Slow Poke

First 4 in new shoes.  Trying Asics again.  Kayanos this time.  Felt good and more cushiony than the last asics i ran in.

Walking today with Anna in the stroller and 250 lunges.  It feels like spring time outside!!  I am lovin it!

Running with my dad this morning.  We went to the Laverkin stake center and back.  As we hit the 1/2 way he told me I was running stronger and we were keeping a great pace.  Then after about another mile he decided we should run up the pah tempe hill.  I think that was either to prove I am not stronger or maybe just to hurt me a bit for being a trouble child.  Either way, that is a tough hill.  He says I should run it once a week.  I think I will try it out.  It only hurts for a second.

Beautiful day.  It was 50 by the time we got home.

Walking today with Anna in the stroller, plus 250 lunges.  Only 2 miles because Anna was hungry and I forgot to take a snack like I usually do.  Oops.

Walking again today because I am going to run with my dad and a group of people tomorrow.  Also 250 lunges.  It was overcast and felt good. 

Running with my dad and two of his running buddies today around Sand Hollow Res.  It was perfect weather and a great run. 

It is fun to run with people sometimes and to get away from the same repetitous running that I normally do.

Happy to be out there doing it!!

Walking today with 250 lunges.  It was rainy and snowy earlier in the day so I walked about 2 pm.  It was still a bit cold and windy, but felt good to get out and do something.  

Another afternoon run.  I went to the Laverkin stake center and back and hit the Pah Tempe hill again on the way back.  Felt alot better this time than when I ran it with my dad last week. Last week I walked a few and today I ran the whole thing and kept a much better pace. The whole run I pushed myself.  I wish I would have worn my garmin.  I always push myself harder for some reason when I dont run with it.  That makes no sense.  Oh well.

I am feeling stronger everyday and am enjoying it alot!!!

Walking today with 250 lunges.  The last few times I have walked I have had shin splints pretty bad so today I tried my new orthotics (I had only ran with them until today) and I felt great.  My old ones were held together with duct tape.  I guess it is time to retire them. 

Felt good and love to get outside every day!!

Running today in the rain with my dad.  I cant remember ever running in the rain before and cant say I enjoyed it, didn't so much hate it either though.  There is supposed to be rain for the race this weekend so it was good initiation for me I suppose.

I have enjoyed running with my dad the last few times.  He lets me set the pace, (he says anyway) but I always feel faster.  Today was definatley a faster pace than normal and it felt great!!

Feeling stronger and loving it!!

Walking again with 250 lunges this morning. It was colder today and looks like rain for the run tomorrow. 

WOO HOO!!!  I took over 6 minutes off of last years time!!!!!  I felt absolutely amazing.  It was perfect weather, a couple of wind gusts, but overall the temperature was great!!!  

I went out somewhat fast for me, but felt good so I kept the pace the whole way and it paid off!!  I have never ran so fast for so far.  I will be a true runner yet!!!  

67th overall for both men and woman (240 total runners I believe.)  Dont know the count for my place in just womens. 

Awesome!!!!!

Good run today.  According to my schedule it was a walking day, but I want to do a long run on wed so I ran today.  Feeling really good and kept a decent steady pace up the hills.  

It was 50 when I left so I was quite warm by the time I got home.

Another walking day today with 250 lunges. I almost quit early cuz there was a bit of rain, but it only lasted for a few minutes.

Temperature was good, happy to get outisde for some exercise!!

So much for a long run... although today is a day to remember!!  I wore my garmin and kept track of my splits.  They were

1- 8.24    2- 8.24    3- 8.04    4- 7.46 ( Oh my heavens!! I never would have thought that, my garmin has to be broken!!)   5- 8.23    6-  9.44 (Pah Tempe hill)

So, I am amazed and like I said, maybe there is something wrong with my garmin, who knows.  Anyway, I felt amazing and strong.  I love it.  For so long, I just ran (jogged, whatever...slow) and now I am trying to improve.  It is like night and day and I feel much better!!!

Walking today with 250 lunges.  It was beautiful outside today.  My knee felt a bit sore last night but felt better after I started walking this morning.  

Good run today.  I didn't leave until about 11, which was kinda hard.  I ate some grapefruit and yogurt at about 9 or 9:30, but by the time I got home I was starving.

I mixed in a couple of narly hills and went a way I had never gone before, which was fun.  The first 3 was on dirt, then a mix of pavement and sidewalks for the rest.  

Average 9:22, wore my new Kayanos.  Hadn't been over 4 in them until now.  They felt good. 

3 miles walking with 250 lunges.  Can feel my legs from yesterdays run, not stiff or anything, I just can tell I got a longer run then normal.  Felt good.  

Another run in the rain today.  It was more of a sprinkle and it actually felt good today.  I think it is time to retire my first pair of shoes.  Woo Hoo!  I wore my ascics (my first pair that I have had a little over a year) and had pretty bad shin splits the whole way.  I had been wearing them for walking also and had shin splints then too.  I thought they were from the other orthotics I was wearing.  Now I think it was the shoes (if that is possible).  I guess I will find out when I run on wednesday. 

Last night I looked at my miles from last year,and I logged a little over 700.  I figure that most of those miles were in those shoes.  So, hopefully that has something to do with the shin splints.  

  I signed up for another 2 runs this morning.  The Zion 10k (April) and the Hurricane 1/2 (May), and the Lake 2 Lake is in just 2 weeks.  Fun stuff.

Walking again today with 250 lunges.  I am starting to think I need my custom orthotics back.  I had slight shin splints as I started but they did go away.  My old orthotics are just trashed and I had to retire them, so I bought some of the heatable molding ones.  They are comfy and definately better then nothing.  Although, my knee feels weird.  I wish I was more knowledgable about bodies and stuff.

I will see how I feel after a run tomorrow and go from there.  I have signed up for 4 runs in the next 2 months.  Need to feel good.

Out to the Laverkin stake center and back and hit the Pah Tempe hill on the way home (about mile 4).  Didnt wear my garmin today but felt good and strong.  Had shin splints for a short time and my knee felt ok.  Felt weird the first few steps, but then felt good. 

I made an appointment today to get some custom orthotics.  I compared what is left of my custom ones to the heatable ones and there is enough of a difference that it very well could be what is affecting my knee.  Hopefully that is all it is.

Walking again today with 250 lunges.  It was quite warm and I had to roll my pants up.  I used my old orthotics (what is left of them, anyway) and had no problem with shin splints.  That made me happy. 

Running today.  No garmin, but a good steady pace.  My knee felt weird the first couple steps again, but then went away.  Weird.  I tried using my older orthotics today without the padding part and they actually felt ok.  I was surprised.  I am still going to go to my orthotic appointment today because just cuz they worked for 4 miles doesnt mean they would wrok for 10 or 13 miles. 

Anyway, felt good.

Walked with my mom and daughter today and after about 1/2 mile we noticed that the front tire on the stroller was completely flat. So we walked to a friends house and used a pump.  By the time we left, it was flat again.  Hence only 2 miles.

Got home, dropped the stroller off and did 250 lunges. 

Beautiful temps today!!