Nancy's Blog

I rode my bike to Leslie's to tend triplets and then home again.

I only had time to run 1.5 miles before I had to be to work at 6.

Duke and I met the group at the South Jordan Library.  They were doing 7 but Duke and I only did 3.  Duke has had swollen glands and has been on antibiotics for a over a week so I took him back to the vet.  They think he has cancer so we are very sad.  All of his glands are swollen and he lost 9 pounds in 9 days.  I sure hope he can bounce back and feel better for a while longer.  He is on prednisone and his swollen glands are going down.

I rode my bike to Leslie's and then back again.

I met the run group at the church by Bingham.  Duke wanted to go even though he did not feel super.  We only went 2 miles because I did not want Duke to get too tired.  After I got home I did my leg weight/stomach exercises along with pushup.

Leslie came over with William(Anna and Hailey were still sleeping) and Christine came over also.  Christine pushed the stroller with William in and I let Duke pull me.  They were ahead so Duke ran fast and we caught up.  We ran west on my street and then out 2240 to 118th and then west to 2700 and then turned around and came back.  Duke and I got tired.  I let William have my water bottle so Duke kept getting drinks out of people's sprinklers.  It was a good run.  I do now know how much longer Duke will be able to run since he has Lymphoma but I hope he can go for a while longer.

I rode my bike to Christine's and then we rode south on 2700 to 134th and then west to 3600 and then north to 114th and then east to redwood, south to 126th and then I turned on Kimber Lane to my house and Christine kept going to her house.  It was a fun ride.

I met the group at Sprouts.  We ran up through the subdivision.  I only went 1.5 miles with Duke because he is not up to par so after I brought him back home I ran another 1.5.

I rode bike wtih Christine.  We did our 12 block.  In the afternoon I did my arm weight exercises.

I went to Leslie's and pushed the single jogger with Hailey while she pushed Anna and Hailey in the double jogger.

We went to out family outing at Mill Hollow.  My son and two of my grandkids and I hiked from out campgroung to Mill Hollow Reservoir.  I thought it was only 1 mile but it was 3 and I was so tired by the time I got there that I sent my son back to send someone over in the car to pick us up.  My grand daughter fished and my grandson and I watched until my daughter got there.
 

Christins and I rode our usual 12 mile block.
 

I met the group at the SJ soccer fields.  I did 3 miles and then went home.

I did my usual 12 mile block on my bike but Christine was busy so I went alone.

I pushed the single jogger with Hailey while Leslie pushed the double jogger with Anna and William.

I rode my bike around a smaller block.

I did the Terrain Run with my daughter Christine and my son Ben.  There were lots of obstacles with a lot of mud.  Some of the obstacles were too hard for me so I went around them.  Ben and Christine went slow and helped me.  It was fun.

This morning I rode bikes with Christine.  We did our usual 12 mile course.  We stopped to take a drink from our bottles and as Christine started out she tipped over on someone's garbage can.  She did not get hurt but we got a good laugh.  It was a good ride.  After lunch and a short nap I did my leg weight/stomach exercises along with pushups.

I met the run group at Sprouts.  We ran north past the temple then I turned around and ran back and then ran to 118th and back until the group got back.  It was a good run but sad to have to run without Duke.

I Christine and I rode our usual 12 mile ride.  It was a good ride.

Today was a sad day.  I ran without Duke because he was sick.  I went the 3.5 mile block.  I thought about Duke the whole time because I  knew today was his last day on the earth.  My husband said he watched out the window when I left and whinned.  When I got home I gave him lots of loves and then we took him to the vet to get put down.  He had cancer and was getting to where he could not even get up.  From now when I run I will think of Duke and the great running partner he was.