Slow Poke

Running today.  I felt GREAT!!  Yeah.  I ran in my new Nimbus and new orthotics.  I have been wearing the orthotics to walk the last 3 or 4 walks and decided to try them running.

No knee pain whatsoever and felt strong which was great after not running for a week. 

My legs are a bit sore after yesterdays lunges but didnt feel them while I was running. 

Walking today with Anna in the stroller.  It had been a minute since she went with me so that was fun.  Also 250 lunges.  No knee pain.  Legs still a bit sore but feeling better.  The true test will be how my knee feels after running tomorrow.  Hope for the best.

Running today.  I wanted to go farther but I slept in.  I felt good and strong.  No knee pain.  We will see what happens next week, but feeling good again.

Walking today with 250 lunges.  Nothing else to write about today.  Very uneventful.  

Running today with Anna in the stroller.  I cant remember the last time I ran with her and it didnt hurt to bad which was a pleasant surprise.  I ran in my Kayanos and I felt my knee.  Not pain, and not even discomfort, I just felt something.  The two times I have run in my Nimbus (non posted) my knee has been fine.  Interesting.  I will give it one more run to hopefully determine if I need posted or non. 

Walking with Anna in the stroller and 250 lunges.  We didnt go until noon today and it was warm.  

Running early this morning with Anna asleep in the stroller.  Wore Nimbus today, felt good.  Friday I hope for a longer run.  

Walking with Anna in the stroller and 250 lunges.   Yesterday I slept in, so so much for a longer run today, being as that made today a walking today.  Hopefully sunday now or even monday.  

45 minutes, spin bike.  Good workout. 

It was warm today.  I took Anna to school at nine and then went. I thought the last time I ran the same course it was 6, but then I realized that that time I had gotten a bit lost.  Oops.  

I didnt wear my garmin, but drove where I went after picking anna up from school.

Anyway, knee felt good, no pain.  I was going to end with Pah Tempe but was tired and hot so I didnt. 

I have runs the next three weekends but looks like I will be running the 5k for the Hurricane run, unless I decide to be crazy and run the 1/2 even though I am not ready. We will see.  I have done crazy stuff once or twice before.

1 hour spin bike

1 hour spin bike.  Good thing too, cuz its snowing outside.  In the desert.

3 miles with Anna in the stroller.  It was cooler than I thought it would be, but that makes for pleasant running temps.

The 10 k this weekend may kill me.  Oh well.  

Breakfast, then 45 minutes on spin bike.

1 hour on the spin bike.  It has been crazy cold here all week with winds and snow and rain.  My daughter has had some pretty bad allergies so I havent wanted to take her outside to much.  She got worse both times I did take her this week.  

Thank goodness I got the spin bike or I would have had vertually no exercise this week.  Gonna be interesting to see how tomorrows race goes.  All in fun.  

This was a once in a lifetime opportunity, and it was beautiful.  It felt cold at the start, like many runs do, but I was quickly good and warm.  It was a fun run, so no awards, just an official time at the end. 

The run started between Big Bend and Emerald pools in Zion canyon and ended at the visitor center.  My dad ran with me, so it was a slow time for him, but a big P.R. for me.  He always pushes me and then claims he let me set the pace, ha ha. 

Last night I picked my parents up at the airport and we arrived home about 1 hour before we had to leave for the run.  So, we are tired.  Neither of us got  much sleep and now  everyone is ready for a nap. 

2 miles of running and walking with a friend who wants to get in shape.  Mostly walking.  I probably shouldn't even count it, but I am gonna anyway. 

1 hour spin bike.  I love how much I sweat on it, it is such a good workout.  Not the same as running but convenient for sure.  I hope the cross training will help me to drop the last 8 VERY stubborn pounds I would like to loose.  

Another run with my dad today.  It is nice to have company and conversation while running sometimes.  We ran out to the Laverkin stake center and back.  Then hit Pah Tempe on the way back.  I hadnt ran that hill in a month or so and it felt good to run it again.

New shoes, Saucony Triumph, neutral shoes.  They felt good and running in the neutral Asic nimbus for the run on saturday felt good also.  I hope that running in posted was part of my many problems and injuries last year.  I am going to take it easy and not over train this year. 

Oh, I have officially signed up for the St George marathon for 2009.  Yeah!!  (I think)

1 hour spin bike. Felt great and I love the cross training.  (And the sweat. Its awesome!!!)

1 hour spin bike. I love it!!!  I feel strong and that makes me very happy. 

I am going to try to keep track of my miles this weekend, but not quite sure how I will do that.  Anyway, the relay for life run is tomorrow and saturday.  Should be a good time, I hope it cools down a bit, but havent watched the news so I dont know.

I got to participate in the Relay for Life 24 hour run that started at noon on friday. The team i was on has been doing it for many years and has quite the system for success. From noon until 11 pm we each ran approximately 15 minutes each and rotated.

So on friday I ran 6 times and ran 2 miles each time.

To be continued on saturdays blog.....

Then from 11 pm until 6 am we each took a one hour block.  My hour was at 1 am.  A walked a good share of it because I knew I would need to save myself for.  I counetd 18 laps and had run about 4 of those.  Then starting at 6 am we went back on the every 15 minute rotation and I ran 3 more times.  This time only going 6 laps. 

I only had about 2 hours of sleep at the track and hadnt taken into account how cold it would be with the wind, so it was fitfull sleep.  I waked most of the time I was not running so I wouldnt cramp up. 

Saturday afternoon i was pretty tired and one knee was sensitive, but other than that feel much better then i would have thought. 

I took 3 pair of shoes and rotated them after every 2 or 3 runs.  I think that was a good thing and helped me alot.

(Now being monday morning, I feel amazing.  No pain whatsoever and am so excited about that.)

It was an awesome experience and I hope to participate again next year!!!

50 minutes spin bike.  Feel strong!!! I think I will do the half this weekend.  I was debating, but after this weekend, I think I can do ok. 

Its great to feel good!!

Did the Laverkin loop today.  Then finished with pah tempe.  Feel good.  The knee that was buggin on saturday is a bit sore, but not painful.  Probably wont run again till the weekend race. 

1 hour spin bike.  Pretty uneventful.

1 hour spin bike