Nancy's Blog

Wow it's June already.  Today after work and a nap I did my arm weight exercises.  After dinner I met Leslie at the Pool.  We were both tired.  I made it 10 laps front crawl and then took a break.  Then I swam 4 laps.  Leslie decided that she was tired and since I was tired I decided 14 laps was good enough.

I met the BBK's for the early run at Bingham. There were 11 people there and it was a nice run and visit. I stayed for the 1 mile warmup while they were waiting for the track to open. Then I left to go to work. I was very tired after the 4 miles. Leslie came over for dinner but was too tired to ride bikes.

Met the bunners at the South Jordan Rec Center.  Amy Scharman was there and it was really nice to see her again.  Her knee is getting better, but it's not well enough to jog.  We rode our same route and I turned off on 98th S. and 2700 west and went straight to work.  It was a fun ride.  After dinner I did my leg weight exercises along with my stomach exercises and 80 mens pushups. 

Met the group at the Tithing Hill church for the early miles.  It was a nice run down the hill, along the trail, through the subdivision and back up the hill.  I was very tired so I guess it was a good thing I had to be to work at 6/

Hoorah!! My last day at work.  We cleaned for 6 hours straight and now my arms are very tired.  The PTA provided lunch for the staff and faculty.  They brought in Olive Garden and boy do I love Olive Garden.

Leslie and I went to our Triathlon Class.  We thought it was at the South County Pool, but when we got there no one was there so we went to  Marv Jenson and it was there.  I didn't mind being a few minutes late for the swimming.  The first half of the swimming was hard, but the second half seemed a little easieer.  We then rode our bike down redwood to 11400 South and then west to 2700 W and then northe to 98th S and then west back to redwood and south the Marv's.  The ride was very easy and I didn't even get my heart rate up.  Then we ran down the canal road to 90th South and back.  The run did get me tired.  I'm so used to Duke pulling me, that running alone is hard now.

I did my arm weight exercises and in the afternoon I swam.  I made it 10 laps front crawl, took a short bread and made it 10 more laps front crawl, then I did 10 laps backcrawl.  The backcrawl is so easy I could do it forever.

Met the group at Bingham but I didn't go early because I didn't bring Duke and I knew I wouldn't make it 1 1/2 hours running without him.  We ran around a few neighborhoods and then came back to the track.  I was behind everyone and had to take a few shortcuts, but I made it.  I was very tired at the end.  I need to run more without Duke so I can get used to it.

Met the biking group at the South Jordan Rec Center.  It was cloudy and cool, but we didn't get rained on.  We did our usual course.  I enjoyed visiting with Amy.  When we got to the top of the hill by the temple Dean adjusted my seat.  He said it was a little too low for me.   Thanks Dean.  After dinner Leslie and I swam laps.  I made it 10 laps front crawl, took a short break, did 8 laps front crawl, took a very short break and did two more laps front crawl.  I didn't have time to do any more because I picked up 4 of my grandkids who were sleeping over.  Two other grandkids were dropped off by their mom, so I have 6 grandkids sleeping over.  The youngest is 9 years old, so they won't be any trouble.  Tomorrow we are going to "This is the Place State Park," because it is free.

Met the group at the church on 98th and 2200.  I didn't get there for the early miles, but I was a little early so when the group got back I jogged around the parking lot with them until it was time to go for our longer run.  We did some strides in the parking lot when Cheryl got there and then we ran up 9800 past Glenmore Golf Course and down the hill and up the other side.  I had Duke pulling me and I still got very tired.  Leslie and I turned around at the top of the hill and she took Duke on the way back.  Debbie caught up with me on the way back so I had a good visit with her.  I was so tired by the end I was glad Leslie came back for the last 1/8 of a mile I took Duke and he pulled me to the end.  Lately running makes me very tired. 

Did my leg weight exercises along with my stomach exercises and 80 mens pushups.  The pushup weren't quite as hard as last week, but I'm not ready to add any more.  After I cleaned up I went to the temple and saw Kelli there in the waiting area.  This afternoon I am going with my Webelo Scouts to an Outdoor activity.  It lasts from 2:20-8:30 and I sure hope we don't get rained on.

I ran with Leslie and Chrissy this morning.  We ran our 6 mile course to the South County Pool and back.  Leslie took Duke.  Chrissy made it 1 1/2 miles and her knee started hurting so she turned around.  I was a little way behind Leslie and Duke, but I made it the 6 miles in 58 minutes.  It was a good run.  Then Kent and I went to our Stake's Independence day Breakfast and program.  The food was good and the storm held off until the middle of the program.  We got rained on some but not too much.

Did my arm weight exercises this morning, then I planted flowers, cleaned and went fishing with 3 of my grandkids.  After lunch I took a nap and cleaned more.  Then I swam laps.  I think swimming is actually getting a little easier.  I swam 12 laps front crawl, took a short break, swam 12 more laps front crawl, took a short break and swam 10 laps back crawl.  I wasn't even too dead at the end.

Met the group at Bingham for our track workout.  It sure is hard running without Duke, but I know it is good for me.  I was very tired at the end.  I came home and did lots of cleaning.  After dinner Leslie and I went on our bike ride.  We rode down redwood road to the cemetary road, at least we thought it was the cemetary road.  We rode all around in this subdivision and finally made our way out to the park road.  Then we rode down 13th west to Bangerter.  On the way back I misjudged my gears and didn't make it all the way up the S curve.  I ended up walking my bike the last 50 yards of the hill.  I hope I don't do that during our triathlon on Saturday. 

There were only 5 bikers today at our bunners group.  Dean, me, Amy, Collett and Curt.  Curt tried to show me how to use my gears.  I think I have a little better idea how to do it but I'm sure not an expert.  We had a nice ride.  Thanks Dean for heading our group and Curt for helping me.

Met the group at the soccer fields at 6 am.  After the first 5K I was very tired even with Duke pulling me.  I went one more mile and then decided that was good enough for today.  Then I came home and cleaned and picked and shelled peas.

Did my leg weight exercises along with my stomach exercises and 80 mens pushups.  The pushups are not getting any easier.

Leslie and I did our first Triathlon today.  It was at the South County Pool.  We swam 300 meters and Leslie beat me by about 1 1/2 minutes.  Then we biked 11 miles.  I caught up with Leslie on the bike and passed her up.  I was doing very well passing people on the long ride up the hill past the prison and up the hill going South.  On the way back I was really wizzing until I got to the S curve.  Somehow I did the same thing as last time I went up that hill and I had to get off and walk.  I still did pretty well and passed up all the people that passed me while I was walking my bike up the S curve.  I was ready to start the run and someone told me I still had my bike helmet on so I took it off.  After I went about 1/4 a mile I realized I also had my bike gloves on so I took them off too.  The first part of the run my legs felt like knots, but after about a mile they loosened up.  Leslie passed my during the first mile.  Going up the big hill at the end I was very tired, but I kept running the whole way.  I made it to the end in 1 hour 31 minutes.  Leslie made it in 1 hr 27 minutes.  I was frist place in my age and about 75th overall.  Leslie was 10th place in her age group.  It was very fun.  What really surprised my was that during the swimming some of the people were actually just walking down the lane.

Did my arm weight exercises.  Then I cleaned the house and had my sisters over for lunch.  Then I tended Bridget's baby Sicily for and hour.  Bridget, Glenn and their baby are staying with us for a couple of days.  It is so much fun to have Sicily here. (and Glenn and Bridget too). Tonight I met Leslie at Marv Jenson's to swim laps.  I was able to do 15 laps front crawl without a break.  Then after a short break I did 15 more  front crawl.  I'm really glad that swimming is getting easier.  I need to be able to swim  half a mile by September so we can do the Daybreak Triathlon

Met the group at Parkway Palisades but didn't go early because I knew I would be plenty tired with the regular workout.  My daughter Leslie came too so she took Duke half of the time.  That big hill is really a killer.  About our 3rd time up the big hill some big dog decided to come and play with Duke.  We kept stopping to chase it away but it kept coming back.  Finally when we were almost at the top of the second hill I got the ohter dog to go into someones yard and I closed the gate.  I was very tired after the workout.  After dinner Leslie and I rode our bikes.  We rode down 13th West to Bangerter.  This time I finally made it up the S curve without stopping.  We went about a mile past the S curve and Leslie chain got messed up.  We called Kent and he came and rescued us.  We ended up riding about 5 miles.

Met the bikers at the SJ Rec center and we rode our usual course. We had about 11 bikers. We seem to get new people each week. This week Amy brought her friend Jenna. Michelle Margetts came and I had a good visit with her. Tonight Leslie and I went to our Triathlon class at the South County Pool. The teacher didn't show up but one of the girls in the class that is a very good swimmer gave Leslie and I suggestions on how to improve our swimming. It is a lot harder swimming in the South County Pool because the lanes are 50 meters long. After the swim we started to ride our bikes, but Leslie's bike had a problem. When we got home Kent looked at her bike and the chain is bent so she will need to get a new one.

Met the group at the church on 118th and 2700.  We ran down 118th to 40th West then down 40th west to 114th and then up daybreak to the turnaround, back down to 40th then north up past the temple and then all the way back to our cars.  I was so tired even with Duke pulling me I wasn't sure I could make it back to the car.  I made it but boy was I tired.  After breakfast I picked peas, shelled and froze them for two hours.  My granddaughter Marissa helped me to earn some money.  Then after a nap and packing, Kent, Leslie, Ben and I headed to Idaho to visit Jenny and her family.

This morning I got up at 6 am.  I was going to run with my daughter Jenny, but her baby kept her up most of the night.  Leslie was still asleep too, so I Jogged by myself.  My daughter lives in Oakley Idaho.  I just started jogging down the dirt road until I got to the paved road, then I jogged down it until my watch said 30 minutes.  Then I turned around and came back.  Jenny's dog jogged along with me.  It was nice to have the company, but her dog thought it had to be two inches from me and I almost tripped several times.  Other than cows, sheep and dogs, I didn't see another person.  Not even one car passed by.  It was a good run I didn't try to kill myself and I felt fine when I got back.  After breakfast we went to the City of Rocks state park.  There were tons of giant rocks surrounded by some trees and sage brush.  There were lots of people with climbing gear climbing the huge rocks.  It was a lot of fun.  Then when we got back Leslie tended the kids and Kent and I took Jenny to lunch for her birthday.

Did my leg weight exercises along with my stomach exercises and 80 mens pushups.  The pushup are not getting any easier.  This afternoon I swam laps.  I tried to practice breathing on the other side but it got me so tired I decided that I would just breath on the side that is comfortable.  I swam 50 minutes doing mostly front crawl.  I did a few back crawl, back stroke, and side stroke and one breast stroke.

Met the group at the track.  Ran with the whole group for the warm up and then ran with Kris Bullock around the track at a slower pace.  I had a good time visiting with Kris.  Even at the slower pace I got very tired.