Nancy's Blog

I felt better today but Leslie felt like she was getting a sinus infection so she slept in and we only jogged 3 miles.  3 miles worked fine for me since I am still recovering from my sinus infection.  We went to Fish Lake Thursday through Sunday.  We had a fun time fishing, hiking, relaxing, eating and watching movies.  My friend and her husband live at Fish Lake in the summer and have us come visit every year.  Tonight Leslie and I will swim at Blackridge Reservoir.

Met the BBK's at Bingham.  We ran down around Bonanza and then south on 2200 to rustic roads, then up to 2700 to triple crown and then back down.  We did our 5K course backwards and then ran back to Bingham.  I was behind everyone but Kevin came late and caught up with me.  We talked for about 5 minutes and then he went ahead.   After breakfast I did my arm weight exercises.

Leslie and I rode our bikes on our regular route.  I called her at 6:15 and she wanted to sleep another 1/2 hour so we didn't go until after 7 am.  When I got home a cleaned and then went to do baptisms for the dead with my granddaughter.  We will swim at Blackridge Reservoir tonight.

Today instead of doing our 6 mile Daybreak course we just ran north on 40th west for two miles and then back.  Since we were doing a straight flat course we were able to go a little faster.  We are both running the Hobblecreek Half on Saturday so we didn't want to kill ourselves off.  Yesterday we didn't end up swimming because of the weather so today we will swim if the weather cooperates.

I woke up at 3:30 and got ready to go to our race.  I called Leslie at 4 and headed over to pick her up.  We got to Mapleton Park by 4:45 and picked up our numbers, then we stood around and talked to the other people from our running group.  Then we got on the bus.  Our bus turned the corner and then sat there for 5 minutes waiting for the next bus.  Then we drove up to the place past the golf course and sat in the bus by the side of the road waiting for the other buses to come back down.  We waited about 15 minutes and then we headed up.  When we got off the bus we headed straight for the POP.  There was a big line and it took about 15 minutes.  Then we walked down the road to the start of the race.  When we got to the race start we saw Tom Boyd and talked to him for a while.  We waited and waited for the race to start.  It was suppose to start at 7:15 but didn't start until almost 8.  When the race started I tried to go a nice easy pace.  It was down hill so I went 9 minute miles for the first 3 miles and then I slowed down to 9:30 miles.  Since the race started so late it was already getting hot.  When I got to the 7 mile point I was at 1hr and 5minutes.  I slowed down to 10 minute miles and then 10:30.  The last 3 miles were hot and tiring.  I had to walk for about 2 minutes during the last mile.  Then I ran again and picked up the pace a little at the end.  I passed one person on the grass just before the finish.  I think I finished in 2hrs and 17 minutes but I'm not positive because I forgot to stop my watch.  I felt tired and a little sick at the end.  We didn't stay to see how we finished so I'm anxious for them to post the results online.