Here we go again~

My running lately is pathetic and I realize it! The heat is just killing me lately! I really really need to get more into it if I want to run a respectable SGM this year!! However, I sure enjoy my morning with the girls and just getting out!!  I am not making any commitments because then I feel like a failure, so I am just going to say that I am happy to run as much as I can :)

AP: 8:27

New Leaf with Heidi C~ AP: 8:31

Ran our long run again on Friday cause Heidi is going to Powell and won't be home on Saturday! I quit enjoy running long on Fridays! It frees up my Saturdays more, which is great!!! Feeling OKAY today!  AP: 8:27

Went out with a goal to run 6-10 miles.  We ran a new little course with Heidi W, her hubby Jaron and my cute friend Jamie.  Jamie had to get home so after 6 miles, we split and headed for home. Put us at 7 for the day! I tried to get my son up to go run a couple more with me, but.....he isn't feeling well :(.  We have him signed up for Salem's 5k next Saturday so hopefully he gets some running in this week! May be interesting :) 

AP: 8:32 (some good hills with this little run today~) 

Feeling No Bueno today so I bypassed running :(

Got up and walked ont he treadmill for about 30 minutes while lifting weights,etc.  Then I got down and stretched, did some lunges and abs for a minute.  45 minutes.........better then nothing.  Still not feeling very well~

Ran New Leaf this morning with Heidi W.  IT was nice~ AP: 8:23

Fun 20 miler this morning with Janie C, Carolyn, Jamie E, and the Heidi's!!  We all kind of met up at our own little places, but Janie and I stuck together from start to finish!! IT was nice to get some long miles in.  Looking forward to the Salem Days Fun Run tomorrow with my family!!

AP: 8:25

Okay, funnest morning for me in a Long Time! I decided I am hanging up my marathon shoes and just going to run 5k's with my kids from now on, it's WAY funner!!!  Not really but honestly, I am so darn proud of my kiddos right now.  Today we woke up early and got the boys up preparatory for the Salem Days Family Fun Run!!!  My cute little 6 year old has gone out a couple of times this week and ran up and down the block for some "training" in pursuit of his 1 mile race today!!!  He and Tyler took off for the out and back course so Evan, Jack and I ran around for a minute trying to get in places that we could snap some pics!  You should see how stinking cute he looked running with Tyler.  He has been working on his form and I must say I am impressed.  He finished at 10:13 taking 6th in his age group!!  It was a pretty competitive race. I couldn't believe all of the people out today running.  I was so proud of him for running and sticking with it and better yet, he had a great time running and now says he wants to keep running races, YEAH!!!  After Kael finished it was time for Tyler and I to run the 5k with Evan.  We geared up and off we went.  The first mile is a good up hill stretch and Evan didn't stop once.  He has also been sick this week with a nasty cold so that meant NO TRAINING and a little harder time breathing.  We got to the top of the hill and started down canal road and hit the 1 mile marker and Evan said "NO WAY IT'S ONLY BEEN A MILE", we had to laugh a bit.  Tyler and I just started talking and kept trucking a long and he hung in there all the way.  About mile 2 he got a side ache so we coached him through that and kept going.  There was a water stop at mile 2.5 so he grabbed a quick drink of water and got a 2nd wind and took off leaving Tyler and I for a minute.  So........we caught up with him and kept running until we hit the last stretch which included a hill followed by down hill (of course).  He booked it up the hill and then went full speed down the hill and...............of course; this made him sick to his stomach.  We literally had a tenth of a mile to go and he felt like he was going to throw up and couldn't breathe.  SO...........we took a mini walk break and then when he started up again, he literally took off so fast, we really couldn't keep up with him.  He crossed the finish line at 28:16 averaging a 9:03 mile!! I am so darn proud of him for doing this and he had a really good time!! We are already talking about finding some other 5k's coming up for us to do again!!  It was a FUN FUN morning and something that I look forward to continuing! Yeah!!!!

45 minutes of pilates, It was nice~

A pretty pathetic "new leaf" run today but at least we got out!! Weather was also perfect this morning............nice!!!!

Zumba with Lyns.............wow, that girl can move!!! I feel so silly out there trying to look like I can actually dance when it's obvious that I have NO Coordination anymore!! It's still super fun though, and a good workout!!!

Another pretty lousy attempt at New Leaf.  Not to be commended, but again.....nice to get out!!!!

Fun morning today with Heidi C and the HobbleCreek Half Marathon.  I really love this course but really hate that it NEVER NEVER starts on time.  I think this is about the 5th time I have run this race and it's never started on time.  I wouldn't care expect that it gets so blasting hot and we all know.................I hate heat, and don't run well in it :).  Man, if only this race was Totally about me, ha ha!! Sorry, that all sounded very selfish, I need to get over it I guess.  In any event, we had a fun ride over, fun ride on the bus (once we actually got on the bus and after our standstill for 20 minutes in the middle of the road), fun time waiting at the start line, and for the most part, a very fun run.  I wanted to stay with Heidi the whole time and we had to take a potty break at the first stop (mile 3) so that stunk.  I timed the break and it cost us 2 minutes so had we not stopped, we could have ran this is 1:42.  It was a PR for Heidi which was very fun to accomplish with her!!!!  We finished, got our bags, got goodies (aka.FOOD) and headed home for a FULL Saturday!! It was nice to run and get some miles in. 

Okay, I have got to get some more miles in this week and I am not sure how I will do it.  I guess I may have to actually sacrifice some sleep and get up and run on the treadmill but I just CAN'T GET OUT OF BED TO DO THAT!! It's one thing to know someone is outside waiting for me, but totally another to know there is a lonely treadmill (yuck), downstairs (yuck) waiting for me to run on it(yuck).  I have to toughen up and get some ambition.  BUT.......I sure had a fun run this morning with Heidi C and Jamie E.  We met up and headed out for New Leaf.  We debated on another course but the weather was questionable so we decided to stay a bit closer to home and get our run done.  And, it did and was actually a very perfect morning for running.  So, I announced this morning to Heidi and Jamie that I am preggers :).  If anyone couldn't tell given my unbelievable Training lately, ha ha ha!!! It's been a little (okay, A Lot) more challenging to get up in the morning and run with no energy and a sick stomach.  However, I know I need to stick with it so that I can get past this first trimester and continue to run as long as I can.  Not to mention that the actual Running makes me feel better and it's just good to know mentally, that I am running.  Also, I am in for SGM that I plan to run as well as the Salt Lake Half in a couple of weeks so I need to be consistent and keep it up. I just hope winter doesn't kill me.  I am looking to Josse and her example to hold me in there (if she can run until 34 weeks pregnant, so can I)!!!! I am just about 9 weeks along so not too far yet but with this being my 4th baby, and the fact that I am barely 5'4", I am already getting a belly on me so the secret has to be shared!!  Pretty fun stuff!! We are excited.  Off to work and a fun filled week with school starting, etc!~  Happy Monday!!

AP: 8:30