I have had a bad sore throat for over a week now and I dont know if that is making me so stinkin tired lately. Bill dragged me along to add three more so I could get 10 in today. So nice to have people to run with!

avg pace 7:36 (1:19)

A couple on my own and couple with Peg and Heidi. Felt better today. no watch

*side note on sat my hubby and I went to the running store and steve helped him pick out some running shoes. So maybe I can drag him out a couple nights a week for some easy miles. He says he only plans on running quarterly!

Met up with Bill for a good run. Nice to get a change of scenery and run a different course. Felt better today than monday. (I had an appt for sat with april but moved it to today after work.) Very tight to start, loosened up and then started to tighten again around mile 7. I feel like I am dragging my right leg along. I hope we can get it worked out today so that I will be ready for Bryce next week and feel like i can get some speed on it.

Last night Garrett and I went out for his first run. Did a 2.5 mi loop. Ran a mile then walked 1/2mi, ran 1/2mi, walked 1/2 mi and then finished up with running. He did awesome for his first run, we kept the pace really easy. Defintely warmer at night!

Saw April yesterday and she told me I could run today but keep it very easy. Overall my quad feels tons better but could tell I had been worked on. If I am feeling good tonight I might try for a couple more miles.

I am a loser! First I was going to meet Mike to run and then some friends that I have not ran with for awhile called and wanted me to come run 14 with them over in the fields he was nice and told me to go with them. Well then I totally bailed on them too! I was glued to my bed and slept for 2 more hours and got up and ran own. Company is so much better and I missed out on it because I was to tired to get up. Sorry guys! But that extra sleep did feel so good! Took it very easy today. My quad feels tons better but my calf is still alittle balled up, doesnt hurt running but after it tightens up pretty good, been stretching ALOT! With Bryce coming up and my leg not feeling 100%, Its starting to get to my head and getting a little worked up about it.

avg pace 8:13

Decided to take it easier today so I went with my tues/thurs group for a long run. Ran down the marathon course 13 and then I added an extra mile. Took it easy for most of it and then I wanted to get a little faster turn over on my legs and see how I felt so I took off the last 3 6:42, 6:50, 6:38. My leg felt very good today and my calf has not tightned up like it has been doing after the run. Very muggy today! yuck.. I stopped into a gas station to use the bathroom and I had about 20 black knats all over my face and neck..so gross!

Just ran nice and easy today. Felt pretty good today except for a little tummy-ache. Had some headwind for the first half. Pretty uneventful today.

avg pace 8:01

New pair of shoes today (WI)

Got up earlier and ran a few extra miles before meeting Peg for our usual run. Very muggy from the rain last night. It takes about a 1/2 mi and then my leg warms up nicely and I dont feel any tightness, excited about that. Getting more excited for Bryce.

avg pace 8:05

Ran with the Wildbull this morning. Had a good run, although I felt like half way through I really tuckered out. I dont know what my deal is lately but I dont feel like I have any push in me, maybe its cuz its pretty warm out in the mornings.

Ran a couple before meeting Heidi for our reg run. Very nice morning and had some great conversation. Felt good! Will run a VERY easy 6-8 mi tomorrow.

avg pace 8:23

Ran 8 very easy miles today, ran with Heidi and then added on a little extra. Excited for tomorrow. I am really hoping for a PR on this course. I just hope the stars align for me tomorrow and I can kick it into race gear! Lots of people I know are going so I am excited for after the race to catch up with everyone.

avg pace 8:42

So I am way excited to write this race report. A  2 minute PR, a 5 minute course PR, 1st overall womens and I am $500.00 dollars richer!!

So my goal going into this race was 1:25. I knew I wanted to run the first 2 miles around 6:30 (which is flat and slight incline) because then you drop into some steep downhill and I knew I could let gravity take me and recover from a fast start. I wanted to get those downhill miles around 5:45 to bank some time so when the flat and rollers came I could have a little edge room. Everything worked out fairly well. 

1. 6:28

2. 6:44 (slight slight incline, ready for the downhill)

3.5:45

4. 5:49

5. 6:11 feeling good, not as steep, flattens and then down again but not super steep

6. 6:07 kinda suprised me when I saw this split, felt like I had slowed down more than I had

7. 6:25 through tropic, flat and some incline, the end of this mile I am feeling a little tired , I think to myself "I hope I can push through this, take 1 shot block .

8. 6:39 feeling better here even though I am slowing a little, not a lot of downhill anymore

9.6:52 a guy passes me here and I ask him where the next girl behind me is and he tells me the last he saw a girl was at mile 4. He says the next runners behind are a quarter mile back and there is no girls. I dont know if I should have asked because I relaxed and think I may have slowed down but I am not sure if I was getting tired or more at ease with my position. BTW he was the only guy that passed me and stayed passed me, 3 or 4 others did but I ended up chicking them all back.

10. 6:38

11.6:59 starting to feel tired here and it showed with this mile

12. 6:55

13.6:45

.1 36 secs

Felt so good to have a good day and get a PR. Ran a few cool down miles with Josse and talked with lots of other runners and bloggers I know. I had so much fun catching up with all my runner friends after the race, that was the best part! well... and the cash:)  I also got the UGLIEST trophy i ever seen! Logan and I got some pic's holding them together, they gotta be priceless.

Takin the day off today. I am so sore, I thought I might get up and run a few easy miles but slept horrible last night, my legs were so restless. Also where my sports bra hits I sometimes get little sores, well after the race no troubles ( I had put a bandaid and vaselined good) but when I woke up sunday morning I had a huge rash and my lymphnoid under my armpit was really sore. My friends husband is a PA at a dermatolgists office so he had me come up and look at it last night because benadryl did not help it (I am allergic to some bandaids). Well there is infection, so he got me started on some creme and antibiotic. Its started to go down a little. But no chance I could put my sportsbra on this morning to run, so that really forced me to take the day off. I should be good to go tomorrow. I am going to April also tomorrow to get my calves worked on before they cause  everything else to hurt.

Ouch! Although I felt better then I thought I would. Wish I would have woken up earlier to get a few extra in but I am being cautious and want to make sure I get fully recovered from the weekend. Get massaged tonight and may run a few slow miles after. Plan on running easy 8 tomorrow and then start increasing mileage back up through the weekend. Felt little twinges all over today. no watch.

 BTW : the new pic is from WBR...I love those honey buckets!

Oh felt so much better today! No aches, pains or twinges..most the the soreness is gone just mainly felt some fatigue in legs but felt better the further we got into the run. Ran with Cheri and Jeff and just took it easy. Did the same route that the wildbull and I have ran the past couple weeks. Added on 1.5 mi at the end. The last little bit was from main st down to 300s and to the marathon finish. Got me super excited as I visualized me coming in!

avg pace 8:08                                                                                                          

BTW: I am finally out of the stupid running funk/rut I was in the past couple of weeks! yahhh:) I feel motivated again!

Got up and ran 4.5 on my own and then ran 6 with Peg and Heidi. Then I added on another 2.5 mi. Took it pretty easy, still a little tired but a great run. I have been drinking one scoop of the endurox for the past 2 weeks and i think that helps quite a bit. So nice to have a long weekend!

avg pace 8:10

Rode down to vegas yesterday to take my brother in law and his wife to the airport. Got home pretty late (for me:) and was super tired this morning. Didnt make it out til about 7:15, thats just too late to get started in the summer. Warmed up pretty fast but not too bad, the sun just gets in my eyes (and I hate running with sunglasses). We stopped at Trader Joes and got my favorite dried pineapple rings and ate some on the car ride home (late) and needless to say all that fiber gave me some tummy trouble this morning. Had a couple pit stops (good thing my sis in law was awake when I pounded on her door bright and early to use their bathroom!). All in all was a good run, hamstring started out a little tight but warmed up. Yesterday I could feel it throughout the day. Planning on running with the club tomorrow and getting some tempo miles in.

avg pace 8:05

Amazing how you can feel so dang good one week and the next feel so crappy! Had a very tough run today. Ran down the marathon course with club (well behind them). All of us ran together for the first 3 and then it was me, james and dustin. I stopped for a potty break around6 and from then one I was a lone ranger. Got a horrible cramp on the right side of my stomach that would not budge! Oh I was hoping someone I knew would drive by and pick me up, good thing I dont carry a cell phone cuz i for sure would have called my hubby to come and get me. Saw some girls I know and stopped and walked with them for about 5 min and then headed on again. I am so glad I finished and i did not die (because I thought I might at times j/k : )

Easy run, felt much better today.

avg pace 8:03

Ran a few on my own and then met the girls for our usual run. Right calf felt a alittle knotted to start but warmed up by the time I met up with my friends.. Had turkey burgers last night and put maybe a touch too much garlic in them so this morning that is all I could taste was garlic, not a taste i want first thing in the morning!

Ran with cheri and Jeff, (we took off and left Bill, he was in the parkinglot but I thought maybe he had slept in, sorry Wildbull!) My right leg felt tight and tired today, did squats and lunges the other night and had not done them for a couple weeks, so I think that was the culprit of todays tired legs. Ran just a steady pace, not too fast not too slow. I really need to do start doing more consistent tempo runs.SG is only 2 months away!!!!

avg pace 7:59

Got up earlier and ran 4 miles before meeting the group, ran 6 with them and then added on a little extra. Felt good today. Felt cooler than usual today. Stomach a little upset, note to self stop eating dried pineapple rings at night, does not sit well on stomach for morning run!