Marathon Fever

I must be sick or something I registered to run Surf City Marathon February 7, 2010 with some gals in my running group the race is on Super bowl Sunday. It will be nice to go to sunny Huntington Beach – CA in the middle of the Utah winter. 9 of the miles were along Pacific Coast Highway and the last 10 miles of the race runs on the beach's trail (see picture below)

The average temperature on race day is 48 at start and 68 at the end of the race. It is going to be nice.

Hopefully the high miles will help me loose weight again. I have gained 10 pounds from stress this year. I can't wait till 2009 is over this year has been a hard and stressful year for me and Jason.

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PR AGAIN!

This morning I ran the Hobble Creek Half Marathon. I got a PR (personal record) according to my watch I ran it in 2:36:07 so another minute off my time. I am waiting for the official time to be posted but it shouldn't be much different.

Because they started the race so late it is probably the hottest race I have run. It was suppose to start at 7:15 but they didn't start till 7:45. I couldn't get myself to run the last few miles. It took so much for me to run the last 1/2 mile. I felt much better at Provo River Half.

I called my mom after I ran it and she was saying how she was sad that I wasn't running Top of Utah Half with her next Saturday. She said she would pay for me to run it with her. I can't pass up a free race so I am running another Half Marathon next Saturday. I am going to take the race a little slower and stick with my mom. It will be my 3rd Half Marathon this month and my 6th half in a little over a year.

When I got home from the race I thought it would be a good idea to take an ice bath. It was really cold but I am sure my legs are singing praises to me for doing it. I haven't taken an ice bath since last summer. I haven't been able to get myself to take one after running in the winter because I would come home shivering after the drive home from SLC.

Happy 5 year and Congratulations to Jamie and Casey

Today is mine and Jason's 5 year wedding anniversary.

Jason's little sister Jamie got married today to Casey Ortega on our anniversary. They chose today because it is Casey's dad's birthday today who has passed away. Here is a picture of them outside of Provo Courthouse after they got married with their little boy Max who is 2.Max was so cute he was in a matching outfit as his dad. Jason's grandma explained that his mom and dad were going to get married and say "I Do" so when we went in the court house he kept saying "I do". He is such a smart kid. The best present we got today is when we got home someone had mowed and edged our lawn.

Jason hates mowing the lawn he was saying on the car ride home how he wished grass only had to be cut once a year. Then we got home and someone has done it for us.Thanks to whoever mowed our lawn it made Jason's week.

Vibram FiveFingers:

Update about my Vibram FiveFinger shoes that I got last week.

I ran in them Saturday and today both runs were a little over 3 miles. I felt great the entire run Saturday I had a really fast pace (for me). But I can tell that my feet are using more or different muscles than in normal running shoes. My big toes are a little sore today after running this morning it is on the bottom like I need to build up or remove callus's on them.

Now I need to figure out if I want to attempt to run a long run in them.

New Running shoes

So I am having problems with my feet when I run. The top of my foot always hurts after I run over 10 miles. Sometimes it hurts for a few days after the run. I looked into some shoes called Vibram FiveFingers In the spring when I was looking for new running shoes. They look really weird and were more than I wanted to spend on a pair of shoes I didn't know anyone that had used them. So I didn't get them at the time.

This past week I was on a family vacation to San Diego when my parents came to pick me up my dad came out with a pair of these shoes on and said he loved them and got them 2 weeks ago. He wore them the entire trip. My feet were hurting on the trip wearing a pair of Puma shoes that I had just got at the Nordstrom Anniversary sale. I don't think my shoes should hurt my feet when I sitting in a car all day. So today I took the Puma's back to Nordstrom's and went to the local running shoe store and purchased a pair today. They said to try them out today around the house and if I don't like them I can take them back.

I have to start out low miles in the shoes and at the store they recommended to start out on only grass. I will keep you updated on how they work out.

Here is a picture of the shoes.



From http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/index.cfm

6 Reasons to Wear Vibram FiveFingers:



1. Strengthens Muscles in the Feet and Lower Legs - wearing FiveFingers will stimulate and strengthen muscles in the feet and lower legs, improving general foot health and reducing the risk of injury.



2. Improves Range of Motion in Ankles, Feet and Toes – no longer ‘cast’ in a shoe, the foot and toes move more naturally.



3. Stimulates Neural Function Important to Balance and Agility - when wearing Vibram FiveFingers, thousands of neurological receptors in the feet send valuable information to the brain, improving balance and agility.



4. Improves Proprioception and Body Awareness – those same neurological receptors heighten body awareness, sending messages about body mechanics, form, and movement.



5. Eliminates Heel Lift to Align the Spine and Improve Posture – By lowering the heel, our bodyweight becomes evenly distributed across the footbed, promoting proper posture and spine alignment.



6. Allows the Foot and Body to Move Naturally, Which Just FEELS GOOD.

Update

It has been a busy and crazy summer. Here are some pictures of some of the events so far.

Here is Jason and our niece Grace playing in a water area at my works summer party. This is my nephew Kole wearing a hat that I crocheted for him.

In July I went for a Saturday run with my running group up to City Creek Canyon. Here are some pictures from the run.

I got a new PR by a little over 20 seconds at the Provo River Half Marathon yesterday and I took 8 minutes off my 10k time from last year. I have decided not to run a full marathon as planned this fall. I am under trained and Jason's work laid of 20% of their employee's and he got laid off. So we can't afford to travel to Portland as planned.

I have registered for 2 more half marathon's this year. I am running Hobble Creek Half Marathon and Halloween Half www.halloweenhalf.com I am exited to run these races

We are taking off for a week in San Diego today. My parents have decided to go on a family vacation every and pay for the hotel room every other year instead of Christmas and Birthday presents. It is nice to get to go on a nice vacation and not worry about paying for the hotel room.