Nancy's Blog

Met the BBK's at the Riverfront Park.  The weather was very cool and it felt great.  I started out before everyone else to get a head start.  I ran south on the Parkway to the Pedestrian crossing over the rive on 114th and then to the parkway trail.  It took me a few minutes to find the ped crossing and I first went on the road crossing and asked worker where the ped crossing was.  He pointed it out to me and by the time I got back to where it was everyone had caught up to me so I was behind again.  It was very dark on the trail and I was glad I wore my head light.  We ran along the trail for a while and when I saw the group coming back I turned around.  I came to a crossroad the started up and then looked back and saw that the group went the other way so I turned around and followed them and was behind again.  We went back to the park and me the rest of the group.  We did a mile warmup and then ran on the trail again.  They were doing ladders but I could only stay for another 15 minutes so I ran for 10 minutes and then turned around and headed back.  I love running in the cool air.

I did my arm weight exercises after work and a short nap.  Then Kent, Ben and I went to pizza pie cafe.  It was very good, but I always eat too much when we go there.

Leslie and I did our 13 mile bike ride followed by a 4 mile run.  We ran down 40th west past the light on 98th then we stopped at my sister's house to find out what time she wanted me to take her to lunch and then we ran back to Leslie's.  I didn't feel too tired during the run in fact I could have gone a couple more miles.  We may swim at Blackridge this afternoon and then hope we have trained enough for our Vikingman Triathlon next weekend in Burley.

This morning Kent, Ben, Leslie and I along with Angie, Bryan and family and Chris, Dan and family drove over Butterfield canyon to the Tooele side and met our daughter Carrie, Aldo and their family at a camp spot to have breakfast.  It was a little chilly but we had a fire going.  There were 26 of us total.  We had eggs, bacon, hashbrowns and pancakes along with hot chocolate, milk and juice.  We had a fun time together.  We did miss the other 14 family members that couldn't come.   After we were finished we cleaned up and drove back over the mountain.  We saw several deer and lots of beautiful scenery.  After we got back I took a short nap and then picked tomatoes.  Then Leslie and I went to Blackridge reservoir to swim.  There were a lot of people there but not too many swimming.  We were glad we had our wetsuits.  We swam around the outside of the whole reservoir twice.  I had to side stroke part of the time but we didn't stop.  That is the last time we are going to swim before our Triathlon.  After I cleaned up I made spaghetti sauce with the tomatoes I picked.

I had to be to work at 6 am this morning so at 5am I ran down to Parkway Palisades where the BBK's were meeting and said "Hi" to them and then ran back home.  After work and a short nap I did my leg weight/stomach exercises along with 75 mens pushups.

We didn't serve lunch until 12 today so we went for a walk, we walked for about 1 mile.   The only other exercise I did was dig in the mud and help fix my daughters sprinklers.  Tomorrow we are heading to Idaho for our Triathlon.  We're excited to stay with my daughter and her family.  They live in Oakley just outside of Burley.  

We got to Burley, Idaho at about 2:30 pm on Friday and stopped on the way in at the Fairfield Inn to pick up our packets.  Then we drove to where the transition area was going to be and tried to figure out where the bike course was.  We drove around for a while and couldn't figure out the course so just gave up and went to Jenny's.  Jenny and all the kids were excited to see us.  Jenny and Leslie made pickles and then Jenny made us a spaghetti dinner.  Angie and Chrissy came up from Utah also and got there in time for dinner.  They left their kids home for their husbands to tend.  After dinner we visited for a while and then went to bed.  Leslie and I woke up at 4:30 am had a quick breakfast and headed to our race.  We had to set up our transition area and get our bodies marked.  Then they drove us to the start of the swim.  Leslie's start was a different place than mine.  The swim start was on private property.  At my start the owner had started a fire in their fire pit which was by the Snake River.  We were all glad because the temperature was in the 30's.  We sat around and visited until 7:15 when the 1/2 ironman started and we watched them swim by.  Then we had to wait for them to bring the timing equipment back to our start.  Then they had someone sing the national anthem, and then a preacher spoke and said a prayer.  Then the let the Individual Men start their race.  About 5 minutes later we started.  The water didn't feel too cold after standing in the cold for an hour.  The current wasn't as swift as I expected, in fact it was very calm.  I did front crawl for a while and then alternated with the side stoke.  I went slow and steady and made it to the end.  I visited with several other women that were going slow along the swim.  I wasn't the last person but the 3 of us got to the end and the same time and there was one woman behind us.  When we got out and ran on the grass to the bikes I could tell my feet and hands were frozen.  My hands were so numb I had a hard time putting on my shoes, socks and gloves.  I had to ask someone to buckle my helmet.  The first part of the bike ride I was tired because of the cold, but half way through the first lap I warmed up and was able to go faster. The bike was 29 miles.  At the end of the bike ride Chrissy, Angie and Jenny and her kids were there to cheer me on.  I didn't feel too tired and was able to run for 3 miles before I walked for a minute.  Then I walked a little bit each mile.  When I got to mile 6 mark I realized that I  still had a least a mile to go.  The race ended up being 7 miles.  When I got about 1/4 mile to the finish line two of my grandsons met me and ran the rest of the way in with me.  I was glad to be done.  I finished 1st in my age group.   Then we got some lunch while we waited for Leslie to finish the bike ride.  When she finished the bike ride Chrissy ran the first mile with her, then we sat around and visited until Leslie was almost to mile 7.  At mile 7 Jenny ran the last 6 miles with her.  Jenny is pregnant but they went very slow because Leslie was pretty dead by then.  It took Leslie 8 hours to finish but I was very proud of her.  We went back to Jenny's, showered, bought some pizza for everyone and rested until bed.  Sunday morning we slept in and ate breakfast and then we left for home.  I went to Sacrament meeting with Leslie because her's was at 1pm and mine was over by the time we got home.  We were both glad we did the race but we are happy to have a break from training now.

I did my arm weight exercises after work and a short nap.  

I had to be to work at 6am so I decided not to run this morning.  After work and a short nap I did my arm weight exercises.

I did my leg weight/stomach exercises along with 75 mens pushups.  I haven't run at all this week but I hope to run on Saturday.

I went to Leslie's this morning and we did our Daybreak 6 mile course.  We didn't try to push it but we had a nice visit while we ran.  I have a lot of cleaning and yard work to do today and Leslie in in Charge of her RS Super Saturday.  Tonight I am going with Ben and several of my grandkids to the Dew Tour.  Becca got us free tickets from her work.

I had to be to work at 6am so after work I took a short nap and did my arm weight exercises.

I had to be to work at 6am so at 5am I ran down to Redwood from my house and then to 106th and back home.

Met the BBK's at the soccer fields in SJ park.  I go there a few minutes early and started out on the 5K course going the right direction.  I met the group coming the other way at about half way or  more.  I tried to run fast so I could beat them back to the park.  I made it to the park just before the group.  I said "hi," real quick and then headed home because I had to be to work at 6am.

I didn't exercise at all today.  I had a cub scout meeting after work and then we had family coming over.  Jenny and kids came from Idaho and Bridget, Glenn and kids from Ogden.  We (Leslie, me, Jenny, Bridget and Christine's husband) are running as a team in the Dirty Dash tomorrow morning.  I'm sure it will be fun and muddy.

Saturday we (Leslie, Jenny, Bridget, Dan and I)  Ran through the mud and obstacles along with 4000 other people at the 10K Dirty Dash.  It was very crowded and the cars were bumper to bumper on the last mile to Soldier Hollow.  We got there just in time to go to the POP and get to the start.  They did it in waves and our wave was the 3rd wave.  We started out running up a hill through the mud.  It was pretty sticky but I didn't fall down.  Then we ran along the trail for awhile until we got to the hay bales which we climbed over.  Then we ran through more mud, then some trail and then we crawled through some pipes.  Then we ran along the trail for a while until we got to wood wall that we had to climb over.  I was a wimp and went between the obstacles.  It was very muddy and sticky and I slipped and gushed along but didn't fall down.  Then we had 2 or 3 more walls to climb over with plenty of gooey mud.  Then we ran along the trail for a while until we got to the tires.  I was very slow going over the tires and decided I wouldn't make a very good football player. Then we ran along the trail towards Deer Creek Reservoir.  Before the reservoir there were two very deep muddy ditches that we had to climb and walk through and then slip and slide and try to pull ourselves up the other side.  Luckily there were a few weeds to hang onto to pull yourself up on the other side.  Then we ran in the gooey, sticky, stinky mud along the side of Deer Creek reservoir.  Then we had to climb through another ditch to get back to the trail.  Then we ran along the trail until we got to the slip n slide.  We had to wait in line at several of the obstacles including the slip n slide.  During the race the whole team had to stay together so we would run for a while and then walk and wait for the other members of the team. The whole course was up and down hills.   At the end of the slip n slide was another mud pit and it was very slippery.  I grabbed a hold of someone ahead of me so I didn't fall down.  Then we ran to the very last obstacle which was a mud pit that was 2-3 feet deep that you had to crawl through to the end.  In the mud pit Dan tackled Leslie and pushed her under to get back at her for splashing mud on all of us during the whole race.  We were all covered with mud from head to toe but we all had a fun time.  There were lots of teams dressed in costumes, but we just wore our junkiest clothes.  They had outdoor showers and a hose, but the water freezing cold and  there was a long wait.  We all had a fun time but  we still had to shower and wash our hair several times to get clean after we got home.  That night I went to the Women's Conference with all 7 of my daughters.  It was a very nice Conference and they served dinner before the conference.

I had to be to work at 6am so at 5 I ran from my house down redwood road to 106th and then back.  After work and a short nap I did my leg weight exercises.

I pulled a muscle in my back so I decided not to exercise today.  I do need to get my house clean though because my husband's sister and her family are coming to stay with us this weekend.