"If we don't suffer enough we won't remember it."

10 mile run from my house along University Ave to Provo High and back.  Pushed the pace since it seems like a long time since I ran fast.  Was slower and more tired than I thought I should be.  Avg 6:59 sec/mile

4 mile easy with Marie, Melody and Rebecca

Don't know what to call this run because it definately wasn't easy.  6 miles of trails that took over an hour and felt like 10.

Run with Rebecca & Melody Avg 7:51

Ran most of the way with Melody Avg 7:44

Ran 7 miles with Melody, Rebecca and Amanda Avg about 8 min.  Last 3 home alone Avg about 7 min.  Total run Avg 7:41

This was my dad's birthday.  He would be 65 years old now.  I rode a bike with my 3 year old daughter to the cemetary in the afternoon.  We sat by his grave and sang happy birthday. 

He was the hardest worker I've ever known.  It's really too bad he didn't live long enough to retire.  Of course he would still be working on something because that's the kind of person he was. 

Ran alone today Avg 7:22

10 miles with Josse.  Avg 8:03

6 mile run.  4 miles in the middle with 5 other ladies.  We had quite a group spanning the whole road at times. Avg 7:46

Slept in and worked out while my daughter was in preschool.  My husband had the day off work so he came with me on his bike.  Ran 1 mile warm up then intervals 1 mile hard 1/2 mile easy, repeat.  The first three intervals were up the canyon and the last 3 coming down. 

Interval times: 6:28, 6:39, 6:30,6:22,6:12,6:33

Finishing the last interval coming up the hill on 800 North in Orem I though "How does Nan run this fast for 26 miles!" 

Avg whole run 7:16

10 miles most of the way with Rebecca and Desera Avg 7:58

Nothing.  Didn't sleep well, thought about going later, but never did.

Slept in and went out around 9:00 a.m.  Ran 14 miles up/down Provo Canyon form my house.  Average 7:18 going up and 7:00 coming down for total Avg 7:09 pace.  I stopped my watch when I stretched/drank/took shirt off, etc. so I had a few breaks.  Didn't have any gatorade or gell and ran out of water to soon. 

At about mile 11 1/2 I wished I had only gone 12.  Then at the botton of the hill on 800 North in Orem, one mile from home, I stopped and stood there for about 15 seconds thinking about how if I had the cell phone I might call for a ride.  Last mile was about 7:25.  Felt like I was going to throw-up when I stopped in front of my house.  

It's been to many weeks since I've gone over 10.  I felt really good for 10.

Met up with some friends for easy 5 miles.

Ran alone while kids at school.  1 mile warm-up. 3.8 mile tempo 24:52, avg 6:35 pace, 1 mile slow then same 3.8 mile loop tempo 24:55, avg 6:36 pace, 1/2 mile cooldown.  Was happy to have the same time for both loops.  Felt better on the second one.

Met Josse, Melody, Rebecca, Amanda for run.  Avg about 8 min

Met up with friends for easy run. Avg 7:47

Warmed up 2 miles, ran the BYU Homecoming Race, cooled down a mile, got my medal at the awards ceremony, then ran 6 miles home.

I was pleased with my time, as this is my fastest road race 5k I can remember.  (Avg 6:15 min/mile) Although I usually only do a 5k when I'm so out of shape that the 10k seems too long. 

This was a spur of the moment race for me.  I didn't even know about it until a couple days before and thought I wouldn't do it until I changed my mind right before I went to bed the night before.  I'm glad I did.  It was a fun morning.

4 miles easy my myself

Ran 1 mile repeats with Josse, Melody, Rebecca, Amanda, and Desera.  Our mile intervals were all on slight downhill with 1/2 mile recovery.  Times, 5:54, 5:54, 5:46, 5:56.  I'm not used to running this fast and my legs were sore the next day.

10 "medium" speed miles while the kids were at school.  Avg 7:03  I guess my little bit of speed work is working because what used to feel like pushing the pace feels more like "medium" now.

Ran early with the girls, 1 mile to Rebecca's house, 6.5 with them and a  mile back home. 

Ran the Halloween 1/2 Marathon.  This was a spur of the moment decide the day before kind of race for me.  I was a little concerned about how I would feel since I worked out hard earlier in the week.  The course was beautiful coming down from Aspen Grove above Sundance to the Riverwoods shopping center on University Avenue.  Quite often I don't see what's around me because I'm just looking down at the road in front of me, but this time I looked up a few times and really enjoyed the view. 

I wasn't breathing hard but my legs started getting tired the first five miles coming down the steep road from Aspen Grove to the main road in Provo Canyon.  Then the real work began.  I gradually passed everyone and felt really good for most of the way.  I struggled off and on at various times keeping up my pace. 

I was pretty excited to cross the finish line in first place, a little disappointed they didn't put up a tape for me.  I've never won a road race before so that was cool.  I got an engraved vase, and my neighbor gave me some flowers for it so that was nice.  The race started late and I had to grab my own cups off the table at the water stops most of the time.  There was no set time for the awards ceremony so over an hour later I finally just took my award and left.  But the course was great and the shirts are great.  I got a women's cut shirt that fits right.  That's a small miracle. 

My time was 1:22:38 (Avg 6:18).  My watch only registerd 12.9 miles and had my splits at: 6:07, 6:05, 5:56, 6:12, 6:27, 6:44, 6:43, 6:24, 6:21, 6:24, 6:39, 6:39, 6:01 (for .9) or 6:43 pace.  Now it's Sunday and my quads are sore.