SO many good memories...

If you know Murray...you know Murray Park. If you know Murray Park...you know that this is a picture looking at the big soccer field. If you know where this is...and you ran for Murray High School Cross Country... you know that the paved trail around the field is a little over 1/2 mile (.61 to be exact...thanks to my Garmin watch). This is where I was for my workout yesterday in 25 mph winds!!! It was crazy but I loved it!

3x(.61) mile repeats, 3:41 (about 6:00 mile pace), then I did 2x400 meters, 1:30 each (6:00 mile pace)

Back to the...

TRACK...

10x400 meters, 1:25 pace, 1:00 minute rest.

A great day for a run

I love Saturday's. I do my long runs on Saturday's. I like long runs.

8.3 miles, Average 7:20 pace, 1:01 minutes

The "Oops Mile"

The "Oops Mile"... or at least that's what I call it. It happens when you are running a long run and one of your miles is way too fast. For example: On Saturday I was running a 10K and my goal was to stay around 7:20-7:30 pace. Well, right around mile 2, I came across another runner who was running a pretty good pace. Well, I couldn't let him pass me so of course I picked up my pace to get ahead of him and stay ahead of him. So of course that mile was too fast...like 6:30 too fast! Hence, the "Oops Mile" that made the other 4 miles HELL...

The "Oops Mile" happens all the time to me. I need to remember that I don't need to kill myself one mile and suffer the rest. Slow and steady wins the race right?!

Finally, I feel good

Maybe it's the cold weather...maybe it's the bad air...maybe it's been all in my head...but running lately has been hard. But today, the sun was shinning and I finally felt really good! I was able to run 7.5 miles and average 7:10 pace. No ice, no snow and new shoes might have done the trick.

Is it Spring yet? Seriously...I'm itching for a good sports bra run!

Boo-yah Grandma!

I posted a couple posts ago that I ran a 5K on Thanksgiving and I took second but I thought I took first....Well, I DID!!! Boo-yah Grandma! What happened was there was a timing chip mistake and a husband and wife who ran together had their times mixed up (so the wife's name came up on the results under her husband's time which was 45 seconds faster than me). Mystery solved my friends! Here is a picture of the cool trophy I got for the overall female.

Also, I got a brand new double jogging stroller from Kelty this weekend! My old stroller broke in a couple places and they paid to ship the stroller back to them and then they sent out a brand new 2010 one! I LOVE IT! So I got a $500 dollar stroller for.....FREE! Boo-yah Grandma!

My brag wall

I recently cleaned and organized the family office. I found all my old medals from races going back to my high school days! So I decided to make a brag wall for myself. Looking at it everyday makes me even more motivated to run and run well. My most favorite medals are hung in the middle: My 2005 Salt Lake Marathon medal and my 2 ALS 5K winner medals. Those mean the most to me.