Here we go again~

Cold Morning, Met with Heidi and Heidi for the 5 mile square :)

Met with Heidi W this morning for another session of strength training. Oh, how I have missed strength training for these past several years.  It feels SO DARN GOOD to work my muscles and to feel soar afterward (knowing that you have worked your muscles).  I am so appreciative to Heidi for her willingness to come over to my house and do this with me!! Thanks Heidi~

I met with Heidi again this morning for another session of Strength training.  We did a different video this morning that incorporated a little more cardio so that was good and I am not sore (soar sp??) like I have been so hopefully that is a good sign too!  It was a good morning and again, I am just so thankful for Heidi's willingness to come to my house so that I get some type of work out in on my off mornings.  Thanks Heidi!

I wish I could brag about a great run this morning but here is what happened.  JaNae, the Heidi's and I had planned on meeting at 6:00 to run our normal 5 mile square.  Heidi C ended up having a late night and so she decided (per her 1:00am text to me) that she would not be coming in the morning, understood.  SO, I woke up, got dressed and walked into my kitchen to get my watch on and checked my phone.  There was a second text from JaNae that she wasn't feeling well and that she would not be making it over for the run either.  So, I got all suited up and walked out and down to Heidi W's to meet her to run and....................... she never came.  After waiting about 5-6 minutes, I decided that this was a clear, sure sign that I needed to go home and climb back in bed and so......I did!!  This is horrible of me but I didn't want to go out by myself and it was really cold and my bed was much more inviting.  The best part is I didn't even feel guilty about it later.  I was glad that Heidi C had a late night out with friends prohibiting her from coming, that JaNae was able to sleep a little longer to help her feel better and that Heidi W slept in and was able to get some sleep too, so it was totally justified.  

The Heidi's and I met up this morning for an easy 9-10 mile course.  We just ran an out and back course that ended up being 9 miles.  I hadn't ran since Monday so I have to admit that I had a little harder time then I would have liked to.  I think the cold weather had a major effect as well.  But none the less, we got out and had a good time.  I look forward to a new, hopefully more productive week this next week.  

Avg. Pace: 8:47

Met up with the Heidi's for our traditional 5 mile square.  I have decided that although this course is pretty much the same thing we do each time we run, I am totally fine with that.  I have expressed my love of this little course because not only is it the perfect distance of 5 miles, but it feels more like 3 miles.  So, I think we plan to pretty much just keep running this course during the week days and then try to shake things up on the weekends :).  Not to mention that I am falling in love with strength training which I intend to start doing more regularly as well.  I have to make the most of this week because Heidi W is leaving us Saturday for a week long cruise, LUCKY DUCK!!  So, we hope to have a full week before she leaves and hope even more that we can all keep it up the week she is gone.  It was a great morning!! Happy Monday everyone~

I am not sure on my avg pace because my garmin ran out of batteries as I walked out the door to run, Darn it!!  But pace felt comfortable. 

Met with Heidi this morning for a session of strength training.  Have I mentioned that I am really starting to enjoy strength training?? :). I can not decide if it is because of the burn I feel while doing the workout, the sore muscles after the work out, the visit time I have with Heidi, the fact that I don't have to leave my house, the way it gets my day started off just right, or the fact that I don't have to go out in 20 degree temps, hmmmmm, I THINK IT'S ALL OF THE ABOVE!!!!  So, yes, I enjoy it and always enjoy time to work out with fun, happy, helpful people!  It was a great morning. 

So, what started as a small disaster, ended in a very nice morning.  If you have the time, I will tell you the story, it goes like this:

I was supposed to meet Michelle, Ali (and Mac ended up coming along too) to go running at 5:00.  My eyes popped open only to see the alarm clock beeming 5:20, CRAP, I SLEPT IN!! So, I said to Ty "honey, you didn't wake me up". Yes, the alarm clock is on his side of the bed, so this is his responsibility :).  He is sure that he did try to wake me up, but I am sure that he just dreamed this and actually didn't try waking me up.  In any event, I got out of bed and started getting ready before stopping and thinking "what am I doing, they are long gone, I have no idea where to find them", so Tyler says "why don't you just go drive around and try to find them".  Well after calculating times, I figure that by the time I leave my house, they would have already had 4-5 miles under their belt.  Not having an idea which direction to even begin, I decide that it just wasn't meant to be today and so what do I do? Climb back into bed.  Well Tyler starts giving me a hard time saying things like "Or, you can just climb back in bed and not do anything, etc etc," ha ha, so you know that just wasn't going to happen.  So, I went and got my phone and decided that I would text my dear friend Heidi to see what time she was going out.  I knew she was planning on going but just didn't know what time.  And, I figured that her phone was away from her so that she would just text me back when she woke up and saw my message.  So, I send her a text asking her if I can jump in and run with her today and just to let me know what time she was going.  Figuring it would be a while before she got up, I again, crawled back into bed only to be startled 30 seconds later when I get a text back from heidi saying they are going running at 6:30.  Well, that was a little too late for me, so I decide again that running is just not going to happen today so I should just go back to bed.  Side Note: Tyler is awake this entire time. So, not 15 minutes later, just as I was dozing back into a slumber, I am awaken by my phone vabrating under my pillow with this message from Heidi, and I quote "Okay, now I can't go back to sleep so wake up,  get dressed and meet me outside in 10-15 minutes" at which I responded "Yes, Mam".  So, I get back out of bed and go to get dressed and walk out to see Tyler is now out of bed too.  So I walk in the kitchen and poor sleep deprived Tyler is sitting at the table working on his computer, knowing that sleep was no longer an option for him today either.  Moral of my story is that I woke Heidi up and Tyler up, all because I couldn't get up.  Sorry guys.  However, we ended up going out and getting a little over 5 miles in (meeting up with Heidi C at the intended 6:30 time to join us) and as always, the visiting was fun and I was SO GLAD that i was able to get out.  Although a little crazy, it ended up being a great morning.  So, Thanks Heidi and Tyler for sacrificing your sleep in my benefit. I really do appreciate it!

Avg. Pace: 8:51 (some good hills that we ran today, good workout) :)

Met with both Heidi's this morning for our strength training workout with Erin (the gals name on the workout video).  This is a really good video and works almost every area of your body.  It is so nice to feel sore in areas that I haven't worked for years.  I am also so greatful that the Heidi's are willing to come to my house so that I can actually work out on my off days so Thanks Gals!! 

So, I met bright and early, wait, Early (not so bright) with Ali to run.  I haven't ran with her for some time so it was really nice to chat with her and catch up a little.  When we met, neither of us really knew how far we wanted to go or what route we were going to take and so we just started running and kind of made up the course as we ran.  It was really nice to get up and get "almost" 8 miles in by 6:00am.  I got home and was able to get so  much accomplished before running out the door to run the kids to school, day care and to get to work.  Ali kept running when we were done to get in her 8 miles, but she pushed me along this morning and so I was tired and ready to stop.  It was a great run though and again, fun to run with Ali, thanks Ali!!

 Avg. Pace: 8:17
 

I met with Heidi W this morning before she left for her week long cruise, lucky duck!! (no really, she totally deserves it).  We kind of got off to a rough start.  We were going to meet at 6:30 and go 7 miles but my sitter slept in so we got a late start. I was a little exhausted from a long week and Heidi had a list of "to do's" before heading off on her vacation so I don't think our heads were really in the game.  But we headed off with out game faces on.  We started running and the wind was horrible and it was cold.  We decided to just run out 2 miles and then come back so that is what we did.  So, we didn't get in what we wanted, but never the less, It was a good start to a Saturday and I think a good start to Heidi's vacation.    

Met with Heidi C for 4 quick miles.  Wind was pretty harsh and it was only about 17 degrees, but Hey, we got out!!  

Due to the distinct challenge I received to do Strength training while Heidi W was gone, Heidi C and I met up to do some this morning.  I know I have said how much I enjoy doing this in previous posts, but in case anyone missed it, I AM REALLY ENJOYING STRENGTH TRAINING.  It is so much fun to work muscles in areas I haven't for a very long time.  And, I can feel the workout the entire day and well into the next day as well, so that is a nice feeling.  I am also always grateful to the girls who are willing to come over to my house to workout with me :) 

Another round of Strength training with Heidi C. Yes, Heidi W, I did it, I met your challenge and did strength training while you were gone, YAY!!!  We have missed you and are excited to have you back home, but are proud that we stuck to our plan and did this workout twice while you were gone, bomb diggity!  

Met with Mac, Ali and Michelle to run this morning.  Michelle had just gotten back from Paris late the night before so for a split second I wondered if she would make it, then quickly realized that it was Michelle I was talking about, and knew she would be there.  Mac and Ali had met a half an hour earlier and already had a few miles under their belt and when we were done, Michelle kept going to get a total of 10 miles in for the day (I believe it was 10) so I was the lazy one of the day, but still glad that I got out and ran with all of them.  I had a really good time running with these girls and we had a lot of random conversations that I thoroughly enjoyed.  I look forward to the next time :) 

So, Tyler and I met up with Kellie Barney this morning who is in town for Christmas, to go for a run.  Kellie is from the same town that I grew up in and has ran since she could walk, I think.  She has been a huge example to me in the running department and so I really looked forward to running with her today.  She currently lives in Indiana with her husband and kids while her hubby finishes school specializing as a "root canal" dentist.  I think it is called endodontics, but I have no idea on the spelling or anything so I think "root canal" dentist explains it, right?  Anyway, we met up with her, started running and got about 2 miles into our run when we ran into Michelle, Hal, Steven and Travis. So Michelle and Travis came along with us for the rest of the route.  The weather was perfect today for running but I struggle with the slushy gunk that in on the road  (I am sure you are all impressed with my terminology here).  I guess it's not "that" bad, just keeps you light on your feet :). It was a great morning and so fun to see Kellie again.  I hope I get to run with her again while she is here during Christmas.  

Avg Pace. 8:10 

And my grand total of miles for the week is.......................3.8 miles, hooray!!!  So, how many of you are impressed? 

Yes, it's true that I completely and totally made the most of my Christmas week, but I feel fine about it.  It was a very crazy week and between Christmas, Cold Weather and late night parties, I just didn't have it in me to get out. I attempted a few times, but was clearly very unsuccessful.  In any event, I got out today for a quick little run today by myself (leaving my house at 11:40, which was different) before digging into a very busy Saturday!  It was good to get out and I look forward to redeeming myself next week. 

Avg. Pace: 8:24

I was going to meet up with Mac and Michelle this morning at 5:00am but opted for a 6:00am shift given it's Christmas Break and both my hubby and kids are out of school, so call me lazy, but WHY would I get out of bed to run at 5:00am??  Just kidding, I would get out of bed at any time to run with Michelle and Mac but also wanted to get a little extra sleep and go with the Heidi's.  So we met up with the intent to go 6.5, However, Heidi C's hubby was scheduled for knee surgery and she needed to be home to take him so we cut it a little short (hope he is doing okay Heidi).  Therefore, we just did our traditional 5 mile square adding a tintsy tinesy bit on at the end.  It felt really really good to get out and get some miles in (hey, it was more miles then I ran the entire week before, ha-ha).  I am looking forward to getting some good workouts in this week so that I can end the last week of the year in "style".  Hope you all enjoy the last week of 2008!!  

Avg. Pace: 8:49

Heidi W and I met this morning for a variety of strength training and yoga at my house while Tyler went to run in Provo with Sasha, Michelle and some others.  It was a very fun morning after I actually woke up for it.  I was feeling the side effects of a late night out with my girl friends (3:00am) Saturday night for the first little bit.  Funny how it didn't hit me until today.  But, again, once I woke up, it was very fun to work out with Heidi.  We did some strength training first and then ended our little work out session with some yoga from a new video I purchased.  Yes, it was a little interesting, mixed with some humor and good stretching, so all in all I feel it was successful.  What a great way to start my day!!  Now, I am at work trying to dig myself out of work to do and trying to stay motivated given it is another Holiday week.  I do mortgage loans and given how great the interest rates are right now, I have gotten pretty busy (yay!, I perform so much better under pressure).  All the more reason to get my work outs done in the morning to get me grounded and ready to hit the day.  So, if anyone out there is interested in helping me out in the "Exercising" department come and refinance with me or let me help you get financing to buy a house and I will be better at working out, hint hint................. :).

Have a good day everyone~

I met up with Kellie Barney again this morning, and her sister Michelle for a little jaunt.  I am sure it felt like a jaunt to Kellie but it was quit the little workout for me. We just ran the 5 mile square route adding on "pretty little road" to get some more mileage in.  If anyone is familiar with the area I run in, you totally know where I am talking about.  I think every little road or the tiniest of landmarks have their designated name to associate it with a running route. I love that about small towns and towns that are heavily populated with runners.  It was so nice to run with Kellie again. She has lots of fun stories and is very experienced with running so I like to talk to her about it.  It was awful cold this morning though.  My mouth was so frozen by the end of the run that it was painful for me to talk.  Ha-ha.   So, I hustled in, got dressed and Tyler and I took Evan snow boarding for the day.  Now we are just getting home and going to start getting ready to host our annual New Years party!!  Busy, Fun day!!!

Happy New Years Everyone!! Here is to a great 2009~ Cheers!! 

Avg. Pace: 8:15