I Run Like A Girl

Fri, Nov 21, 2008

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Woke up too early for a friday and met Cheri to run ( I will take early over running bymyself in the cold). Felt good so added on a couple miles after. Hurried home to get in a warm shower. We run on the trails by the virgin river and its nice in the summer because its a little cooler down there but we may have to swtich up our routes for winter because it gets too cold down there. My legs went totally numb today.

Thu, Nov 20, 2008

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Ran with Heidi, the run went by super fast this morning. So glad its thursday (my friday since I dont work fridays). Its been a LONG week!!

Wed, Nov 19, 2008

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Easy run with Cheri.

Tue, Nov 18, 2008

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Ran with the girls and wasnt sure if I wanted to add on or not but at the last minute decided too since I had a little extra time this morning and was glad I did! (especially since I was lazy yesterday and slept in)

Sat, Nov 15, 2008

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Ran an easy ten with Peg and Heidi and then felt good so added on a extra two miles around the neighborhood. Hit 60 miles this week and felt good doing it, all easy miles but so glad to be in the 60's again.

Fri, Nov 14, 2008

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

My friend was not feeling well this morning so I reset the alarm and didnt head out to run til 7. Nice to have an extra 2 hours to sleep but I would rather be running with somebody though too! Did one of my old routes that I have not done for awhile, starts out uphill for 2 miles and then the last mile is a good uphill as well. Kinda took it out of me today but just glad to have the miles in.

avg pace 8:10

Thu, Nov 13, 2008

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Ran on own and then with Peg and Heidi. So happy that I have been motivated to get up earlier on tues and thurs to get some extra miles in. Just wish I could do some speed, my legs are aching for it but anytime I start to push to hard I feel it in my ab/groin earlier in the run and so a couple more easy mile weeks before I attempt anything faster.

Wed, Nov 12, 2008

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Ran with cheri through town on the the trails. Had a great run and wow did anyone else see the moon this morning? It reminded me of a Halloween moon, it was pretty cool looking.

Tue, Nov 11, 2008

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

4 miles on own and then 6 with the girls. Felt pretty good today.

Mon, Nov 10, 2008

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Nice run around the neighborhood. Legs are pretty sore, I hadnt done squats or lunges since before the marathon and did them over the weekend and now I feel like I ran a marathon. SO SORE!

Sat, Nov 08, 2008

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Had a nice easy run with Peg, Heidi and Cheri. Was kinda sad I didnt run the half because I had lots of friends running and I love race atmosphere but was glad I didnt at the same time. Nice to have no pressure!!!! and plus my ab started to tug half way through and so I know I made the right decision in not racing.

Fri, Nov 07, 2008

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Ran with Cheri on our normal route. We just took it pretty easy and enjoyed the run. I must say its nice to be running with no pressure of training for anything. Still feel my lower ab towards the end of the run. For that reason I am not going to run the half tomorrow , its just not worth it to me to have it get worse at this point and I am just not in the mood to race. This past year was I raced so much and was so aggressive in training that I am flat race burned out. I have tried to tell myself "i can just go run it and not really race it" but we all know that it wouldnt happen and I would end up racing it and taking the risk of turning the strain into something more. So I will just be taking it easy with the girls tomorrow.

Thu, Nov 06, 2008

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Nice run with Peg and Heidi! Very cold though! I hate winter coming!

Wed, Nov 05, 2008

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Ran with Cheri today. Much colder this morning but so glad I am not where it is snowing. It looks so cold on the news. I wanted to stay curled up in my warm bed but forced myself to go brave the cold and as always so glad I did.

Tue, Nov 04, 2008

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Nice run with Heidi running our same usual route.

Mon, Nov 03, 2008

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Ran 8.5 with Cheri and then was feeling good so added on, didnt know how far the loop would be but ended up being 2.5 miles. Did some some stretching after at home.

avg pace 7:59

Sat, Nov 01, 2008

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Had a very fun run with Peg, Heidi, Cheri, and Jody. Ran our usual 10 mi route and then Jody and I added on 2.5 min route loop. I keep feeling better and better so hopefully I am getting close to feeling back to my old running self and motivation. Only slight tuggin in lower ab last couple mi. SteveH showed me some stretches to help me and hopefully it will continue to feel better and better.

Fri, Oct 31, 2008

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Jody is in town so she met me over at my house and we ran 3 mi down to the swiss days 5k start and ran some faster paced miles. Felt better than I did last week on it. I missed one of the turns and then ran up a wrong road and back down and then ran too far down and then had to turn around (sorry Jody!) I lost my momentum there, got going again and finished up feeling pretty strong. I defintely push myself harder when there is someone in front of me that I am trying to catch. 5k ended up being a little long today:) 6:45, 7:12 (this is where I missed the turn and stopped trying to figure out where I was) 6:45 and and 6:45 for last 1/2 mi. Then we ran easy home and then I added on another 3 mi around my house. Nice to get some fast miles in but I still feel so out of shape! Some tugging/pulling in lower ab last 4 miles.

Thu, Oct 30, 2008

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Ran with Peg and Heidi and then added on 5 after. I am going to the cannery this morning so I had extra time to add on after. I wish I could do that everyday. Felt pretty good. Still waiting for that run when i just feel "awesome". Havent had an "awesome" run since before the marathon and I am so missing that feeling!

Wed, Oct 29, 2008

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Ran with Cheri on the trails and through town, probably overdressed but was glad I did at one point because there is a spot on the bike path by the river that the temp drops. I dread winter coming. So techincally I am supposed to be taking it easy so I didnt run yesterday, was actually planning on it but got to bed late and then decided to just sleep in. Usually I cant feel my lower ab til about mile 6-7 and its usually just a dull ache nothing painful but today it started to ache/burn in my quad the last couple miles. I will scrape it tonight and see how that helps.

Mon, Oct 27, 2008

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Met up with cheri and ran on the trails and through town. Felt pretty good!

Sat, Oct 25, 2008

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Had a very good run with Peg and Heidi, they both needed to be back for football games so we had a good little pace going. It was a little chillier today. Get to go see April today, havent been since before the marathon and feel like I need a good workover.

Fri, Oct 24, 2008

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Slept in til 7. Ran easy down to the start of the swiss days 5k route, ran the route (marathon pace) and then ran home. (easy) Took me the first mile of the 5k to get moving but then felt pretty decent, would forget at some points that I needed to be pushing hard and realized I slacking and then would pick it up. First mile was 7:01 and the next two were 6:40's. Felt good to get the sub 7's, since I have not ran a sub 7 since mile 15 or 16 of the marathon:)

So onto other things, so I have had a slight issue in my lower ab/groin (just like Tom and Cal, except mine is slight compared to theirs). Went to a sports med doc today and have a inguinal ligament strain that invloves the poas and pectineus muscle. He does not think mine is a sports hernia or athletes pubuglia (slightly different area) so that is good. Doesnt hurt to run but gets achy after and hurts with pretty much every other movement. Rolling over, bending over and getting up, lifting, ...

Thu, Oct 23, 2008

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Slept in! had a rough nights worth of sleep.

Wed, Oct 22, 2008

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Ran with Cheri 8.5 and then added on a little extra to get 10 in for the day. Nice morning for a run!

Tue, Oct 21, 2008

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Had thoughts of getting up earlier and getting some extra mileage before meeting the girls like I had been doing before the marathon but that idea was quickly shut down when the alarm went off, reset it and then just met up with them for our usually 6. Legs felt so fresh today, pushed it the last 1/2 mi and wanted more but had to get back for work.