find each others light

1:15:52 AP 9:29

Waited around this morning for comcast and then for rc willey to deliver a new couch. It's so pretty and smells so new. Our other couch was falling apart. Didn't get out till 1pm and this will be one of my last runs in the day since Jeff goes back to work next week. I think it was around 44 degrees. I was windy at points but overall just beautiful. I tried to run on the fast side because I didn't want it to rain on my new Ghost 4's! I've never worn these and I LOVE them! It's between my launch and my glycerin. Little more support than the launch but not so deep and cushy as the glycerin, I feel closer to the road. Anyway, it never rained and I was happy!!! I want my shoes to stay clean and new as long as possible. I was one of those junior high kids who freaked out if anyone ever stepped on my NEW WHITE KEDS! They needed to stay super white and new as long as possible. So, great run and when I was tired and trying to push it the last mile my fave Mat Kearney song "Hey Mama" came and pushed to the end when my new favorite song came on to push me to the very last second. "MY BODY TELLS ME NO, BUT i WON'T QUIT, CAUSE I WANT MORE!!!" Awesome run!

Plank x3 at 1:30, 1:15 and 1:00

Power Yoga-52 minutes

4 slow miles on the TM in my 4's in 39:45

I felt really tired and I really wanted to quit...but did not.

I watched Dr. Phil. Don't ask me why.

49:38 AP 9:56

Left at 11am to run in the sun. Just found out Jeff will be home another week so...looking forward to a few more late runs. This was a hot/cold/hot/cold run. Icy in the shade so skated a few times. It was also a slow, slower and slowest, fast, fastest run. 

39:11 AP 9:48

I didn't think I'd be able to run today but how could I NOT? This weather is A-MA-ZING! I put Josie to bed and left Sydney in charge and took my phone. I wore capri tights and my SGM shirt. I'm so glad I traded for a men's medium so I can pull the sleeves over my hands.

Beautiful blue sky, beautiful white mountains and warm temps!!! I ran around both parks. I tried to smile while I ran today. I read Steam 8's blog about smiling and I decided to try it. I think I looked dorky. I think it comes naturally for her and she looks great smiling while running. I did it anyway. I smiled and said hi to everyone I saw, and there were a lot of people out, not a lot of runners. I get excited when I see other runners and always say hi. I don't understand how someone can be running toward you pretend to not notice you and not say hi. Really?

While running around Falcon I saw a guy running barefoot on the path and I said hi and he didn't. whatever.Still trying to smile, but then I got really annoyed. Of course there are a ton of people with dogs and I try to be patient and calm (don't like 'em, I've been bit a few times and chased after). I am respectful of other people with or without dogs and try to look ahead, switch sides of the path if I need to to make room for whoever is coming. So, today there was I think a mom and her two older daughters each walking there own little yappy dog, ( So 3 dogs) taking up the ENTIRE path. They totally see me coming but don't make eye contact do not move their little doggies one inch to make room for me so I run on the grass. So here's why I don't like to run onto the grass, a few minutes later, I do run on to the grass to make room for a stroller and four people trying to pass and I barely miss a big pile of DOG CRAP ! Blah!!! I come around the loop and practically get run over by barefoot running guy who is sprinting! I think I totally got in his way and of course I didn't try to say hi. Then comes the three ladies with the three dogs taking up the entire path again and they see me coming AGAIN for a good 20 feet and I'm way over to the left thinking MOVE YOUR STINK'IN DOG and she would not budge so I knocked her over as I ran by:) No, I didn't I just squeezed through and said "GEEZ!"  Some people! There are some dog owners who are very respectful and I really appreciate them. Once on the JRP and once on the trail up to la caille I had owners who made their big, scary dogs SIT out of the way while I ran by. Wow. Thank you so much! These are two opposite extremes and most people in general, with dogs, are respectful and tighten the leash on the dogs and move over.

Anyway, beautiful day! Just kicked the kids go out and play  cause I can't get over how nice it is.

Plank X3 for 2min, 1:30, 1min -Holy freak that extra 30 secs makes a huge diff! Ouch.

JM's 30 day Shred levels 2 and 3- 50 minutes

1:01:45 AP 10:18

4 slow miles and 2 fast. I decided to run up the trail to La Caille and back down. Left around 1:50pm. Only a few more days till I'll have to get up at dawn to run again. It'll be good cause I need to start yoga again which I usually do while Josie naps and I'm all alone in the house:)

Anyway, as I got to the trail and started running on snow (I thought of that scene from Man from Snowy River when they play the pretty music as the wild horses run through the snow patch) it quickly turned to many mud puddles I had to walk around to not ruin my precious new shoes. I decided to turn around and had to tiptoe around em all again. Next time I'll wear old shoes to run up there if it's anytime soon.  I don't know what I was expecting. So that brought my average way down. Tried to run home fast. I saw Soyer and Oliver walking home from school and gave them high fives.

It was beautiful and sunny (except on the trail) and I just can't believe this weather! So crazy! Now I'm sore from my jump training and too many plank moves yesterday.

56:50 AP 9:28

Great running weather! Went at 1:50pm. It was overcast so I glowed in my neon green/yellow jacket. Sprinkled a tiny bit at one point. 

Plank X3 @ 2min, 1:30 and 1:00. Ouchiness. Especially if I don't rest long enough in between.

Took my 14 yr old to instacare this morn. She's been tumbling and cheering on a broken toe (she kicked the couch on Sunday) all week. Oops. Should have taken her sooner. They buddy taped it and she's in a black shoe support thingy. Have to see an ortho specialist next week.

48:52 AP 9:47

Weird day. I was so TIRED and annoyed and wasn't going to run. I took a nap instead. Then Jeff got home from running 6 miles and said "You need to go out there. The sun is out." So I did. It was 53 degrees when I left at 3:30pm. BEAUTIFUL blue skies, sunny, white mountains. Such amazing Feb weather. I said that to a few people I smiled at while running past "isn't this weather amazing!" So my left foot was hurting the entire run. It's been hurting all week. I think it's the PF hurt. I need to look back through my blogs and see which foot was hurting when I bought my chacos in the summer. So I've been wearing the chacos all week when not running but today it really hurt. Is it the ghost 4's or just time to have PF? ugh. Maybe when I start doing yoga again next week it'll get better. I didn't think I'd have a problem with the ghost 4's cause I've worn the glycerins and launches and this shoes is supposed to be something in between the two. The PF was worse as I ran uphill and I ran both parks so...I also started feeling nauseous and my stomach was in knots the last 1.5 mile BUT I was so happy I got out of bed and got out to run!

BK Power Yoga 1-52 minutes

TM

Interval workouts here and there.

Happy Valentine's Day!

JM's Banish Foot workout :) 53 minutes. Still kicks my butt.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy3m3uyUZ7E

Left foot is still sore when I run.

Hey we're back! 

6 Sssssllllllooooowwwwww miles @ 6am.

1:03:00 AP 10:30

Ran at 6:30 with Deb and Hobbes. 22 degrees out. I wore my fleece jacket and alaska gloves and stayed warm. She hasn't run for 2 wks and I've been a slacker so we ran slow. I rolled my ankle during the first mile and totally slipped but did not fall on my last mile. The sun was rising already when we started and during the 4th mile while running west (down Falcon) we saw the sun light on the west mountains. BEAUTIFUL. There was some pink and purple too. I ran her home around mile 5 and ran another mile. It was an up, down, up, flat run.

Made german pancakes, bacon, fruit and oj for the family breakfast this holiday. I'm trying to be good so I ate dave's killer toast, with some pb and apple.

HAPPY HOLIDAY!

Plank X3 at 2:00, 1:30 and 1min

4 TM miles. Ran 1/2 mile slow (5.5-6.0) and 1/2 fast (6.8-7.0) on each mile. Finished at 7.5.

sick...and tired. also have had a kid home from school yesterday and today.

there's always something.

I woke up at 3am to the sound of power going out and house rattling wind. I'm pretty sure I was awake until around 5am. It is so NOISY in our master bedroom when there's a wind episode going on outside. The walls shake and rattle (2 story) I can hear the garage door crackling back and forth and a bunch of noise from the swamp cooler. Ugh. Then 2 of my kids woke. They ended up sleeping together on their top bunk with a flashlight. I didn't want them in my bed cause I had to get up and run. I was jolted awake again when the power came back on around 6:45am.

I went to my sister's at 7:15 and we ran 3 miles out and back from her house. She's just getting back into running. She ran a fast first mile, we had a tailwind and it was pretty warm, sun was shining. We turned around and coming back was harder. Major headwind. Anyway, she only walked from 2.0-2.20 so she did awesome!!! We sprinted at the end. Good job Ash!

I drove home and ran more around home. Sun was shining bright and I could hear birds chirping every so often when the wind quieted. Ran with a tailwind until the last half mile with a brutal headwind. gotta love it.

There were some loose huskies out this morning. They were beautiful and I wondered if a gate was blown open somewhere cause I don't think they were supposed to be out running free. HERE is why I'm so nervous (have been bit twice and growled at plenty) around dogs and watching this didn't help. They actually show her getting bit. This scares me so bad.

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=711&sid=19160134&title=news-anchor-talks-about-recovery-from-tv-dog-bite-&s_cid=featured-3

JW Total Body workout-40 minutes

Power Yoga-52 minutes

5 TM miles in a little under 50 minutes. Had a bad side ache the last mile:(

Watched Little Women on demand.

BK Power Yoga-52 minutes 

Could barely hold the side plank (straight arm, both legs off floor) and I could NOT even hold tree pose for any amount of time! I'm super sore from what I did Monday. Also, less flexible in the morning. I sweated more than usual today:) really. tough.

My left foot keeps hurting every time I run so I'm going to try and not run for a few days to a week.