Christina's Running Blog

Core workout followed by 20 minutes on the elliptical trainer.   I wanted to do a spin class at the gym, but slept-in instead.  I work late tonight, so I will choose sleeping late over meeting my friends for a track workout early tomorrow morning.  I hope I have the motivation to do it by myself later on in the day. 

It's good to see Krash Man and Marie Mullen blogging again!!  Krash Man has had a knee injury but can start running now. 

Track workout at the Olympic Oval.  Mile warmup followed by 4 x 50m pickups.  Speedwork consisted of 6 x 200m repeats and 2 x 400m repeats.  I like having the Oval as an option since it's raining cats and dogs today!

I've been struggling with insomnia for a few days.  I only got 4 hours of sleep last night, so I decided since I was up, I'd go for a long run today.  I ran in City Creek canyon, and I called it 13 easy miles since I felt like I was running slower than a snail!  I was exhausted and somehow managed to get one foot in front of the other.  I almost made it to the top, but there was police tape stretched across the road with a sign that said "Caution:  Do not cross line.  Bear Trap present.  Do not disturb."  So, I happily turned around and ran back down.

Tonight I am going hiking with Hildisvini, Tracy1, Sadie and her mom.  I think we may go up to Dog Lake from the Big Cottonwood Canyon side.  It's about 2 1/2 miles from the trailhead--not too long, but steep in some places.  A couple of years ago Hildisvini, Tracy1, her husband, two dogs, and I hiked there from Millcreek, but it poured rain the whole time!  We were soaked to the bone.

Sadie is going to bring me some herbal tea to see if it will help me relax and take a nap!

Brighton Loops Workout

I met with Coach's group at Sam's Club in Murray.  Then we carpooled to the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon and parked at Brighton Ski Resort.  Before we started driving, Tracy Atkinson said he was concerned it was going to snow and be a bad drive.  I laughed and said, "It's June!  It won't snow.  Look, I'm even wearing shorts."

Well......as we got closer to the resort, it started snowing, and not just little flurries.  It pretty much felt like a day in December.  The only thing missing was my skis.

So, everyone was bundled up pretty well (except for me in my summer shorts!) and luckily Bill had an extra hat stashed in his truck that he let me borrow. 

This was an interval workout.  One loop is .75 of a mile.  We warmed up by running two loops, then ran six loops with a push, then cooled down with two more loops.

After the workout was over, I still felt like I had some adrenaline in me, so I went to the gym and rode the stationary bike for an hour.  Now I think I deserve a nap!

Core/leg workout followed by 20 min on the Stairmaster.  I haven't done that for awhile, so it pretty much wiped me out!

I was going to meet Coach Bill, Miriam, and T-4 at City Creek early this morning, but I was unable to fall asleep until 2:30 a.m.   So, I opted to sleep in and I ran three loops around Murray Park on my own.

Core and arm workout followed by 20 minutes on the elliptical trainer.

Then I headed off to book club with my mom.  I'm glad I worked out, because we ate lunch and there were a lot of Marie Calendar pies for dessert!  That's my weakness!!

I love the Cedar City course!  It is a PR for me!  I registered in the Clydesdale division (female 39 and under) and got 1st place overall--breaking the course record in that category!!! 

I was able to meet a couple of the bloggers--WildBull and Dustin.  There was quite a few bloggers in attendance.

Splits:

1- 7:31

2- 7:08

3- 7:21

4- 7:23

5- 7:21

6- 7:15

.2- 1:30   Coach yelled at me to push it to the end.  I felt like puking.  I was glad to cross the finish line.

I guess technically it's a 5K PR as well.  My best 5k is 22:59, but both halves of this race I ran in 22:45, so that's a double bonus!

Coach did great.  He ran a 37:40, and his third year in a row getting gold in his age group.  Marie on the blog did a PR as well: 44:33.  We are all very happy with how we raced today!  This is when all that hard work and training we do throughout the year really pays off.

Another PR for me!  I wasn't sure how I'd do after running the 10k yesterday.  My legs were a little stiff, but seemed to be fine during the race. 

1- 7:09

2- 7:01

3- 6:54

.1- 0:45  

Coach was there pushing me to kick it in at the end.  I had a good sprint, thanks to all those 200m repeats we do!

I ran three loops around Murray Park before work.  I can definitely tell it's summer now--pretty warm this morning!

Core and leg workout followed by 20 min on the elliptical trainer.  It was really hot in the gym!

Core and upper body workout today.  I did level 14 fat burn on the stairmaster.....20 minutes seemed to take forever!  I was glad to get it done.

I read in my email that people who have participated in the Wasatch Back Relay for all five years get a free jacket!!  I'm pretty excited about that.

I was on team Runamoks this year.  We had six men and six women.  We were a coed-submasters team.  It was a lot of fun--good company, good running, and no sleep!  I felt pretty strong on all of my legs.  I was runner #4 in Van 1. 

We were paced pretty evenly with our all-female team, the Run Amok Divas.  It was fun running with them and visiting with all the other teams along the course. 

I went to bed very early Saturday night--it felt great to sleep!

I went on a leisurely bike ride on the Parkway to get the lactic acid in my legs flowing.  I'm still getting used to a bike--I'm not in my comfort zone yet.  A friend at church does triathalons and told me about some bike routes that are nice that don't have much traffic.

Spin class at the gym.  I'm still recovering from the WBR.  I think I'm almost caught up on sleep!

Nice easy run in City Creek this morning.  I started at the lower gate and went to the top and back.  I haven't been using my inhaler since I have an appointment at TOSH tomorrow to get my asthma checked out.  They want me to be off medication for a few days before the appt.

I had a doctor appointment at TOSH today.  It was to help me find out the severity of my asthma.  I got my pulmonary function tested (pft) without use of an inhaler. Then I ran outside for about a mile and got tested again.  Then I took a couple of puffs of albuterol and had the pft fifteen minutes later.

Dr. Testa said that I had some hyperactivity in my lungs.  He said that my allergies may be a trigger for asthma, so he wants me to take Singulair along with a bronchio-dilator before a hard workout.  I told him that the group I run with is pretty intense, so their easy workout is a hard workout for me!

Speed workout at the Olympic Oval today.  Bill and Miriam were there.  We were going to do a 3 lap warmup, but Bill got talking about the Wasatch Back relay, so when I thought we were done with the warmup, he kept saying, "One more lap."  It turned out to be a 7 lap warmup.  He really had a lot to say about it!  He is so proud of both of our teams.

We did 4 x 50m sprints and 4 x 200m sprints.  Jude was there cheering us on.  She was actually there for a work conference! 

After the workout, I asked Bill where our run was going to be this Saturday.  He said we were meeting in Kearns (that put some fear in my heart--our Kearns workouts consist of several intervals, sprints, hills, and tempo miles!).  He noticed my scared expression and told me not to worry, that he was going to scale it down a bit.  It has been such an intense June with all of our hard work and race efforts. 

I told Bill I've been a little down since the WBR.  He told me I am suffering from a "euphoria hangover."  He said with all the great races I've had, it's normal to come back down and feel tired and worn out.

I went to the gym a little later on for a spin class.  Tonight at work there is going to be a dutch oven-style dinner, so I'm excited about that!

Upper body workout at the gym followed by 20 minutes on the elliptical trainer.  I took it easy today.  I'm getting fatigued from all of the workouts.

Our Coach emailed us a schedule of our Saturday workouts leading up to St. George.  On one of the Saturdays, he has us scheduled to run Ragnar!!!  We will conquer that beast!

The group met in Kearns today for a 10-miler.  There were 15 of us:  Coach, myself, Jennifer, Marie, T-4, Craig, Jason, Scott, Natles, Stevie, Miriam, Alicia, Andrea, Johnny, and Murphy.  We warmed up about a mile then did Indian File down the canal road.  It was fun and got me breathing hard!  Then we ran three tempo miles.  The first one was slightly downhill--6:55.  The second one was slightly uphill--8:05.  The last one was slightly downhill--7:10. 

It was a nice, low-intensity run.  I told Coach I hoped it wouldn't be too tough of workout, since I am feeling worn-out.  I said, "I'm not just feeling sore from a workout last week, I am feeling the whole month of June right now!" 

We had a nice time talking about the WBR and getting ready for our upcoming races.

Gym workout today.  Core, legs and elliptical machine.  I hope I can wake up in time tomorrow for a city creek run.  I just love my bed too much.