autumn on my mind

I didn't do anything yesterday.  but it sure felt like I had done a workout.  sometimes just the act of mothering and cleaning (I decided to clean out and organize all my pantries yesterday on a whim.  exhausting!) wipes you out.  seriously, my arms felt like I had worked out.  is that sad?

today I went running.  according to mapmyrun, it was 3.23 miles.  again, I felt tight and slow but I am going to just keep trudging along.

I am seeing small glimpses of fall, and I could not be more thrilled.  the change in temps will be nothing but good for my kenyan self.  even though it's practically still in the 100s everyday it feels different.  it's an exciting time.

...and the hike

went on a hike today, too.  felt like a supermom.  my friend (who is also a supermom) and I took our toddlers plus our babes strapped to us.

crackers, raisins and nuts helped us through.  {all toddlers want are snacks, it seems.}



millcreek canyon//desolation trail

the walk, the run, the todder ride, and the yoga that was a bust

I can't go on my ride with my friend today, so even though it was later in the morning and I had just pounded my two bowls of honey nut cheerios I decided I'd hit the roads.

I had really only planned on walking since the boy wanted to ride his balance bike.  he didn't last the whole time, though, so as soon as the bike and the boy went in the stroller (I love my chariot cougar 2--have I ever mentioned that before?  love.) I started to run.  it was only a little hot.  and my hamstring felt pretty good!

all in all that was only about 2 miles.

so I decided I'd go home and put on that yoga for inflexible people dvd.  I only got through about three poses before I had to turn it off.  for one thing I think I was too distracted by a toddler who was trying to "play" with his baby sister.  and for another thing I kinda get bored with yoga easily.  but I think I'm going to try again later today if nap time works out.  I also found out that we have a pilates dvd.  win!

back at it

after nearly two weeks off, I'm finally back in the game.  and I can feel it.  oy.

I didn't really mean to take almost two weeks off necessarily.  the week after the 10K I started to get sick and I was just drained of all energy.  plus my hamstring has really been bugging me.  so I hoped just taking the time to rest would help me out on all accounts.

nope, the hamstring still bugs me all the time.

but I'm back at it.

I feel very off-track in my training for the half and full marathons I've got planned.  part of me doesn't even want to do them anymore.  I just want to build up a really solid base, get the hamstring under control, and not have to have the pressure of scheduled long runs where I must build up this many miles in this amount of time, etc etc.  I just want to run and not feel bad if I don't get a workout in because I'm too tired to get out of bed in the morning.

but I'm going to stick it out.  because the marathon at the end of the year is something that I really do want to do, so hopefully the body cooperates.


so this past weekend I got back on the long run bandwagon.  well, it was only 4 miles, so not that long of a long run.  (I think I had 10 on the schedule.  eek.)  but with my hamstring the way it is I didn't want to overdo it as I'm coming off a two week hiatus.  and I was tight and felt slow, but at least I was out there.

this morning I made sure I got out there again.  it was only about 3 miles.  again, I felt tight and slow.  oh well.  I stretched and iced, but I think I might want to add foam rolling into the routine?  any thoughts on foam rolling for nagging things like hamstrings??

monday morning blues

my run this morning wasn't that great.  it wasn't bad, per se.  just not great.  I woke up later than usual, but still went out anyway.  it wasn't too hot, but not as cool as the early morning.  I was tired.  I am tight.  I just needed to get out there to move and stretch the legs a bit.  it was a short + slow run. 

I have been surprisingly sore since my 10K.  my quads, other than my right hamstring, are feeling it the most.  my hamstring is really tight/sore.  I can't even stretch it as far as I usually can.  so I definitely iced after my run today.  I need to get this hamstring under control so I can start increasing my mileage for my half marathon in october* and my full in december.  I'm thinking about doing this yoga for inflexible people dvd that I have lying around.  maybe I need to do it daily.  seriously, my inflexibility is that bad.  especially the hamstrings. 

2 miles



*the half I was originally wanting to do in september is full, I just found out.  totally bummed.  but now I'm going to be running the pink series half in october with some friends.  it still fits in nicely with my training plan for my marathon, so all is not lost.  I'm actually looking forward to this run in park city, though it's no down-canyon run in the fall like I was really excited about.  next year. 

she runs, we run, I run

the she runs run like a girl 10K race recap and sparkle skirt debut

first things first, the rest of my week:

m:  my right hamstring has been hurting, so I took the day off.

t:  an hour ride with tori on the legacy parkway trail.  at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.  in 100 degree heat.  we were a little hot and dehydrated by the end.  but we did take full advantage of that splash park on our way back.  

w:  again, I didn't do anything.  the hamstring was still bugging me.  though I did walk both kids over to a local park in the running stroller, so that counts for something, right?

h:  my first run of the week.  I just tried to take it easy.  it was probably around 3 miles.

f:  I did the cotton bottom ride and I think it took about an hour.  I didn't want to kill my legs since I had a race the next morning.

s:  the run like a girl 10K!

I don't usually do 10Ks (as you can see by my lack of knowing what my 10K PR is) but I couldn't pass up doing a race with my two friends, natalie and tori.  natalie and I just had our second babies only days apart, so it was fun to get back into the swing of things with her.  and tori is just awesome and inspirational and I want to be just like her someday (aka super fast).  so yes, I paid to run 6.2 miles.

and it was a blast.

did I mention this was an all girl 10K put on by she runs?  and that it was in midway, utah so super pretty??  and that I had a pretty pink sparkly team sparkle running skirt on???

yeah, it was awesome.

within the first mile you start a mile-long climb up memorial hill.  then you turn around and make a loop back into the city park.  there was just one more baby hill in there, so it wasn't too bad.  natalie and I ran the whole thing together.  tori was too fast for us.  we did have to stop twice to stretch.  I was getting tight and just really needed it.  with about a quarter mile left I asked nat if we could kick up the pace just a bit to bring it home.  as we crossed the finish line the announcer asked us if we ran faster because of our sparkly skirts.  we did.  it was awesome. 

I came in at 1:00:09 or something like that.  natalie was right behind me.  it was about a 9:40 average pace, which I'll take at the moment.  both tori and natalie placed in their age group, which was awesome.  go girls, go!

me + the girls with the hardware

oh!  and my awesome little sister ran the 5K!  it was fun seeing her out on the course (we high-fived) and at the finish line.  she is a rock star!!  

last week's recap

monday:  run.  around 3 miles. 

tuesday:  ride.  I did the legacy parkway ride again.  I went out for thirty minutes and then turned around and came back.  still windy. 

wednesday:  I was planning on swimming, but never did.  my body was really tired so I just used it as a rest day.

thursday:  run.  around 3 miles. 

friday:  ride.  I went with my friend, tori, up emigration canyon.  this is the first time I have ever gone all the way to the top.  so high fives all around!  I have always been scared of the last section because it gets steeper.  yeah, totally not bad at all!  so glad I did it.

saturday:  long run.  six miles.  for the first half I just felt really tight.  the second half my hamstring was what was bugging me.  I need to get my hamstrings under control! 


I wish I remembered more of the specifics of my runs, etc.  I guess I should try harder to post the day of as opposed to recapping a week later.  I feel pretty good about last week, though, since I got out there almost every day. 

my hamstring has really been bugging me yesterday and today so I purposely didn't go running this morning.  I guess it needs a little break.