Rest Week!

I am so thankful for rest week! For a non runner they would laugh at the statement if they knew my rest week consisted of running 27 miles. :) By Wednesdays my legs have been so tired and I am always glad for Thursday for my rest day. My legs didn't hurt this week and I have felt great! Guess I am ready for the extra 7 miles next week. My 9 miles were easy today however running them in snow pack wasn't it really slowed my pace today but I got them done and I am happy.
I asked Don last night should I get up early and go or just go when I get up. He said to stay in bed and go when I got up so I got a late start, not that I slept in. We were up at 7:30. When He got out of bed he said there was 8 inches of snow! I didn't believe him. there was maybe 3 when I looked :) So I made some breakfast trying to decide if I should wait till this afternoon hoping for a break or just go. I got online and our local runner store said they were doing a teaser run down at the river. I knew there would be lots of people so I decided to go then. I went and got dressed to go and was gonna run to the river from my house but Don said he would drop me off on his way (he was heading to the mountains for some snowmobiling).

As I ran I was thinking I might miss running in the snow. It really is so beautiful! I love the cool air on my face (not if I'm freezing though) and I love the sound on the crunch under my feet. I love feeling the snow fall on my face and having to blink to get a snow flake off my eyelash. It is silly but I do like it!
6 weeks into my marathon training. I feel good and confident. I am learning more each day. I really need to start on the mental aspect of the marathon so I don't fizzle out that way. I told my cousin I either feel like I can do it or it freaks me out and I am terrified. I hope I am extra confident on race day!

South Davis Sweethearts 5k 2/12/2011

I had been looking forward to this run. It has been a long time since I actually ran a 5k (last spring) my time back then was 29:44 I just wanted to do it in under 30 minutes back then. I know I have gotten faster but I really didn't know what to have as a goal so I never made one, really just to beat my old I guess. I had a bunch of people sign up with me, Hayley, Bridgette, Wendy, my dad and JaNae all signed up on the same day. I was so excited my Dad was gonna do it. I started asking Don if he wanted to and JaNae started asking Tom also (it was a sweethearts run I wanted to do it with my sweetheart!) Well he came out and ran a couple time with me the few weeks before and when I could run the 3 miles I signed him up.
We got up early and headed out to the race in Bountiful. Bridgette had made some cute shorts and shirts for us to be matching (the sisters all had shorts, the family had shirts) well Bridgette fell and hit her head the Sunday before and went to the Dr on Friday and found out she had a concussion and he told her no walking a 5k. I told her to have one of Wendy's girls do it in her place so Rachel came along and did it. When we got there and checked in they told us to go over and sign up for the costume contest so Don and I did for a couple award. The time was here! oh I was excited but as we waited, (they had clock problems) I started getting nervous. I hate that! well finally we were let go! almost 20 minutes late. I got a good pace going and wondered if I started out too fast but I kept going. Picking someone and passing them, that's what I do I pick someone out and tell myself I have to pass them. My first mile had a split of 8:50 the second mile 9:07 the third mile was also 9:08 Don caught up to me at about 3/4 of a mile (I started before him) and he stuck right with me the whole time. I could tell by his breathing he was getting tired. I didn't slow down though he started to fall a little behind but I could still hear him. I kept going but had nothing for a strong finish. I finished a head of him but just a few seconds. With a finish time of 27:46.! I cut almost 2minutes off! I couldn't believe it!Later he told me his knee started hurting at about mile 2 but he ran through the pain.
After everyone came in we waited around for the awards which happened way slow. Don and I got picked for a couple award and we got a cute glove set. you have 2 mittens and one big one that we can hold hands in.
We decided to head home and not wait for placements it was just taking so long. I checked the computer many times on Saturday and again on Sunday and again on Monday and finally they posted the results. I came in 2nd in my division!! OH MY GOSH! I am soo excited! lol Don came in 7th in his which is awesome for his first 5k. 143 out of 455.

I am amazed at how much I have progressed in the last year. Some days I don't feel like I have. But really a year ago a 3 mile run was a lot for my. I was thinking this morning how I used to have a hard time running 6 miles it was HUGE for me. Now I do it all the time no problem. and one day I will even do it under an hour. hopefully some day soo. My pace is getting more consistent. I love running more and more each day

One of those days

I woke up early and laid in bed for 15 minutes and decided to get up and see who was online-boring no one was. :) well I had gotten my running clothes on before I went in the kitchen. i didn't look at the temp, I played online till about 5:45 (when my alarm would have gone off) and saw the 22. BRRRR!! I decided I wasn't gonna go it was just too cold I got back online and was like this is dumb I went out last week or earlier this week it was 23 and SNOWING!! So I said let's do this and I left. I went about a mile and a half (on a new route) and pulled my sleeve up to look at my watch and unknowingly stopped it. I checked again at about 3ish?? and saw that it was stopped! boo!! I was supposed to do 6 miles and didn't know if I would get them because I had stopped it because of the new route. well I came into the neighborhood and was ran around the neighborhood. I felt great and didn't want to stop. I ran around the park three times (knowing it was a mile three times around) and went to head home and saw lights on and so I kept going knowing the kids were up. I really didn't want to stop. I am supposed to do 11 miles in my Marathon training this week and I don't know when I am going to do them now. Tomorrow I have a 5k. I thought Don was gonna go sledding but it looks like he won't be now and he won't want me to leave. Kind of disappointing. I really wish I would have just left when I first got out of bed I could have done my 11 this morning.