Let's do this!

7 miles with sprints. Low blood sugar not good when trying to run. So drained, eeeek!

20 min elliptical hell yo.

7.75 on the tm. I really need the weather to be better outside. Julie and I talked a bit on and off for the first 30 minutes, but once I got into a groove things just rolled. I ended doing a tempo run. I got to 5 miles in 34 minutes. I saw my older brother at the gym this morning, which is always a nice surprise. He ran for quite some time and I was impressed. Our younger brother (he's just a year younger than me) has a huge potential to be a very fast runner. However he doesn't want to get all skinny in it's process, since he isn't that big to begin with. He had some blood work done a year or 2 ago and it showed that he had a high blood oxygen level. The doc asked if he was a runner, he told the Doc: no, not much. The Dr. said 'well you should be'. He did do a UHP test where he had to run 2 miles under 12 minutes and he got it in the bag in 11 min even. Maybe the blood oxygen thing runs in the family. I'll take it :)

I've been wearing this lifestrength bracelet for about a week. I've found that I have been sleeping deeper during the night and not waking up. Strangely, I do feel more balanced during workouts as well. And I'm not one easily convinced...

5k Sat. and another free 5k in American Fork with Merri and Tammy(neighbor) on Monday. Fun fun. Or is it? I dunno...

Also lifted weights today.

I woke up a little earlier than planned and couldn't sleep, so I got up and went to the gym for 30 min and worked my core and a few weights. I left and stopped at the store for a few things (dinner roast mmmm). Well in the meat section some lady who was shopping looks over at me and says: 'My, aren't you up a little early to be out shopping?" Uhhhh, excuse me fatty McGee, aren't YOU up a little early to be out shopping? I was just at the gym, what's your reason? People seriously need to mind their business.

Went home and put my few groceries away and met Merri at 6. Away we went on the benjamin/lake shore loop. It's a 7 mile round trip. Miles 5 and 6 are straight incline and up a good sized hill and over the freeway. The wind was blowing against us and it was rough for a bit there. But we made it. Those inclines and hills with wind will only make us stronger. There was a little dog along that road that we thought looked like a wild rabid dog. He kind of chased is for a min there. (think pepper spray) :).

Dropped Merri off and I continued up the road for another mile.  I think this summer Merri and Lyns and I will all be back running together like the good old days (summer 09'). Good times.

Well hi :)

Run13 5k. Summing it up:

I have a pulled tendon of some sort as of yesterday morning when I woke for my run. I had to do a significant warm up before the race this morning to get my leg feeling ok. Mary ann Schauerhamer was there running the 5k as well.I actually was glad because when you recognize somebody who you know can run well, it can push you.

I took my 2 oldest boys with me this morning to the race start. I enjoyed their company and their enthusiasm for me. I am so glad to be that kind of positive influence to my kids. Anyway, I popped caffeine pills which is ritual for me in short distances, and then ran my warm up. The race started on time and I am officially named 'the bunny' for run13 races. The race director Denny Thorne called me bunny rabbit again today. makes me laugh.

So off we go and I decided to just try and run an even time for all splits, which I almost pulled off until my DAMN SHOELACE CAME UNTIED! Ugh it slowed me down starting at 2.49 miles. My splits were: 6:33 6:30 then 6:48 and 1:03. My shoelace came untied in the speedy spaniard last summer and that threw me off bad, I was having sweet remembrance today. I started running slower for fear that I was going to trip up on my lace! Anyways, I made it and it was fun, came in 2nd female and had a GREAT time afterwards. I got to talk to juliec again (who ran the 10k). A women who ran the 10k recognized me from the cookie crumbler a month ago. It made me laugh.

After wards they had a kids 1k and 1/2 k. My oldest son Gavin won the 1k. My 5 year old daughter Maile (pronounced Mylee) and my 3 year old little boy Brooks ran the 1/2k. The race directors asked Mary Ann and I to lead the kids races. So I was able to lead the tiny kids 7 and under in the half K. My Maile was the 2nd girl and 5th overall. I was proud! Brooks ran the whole thing and didn't do to shabby for a 3 year old either. It made me cry. I am really glad I am that positive influence in my kids lives. When they did the children's awards and announced my kids names, they said: 'ah, no surprise Gavin Wheatfill....and Maile Wheatfill.'  Hahaha! Made me laugh!