The Little Engine That Could

I realized one of my favorite songs to run to is fat bottom girls... Isnt that counterproductive? Once again I woke  up early and tried to convince husband to work out with me but he would'nt budge from the comfort of the warm, cozy bed!! Post run I did lunges, triceps and a few crunches.

Ran 5 miles... felt good. Maybe I should've done more?? Probably.

Ran 4 miles on treadmill at 1% incline.

.25 @ 5.5

2.75 @ 6.4 

.75 @ 6.7

.25 @7.3

I will run 7 consecutive miles on Thursday.  It will be a first, but I have to say it so I will do it! I'll do it!!  

Ran .25mi at 5.5mph, 2.5mi at 6.4mph and ,.75mi at 7.0mph. 1%incline. 

I did it! And I am suprised at how good I felt.  I slowed my pace down a little and was fine.  I was really doubting myself!

.25 @ 5.5mph

6 @ 6.2mph

.75 @ 7.1mph

All at 1% incline, except for mile 4 I ran at 0%   :(

TT: 67:10

What a beautiful day!! Ran through the sunny hills of West Salem.  Mom is here. :) Now I am off to ref. those cute munchkins!!

TT:30 mins roughly  

Ran on treadmill.  The usual. TT 37:18

.25 @ 5.5

2.75 @ 6.4

.75 @ 6.7

.25 @ 7.1 

Jordan decided he wanted to work out this morning! So, he took the treadmill while I lifted. So, I had to run on my lunch break, I was so tired from the benching, tricepts, squats, deadlifts and lunges!  4 miles was tough, had to walk .4 mi half way through.

1% incline Approx 6.0 pace because TT was 40mins

Warmed up at 5.5 for .25 mi - Ran between 6.1 and 6.4 for 5.75 mi and ran fast/sprint last 1 mi between 6.7 and 8. TT 1:07:10

Ran up and down large hills. Eola rd. kicks my butt everytime.  But, I loved seeing the sun and I wasnt cold! Spring is in the air.

TT: 47:30 

Ran 4 miles on treadmill at 1%. TT 37:10

4 Miles @ 1% incline on treadmill. TT 37:00

Ran on treadmill @ 1% incline TT 1:06:47

Ran outside on such a beautiful day after golfing a horrific 9 holes of golf with the Greens!! But had a great time!! Now ready for Arizona!

Ran on treadmill at 1% incline.. dont remember TT!  No computer all week!!!~

Ran on treadmill.  No TT... 

Only ran 3 days on vacation week :( sad face.  Oh well better than 0 like it used to be!! Next week will be better!!  

Ran on treadmill 5 miles and I think it was a personal best time...  not by much but I'll take small victories!

TT 46:55 

Getting back to the early morning running schedule has been tough after letting myself sleep in all last week on vacation! 

Treadmill at1% incline

TT 37:00 

Yes!! I did it!!! Ran 8 miles outside!! Had to walk at the really bad, uphill part on the hill probably about 1/8 of a mile, but whatever.  I am happy I made it most of the way... that hill is a killer.  

Dear Eola Dr.,

One day I will own you.

xoxo, Me.

TT 1:16:0? 

Went for a WONDERFUL run on the beach with Frankie, it was great.  Warm, not that windy.  I think it was around 5.25 or 5.5miles, would'nt know though 'cause I dont have a garmin but I'm getting one soon!  Approx TT is 56 mins.

Ran on treadmill @ 1% incline. 

TT 45:50 New record! :)  

Didnt make it the full 8 :( Not cool.  Very windy out and Frank was being a real jerk. He pretty much pulled my arm off twice because we saw other dogs out.  Its like "WOW, another dog I'd better run as fast as possible towards it so I can sniff its butt.  Even, though I've already ran about 6 miles I still need to pull Rachael's arm off."  So I had to cut it off short a little. Oh well I'll make up for it tomorrow I guess. 

Ugh... today was a struggle much like yesterday.  Felt tired, unmotivated and fatigued.  What gives?  

TT ?? I dont even remember.

38:00 approx?  Who knows...  

Ran through the hill and didnt stop once on the hill! I am so happy! I'm sure I looked as slow as a snail but nevertheless it was the first time I didnt stop up the big hill. :) 

Approx TT 50:00 ? Didnt really keep track...oops.  I am ordering the garmin today.  AND looking forward to the next 2 days off from running.  

Ran on treadmill, time was good and felt better than last week.

So far runs have been better than last week, hopefully I will feel really good tomorrow on my long run. Its the only day that is supposed to be nice this week so it should be nice to run outside.   Excited for my first official race this weekend even though is a shorty!  I am curious to see what my average minutes per mile is.

TT was around 37 mins.

Ran 90.65 miles this month and I feel pretty good about that. :)

Was totally dreading the long run on the treadmill but it actually turned out to be a good one.  I felt good, especially towards the end after endorphins kicked in! Also, got to reminisce watching some old school SITC while running. :) 

TT 1:16:35 

This was the race day and it was only 1.9 miles! Ugh, frustrating!! It was supposed to be a 5K but some volunteer messed up the course! Nicole and I ran a little extra to make up for it.

Ran on treadmill for 5 miles, and it felt really good.  I think it was faster than normal.

Around TT 45:28

First time running with the Garmin and I LOVE it!  It was great, I definately could've gone faster but I had some interruptions... Oh well.  And I could've gone further (i wanted 9) but it was getting late and dark.  I dont have splits yet becuase I think the only way you can get those is by uploading info. on the computer??

But TT was 1:26:?? 

Getting up early to run this morning was tough after last nights long run.  But got through it, a little slower than usual. 

Today a friend made a comment to me about how I never used to work out and it bothered me!! Why?! I know its not true, but now I feel like I should work out even more... which is stupid.

OH MY GOSH! Garmin forerunner blows my mind!! I just hooked it up to my computer today and downloaded all the software and I am sooo amazed at what it does!  Did the person who invented this win some kind of award?!  I paired it with my computer and it shows, distance, elevations, times, calories, what movies are playing near me... oops, no not that last one but pretty much EVERYTHINGGGG!! IM So HAPPPY! :) 

It was soooo windy and cold out, balls!! I am so ready for nice weather and Frankie had the runs.... ugh. Poor guy, we had to stop like 3 times.  

Sooo TT 48:57

Splits were: 1(9:18) 2(9:00) 3(9:09) 4(10:52- Uphill=slowww) 5(9:42) 6(9:12)

Ready for dinner at PF changs with Jessica and her new man.  

Ugh. Feel so sick today...  Stayed home from work too.  My throat hurts, my chest is tight and I feel so stuffed up.  To run or not to run when sick?  I dont feel like it now, but I feel so guilty with the 1/2 marathon a little over a month away. 

Finally was able to run today.  My chest and head didnt feel all that great but was better than expected.  Ran at a slow pace on the treadmill for 5 miles. 

TT 47:42

Meant to run yesterday outside and enjoy the beautiful weather.   However, after being sick with probably the worst cold I've had in a couple of years, I mangaged to also contract pink eye. GROSS! This is something I've never had before either!  So, now I am home once again becuase it is highly contageous. My husband won't even sleep in the same bed as me. :(  How could I make sales calls, meet with customers and expect co-workers to suffer in fear that they might too contract "the pink eye"?  So, my boss told me to stay home. 

Karma is a you-know-what, this is what I get for making fun of my husband for being sick last week with the "man cold".

Hopefully, I'm on the road to recovery.  

I am so upset right now because I cannot get the Garmin to automatically update to my computer.  I think Jordan erased some of the software I downloaded last weekend!  And now I cant find the manual because I am unorganized.  Ugh hope to get it figured out again...!!!!!! I need to know my splits!! Even though I was terribly slow tonight!!! It was a gorgeous night and warm!! Only wore tshirt and shorts it was great, but still very windy in these hills!  Makes for a good work out while going up hill.  Now off to a double header for softball! 

TT 58:00 exact.  Really actually very dissappointing, just makes me realize how far off of my goals I really am. I had to stop once while going up the hill because I was too tired!  

Thanks Nicole for telling me how to view splits on the garmin

(8:42) (8:53) (9:07) (9:15) (10:07) (11:03) (8:31) 

Okay, so I thought yesterday was bad but today was even worse.  I was so tired and useless.  I wanted to go 9 but there was absolutely no way!  I had to walk at least a mile today because I was so tired.  And my inner thigh hurt really bad because of the line drive it cushioned last night at softball.

SO, here to better runs next week!!!!!!!!!!  I want a 10 miler!!!!!

TT 1:12:20

Not worth listing splits.  

Ran on treadmill. Tried to push myself and my time. 

TT 46:02 

Feel very guilty I did not run out side with Frank because it is nice out.  It's just that it is soooo windy here and I was being whimpy.  I get tired of running against the wind and my ears start to ache.  Wahhhh wahh wahh.  

5 miles on Treadmill

TT 47:44

I WILL RUN 10 MILES OUTSIDE ON SATURDAY!! I WILL. 

How do you edit your profile to put races your going to do and your goals? 

Shorty on the tm.  

TT 27:02 

met my goal for the week! It was kind of messed up though because I started out on the treadmill because I was scared to run outside that early with out frank :( So, I ran 5 on the treadmill at about a 9:41 pace (6.2) Then I got really bored and ran outside right about the time it started to downpour! So, that lasted 2 miles and came back in and finished on the treadmill for the last 3 (approx 6.2 tried to go faster at the end)  

So, dont really have splits.

First 5 of treadmill was 48:20

2 outside 20:06

3 on treadmill 27:45 for at

TT 1:36:11

Not sure how I feel... it was really hard but felt good too.  And hard to gauge how I really did because I ran on tm, then outside then tm again. Heres to11 next week?!!  The 1/2 marathon is  coming soon and I still need to sign up... 

Now sooo excited to hang with my mom for a girls weekend in Portland!! And I feel entitled to eat whatever I want!!  (drink too! :)  

Ran 5 on the tm. New shoes felt great even if they are mens!! NO ONE had 10.5 --- ALL 10 or 11, so annoying!! 

Going to try and run my long run for the week tomorrow after work... we'll see!! Want to get it out of the way so we can have fun all day on Saturday with the Greens! :)   

Got a new book this weekend called Run Like a Mother, excited to read it.  Its basically how to stay sane while running and having job, husband, family, etc... 

I am a loser, did not run at all today... Just wasnt feelin it i guess.  

First time running outside in the AM this year, with Frankie!! Yay!! It was EXCELLENT. :) 

Still messed up my garmin, I cant see splits! Just AP, I think I messed it up so it only tracks ap.  Oh well, I'll figure it out.

TT 46:11

AP 9:11 

Ran my first 11 miles ever!  It felt good, a little sore yesterday though.  Could be from all the drinking Saturday night.. def. over indulged on food and beverage!

Did loops in Nicole's neighborhood. :) She rode the professional bike.

Then bet on horses, and didnt do so well!  Oh, and golfed.. horrible! But had an awesome Saturday with the Greens!!

TT 1:47:?? - Have to check on the seconds.

AP 9:44

Starting to feel like the 1/2 is within reach. :) Just need to sign up!!!  

Felt kind of slow today.  Ran through the neighborhood with Frankie. 

TT: 48:23:53

AP: 9:39 

Had a much faster pace than yesterday, which felt good.  Ran through the neighborhood with Frankie.  I love it when it's so light out this time of year! BTW- Yesterday was the coldest day EVER in Oregon in May.  Seriously, it was a record.  I'm starting to think it will never get warm out!

TT:38:43:02

AP:9:07 

Little slower again today.  I think my mind was somewhere else and I wasnt concentrating on my pace.  Plus my pants kept falling down.. Wont wear these again. :) 

I felt very depressed yesterday, I hope my mood is better today.  I have so much to be thankful for!  I dont want to concentrate on the negative in my life. Plus there really isnt that much negative in my life, I just get hung up on the small stuff.  I am going to be all positive today. :)  

TT:28:35:83

AP:9:21 

Okay! The run i was dreading/looking forward to (to see if i could actually do it) is over and i did it! :)

What an absolutely gorgeous day!!  I ran 2, 6 mile loops over to Burly Hill and up Eola.  First loop was with Frank and then dropped him off and rehydrated with coconut water and did the second.  Frankie was pretty well behaved except when he tried to go after this kid on a skate board! I definately had to walk up Eola once the first loop for about .1 miles and about .15 the second time. :( 

All in all a good run, but that hill is the devil himself.

TT1:57:21

AP:9:47 

Ran with Frank this morning.  A small polmeranien (sp?) type dog was chasing after us and I didnt even realize it for awhile, then I saw its owner chasing after it, after us!  She did not look happy, then Frank tried to mal it to death and it freaked out.  So I ran her dog back to her and she didnt even say thank you.  She just grabbed her dog with an angry face.  Oh well, I had a good run and its been a good start to what hopefully will be a great day. :) 

TT 47:01

AP: 9:19 

It feels like summer out! Yeeessss!! :) 

TT: 37:21

AP:9:15

Did the long run today so it's out of the way for the weekend.  Busy tomorrow morning and then  working in the yard all day and I knew once the afternoon came I would'nt want to run for 2 hours tomorrow!  

Today was sooooooo nice out!! I love it!  

Right now  my legs (mostly my butt and hamstrings) and lower back do not feel good.  After about mile 11 feet and hams started to cramp pretty bad.  I definately do not feel like playing 2 softball games now!  But, off I go.  A couple of beers and bed sounds amazing!

It always cracks me up when I see people doing hard physical activity and then they're smoking, its like an oxymoron.  Today these 3 guys were working really hard in the yard hoe-ing and stuff and smoking.  And a couple of weeks ago I saw this guy mowing his lawn with one hand (pushing the mower) and drinking beer with the other... awesome! 

Already my body is starting to feel better.. and I love the GU.  I got the fruit snack kind and I really like those!

Not impressed with AP :((  I swear its like 10X's windy-er here in the afternoon than in the AM wich makes things very difficult...excuses excuses.

TT:02:08:10

AP:9:51

So this is the time to beat for the 1/2 in a couple of weeks.  Next week I'll just do 11 probably..

Today was a good run. :) 

It's going to be a grrrrreeeat day!  (Have to say grrrreeaaat like Tony the Tiger).

TT 46:47.87

AP: 9:13 

This morning was pretty nice, hopefully it stays this way all day! Felt slow today... knee and hamstring kind of hurt. :(  I need to stretch I think!

I hope Frankie is okay, last night he puked all over the carpet, its sooo disgusting! Then today "the runs" a little. Poor guy.  

TT:39:19

AP:9:24 

Felt very slow and not that great. Knee hurts... why on only 3 miles? And it feels like March out again and its supposed to rain for the next 10 DAYS pretty much! Ugh. This means rain in CDA for the race??! Still cant figure out the right setting on my Garmin for splits! Sorry I'm complaining like blah, blah, blah.  I think I have it figured out now it's lap-pace.  Average pace on the current lap??  I dont think I want distance on current lap?  or do I?

TT:29:05

AP: 9:23 

Ran outside, and realized this was my last "long" run before the 1/2.  Hope I'm ready... cant help but wonder did I do enough?! Built two HUGE raised beds on this day too! Ugh, long, hard day! 

TT 1:21:04

AP:9:24 

Ran outside  this morning. I am convinced the weather will be horrible all summer.  This week is very busy, and makes it hard to even think about the race this weekend!  Just can wait until Thursday, then I can focus better! Hopefully the weather will cooperate this weekend!  AND the Garmin is automaticallly syncing to the computer again!! Yay! Now just have to figure out the splits!! 

TT: 45:36... PB?

AP: 9:07 

Sooo I let the garmin die and then re-charged to reset the settings like Leandrea suggested.  I was all excited this morning because it look like it did reset itself! But then I was wrong.. :( It still wont calculate splits each mile.... someday I'll figure it out?

Last run today before the big race! I am getting excited.  I know I can do it physically, I just need to be in the right mindset mentally!

TT:36:06.35

AP:8:54 

Yes! I did it. :) This was such a great race, I enjoyed myself thoroughly.  Nicole was the BEST motivator ever. I race, I thought was perfect and I loved running along the lake, it brought back a lot of memories of when I was a kid, living down there.  I will absolutely do it again, and maybe, just maybe a full someday? ... Someday. Not now! We had a great time in Coeurdalene with Justin and Nicole and my parents.  

Running this race was in my top 5 best days ever, for sure! I havent felt this great about myself in a long time; I remember feelling like this when we won state in Softball and Basketball in high school .  (It seems stupid and insignificant now.. but it's all I have to compare it to!) I had such a great sense of accomplishment. I achieved something I didnt think was possible.

TT:1:54:42

AP8:42

(8:36) (8:36) (8:41) (8:42) (8:45) (8:52) (8:59) (8:49) (8:44) (8:45) (8:42) (8:46) (8:20) (7:27)- .19  

Rain, rain GO AWAY!!! So terrible outside and its June 2nd!! Hamstrings feel sore... :( 

TT34:41

AP:9:35

(9:58) (9:38) (9:16) (9:23) 

So excited for the weekend! Thats all I got. Because I cannot complain about the rain much more. 

TT: 38:12

AP: 9:27 

Something very strange happend today while running. The sky was this wierd blue color and there was this big, bright, somewhat warm mass high up.  I dont know whats going on here but it's about DANG time! YAY FOR SUN!! :))))

NOW PARTY TIME!  FOOTLOOSE STYLE!

TT:57:53 AP:9:31

(9:01)(9:10)(9:01) (9:17) (10:01) (10:40) (8:32) 

TT: 38:23

AP:9:03 

This time will be a little off.. for some reason the garmin randomly shut off for like .2 miles.. weird.  Hamstring hurts!

TT :1:12

AP:9:29

Then played softball, won the first game and got rocked the second!! I played bad...hit bad.  

TT:40:07

AP9:46

Felt so slow and hurt really bad today, hamstrings and ankle! Lucky to get 4 in...

Now off to Portland for the girls night!! So excited!  

Ran with Frankie, forgot to charge my Garmin so no splits, no time and no actual mileage!  But I ran the usual 4.25 loops with an extra little loop around some houses.  Felt wayy better than last Saturday, but it was VERY hard to get my self out of bed this morning!

To run or not to run today?  This is the question I am being tortured with!! Feel like I need a day of recovery after the terrible travel shenanigans but I also will feel guilt if I do not... ! :0

TT:48:20 

*AP:9:23

***(9:51) (9:12) (9:22) (9:23) (9:16) (8:35)- not real only .15mile

I cant access splits because the Garmin is frozen..

Running 5 was hard today! ugh! I feel out of shape, it's amazing and depresssing how fast you can get that way.  

TT 38:12

AP:9:17

(9:16) (9:13) (9:17) (9:12) (9:17)

I'm a little suprised by my splits, I felt like I was going so slow.   It was soo warm out this morning and beautiful! It's going to be a great, gorgeous day!  Didn't have Frankie this morning, I had to drop him off at the kennel yesterday because we can't take him to CDA.  We leave tonight after work for Harrisons wedding!! I'm so excited! I feel bad for Frank though, hopefully he makes lots of friends and gets to play a lot and it's not terrible! I also h ope we make it home tonight and I don't almost fall asleep at the wheel like last time.  It should be a beautiful drive down the Gorge. 

(10:36) (10:50) (11:02) (11:13)

No TT because it got messed up.. I guess I could add these numbers but it would probably add up to 5 hours because its so slow!  

Ran in Rathdrum with Jordan (slow splits!) Ran up to my old high school around the track... it was weird. But it was beautiful!  

TT: 38:13 AP: 11:20

Splits dont matter at this AP right?! Ha, I ran again with Jordan today, he's doing so good and I am so proud of him. We ran through the neighborhood in Rathdrum again.  Another beautiful day!  Ready for the rehearsal dinner and wedding!  

AP:10:36 TT:29:03

Ran with Jordan in Sandpoint across the long bridge across the river/lake.  We ran in to town to get our car that we had to leave last night because we took a cab home.  So we ran hung over!! Ugh, I felt aweful, but I think the run helped! It was gorgeous out and now we want to move to Sandpoint!  

TT:46:01 AP:9:02 

9:39 8:51 9:01 8:52  8:58

Felt like I had to run a little faster after last weeks runs!! Good to run with Frankie again,  though.  

TT:37:04 AP: 9:00

9:34 8:45 8:48 8:56 8:28 

Feels good to run a little faster... I think my hamstring is starting to feel a little better? Running so slow probably helped last week! And I'm starting to strech a little more.

 Finally all caught up on my bolgging entries from last week! 

Ran around and then went to get Jordan's truck- so I didnt have to run up hill again! 

TT:1:25:48 AP:9:32 Too lazy to record splits! It's so late, I've been trying to see where to stay in Kona for our vacation and I'm soo indecisive! 

So I ran this 10K with Nicole and about killed myself!! It was so hard- (thats what she....) Okay, I ran a 8:28 pace which is good for me! I think it was like TT  51:??  My Garmin got all messed up again... user error! But now I've ran a 10K. 

Dont know how to do pics... 

TT:45:58 AP:9:00

Going to break the 9 minute soon..!  

TT:37:52 AP 9:09

Thought I was going way faster.. guess not!  I actually thought it was going to be way worse because I was up so late last night, but I felt surprisingly good.  

Another gorgeous day!! And today I get my puppy... well not my puppy but A puppy for someone else!

(9:45) (9:00) (8:59) (9:00) (8:14) 

This run was very difficult for some reason! I struggled big time!

TT:58.33 AP:9:46

(9:03) (8:58) (8:58) (9:26) (10:30) (11:43) 

I've taken some major time off this week!  Can't wait to get back at it tomorrow. I think my legs and hamstrings have enjoyed the break, but I'm ready to run.  

Today is day two of 120 sit ups everyday until we leave for Hawaii! 

Ran 4 this morning and was really slow!  AP: 9:10 TT: 35:40 approx ( I dont have my garmin at the moment) 

 Maybe it was becuase frank wasnt pulling my arm off because of the new GENTLE LEADER THAT I LOVE!!! It was awesome! He kept trying to take it off but then he realized it was there to stay and he ran at such a good pace and kept right next to me.  Now I dont have fantasies of a shock collar!  So, he should be happy too. :) Thank you, thank you Nicole!! I think its a life saver, literally!  And now we can probably go for walks as well!  Where before it was impossible because he was constantly pulling.

Oh man! Today was brutal! I really wanted to get 7 or 8...yea right! Get real... This is why I dont like drinking on Friday night.  We went to the Alibi after softball and hit it hard. Jordan was buying drinks for complete strangers and we had to get a cab home.

TT:36:50 AP:9:11

9:08 8:58 8:55 9:42 

On a side note, I logged a lame a** 8 miles this week. Jordan however ran 24!! I am so proud and jealous! 

TT46:13 AP:9:01

9:28 8:40 9:00 9:13 8:51 8:17 

Will I ever break the 9's?!

Still LOVING the gentle leader and I think Frankies getting used to it too!  

AP: 9:37

TT:38:36

So, slow today and I am so behind with the blogging!

AP:9:02

TT: 57:21

Had a great run this day through the camp area and along the river with Frank.  It was pretty flat with two medium hills which helped my ap! Had a great time camping!  I will definately go back. Frank was soo good too!

9:29 8:39 9:02 11:27 (what!?) 8:57 8:45 8:49

Okay, its all coming back to me now!  The time was soo messed up- maybe because there wasnt sufficient access to satellites? It kept skipping around and going crazy. Like one minute it would be at 6:39 and then it would go to 12:40 or something. So who knows what actual splits were!

Had a pretty good run today... I didnt shut off the garmin after the run so I dont have AP or splits.  It kept running and I heard it beeping on my way to work in my purse.  But I think TT was something like 47:05. 

It felt cold out for as hot as it is today.  Going camping this weekend so I dont know if I will get a longer run in.  I need to start training better for H2C!!!!!!!!!  I am getting nervous because I havent been running as much.

AP: 9:10

TT 37:41 

AP:9:37 slow!!!!

TT:44:02

Pretty sure  I almost killed Frankie this day.  We went running in the middle of the day.. huge mistake. So hot out and we both barely made it!  He was breathing so hard by the time we got home and his mouth was foaming...sorry Frank!  And I was so slow.. baaad all around!  

TT:45:33

AP:9:06

I start doing better training tomorrow!  

So dumb. I thought I was going to be ambitious and run a good distance on my lunch break on my treadmill. Wrong.  Ran/walked 3 miles.  I am feeling depressed with myself. Whats wrong with me? Treadmill sucks, I will blame it. 

I WILL GET UP EARLY TOMORROW AND DO 7. PERIOD. 

TT: 1:05:08

AP 9:06

9:21, 8:59, 9:25, 9:19, 9:10, 9:25, 8:06, 8:26

I feel like a cheat! These times are not accurate!  Something got screwed up on mile 7 and the distance kept going but the time stopped for about 1 minute or two.  So actual time and ap are not as good as this refelcts!  So, ap was maybe 9:30's??  Still I am satisfied with the 7 before work. HTC is 3 weeks away so for the next two weeks I need to do two-a-days at least once a week.  And then do an easy week the week before.

On a side note, we saw a dead cat up close and personal. So gross!  It's eyes were popping out and all bloody.  Sad. :-(

Now, just have to clean the house top to bottom tonight to get ready for the parentals.

Only walked... no running.  Went on a walk with my parents and scoped out some good blackberry picking. We went up the hill of eola and there were tons! So we went back to pick some after we canned pickles!  Then we made a delicious blackberry pie. What a good day. :) 

I feel like I really tried hard to beat the 9:00 AP... not quite there yet.  Oh well. Ran with Frankie this AM. Tomorrow I will do 4 in the AM and 3 after work.  

TT45:19

AP: 9:03

9:16, 8:39, 9:00, 9:13, 9:06 

Changing my blog name to something more fitting... if I can figure it out!  

Tried to run fast but it's just not happening!  Really going to do an 8:59 AP this afternoon!

AP 9:16 TT 38:13

9:22 9:05 9:37 9:08 9:37

Achieved  goals! Ran a shorty after work of 3 miles and hit an AP of 8:56.

TT 26:59

9:06 8:42 9:03

Felt so good I decided to mow the lawn. :) Funny because when I got home from work I felt lethargic and tired. Didnt want to do anything but the run gave me some energy!  

Hamstrings are a little tight... need to stretch!  

TT:1:19:18

AP:9:50

Very surprising AP, I thought it would be worse! I walked so much and felt terrible!   Lucky to get 8 miles I think.  It was so hot and windy.  Took frank for the 6 mile loop then dropped him off and picked up Cash for another 2.  Later had a WTPP! And enjoyed some cold brew in the kiddy pool. :-) AHHH Summer.. HTC is 2 short weeks away! Hopefully it cools down before then.

8:44 8:51 9:01 9:19 10:53 11:57 10:03 10:00

Embarrassing how the splits start off good and then get horrible! 

Ran a shorty tonight because I accidentally overslept this morning! I meant to set my alarm for the usual 5:45 but somehow I set it for 6:45 instead...oops!  Better luck tomorrow!  

OMG, HTC is getting too close for comfort! Wonder how I will fare?  My hamstring is hurting when I run, it needs to feel 100% ASAP. 

TT:30:08

AP: 8:55

8:45 8:50 9:14 8:40 

Ran with Frankie before work

TT47:08 AP:9.24

9:48 9:14 9:19 9:27 9:12 

Ran with Frankie before work. And my mom is the best!  She got me a good luck present for HTC!  It is the cutest leggings with a built in skirt from Lucy to run in. It is so cute! I cant wait to wear it, it's nice to get some support from family! (Nicole you're a GREAT encourager! :))) 

TT 38:01 AP: 9:26 

9:48 9:10 9:16 9:31 

Total elevation loss was 777

But the big hill I run down is 426' 

Had a great run today, I thought it would be bad like last weeks long run but it turned out good. :-) (Thanks to Nicole I felt the need to go further than my 8 I had planned, thanks for pushing me!) Before I left I saw your killer 19!!!!

Then I cleanded the bbq from all the mice babies! YUCK! But, it's all good now. Accomplished so much already, I can be lazy the rest of the weekend..! Maybe. Made delish zucchini bread last night and husband helped me clean the whole house!! = Very happy wife. 

TT:1:36:24

AP:9:36

9:10 8:47 8:49 9:02 10:15 11:38 9:10 9:24 9:56 9:50

Had a decent run today after work, kinda hot, kinda windy.  Frank was a peach though. :-) He is so well behaved running past other dogs these days thanks to the gentle leader!

TT:36:37

AP:9:09

9:01 8:56 9:19 9:21 

4 days until hood to coast!! 

Had a good run with Frank before work. Started running and was still a little dusky out and had the most beautiful view of the moon setting in the west, then had a great view of the sun rising in the East. Wanted a little better AP but oh well. Hamstrings feel tight! Ready for a two day break befor HTC.  

TT: 45:54 AP: 9:09

9:06 9:00 9:44 9:27 8:54 8:56

Oh! And I have a huge painful blister on my pinky toe, ugh!  

Okay, this was the relay race of a lifetime.  It was truely an amazing experience to take part in.  Full of highs and lows!  We started from the top of Mt. Hood in Oregon and ran down to Seaside, Oregon in 28 hours and 33 minutes.  I was in van 1, luckily we were finished first! The low was when I ran at 2:30am with out sleeping yet and it was in the middle of no where and pitch black.  I was praying that God would keep me and everyone else safe!  I was inside terrified of a drunk driver or a driver not paying attention and hitting someone.  Needless to say I was so happy when this leg was done.  

First leg was on Friday at 2:32PM Ran around 7.40 miles to Sandy, Oregon. I was so nervous at the begining I couldnt get my hear to stop pounding until around mile 2. There were more uphills than I had anticipated from the map, but it was a great run. Beautiful weather!  Kind of scary having the semis pass by at high speeds though. 

TT:1:01:57 AP:8:24 TD:7:33

8:03 8:06 8:30 8:48 8:31 8:42 8:20 7:57 (.37mi)

Second leg was early Saturday morning at 2:32, like I mentioned above, very scary! I kept turning left when volunteers told me to go right! Oops, no sleep makes me delirious! Luckily this was my shortest leg for the race, but it did have the most hills out of all my legs. 

TT:37:07 AP:8:55 TD:4.16

8:36 8:50 8:50 9:24 8:49 

Slept in van for 2 whole hours after Nicole navigated our way to the next stop.  This was a difficult time, she was so tired, along with everyone else but got us to the right spot safely!

Third and final leg 11:40am- last leg for our van! I actually couldnt wait to run this leg.  I knew there was mostly downhill, there was more uphill than I had thought but still had lots of adrenaline to get me through.  I also had the most road kill on this leg than all the others, so that was fun.  Ran into Astoria, and had the encouragement from all the vans backed up in traffic for the second 1/2.  

AP: 8:07 TT:43:15  TD:5.33

7:56 8:10 7:52 8:11 8:25 8:09 (.33mi)

All in all a great time! I will never forget!

Now I am taking 4 days off. I have tons of blisters and a purple toe nail. 

 Getting Ready!

 On your mark...

 Ready for the first leg! I like giving the thumbs up! 

 Me and my some-what supportive husband!

Finish line! 

5 on TM

TT 46:31

Hamstring hurt at first but now it's starting to feel better? 

Felt great to be out!  TT 57:10 AP 9:31 

Had a very productive day! Mowed lawn, canned beans, house cleaned, washed car.  

Suffered through every last minute on the TM... I cant get used to this!! Going to try to get out before work tomorrow!

Ran on TM on lunch break, still boring but better than yesterday! So I didnt make it outside before work... better luck tomorrow?

Dont remember this excursion because it was so long ago! Must have been before work :)

Beautiful in Hawaii!! Great excursion outside enjoying the Hawaiian sun and air and scenery! This was our first day and I miss it greatly!

I think this is the day Nicole and I went out and muffed up my hand and leg and arm when I fell on the lava rock! Not good! Ouch, all tore up for the vacation! The air is so humid but great!

Outside this morning... cold and dark!

Same 'ol, same 'ol.

3 days in a row outside before work, this was a good week!

All walking on the beach with Frank and Jordan! It was a great loooong walk and Jordan enjoyed himself too! So did Frank of course.  This was followed by shopping at the outlets in LC and losing $200 at the Casino :( But, nevertheless, a great beach trip!

Went before work this day... Thats all.

Just walking with Frank and Jordan after work one night... checked out all the neighbors sweet decorations for Halloween!! I need to put some up!

Went one big loop- in the opposite direction. That was weird and I did not like it as well.  There was a girl infront of me running with her dog and I had to go a different way because Frank was freaking out! The hill seemed bigger on the way back!  I also had to walk a lot. :(

Outside this AM, it felt really good... Not too cold! Have decided that I just need to not be afraid of the dark in the morning and just suck it up.  If I try to talk myself into going after work it just doesnt happen!

Had a great run this am with Frank.  Thought it would be colder but it wasn't that bad.  Started to rain 1 mile in and ended up soaked by the end... get used to it! Oh well. Felt very slow!! AP 9:45 pathetic.  Is it Friday yet?

Ran this am with Frankie- It was colder out today but no rain!  I accidentally turned of the GPS on the Garmin so I'm not sure exactly how far I ran but it was 40 minutes.  I need to re-do the playlist on my ipod.  It got all messed up when we got the new computer so now I'm listening to the most random songs like Paris Hilton "Stars are blind"?!?!? Haha. So... what else can I tell you about the 3rd grade..?

Rain, rain go away!! So foggy out too! Not very cold though so that was good. Overall a good run, but we saw a dead kitty. :( And I started to get some weird cramping going up the hill?? Man that hill kicks my butt! I had to walk a lot up it.  Miss the days where the hill was hard but I pushed through most of it. Now, 100% of the time it wins every time. 

 Ready for a fun halloween party as Sally Jesse Raphael! 

Did 100 sit ups and stretched afterward.

AP:9:32 TT 1:00:47 

9:06 8:56 8:50 8:49 10:13 11:24  9:18 (3:28)mins 

NOOO! Just wrote an entire entry then it got deleted! UGH..

Okay, I AM SO LAME! Today was the first run all week. I totally slacked and decided to sleep instead of get up early. Traveling to the East is so hard because of the time change and then to get up early to work out was just not happening!  Happy to be home and on my regular schedule. On a better note, I went further today than I have in a LONG time. I had to walk a ton, but I'll take it. There were so many slug babies out today. Gross.

Stretched a lot at the end of the run, my legs felt so tight because of all the sitting and lack of activity this week. I hate that! Then did 100 situps and 3 sets of 7, bench pressing 65lbs.  

No I must clean house and pay bills. :-(((((((((((((

TT 1:08:39 AP:9:48 9:09 8:37 8:36 10:08 10:37 11:50 9:33 

Just walking with Mom and Frank.  Took the day off which was wonderful!  We got pedicures and did some shopping and went out to lunch. Why can't this be my life everyday?!

Ran this AM with Frankie.  Wasn't very cold and not raining! My legs actually were really hot by the end.  The new Under Armour leggings are so warm, good to know for the future when it does get really cold! It is ear warmer weather but not glove weather, just yet.

TT 48:13 AP 9:26

9:47 9:23 9:32 9:28 9:10

It was really hard to wake up early this AM, stayed up too late watching junk TV.  :-(  On a better note, I think my Pandora finally gets me so that's nice.  My legs feel pretty tight, I need to go stretch.  Also, saw on TV that a girl from Portland placed 2nd in the New York Marathon. Pretty impressive. Friday? Are you here yet? Wish I had today off for Veterans day!  Happy Veterans day and thank you to all of our veterans for your service!

TT:37:29 AP:9:13

9:30 9:08 9:11 9:05 

All I wanted to do was sleep today! What's wrong with me?  I slept until 8 and then went down on the couch and immediately wanted to go back to bed. Somehow I convinced my self to go out running. I still feel sooo tired just want to sleep all day! 

The run was pretty good, cold, wet, foggy but pretty good.  There are so many leaves on the ground I wish they would clean them off the sidewalks so I don't feel like I'm going to slip and fall! 

TT:57:30 AP:9:35

8:39 8:42 8:48 9:20 10:36 11:26 

Ran in the AM with Frankie, don't remember much else! And garmin got all messed up. 

TT:39:01 AP 9:44

TT:1:07:06 AP: 9:10

Had a fabulous run at the beach through the dunes and on the beach a little. It was beautiful out and couldn't have had a better day!! Dug some clams with our best buds later in the afternoon. :) 

8:48 9:16 8:29 9:00 8:44 9:12 10:49 - Walked a little on the beach. 8:36- .33miles 

OHHH NOOO!!!! Just realized I left the garmin charger at the beach!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SUCK!!!! What will I do now!?!? 

Ran on TM before work on account of the COLD weather! Soooo thankful for the TM even though I would rather be outside. :)

Ran outside then we drove up to WA for Thanksgiving!! YUMMMM! Turkey and other deliciousness! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Ran on the TM. Glad thats over with! 

Ran before work this day....  still no garmin :-( So basically its a guess with the time! But I don't even have a record of the time. 

Nice run outside.  I slacked sooo bad this week!! Horrible.   But, it was sooo nice to sit in the hot tub with our best friends! Yay for the hot tub!! It was the best purchase ever! Merry Christmas Jordan! 

Ran outside before work... still no garmin :( Just guessing by my usual loops I do in the neighborhood and by time.

Ran outside before work!! Woo hooo!

Okay, so this run was supposed to happen yesterday! But, drank wayy too much at Jordan's company christmas party on Friday night so running yesterday am was out of the question! I had such high aspirations Friday night to run from our house to Dallas where we left our car (because we couldnt drive home) which would be 9.3 miles, a long/perfect run. Ha! Get Real. I could barely get out of bed yesterday. Ugh. 

So today I did do a new loop.  Instead of going down the hill through west salem I went up and down to HWY 22 towards the coast.  It was a nice change of scenery. Ran for 59 minutes... so probably a little more than 6 miles.  

My goal was to do at least 3 on the TM but because I feel like crap with a sore throat only did one.  Slacker.

Took the great advice that Nicole gave and downloaded the GPS app for my phone. :) So yes, I know I ran 5, I just didnt time it. Oh, well.  After next week I really need to get back to being more disciplined!! I feel like such a slacker lately, not to mention I've gained a legitimate 5 lbs.  Ugh. I cant wait to have my Garmin back!

It was so nasty out this morning, raining like crazy and very windy.  I ran 3.5 on the TM and saw that it had cleared up a bit so I thought I'd better finish out side and let Frank stretch his legs too. I put on a long sleeved tshirt and headed out in my shorts.  Burrrrrrrrr!! It immediately began raining again! I managed 2.5 out side and came back soaked and cold. I cannot wait for my garmin to be back! I'm afraid to see what my splits will be when I finally can track it again... 11:30, 10:30, 11:00 haha. Oh, well I WILL get back into it more consistently after Christmas. :) 

Now off to ID for an entire week for Christmas vacation! Very excited to be home, just wish Jordan could join me. :(  He will be there on Thursday in time for Christmas Eve/Christmas! 

Went to the gym with my mom and ran on the TM.  Kept  a pretty good pace the whole time started out at a 9:31 pace, ran 2 miles at this and then sped up about 10 seconds every mile after that.  Felt good to stretch my legs and look out at the snow covered parking lot! :)

We were going to go to spinning but my mom forgot her shoes so we had to drive back home and get them, missing the spinning class. Just as well, had a good run. Tomorrow maybe pilates. Now off to finish Christmas shopping.  Buying stocking stuffers, the best part. :)

Finally, finally managed to get my butt outta bed this am and run before work.. Husband is back!  I always get paranoid of running in the dark when he is gone.  How would anyone know if I was kidnapped if he wasnt there?!? Dumb, so I need to do better about running on the TM, but then I feel so guilty about Frank.  I guess 1 person (me) getting a run in is better than none. NEXT WEEK= 4 days of running!