Here we go again~

I ran this morning!! I ran, I ran, I ran!!!!  And, I felt Good!! I felt good, I felt Good, I felt Good!!! * Really, it was kind of a funny morning :).  I got a text last night from my friend Heidi C. who essentially said that despite, Rain, snow, whatever, WE WERE RUNNING!!! So, when I woke up to snow covered roads and fluffy snow falling, I knew there were no excuses :) (Heidi would come and pull me out by my hair if needs be).  I got ready and then got a text from my other friend Heidi W asking what we were doing.  I text back telling her we were going but then Heidi C and I sat in front of Heidi W's house for 10-15 minutes waiting for her to come out:).  Apparently, she set her alarm clock wrong and so when she originally text, she had just gotten out of bed! IT was funny! Her brain was having a hard time getting warmed up in the dead of winter.  So, we started out our jaunt and about a mile in, Heidi W's foot slipped off the side of the road and she fell on right on her stomach!! It made me feel bad but she is a tough one and hopped right back up!! Thank goodness the fluffy snow cushioned her fall, but the fluffy snow is the very reason she fell in the first place so.......................I guess it was the culprit after all.  We kept going but the snow was in our face so we turned and went down a road we don't usually go on.  About a mile later, Heidi C, hit a slippery spot and fell down right on her hip! Ouch!!! Honestly, do we keep running at this point?!? We walked it out for a bit until we came to some more fluffy (non slippery) roads and then started back into running.  When we finally reached home (it felt like it took us forever), Heidi W and I decided to go down the road a bit further to tack on an extra mile putting us at a whole Whoppin 5 miles for the day but HEY, I FELT REALLY GOOD so I was HAPPY!!!!  Now, I know it had something to do with the slower pace due to the focusing on our feet work but that's okay! I did feel really bad that both Heidi's fell however, and hope they are feeling okay now that the day is going on!! I am sure me falling with my big old Buddha belly would have been quite the scene so I am sure glad that didn't happen!! It just made my day start OH so much better.  Did I mention my brother is coming into town today to visit?? It'll be the first time I have seen him, his wife and little boy in a year and a half and the first time meeting his new baby ever so I am pretty thrilled!!! Happy December 1st everyone! Yippee!

A measily 30  minutes of Pilates this morning!!  Not much~

5 mile square with the Heidi's this morning!! It wasn't as easy as Wednesday and I couldn't really breath!! But...........We'll stick with it though:).  My brother got in town Wednesday night and it's been a bit of a whirl wind marathon schedule but Oh so fun!! Nothing like spending time with family, especially when you haven't seen them for a year and a half!!! Love it!!!!

Early Baptism and then a full day with the family.  No exercising today:(

So, I was lazy and slept in yesterday (I am completely exhausted after our crazy weekend and consistent late nights of going to bed at 1:30AM. I am too old for this:)) so I was excited to get out this morning for a little run!!! I ran with the Heidi's to mile 2 then walked for a minute while they kept going and met back up with them to finish out the 5 mile square.  Let's just face the facts.......I am going to take Kim's advice and just keep doing what I can (even if it includes several walk breaks) rather then killing myself to run straight the whole time.  It was such a fun morning getting out with the girls and chatting (or in my case, listening to the chatting as it's also getting harder to talk and run).  Glad I got something in for the day as the Christmas Chocolate Orange Sticks are a serious addiction!!! I need to get a grip!

This morning I woke up to go with the girls but it was the weirdest thing..............My eyes and brain were awake, and even somewhat excited to get out and run but my body was thinking otherwise. I honestly felt like I couldn't move! Is this it's way of telling me that I needed to just go climb back in bed?? I am justifying my laziness because I have grown substantially in the past 2 weeks and feel like I am growing again so it must just be my body telling me to rest so my baby can grow right?? Anyway, that is the way I am going to think of it.  So, nothing for today but I am going shopping tonight and am sure to walk a couple of good miles through the mall:). We'll see~

I wish I had a good excuse for myself these days but I just don't! I am lacking on energy and willpower but at the same time, want to keep going!! I think my baby must be going through a major growth spurt because I just feel exhausted!!  To make myself feel better I am totally blaming it on this time of year (despite the fact that we have been having some of the most perfect weather EVER):).  Needless to say, I ran on Tuesday, couldn't get my body to work on Wednesday and then woke up fevered through the night Wednesday and Thursday night (into Friday).  I feel fine during the day but the night thing in weird!! So, today, I literally had a 30 minute window of time and decided to run and jump on the treadmill.  Now, brace yourselves.....this may be as surprising to some as it was to me but I ran a whole 3 miles WITHOUT STOPPING!!! ha ha!! Sad to say, but it made me the happiest gal on the block!! I was pretty proud of myself.  And better yet, it was at a sub 9 minute mile (yessssss, even if it was a 8:56)!!! I need to keep going......I need to keep going..........I need to keep going!!!  Let's see what next week brings:).  

Had a little crazy morning with schedules so I didn't get out to run but we had a wonderful day spending time together as a family so it was all worth it.  Then we got home and decided just to hang at home so I went down and jumped on the TM again! I went a total of 4.5 (trying to round my week off), but it went something like this.  Walked to warm up, ran to a mile, walked for a bit, ran to mile 2, walked for a bit, ran to mile 3, walked..........ran to mile 4, then walked for the last .5 miles while lifting weights! It felt like a semi-decent workout and just nice to know I got something in!!!  

It's hard to believe that it's December and such beautiful weather!! It was so fun running outside this morning after a couple of times on the TM last week.  I was pretty proud of myself making it 4 miles straight without having to walk!! And, further.................we would have kept going but one of the Heidi's shoes came untied so we had to stop for her to tie it (Granted, I didn't complain or mind it because I was getting a bit winded:).  It was such a great run!! I actually felt semi-decent!!  Hooray~

Just my usual Strength Training day with Erin (aka Video in my basement). I actually didn't do this last week so I am betting I wake up sore tomorrow but that is always welcomed because then I know I have worked on stuff:).  It was nice to get something done today~

Well we were supposed to run this morning but you gotta love Utah when you go to sleep with 50 degree temps and wake up to 8 inches of snow the next day:).  Snow was still all over the street (plows hadn't made it out yet) so the girls text and said they wanted to sleep in instead of doing something.  I got back in bed with intentions to fall back asleep but the minute my brain starts thinking, sleep is no longer an option so I decided to get up and do something.  I ended up just doing 30 minutes of Yoga and then decided to get a jump start on the day~.  Glad I got a little stretching in.  It felt good and sure enough, I am sore from yesterday so hopefully it will help~

Another glorious day of running (okay, maybe not glorious but far better then some of my typical runs these days).  We decided to brave the anticipated 15 degree temps (knowing our bodies aren't quit acclimated yet) and run today!~I was sure glad we did! We just did 5 mile square but it felt nice to get out and run and see the Heidi's.  I actually made it about 4 miles again without stopping so that was good:)!! My breathing felt really good today and I actually felt like I had a bit of energy. When wrapped all together..............you can't complain about that!!  My belly has grown tremendously over the past 2 weeks! It's hard to believe that I only have 15 weeks left of my pregnancy (technically less than) yet, at the same time, it still feels far away!! I feel grateful to still be active and know it will help my recovery!! :). Life is good!  Happy weekend!!!!

Well we wanted to run this morning but woke up to blizzards and so Heidi C and I decided to stay inside and do some strength training with Erin!! I just love Heidi!! She is always so happy and makes me laugh!! It was a fun morning! And.......we got a good workout too:)

Wow, what a night!!! This storm is incredible but knocked out our power so Tyler was basically up all night and our fire alarm was chirping which kept me up also! Needless to say, we got power back at about 5:00am so I slept for a little bit and then got up and decided to run quickly on the TM before having to get the kids up and ready for school.  I started running, got a mile in and the power went out again! So, I came upstairs to asses the situation and after a few minutes, the power came back on.  SO.....I went back down and ran a little longer but was worried about time so cut it short at 3 little miles.  I came up stairs and started getting ready for the day in a hurry only to get a call from my mom saying that school was canceled!!! So, I went ahead and just took the day off and spent hours out in the snow, etc with my kids! It was a fun day! 

5 mile square with the Heidi's!! I am trying to hang in there! It was an okay run for me.  My breathing felt okay but my babes was laying on my sciatic so I had some good leg pain.  It's okay, as long as I can keep running, I know I will be grateful later! Man, I am getting big! 

Yessssss......I ran SEVEN miles!!! I have been saying that I think 5-6 miles will be about my max until after the baby so this was a big deal for me and I think the furthest I have ran since the marathon.  We went out "New Leaf" and then the Heidi's wanted to run out to Powerhouse so I ran down the hill and down a bit, then turned and walked back up the hill (A really good size hill I would say. Ooooh baby, I could feel it in my hamstrings), then ran it out to the corner, turned and ran back to the top of the hill (still couldn't see the Heidi's) so I ran back to the corner, and then walked back until I actually MET up with the Heidi's. With walking, I would dare say it ended up being 7.5 miles, but I bet I actually ran 7 miles so we will keep that as my mileage! I am not going to lie, it got hard at the end, but I stuck it out and am now glad to say that I ran 7 whole miles on Christmas Eve!! Wow, there really is a Santa Claus!!! Merry Christmas Eve everyone!!!!!

5 mile square by my lonely this morning!! I actually felt pretty darn good and it was my own fault I was by myself! I was supposed to go with Heidi C and another neighbor, but I decided to sleep in an extra half an hour which led me to go by myself.  I felt horrible when I saw Heidi C out by herself because the other neighbor made her own plans also:(.  It was still a good run and I managed to run THE WHOLE time. Wow, it really is Christmas!!!

Ran with Heidi W this morning!! Brrrrr, it was darn cold but OH so beautiful!!! We decided to do a little "improv route" which turned out to be fun and different but a bit more challenging and it was hard for me.  I have decided that I really appreciate a day's rest in between running.  It helps when I try to run.  But, it was nice knowing that I ran 2 days back to back at least!! And, we managed to maintain a sub 9 pace so that was a pat on my back, even if it almost killed me!!! 

Strength training in the basement followed by a mere 10 minute brisk walk on the TM.  Was glad to get a little something in:) 

I got to sleep in for a bit again today (I am getting way too used to this).  So, I woke up late and jumped on the treadmill for a little work out.  I walked for a bit, then basically alternated walking and running to reach a full 4 miles.  It felt like it was a decent work out~