Michelle's Running Blog

It isn't very fun to get back to normal life after a week off.  It was hard to get up with the alarm clock at 6:00 and get out the door.  When I first started the run I felt good but at mile one I really cramped up and started hurting so I walked about a mile and then ran another mile.  When I got home I also rode the bike for a half hour.  Running in Utah seemed a lot easier than here.   I think it is a lower elevation, comparatively flat ground, and I got extra sleep and didn't have to run so early.  I enjoyed last week's running, and already miss it.

Woops, I wrote today's entry on Monday.  On Monday there was no running, we just drove home.  

This morning when I was getting dressed to go run I wondered if it was even worth getting up early to try and run anymore.  Sometimes I think I should just sleep in and forget about the running attempt.  I still covered a little over 3 miles and ran most of it but my ankles, and calves burned and my stomach pain/cramps are always there.  I think once I have the baby running will feel awesome.

Today when I was about a half mile from home I met another runner at an intersection.  She was in front of me just a bit and really running pretty slow.  Which says a lot if I say it was slow.  I knew I could pass her and my stomach wasn't in pain so I kicked it in and passed her but then I had to keep the pace up so I didn't look silly passing and then stopping.  I got a good little workout burst at the end and it was nice to run fast without pain.  Even thought I am slow and can't really compete with most people, show me a slow running and my competitive nature kicks in!

45 minutes on the bike.  I didn't run today because my husband left for work early so we could pick him up earlier and go to the water park at Elitch Gardens.  Elitch Gardens is an amusement park and water park that we bought season passes to this year.  We have been twice so far and our kids love it. 

This morning I decided to drive to the track and do my running on the track.  I have had more success with running when I am on the track.  I was able to do the whole 3.5  without having to stop from pain.  It was nice and slow, really slow but I did it.  I might start driving to the track more often.  The downside is it takes more time.  I got home a little late and was only able to do 3.5.  If I didn't have to worry about getting home for kids, I would probably have ran another 1.5 but I had to get home.

I didn't run today because we had a ton of yard work to do.  We spent 13 hours outside moving our existing fence 10 feet so it touched the sidewalk.  We used to have the sidewalk, then 10 feet of rock then our fence and yard.  What a waste of 10 feet, now our backyard is 10 feet bigger but it feels much bigger then that!  I was really sore and tired after the days work, a great day for no running.