Lesley's Running Blog

3 miles pushing double stroller followed by 2.5 on the treadmill.

Total Body Cardio Fix in the evening.

4 mile treadmill run around Mexico City. 7:33 pace.

Upper fix workout in the evening.

Hillier treadmill run. 8:10 average pace.

Lower fix workout in the evening.

Treadmill run. 7:40 average pace.

Lower fix workout in the evening.

4 miles pushing double stroller around Redlands.

Pilates 21 Day Fix workout in the evening.

8.00 mile run around Redlands, over to Prospect Park, down around Crafton School and home.

Dirty 30 workout in the evening.

7.27 miles on treadmill on a course through Bigfork, Montana. 7:39 pace. 55:45 overall time.

Total Body Cardio Fix in the evening.

6.6 miles treadmill run. 7:35 pace.

21 Day Fix Upper Fix workout in the evening.

3 mile stroller run with my girls.

2.33 miles on treadmill. 7:18 pace. 17:02 overall time

P90X3 Eccentric Lower workout in evening.

8 miles down Ogden Canyon on my treadmill. 7:19 pace. Downhill and flat. 58:36 overall time.

Pilates fix in the evening.

5 miles in Creston on the road where I grew up. Brought back many memories. Flat. 7:29 pace.

Cardio Fix in the evening.

Set out with the plan of getting a 10 mile long run in today. Headed out past Redlands airport and kept on going until I hit 5, then turned around and headed back. Flat, uphills and down. I hit 10 miles around my house in about 1:15:00, and decided I might as well run a full 90 minutes. Well, when I was at 90 minutes I was just a quarter mile or so from hitting 12 miles. So once I hit 12 I stopped.

Feeling confident about the half marathon I have coming up first weekend in June. Last year I ran a 1:30 6 months post partum, and excited to see how fast I can crank it out this year. Definitely beating that.

8:22, 7:48, 7:25, 7:26, 7:27, 7:50, 7:45, 7:47, 7:38, 7:32, 7:56, 8:03.

7.50 miles on treadmill through streets of London. 7:23 pace. 55:29 overall time, 266 feet elevation gain.

Dirty 30 21 day fix workout in the afternoon.

5.01 miles Monterey Coast Trail on treadmill. 7:20 pace. 121 feet elevation gain.

Extra 1.00 mile in Paris. 7:14 pace.

Upper Fix 21 Day Fix workout in evening.

8.12 miles in Vermont on treadmill. 284 feet elevation gain, 1:00:01 overall time. 7:23 pace.

Disneyland with the family in the afternoon.

6.50 miles in Bali on treadmill. 49:25 overall time. 7:36 pace.

Lower fix workout in the afternoon.

Was going to sleep in but Penny woke up early. So I did my 21 Day Fix workout while she sat on the couch with milk and cartoons.

Then walked Aubrey to school and finished a 3 mile stroller run, and added 2.11 miles on the treadmill.
 

Felt a little sluggish as I started this run. Overcast morning and felt good to be out. 1:19:51 overall time. 10.01 miles. Out Highland Avenue, hill at mile 4, ran through a beautiful huge cemetary miles 5-6, and headed home. Always nice to have another longer run in the books. 7:58 average pace.

8:09, 7:54, 7:51, 8:36, 7:51, 8:04, 7:34, 7:38, 7:53, 8:14

7.42 miles on treadmill Phuket, Thailand. 7:32 pace. 721 feet elevation gain, 56:01 overall time.

Added a flat .59 to make it an even 8 miles. 6:53 pace.

Total Body Cardio Fix in the afternoon

7.0 miles Westland National Park, New Zealand. Fetl like a hillier run than I have been doing. 52:27 overall time, 7:29 pace.

Arm workout in the afternoon.

7.50 miles in Loviste, Croatia. This run started our really hilly, and I was going to stick with it, but it got to a point where the hills were just too much, so I changed the elevation on my machine and ran downhill a couple miles. 7:52 pace. 59:06 overall time.

30 min Plyometrics workout in the afternoon.

Tried to sleep in but it just doesn't work for me anymore. So I eventually got up and ran 4 miles on the treadmill. But 3.5 miles in the girls woke up and accidentally hit the power cord, so no stats for the run. Turned it back on and ran my last half mile.

Walked Aubrey to school then finished the 3 mile loop home.

Pilates workout in the afternoon.

5.11 miles Beaver Pond Trail, Yellowstone National Park. 7:41 pace. First mile straight uphill then flat and downhill. 39:17 overall time. 784 feet elevation gain.

Added 1.54 more miles before I had to get Aubrey ready for school. 6:58 pace. Flat. Luxemborg. 10:46 overall time.

Cardio Fix workout after dropping Aubrey off and grocery shopping.

Started with 4.79 miles in Powys, UK. 35:59 overall time. 7:30 pace. 704 feet elevation.

Added 2.47 miles in Sydney, Australia. 18:35 overall time. 7:31 pace.

1.10 miles Half Moon Island, Antarctica. 6:55 pace. 7:37 overall time.

Then once the family woke up we went on a 4 mile jog with the kids in running strollers.

5.06 miles Chiclayo, Peru. 37:44 overall time. 7:27 average pace. 482 elevation.

3.13 miles Hachijo, Japan. 23:20 overall time, 7:26 pace. 286 elevation.

Dirty 30 workout in the afternoon.

Marathon Segment 6. Really I have no idea where I was running. 6.71 miles. 7:03 pace. 47:23 overall time. 120 elevation gain.

1.01 miles in Munich, Germany. Had a little extra time to add a little more distance in. 6:46 overall time, 6:42 pace. 0 elevation gain.

P90X3 Agility workout in the afternoon.

5.90 miles in Fiskovagen, Finland. 44:20 overall time, 7:30 pace. 31 feet elevation gain.

Added 1.00 mile in Mangilao, Guam. 7:05 overall time, 0 elevation.

5.93 miles Nagano, Japan. 44:34 overall time. 7:30 average pace.

1.10 Miles near Indian Ocean. 7:00 pace. 7:43 overall time.

5.44 miles Lagos de Covadonga, Spain. This was supposed to be a really hilly treadmill run but I am completely wiped out. So I decided a downhill run sounded like good practice for the downhill half I have coming up. 41:06 overall time. 7:33 pace.

1.01 miles Holbox, Mexico. 6:58 pace. 6:59 overall time.

Slept in a bit because it was going to be a cooler day and we didn't have any solid plans. And I was overall just feeling worn out. Penny was so grumpy and always loves the stroller so I decided to take her out while Cam ran on the treadmill. Pushed the stroller on a 5 mile loop, then decided to add 2 more with the stroller. Finished with 3 on the treadmill. My watch was acting up on the stroller run, but probably averaged around 8:00 pace.

3.08 mile treadmill: 22:43 overall time, 7:22 pace. flat run.

Lough Beagh, Ireland. 5.34 miles. 40:13 overall time, 433 elevation gain. 7:31 pace.

Bogota, Columbia. 2.66 miles, 20:03 overall time, 267 elevation gain. 7:31 pace.

So, 60:16 overall time, 8.00 miles. 7:31 pace.

Cardio Fix in the afternoon.

3.5 miles on the treadmill before it sounded like it exploded. So frustrating. So I decided to rush the girls after spending time with customer service, and got everyone in the stroller for a stroller run. Walked Aubrey to school and as we are walking into the playground I have the flattest of flats (and Cameron ran over the bike pump a few days ago.) I give up!

Came home and did the Upper Fix workout.

During nap time I decided to get out on a 4 mile run. Decided to somewhat tempo. Started with 2 miles fast (6:40ish pace), jogged a half mile, and then did 1 mile fast (6:30). Jogged last half mile home .

Got the treadmill fixed enough to run on. Started with 4 miles. 29:49 overall time. 7:27 pace. Flat run. Finished with 3 more miles in Ogden. 21:35 overall time, 7:11 pace. Sometimes I want to just keep running and running but have to get kids to school.

Lower fix leg workout in the evening.

Got a cold, and feeling wiped out again so decided to take it a bit easier today. Slept in til 7 and then walked Aubrey to school and then ran the 4 mile loop with the double stroller. Then came home and ran 1 mile on the treadmill to round it out to 5 miles overall. Didn't wear a watch when I pushed the stroller but it was slow.

Last 1.06 miles was at 6:42 pace.

4.03 miles Veracruz, Mexico. 30:11 overall time, 7:30 pace. 134 feet elevation gain.

1.98 miles Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida. 13:45 overall time. 6:56 pace.

Had to cut the workout short to shower and get ready to go to the temple this morning.

Cardio Fix workout in the afternoon. Still fighting a small cold, runny/stuffed nose and sore throat. Hopefully clears up soon!

Treadmill, Treadmill, Treadmill.

6.23 miles of California Marathon. 46:48 overall time, 7:30 pace. 343 elevation gain.

5.00 miles continuing California Marathon. 37:26 overall time, 7:29 pace. 334 elevation gain.

1.00 miles in Paris France. 70 feet elevation. 7:05 pace.

91:19 overall minutes

4.69 miles in Croatia. 7:36 pace, 35:41 overall time. 404 feet elevation gain.

3.55 miles Makara, New Zealand. 7:24 pace, 26:18 overall time.

Dirty 30 21 day fix workout in the afternoon.

6.08 miles Apollo Bay. 45:42 overall time, 7:30 pace.

1.30 miles in Yellowstone. 7:30 pace, 9:46 overall time.

30 minute ab workout in the afternoon.

4.70 miles Positano, Italy. 7:33 pace, 35:34 overall time.

2.23 miles Continental Divide, WY. 16:46 overall time, 7:31 pace.

No second workout. Disneyland in the afternoon.

4.00 miles Marathon Segment 4. 7:29 pace, 29:59 overall time.

3.11 miles Lvdao, Taiwan. 7:19 pace, 22:46 overall time.

Upper Fix 21 Day fix workout in the afternoon.

Got up early and headed out. Went out 5th towards the Hillside Cemetary. Good size hill miles 3-4. Nice to be out and about. Went along the ridge past the cemetary til I hit 5 miles, then headed home.

1:16:35 overall time.

7:52, 7:27, 7:28, 8:15, 8:04, 7:07, 7:15, 7:34, 7:34, 7:56. My legs were feeling it the last mile. Although it looks like my  pace was all over the place, I feel like it reflects the terrain.

7:39 average.

21 day fix workout in the afternoon.

4.56 miles Galapagos Islands. 34:26 overall time, 7:33 pace.

1.55 miles Pacific Northwest Trail. 11:34 overall time, 7:27 pace.

Started out by getting up early and doing 5 miles (Cant find the watch for splits right now). I wanted to let Cam sleep in after working all weekend so once I got home everyone was still asleep so I hopped on the treadmill.

2.98 miles Czech Republic. 22:24 overall time, 7:30 pace.

2.16 miles Yellowstone Lake Trail. 15:59 overall time, 7:23 pace.

30 minute ab workout in the afternoon.

7.00 miles in Florida. 53:37 overall time, 7:30 pace.

Total Body Cardio Fix in the afternoon.

Norra, Estonia. 3.22 miles. 24:18, 7:32 pace.

3.46 miles Sausalito, CA. 26:07 overall time, 7:32 pace.

1.00 miles Midway Islands. 7:01 pace.

4.00 miles pushing double stroller. Nice to sleep in a bit and get outside. And the girls have missed the running stroller I think! No watch-

Came home and did 2.00 miles on the treadmill. 15:25 overall time, 7:35 pace.

Pilates Fix workout in the afternoon.

4.46 miles Ogliastra, Italy. 7:31 pace, 33:33 overall.

2.64 miles Azorean Islands. 7:30 pace, 19:50

1.00 miles. One Tree Hilll, New Zealand. 6:52 pace.

Started at Crafton Hills Trailhead. 2.00 miles slightly uphill on the trails. Slow going with trails and hills. 9:39 pace (a little walking), 19:19 overall time.

Turned around and cruised home. 5.00 miles downhill. 7:10, 7:23, 6:36, 6:29, 6:41. 6:52 average. 34:20 overall time.

5.00 miles Knysna, South Africa. 7:30 pace, 37:34 overall time.

3.25 miles Galapagos Islands. 6:40 pace, 22:44 overall time.

Kaiteriteri Bay, New Zealand. 6.05 miles. 7:30 pace, 45:24 overall time.

1.00 miles Bochum, Germany. 7:09 pace.

No second workouts this week, and starting to cut my miles down to get ready for my half marathon on Saturday.

Went on Aubrey's school fieldtrip so ran 4.00 miles during nap time. 30:32 overall time, 7:37 pace.

3.00 miles pushing double stroller. Took this run really easy and it felt like crap. I always expect tapering to feel great, but more often than not I feel sluggish. My knee was bugging and I woke up with a stiff hip. But I knew these were minor things that I could shake out before the race.

Came home and ran 1.00 miles on the treadmill. 8:37 pace, Scalloway Scotland.

Tapering. Felt better today than yesterday. 2 miles easy pushing double stroller.

Everything fell into place the week before this race and I knew I could have a great race. I didn't do any intervals or tempo runs or much speed work at all in my training, just cranked out a lot miles on the treadmill mixed with some longer runs on Saturday. I was confident I was more fit than last year and could beat my time of 1:30.

I warmed up 2.00 miles up the road, nice and easy. It was cool at the start and I got off the bus with more than an hour before the race started, so I was ready to warm up literally. Once again, warming up pays off and half a mile up the road was an empty campground with lots of open bathrooms. Beats waiting twenty plus minutes at the port a potties.

Got lined up and once the gun went off I saw 5-6 girls dash out in front of me. I wanted to start conservative, and aim for a 1:25 pace (6:30). I ended up running next to a girl and noticed she had on an Ogden Half Marathon shirt. What a small world! Ran with her for 5ish miles and then slowly left her behind and started picking off each girl in front of me.

By mile 7 I was in second place, with 1st place a good quarter mile ahead, but I was gaining on her. By mile 8 she was standing on the side of the road cramped up.

Once I took the lead my adrenaline took over and I just kept cranking out the miles. I had a biker who stayed with me because I was the lead girl, and he kept my updated on who was behind me, and how far. By mile 10 it was obvious that I was going to win, as long as nothing crazy happened. I had no idea what time I was going to finish at, but knew I was still consistently under 1:25 pace.

The last mile I was starting to get fatigued, but the crowds pulled me in and I finished in 1:23:35. My best half is 1:22:59 (Ogden Half 2007), but this race was at sea level so I have to factor that in as well, yet I do feel like it is a bit harder course than Ogden. 

It was so fun to be fit again! I haven't won a race since having kids, and hadn't run under a 1:30 half marathon since having kids either. Which means it has been almost 7 years! I know with some speedwork I can still see improvements. So exciting.

Not sure what my next race will be, but I need to get signed up for something to keep me motivated. And I won $150!

Splits: 6:16, 6:28, 6:27, 6:24, 6:19, 6:21, 6:23, 6:17, 6:14, 6:24, 6:23, 6:28, 6:20, 6:04 pace (last .14)

Total Body Cardio Fix in the morning.

4.00 mile walk with my friend to loosen up. Sore, but not as bad as I thought I would be.

3 miles run with the double stroller after dropping Aubrey off at school.

2.33 miles on the treadmill. Hidalgo, Mexico. 7:31 pace. 17:32 overall time.

Upper fix arm workout in the evening.

Just plain wiped out today. I think it is definitely a bit of the post race soreness/fatigue, mixed with going on week 2 of having Cameron in Ohio. 2.5 weeks left! So just a leg strength workout this morning and decided to not worry about mileage the next few weeks. I need to find a new race to sign up for so I have something to work towards again.

I complain of being tired yesterday, and then woke up in the middle of the night and texted Cam (It was 3 am my time, he was headed to work 6am East Coast), and then I remembered a bill I needed to pay, and then could not fall back asleep. So I decided to get my run done early.

4.41 miles Japan. 7:26 pace, 32:50 overall time.

3.95 miles Redbridge to Bexley. 7:30 pace, 29:38 overall time.

3.11 miles Kerry, Ireland. 23:22 overall time, 7:30 pace.

3.47 miles Emerald Pools Trail, Utah. 26:06 overall time, 7:31 pace.

10 minute 21 Day fix Extreme Abs

7.53 miles Lago Di Resia, Italy. 57:33 overall time, 7:38 pace.

1.65 miles Poznan, Poland. 12:24 overall time, 7:30 pace.

1.00 miles Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 7:05 pace.

8 miles outside. Worst run in a long time. Bathroom problems, etc. 

Pilates fix

headed out for 7 miles but figured since I had a sitter I might as well keep goin. But better than yesterday

doheny state beach run

Gorgeous Oceanside run along cliffs of Dana Point, Oceanside, and Pacific Coast Highway.

No workout. Drove to Utah.

4 miles around fruit heights.

7.5 miles 60 min run around Lauren's neighborhood. Fun to be running by wheat fields and cows. 

30 min run from Lindsey's house. Got dark and left later in the evening. But was nice to get some miles in when I didn't think I was going to. 

Nice 6 mile evening run around Ammon/Idaho falls. 

Back home! got up and did 21 day fix extreme upper fix. My arms feel like jello. Then went on a five mile run around town before Cam left for school. I felt so dehydrated. 

3.27 miles treadmill Croatia. 7:39 pace 25:03

5.72 miles Golden Bay New Zealand. 43:58 overall time, 7:41 pace. 

2.29 miles 7:29 pace, 17:10 overall time

Girls woke up early. Did 21 day fix extreme dirty 30. My arms are going to be sore! Then hopped on the treadmill and ran 5.00 miles in Hawaii while Cam ate breakfast with the girls before heading to school. 37:33 overall time, 7:31 pace.

4.57 miles Colorado River, Arizona. 34:30 overall time, 7:32 pace. 

2.74 miles Czech Republic. 20:40 overall time, 7:32 pace. 

3 mile family run with strollers to the donut shop and back home. 

15 min 21 day fix extreme Pilates, but frustrated cause I need an exercise band with handles. So did 21DFX Plyometrics. I will be sore tomorrow! 

Woke up a bit later and got out the door at 6:30 to squeeze in 5 miles before 4th of July festivities. Struggled to maintain 8 min pace today.

4.00 miles marathon segment 5. 30:43 overall time, 7:40 pace. 

Dahu, Taiwan. 4.04 miles in 30:09. 7:27 pace. 

21 Day Fix Extreme leg workout. Going to be sore! 

4.28 miles Chicago, Illinois. 32:55 overall time, 7:41 pace.

3.55 miles Filisur, Switzerland. 26:39 overall time, 7:30 pace.

2.15 miles Caumasee Lake, Switzerland. 16:13 overall time, 7:32 pace.

Kids kept sleeping so I kept running! 9.98 miles total and 75:47 overall time.

4.44 miles Yakushima Island, Japan. 33:25 overall time, 7:31 pace.

2.65 miles Silver Forest Trail, Mt. Rainier. 20:03 overall time, 7:33 pace.

30 minute ab fix.

5.18 miles Bahia de Concepcion, Mexico. 39:30 overall time, 7:37 pace.

6.20 miles New York, New York. 48:37 overall time, 7:50 pace.

1.87 miles Niagra Falls, Canada. 14:10 overall time, 7:34 pace.

Need to get my watch but I ran 6 miles down past Redlands airport. I am so used to running on the treadmill now that the miles go by much slower when I am outside. I need some running buddies and better scenery!

5.54 miles Maidstone to Guildford. 43:31 overall time, 7:51 pace.

2.55 miles Harbak, Norway. 19:12 overall time, 7:31 pace.

Total Body Cardio Fix workout in the afternoon.

Manaus, Brazil. 3.77 miles, 29:44 overall time, 7:53 pace.

2.29 miles Le Grand Balloon, France. 17:16 overall time, 7:32 pace.

Upper Fix lifting workout following the run.

4.28 miles Rochebrune, France. 32:24 overall time, 7:34 pace.

3.10 miles Alabama 5K. 22:59 overall time, 7:24 pace.

7.17 miles Paris, France. 54:37 overall time, 7:37 pace.

2.84 miles Rome, Italy. 21:00 overall time, 7:23 pace.

Pilates Fix in the afternoon.

Rial National Park, Bulgaria. 3.29 miles in 25:13. 7:39 pace.

3.10 miles Alaska 5K. 23:09 overall time, 7:23 pace.

Dirty 30 21 day fix workout in the morning. 4.93 miles in Quintana Roo, Mexico. 37:09 overall time, 7:32 pace.

10.05 miles OUTSIDE! Went out with the intention of running 8ish, but the skies were overcast and I felt decent so I figured I might as well get a couple more miles in. 1:18:43 overall time, 7:50 pace. Rolling hills.

2.50 miles Chiril, Romania. 18:50 overall time, 7:31 pace.

1.88 miles Arches National Park, Utah. 7:33 pace, 14:12 overall time.

Montana 5K. 24:30 overall time, 7:54 pace.

Vermont 5K. 23:16 overall time, 7:30 pace.

California 5K. 23:18 overall time, 7:30 pace.

2 mile warmup. Strides. 8x400 @80-82 pace. 90 seconds rest/jog in between.

1:22, 1:20, 1:20, 1:21, 1:22, 1:21, 1:21, 1:23

3 mile cooldown.

I have not done intervals forever, but Sariah has me motivated again as she helped me with a marathon schedule. And I signed up for marathon #4! November 7.

Slept in and then ran 6 miles through the orange groves, down to Mentone, and back home. Been spoiled this week with Cameron having a few days off.

15 mile long run with 8 miles at a faster pace. I was aiming for 7:00 pace on the faster portion. My legs were a bit fatigued. First week over 45 miles (53 total!).

Ran 4 miles (avg 8:00 approx), then began the tempo miles 4-12. Splits: 6:53, 7:01, 7:02, 6:59, 7:07, 7:14, 7:08, 6:58. The first 5 miles had a slight downhill, and then when it flattened out I began to struggle. But I made it. 3 miles easy back home. Last 1.5 miles I felt so dehydrated. Going to have to try to figure out how to get some water in on these long runs.

Average pace overall: 7:38, 1:54:35 overall time.

Wyoming 5k. 23:44 overall time, 7:39 pace.

Colorado 5k. 23:16 overall time, 7:30 pace.

Florida 5k. 23:10 overall time, 7:28 pace.

Isla Mujeres, Mexico. 1 mile @ 7:03 pace.

Upper Fix arm workout in the afternoon.

1 mile warmup. 5 mile tempo on treadmill at 6:49 pace (8.8mph). 2 mile cooldown. 58:50 overall time for workout, 7:21 pace for workout.

6.14 miles around Redlands. Easy run. Tired today, and legs are feeling a bit worn out from tempo. 8:09 pace, 50:01 overall time.

2 mile warmup. 8x400 at 80-82 pace with 200 jog between each (approx 90 sec). We got a downpour about 1.5 hours before my workout, and the dirt track I go too was sloppy and wet. And I waited for Cam to get home so I wouldn't have to do the workout on the treadmill, and he ended up not getting home until after 7. I get nervous when it gets dark here, so I warmed up, did 5x400 on the track, did the next 3 on the streets on the way home, cooled down for a mile, then did another 2 mile cooldown on the treadmill. So humid I could wring out my tank top when I was done.

1:22, 1:22, 1:22, 1:23, 1:24, 1:23, 1:22, 1:28 (slightly uphill)

3.80 miles Wengernalp, Switzerland. Slower today. 8:07 pace 30:53 overall time.

3.51 miles Grumari, Rio de Janeiro. 7:47 pace, 27:23 overall time.

17 miles long run. First 7 miles were slightly uphill. And I felt it! Ugh. It slowed my miles pace way down and I thought I was in for a long challenging run. Loop from home to Yucaipa, down to Mill Creek Road/Mentone to Wabash, and back home. Miles 7-15 were slightly downhill/flat and I felt awesome. The waters/gatorades I hid were lifesavers as well. Last couple miles up to temple and back home. Average pace:8:00  2:16:05 overall time

Utah 5K 24:19 overall time, 7:50 pace.

Idaho 5K 23:17 overall time, 7:30 pace.

Connecticut 5K. 23:20 overall time, 7:31 pace.

1.44 miles Johnson Canyon Trail. 10:52 overall time, 7:32 pace.

3.50 miles Hana, Hawaii. 27:31 overall time, 7:51 pace.

3.51 miles Lewisham to Wandsworth. 26:26 overall time, 7:31 pace.

2.03 miles Deal to Maidstone. 15:30 overall time, 7:38 pace.

Afternoon: Georgia 5K 25:51 overall time, 8:20 pace.

1.5 mile warmup. 5xmile repeats at half marathon pace. The nice thing about doing mile repeats on a treadmill is that you don't have to think too much about pace, you just set the treadmill and run. Did them at 6:23 pace with a 2:30 jog in between each. I always dread interval days but they always feel so much better than I anticipate. The intervals make the run fly by! 2.5 mile cool down. Only had a mile left when my girls woke up! 

I intended to get an arm workout I this afternoon but we were busy with library and pool dates as well as watching some neighbors in the evening- so tomorrow for sure! 

6.2 miles easy on treadmill. 

3.52 miles Caminito del Rey, Spain. 26:53 overall time, 7:38 pace.

2.72 miles Opatija, Croatia. 20:27 overall time, 7:30 pace.

1.45 miles Redwood State Park. 10:44 overall time, 7:24 pace.

30 min arm workout in the evening.

17 mile long run. Was aiming to get 10 miles at under 7:00 pace, but the first 7 are uphill so I was just hanging on. After that 7 I picked up the pace and the next 2 miles were under 7:30, followed by 6 miles under 6:55 (6:55, 6:53, 6:55, 6:45, 6:50, 6:55) Two miles easy uphill to finish out the run. Didn't feel great today, but powered through and made it. Felt pretty good the second half, once the uphill was over. But I like my loop so I will probably continue to run it!

2:12:36 overall time, 7:48 average pace.

Indiana 5K. 23:15 overall time, 7:29 pace.

Arizona 5K. 24:03 overall time, 7:45 pace.

1.93 miles Warsaw, Poland. 14:34 overall time, 7:32 pace.

1.77 miles Hashima Island, Japan. 12:51 overall time, 7:15 pace.

The only downfall of using ifit for my runs is that all their runs are short, so I am constantly running 3-4. Need to start taking some time to map out some runs so I don't keep having this problem.

Treadmill=Forcing you to run your pace!

2 mile warmup. 4xmile @5:50 pace with 4:30 jog (approx 0.5 miles) rest in between. All 4 were at 5:50, but I do feel like I 'cheated' a little on the last 2 and held on to the treadmill a couple times cause I didn't want to go crashing down. I am not used to running that fast on the treadmill. 2 mile cooldown.

1:11:48 overall time, 7:10 overall pace.

Arkansas 5K. 24:56 overall time 8:02 pace.

Hawaii 5K. 23:26 overall time, 7:33 pace.

Aubrey's first day of school. I am going to have to start waking up earlier (ugh), so that I can get in the miles I want before I have to get everyone ready for school. Had to jog Aubrey to her first day cause we were running late (due to me trying to get some miles in), and walked home.

30 minute Dirty 30 arm/ab workout+13 minutes eccentric upper

2 mile warmup. 5 mile tempo at 6:40 pace. 2 mile cooldown.  Warmup felt crappy, but tempo felt great. Got up earlier so I was able to finish cooking down right as the girls were waking up.

New Zealand. 1:05:30 overall time, 7:16 pace overall. 

Slept in an extra half hour and then ran 4.01 miles in Iceland on the treadmill. 8:07 pace, 32:37. For Aubrey ready for school and walked her to school and then finished my 3 mile loop pushing the double stroller. Felt nice not to be on the treadmill, but it has been a few months since pushing the double! 

Pilates 21 day fix workout in the afternoon. 

Long run. 18 mile loop to Yucaipa, down to HWY 38, over to Mentone and back home. Felt pretty good today. High today was 106 degrees, so the last 40 minutes of my run were starting to get warm. Last night I didn't want to do a long run at all. But I found that the anticipation of a long run is worse than actually doing a long run, and I actually really enjoy being out and running a long time. But I sure do miss running buddies. What I wouldn't give to have someone to run with even for half of a long run!

2:24:46 overall time, 8:03 pace overall.

Illinois 5K 24:19 overall time, 7:50 pace.

Kansas 5K. 23:19 overall time, 7:31 pace.

Kentucky 5K. 23:05 overall time, 7:26 pace.

Total Body Cardio Fix 21 Day Fix in the afternoon.

10.0 miles in Yakima, WA. 1:18:21 overall time, 7:50 pace.

Treadmill intervals. 2 mile warmup. 10x800 @ 2:55 (5:50 pace), with 2:30 rest between each. Modified this workout and did all 800s instead of 6-800s and 6-400s cause I don't trust myself to do 400s on a treadmill. 1.25 mile cooldown plus 1.25 miles walking Aubrey to school and back as a family.

Disneyland in the afternoon so lots of walking!

4 easy miles pushing double stroller in the morning. 2.41 miles in Madrid Spain after on treadmill. 18:05 treadmill time, 7:30 pace. (No watch on stroller run but it was slow)

7.25 miles in Iceland on treadmill. 56:47 overall time, 7:49 pace. Feeling a little tired again today.

30 minute flat abs fix in afternoon + 5 more min of abs before I decided I had enough.

16 mile loop. Slightly shorter today cause we were trying to meet up with our ward at the beach. First 7 slightly uphill didn't feel great- and had some stomach problems. Then it's like I got a second wind- and totally killed the second half running 9 miles faster with 6 around 6:30.

8:54, 8:17, 8:01, 8:06, 8:44, 8:28, 8:31, 7:50, 7:24, 6:32, 6:33, 6:22, 6:20, 6:20, 6:37, 7:28

Total time: 2:03:15 average pace 7:35

11.18 treadmill miles. Cord got unplugged mid- run a couple times by my girls. So no official stats.,

Was planning on doing a fatiguing run of 7 miles followed by 3x1mile today, but I was worried I was going to run out of time, even starting by 6am, so instead ran 5 miles, followed by 4x1mile @6:00 pace with 0.50 mile (4:15 minutes) recovery between each. The cooldown suffered and was only about 1.5 miles long before I rushed everyone out the door to get Aubrey to school.

We have had a little runny nose/sore throat going around our house so thinking no second workout today unless I am really feeling up to it after the girls go to bed. Want to try to stay healthy!

Overall: 11.50 miles in New York. 1:23:27 overall time, 7:15 pace.

I think we are getting a cold at our house. I struggled to run 6 miles today at around 8:30 minute pace. Going to skip any second workouts this week and just focus on trying to stay healthy.

3.43 miles Kingston to Ealing. 30:15 overall time, 8:49 pace.

2.78 miles Sidney Island, British Columbia. 21:58 overall time, 7:54 pace

Michigan 5K. 24:32 overall time, 7:54 pace.

Louisiana 5K. 23:19 overall time, 7:30 pace.

3 mile stroller run that included walking Aubrey to school. Little sore throat/headache. Just really want to stay healthy so I can get my long run in the weekend. Maybe a few tempo miles tomorrow.

8.50 miles in San Francisco. 2 mile warmup. 5 mile tempo run at 6:40 pace. 1.5 mile cooldown.

1:00:12 overall time, 7:05 overall pace.

Started my long run at 6am, and it was warm from the beginning. Struggled with stomach issues throughout the run, and think I had to stop 4 times to find a bathroom. But other than that I was able to just relax and somewhat mindlessly run mile after mile. It always feel good to be out. Feeling confident that I can run this marathon close to 3:00 hours. Especially since the race I signed up for is primarily downhill, and this run was at least 8 miles of gradual uphill.

2:38:42 overall time, 7:56 pace.

Cam is home for a couple days so I was able to get outside today. Legs still felt a bit tired from Saturday, and it was hard to wake up early, but I am always glad when I just get up and do it. 10.13 miles in 1:22:09 (8:07 pace).

Upper fix in the afternoon.

Dipping my toes into the coaching world. There is an organized kids cross country club here, and I volunteered to help out in exchange for my two oldest to be able to participate free of charge. So now we are busy two nights a week. We will see if we stick with it. I feel like my kids are too young to really get too involved. 20 min at least of abs/core exercises (Situps, lunges, squats, pushups).

And now that it is the last day of August, the blog has told me I ran 280 miles in the month of August. What?! That is an average of 10.77 miles on the days I ran. 5 of those runs were outdoors. A husband who isn't around much and 3 small kids.  Who am I?! (If I can't brag on here where can I?) No wonder I have been tired lately.

Girls woke up with fevers today. I was feeling a bit off as well. 5 easy miles around the neighborhood.

Workout. 2 mile warmup. 3200@ 6:40 pace w/5 min rest, 1600@6:19 pace w/3:30 rest, 1200@6:00 pace with 2:30 rest, 800@5:46 pace w/2 min rest, 400@5:30 pace w/1:30 rest. 2 mile cooldown. This workout felt too easy. I should have pushed the paces a bit more I think. 1:14:42 overall time, 7:26 overall pace.

Disneyland in the afternoon. I debated putting this into my miles, but the park was empty and we were booking it from ride to ride, park to park, everywhere. Then I walked the half mile back from the park to the car pushing the stroller. So counting 3 miles for the 6 hours we were there. Which is probably well under what we did.
 

Lots of treadmill today.

Maine 5K 24:40 overall time, 7:57 pace

Massachusetts 5K 23:18 overall time, 7:30 pace

0.94 miles Caplin Gulch. 7:06 overall time, 7:32 pace.

Got Aubrey ready for school and Cam was home this morning to take her.

Finished with Minnesota 5K 23:23 overall time, 7:32 pace and 2.93 miles Hampton Court to Olympic Stadium. 22:04 overall time, 7:31 pace.

Flat abs fix in the afternoon. Only 25 of the 30 minutes cause I just couldn't do it anymore. I am beat!

3.16 miles Vancouver, BC. 26:49 overall time, 8:29 pace.

1.00 miles Mississauga, ON. 7:44 pace/overall time.

1.00 miles Budapest, Hungary. 7:32 overall time/pace.

3 mile stroller run pushing double stroller.

Easy 8 miles today. 1:05:24 overal time, 8:02 pace.  I don't feel like I had the best week this week. I felt off for some reason, and I knew it was going to be hard to get a long run in with Cameron out of town so I tried to get a few extra miles in during the week. I only got in one faster workout, but overall I got almost 60 miles in this week and I think my body was telling me to take it easy and recharge. Part of me wants to head out for another hour sometime doday, another part of me says just to relax and enjoy the weekend. Starting strong again Monday for sure.

Nevada 5K. 23:47 overall time, 7:40 pace.

Oregon 5K. 23:01 overall time, 7:25 pace.

Camden to Westminster. 1.44 miles @ 7:31 pace. 10:50 overall time.

Penny slept terrible last night and I think we both finally went to bed around 1. I had my alarm set for 5:40, and changed it to 6:10. Well, Penny woke up again at 6, so I snuggled with her until 7. Then hopped on and luckily got in 7.5 miles. Cameron made it home in the afternoon and I added another 5K on the treadmill.

New York 5K. 23:13 overall time, 7:29 pace.

2 mile warmup to REV track. 10x400 aiming for 80 pace. 90 second jog between each.

(81, 81, 80, 80, 79, 80, 80, 80, 81, 81)

2.52 mile cooldown.

Dirty 30 workout in the afternoon. Worn out!!

10 treadmill miles in Paris. 1:18:22 overall time, 7:50 pace.

Cross country kids practice in evening. Few stretches and a little running but nothing too noteworthy.

2 mile warmup. 3x1600 @ 6:00 pace with 4:30 rest in between. Struggled a little. When I get going faster than 6:20 on the treadmill I feel like I am sprinting. But I managed to make it through. Little over 2 mile cooldown.

1:00:04 overall time, 7:24 pace, 8.10 miles

3.54 miles Santorini, Greece. 28:27 overall time, 8:02 pace.

3.05 miles Harrow to Haringey. 23:06 overall time, 7:34 pace.

20 mile run today. Legs felt sore from mile 1. I kept thinking they would loosen up but they never did and it made for a challenging run. At least no stomach issues today though. I was ready to call it quits at mile 12. I drank my stashed gatorade and decided I would just run the 4 miles back home and call it good at 16. But mentally I couldn't let myself do it. The gatorade gave me an extra boost and I was able to power through and the last 8 miles were probably my best 8. Next week I am going to have a gu packet on hand. I was starving when I got home and made my family jump in the car and take me to breakfast.

2:41:38 overall time, 8:04 average pace. I am definitely feeling this run today, and probably will for a few days to come.

Nebraska 5K. 26:09 overall time, 8:26 pace.

Maryland 5K. 23:37 overall time, 7:36 pace.

Walked Aubrey to school and then did my 4 mile loop without a watch. Legs are still sore from Saturday so just wanted to relax and run off feel.

Kids Track practice in the evening.

2 mile warmup. 8x800 at 2:55 pace with 2:30 rest in between on treadmill. 2 mile cooldown. Felt better than I thought I would. 10.10 miles Rotterdam Marathon course. 1:12:59 overall time, 7:13 overall pace.

Disneyland solo with my 3 girls in the afternoon. That's gotta count for at least 3! Walked to and from the parking garage (.5miles each way) and all over California Adventure.
 

Missouri 5K. 24:24 overall time, 7:51 pace.

North Carolina 5K. 24:02 overall time, 7:45 pace.

Yoga Fix in the afternoon to loosen up some of my sore muscles. I have woken up to a new injury every morning (hip, knee, feet) so trying to stretch a bit more to avoid a real injury. I need a deep muscle massage by Sariah!!

I was feeling all sorts of sore/injuries/etc today and decided that it was better for my mileage to suffer than to injure myself now. Going to go off feel for the rest of the week and just be careful.

Pennsylvania 5K. 25:00 overall time, 8:03 pace. 

I iced, rolled out, massaged in the evening. Cameron finally suggested taking an Aleve. I do not know why I hadn't even thought of taking a drug. Aleve helped me come back from some knee problems a few months ago, but for some reason didn't remember that fact at all! Guess I am not a druggie.

Woke up feeling so much better. Guess a little Aleve helped a ton. Kept the miles easier: 9.0 miles Stockholm Marathon. 1:11:29 overall time, 7:56 pace.
 

Disneyland in the evening. Got there around 2:30 and the crowds weren't too bad, but as the day went on it got ridiculously busy! Stayed until just before 8 and decided we had had enough. Counting 3 walking miles.

Decided last night that I would run this race today. Wanted to still keep it somewhat a long run though. So I got to the race around 6:30, registered, and then did a 6.20 mile 'warmup'. (48:44 overall time, 7:52 pace.)

Wasn't really feeling in race mode, but I was excited to run somewhere new. I was pretty confident I would win the race. Wish they had some fun award or prize money, but knew most likely it would be a medal, and it was. Oh well. It was a tough course, and a tough day for me. Just wasn't feeling like I usually do in a race, ran alone most of the time. 42:42 overall time, 6:48 pace (6.28 mile course). First girl, third overall. This was a little discouraging because I want to run a whole marathon faster than I ran those 6 miles. And I was very confident before today that I was prepared to do that. Hopefully it was just not my day. And the race started at 8 so it was hot!

3.01 mile cooldown.

6 miles outside before the girls woke up. 48:06 overall time, 8:01 pace.

Came home and got Aubrey ready for school and then ran another 5k on the treadmill while Cam took her. Treadmill got unplugged with less than half a mile to go, so no stats.

This workout felt like a walk in the park compared to Saturday's race. Which makes me confident that Saturday was just a rough day.

2 mile warmup. 3x3 mile @6:31 pace with 5 min in between each set. 2+ mile cooldown. Felt great today and easily made it through all three sets. Last night it seemed like such a daunting workout, but glad it gave me the confidence boost I needed.

Ran on the Honolulu Marathon course. Overall stats: 1:48:59 overall time, 15.00 miles in 7:15 pace.

Upper fix in the afternoon. 

Ohio 5K. 25:11 overall time, 8:07 pace.

2.0 miles South Carolina 5K. 16:14 overall time, 8:04 pace.

Ran out of time so walked/jogged Aubrey to school and then finished my 3 mile loop. Tried to take today easy and enjoy the recovery day.

2 mile warmup. 7x800 @5:50 pace (2:55) with 2:30 rest jog. Half mile cooldown on treadmill and then walked/jogged Aubrey to school pushing double stroller and then back home.

Total Treadmill time: 8.00 miles in 58:54. 7:21 overall pace. +1.5 miles to school and back for cooldown

easy 4.5 miles on treadmill on -3% decline. "Downhill run". 34:35 overall time, 7:41 pace.

3 easy miles pushing double stroller after dropping Aubrey off.

Got up and started around 5:45, ran just over 7 miles, and then grabbed Cam and the girls and jogged to the Stake 3 mile fun run. Ran the race pushing Ada in the stroller and was third overall in 20:30. Then just ran around grabbing water/gartorade wherever I could. Because of the 'race' and stopping and chatting with friends the overall run took longer than I wanted but I eventually got all 20 in. Overall time: 2:43:47 overall pace: 8:11.

Longest mileage week in a long time. If I count the 3 walks I went on with my girls I could say I did over 70. But I guess we will just leave it at 69.

8.00 mile treadmill run. 1:02:32 overall time, 7:48 pace.

3 mile loop after dropping Aubrey off, pushing double stroller. Easy.

Dirty 30 in the afternoon.

6.2 mile treadmill run. Ifit isn't working so just a manual run. 48:40 overall time, 7:51 pace.

3 miles easy pushing double stroller. Having a hard time getting going this week.

And my typical 3 miles at Disneyland solo with my three girls.

2 miles warmup. 5-4-3-2-1 workout with 1:1 rest. 5 min @6:00, jog, 4 min @5:50 pace, jog, 3 min @ 5:40, jog, 2 min @5:27 pace, jog, 1 min @ 5:18. 2+ mile cooldown.

9.0 miles overall workout, 1:05:36, 7:17 pace.

3.77 miles Bareges, France. 30:35 overall time, 8:06 pace.

3.24 miles Gavarnie, France. 24:33 overall time, 7:34 pace.

Pilates in the afternoon.

Easy run outside. 1:05:08 overall time, 8:05 pace.
 

I made it all 22 miles! 2:54:07 overall time, 7:55 average pace. I think the first 8 miles I averaged closer to 9 minute pace (mainly uphill miles). It was dark today and I don't know why it was so slow. But then I picked it up the next 10 miles and my slowest mile of those 10 was a 7:15. Actually all but the last mile was under 8 minute pace. So I am feeling good about the run overall. Took about 3 bathroom breaks. Hopefully with a taper I can get my second sub 3:00 marathon. I felt really good except my legs started getting pretty sore from miles 20-22.

Thought about all the St George runners today! Wish I could have run with all of them. And for some reason I can't quite hit that 70 mile week (unless I add up my little hikes and walks with the girls!)

4.54 miles Le Tour de Lacs, France. 35:25 overall time, 7:48 pace.

3.85 miles Viscos, France. 28:42 overal time, 7:27 pace.

Tennessee 5K (1.00 miles). 7:07 pace.

Upper Fix Extreme in the afternoon followed by a 2 mile walk to and from the park.

2 mile warmup. 5 mile tempo @ 6:40 pace. 2 mile cooldown.

65:51 overall time.

Somport France. 3.62 miles 7:52 pace. 28:32 overall time.

Rhode Island 5K. 18:09 overall time, 7:32 pace.

1.5 mile walk to and from Aubreys school pushing 3 kids in the double stroller.

6.00 miles on treadmill Amsterdam Marathon. 47:21 overall time, 7:53.

3 miles pushing double stroller after dropping Aubrey off at school.

2 mile warmup. 6x400 @80-82 pace with 90 seconds rest. 3 mile cooldown. 400s kill my legs and I was all over the place today.

84, 79, 79, 82, 81, 82

I am coming down with a cough/sore throat and just feel worn out this week. I am excited to start tapering in a few weeks!! The higher mileage weeks are wearing on me.

Another long run today. This was probably my best long run. I only took 2 quick bathroom stops and I kept getting faster and faster. Once again, first 7.5 miles were slightly uphill and I averaged 8:33 pace, which was a lot faster than last week. I decided to listen to music today and although I don't think I could do it every time, it was a nice change today and helped the run go a lot faster. Miles 10-20 were all under 7:30 pace with 7 of those miles near or under 7 minute pace. Considering the hills at the start and the last 1.5 miles, I am super excited about this run today.

2:33:19 overall time, 7:40 average pace.

And the laps just for my own records: 8:41, 9:15, 8:10, 8:00, 8:14, 8:33, 9:01, 7:57, 7:36, 6:41, 6:45, 6:45, 6:50, 6:40, 7:07, 7:00, 7:29, 7:33, 7:21, 7:33.

Run out 5th to Sunset and back home. 1:24:01 overall time, 8:21 pace.

2 mile warmup. 8x1000 @6:00 pace (3:45) with 60 seconds rest. 2 mile cooldown. Felt pretty good. London Marathon course. 1:11:06 overall time, 7:06 overall pace.

Dirty 30 in the afternoon.

3.70 miles Larrau, France. 28:37 overall time, 7:43 pace.

2.30 miles Esterencuby, France. 17:22 overall time, 7:33 pace.

2.00 miles running Aubrey to school pushing double, small loop on the way back.

5 miles easy. 3x1 mile @ 6:00 pace with 0.25 mile jog in between. 1.5 mile cooldown.

Total: 1:13:19 overall time, 7:19 pace. New York Marathon course.

6 miles easy around San Diego. Accidentally found the biggest hill I could possibly run up! 47:58 overall time, 8 min pace

San Diego zoo. Big zoo and lots of walking. Going to count my usual 3 for it. Pushing double stiller up huge hills and up and down. My legs were so tired by the end of the day! .

18 mile run around San Diego. First few miles were frustrating cause it was dark and I was running in circles trying to find the parkway I knew was close. Gave up on that idea and just started running in the direction I thought would lead me to the ocean. At mile 4 I finally found the parkway and ran 3.5 more miles to the ocean. Ran back to the hotel and got there at mile 15. Checked in with Cam, drank some Gatorade, and changed into some dry clothes (no rain, just super humid/misty/marine layer). Finished with a hilly 3 mile loop that dragged on! Glad I got in all my miles on vacation and most of it got done before my kids woke up. Not my fastest, but a good long run.

2:23:29 overall time, 7:58 pace.

10.05 miles out to Sunset and around cemetary and back. 1:18:41, 7:50 pace.

My usual 3 miles Disneyland. I only count this every time because seriously-3 kids and Disneyland is a workout! Sometimes I feel like I should count my visits to the grocery store too!

Was planning on a workout this morning, but my youngest woke up at 5 and needed a bath. Enough said. We snuggled for a bit, then I got her to fall back asleep around 6:15. So still got about 7 in. Workout tomorrow I guess!

3.80 miles in France. 29:02 overall time, 7:38 pace.

3.33 more miles in France. 25:13 overall time, 7:34 pace.

Total Body Cardio Fix.

2 mile warmup. 8 mile tempo at 6:40 pace on treadmill.  I had to decided to cut the tempo short or cooldown short so I opted for cooldown. Jogged Aubrey to school pushing double stroller to cool down. 1.5 mile cool down total. Good workout. I thought 8 miles seemed so long but I just kept running until I had to get the kids up and was able to get it all in.

10 miles on treadmill total (2 warmup, 8 tempo) on Berlin Marathon course. 1:09:12 overall time, 6:55 overall pace.

3.68 miles Massat, France. 29:22 overall time, 7:58 pace.

1.11 miles New Jersey. 8:34 overall time, 7:43 pace. My oldest had a field trip today and woke up super excited, so we had to get going!

3 miles slow pushing double stroller, with a stop at the park at mile 2.

2 mile warmup. Was planning on 3x2mile @ 6:31 pace, after running 1 mile at 6:30, I decided it would be better to just slow down and take an easy day. Burnout is hitting me hard! Taper week next week could not come at a better time. I am wiped out physically and mentally. Hopefully I can take the next two weeks to give my body some rest with easy runs and shorter intervals so that come race day I am ready to kill it!

So Overall:

3.98 miles Chicago, Illinois. 31:33 overall time, 7:55 pace.

4.00 miles Portland, Oregon. 30:47 overall time, 7:41 pace.

At mile 2 I wanted to go home and sleep. I don't know why I am so worn out all of a sudden. Kept running hoping to snap out of it and I did for the most part. Trying to focus on easy miles and trying to have confidence in the work I have put in. I am beginning to doubt that I can run sub 3. The pace just seems so fast. Hopefully I can surprise myself and get it done! 2:59 is my PR the fall after graduating Weber (but the race was in the pouring rain, and I know it could have been faster). Fastest post baby is when my oldest was 1 and I ran 3:19 in St. George 2010. I am 100% positive I will run my fastest post-baby marathon. So approximately 7 years since I have been in the shape I am in now.

1:51:14 overall time, 7:55 overall pace. At least half slightly uphill, but out and back course so any uphill meant a downhill on the way back.

4.04 miles Zion National Park. 34:51 overall time, 8:37 pace.

1.00 miles Baltimore, Maryland. 8:02 overall time.

2.01 miles Cuyahoga Valley National Park. 16:18 overall time, 8:06 pace.

Another easy day to give myself some recovery. Hoping to snap out of this funk I am in. Slowest I have gone in awhile.

Aiming for 35 miles this week to recover. I don't even know how to run that few of miles anymore! I am ready for it!

2 mile warmup.

1600 (6:11) x 1200 (6:00 pace ~4:30) x 1000 (5:49 pace ~3:30) x 800 (5:40 pace ~2:50) x 400 (5:30 pace ~1:23)

1.5 mile cooldown.

Workout total: 8.20 miles in 1:01:16. Paris Marathon course. 7:28 overall pace.

5 easy miles. Loop around my house. Getting used to a new running watch!

39:12 overall time, 7:51 average pace.

2 mile warmup. 3 mile tempo at 6:19 pace on treadmill. 1 mile cooldown on treadmill. 1.5 mile jog/walk pushing double stroller to add to cooldown.

First 6 miles: 43:47 overall time, 7:18 average pace.

4.00 easy miles pushing single stroller. 34:20 overall time, 8:35 pace.

12.09 miles long run. Cold is going around our house and I had a headache/felt dehydrated most the run. I was glad I bought a gu to try out (I know- I should have been doing this on all my long runs). It was seriously magic today. Was able to cruise through the second half of my run. Although I always gag on the gu!

1:36:51 overall time, 8:01 pace.

My new watch records steps, and thanks to trick or treating/cleaning my house I walked an additional 6 miles. I was feeling pretty worn out from it all. Hopefully I can take this coming week as a real easy recovery week and then feel strong Saturday.

3.08 miles on treadmill. Berlin, Germany. 24:40 overall time, 8:00 pace. 

Only did 3 miles instead of 6 cause I decided to take the girls to Disneyland in the afternoon and didn't want to overdo it. Wore my new watch to see how much I really walked. Did 5.86 miles. So glad I wasn't overestimating when I usually count 3. It didn't seem like our heaviest walking day their either. 

3.95 easy miles Washington, DC. 7:47 average pace. 30:47 overall time. 

1.5 easy miles pushing double stroller to and from Aubrey's school. 

3.07 very easy miles on treadmill. Twin Cities, Minneapolis. Woke up not feeling very well so just wanted to really take it easy. 26:30 overall time, 8:37 pace. Hope I am doing enough to be ready for Saturday. 

Walked Aubrey to school. Then did an easy 3 mile loop. 24:10 overall time, 8:02 pace. Then added 6 strides on the end to get my legs moving.

1.76 miles Rab, Croatia. 14:15 overall time, 8:05 pace.

1.30 miles Icici, Croatia. 10:01 overall time, 7:41 pace.

It was an early start to this race. The race was 50 minutes from our house and I had to be at the buses between 4-5 am, and get there with enough time to pick up my race packet before that. In the days leading up to the race everything seemed to fall perfectly in place. I woke up at 2:45, at some toast and a banana and water, and then headed out. I was feeling excited and maybe only a little nervous on the drive out. Mostly just confident that I had put in the work to have a good race today. My goal was to run under 3:00 hours, and if it was a good day possibly 2:50, and worse case I was confident I wouldn't go over 3:10.

Picked up my packet, got on the bus at 4:30, and headed up the mountain. It took the bus over an hour to get to the start line. It was a pretty curvy steep road and was still pitch black out. I thought I could get an hour of sleep on the bus ride, but runners are talkers and I had a great conversation with the lady next to me. And was able to watch the course out the bus window. I was even more excited to see how downhill it was. Not just slightly downhill-we were really going to be running down the mountain.

The race started above 5000 feet elevation. The bathroom lines weren't crowded and I was able to use them as much as I needed before the race. I also found a fire about 100 meters from the start that no one seemed to know about, so I was able to keep warm easily.

At 6:45 we had to put all our clothes on the truck to head down, so I did a 10 minute easy warmup, and was ready to go.

The first 13 miles I felt like I was holding back. It was hard to let so many girls pass me that I knew I could beat. There seemed to be 10-15 girls ahead of me, but I didn't want to run the first half too hard and then completely die at the end. So I tried not to go faster than 6:30 pace. I was so glad it was feeling easy, and was just able to enjoy the scenery, enjoy being in shape, and truly enjoy running. By mile 5 I could already feel the downhill pounding in my legs, but nothing to be worried about. Took a gu at mile 7 and was able to eat the whole thing.  I ran the first half in 1:23:30 (I won Fontana Days half marathon in June in 1:23:35). Even though the first half was faster than I anticipated, it was also much more downhill, and I was still feeling good. And my watch was saying I was 0.25 ahead of the mile markers. So I was running good tangents- or the course was short.

Miles 13-15 was where the hill started. And they were hills that were half a mile to a mile long. They were gradual to steep; but any hill after pounding down hill was hard. I was able to get through them but slowed considerably.

But after each stretch of hills came the steep downhill again and I was able to settle back into mid 6 minute pace until the biggest hill at mile 19-21. I had tried to down some more gu to get some calories in around mile 17, but I kept gagging on it. So instead focused on drinking a full cup of gatorade and a full cup of water at each aid station. But mile 20 was my slowest. I was able to pick it back up though, and with 5K to go I knew I could still beat 3 hours, but it would be close. 

Mile 23-24 was fine, but then it flattened out the last 2 miles and I began to see 3 hours slipping out of sight, I kept trying to charge forward. The last mile was never ending, and you ran straight for a mile and then turned for the last .20 miles, so it was hard not seeing the finish line to charge to.

When I crossed the finish line it said I was the 10th girl. I had no idea who was in front of me. At mile 18 of the race we started running past half marathoners, and it only got busier as we continued down the canyon. Well, I guess some people registered for the marathon and decided to run the half, so it screwed up the results. So by the time I found out I was in 4th it sounded great. I missed 3rd by about 90 seconds-2 minutes.

I have mixed emotions about this race, but mostly happy. A little frustrated I didn't run under 3 hours, and so close to a PR.  Maybe I got a little overconfident in my expectations. But it was only 90 seconds slower than my fastest marathon coming out of collegiate racing 7 years ago. My fastest post baby marathon by almost 20 minutes. It feels good to be back!!!! And considering I averaged 5 days a week on the treadmill, Cameron was in San Diego for 8 weeks, I have 3 little kids and I was completely self motivated; I couldn't be more proud of my race.

Here is my splits:

6:18, 6:20, 6:17, 6:28, 6:34, 6:33, 6:34, 6:35, 6:21, 6:21, 6:34, 6:31, 6:31, 6:50, 7:11, 7:52, 7:44, 7:08, 6:27, 9:18 (mile 20 brutal hill!), 7:07, 6:42, 7:13, 7:53, 7:49, 7:50.

The second half was definitely more challenging than the first, and the splits reflect that. This was not a course to negative split. 

I was so sore the first few days, and with no new racing goal in sight I didn't have much motivation to keep going. Tried to get back into a routine Wednesday with some yoga, and after 5 minutes I felt like I pulled something. So I called it quits.

5 miles walking at Disneyland with just me and the three girls.

First real run post marathon.

4.49 miles Badlands National Park. 37:07 overall time, 8:25 pace.

0.52 miles Manhattan, New York. 3:50 overall time, 7:23 pace.

4.00 miles in Kaysville with Cam.

Farmington Thanksgiving 5k. 20:40 overall time. 6:43 pace. (6:10, 7:15, 6:46)

.59 mile warmup. 

This was so so cold. And not just cause I came to Utah from 80 degree CA weather. It was 10-15 degrees, but the wind made the wind chill frigid. Tried to warm up a little but basically decided to sit in the car until it started. First mile I felt numb, second mile slightly uphill and just tried to keep goin, and then last mile just hanging on. With quarter of a mile to go I saw the second girl trying to catch up. With $50 on the line I decided to kick it in. Thought I was going to be sick after the race but hung on. Decided that was enough vacation running for me! 

0.65 miles jogging Aubrey to school. 9:40 pace. 

4.36 miles in 34:33. 7:56 pace. Outside run. 

6.05 miles in 48:20. Outside run. 7:59 overall time. 

3.69 miles Le Hohwald, France. 29:36 overall time, 8:01 pace. 

2.37 miles Jablanac, Croatia. 17:49 overall time, 7:30 pace. 

5.59 miles Glacier National Park. 44:50 overall time, 8:01 pace. 

5.00 miles Yosemite National Park. 40:40 overall time, 8:07 pace. 

2.10 miles Spitsbergen, Svalbard. 15:56 overall time, 7:35 pace. 

3.25 miles Cunski, Croatia. 26:22 overall time, 8:06 pace. 

1.76 miles Baska, Croatia. 12:16 overall time, 6:58 pace. 

3.10 miles Oklahoma 5K. 25:04 overall time, 8:04 pace. 

3.10 miles New Mexico 5K. 23:21 overall time, 7:31 pace. 

4.03 miles Rocky Mountain National Park. 32:38 overall time, 8:05 pace. 

1.00 miles Lozica, Croatia. 8:12 pace. 

5.1 miles Arizona-64. 43:04 overall time, 8:24 pace. 

1.53 miles Korcula, Croatia. 11:39 overall time, 7:36 pace.