To keep in balance you must keep moving

I really need to start getting up earlier and doing the warm up because 2 laps around the track does not work when the workout is this hard and fast!  We did 4x800's with one lap recovery in between.  I pushed it harder and harder each time.  First 3 800's were done in 3:30 then the last one in 3:22, my legs were already jello!  Then we went out to the roads and did a 2 miles tempo run and a 1 mile tempo run.  I can't figure out my garmin to tell how fast those laps were but our avg. pace was 7:30, it even said the fastest time was 5 something, ouch!   I really want to go fast at St. George so I'll have to really up it the next couple weeks.  After that I want to do more long and slow races it's so much easier to go slow!

missed my ride this morning so I loaded up the kids in the trailer and one on his bike and rode for an hour.   I think one hr. going that slow with three kids equals about 30 miles!  It was hot, they were heavy and my 6 yr. old was slow.  Once again I should have just gotten a baby sitter, but i guess it is good for them to get some exercise too right?

My husband is gone to scout camp so I had to run around the block. 10 times equals 5 miles.  That way I can keep an eye on my house and listen for my kids screaming.  I did 5 miles and tried to keep it slow and easy.  I felt terrible-my legs are still really tired from Tues. workout.  I felt better and better as I went along so at least that was promising.  I'm racing Sat. so I just wanted an easy run anyway. Avg. pace was 9.

Damn those 20 seconds! Sorry for the language, I don't usually swear but "dang it" does not cover it!  I really wanted to go under 1:30.  Dang it to the big puddle of water I stepped in when I got off the bus in the a.m. and soaked my shoe!  Dang it to my small bladder that made me stop 2 times to go potty!   Other then all that it was a good race.  

The weather was perfect, cold even just how I like it.  I even ran in a long sleeve for half the race.  I'd never done this half before and despite the poor organization, no food and crappy shirts it was great.  All down hill (except for one mile) and sooo beautiful.  I knew I had to stay under 6:50 the whole time and I did except for the hill and when I had to go potty.  I also got a bad cramp in my stomach at mile 7 and it slowed me for a while.  I cannot drink and try to run every time I do I get a stomach cramp.  When i trail race I carry a water bottle and just sip when needed and never get cramps.  I think from now on I will carry my own water.   I also really wanted water and twice grabbed gatorade instead, yuck!  

My splits were

1.6:42

2.6:55

3.6:40

4.6:49-Felt great first 4 miles was even trying to go slow down the hill to save energy

5.7:14- Potty break

6.6:54

7.7:20- cramp in stomach-ouch!

8.7:21-Hill

9.6:54

10.6:57

11.7:01-slowing down, legs starting to hurt

12.6:36-realize I'm close to my goal so I go as fast as I can!!!! 

13.6:30 

1 mile warmup, 2 cool down-mostly walking-too painful to run. I was really going to not do any more half's if I got under 1:30. Now I'm mad and want to do it again, ahh!  Running is so addicting!  I had fun despite being all alone which was a bummer.  Great views, great music.  Oh well I really should be happy, it's only 20 sec. right! 

P.S. I almost forgot a THANKS to Angela Lavery who let me run in her place.  Sorry RD who said I couldn't run (at 4:45 a.m. after driving down to Provo).  I did anyway. 

Did a nice slow bike ride this morning to get my legs moving, out 27th west and back.  No Garmin, no watch just nice and easy. I am so sore I can barley walk up and down the stairs.  Got in some nice stretching after as well.

A quick easy three to get the legs moving, still pretty sore!  My Quads and soles are killing me, time for new shoes?  I was not ready for the BBK hill workout today, maybe Thurs.

Really wanted to run with the BBK's today but my husband had to go row at 5:30 a.m. (he's helping his friend attempt to swim the English Channel).  So I talked my friend into coming up Rose Canyon with me to do my favorite 7 mile trail loop.  She rode her mt. bike and i ran and it was great!  Beautiful day, beautiful trail.  My legs felt tired though, and I need do do a long one tomorrow!

I'll be gone Sat. so I had to do a longer run today.  I hate doing long runs alone, and early and when it's windy.  I was NOT motivated, I ran slow and felt pretty awful.  I tried to do a hard 7 mile trail run followed by a long run today instead of one 19-20 miler.  I'm not sure about this though.  My knees, hips and stomach all hurt.  I still feel kind of tired from last sat. but that should not be!!   Oh well, I'm doing 34 next Sat so i need to recover for the next 2 days! 

Decided to ride today instead of run.  It's so nice to be on the bike when the weather is so nice.  Just did an hour ride, I'm guessing 16 miles.  I forgot my Garmin.  I rode out 118th to the mouth of Butterfield and back.

I actually showed up for the early miles this morning with the BBKS and I liked it.  Other then my legs were done 1/2 way through the main workout.  We did a 3 mile warm up then some hill/strait away  repeats, 5 of them, yuck.  Then we just reversed the order and did 5 more, more yuck!  I bailed out at lap three and ran with Dean, Cheris and Michelle M. which was much better.  At the end we did 1 marathon paced mile which seemed so fast then a little cool down.  It was  a hard workout, and my legs are tired.  Was going to climb today but I mopped the floor instead-it's all I had the energy for today.  I don't know how all you die hards run 10 miles everyday.  

Felt sick last night so i slept in then went to the gym.  Did 3 on the tredmill, felt yucky the whole time.  Did 30 min. on the bike, felt great, tried to push it did 9 miles then some stretching.

I woke up at 5:15 a.m. fully prepared to go run with the BBK's but checked my e-mail on the way out.  I got the e-mail I'd been waiting for saying the big 34 mile Teton run was on for Sat. ahhh!  I'm so excited and so scared, I hope I make it!  So... I went back to bed, in my running clothes and everything.  I stayed up too late and just needed a really good reason to stay in bed and rest.  I'm going to need the rest more then running today!

Teton Circumnavigation Run WY.

Wow, what a day! 34 miles, 8,000 feet elevation gain, 9 hrs!!  It was the most beautiful run I've ever done, in a place that I love!  I gave myself a 36 because we got lost more then once and My Garmin was not working.  The trail is 34 miles but I'm just guessing on our 2 mile detour.  Getting lost on a  34 mile is a really bad thing!

We started late 8 a.m. at the Death canyon trailhead.  We ran a counterclockwise loop around the Tetons.   Death canyon to Jenny Lake (13 miles) mostly flat beautiful trail!  Up cascade canyon (5) miles, all runnable and sooo pretty.  Then we turned Left into cascade fork and up to Hurricane pass, sooo steep.  Lots of fast hiking through here, too steep to run.  There were lakes, waterfalls, streams and springs everywhere!  We would stop periodically and just fill up our camelpacks and drink away, nice cold, clean water.  I  can't imagine heaven being any better then this place!  From Hurricane pass to Buck mountain pass was long, windy, and steep.  I was getting really tired and kind of sick of running, we were only at mile 28 now so there was not really any choice but to continue.  Finally the summit of Buck mt. pass meant all down hill, yea!!  It was steep though and a killer on the tired legs.  The trail ran right on the edge of a huge cliff for almost a mile, So cool!  We reached Death canyon and knew we only had 6 miles left but they were the longest 6 miles of my life!  The trail was mostly dpown hill and flat but I was really tired.  I tried to just listen to my music and keep a good quick pace going.  We got to the car in 9 hrs. and 4 min.  It was a great run!  My longest yet and I felt it.   My last 50k had only 6k feet vertical and this had 8k which felt like a lot more!  It also took 3 hrs. longer, yuck!  

I'm not sure I'm ready for a 50 miler yet.  We hurried to Jackson and ate lots of pizza and drove home.  It's sun. now and I feel great.  I'm not sure what the difference is but I'm hardly sore.   We definitely did not beat any speed records and that must have helped my legs a lot.  I'm trying to keep moving today and gets lots of fluids and food! 

p.s. if any of you BBKers out there read this you all did awesome at Hobblecreek!!!!  and Kelli you'll be back soon!! 

Was planning on running today but we were out really late at the BEES's game so I just slept in and went climbing and did some yoga.  It was a good decision.  My legs feel great now and I can't wait to run again, maybe one day of biking first.

Biked with the Bummers today, it was so good to get out and ride, beautiful weather!  My legs very very tired though!  I'm not sure how I'll get through Thurs. and Sat. runs?

Ran with the BBK's, early 3 miles then hill workout with Cheryl.  It felt hard, my legs are still tired!  The easy miles felt great and it was a beautiful day.  Headed home instead of doing a couple extra miles to hit 10 and sat in traffic for 45 min.!!!  Someone ran a red light on Bang. and got hit head on by a semi.  

Well i missed the 20 miler with the group that I was hoping to do today.  We got invited to go on a hot air balloon ride Sat. a.m. and couldn't pass it up.  I did get in 10 miles on some trails up at the cabin that night.  It was not 20 fast miles which i needed but it was so pretty and I felt great.