AterGater

AterGater....my word for Gatorade! I don't really know where or when it became a permanent part of my vocabulary but all I know is that NOTHING is better than any icy bottle of gatorade on a long run......Its like happiness in a bottle to a dehydrated body! I managed to run 12.1 miles on Saturday. It felt longer. But I am still going farther each week so....I guess I am going in the right direction. Thank you ATERGATER....I couldn't do it with out you.

A Spoonful of Sugar....

Thanks to my bff Maria (for those who don't know her...we work together and ran the SLC marathon together in 06) We ran together tonight for the first time since we had our babies. (her Ayda is 10 months..my Jeffy is 7 1/2 months) It was SOOOOO fun. I forgot how running with a buddy makes the miles go by sooo much faster and 100 times funner. Now...if I could only sing, play the piano, the violin, and play basketball like she does. Regardless....it was a nice change of pace to my sad solo training with my ipod!

11 miles....Oooops

I ventured out tonight with one hour of daylight.....and ten miles to run. It was FREEZING. It felt like February! Leave it to me to run on the one ICY night in april! But....by mile 7 I was toasty warm and feeling GREAT! So great that I forgot to turn around and run home. OOPS! So at about mile 7.5....I turned back for home...in the dark. I was so excited to get home and realize I averaged under a 9 minute mile.....over 11 miles! Hooray! I have been so discouraged because I took a month off for vacation and stuf. So NOW I finally feel like I am back on track....next week I tackle the half marathon!

8 miles..0k 7.9

So I thought I'd start back after my month long running sabbatical with a 10 miler for my long run...Yeah Right! It wasn't even 8 miles before I though I was going to die. It was an interesting run that was doomed from the start.....I didn't take anything to drink. No WONDER! I did run over the bridge by the bell tower at BYU for the first time in my life, almost puked 5 times, and narrowly missed being road kill by some punk 17 year old going 50 coming out of a parking lot by BYU! ( should have got his plates#) Ok...so my next run will be ten miles.

STARTING AGAIN!!!

Ok so we've been out of town and crazy busy the last month so I just starting running again. Depressing that I have to start back at 10 mile long runs? YES! But I am going to try and skip the 11 and 13 mile weeks and jump 2 miles a week on my long runs since I have hopefully maintained some of my previous cardio conditioning....as for dieting....FORGET IT! let me list why I have absolutely no chance......

1. Leftover easter candy....I love marshmellow peeps....and they only come once a year!!!
2. Teddy Grahms.....they're cute and tasty!
3. Traveling.....who doesn't eat snacks on the road
4. I'm FREAKIN TIRED! Jeffy rarely sleeps through the night..little stinker!
5. Still nursing a hungry baby boy....so I'm STARVING ALL THE TIME!
6. My daughter discovered a love for cheetos....CRAP! Thank heavens for 100 calorie packs!
7. Even fat free pringles are addicting! So they aren't only "70 calories" if you eat 3/4 the can!

well.....oh well!
Hats off to all you moms out there that can diet...YOU'RE MY HERO's!

Paula Radcliffe.....the SUPERMOM!

Ok I HAD to post this picture! What kind of amazing woman wins the NYC marathon 10 months after HAVING A BABY! INCREDIBLE! Apparently this is one of many marathons she has won.....but the others were PRE baby so I think this is probably her bet one yet. She said when she was running she chanted to herself "I love you Isla" (thats her babies name!) ....I'm inspired!

week one down.....fifteen to go!

I finished the first week of training............ 15 total miles

BUT it wasn't with out some serious reflection:

First....I have failed at dieting this week so I have decided that putting a sleep deprived mommy on a diet is almost IMPOSSIBLE....I'll try harder next week!\

Seccond....is it healthy to train for a marathon after 10 pm every night on 5 hours of sleep?

Third.....Is it really possible to run a LOOOOONG run while I'm nursing a baby?....3 hours and I'm going to be bursting at the seams! I suppose maybe i'll be making a milkshake! (hahhahah.....at least I thought that was funny!)

Fourth....as proud of myself as I am.....there is always someone who makes you look bad.....This week I read about the winner of the NYC 2007 Marathon who had a baby 10 months Prior! Good CRAP! Thats AMAZING!....

Visual motivation activity of the week:

Picture Giselle Bunchen walking the runway in the all diamond VS bra and panties.....then I put my head on her body! Dang I'm SEXY with those mile long legs! ......and so I got through my 5 mile run faster than I expected.
(this is one of the only MODEST pictures I could find!) Isn't she BEAUTIFUL!