One Step at a Time

AVG:  9:05/mile

This morning was awesome.  Talked non-stop the first four miles.  Made the last two a bit tough.  AVG/mile for mile 6 was awesome, but I can't remember what right now.  For the last .2 it was 6:30.  Couldn't have kept that pace for much longer, though.  Max was 5:29.

Haven't run really since Tuesday of last week.  It was good to get out again.  Triathlon training starts in a week!  I'm going to be one tired girl! 

Best wishes go out to the instructor at the Master's Swim class I have started attending.  She has her work cut out for with my stroke!

Beautiful run.  34 degrees.  AVG 8:58/mile.  So happy w/ that.  Last 1/2 mile was 7:28 pace.  We came upon a couple runners and just had to pass them.  It was an awesome finish.

We have started running on the west side of the lake again.  It is so beautiful in the early morning.  Ice is starting to melt.  We took a one minute break on the pier.  It is so peaceful.

Race this weekend in Provo.  Run For Red.  Would love to get sub 23, but will settle for sub 24.

Went to Masters Swim Class this morning.  Teacher gave me a gold star and said I was improving!!!  Swam lots.  Can't remember how many.  

Rode my bike to work.  It is only 5.3 miles each way, but not as flat as I remember it in the car!  I'm having a hard time getting warm again!  The wind was strong and bitter cold.  Thank goodness for tights and gloves!

The power of a partner is undeniable!!!  There is absolutely no way I would have run this a.m. if it had not been for my running partner.  She is the best.

Played basketball for an hour last night, finished at 10:30 p.m.  I was so tired. 

I could hardly drag myself out of bed this morning.  Ran 5.1 miles.  Felt like 15!  Don't know how I made it up the hill at the end of mile 2.  Tempted to walk up the pedestrian ramp but somehow found the strength to run.  9:25 was the average mile pace, but mile 5 was 8:24!!!!  Just wanted to get home.

Showered.  Went back to bed for 30 minutes.  Took kids to school.  Went back to bed for 45 minutes.  Thought it would be better to get some sleep and be late to work than to be on time to work and worthless.

Rest day for tomorrow's race.  Spent my time helping my son build a mobile which he told me about last night and was due today.  When I asked him when this project was assigned he got a sheepish look on his face and admitted it was assigned on MONDAY!!!!  Not that we would have had any time throughout the week to work on it, but it would have been nice to know about it!  Kids!!!  Ya gotta love them.

I was excited for this race.  I had my spiffy neon purple tights and a good night's sleep....what more could I want?

Race started out great!  Felt good going into it, but near the end of the first mile I twisted my ankle on a rock I didn't even see!  It hurt bad.  I could feel it in my toes, but I kept running.  There was a nice guy behind me that asked if I was ok.  I said I was, but I was lying!  It hurt really bad.

The rest of the run was good except in the back of my mind I kept worrying about the ankle.  I think that is one reason I didn't have a kick at the end.

My little runner card said I was 11th overall, but I think that was 11 woman overall.  Don't know for the whole race.

My goal for this race had been sub-23, so missed it by a little.  Better luck for the next 5k, which is Cookie Chaser on April 24!  Wish me luck!