Here we go again~

So, being there is over a foot of new snow at my house, running was not an option this morning so I opted for the Spin Class with Tiffany.  It was really early and it semi kicked my butt this morning, but a great alternative given the fact that my sciatica is still very sore from Saturday.  In the past "it" (yes, I am still talking about my sciatica, I should give it a name or something) usually worked its way out after a day or so, but not this time. I think I may have to go see a physical therapist or something for it (which I am not happy about).  Or, I need Marion to demonstrate her "fishes" yoga move she was talking about to stretch it out :).  So, we did the spin class, then some weights and abs, and then walked one quick lap around the track and followed it up with some stretching.  Tiffany is very fun to talk to and I have enjoyed working out with her.  I enjoy this class although it is very exhausting and I want to quit from time to time.  I love the feeling when I get off the bike and my legs are all wabbly and tired.  Lets me know I have worked hard.  Anyway, it was a good morning and beat getting wet in the snow!!  Have a great Monday!! 

Yeah, I got to meet with the Heidi's this morning! It has been a long time since I had the grace of working out with these fine ladies, so I sure enjoyed my morning doing some strength training in my basement.  We pretty much lifted some weights, talked, did some lunges, talked, did some more weights, talked, stretched, talked some more, then talked some more.  Could you ask for anything more to start out your day?  I think not!  Thanks Heidi's.  

Woke up at 4:55am so that I could to to spin again with Tiffany this morning. Oh, it is painful but I am always glad once I am up and going.  It makes it all the better when I walk in the door at 6:45 and know that I am done for the whole day, YAY!!  So, we "spun" then did extra weights at the end and walked once around the track to losen up and cool down and........... chat, of course.  Then it was time to head home.  So, then I got home and got my kids up to do scriptures and when we got done, I all of a sudden got VERY VERY TIRED.  Like that feeling you get when you are 16 in History class and the teacher is boring you to death and you just want to lay on your desk and fall fast asleep.  You know what I am talking about right??  Anyway, I was that tired.  I sat there for a minute trying to fight it (or trying to find a way to just get a few more minutes/hours of sleep) before realizing that it was not a reality and that I just needed to jump up and get breakfast started.  So, the morning went on as so... and I am feeling fine now but hope that it doesn't hit me mid-day!  I guess we will see.  Good morning none the less.  Now, back to work. 

So this morning I met up with Ali and MacK to run.   I had planned on just going 6 since I haven't ran this week and my sciatica is still giving me fits.  We met at 5:00 which worked out great because Tyler wanted to go once I got home.  However, Ali and MacK wanted to go 9-10 so they were gracious enough to pretty much work around my mileage today, and carry on after me.  (Thank you guys so much for sticking with me).  So, we ran 5.75 and then I took a .25 mile cool down before heading home.  It was so nice to get in the car to come home and see 5:52 on the clock, nice feeling. So, I came home and woke up Tyler to go, but he had a really bad head ache (probably because he partied too hard yesterday for his birthday :)), so what did I do???  Got in the shower and then climbed back in bed of course.  In all honesty, I was completely chilled to the bone and needed to warm up, so what better way then climbing back in bed and cuddling with your hubby right?

It was a good way to start the day and a good way to prepare for a long run tomorrow.  

Avg. Pace: 8:20

Tyler took the early shift today so I met up with Heidi and Sue (seesuerun) at 7:30 for a run.  It was nice to sleep in a little bit and was really nice running with these ladies.  This is the first time I have ran with Sue and I may have to say that she is one of the sweetest and most humbled runners I have ever ran with.  Really!  What a sweetie. Mix sweet little Heidi into the mix and you couldn't ask for a better equation for running.  It was cold this morning and a thick haze that made breathing a little harder, but all in all, it was a great run. Tyler had worked up what was supposed to be a 11 mile course for me (thanks Ty), little did I know that I messed up the end and cut of .75 of a mile off putting us at about 10.25 total mileage (including our walking which I stopped my garmin for).  Now, it's time to get my Saturday started, I have a very messy house that needs to be cleaned. Have a great Saturday everyone!

Avg. Pace: 8:26 (some good steep hills in there).