Nancy's Blog

The temperature was about 8 degrees this morning and my son and husband thought I would get frost bite if I ran but I knew I would be fine if I dressed warm.  I drove to the Park in Riverton and saw Alan and Eric just taking off.  They came back for me and we headed on the Riverton 10K course.  Eric didn't have anything covering his face so we turned around and ran back to his car to get a shirt.  When we got back to his car Michelle and Cheris ran up.  They had come early to get in some extra miles.  They thought the 10k course would be too snowy so we ran down the road west past the Post Office and out to 126th.  Then down past 2700 and then we turned around and headed back.  Cheris and Michelle had to be somewhere so they stopped and I stopped with them and Eric and Alan continued on.  By the end I was very hot because I put on layers.  The only thing that got cold on me were my hands and they warmed up after about a mile.  It was a good run.

I used the elliptical for 15 minutes and the stationary bike for 15 minutes then I did my stomach exercises.

Since our running group didn't meet this morning, after work and a short nap I used the elliptical for 15 minutes and the stationary bike for 15.  It sure isn't as much fun as running outside, in fact it isn't fun at all.

After work I took a short but much needed nap since I woke up at 3:30 am and didn't get back top sleep.  After my nap I did my arm weight exercises.  Then I cleaned the house, made dinner and ate dinner.  Then I used the elliptical for 15 minutes and the stationary bike for 15 minutes.

Met the group for the early miles.  I was the first one there but shortly after two cars pulled in.  When I saw them get out I got out and it wasn't runners it was a couple of guys going across the street to meet their ride to work.  I got back in my car and waited a few more minutes and when no one came I started out.  I ran down 2200 from 98th to 106th and back.  When I got back I saw a few more cars in the parking lot so I figured some other runners had come.  I ran back out to 98th and then west on 98th and then back to the church. The others still weren't back so I started running south on 2200 towards 106th again.  I saw some other runners coming north on 2200 and ran towards them.  I knew it was runners from our group so I turned around and headed back to the church.  When we got back Peggy said they were a few minutes late and had run south on 2200 and then they turned and ran through prospector so that is where I missed them.  When the later group got there we ran to 98th and then west to 3200.  I visited with Kris Bullock along the way.  When I got to 3200 and turned around and headed back.  It was a good run and I was only cold for the first mile.

Met the group at 7am at Cheris's house for our long run.  They were going to do a 7 mile loop two times but I was only going to do it once.  We ran through the subdivision and out to 118th and then up and north through another subdivision and then out to 114th and then up to the next street and then west to 2700.  Kris Bullock went slow with me.  We crossed 2700 and went west through another subdivision.  She and I were a ways back so we got lost and eventually went out to 118th and then back down to 2700 and then north to 126th and then west to 3200.  We ran north down 3200 and met Lisa Dudley and her friend running the other direction.  She stopped and talked to us for a minute and then we continued on.  We ran north to 118th and then east to redwood road and then south to 123rd and back to Cheris's house.  We ended up going 9 miles.  It was a good run and I had a nice visit with Kris.  It was very nice of her to go slow with me.

After work and a nap I did my leg weight/stomach exercises along with 61 mens pushups.

Met the group at the SJ soccer fields for the early miles.  I started off early because I am so slow. They caught up with me about half way through.  They all passed me except Kelli and she stayed and ran with me the rest of the way.  Thanks Kelli it was fun to have someone to talk to.  I had to leave after the first 5k because I had to be to work at around 6am.  It was very cold when I started, especially running south.  I almost wished I would have brought a scarf, but after I turned west I was fine.

After work and a nap I did  may arm weight exercises.

Met the group across from the fitness center to run the regular miles.  We ran out to the road and ran south to the last street and turned west and ran up the hill to Lampton.  Then we ran south on Lampton clear to the end, up and down hills and then turned around and ran back.  I started before everyone and they caught up and passed my before the first turn up the hill.  When I got to the hill and turned left as I passed the next street the group came up from behind.  They had taken a side street.  Then when we got to the top of the big hill we turned around.

I went to Leslie's house to run this morning and since we both had a lot going we decided to only run 3 miles.  We ran from her house down 40th west to 98th and back.  I wore long pants and all my warm stuff and was hot on the way out to 40th west.  We stopped just passed the light to take off our warm stuff.  Leslie stuffed them in the back of her jacket.  On the way back the wind was blowing so we got our warm stuff back out to put on.  One of my arm warmers was missing so we looked for it and found it on the way back.  After Leslie made breakfast for me and my other daughter and son-in-law and their two kids I came home and cleaned up. Then I baby sat 4 of my grandkids for about 5 hours.  It was fun to see the grandkids, but it was also nice when they left.  Two of the grandkids were two years old, one was 8 and the youngest was 9 months.  It was fun but boy was it busy.  My 8 year old helped a lot.

I'm at my daughter Jenny's house in Idaho. I used her treadmill and her exercise bike.  I wanted to run outside because the weather is very nice but they are surrounded by dirt roads and they are all mud piles.  Jenny's baby is due in 5 weeks and she is still way faster than I am.  She ran 2 and 1\2 miles in just over 18 minutes.  I'm not used to the treadmill and I kept pulling out the automatic shut off.  I kept shutting it off about every two minutes.  I still got a very good workout.

I didn't go to running group this morning because we were still at my daughters.  We left at about 8:30 this morning for out 3 hour drive home.  We were in a slight accident that could have been fatal.  I was in the back seat when my husband slammed on the brakes.  I saw all kinds of stuff flying by.  Luckily none it hit the windshield.  The only damage was the rubber part under the bumper.  A car going in the Southbound lane on the freeway veered off into the median and was headed straight for us.  It hit the barrier which was two metal  wires connected to metal poles.  Luckily this stopped the car from hitting us head on.  It continued on in the median and finally came to a stop.  We stopped and waited for the police.  They think the person driving the car had either a stroke or a heart attack.  It really scared us all to death, but we are very thankful to be alive.  After we got home we unpacked and took a short nap.  Then I cleaned the house and did my leg weight/stomach exercises along with 75 mens pushups.

After work and a short nap I did my arm weight exercises.  Then I went to the store.  When I got back I used the elliptical for 15 minutes and the stationary bike for 15 minutes.

Met the group at Centennial Park for the early miles.  Only Lisa and Julie were there.  I started off early and they caught me fast.  We ran through the subdivision and out to 3600 west and they continued on and I turned around and went the same way back.  When I got back I kept running past the park out to 134th and then back.  There were about 6-8 more people that came for the regular miles.  We ran the same route and I started off early again and turned around at 3600.  I end up going 5 miles while everyone else goes 6 because I am quite slow.  I'm glad I can at least keep going.  I got a good workout and then went home to get ready for work.  After dinner tonight I will ref basketball games for a couple of hours and then go visiting teaching.

After work and a short nap I used the elliptical for 15 minutes and the stationary bike for 15 minutes.  Then I did 3 reps of my stomach exercises increasing it by 10 each time and doing a wall sit in between reps.

I went to Leslie's this morning and we jogged to Chrissy's and back.  We left her house and ran out to 40th west north to 9800 and then east to 2700 then north again to Bueno Vista which is almost to 7800.  Then we turned into the subdivision and stopped at Chrissy's house.  She jogged back with us to 90th south and then turned around and headed home.  We saw a lot of runners and one was Tom Boud who used to run with our running group.  We made it to Leslie's street and I wasn't as tired as the last time we ran that far.  It was more slippery on the way back so it took a little bit longer.  We had a good run and I enjoyed the visit with Leslie and Christine.

After work and short nap I did my leg weight/ stomach exercises along with 70 mens pushups.  They I got dinner in the oven.  While dinner was cooking I used the elliptical for 20 minutes and the stationary bike for 15.

Met the group for the early miles at the park across from Lifestyles Fitness.  Only Julie, Cheris, Aaron and I came to the early miles.  We ran south to 114th and then ran up 114th to 13 west and turned around and headed back.  Then we ran east on 114th heading towards the railroad crossing.  I was behind the group so I turned around after I got to the top of the hill and before going down the next hill.  I headed back to the park and when I got back the rest of the group was there and ready to run.  They wondered where the others were and I told them they were checking out the railroad crossing over 114th.  We headed out and met the others just before 114th.  We headed east on 114th so everyone else could check out the railroad crossing.  They all headed back before I made it to the crossing.  They all turned south on the roller coaster road and I headed back to the park because I needed to be to work at 7.  It was a good run.,

I did my arm weight exercises and then I used the elliptical for 15 minutes and the stationary bike for 15 minutes.

Met the group at the park at the bottom of tithing hill for the early miles.  I started off first and headed down the trail.  We turned left and headed down the trail.  I wore a tank top and shorts because I thought it was warmer, so I was a little cold for the first 2 miles.  By the time I got to the big hill through subdivision I was plenty warm.  When we got back to the park we jogged around the parking lot for a few minutes while we waited for the rest of the group.  When they got there we went down the trail again but this time we turned right and headed south.  The group passed me up right away except Debbie Kroll she went slow with me for 15 minutes and then we turned around and headed back since I had to be to work at 7.  It was nice of Debbie to go slow with me.  We had a nice visit.

Leslie and I met the group to run the Riverton Half Marathon course.  We got there about 15 minutes early and started out.  It was chilly, but I knew I'd get hot so I wore a tank top and shorts.  We went slow and steady and I made it up tithing hill without stopping.  We thought the group would catch us at 126th but they didn't.  We ran down the hill by the pool and then headed south on the trail.  We ran about 1 1/2 miles on the trail before the group caught us.  I told them to make sure they saved us a doughnut.  When we got to the trail head on 144th we stopped and ate a half a chocolate cake doughnut(my favorite) and some chocolate milk.  I was tired and that gave me energy to continue on.  It got cold off and on so I put my arm warmers and gloves back on.  We made it to the dreaded "S" curve and I was able to run all the way up.  We decided to run straight down 13th west to the park instead of going out to redwood because Leslie had to be home to help her friend frame the basement.  We made it back to the park and Cheris, Michell, Aaron and Julie were still there.  We visited for a minute and then headed home.  It was a good run and I made it to the end.

After work and a short nap I did my leg weight/stomach exercises along with 50 mens pushups.  I don't know why I couldn't do more but next time I'll try for 75.  Then I used the elliptical for 20 minutes and the stationary bike for 25.