I <3 RUNNING

Out by myself today! I couldn't get anybody out =( ! I ran in the low 8's just booking it. 

I FINALLY got Cassidy to come out and run with me. It just took all break to make that one work! I was excited to finally run with her, she is so funny and great fun to talk to. I had to make it a really easy run for her so we went from between our two houses down dog pound and into Washington (all down hill and then a little flat). She was a trooper and we made it work! There was so much to talk about with Christmas and New Years that we ran out of road before conversation but it was only 3 miles.

Worked and cleaned most the day. My parents were gone to take my sister back up to school . . .talk about one bad day! I ended up sneaking out for a run after work and before I had to pick up my brothers. It ended up being a quick 3 up to Wal Mart and back. After the run I lifted weights. 

a.m - I totally thought today was Monday! I remembered over New Years how I loved running with my dad! I have gotten so tied up with cross country and track that I haven't ran with him for awhile and he has stopped running. This last quarter I wrote a paper about the beginnings of my running journey and it was because of him that it all started. I used to love our early morning talks and the time. I didn't enjoy getting out of bed or in fact the running part of it but. . . I do now! I talked my dad into running with me Mondays (I thought today was Monday), Wednesdays and Fridays. So I got up this morning and I was the one waking him up! It was a great run and we got to talk just like we used too! 

p.m - Today might have been the biggest disappointment but we have those though! I went running in the morning, I did a good job and running everyday over the break, I lifted weights Mondays and Fridays and I was excited to run with the girls. We started over to do old man hills and I was excited because I was in shape an just ready. About the 2nd mile my knee got to the point where I couldn't extend or run on it. Coach told us to do 5 and I finish my workouts and I am physically capable of it. It got bad enough that eventually I had to stop I started running back and got to the point where I couldn't run. My house was a little ways away so I just scooted there.

Diagnose : IT band!!! The trainer said he had never seen one so tight before! He did a test to see what it was and I couldn't do it and what I did was so PAINFUL!

Solution: 3 IBU's every 6 hours. Stretching, ultra sounds, heat ice, roll, and well have to advance stretches from there! =(

Okay so I guess I am a freaking weirdo! Yesterday my knee hurt so bad I couldn't run and could barley walk and today there is no pain (well like little twinges but not bad and only for a second) after 4 miles AND striders. I don't know why, I don't know whats going on but I'll keep treating the IT band and baby it for awhile. I am just fine with it being better but it just strikes on occasions and I don't know what triggers it? I had the same thing happen when I went on a long run with Chandis and it hit within the 1st 2 miles and I could keep running till 4 when it was finally done. It lingered a little longer then for a couple weeks I struggled but hey, if its gone I'm all good. I really don't know but I'm glad its better and I'll keep bumping the miles up. 

a.m - Well since I messed up on Tuesday thinking it was Monday we ran today, making it Tuesday Thursday. I think we might go tomorrow but it depends on my dads foot. It is really sore. The reason he stopped running last time was because of . . . I don't know how to spell it. My dad told me this morning about the Police officer (women officer) who was shot with a rifle just above her badge and shortly died after. They caught the two men who shot her  in a guys shed. Ironically the Police officer that was shot her brother bought drugs from the two men 10 minutes before she was shot. She was pulling them over for a traffic violation and wasn't suspecting anything didn't have her gun drawn. That's horrible! 

My moms purse was stolen right before Christmas in the church parking lot. Luckily we caught it Sunday and called on the cards 800$ + at K -Mart 200+ at Jen - X and 300$ At Target. Nobody photo I.D's we canceled the credit cards and shut the checking account down Monday morning. They continue to use checks and businesses are taking them! They also have our address. . . hopefully no criminal history?! Ah this world is changing! Who can you trust?

p.m - Good run with the girls today. We stuck together pretty good and it was amazing. We had a great pace going, that was the thing. A good solid place that everybody could handle that wasn't with the slowest girl or fast or competitive! Nobody was saying slow down. There still are a girl or two that take off but everybody had enough control to not chase and soon enough little by little they would decide to come back!! Still no pain but I'm really taking care of it.

Running with boys means absolutely no good! We started off at a jumping up and down pace but we eventually worked into a really good solid pace! It was nice and get this. . .no girls asked to slow down! We were going the right perfect way when one of the boys decided to take us on an 'adventure'. I've gone on the run before when it was legal but this time we went down a dirt path hoped across the rive thing on rocks (no balance) down big rocks and through bushes where I got my legs cut up and hair pulled! Then I got jabbed with the bob wire fence! THEN to top it off we got yelled at! Oh my! I was nervous. I KNEW IT WAS NOT A GOOD IDEA. . . THEN we trespassed again (they told me it was fine that time though!) ha! What a FUN adventure!

 I love running with Cassidy! She even agreed to get up early with me! Because of work I only had time to go 6. It worked though because Cassidy said she probably could not have made it 8 and well my knee started to hurt at the very end. We were going to do something fancy but my family is gone so. . . no drop of and pick up services. Thus we ended up just going sunrise. I haven't been down that way in a long time! It was actually nice. 

a.m - 3 with my DAD! It was a little colder out this morning although a great run! I absolutely love running in the morning because my whole day just feels good and perfect after. 

p.m - Dog Pound AT style today. I just jogged it nice and easy up to Hearts. Then from Zion I worked my pace up till I really had it going. Kaylee and Maddi H. made a light I didn't so they put some distance between us. I worked on catching Jake and then I caught Maddi and finished up strong. I felt really sick today I could tell I didn't eat enough lunch my stomach was burning starving twas painful! On the cool down back to the school I could just feel my IT band just really tighten up. Otherwise really good quick, quick run! I was really moving!

Goals this week: Monday, Wednesday, Friday morning runs with my dad. Get up to 40 miles total and get a good solid 8 or 9 in on Friday or Saturday.