Running in the Rockies

On the treadmill late at night.  I spent the morning packing and cleaning my friends house.  She's the one whose daughter was just diagnosed with diabetes; and her parents are going overseas to serve a mission (left today) and so they are moving into their house.  Awful timing, huh!  So, a wonderful, organized, phenomenal woman mobilized a ward ARMY of to pack, clean, load, unload, clean, unpack, etc. for this sweet sister who is going through too much in such a short time.  It was amazing to be part of such an army for good - an army of service.  It was like experiencing a New Era story firsthand!  Of course, it was exhausting as well.  But I look back on it as a really wonderful opportunity.  It's not very often that I get to witness the amazing good that sweet people who are willing to serve with love can do.  

Lybi convinced me to run even a short run on the treadmill.

I was too bummed about the election to post that night.

Since I was so lazy last night, I made myself get up early and face the windy sub-freezing temps (whine, whine - yes, it actually wasn't as bad as I imagined it would be.)   I sure appreciate the end of daylight savings time - it was actually pretty light at 6:45!  :o)  I might try it again tomorrow - maybe a little earlier since the 2 little ones sometimes get up early.  

This is a total guesstimate because I forgot to bring my garmin to Utah with me.  I went running with one of my old BYU roommates, but she was coming down with a cold and struggling with the altitude, so we had to walk a lot for the first 1/2 mile.  She finally called it quits and went back.  I headed out again.  So, I think all the running put together was approx. 3 miles.  Utah has remarkably staight streets - it was actually unnerving to see my ending goal for so long in advance.  ha!

This was my last run in Utah - and a WET one since it was spitting rain the whole time.  It was a decent temperature, though.  I'm in Utah for a reunion with my college roommates and having a blast!!  We saw the new Joseph Smith movie (excellent!), got pedicures (first time - a new found love!) and went back to our stompin' grounds at the Y.  It was fun to be with good friends and have some mom-off time.  We were happily amazed to note that we are all:  college graduates, happily married, having children, still strong in the gospel, and still .... pretty much the same as we were in college.  ;)  Except life has sobered and humbled us all in different ... yet similar ways.  Life is amazing that way.

Treadmill

So, I got a little disappointed at how bad I was getting at running inconsistently and figured that I should stop posting on the blog.  But I can't really stay away for long.  I love the encouragement, the tracking ability, and the friendship of those I've met on the blog.  So, here I am ... again... repenting.  :)  

I'm trying to reconstruct past running.  I know that I've only run twice each week for the past 3 weeks (probably my worst record in over a year of running!).  I can't remember exactly if the mileage is accurate, but it's close.

Thanks, Caroline and Christi, and all my other FRB friends and family for keeping me accountable and blogging!

I can't remember when exactly this run was, but I know I got in two this week...

Running outside in Phoenix.  Wow, I love running in lower altitudes - it feels so much easier to breath.  My legs are the only limiting factor, which is an unusual feeling.  :)

In Phoenix still, but at a different family member's house.  Great run!