Believe to Achieve

worked three in a row. 38 hours busy. two very sick twins. no run. no energy. watched amber scrimmage instead. bed at 1130 pm.

saucony fives. great on tm and sw. since i missed 8 x 800s with kim and jane yesterday at pond i ran at tm so i could say hi to them and so i could wear my sboes that dont bug my feet or back or legs. Ran 3 miles at 8mph (7:30pace) then ran right into sw. 2 800s @ 6:07, 2@6:03, 2@6:00 and 1@5:56 and 1@5:53. Avg pace 3:01. On target for ap of 3:00 for next time. I ran these 800s with incline @1% for first 0.15 miles so when i put it flat i felt like i was going downhill. Ran them with 1/4 mile rest run pace at 8:00 and 1%. The last four i got off tm and hit pause for thirty seconds then would get back on and finish the 1/4 mile rest. It just gave me that added boost. Ran one mile cooldown in 7:15....started real easy ended at mp. Avg pace for all 10 miles was 7:01. Feeling strong. Five pounds of seat lost in very thick nylon shirt. Wash wasnt done past four days so options for clothing was minimal. Heat simulation good for me to do.

actually i m counting 8 running miles for my 20.25 mile bike ride with my 11 yearî old What a trooper. She would beat me all but once on the extreme uphills. We had so much fun! We went up 1100 north in pg to the canal and biked all the way past smith marketplace in lehi tl the sinclair gas station off the trail. Amber got a heath ice cream bar and I refilled our water bottle. Took us 2 hrs and 6 minutes. Not bad for someone who hadnt ridden more than a half mile on her bike in a given day all summer. Then she went to soccer practice and side tackled a few boys in ascrimmage! topped it off with taking the coaches advice to run a lap around the entire field after practice. as they were asking for more practice when it was over. What energy! so fun to hang with my girls. Courtney and Brooke are at Heber Valley campground for Youth Conference. I went up and stayed over last night. Had a great time but you are not allpwed to go running up there so i got back at 1015 wiped out from lack of sleep (busy work weeken) and relaxed until 230 when aber and i biked together.

Slept in. Nice :D. So out late at 9:30am. Got a little hot plus it was super muggy/humid. Two miles before home I stopped and stood in some sprinklers to cool off. Ran an out and back course by tri city golf course. One good uphill mile (7:23) which I pushed then down which I didn't push (6:47) actually swung by through a smaller set of sprinklers then. Not much fall out there. AP for 8 = 7:27. Premeditating 2 mile jog with Amber before soccer practice tonight and soccer party. I love having a daughter for a running partner. And biking partner. :D.

New altras..just a two miler in them Thursday. Wallburg. 22 miles. 7:28 pace. Ran into a woman whose baby i cared for in the NICU so ran with her for the last three miles. Her baby is 4.5 months old. She hadnt run under 8 min mile for a while...i believe we ran a 7:44, 7:50 and 7:50. Ap 7:28 for 22.