One Step at a Time

This was a good race overall.  Didn't get the time I hoped for, but still pretty good.  The weather........well, it was far from ideal!  Rained most of the way, hailed some, and snowed some towards the end.

Did fairly well the first 8 miles.  Ran w/ a friend.  Couldn't have done as well w/o him pushing me along, though he claims I pushed him.  An imaginary bowling ball was tied to my ankle at mile 8.  It was all mental after that.

I was so cold when I finished.  Retrieved my wet clothes that I tied to a pole right before the race started.  Went to my car and changed clothes.  Went back and got the Magleby's breakfast!  That was yummy!  French Toast is so much better than pancakes in my humble opinion.

Next race of great importance is Echo Triathlon......67 days!

This morning was a slow run, but good.  So tired from swimming last night.  My running partner is the absolute best listener.  I was Chatty Kathy the whole run.  I was so proud of me.  The Bed Monster did not win the fight.  I had an extra weapon today, though.  Fablehaven 2.  Regardless how tired I am, I can usually stay awake to read a good book! 

Congrats to me on getting to work on time, too.

This morning's run was so awesome.  Not terribly speedy, but fabulous.  It was a bit chilly.  I wanna run in skirt and tank, not winter tights and two shirts!

Conquered Temple Hill this morning.  That particular mile was the fastest of the whole run!  Go figure!  Great conversation w/ running partner.  Had lots of good things to share w/ her.

On my way I received a text urgently requesting Pringles for a school project due today!  I hate going to the store while in my running clothes!  I stink and look pathetic!  At least I remembered to take off my vest before I went in. :-)

Tad slower than yesterday, but still a good run.  Was so tired last night I couldn't find the energy to bike to the gym to swim.  Car is in the shop. 

Didn't make it into St. George marathon so running partner and I are going to do TOU.  I'm excited.  Haven't done TOU before.

Biked 45 miles today.  Goldilocks Bike Ride in Herriman.  It was an awesome experience.  Helpful volunteers.  Good food.  Good course except for I took a wrong turn at one of the rest stops, but it turned out to be a good thing.  Appreciate new friend Sherry riding with me the last 22 miles.  So very tired. 

Appreciate my ex who took the kids to a movie.  I was able to take a nice long bath and a much needed nap!

Good run this morning................IN THE RAIN!!!!  Bit chilly but nothing like the race a couple weeks ago.  Talked the whole way..... maybe I could run faster if I talked less!

Car is in the shop so I biked to and from work.  Total of 11 miles.  Good biking.  Boys and I walked 3 miles to swim lessons.  Got sprinkled on.  Thanks to a friend who gave us a ride home and had warm scones for us!  Heavenly Father sure has blessed me tons with helpful friends.

Still no car.  Had to bike to work.  It's only about 5 1/2 miles, but it was raining this a.m.  The water splatter from my back tire made for a very cold bottom!!!  Have my biking clothes hanging in a closet here at work to dry!  Thank goodness I have a ride arranged for the way home.

Having a hair makeover tonight!  So excited.  Getting at least 11" cut off and then coloring what's left!  Donating to Locks of Love!  Maybe I'll run faster and weigh less with shorter hair!

Rode my bike home from work - 5 1/2 miles. 

Hooked up the bike trailer on my mountain bike and went to the grocery store.  2 miles or so each way.  The way back w/ the bike trailer full of groceries including three gallons of milk!

Rode to work this a.m.  5 1/2 miles.  Had my Garmin set in running mode - argghhh!!!!  Oh, well.....showed 4:05 mile pace....too lazy to convert that to mph.

Still need to swim 2250 yds tonight.  Hope I can get it done! 

I have really slacked off on training this week.  I will repent next week when I get back from Washington State.  Running an Armed Forces Day 5k in Bremerton, WA while visiting best friend.  Excited to run somewhere other than Utah and Wyoming!

This race was in Bremerton, WA.  The address listed was just an intersection.  I didn't think it would be too hard to find.  I looked it up on Mapquest!  I got to the area in plenty of time, but there was no race!  My friend and I drove around and around looking and asking people.  No one knew anything. 

Finally, I saw some people about 1/2 a block away.  I jumped out of the car and ran through the intersection towards them.  About 30 seconds before I got there, I heard a horn and they all took off running!  The race had started!

I ran up to the few remaining people and said, "Was that the race?"  They said Yes, but the walk will start in just a minute.  I ripped off my sweats and jacket and said that I had already registered and where to pick up my bib #.  A guy just told me to start running and he would get me the # later.  I ran and caught up with everyone and placed 5th overall and 1st woman.  I don't have a time for my race because my Garmin wasn't ready and they didn't post them online.

Now, before you go thinkin' I'm all that and a bag of chips...............there were only 29 people in the race!  LOL  Everyone was so friendly.  The terrain was so different than what I was used to.  Lots of steep up and downs.  It was fun.

This was a really good race for being their first time putting it on.  The sound system was good.  Giving out the awards was fast!  Love having the cards print out at the end.  The cause is a worthy one.  According to the card, my age group was 30 - 39, but Athlinks.com has it broken down differently.  I put my stats according to Athlinks cuz I like that age break-out better!

My only complaint is that the course for the 5k and 10k were the same.  A lot of the 5k people were just walking and made it hard for the 10k-ers to get around them.  It was a loop course, so you had to pass the same walkers several times.

This was the first race in over a year that I have run with my running partner!  I loved having her there, even if she did beat me!  LOL

It was so tough to get out of bed this morning.  So utterly exhausted, mentally, emotionally, physically worn out!  If it wasn't for my partner, I would have got another 1 1/2 hours of sleep.  I really needed it! 

Once I met up with partner, things started feeling better, but the run was short and slow.  Beautiful weather!  That part was wonderful!

On the drive home I started craving pancakes.  I made home made pancakes when I got home and we ate breakfast together as a family!  It was awesome.  That was our 2nd meal as a family this week!  Wahooo!

Looking forward to getting some good sleep and training in this weekend!  42 more days until Echo!