Remarkable achievements require remarkable efforts

Oh what a crappy week of running.  I didn't make it out wed, thurs & fri w/ a combo of my family visiting, staying up late, being freezing cold and extremely dark outside. :)  But I am hopefully buying a membership to golds on Monday.  So here I come treadmill, i know you've missed me. 

 somewhat cold run today.  lost one of my gloves b/c it was a little warm so i took them off and put them in my pocket.  then it got cold so I tried to put them back on only to realize one had fallen out.  got home and drove my route, but could not see the glove. :( sad

jana black and katie nutall were behind me I should have asked them if they saw my fallen glove.

No run today.  I am too much afraid of the cold and the dark to run outside.  And wes didn't get home until 8:30.  Planning on running 5 Tues when he gets home from work and the same for Weds.  And Thurs I am meeting a girl in Orem to buy her gym contract! :) yeah for the gym and yeah for a sweet deal.

I think Golds is a big rip off.  What is this facility management fee they charge 2 times  a year?  Like what does our monthly fee go to????  Anyway I thought I would try to go without the gym, but it's not working for me.  Too lazy, too scared etc etc :)  So I caved and back to the gym I go.  I don't usually mind the treadmill and I can usually push myself harder on the treadmill.

Maybe instead of a gym pass I should just buy a treadmill?  :) Merry Christmas to Merri???? Pretty please.

I really need to kick it in gear if I amgoing to be defending my title for the Save a Sister 10k. :) hardy har har har

ran my saturday route backwards and guess what I found my glub. (carson couldn't say glove when  he was little and called them glubs.)

That's not all I found.  Leandra's pink thong and all of burts empty beer cans.  

stood lyns up this morning.  poor kamrie was up quite a bit last night throwing up.  don't know what's wrong with her.  her tummy still hurts today.  I plan on another pm run tonight.

5 PM miles.  Avg pace was 8.  I ran into my brother & his wife at a park where I had to take a potty break.  It's a small world after all.

Side note:  I think I gave my family food poisoning.  Kamrie  & Wes both sick.  I am blaming the hamburger.  Carson didn't eat much and I ate later so I think we were saved from the misery.

ahhh finally I am the proud new owner of a VIP golds gym pass.  here we come day care.  no more worries about running in the cold and back to knock out club w/ shauna.

2 miles on the TM.  ate too close to running could only do 2.  biked 4 while I watched ET and got all I needed and more about Jon & Kate and David Letterman. 

Holy cow saw Jim & Roy and they are skinny mini's! I guess it's been a while since I ahve seen them, but I barely recognized them.  maybe it wasn't them...

I only had time for 3 today b/c I sat in bed going back and forth about going or not.  finally went and glad I did but was ticked I only had a few minutes.

ha ha 9 miles made you look :)

5 miles on the bike and 4 miles on the elliptical

I guess I forgot how to tell time b/c I thought I set my alarm last night so I could go to tae bo this morning.  woke up frustrated that the alarm hadn't gone off and realized I set my alarm for 6:20 not 5:20.  Made it in time for about 40 minutes worth of tae bo then 3 miles.

4.5 on the TM this morning.  On my way out (around  7:20) still dark outside a strange van pulls up to me w/ an older dude and an even older dude in the front in their church clothes.  Back seat has two younger girls in dresses and he hands me some "reading material".  I'm sorry Jehovas Witnesses you creep me out when you approach me in the dark early morning at the gym.  I still have the heebies.

ran 2 miles around the track today with Wes and the kiddos.  Went to visit the in-laws and my own folks this weekend while my husband studied for and took his first final of his MBA program.  I think he did alright!

A few items:

I don't sleep well with my kids in the same bed, or in a strange/new bed.

I don't care what anyone tells you ladies (and burt) no bake cookies, halloween candy, and ice cream do not help with your endurance or speeed when running. :)  I love halloween, but I hate that I don't control my eating during october.  It's a free for all.  don't worry weight gain has been minimal. : )

warmed up on bike w/ 2 miles and then ran 4 all while watching Jon and Kate plus 8 before they were crazies. It was the first episode I think. It was actually called surviving twins and sextuplets.

My friend Tammy is having her baby today!

45 minutes of tae bo and 2 miles. also lifted arms.

1 hour of tae bo w/ Mailee (and a bunch of others).  Ran 1 mile on the TM talked to J. Hall & L. Wheatfill for a sec too. :)

...more info to come

Okey dokey here we go.  I like this race b/c it's small and b/c my sisters do it too. :)  So myself and 4 of my sisters ran.  I did the 10k and they did the 5k.  This was definitely my slowest race ever. ;(  But I blame it on lack of running the past few weeks, increased candy intake & little sleep.  My poor nephew had to go to the ER the night before the race and anywho it was a rough night. 

So I started out with the top 2 ladies.  Buy my lungs just didn't want to go any faster.  They were starting to burn on the 1st mile and the 1st two miles are mostly uphill.  So 1 & 2 girls slowly distanced themselves from me.  Then another girl passed me, but inside I knew all a long I could beat her.  So I let her take the lead and feel the pressure and at mile 5 passed her and never looked back. :)  So I ended up with 3rd overall and 2nd in my age group.

 The mile markers and my garmin never matched up.  So here's the splits from my garmin.  Nothing seems to match up but that's cool.

mile 1-7.07

2 -7.44

3 -7.26

4 -7.41

5 -7.12

6 - 7.02

So not my best race, and I didn't feel that great, but there you go anyway. 
I got the worst head ache later that day too.  ugh headaches suck

 PS my little sister lani too 1st in her ag in the 5k!!!

Pictures get your pictures:

Driving to race: Me, Leandra & Deedra

Deedra (middle sister), Merri (the favorite sister), Leandra (youngest sister), Rebecca (oldest sister there) & Annette (2nd oldest seeestar there)

 I didn't even know someone was taking my picture.

Starting out, see that form.  And girl in the middle there is the one I passed at mile 5.

Finishing strong and passing girf.

My sweet medal

Rock star

They try to copy her swagger. 

Landolakes accepting her award.

somehow i forgot that thursday is tae bo... so i was late and just hit the tm.  got to talk to lily & lyns though which is always a good time.