utilizing the park strip

Although muggy, today's run was pretty good. I hit the new route, and it is so nice to see different things. I think that's why the run was good in spite of the heat/humidity. SoSaLa is not the most picturesque place on earth, but most of the neighborhoods are nice and clean, and the people that I pass are cordial. There are worse places to run, that's for sure. It's kind of interesting to run through a new neighborhood and see how many people are re-doing their park strips into little mini gardens! Tomatoes, corn, squash all right along the curb - even right on State Street! This is proof (to me) that people are getting tired of pesticides, genetically modified food, and soaring prices. Stats: 3.42 miles in 35:13 for a 10:18mpm pace

She's back!

After not feeling well, today was Carol's first run in 11 days. We just did a short run since I got in late and she wanted to take it easy. I love her "take it easy" pace! Nothing earth shattering, but it was nice to be out running with her again. Stats: 3.1 miles in 33:49 for a 10:55mpm pace

SLCounty Corp Games 5K

This race was for the Salt Lake County Corporate Games. I ran the race last year, and the course was exactly the same. It was at Cottonwood Complex, and it was entirely cross country. There were two steep hills, and it was all on grass. It was also extremely HOT (at least, by my standards). The race was scheduled to start at 8am, but it didn't start until 8:20. Every minute that ticked by allowed the temperatures to rise more and more. UG. It was miserable. I ran on the OCTanner team. Sadly, I was the LAST person on our team to finish. At least I wasn't the last person in the entire race! The best part of the race was having the boys there giving everyone high 5s and cheering "Go, Mom! Go, Mom!" You can't help but smile at that stuff! They each gave me a kiss at the start of my last lap. I told them it would make me run faster. Secretly, it was a chance to take a 5-second breather! Stats: 3.1 miles in 34:40 for an 11:11mpm pace

Looking slouchy - aka my typical running form

My friend, Zeljka. She's beautiful, and well, she runs beautifully, too. No. I'm not jealous. Who wants to be svelt and cut and gorgeous? Definitely not me.

Man, it's hot!

Holy blazing fires of hell - it is hot! I don't understand how people voluntarily run in temperatures hotter than this. NoThankYouVeryMuch! I ran someplace in SoSaLa very new because I just cannot handle running that regular loop anymore. It was nice (minus the heat). There was a VERY blue house with VERY pink trim and UG pink flamingos in the front yard. I think I could avoid that in the future and I wouldn't be very upset. Solo run because Carol has been under the weather, so I really had nobody to bitch to. Lucky her. Stats: 3.42 miles in 35:02 for a 10:15mpm pace

New neighborhood, fun run

This was a rather fun run. A rare weekend run since I can't seem to trouble myself to get out of bed on the weekends. We slept over at Grandma's and Grandpa's house (which means that I didn't get squat for sleep), and I knew that I needed to get a run in. It was supposed to be long, but wasn't. It was, however, nice to run in someplace different. Usually when we sleep over there, I run the same route. I decided NOT to do that today, and it paid off. There were a couple of really big hills, so I took some long walk breaks, but those were my only walk breaks; everything else was a run. I was going to finish my workout with some pushups, crunches, planks, etc, but that didn't pan out. I'm glad that I got this 6+ miles in, though. Stats: 6.65 miles in 1:11:08 for a 10:42mpm pace

Zumba!

I attended my first ever Zumba class yesterday. That has nothing to do with today's run. The class was fun, and I looked like a complete idiot. I will be back. Not frequently because the class is not at a good time for my schedule, but once in a while... Anyway, today's run was pleasant and felt better than I thought that it would. I've been really tired for the past couple of days, but it wasn't bad. The typical loop which I'm really tired of. In fact, right now, I'm going to find a new 3-mile loop to use for the next month or so. Stats: 3.1 miles in 32:32 for a 10:30mpm pace

very tired today

Man. I was really tired at the start of this run. At about the halfway point, I felt a bit better. This is no surprise because this is when the downhill started! I ran a negative split with my first half at 40-ish minutes and my second half at 37-ish minutes. That's always a nice feeling. That feeling of tiredness didn't ever go away, though. (I've been taking my iron again. I remember about half of the time. Maybe it's going to take a bit to kick in.) I had to start counting down the blocks to try and mentally pump myself up. It worked, but only slightly. Whatever. I finished, and that's good enough for me today! Stats: 7.39 miles in 1:17:42 for a 10:31mpm pace