Emigration Canyon

This morninig I went with my running group up Emigration Canyon for a 12 mile run. My longest run now that my foot is better before this was 7 miles so I was dreading the 12 miles 6 of which were up hill. I ran with my mom and we took it slow.

I ended up speed walking for part of it and could almost keep up with my mom when she was running and would catch up when she walked. It was a pretty morning but I think I like running in the cold better than the heat. You can layer up in the winter and there is no way i am running in just a sports bra and shorts. I don't have the body for that.

After 5 miles of up hill hell I asked my mom and the other lady that was running with us if they were okay if we turned around a mile early they were both up for it. We ended up running 10.3 miles. I am okay that I didn't do the entire run.

Here are some pictures I took on my phone on the run.

Portland Marathon

I have chosen my fall marathon I am running the Portland Marathon October 4th.


When I was talking to my husband about running the race and going up to Portland he shocked me and said he would run the marathon with me. I almost fell out of my chair :)

I told him I would register him if he starts running with me and sticks to the training for a few months because the registration is expensive and you can't wing a marathon.

If I hit my goal I am going to order this Vermont Teddy Bear.

This Vermont Teddy Bear wears running shoes, blue running shorts, a white Portland Marathon T-shirt, and a runner's bib that can be personalized with a name, number, and race time.

SLC Marathon

My first marathon was awesome. I ran with my mom till mile 18 then ran ahead. My cousin Amber was at mile 21ish cheering me on and my sister Danielle and her family were waiting at mile 23 so that really helped me to be positive to think they were there waiting to cheer me on.

Here is a picture of my mom and I at around mile 3

Here is a picture of me around mile 23 at the last mile.

I learned that taking half a xanex the night before helped me sleep through the night and didn't make me nervous in the morning or during the race.

I felt a lot better then I thought I would. The only pain I had were my feet like always. My right foot started hurting around mile 17.

I am exited now for my half marathon in 2 weeks and 2 weeks after that the Ogden marathon. I had gotten into bad mood about running the past week but after running the marathon I feel positive about running again.

I will post more pictures later my mom had her camera with her while we were running so we got better pictures than the above that are from my blackberry.

If anyone is interested in start running my running group is having its kicking off on May 2nd to start the new running season and they are an awesome group.

Oh yeah on another note I am pissed at my Nike + system it won't upload any of my runs it just deletes them when I plug in my Ipod. I don't know what to do I think I am going to have to buy a new Nike + and see if that is the problem or I might just bag it and just use my garmin and worry about it in the fall when I start running inside again.

WHAT WAS I THINKING

I have been wondering this weekend what was I thinking signing up to run a full marathon then i think I didn't sign up for just one but two this spring and the first one is this Saturday. I shouldn't be so stressed out about it but for some reason I am so nervous and Ogden is going to be even harder than Salt Lake because Salt Lake I am running the entire race with my mom and doing it more as a training run and Ogden I am running it by myself.

I have done my training runs and have ran 20 miles twice this year but 26.2 miles is just overwhelming right now with other stress that I have in my life right now.

I just hope I make it through the next 6 weeks.

Canyonland Half Marathon Pictures

Before the race

After the race.

Canyonlands Half Marathon

I ran Canyonlands Half Marathon yesterday. It was a awesome race for me I got a personal record of 2:37:27 which is about 8 minutes faster than my record.

here is a picture of me at around mile 8-9

There are drummers close to the bottom of the canyon. You can hear them for about a mile.

I am a little sore in my thighs and my dang foot hurts again.

This Saturday we are scheduled to run 24 miles for training. I can't believe I am crazy enough to sign up for 2 full marathon this spring.

On another note my sister is having her baby tomorrow. I am exited to meet her new little girl when I go out to California end of April