You won't die--You'll pass out first

I ran on the treadmill at 5am before I had to start work. It wasn't the run I wanted, but I knew it was going to be a crazy day with family coming for Easter, so I'll take what I can get!

I did the circle in Bloomington today. I like the run because it has some small hills and is just about a 5K from my front door and back. I had a little bit of an tummy ache when I got done, I had lunch only half an hour before. Oh well, it's a beautiful day in St. George and I'm going to play outside some more.

six miles today. I took it nice and easy, 10m/miles I felt good and could have done more. I guess thats the point of an easy day hu?

Circle again.  Averaged a 9.20min/mile   I ranged from a 7:40 to  10:15 going up a hill. I had a headwind on the last mile that didn't make me happy, but what ya gonna do?  

Couple of questions--I read in Runner's World that for each pound you drop (if you have any to drop) you earn 2 seconds a mile.  Any thoughts if it's for real?

And for about a half mile or so during my run my left shoulder and up into my neck get really painful.  Do I just need to relax it? If so how? 

Anyway, thats it.  Hope you all had a wonderful run!

I'm so tired. I rode the bike for 8 miles. need to do a lot more.

Treadmill.  I ran at the gym before our "biggest loser" weigh-in.  A couple of people on my team  worked out with me so I was pretty happy about that.  Everyone is doing so well!  I'm thrilled with them!  I was in such a great mood that I was full of energy, I ran a 9min/mile hoping to keep it up for quite a while.  But I stopped early to help set up at the weigh in.  Never got back to it--bummer

Six wonderful miles!  Two at 10mm, three at 9mm, one at 12mm.  It was a beautiful day and I loved it!

No miles at all the last two days. My oldest-the runner- was driving home after school yesterday and was hit by a man that ran a stop sign. She is mostly ok, her arm got a burn from the air bag and she has whiplash too. Other than that it is a lot of bruises and a sore little body. The car is a total loss, but it could have been much worse and we are feeling very blessed she is alive. So after I get our heads to stop spinning I'll get back to the pavement. Thanks all.

Finally back for a run. It was hard after a week off, but I got five miles in. My daughter is doing okay, but she won't be running for a long time. She will be going to therapy three times a week until her muscles and everything are strong again.  She is determined to get back to a hundred percent.

I have a 5K on Saturday, but it won't be a fast one. I asked my biggest loser team to sign up for it and all but one of them is coming. The only reason the last one is bailing is she will be out of town. This will be a HUGE deal for these guys, I am so excited about the life style change they are making!

Fun race! I was slower than I wanted, but thats normal, hehe. I didn't check the batteries in my garmin yesterday and when I tried to turn it on at the begining of the race, it died. (cue sad music...ahh) I had four members of my biggest loser team and two more of my clients that ran the 5K today. I am so proud of them all. One of them even got first in his division!! How cool is that?

Thanks for your concern about Kiya.  I showed her your comments and she was very touched.

Kim---I am so bummed I didn't check the blog earlier, I would have loved to meet you!  next time for sure! 

It was such a beautiful day I was excited for a run outside.  I got a mile in before my allergies hit and I went running for cover indoors.  Oh well.  Three more miles on the treadmill and then the kids started to get home from school.  I feels good to be doing something again even if it is inside.

I feel good!  I just did six miles at an easy 10m/m  and I loved it.  I put two pounds on last week when I couldn't run and was so stressed about my girl,  But it is coming right back off now that I'm back to my running.  Life is sweet!

Hey I'm back and I missed you all! I went to Peru with the family to pick up my sister-in-law from her mission. It was so Amazing!!! I didn't get a lick of running in the whole time, but I did hike to the top of Yuini Picchu, and all over the ruins of Machu Picchu. I'm not sad about missing the miles at all. I'm going to get back to it today, (between loads of laundry hehe) and I'll let you know how it goes. Good luck to everyone running Hurricane tomorrow!!!!

P.S. If you want to see some cool pics of my trip my husband posted some on our blog at www.heatonhome.blogspot.com

Okay, so I ran. It was worse than I thought it would be. I did one mile at 10m/m, the next at 9m/m, another at 10m/m, and then walked one more just to prove to myself I could. My heart rate was too high. My breathing never got even. My diet over the last two weeks has been unusual to say the least so I'm hoping that is the problem. I'm going to keep running and hope that I'm back to normal by next Saturday.

I ran three at 11m/m like Sasha told me to.  I walked another half mile after that.  I didn't get to it until nine at night, but I still got to it at least.  I would have loved to run it earlier but such is the life of a soccer mom.

3 miles at 11m/m  plus abs.  great day!

I had to skip today.  I went to the chiropractor to get fixed up after a rather embarrassing fall from a dog.  Details will only be delivered upon receipt of a privacy document and nominal fee--hehe    ; )

Ok, I rode my bike to work and back, a total of seven miles. Then I ran on the treadmill while I was still at the gym. I did a 5.5, that is just slightly under 11 minute miles. I got board of going slow so I increased the incline up to three percent. That made it challenging enough for the moment. I threw in a bunch of ab workouts on the power plate to top it all off. 

Three at 11m/m on the treadmill at the gym.  Not what I was going for, but it was kind of fun.  My brother and my son both came to workout with me.  I hope I can get my boy into running too, he'd enjoy it I think.

Now that was more like it!  I didn't have a 6am this morning so I got to go for my run then.  It felt so good to be outside again.  The temp was about 55-60, and no wind that I could tell.  I averaged 10:30 m/m.  

We got Great news this week, Kiya got cleared by the doctor to start running again!!!!  He said only a mile at first and no more than three for a while.  She is so excited!!! (but so am I if you can't tell ; ) 

Did a trail run with Karen and Angie.  It was a wonderful morning, in the mid 70s I think.  Anyway, we averaged 10:30s.  We took it way easy so we could all stay together.  Added some leg work and called it a day.  Feels good to be out there!

Three at 10m/m and a cool down walk for half a mile.  Weather is so nice today, I'd like to be outside all day long.

I signed up for a half marathon in St. George in August.  I think it is the same day as Hobble Creek.  My brother in law said Hobble Creek is full so this will be the next best thing.  I'm getting rather excited about my races this year--it is going to be so much fun!!!

Christi- Saturday would be great!  I'll see you then!

I got a hour plus total body workout at the gym today, strength and balance training mostly.   I am putting together some new stuff for a client and I wanted to try it out myself before I make anyone else do it.  

Then I still had my run to do. A good four miles. I averaged 10.10m/m I stayed up way too late last night researching stuff for a client and I'm tired as anything. I don't think I'll get a nap today so I did the run as soon as I got home from work. I should get more sleep tonight so tomorrow will feel much easier.

Oh my goodness! I am so glad I was meeting Christi today for the run or there is no way I would have got any miles in. I've got two kids with birthdays this week, my mileage and my sleep have suffered because of it. I did get some workouts on Thursday and Friday, just no running.*sob* I'm sure that if I wasn't meeting Christi I would have stayed in bed and got nothing but cake and ice cream. Thank you Thank you Thank you C!!!!!

We did just over seven on a hilly course and averaged a 9:36 m/m. I had such a great time getting to talk with Christi and Heather, I'm really going to have to go with them again. I love this blog! I am meeting some wonderful people, getting great advice and lots of encouragement. Plus I feel like I am improving with each run now. Life is so cool some days! ; )

four easy miles today at a 10:20m/m.  feels good to have a couple nights of sleep finally.  last week was nuts, but this week is the last week of school and graduation....we'll see how it goes. 

Three miles around the circle. It has been windy all day long but calmed down a little in the evening. I ran into the wind on the first half, had it at my back for the last half.

mile one 8:37

mile two 8:27

mile three 8:15

I think the wind was my friend tonight!

Shasha, you're right, I need to be more consistent if I'm going to reach my goals.  Thanks for the encouragement and advice!

EASY miles today.  I didn't feel like I had the time to get a run in today with everything going on today, but I decided to skip a little house and yard work in favor of a few miles.  I'm feeling good; I think I'll trade laundry for pavement more often!

Four  more easy miles.  I kept it steady at 10:30 m/m  I got done just before the kids got home from the last day of school.  I'm so excited for summer!!!

Just over five miles average 10m/m pace.  Not feeling real good at all today for some reason.  I am happy to make twenty miles this week.  Its been a while since I've focused on running enough to get anything close to that.  I think I'll go for twenty-five next week.

got the run done early, just didn't get to the computer until late.  I did seven on the bike and four on foot.  Someday maybe I'll be as fast on my feet as on the bile, but for today it was a 10m/m.  My lower back is giving me fits.  Any ideas??

I rested my back yesterday to see if it would help any, it didn't.  I'm still in a ton of pain, so I took a couple of motrin and went for a run.  I got the four miles in at the usual 10m/m pace.  

  Six sweet miles today.  I went to the chiropractor yesterday and I'm feeling much better now. ; ) hehehe 

  The first two miles I did with my son.  He rode a bike while I ran.  He got tired of that so I rode and he ran for about a mile & a half.  We were at the gym by then so we decided to lift for a little while before we headed back.  We got some good upper body work in.  Anyway, we got done with that and it was time to get home.  We took the trail instead of the road, its a bit longer, but no cars to worry about.  He took off on the bike and I ran.  This time he made it the whole way.  He stopped and waited for me every now and then to give me water.

  At the last spot we agreed he'd wait he wasn't there and it started to worry me.  I ran a little bit farther hoping I would see him, but before I got too far a man jumped out of the bushes at me!  Would have scared me big time except it was my husband!  He came out to met me for the last mile or so of the run.  It was nice to run with him.

My average pace was 8:53.  I was surprised I was going that fast, it felt a lot slower.   I was happy to have it done.

my back is bad. blood work today is lame.  can't run for a while.  don't want to talk about it i'm too upset.

OK now that I've had a minute to cool down, it isn't too bad.  Things could be worse.  My back is knotting up and going into spasms.  The doctor said no running, no biking, no lifting, nothing fun.  I have to keep my workouts to yoga for the next week.  Then IF my back can handle it I can start running again next Monday.  Meanwhile its lots of motrin and ice and rest.  I hate sitting around so bad.

The thing with my blood, I'm anemic.  I should have been paying attention because all the signs were there.  I was tired no matter how much sleep I got.  I was bruising extra easy and the bruises were slow to heal.  I was craving sugar loaded carbs and chocolate. If one of my clients came to me with that going on I'd see it right off, but like I said, I wasn't paying attention.

The whole thing is really frustrating.  This is the first time I started training with more than just finishing in mind.  I really want to qualify for Boston at the St. George race.  With such a slow start I'm wondering if it is even possible any more.

So thats it in a nutshell.  I'm going to load up on iron rich foods and practice my tree pose.  Thanks for the concern. YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!!!!!

My first run after back stress and a trip to Georgia.  It wasn't as fun as I was hoping.  I thought I'd be all excited to be back in my brooks, but it was just hard.  I hope it gets better and I start to love it again.

I got a couple more miles in than Tuesday.  I did a bit of cross training yesterday because I really didn't feel like a run at all.  Today's run was tons better than before.  I think I can get back into it.  I have a race on Saturday, so I better start to love it again real fast!! 

I took second in women over all!!!  That sounds so cool!  The thing is that there were only four women that ran the 10K hehe.  I was about 5 or 6 minutes behind the girl that won and 5 or 6 minutes ahead of girl number three.  I had a marginal run for the first four miles, I was dealing with intestinal issues-gross!! But I was still keeping my pace under 9 minute miles. During mile five I faded.  I felt tired, I had some hills, I just didn't do well at all finishing up.

I am glad I did the race tho.  I needed to prove to myself that I could race even with distractions in my life.

didn't love it but i did it

I was planning more that just two, a friend came and we ended up lifting weights together.  I was ok with that.  I was just happy to get a workout in.

five miles at a easy 10m/m pace.  Today was the first day in a while that i felt good about running.  The funny thing is I almost bailed on the whole thing.  I think I'm getting back on track finally.

Weird run today to be honest.  I took my dog with me for the first four and I don't think I will do that very often.  I was going at a decent pace, but  she would drag on the leash, or just plain stop.  I had to sit and wait for her a couple times.  I thought dogs were good running buddies.  Cami isn't the best.  Oh well, got the miles in so thats cool.  For what I did run I stayed under 10 m/m.  usually a 9m/m

I'm not going to be able to log my runs for another week.  I am going up north for a funeral of a friend and then all next week is girls camp.  I think I have a few girls talked into running a couple miles every morning, but we'll see.  Late nights and altitude seem to change teenage minds about morning activity!

You all have a wonderful week! 

Hello again!  I've missed you all

 ok so this summer has been a wash out. lame I know.  things just didn't work for me in the running department so I'm giving up the idea of qualifing this year, I'll just try for a respectable finish in St. George. anyway I saw steve today while I my daughter was getting new cross country shoes and got inspired to get outside and put a few miles in, AND record them on the blog!  novel idea I know.  

just over three miles  at an average 9:30 pace.  I was totally sweaty and feeling gross tonight.  I really don't like night runs, but i stayed up too late last night reading (breaking dawn of course) so no morning run at all.  I need to get consistant again and that is all there is to it.

that was much better.  I'm still winded and major sweaty but the run felt better than last night.  I did three at an average 8:50, then walked the last bit for a cool down.  The morning was sweet, not too hot and not too crowded.  I stopped for a minute at two miles to run threw some sprinklers and that energized me right up.

the only down side  to the whole thing was i took a good look at my yard as i came home.  i've got some weeding to do...yuck

good run. i feel great. a bit lonely tho. all the kids went back to school today.  i think the run was the only thing that stopped me from bawling.  

cross training today.  nice long bike ride, weights and abs with a friend. feels good but i know i will be sore!

four today at an easy 10m/m pace.  i picked it up every now and then, and finished with and 8.5 pace.  this weekend is the pine valley 10K and I'm not in racer form, but it will be ok.  the only thing i'm really bummed about is that it is the same day as the hurricane invitational for cross country and i will miss kiya's first race of the season!  

i got four miles in at a 9:30 pace.  i put the run off for quite awhile, but once i got going it was great.

What a beautiful day for a race!  Pine Vally is wonderful as always, just cool enough to make me want to get moving.  The race was run very well; water stops at the right places, good course directions, and yummy food at the end.  I had a great morning!

A couple of my friends signed up for the run too so we all rode up together.  I loved seeing all the people on the side of the road training for marathon.  What an inspiration!

The start of the run was an gentle downhill.  I had to keep reminding myself to hold back so I would have something left to get back up the hill at the end.  The first half I was doing 8.5m/m.  For the next bit there were some challenging uphill climbs.  I haven't done hill training so combined with the elevation I ended up walking four different times.  Felt like a loser, but so what.  Arriving at the turnaround point put a major smile on my face.

I was able to make up some time here as I let gravity take me down those nasty inclines I had just gone up.  I got a big boost when I saw a friend cheering me on that I didn't even know was up there this weekend. The finish line was coming up quickly and I was used up, but I still felt I was still able to finish strong.

I averaged 9:22, much slower than I wanted--- but until I get invited to the Olympics I have the feeling I will always be slower than I wanted hehe.  Considering my lack of training and the elevation challenge I've decided to feel pretty good about this run. big winks and smilely faces to all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I went up to Diamond Valley to run so I could stay a little bit cooler.  It helped a little.  I got seven miles done in 10:20m/m.  When I ran I stayed under 10m/m, but I walked quite a bit today.  I am just not into running as much as I think I should be this close to marathon.  I hope I can wrap my head around it soon or the race will be a disaster. 

nice and easy.  no need for speed today

another easy run.  stayed SLOW between 10 and 11m/m.  some of my joints are sore so i'll be one ice today

just a basic day.  i got to sleep pretty late last night tho so any run was a good run

this is the day the four miles was really done on.  

oops!  no miles today, I logged it on the wrong week!

What a beautiful morning for a run!  The temp was perfect, just cool enough to be motivating.  The sun was coming up just as I finished and although I've seen prettier sunrises, this was the best one I've seen all day hehe.   I kept the pace at a steady 10 m/m.  The hills felt easier than they have been for the past few weeks so that made me happy. 

I was at my racing weight at the begining of the summer, but I put a few pounds back on.  There isn't much time before marathon to get rid of it again, but i'm going to try anyway.  No reason to pack extra weight for 26 miles if I don't have to!

all i have to say is thank goodness for the random port-a-potty!

not my favorite day. i'm so discouraged about marathon.  i'm not sure i should even try it this year since my mileage is so low.  i only have a month left and haven't done more than seven miles in a long time.  i'really don't know how gutsy i am.

three mile treadmill run.  i really hope i can get more miles in later today

I got just over three more done.  I'm pretty sure that will be it for the day, I'm giving blood later and they frown on exersice for a few hours after a donation

a late post but here it is.  I had a good run, but was quite envious of a man that said he got 20 miles in that morning. oh well at least I got some

If you are looking for a good running post you will have to go elsewhere. 

Not a single run this week, completely caught up in the kids lives.  One made an amazing score at soccer, another was named homecoming queen.  I know there are some that will disagree, but it was worth losing some miles to be with them at such a sweet time in their lives!  I love being a mom!

treadmill run. very tired today

What a crazy day for a run!  That was the wettest, coldest, most insane run I have ever done!  I am so glad I did it, now that it is over anyway.  My husband and I stayed together the whole race and it was super cool.  I wanted to go home at about Dameron Valley so bad tho!   I saw a friend of mine with an umbrella and a warm coat and she gave me a quick hug to try to get me warm.  I told her that this year it was too cold and just not worth it.  I probably would have bailed and got on the shuttle if Marty hadn't been with me.  I have never seen so many people use those shuttles or the ambulances needed as much as this year. I decided it wasn't too bad as long as I kept moving.  We weren't exactly moving real fast, but we got it done anyway.  I totally enjoyed crossing the finish line with him.  I think that moment is the highlight of my year. I was out on the course for longer than usual, but it was worth it to be with him for his first (and most likely last) marathon.

Thanks to all of you that have been so encouraging and helpful during the last few months of trying to train.  You guys are the best!  

I have run a couple times between here and marathon, but I haven't got on the blog.  Lame I know.  Anyway, today was an easy run.  treadmill at 10m/m   I still am having some soreness in my knees and the top of my right foot.  I hope it goes away soon.