Running in the Middle

yeah, the good weather is back.  I'm happy.

Treadmill

my shoes feel old.  time to go shopping

New shoes were great!

Tried out some new Fila winter running clothes I got from Kohls.  So comfortable and cozy, but not too hot.  Just perfect.  I love new running clothes more then regular clothes.

Ran with someone new from my ward, she was fun.  20 degrees out, but didn't feel cold.  Guess the new winter running clothes are doing their job. :)

What is this Janurary in Utah?  I saw a guy out working in his yard today.  But I'm not complaining, I don't miss the snow at all.

Tried out my second new pair of shoes, they were nice today.  Good cushioning, which is what my poor feet seem to prefer.

I don't like scary ginormous dogs that bark at me when I'm running.

Nice weather, nice run.

Indoor track. Just ok.

Was deep thinking so much I didn't even notice I was running, and then 5 miles was done.

3 on the treadmill.  I ran several minutes on 7 speed/8:34.  I didn't know I could do that, good surprises.

treadmill again, fun fun fun

Dang Highland and its mink farm poop piles along the trail.

Got misted by a little rain, but not too much.  Had a nice run, felt like my fitness level is improving.  Thats always nice.

A bit cold and breezy.  Ran uphill into the wind very slowly, then back downhill with the wind at my back very quickly. 

Nice temp for running, worked hard on this one.  I'm getting further and faster, yeah me.

the shoes started giving me a blister, lame.

This run sucked.  I didn't expect those first few miles to be so painfully hard after two weeks off running. 

Cold and breezy but good. 

Slow and steady trudging for four miles.

Really slow, then really fast at the end.  It was interesting.

i ate a lot of snowflakes

my vomero 8s finally feel broken in

Nice day for my hot pink running tank.

Finally got three runs done in a week, I've been struggling with consistency. :(

Love this weather.

This was a fun race, I liked the course, downhill a lot.  I finally got my kick at the end right, I usally botch that part or fizzle out.  But this time I really gave it my all mentally and physically and it was pretty awesome.

It was a point to point course.  They had buses scheduled to drive us back to our cars.  But they were late, so I ran back and beat the buses.

Happy Mother's Day to me, husband watched the kids so I could go for a pleasant run.

This was a fun 5k, with a bit of a challenging uphill.  It was a decent gradual incline for the first mile and a quarter.  Then some downhill that was fun.  I didn't pay much attention to the lavender really, which is suppose to be the big draw for the event.  What I really enjoyed was running on the dirt farm roads, its a different surface, and different then other typical races.  Thats what made it fun and interesting for me.  This event had a good showing with over 800 runners.

It was fun to do this race with some family members.  I liked running in the canyon.  There were only about 200 people that ran today, so not a huge event.  But I kinda liked that, not too crowded.  I'm not running my best times these days, but its still fun to get out and participate.

School starts in three weeks.  I hope I can find more consistency in my running then. 

My right hip has been bothering me.  I don't like injuries so much.

This was a fun event to do.  Running down the left fork of hobble creek canyon was simply gorgeous this time of year and the weather was perfect.  I will do this event again next year.  Maybe I will do the 10k next year, cuz 5k just wasnt enough with how scenic the course was.  There was quite a small turnout, I hope they get more people next year so they can keep it going every year.

Went slow and trudged through my run tonight like a grandma.  There was a gentle breeze blowing as I ran.  The wind blew a tumbleweed down the road alongside me and the weed started winning.  You know your going slow when a weed can beat you.