Nancy's Blog

Met the bunners at the SJ Rec center.  We had a good ride.  I had a nice time visiting with Michelle M.  Leslie and I didn't swim after work but I went with her to buy some trees and benches for her yard.  Bridget is having Sicily's 1st birthday party at Leslie's on Sunday.  Sicily turned 1 year old yesterday.  Kent and I went up to visit her.  She is so cute and Glenn and Bridget sure do love her.

Met the group at the church on 9800 and 22nd W.  When they started out Leslie was just getting there so I went slow so she could catch up.  Peggy said we would just go to 40th West since most of us are running the Riverton 10K on Saturday.  When the group got to 40th west they kept going so Leslie and I kept going too.  The group kept going past the Golf Course, but Leslie, Duke and I turned around.  I was tired when I got back to the car, but not dead.  This afternoon I went swimming.  I think swimming is starting to get easier.  I swam 20 laps front crawl, took a very small break, swam 10 laps backstroke and then 10 more front crawl.  This is the first time I was able to swim 40 laps and I wasn't even as dead as other times when I didin't swim that far.

Leslie and I rode our bikes this morning since it was too rainy to ride after she got off work yesterday.  We rode the Riverton 1/2 marathon course, but we started from my house instead of Riverton Park.  When we got to the trail where it went under the road on 126th the water was over the trail so we had to carry our bikes over the rocks.  Leslie made it up the large hill on the trail and so did I.  When we got to Bangerter  the water was over the trail and we didn't want to get wet so we turned around.  Instead of carrying our bikes under the road on 126th we rode up the hill to the pool and out to 13th west and then home from there.  It was a good ride and Leslie didn't crash.

I ran the Riverton 10K today.  I just took it easy and did it in 1hr 3mins.  I thought that was faster than last year, but I looked it up and I was actually slower.  Thats okay though because I did my best.  I wasn't even dead at the end.  Leslie ran with Duke and she finished in 53 minutes.  We have all the family coming over at noon for a barbeque.

I did my leg weight exercises along with my stomach exercises and 80 mens pushups.  I was going to swim this afternoon, but I ended up taking Duke to get his shots instead.  Our whole family is going to Yellowstone on Thursday and Duke has to go to the Petsmart Dog Hotel.  Duke needed his shots before he could stay at the Dog Hotel.  I will try to swim tomorrow.

Met the group at Parkway Palisades.  We ran up and down the big hill a couple of times, we did strides, ran the two mile loop and then did some more strides.  I made it the whole hour and with Duke pulling me and I wasn't quite as tired as usual.  Leslie and I rode our bikes after she got off work.  We rode down Redwood to the Crystal Cove turnoff, rode past Crystal Cove and past Wingate Condos and turned down 10750 and rode down to 13th west.  When we got to 13th west we remembered about the rode construction and turned around and went back the same way.  Leslie thought she had forgotten her phone and she was on call for work so we did a very small ride.  (about 3 miles)  She was also worried about me going too far because I had just donated blood.

I met the bunners at the SJ Rec center and we rode our usual route.  It was good to see Cherl for the first time as a bunner.  We actually had all bunners today.  The ride got me a lot more tired today than usual because I donated blood yesterday.  In fact when I got home I started feeling light headed and almost passed out.  I tried to take it a little easier today and decided not to go to our Triathlon class tonight.  I've been busy shopping and packing for our trip to yellowstone.  All of our kids and grandkids except my oldest daughter and her family will be there.  My oldest daughter's  in-laws are visiting from Argentina so she are her family aren't coming to yellowstone.

Met the group at Bingham for the early miles.  We had a good run through a subdivision then across redwood behind the SJ Library, down to 1300 and up to Y worry Lane and then back to Bingham.  I was tired and glad I was only doing the early miles.  Then I went home and finished packing for Yellowstone.

I didn't do any running or biking on our trip to Yellowstone, but I did do quite a bit of walking.  We had a very fun time and saw a lot of scenery.  We saw Elk, Buffalo, Deer, Antelope, a cayote, and a fox but we didn't see a bear.    It was especially fun to spend the time with my husband, kids and grandkids.  On our way home we went to Virginia City and looked through all the buildings in the Old Ghost town and all the souvenir shops.  We had a very fun time.  I ate plenty of junk so next week after I get back from my sister's getaway I'll really need to get back into exercising.

My sister Nina and I did some run, walking at her cabin while we were at our sister's getaway.  Her cabin is in Timberlake up past Heber City. There are lots of hills and they are mostly dirt roads so the up hill was very steep and hard.

Still at the cabin in Heber.  Nina and I did our run walk up and down the hills again, but this time we went farther and were more tired at the end. 

Met the bunners for our bike ride.  There were only six of us there(Dean, Me, Michelle, Cheryl, Debbie and Alan) and we were all real bunners.  We rode our usual course and it was as fun as usual especially up the hill by the temple.  Tonight I went swimming with Leslie.  We swam at the South County Pool and swam for 40 minutes.  It sure is a lot harder in that pool because it is a 50 meter pool.

I decided to run with Leslie this morrning instead of going with the running group to Traverse Mountain.  I went to her house at about 6:30 and we jogged from her house up to Day Break Lake.  We jogged around the entire lake and then out to 114th and back down to 40th West, up past the temple and back to Leslie's.  I got very tired even with Duke pulling me and had to walk a couple of times.  It was a good run but I wish I didn't get so tired. After I got home I picked beets and made pickled beets and bottled some regular beets.  I also picked some beans for lunch.  Then later on I picked apricots.

I did my arm weight exercises.  Then I cleaned the house, made apricot leather and went to the temple.  After dinner I watched my 9 year old granddaughter Rachel (Christine's daughter) run in her track meet.  She ran the mile and it was 101 degrees.  She looked very hot and tired but she kept going until she got to the end and then she fell into my arms and started crying.  I was so proud of her.  She did it in 8mins 50 sec.  I don't think I could even do it that fast in the heat.

Leslie and I went to our triathlon class at the South County Pool.  We swam for 40 minutes.  It was hard, but it is getting a little easier.  Then we rode our bikes.  We went from the pool south and through a subdivision and then out at 134th south at Redwood Road.  Then we went north on Redwood to 98th south and then west to 27th and then south to 104th.  Then we realized that the road was close at 104th and turned around and rode back to 98th south and back down to Redwood.  Then we were going to ride south on Redwood back to 126th.  Just after I passed 114th my bike started thumping so I pulled over and noticed that I had a flat.  I walked my bike home and drove my car back to the pool.  Leslie and the rest of the people kept riding.  I brought Duke back with me for the run.  I held him for about a half a mile and then let him off his leash.  He caught up with Leslie and followed her the rest of the way.  The run was very hot and tiring.  When I got to the big hill up to the pool the only thing that kept me going was thinking about my 9 year old granddaughter that ran the mile in 101 degree heat.  I thought if she could do that I could keep going.  I did have to walk for about a minute up the hill but I ran the rest of the way.  After I got home I ate breakfast, showered and went to help with our Stake Float.  I helped for a couple of hours and then came home and ate lunch and took a nap.  When I woke up and came down to clean the kitchen, I found out that my son cleaned it while I was napping.  That sure made me happy.

I did my leg weight, stomach exercises and I only made 70 mens pushups.  Then I did some cleaning and went to the Webelos Day Camp.  After I got back from day camp I took a short nap and then picked the rest of the apricots.  My daughter Jenny's RS President is coming to town and is going to bring her the two boxes of apricots that I picked for her.  I was going to go swimming, but after picking apricots I was too tired.  After dinner Kent and I went to the South Towne Expo Center to look at the floats and vote for our Stake Float.  There were lots of nice floats and boy are they a lot of work.  I'm sure glad I wasn't in charge.  I only had to help for two hours.

Met the running group at Bingham for the early miles.  Duke pulled me along, but I was still very tired.  It's a good thing I only stayed for the early miles.  Then I came home, had breakfast and a bath, cleaned the kitchen, swept and scrubbed the kitchen floor, folded laundry and then went to Day Camp again.  We don't really do that much at Day Camp, but I sure fill tired when I get home.  Monday we did Artist, Boats and swimming and today we did Showman, BB guns, Geologist and Archery.

Dean, Michelle M and I were the only bunners today.  We did our usual course.  The only thing unusual was that Michelle got a flat as we turned onto 98th South.  Luckily she had a tube and pump so we pulled over and Dean showed us how to fux a flat.  After dinner Leslie and I went to our Triathlon class.  We swam and then biked, then we decided not to run because it was 95 degrees.

Met the Group and the parking lot at Walmart.  We ran from there up 114th to State Street and then stopped and regrouped.  We ran up 114th clear to 13th East.  It was two miles and all up hill.  The last block was very steep.  I had to walk for about 30 seconds even with Duke pulling me.  When we got to the top the group was going to run to 110th south, down to 10th East and then back up to 13th East.  Rachel, her sister and I decided just to run down to 106th So. and then back.  Then we regrouped and ran back down 114th to Walmart.  Boy was I tired. 

I did my arm weight exercises and then rode my bike to Christine's and back.  It took me 20 minutes to get there and 21 to get back.  The way back seemed more up hill or else I was just tired.  It is 5 1/2 miles to her house from mine.  Then I cleaned up and we went to Tooele to visit our Daughter, son-in-law and grandkids.  I brought them some fruit leather and bows for all the girls.  A friend of mine made bows for all my granddaughters.

Duke and I went to Leslie's at 6 am this morning to run with her.  She took Duke.  My foot started hurting the first 100 yards but I kept going.  It's been hurting me off and on for about a month and ususally feels better after about a 1/2 mile.  After about a 1/2 mile my foot was still hurting and my knee was too from trying to compensate for my foot, so I decided to walk.  Walking didn't hurt so I would walk for a while and then try running again.  The running kept hurting every time so I just walked fast.  I turned around at Sky Drive and headed back towards Leslie's.  When I got to Leslie's I couldn't see her coming back so I kept going up the hill towards the temple.  When I turned around and headed back Leslie was past her street and heading towards me.  I'm glad I at least got some exercise.  When I got home I ate breakfast, cleaned up and went to help someone in the ward move.

I did my leg weight exercises along with my stomach and pushups.  Then I weeded.  Then I did Becca's P90X exercise video with her.  Then I cleaned and got groceries.  I took a nap did indexing and then cleaned some more.  After dinner Leslie, Ben, Becca and I went to Day Break Lake and swam.  It was pretty fun.  Leslie and I decided we need to swim there once a week to get ready for the Day Break Triathlon. 

Met the BBK's at the track.  The first time around the track my foot started hurting.  I was hoping it was just in my head and would be better today.  I mostly walked around the track the whole hour.  About every 3rd time around I tried to run.  If I held my foot a certain way it didn't hurt, but then my knee would start hurting.  After I got home I ate breakfast, cleaned up and went to the temple.  When I got back, I did the P90X exercise video with Becca.  It really gives you a good workout.

I definately got enough exercise today.  This morning I met our Bunners and only Michelle, Ken and I came.  Ken led us on a 17 mile course around the prison.  It was a little tiring on the hills, but I wasn't too far behind Michelle and Ken.  I'm sure Ken went slow for us.  After breakfast I did the P90X video with Becca.  Today was arms and abs and it was a killer.  Then I spent 4 hours doing a good clean on my living room.  I took down the drapes and cleaned them. cleaned the windows, scrubed the walls,  cleaned the furniture and vacuumed.  I was too tired to clean the carpet so I will do that tomorow.  After dinner Leslie and I went to our Triathlon class.  We swam 500 meters and then we biked 10 miles.  The other people were running too but we decided not to run.

Today since I couldn't run I rode my bike to the church on 98th and 2200 where the running group was meeting.  Then I rode up 9800 past the Glenmoore Golfcourse up to the park.  When I got to the park I rode around it about 5 times until the runners got there.  Then I rode around a couple of more times.  When they were ready to head back I told them goodbye and rode home fast.  The ride up was all uphill so I got plenty of exercise and the ride back was downhill and was very easy.  Peggy and Cheryl were both gone so Michelle M took charge.  I think she enjoyed being in charge.  After breakfast I did the P90X video with Becca.  Today we did the leg exercises.  It was a very good workout.

Becca and I did our P90X video.  Today was cardio.  It was mostly boxing moves.  The workout lasted for an hour.  It got me tired but not as tired as running.  After breakfast I took Duke for a walk and cleaned the house.  After lunch and a nap Kent and I went to the temple and then we met Leslie at Sizzler for dinner.  The dinner was very good.