Catch Up

Wow I just opened my reader and I am way behind on reading everyone's blogs! Hopefully I can sneak in some time throughout the day to catch up.

This morning I am going to help a friend move, and try to keep my kids entertained. They have been bouncing off the wall since they woke up this morning. I also have speed work today, I am planning on doing it on the treadmill so I can monitor my pace better. This should be a tough on since it is all at 7:30 pace, wish me luck!

Birthday

Where has this week gone? My son's birthday was on Friday and we had his party yesterday. This week has been perfect weather, until Saturday! His party was at the park and it was around 40 degrees and cloudy. The kids were fine but all the grownups were freezing! Gavin loved it though and that's all that matters. My sis and niece have been here since Wednesday so that's been fun.

Running has been going well, I had intervals on Thursday which I did at my mom's. I realized that I have a very hard time pacing myself. Everytime I would start I would be running way to fast so then I would try to slow down but I would run to slow! Guess I'll have to work at that. Here's my splits:
800 3:52
1200 5:59
800 3:54
400 1:51
400 1:52
200 :51
200 :52
200 :52
200 :53

The 800s and 1200 were suppose to be at 8:00min pace, the 400s and 200s at 7:30 pace. Overall I averaged a little under , which is better then over! Yesterday I was suppose to do a long run but I didn't have time so I think I'll do a long run today. Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

Spring Is Here!

We are loving the warmer temps right now, I can hardly keep my kids in the house. Yesterday we were outside all morning, even walking down to uncle's house and back, about 1 1/2 miles. They came home, ate a lot, and crashed for a nice 3 hour nap! I lifted for about an hour while they were sleeping, then after dinner a friend offered to watch them while I went for a run. I had 2 mile warmup, 2x3 10 min tempo, 2 mile cooldown. It was hot and windy and I was struggling. I decided to go farthter behind my house thinking it would be flatter, but I was wrong! I started my first tempo run on a dirt road that was very uneven, lots of bumps and holes. I really had a hard time but I managed a 8:14 pace. The second tempo run did me in, I could not keep a steady pace. Every time I looked at my garmin I was going 7:30 so I would slow down then it would feel harder. I only did 1 mile at 7:56, then I ran a 2 mile cooldown. I was starving when I set out so I had a Hammer gel(which I really liked), but my stomach was rumbling half way through. Lesson learned, eat more food during the day, and try to rest a little if I have a longer run at night. I don't think I stopped yesterday.

Today I have 4 miles which I think I'll do at the indoor track with my friend C. I would love to run outside again but I don't want to wait until tonight, it's going to be another busy day and I want to get it over with. Plus running with someone makes the miles fly by. Have a great day!

Week in Review

This week has been busy, my kids have been bouncing off the walls so I've been trying to keep them active while not tearing my house or each other apart. We have had snow all week and the sun has finally come out yesterday, yay! Thursday GG and I planted seeds in her greenhouse during a snowstorm, it just didn't seem right!

Running has been going well, I did hill work on Tuesday which was hard! On Thursday I had speed work which I did on the treadmill, it was fine until I had 200m and 100m repeats. It's hard to get the treadmill up to speed fast enough so I am sure I went over but that's ok. I kept it at 8:00mm for PI and 7:30mm for SI.
1x1200 PI
2x800 PI
4x200 PI
4x200 SI
4x100 SI

Yesterday I did 8 miles and today I have 5 miles with 6 strides. The sun is shining and I hope to get some work done outside, and let my kids run around and burn off some energy! Hope everyone has a great weekend, good luck to everyone racing.

Easter Weekend

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter! The weekend was great here, filled with family, friends and food! My sis and her family were here, Marlee is so big! We went to some friends house Friday night for dinner and games. We stayed up way to late so my Saturday morning run was hard, between being tired and my legs were sore from Thursday's speed work. I did an easy 4 mile then it was time to take the kids to the Easter egg hunt in town. They loved it, especially seeing the Easter Bunny. Then it was off to my nephew's wrestling tournament. We didn't have a chance to watch him wrestle because my daughter was ready for a nap. That evening we hung out and Brandi and I had a chance to go for a long walk. We always have the best conversations then so it was great.

Sunday I was up early playing the easter bunny, the kids had fun finding eggs, and then we were off to church. It was a great sermon and really had me thinking about what Easter is about, also in tears a couple of times. Afterwards we went to my mom's house, then on to my hubby's aunt and uncle's house. We stayed there most of the afternoon and it was nice to catch up with everyone.

We came home and I set out for a run, I planned on a longer run of 7-8 miles but I was just to tired so I did 4.5 miles with 4 strides and will do the long run next Saturday. My kids are waking up so I am off to start another week, hope everyone has a great one!

I Can Run That Fast?!?

The snow melted and I had a chance to run outside yesterday so I took it. I went to town to run on the bike path and just went back and forth on the flat part. I was suppose to do intervals at race pace, which I am thinking will be about 8:30. The first mile was a warmup and then I just ran at a hard pace that I could maintain, I ended up going at a 8:00 min pace or slightly lower. I was really amazed that I could do that, especially on the 1200m. Here's the breakdown.

400 1:53
800 4:00
1200 5:52
800 4:03
400 1:56

Today is a rest day and I am planning on weights and yoga if I have time. My sis and her family are coming for the weekend so I have to clean. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

More Snow!

Last night was another snow storm, dumping about 6 inches. The weather report is calling for snow/rain for the next 5 days. Tuesday was beautiful and I was able to run outside, I had 2 miles, 10 min tempo, and 2 mile cooldown. My average time was 9:03 for 5.25 miles. My tempo time was around 8:10 so I was happy with that. Yesterday was an easy 4 miles and today calls for intervals at race pace. With all this snow I guess I am on the treadmill today, unless it all melts by this afternoon and my Mom will watch my kids. I love running in the snow but not for fast runs!

Upcoming Races

Today I signed up for the 10k race in Idaho Falls on May 16. I am really looking forward to running a 10k, I ran/walked one other race about a year and a half ago. So this will be my first real "race." I am also hoping to do a 5k on Mother's Day weekend in Jackson and there is a 2 mile run/walk on May 30 in Pinedale. There is also the 5 mile in July in Pinedale. In May I am doing a half marathon in Utah and I am hoping to find another half in the fall.

Today was a rest day and I did The Firm's Power Yoga dvd. Yoga was just what my sore muscles needed. I would love to do yoga throughout the week I just have a hard time finding the time. Something to work on I guess.

It's All In The Attitude

Friday night I stayed up until midnight(very late for me) watching movies. My kids were up Saturday morning at 6 so I let them watch cartoons while I drank coffee and tried to wake up. After a couple of cups things were looking good, the wind wasn't blowing so I had high hopes of going outside. I then discovered that the upstairs bathroom was clogged thanks to my son. I worked for an hour, scooping brown water out so I could plunge it, I was still covered in poo water by the time I was done. I went and woke JR up and told him I could not fix it, so it was his turn. While he was working on it I jumped in the shower, when I came back upstairs my daughter had her poopy pullup off and was trying to clean herself with the wipes. She was such a mess I threw her in the shower, she was covered from her shoulder to her feet! That was when I had to laugh, it was not the way I wanted to spend my Saturday morning but what can you do? We just decided it was a poopy kind of morning. Oh and my hubby had to use a snake to fix the toilet, it was clogged that bad.

After we were cleaned up we had some food and went outside. The skies were still gray and it was only 30 degrees but the wind was not blowing! The kids and I walked down to their aunt and uncle's house and we talked for awhile. Then it was time to head home and naptime. I was able to go for a nice 5 mile run. I am very grateful, the only 2 days the wind hasn't been blowing(somewhere around 25-35mph) is on Thursday and Saturday. Those are the 2 days I had a chance to run outside. Today I am planning on a 5-6 mile run, we woke up to 5 inches of fresh snow so I'll have to wait and see what happens to my road. I am really ready for spring but I am just focusing on how pretty the snow is for right now. It's all in your attitude, right?

Gray Skies

I am so ready for some sun! Today started out good, I woke up ready to go. I took Gavin to school , Brooklyn and I did a Crunch ab dvd, we went to toddler tumbling, picked up Gavin and came home. Then I was done, between the gray skies (for the fifth or sixth day?), new dvds from Netflix, and new magazines in the mail all I have wanted to do today is sit on the couch. I did manage an easy 3 mile run but that's it. It's almost bedtime for my kids so I am going to curl up and watch movies. I remember when that would have been a horrible Friday night but now it sounds great!

Moose

This week has been busy. I have upped my mileage to about 25 miles a week and next week I start a training plan for a 10k. I am going to try the runner's world fastest 10k plan and am excited to start speed work again. Today I went out for a 6 mile run, I really struggled at first. I just had a hard time mentally, my mind has been spinning lately. I have had family issues and had just heard some really sad news at bible study. I had to walk a couple of times in the first couple of miles. I thought about stopping but I just kept pushing and finally found some peace in the last couple of miles. I also saw a moose laying in someone's yard about 50 feet from where I was running. That made me get up the hill without stopping! I didn't see a baby with her so I thought I was safe but I didn't want to take any chances. This is the third moose I have seen on my runs. The first time was a giant bull moose, he was about 100 yds away laying in the willows. Seeing them so close does make the heart speed up and makes you run a little faster!