Getting back to it

What a run!! We did our long run this week on Wed instead of Friday so that almost everyone in our group could go.  It's a lot harder when we do it earlier in the week because of the lack of recovery time from the previous long run.

Stats for today:  11.21 miles, 2:11:07 total time (includes warm up and cool down walking), 11:47 avg pace.

For most of the run I felt really good.  I was even the pace setter some of the time.  But I peaked too early and was dying at the end.  And I even had to deal with some bathroom issues at the end - YUCK!!

I'm just glad we're done and now i can really enjoy the holiday weekend.

it was good to get back out running this morning.  summer is hard with keeping on schedule due to vacations.  I was at the cabin for a week and so missed one run last week and yesterday's.  Luckily Leslie was able to skip muscle up and go running with me this morning. Thanks, Les.

We did 15 min run/ 1 min walk interval today -but only 2 reps.  It really felt good to get out there again.

My plan is to make up the 2 days I've missed on the program to get in the miles this week.

Had a good run with Desiree and Jenny this morning.

We did a little over 3 miles in 41 min (includes warm-up and cool down) on on 10/1 interval.  i do feel like it's getting easier and I do enjoy the running time, esp with good friends.

Went to Muscle Up at 5:30 am !  It was hard to get up but I'm glad I did.  i haven't been to that class for several weeks so I took it pretty light today, esp considering we have a long run tomorrow.

Sonia Maxfield taught this morning because Tammy was in a bike accident last Friday.  She's home but pretty beat up.  Hopefully she will recover quickly because she's the best.

It was a good long run today.  Went with Leslie, Jenny and Desiree.  We did our favorite route along Wasatch Blvd.  We even saw two deer and Desiree saw a skunk.

I had no energy for almost the whole first half but then felt better and perked up for the second half.  I felt like we ran a good pace most of the time.  We did a bit more walking than we were scheduled for but that's okay.

Here's the stats:

9 miles in 1:50/ avg pace was 12:10 on a 10/1 interval.  The last 2 miles leslie and I ran all of it and in the 10 min avg pace.

The best thing is I recovered so much better this week than last week.  no bathroom troubles and went right out and did a project with a friend of mine.  Did end up taking a nap for a little bit this afternoon for about 45 min but was woken up by a phone call.

I set my alarm for 6:30 this morning to go running by myself.  Due to Kamryn being up crying during the night, I couldn't pull myself out of bed until about 7:00.

I did what I call the Old Mill route.  I ended up at Dan's to do some grocery shopping and then had Paul pick me up.

It was great to see what I could do on my own.  I enjoyed being up early and it was great weather and I enjoyed my music and the scenery.  I couldn't believe how many bikers were out there.

Stats:  6 miles in 1:11:25 (incl warm-up and cooldown walk)/ avg pace 11:54

Added another mile tonight doing a little walk/hike with friends up in the mountains.  It was beautiful.

Stats: 4.76 miles/58:10 min/12:12 avg pace

Went with Jenny.  It was a tough 15/1 interval ratio, 3 times.  Found out later we missed  Desiree going with us, felt bad about that.

stats - 3. 58 miles in 43:17 min / 12:05 avg pace on a 10/1 interval

Went with Jenny and Desiree.  It was overcast and very muggy.  Good run.

the mileage is a total guess.  I forgot to put my Garmin on to track the mileage.  I was at Youth Conference and we were doing our own version of the Amazing Race.  I was a driver/leader for the blue team and went all over downtown.  It was a blast.

Two mile hike up in Big Cottonwood Canyon near Solitude.  With the kids for youth conference.  It was a steep hike that was pretty tough for me.  It made me feel like I am really out of shape even after all this running and marathon training.  It was beautiful and peaceful at the top.

tough Monday run with Desiree and Jenny. 

We did 3.32 miles in 40:15 minutes with a 12:07 avg pace.  It was a 15/1 interval.

Hopefully tomorrow's 13 mile run won't kill me.

Stats: - 13.46 miles / 2:43:41 / 12:09 avg pace on a 10/1 interval.

This was the toughest run yet.  It was just me and Jenny.  It's hard to keep up with her pace and i feel bad slowing her down.  I really struggled the last 3 miles and started feeling like I was going to throw up and had stomach cramps so I walked the last almost 2miles.  We went over 13 miles because of where we parked the car.  I am feeling  a lot better now.

I had trouble with my knees for more than half the run and my quads were burning.  It was just HARD!!  And discouraging.  How in the world am I going to make it through a marathon?  When I have this hard of a time with a half marathon distance?

The route was great though -we did the Old Mill to Murray route but instead of going to Mimi's we just kept going down Vine St to State then over to 4800 S and west to the Jordan Parkway trail and then followed that south to Winchester where we had parked my car.

Does anyone know how many miles you can run on the parkway?  I know there are interruptions in the trail at some points but I don't know where.

Went for  a power walk with Jenny and Desiree.  We just did laps around the park/field near our house.  It felt good to stretch some very sore muscles.  we were out for an hour.

Did a nice little easy run with desiree this morning.  We did some walking and I actually felt better running that walking.

did the same little easy route again today.  jenny and Desiree both came.  We were a little slow to get going and did some extra walking.  But at least we still got up and went.

It was great to do an "easy" long run today.  Our group went to the Jordan Parkway.  Desiree and Jenny went ahead and leslie and I took a little slower, easy pace.  That was great for me.  It was so good to catch up with Leslie and  hear more about her 1/2 marathon at Bryce and hear more about how Paul is doing (her son-in-law).

Generally I don't like doing an out and back route but i don't mind it on the parkway.  It doesn't seem the same and it's so nice to run that mostly flat course in the shade.  it would be great to live along there.  It was fun to see other runners that we knew.  We met Kim and her friends, fellow blogging runners.

Stats from today: 8 miles in 1:40 with an avg pace of 12:31.

 I finally got a picture of me on my blog.  This was taken this morning on the Jordan River Parkway.  I was with my friend, Leslie, our mother hen.  Her husband, Harold, was biking the trail with his grandson and stopped to take our picture.

Went on a short, 1 mile bike ride with my hubby.  We were just testing out our bikes that have not been in working condition for awhile.  He got them tuned up because we are going camping next week.

Had a good run with Jenny and Desiree today.  It was a huge jump for the interval - run 20 min/walk 1.  It wasn't too bad.  I kept it at a good pace for me.  They were ahead of me but not too far ahead.

just did a power walk with Desiree.  both of us were filling a little beat.  felt good to stretch our muscles and talk.

bike ride pulling trailer with Jared and Kamryn up camping - should count for double miles when you're pulling over 60 pounds and at over 10,000 elevation.

run with Desiree and Jenny.  pretty easy.  Light week gearing up for next week.