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Today I ran 9.5 miles with my good friend Joelle and a new friend Natalie. It was fun and at a fun pace. I think we were having to much fun taking our time, that I ended up running ahead to get home so my husband wouldn't be late for work. I actually got pulled over on my way home for speeding......Speeding in my car....I'm not that fast of a runner!:)

-I forgot to start my garmin (like usual) so Im not sure of my pace or exact time today,  Oh Well!

was suppose to meet a friend, but we both slept in. I like sleep!!

good run today and good pace. Ran with Joelle, Natalie, and Cheri.  I like running with these girls they are fun. Pace 8.30ish.  After the run, went home and slept a couple hours until my baby woke (it was very nice!)

Ran 5 miles today. good, easy pace. My parents are visiting so I came home a slept while they watched my baby....nice!!

I ran the Hurricane Half today. It was my first time running it and it isn't easy! The 1st 7 miles are uphill as well as the last 3.  I did better than I hoped though.  I got 1hr 46 min and I was hoping for a 1hr 50min, so I was happy! My family came out to support me which was nice!

ran 5 miles today with Joelle and Cheri. My feet are still a bit sore from the half marathon still.

Ran a new run with Cheri. It was a good pace. 8.28 Avg pace. (Had to stop at a few stop lights etc)-So it was probably slightly faster. Last night I tried to sign up for the Hobble Creek Half Marathon and it was already FULL. I was totally sad because I was really looking forward to it this year and can't believe its already full. Oh well, life goes on!! (I got paranoid that other races were going to fill up so I signed up for the Bryce Canyon half and the Provo River Trails Half Marathon last night!)

worked a 12 hr shift today at work. No time to run. Did lift weights at the gym with Joelle. It was fun

Today was nice, I didn't have to go into work this morning because the hospital isn't very busy right now, so I was glad that I was able to run this morning. I am trying to run more and be more consistent, which I think might be easier now that I'm not running by myself as much because we have a bigger running group now and it is lighter later in the day. ---although I think my dog is sad that I  am running with other people more than her :( 

I ran the 5 mile Virgin River loop with Cheri and Bruce. Then after i ran 4 more miles by  myself since i didn't run at all yesterday

Ran today with Joelle and Natalie. Nice relaxing run!

ran SG marathon course with Cheri and Natalie. 8:50 pace. Good run, nice weather, good talks!

Nice sunday walk with husband, baby and dog. we walked around the neighborhood and golf course. Its kinda funny because the last time we did this walk I was practically 9 months prego. I had  to stop running around 6-7 months prego and did this walk almost everyday with my husband. Pregnancy does weird things to your body....don't really miss it!

Also, we got a wind/sun shield for the jogging stroller and it was well worth the money! Before our baby would cry because the wind and sun was in his face, now it seems like he actually enjoys being in it!!!

met cheri at 5 am and ran 8 miles. 8:21 avg pace. I love running with cheri its way fun. Went home and slept an hour until RJ woke!

Later, did ab workout 

worked today then ran after work. My legs felt like Jello before I even started. Ran with my friend Christen that I haven't seen in awhile. It was fun to catch up with her!

Ran up Snow Canyon Park and back with Cheri this am.  The uphill killed me, I felt like throwing up at the top. We averaged 10 min/mile going the 4 miles uphill. Then down hill was a piece of cake! Total avg pace for run was 9 min/mile

Ran a new run with Cheri today. It was a nice run and I hope to do it again today, I really like running with Cheri and she is fun to talk to while running, which makes the runs fly by. However, I kind of struggled today; my legs felt like lead and I just felt out of gas. ( I think it was I didn't sleep good last night and my legs were still sore from our hill run yesterday). Hopefully next time I will be more energized! Avg pace 8:49

Ran 5 miles today with Cheri. Run had some flat and a few up hills. It was one of our more challenging 5 milers. 8.53 avg pace. It was a good run and felt good.

Later went on hike with Ryan, RJ, and Zowie

ran 5 miles with Natalie and Cheri

ran 4 miles with natalie

cheri and nat and joelle were all sick today so I ran with RJ in the jogging stroller. I felt like I was going so slow that I was standing still. That thing is so heavy. I tied zowies leash to it and she helped pull it for awhile...until she saw another dog and tried to take off with RJ!...yikes!!!

Ran with my friend Hollie today. Did the Marathon Coarse. She is a die-hard Marathoner/Triathlete. She is not only doing the Grand Slam this summer but also several triathalons as well. She is also doing the Iron Man.  (If only I was that dedicated!-Im happy if I can fit in 5 miles a day sometimes!)......It was a nice run at a comfortable pace, my garmin died...not sure what wrong with it!!

Ran 8.5 miles with Cheri this morning before church. Nice and quiet morning. 8:30 avg pace.

Ran 5 miles today. Took frequent stop/walk breaks. 8:25 avg pace (when I ran!)

Woke up at 4 am and ran 5 miles before work with Cheri. Avg 8:11 pace

Ran 8 miles with Cheri this morning. Ran 8 Mile loop over near Santa Clara area. It was fun to do a different run today. Avg Pace 8:09

I did a funny thing today. I woke up at 3:30 (thinking it was 5:30, when we were suppose to meet to run) and drove down to where we meet. I figured it out then went back home to bed for a little longer. !!

I ran 12 miles today with my friend Shalyse and her sis-in-law Daisy. It was a good run at a good pace. --Avg pace 8:35

ran 5 miles with Cheri this morning.  8:40 avg pace. It was a nice sunday, quiet and easy run.

Later went to church. Felt a bit guilty for running this morning because at church they talked about making sure just to do "sunday" activities on sundays, including no strenous exercise.

However, I feel that it is hard for me (especially training for the marathon) because I work three 12 hr shifts during the week and usually cannot run on those days (unless I wake up at 3 am). Anyway, I guess for now I still feel ok about it as long as I keep it a light and simple run!..guess we will see. :)

 Later, walked approx 2 miles with Ryan, Rj and Zowie

ran with Cheri, Shalyce, and her other sister in law Heather. I kinda know Heather and her family so it was fun to catch up with her. It was a good run. avg pace 8:28

ran snow canyon up and back. 4 miles uphill then 4miles down. ran with Shalyce and Cheri. This run is a good workout with hill work and the best part  downhill! avg pace 9:17

ran speedster 10 k this morning. it was fun. got to see alot of friends there. I wanted to get at least under 48 min and i got 47:43! So I am happy with my time. Ave pace: 7:43 placed 3rd overall

was going to run 15 miles with Cheri this morning. Was up throwing up  last night. I hate being sick...its the worst.  :(

still felt sick from yesterday but still wanted to run. Ran 5 miles with Shalyce. Had to stop a few times because I still felt weak and a little shaky from the flu. Shalyce was a good sport for stopping with me. Avg pace 9:16

I have been up in Park City, UT the last few days and it has been fun.  I always have good intentions of running while I am on vacay, but its so nice to sleep  in.  I did run 5 miles today however. The condo that we stayed at had a running trail nearby. It is so beautiful and peaceful here, but the elevation was a killer for me. I was huffing and puffing most of the 5 miles! 

Ran 17 miles with Cheri, Shalyce, Natalie, and Nat's sister Courtney.  We did the marathon course. It was a good run with a good pace. 8:18 Avg pace.

ran 5 miles this morning with Cheri. Good run. Nice weather. Avg pace 8:25

Ran 800s around the track with Cheri, Shalyce, and Court.  Even though this was hard, im glad that I did it. Also, We got done with our work out way quick...which was nice. After, we did plyometric exercises.

1. 800m- 3:40

2. 800m-3:27

3. 800m- 3:25

4. 800m- 3:13

Ran 5 miles with Cheri this morning. Avg pace 8:51

Ran 8 miles with Court and her friend Heidi. They are totally cute girls. Cheri's hip in injured so she didn't run today, sure hope her hip starts to feel better. avg pace 8:35

Ran 12 mile loop in town with Cheri and Shaylce. It was a beautiful morning and kind of nice to do a different run. avg pace 8:50ish

ran 12 mile loop with Cheri this am. 8:45 pace.  It was kinda nice to run. We went pretty early so we could get back for fathers day and go to church!

ran 3.6 miles with Nat this morning. Was going to do speedwork with the girls, but I felt too tired and a 3 mile run sounded so much more appealing.....not sure why! :)

Ran 10 miles today With Cheri, Court, Heidi and Marci (Who recently had a baby!!!) I couldn't believe how stinkin fast she is! 

I really enjoyed this route; it is nice but has a litle of everything, including 2 drinking fountains along the way!

 Later came home and did Turbo Jam (kinda a kickboxing workout) and abs. Hope Im not to sore tomorrow!----(Even though Im typing this a day late, so yes I know that I am sore!!!)

:)

Ran with Shalyce today. It was a good morning and tried a new run. Cheri's hip was hurt so she didn't make it :(

Legs were soooo sore today from doing Turbo Jam Workout yesterday. I think that I discovered muscles I never knew I had.!

Avg pace 8:43

ran 8 miles with Cheri this am. 8:25 avg pace

ran 8 miles early this am with Cheri. 9:10 avg pace. Then went to work after.

ran 8 mile loop around black hill with Cheri. avg pace 8:50ish

Ran marathon course with Cheri and Shalyce. Ran all the way to the park today instead of just stopping @ the church on Bluff St.  It was good I think that we did that because in the past when I have run the marathon I think "mentally" Im done at the church. :) Good steady pace today. Avg pace 7:54

did speedwork out. did Yassos (800s). Ran with Nat, Shalyce and her 2 sister-in-laws (heather and Deon).

splits: 3:27, 3:23, 3:27, 3:33, 3:17

ran 8 mile loop from rec ctr with cheri, shalyce, and deon. good pace 8:19

ran marathon course with Cheri and Deon. my knee was kinda hurting today. avg pace 8:25

met with SG running club this morning. Mostly ran with Court though, everyone kinda did their own thing. Ran through snow canyon state park, which was amazingly beautiful! Both Court and I were having GI distress, we had to stop for bathroom breaks 3 times!! Avg pace (while running!) 8:03

ran 5 with cheri. went to work after

ran 8 with Cheri this morning. Nice easy pace. Dont want to over do it this week before Bryce Half Marathon this saturday. Avg pace 8:38. Later did some killer stretching on the foam roller! --Man that thing kills, but its so good!  Going to be busy today. This is the last real day I have to get everything ready for my cruise. I am leaving for it right after Bryce and I work tomorrow. Gotta go and get stuff ready!

ran Bryce canyon half today. beautiful course.  my husband also ran, which was totally fun.  I was happy with my time. Saw tons of friends and met alot of new people. I will deffinetly do this race again in the future. Avg pace 7:17

I had every intention of running on the treadmill everyday of the cruise, but I didn't!! I enjoyed sleeping in and just being plain LAZY!!! (and I totally loved every minute of it, I wish I had more self will like my husband, he actually ran 7 miles every morning on the cruise....I was like, who is this person!?....) :).  I actually did run today on the treadmill, tried to make in 5 miles, but only did 3 :)  Later that day we went swimming and snorkeling in the Bahamas! So georgeous, didn't want to leave!!

didn't run today, but today we were in Key west, Flordia and we rented bicycles and rode all around the little island. Not sure how far we went, but Im posting this so I feel better about myself not running!! :)

K, so we got back from our trip late at midnight. After picking up the baby and getting settled we finally got to bed at like around 2 am.  Met Cheri and Shalyce @ 5 am to run 20 miles.  Well, once we all started running we were all like lets only do 14. I was sooooo tired from traveling and lack of sleep and the fact I was still on "cruise time",  I was all for it.  I actually fell behind Cheri and Shalyce @ the end. (a week without running can really do it to you). They actually came and picked me up cuz I was pretty much just walking @ the end! (So I only did 13). Anyway, hopefully next week will be better after I get some sleep and actually run!!

Avg pace  8:00ish

ran 8 miles with Cheri and Bruce. They actually ran 16, but I met them halfway and ran 8.

ran 8 miles with Cheri and Shalyce this morning. Killer workout. Ran up and down all the hills out by Coral Canyon Trails. avg pace 9:07

ran 8 mile loop from the bank this morning with cheri. We met pretty early cuz Cheri had to be to work early. It was kinda dark and we saw a homeless man by the river park, Im glad I have someone to run with. good pace @ 8:30s

ran course with Cheri & Shalyce, My Left knee was kind of hurting a bit. Need to rest it probably! avg pace 8:04

was suppose to work this morning, but got called off!!! yeah i love that. However, by the time they called me off, Cheri and the girls had already started running . I thought about driving around and trying to find them, I knew they would be running the marathon course, but my bed and pillow were calling my name!! anyway, I woke up around 6:45am. It felt soooo good to sleep in (its sad that, 6:45 is sleeping in for me!) I just ran the loop by my house with my dog Zowie.  It was actually refreshing to get out with just me, my dog and my I pod! 

did yassos (800s) at PV highschool track with Shalyce. We did 5 of them, but wanted to do 7, the highschool football team and cheerleaders took over the track. At first we were like, "dude, we are running, cant you see", but then I realized that WE were the ones that didn't belong! It was kind of comical seeing the cheerleaders and football players interact with eachother! Oh the good old days in HighSchool.......not sure if I really miss it: :)

Splits: 3:26, 3:17, 3:18, 3:21, 3:09

Cheri's hip was hurting this morning, so she decided to take the day off. I called Heidi and Marci and caught them before they started running. I was so glad that I could run with them, they are so fun to run with and they totally pushed me. Marci is a little speed demon up those hills, she is awesome! My garmin kept making funny sounds today, it was making me laugh, I need to figure it out better, Im very technically impaired!  :) avg pace 8:21

went an easy 3 miles with RJ in Running stroller and my dog zowie

Ran Provo half today. The weather was perfect. I loved this race, probably was my favorite half so far. The downhill was killing my Left knee, not sure if I need a cortisone shot for my knee, Im going to try to avoid it if possible!..yikes.  Ran with my friend Heidi. My husband also ran, which was fun too. Time 1:35. Avg pace 7:18

ran with cheri this am. my knee felt fine until the last little bit. then we walked pretty much the last mile. i think im going to get new shoes today and see if that helps. avg pace (while running) 8:35

ran 8 before work with cheri. knee feeling a bit better after i got my new shoes. avg pace 8:30s

my knee was hurting this week, so I have been taking it easy. I decided to run 20 miles this morning & hoping and praying it would be ok. Ran with Cheri, Heidi, Court, Marci and her sister in law.  We did the marathon course. It felt great until snow canyon area where the downhill got pretty steep. I was running and all the sudden my knee felt weird. I had to stop running so I only made it to mile 13...dang i am so sad :(.  I then walked 2 miles until I caught a ride home from a random runner's dad who came and picked me up. Thanks to who ever you are!! I am going to see if I can get into the Dr on monday.  I have been iceing it all day, so I guess we will see what happens.  Cross your fingers!!!  av pace while running 8:06

k, i didnt run all week cuz my Left knee has been killing. I went to the ortho doc and he took xrays and they were fine...thank heavens, then he said it was prob just my IT band. He gave me a cortisone shot. I swear my knee has been hurting more since the shot, but I woke up today and it felt pretty good. I decided to go out and run and see what it feels like. It felt pretty good. a little sore, but I took it pretty easy. I made sure walk down all the hills etc. Im pretty happy that it wasn't too bad. Hopefully by next week Ill be back in the full swing of things. I wont lie, this week has been pretty posh not waking up early to run, i have kinda enjoyed my mini vacay. avg pace 9:00

ran 4 miles with ryan's sister Aimee. my knee felt ok. gonna try to do longer tomorrow

ran 5 with Cheri. Knee didnt hurt at all! avg pace 8:30s

ran 8 with Cheri. Knee felt good until the very end. I had to walk because it hurt.  Darn...so frustrating. avg pace 8:30s

Well I was able to run 3 whole miles today. My knee is still bugging even after my cortisone shot, stretching, resting, & icing.  Saw my Ortho Doc @ work and may have torn my meniscus....sniff sniff..... So I have just been trying to rest my knee.....and going CRAZY while doing it......who would have thought that sleeping in and watching TV all day would be sooo crappy.  :(    And to throw in an extra pity party for me, I was suppose to run the Gunlock 20 miler today, but i couldn't! (I let my running partner "Cheri" use my ticket to run....and she rocked it like usuall....woot woot!)--sorry I think that might be called banditing...but I guess we all got to live on the wild side once in awhile!!! :)    anyway, I hope to still run the marathon, we will see how I feel this week!

well i ran 5 today. me knee started to hurt at the end. I was kinda getting excited when I was running that my knee didnt hurt at all. But I guess it was kinda wishful thinking. But I am soooo happy that my knee isn't like it was. It has felt pretty good all week. I hasn't hurt when im walking up stairs, playing on floor with my baby etc.  Hopefully, it will just get better here on out!

So i tried to run today. I took my  baby out in the jogging stroller. Went 3 miles and my knee felt ok. I think Ill try again tomorrow!

Ran 4.5 today. Felt ok at first but then i think my IT band was hurting again. Felt ok the rest of the day. I knee didn't swell up after running which made me excited!!! I feel that I might be on the mend...just wish i would be all fixed before SG marathon though. I saw all sorts of runners out today and I got extremely jealous of them! !!!!  Good luck everyone,..Ill be cheering you on in the race!

ran 6 today. (3 on the treadmill and 3 outside with the jogging stroller after my baby woke up). My knee felt pretty awesome today. I felt like I could have gone longer, but I didn't want to push it to much and my jogging stroller had a flat tire. I hope it stays this way.  Still not sure about SG marathon...guess we will see next week. I guess I can always ride down the Van if my knee is hurt...but I REALLY don't want to do that!!!

today I slept in so I ran on the treadmill.  I think I have ADD because 2 miles is about all I can stand on the treadmill.  My knee felt ok today. Later I went and had my MRI of my knee and I will find out on monday whats wrong with it.

got results of my MRI today. No real biggies--just bad tendonitis.   So i thinks im gonna try to do SG marathon. I got another Cortisone shot in knee today, so hope that helps.  I haven't really ran in 6 weeks, but that was prob the  best thing i could do for my knee! I don't really have any expectations....those are kinda down the drain now.  I just don't wanna ride the bus down! Hee Hee......I think Im crazy sometimes!!

ran 5 today with Christen. Yeah my knee didn't hurt. Hope that cortisone shot helped! we didn't really run to fast or hard just took it easy, so I think I am going to do SG, but not going to take it seriously and just have fun with it!

k so I am a bit sad or jealous or whatever you call it.  I didn't run today, I thought that I really didn't want to do anymore damage to my knee and to rest it.  I thought I was ok with it until I saw all the runners.  However, on the flip side I LOVED being a spectator and cheering for everyone.  I love to see all the sweat and tears and it brought tears to my own eyes.  I was especially happy to see my hubby running.  He decided yesterday to run (after I decided not to! yes he ran in my place...mostly because he didn't want to waste money....but also cuz he loves to run too!) I was excited for him, not sure of exact time but somewhere right around 4 hrs! yeah....

Anyway, there is always next yr and other races too!

Congrats to eveyone that did it!!!!!

ran 5 today. knee still hurts :(

saw physical therapy today for knee pain. she massaged my L thigh to death to stretch out my IT band and also she used a plunger (looks like a mini bathroom plunger) and "plunged" my IT band, it help loosen it.  Man it hurt so bad i Cried!!!! Now I have a huge bruise.  NO pain No gain RIGHT??!!   Also, gave me some strenghtening exercises...Wish I would have done this a month ago!!!

ran 5 today. I felt great until mile 3. then knee started to hurt again.  the good news is my IT band didn't hurt, but just still hurts where my tendonitis is.   yeah....baby steps!

a funny note, I ran on the trail by the virgin river and I suddenly found myself in the middle of a "Breast Cancer" run/walk.  It was fun to say hi to everyone and I was happy that I decided to wear my "pink" running shoes and shorts with a "pink" stripe!

ran 5 today. knee felt better. Ive been going to spin classes the last few wks to get my quads stronger, so they can support my knee better. I think its working a bit. anyway, hopefully this will be a new trend!

k, i ran this morning with Christen.(yikes it was unusually cold.....yeah that means Christmas is getting closer!) Anyway,  I havent ran with her in awhile mostly because my knee is still on the fritz, but also cuz she works nights at her new job and our schedules are hard sometimes. It was sooo good to talk to her and see how everything is goind and how the marathon went for her..she is so sweet and nice. I might try to run again with her tomorrow or try to catch a spin class.  I guess I will have to see how my knee does the rest of the day

Later, I did my exercises that the Physical therapist taught me...man they kill but I know they are good for me!!!!!

took RJ and zowie out for a run in jogging stroller. felt good till half way, then knee bugging again. Im ok as long as i go really SLOW, but as soon as I increase my pace my knee kills. I guess its still a sign that I need to take it easy. But at least I can run now!

i was going to wake up early and go to spin at the gym, but i slept in.. I was so  glad it was such a nice day outside. I took RJ in the running stroller and Zowie (the dog) out for a little jog.  I am still trying rest my knee like im suppose to....but i just miss running so much!! I took it slow 10+ min miles, but had a nice time getting out in the fresh air. Odd enough, this is the 1st day I have ran since my injury and absolutley NO pain or discomfort in my knee. Im sure it was because half the time I was walking.....but it still felt nice!

ran/walk 5.5 miles with christen today. i love it when i can run in the middle of the day and have it not be hot outside....its so nice to sleeep in! Knee felt o.k

went to spin today. It was raining out and I think my knee needed a little rest. I went at 9am (usually i have been going at 6am and there are like 5 people in the spin class) and I barely got a bike! yikes.. I guess if I go to the gym when its busy I better get there earlier!!! way good workout and it so much fun to "pretend" Im going up snowcanyon or something!!! I love it

ran outside today with my little one in the jogging stroller and my dog.  Did the loop by my house. Was getting pretty nippy out, not sure how much longer Ill be able to run with RJ outside?? It made me wish I were running with my friends again (miss you cheri), because I would wake up early and run and be back before ryan went to work, but I don't really want to run outside by myself that early!!...so anyway, that is my sob story :) On a positive note, my knee felt fantastic the whole time...(i don't want to jinx myselft though)

 As soon as I got done running, I had to get ready for my friend's (BFF to be exact) baby shower that I was throwing for her. She moved up North but most of our/her friends wanted to see her so she came down here so we could celebrate.  It was so fun, I got to hang out with her and a few of my other friends. (We use to all be running buddies together, but many of them moved away etc) and it was good to reminisce about the "good " old days!!!  Can't wait to get back to running with my new running buds!......miss u guys!

meet cheri early this morning @ 5 am. Man it was cold out...I had to search down deep in my dresser to find my winter running clothes. (lately I have been running in the middle of the day with RJ and I still have been wearing shorts and tanks).  But getting up early in the cold was soooo worth it. Ive missed running with cheri and my other friends. We just did a nice easy pace and talked and "caught up" on the last couple months.  Knee felt great while running, but was killing me when I got home. Now it feels better though while Im blogging....so I guess time will only tell!!

no workout today....I was throwing up all last night (poss 24 hr bug??) on the flip side I did loose 4 lbs!!!yeah......which im sure ill gain back as soon as i start eating!

I slept in today! I love that, but I could only go for 2.5 mile run in real quick before I had to be home to get ready for my niece's wedding today. She was so beautiful & it was so good to seeall my family.  My cousin just started running recently and wants to put together an all "family" team for that 50 mile st george relay coming up in dec 5th. He asked if I would be on his team, I think I will do it even though my knee hasn't been feeling too hot and I miss running with others etc etc. (and I was going to do the Vegas Marathon that weekend...so now I wont feel to sad about not doing it now that I can do this relay) I will only have to do two 5 mile legs....which Im sure my knee will handle.  Im excited!!

ran 5 with cheri this morning. felt good to run with her again. knee feeling a little better, but still don't want to push it

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

we went up north to my home town (Brigham City, UT) to have Thanksgiving with my family.  I love it up here! I ran the Peach Days 10k course with my husband.  It was so much fun and I forget how beautiful it is up here. I loved running through all the leaves on the side walk and by the beautiful river and down main street.  I got totally Nostalgic while running.  This is the place where I fell in love with running.  It is a lot different running up here than in St George.  They don't have running trails and there is tons of trees, oh ya and its way colder!.  I love the running trails down south and wouldn't trade them for anything....thats why I love St george so much, but it was also fun to just run around town up here seeing all my friends houses etc.  Anyway, it was a good run and we cut off the peach days course a bit to run through the cemetery.  K i know that sounds cryptic, but the cemetery here is so beautiful and in high school for cross country that is where we did all our speed workouts  (again kinda weird!)  but I loved it.....I decided that I'm going to come home next summer and run the peach days 10k.....I haven't done it since high school.. Anyway, I hope everyone had a great Holiday!!!

no running today, went to spin class at night! saw alot of my friends there!

ran 5 with cheri @ 5am. Had a guy that was sweeping the street follow us down the road in the parking  lot (he wasn't sweeping the roads when he was following us...kinda going fast and driving a bit recklous) anyway, he did a big circle in the parking lot, then turned around...very creapy cleaning man!!! Not sure exactly what he was doing...prob just trying to scare us...but freiked both of us out!

other than that it was a great run. Knee felt good. avg pace 8:47

ran same loop with Cheri that we did yesterday. No scary cleaning men encounters today! Knee felt so so. avg pace 9:00

Ran the SG 50 mile relay today! Not sure if I was up to it after working a 16 hr shift at work yesterday and not getting to bed until 1am (yuck)....but  once I actually got out of my warm bed this morning and met my family....I was re-energized! We had an all family team, even Melody (cousin in law) came up from Vegas to run.  I was a little scared cuz I didn't want to push it to much on my knee, but we weren't trying to break any records....just fun!  I opted to do the shorter runs ( a 3 miler and a 6 miler) to be on the safe side. I was excited too because for the last few months anything faster than an 8:45 min/mile and my body felt like my knee is stabbing my leg to death! (maybe a bit dramatic!) anyway on the 3 miler my avg pace was 7:25 and 6 miler avg pace was 7:50! yeah and knee is great!  (I think the adrenaline and endorphins were on my side!).  Hope this good streak of absent knee pain continues!!  I totally felt so out of shape though......seriously if you don't use it...you loose it!  

Right after we were done, we went and picked up baby from babysitters then hurried and got ready for my work Christmas party!  I was kinda glad the party was same day of the run, because I knew there would be plenty of food and sinfully yummy treats to eat! The party was so fun, we did a white elephant gift exchange and I think I got the funniest gift.....I got a "President Obama Chi Pet"  HA HA HA

k,ran this morning with Cheri. only did 5 miles. didn't run at all this week really, was kinda sick and with cold weather....well, lets just say my bed is really really warm in the morning! 

ran 5 with cheri this morning. wasn't quite as cold as it was last week!!!! nice comfy pace. 9 avg

ran 10 miles today with my hubby and cousin Jake who is visiting for Christmas from Miami. We did the snow canyon half marathon course, I had never done it before and it was so beautiful! I was nervous though that the down hill was going to hurt my knee more....At mile 10 my knee really was hurting and I walked and they ran the rest of the course and came back and picked me up. Even though I was a little bummed my knee hurt, i had to remind myself that 10 miles is the longest I have run since my injury and I am actually amazed I did it! yeah!!!!!

   avg pace 8:40ish

5 with nat and cheri

5 with nat & cheri again