Nancy's Blog

Shannon and I did our usual 8 mile ride on our bikes.  We did it in under 30 minutes.  Then I ate breakfast and called Leslie and then rode to her house (3.1 miles away) and then we did a 5 mile bike ride and I rode back home.  Then I weeded and now I am going to index and then clean the house.

I did my leg weight/stomach exercises along with pushups and then Duke and I went to Leslie's to run.  We only did 3 miles but it really killed me.  I will sure be glad for cool weather.

Shannon and I rode our regular 8 mile route and we did it in under 30 minutes.  After my bike ride my Husband Kent made me breakfast for my Birthday.  Then I called Leslie and woke her up and rode my bike to her house.  Then we did our usual 5 mile route and I rode back home.  Then I did my arm weight exercises and cleaned up. Then my son Ben took me to lunch.

Shannon and I did our long bike ride today.  It was a fun ride.  Then I went to Leslie's and she and I ran 8 miles.  I had to walk off and on the last 4 miles, but I made it.

Shannon and I did our usual 8 mile bike ride.  Then I ate breakfast, did my indexing and then Duke and I went to Leslie's to run.  We did our usual 3 miles course.  I ran it 3 minutes faster and wasn't as dead as usual.  Maybe it was the leftover Birthday Cake I ate for breakfast that made me run faster.

Duke and I met the group at the trail head on 98th.  Cheris, Michelle and I got there early and ran south for a couple of minutes while we waited for the others to get there.  We everyone arrived we decided to go north on the trail because they had it opened to 90th south.  We headed south and of course Duke had to stop at every bush so we were way behind.  We kept going and got to the Golf Course.  We couldn't see the others so we ran all the way around the Golf Course and then headed back on the trail.  We got to the parking lot at 98th and filled my water bottle and turned around and headed south again.  We we got to where the trail use to end we saw the others coming and turned around.  Then we headed south past the parking lot and kept going almost to 106th and turned around and headed back.  I'm not sure how far I went but with Duke stopping so much I am just counting it as 5.  Then I came home and called Leslie and woke her up.  Then I rode my bike to her house and we did our usual 5 mile course and then I rode back home.  I got a good workout.  Now I need to shampoo my couches in the frontroom and then the carpet.

I called Leslie at 6am and headed to her house for our run.  She is leaving on Saturday and does not have time for a long run before she leaves.  We started off slow and steady and kept going to mile 4 and then we ate some hot tamalees and walked for 20 seconds and then turned around and headed back.  We were slow and steady the rest of the way and stopped twice more to eat hot tamalees.  We were 15 minutes faster than the 8 mile run on Saturday.  I think it was because I didn't bike before we ran and also because we went early and it wasn't as hot or muggy.  Also I prayed that I would be able to make it and I'm sure that helped too.

I somehow got confused and put Thursday's report on Wednesday and then didn't report Wednesday.  On Wednesday I rode bikes with Shannon and we did our usual 8 mile course and then I went to Leslie's and rode with her.

Shannon and I rode our 10 mile course out to Bluffdale and back.

Shannon and I rode our 15 mile course.  We met up with my running group when we were riding down the S curve.  We also me up with a Bluffdale race when we were going west on 144th.  We only saw one runner who was the leader of the 10K, his name was Ryan and he taught the Tri class that I took at Marv's a few years back.  We had a good ride and then duke and I hopped in the car and headed to Leslie's.  We did a quick 3 mile run with her.  She is leaving this morning to go with her Boyfriend to his family outing in North Carolina.

Shannon and I did our usual 8 mile bike ride..  She must have been tired because she was slower than usual.  Then I came home and ate breakfast.  Since Leslie was gone to South Carolina with her boyfriend to meet her boyfriends parents I ran with my daughter Christine.  We ran from her house to 2200 and then south to 90th south and back.  She is just getting back into running so she went slow with me.  It was a good run.

Met the group at the Riverfront Park.  We ran to our favorite big hill and went up and down about a million times.  I haven't done hills for a long time and I was so dead I could hardly run back to my car.  It's a good thing I had Duke to help pull me up and down.  He was very tired at the end also.

Shannon and I did our usual bike ride.  Then I came home and did my leg weight/stomach exercises along with pushups.

Met the group for the early miles.  Duke and I were the only ones there so we jogged through the subdivision out to 3200 West and  then north.  Then we turned around and went back and then we jogged east on 114th to 2700 and then back.  When we got back the group was there for the other miles.  We did the same trail through the subdivision and then out to 3200.  They continued on but I forgot to exchange my water bottle and Duke needed more water so we turned around and headed back.  On the way back I saw Debbie coming and say Hi.  After I got back to the parking lot and exchanged bottles, we ran the same trail back and ran to 106th and then saw the group coming. We turned around and ran back to the church once again.  Now I am going with my Husband and son to Fish Lake for the weekend.

I rode my bike to work today.  When I was about a quarter mile away my tire went flat.  I kept riding but it was very bumpy and slow the rest of the way.  I wasn't able to ride home so my son picked me up.  After a short nap I made plum leather and froze my garden corn.  Then I made dinner and cleaned the kitchen.

I met the group at the park off Tithing Hill.  They decided to run up the hill.  I started up the hill and they went back for someone that came late.  When I got to the top of the hill I looked back and no one else was running up.  I ran back down and couldn't see the others so I ran up the hill again.  I still couldn't see them so Duke and I ran back down and went south on the trail until we got to the river and then we turned around and went back to the parking lot.  We still didn't see anyone so we ran up the big hill again and then back down.  When we got to the parking lot the others were coming back from the trail.  Then we met the others for the regular miles.  We ran along the trail for 6 minutes and then turned around and headed back.  By then I was a ways behind because Duke has to stop at every bush.  They all ran up the big hill again so Duke and I did also.  Then we ran back down again and got in the car and headed home.  I got ready for work and rode my bike to work.

I met Shannon and we rode our bikes to Leslie's house.  Then we rode out to 118 and back to redwood.  Shannon went home and I rode around the block and back to Leslie's and then back home.  Now I am going to do my arm weight exercise before I freeze more corn and make salsa.  I don't have to be back to work until Tuesday so I need to get as much done as I can before then.

 Duke and I ran to Leslie's and then she ran back with us.  It was a lot harder on the way to Leslie's than on the way back, maybe because the way back is mostly downhill.

I rode my bike on the 6 mile course by myself because Leslie wanted to sleep in and Shannon was not feeling well.  I did the course in under 20 minutes.  I can ride a lot faster when I ride by myself.  Then I came home and did my leg weight/stomach exercises along with pushups.  Then I went on a hike with some of my kids and grandkids.

I called Leslie at 6:15 and then went to her house to run.  We did our usual course but added on a 1/2 mile before we turned around so that we could go 9 miles.  We went slow and steady.  I made it  the whole way without dying.  

Shannon and I rode our regular 8 mile bike course.  Then I went to Leslie's with Duke and we did our usual 3 mile course.

I had to be to work at 6am so Duke and I ran at 4:45.  We just did our 3 mile down to the light on 106th and back.

I didn't exercise at all today.  I had to be to work at 6am.  After work we drove over the mountain.to Tooele to visit my daughter, son-in-law and their family.

I had to be to work at 6am so Duke and I went early to running group and ran about a mile before everyone got there.  Then when the others came I ran 1.5 miles and then had to get home to get ready for work.  After work I did my arm weight exercises.

I rode my bike on my quick 6 mile course.  It was hot but I had a good ride.