I <3 RUNNING

Artic Circle!! Ran it with my dad....(he runs way fast).....thats good it makes me faster. It was way too cold out side for me, i thought i was going to die. But the run was fun and my legs felt amazing. Tryed to work extra hard to work off the turkey was going to eat that afternoon!!

 **BIG THANXS TO JEFF FOR INTRODUCING US TO THE BLOG!! :)  

HILLS!! Fun run over to Artic Circle around the corner and up and down hills...I ran 2 hills today. I ran with my dad again (he made me go extra fast). We probably would of done more if tomarrow wasn't a long run. I felt sort of slugish!! When ever I eat to much or more then needed I feel horriable. I think I ran more with all this Christmas shopping....ugg!!

**reminder to self don't eat to much during this season!! :P

8 Miles....a long 8 miles!! My legs hurt really bad the entire run!! We did the Hospital run today. The first half was great the second nearly killed me. I think part of it was I didn't start running till 11:00 a.m, didn't eat breakfast, ran hills late last night, and put alot of miles in this week (more then writen about). It's weird to think last weekend I ran 9 STRONG miles and this week I got in 8 WHIMPY miles. But the run was great got in the long run for the week!!

Uggg....It's one of those days when you really want to run and it just dosen' work out!! Those are like bad days to me!! I feel really crapy cause I didn't get a run in either, it's sort of funny how it starts effecting your life after awhile. Well I better go get the rest of my group project done that nobody else is helping with....I hate group projects!! Eukanuba dog show is coming up too, better get that work done too!!   

Ran over towards Artic Circles and down. It was a great run and my legs felt fresh and ready to go. I think I pushed to hard the first half cause I was out of gas the second. But it was still good although the other thing is I was tasting my curly fries from lunch......NASTY!!.....Lifes great!! Love running!!!

Good run today!! Did the 5 mile on the industrial road. I felt sort of slow, I think I was thinking to much, lost track of where I was. But I love those kind of runs!! The time seemed to fly but my feet didn't feel like they were flying. I think I need some new shoes my feet hurt bad and so did my knees. Trying to get in as many miles as I can before I get to leave for California Eukanuba dog show ( not really doing that should of been running 6 instead).I think I might just run around the parking lot there. :P 

Nice quick run to Artic Circles and back. Ran out of time to do a 5 miler had to get my bags packed and get on the road!!

Gotta love hotels. We checked into the Hilton midday, walked over to the convention center to check out the rings and grooming space. Walked back to the hotel, got board so we went exploring....and we found a gym!! So me and my cousin went down and worked out!! It was way fun and she pushed me way hard too...we did a little bit of everything biked, ran, and lifted. It was a way fun day and got a California taste of what it's like to walk everywhere!! ** only included running miles

Another fun day!! Lots of walking to the show site and back to the hotel. And theres a big hill and we had to push heavy Bilbo up it!! GRUNT....just kidding. Went down to the gym later that night with my cousin and ran 4 miles and like .5 for a warm up, biked as much as my cousin wanted (she killed me!! talk about a girl with some leg power!!) and lifted some weights. Legs felt weird from being on them all day but it was still fun!!

Not included in the miles

All the walking we did and pushing Bilbo up the hill the convention center hill on the way back to the hotel. Good grunt that dog weighs alot! (just kidding)

Run on the beach with my cousin....(way way fun).....sort of a run...ran away from the big waves!! haha :) 

Great trip! Not looking forward to coming home :(

Yuck!! Been feeling sick this week....Way to much homework and up to many late nights too. Not well enough to run. I swear it was the hair cut that did this to me. haha... I think I might go out and atleast put in an easy 3.

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Still sick, UGG!!! Got tired of just sitting around and staring at a wall so I bundled up and went running. Ran from my house to the high school ran  stadiums and a mile and then ran back home. Did a few lunges too. It wasn't the best run cause I caughed all the way through it, my legs were sore and my knees hurt so bad (think I need new shoes). But it was GREAT cause I got to run and now I feel good besides caughing out my lungs. Took me some convising for my mom to let me. But I'm glad I went. :)

Did the Artic Circle run. It felt good to run but I can still tell I need new shoes. Also its way hard to cough and run at the same time!! On top of the croupy cough my nose wasn't letting me breath either!! I feel like a ballooon head!! But i'm lucky my mom let me go.....guess some neighbor girls got scared of a few guys in a car whistlen at them.....I think its funny....but i probably would of freaked out too. My grandma thinks I should carry pepper spray with me!!HAHA got a crack out of that!! So if you see me going along don't scare me cause between my mom my grandma and my dad (officer manager dude) I'll probably end up with some!!

I did the Artic Circle loop and timed my self  I got 26:19(jogging). I really didn't know what to expect as fare as what the time would be cause I never time myself, so I guess it's good?!! All I know is the first time I ran that loop anybody could walked if faster then I could run it. I'm still sick though and i'm about ready to rip my lungs out of my throat!! I have a choir concert tonight and I can't sing, maybe i'll be the new base in girls choir.

Did the Artic Circle loop and it felt so GOOD! All my tests are done and I did great on all of them! Haven't been able to run cause of all the homework and test I had to study for (up till at least midnight and on). As I look back on it now I think it would of been better to go running get my brain moving a little bit! I also got new shoes....don't think I like them that much.....So today on the feet it was like thud thud thud so stiff!! Also 3 miles wasn't a walk in the park like it used to be...need to start working harder...But I think i'll keep it low until after Christmas.

Finally found a space of time that I could go for a quick run! It was so much fun I ran around my grandmas neighborhood in Eagle Mountain. And it was SNOWING...BRRR!! I also got a  Garmin 201Watch ?? (if thats what its called??) and new running shoes that I picked out!! 

WAHOO!! I'm back home, but its not warm :( !! I got back to St.George before my parents so I had to do a quick run, so I could help them unpack when they would finally made it. Ran down to Artic Circle. It was good to get out after being in a car all day. Although when I made it to Artic Circle I thought I was going to hurl :( But I pulled out of it and finished my run.

I went running with my dad from our house to the hospital, where my mom picked us up. It was so much fun to run with him!! We started out a little bit fast and I had to stop on the first mile because my stomach was tossing so bad I thought I was going to get sick again. But after backtracking for a few minutes I was ready to go and as good as new. My stomach didn’t bug me for the rest of the run; I think I need to eat a little healthier. But all in all it was really fun.

Ran with my dad again!! We drove over and parked at the St. George City library. Got out walked around a minute and then ran down to the temple. My dad used to run around there a lot when he went to Dixie College, so he led the way. Ran around the temple at least 2 times ….lights kept me distracted.  It was so pretty!! My dad told me he used to go to the temple with my mom before they were married and sit on one of the benches he showed me. Then we ran over to the Worthen  Park and did a big  lap on the grass. He went on to explain how when they were done with the temple they would go to the park and play catch, or just hang out. My parents met at Dixie College and both lived around the area. Ran back over to the temple a lap around that and back to the St. George City library. I love running with my dad….he pushes me, and sometimes I could kill him but it’s always fun to run and chat with him. That's usually when I get the most information out of him!! He might kill me for writing this but I LOVE YOU DAD!!!  

Me and myself jogged down to Arctic Circle and back. I wasn’t too thrilled about going but I went because I really needed to!! After I was one mile in...In my whole 3 mile run…it felt good.  I thought about running a hill or two but then my stomach opted against it! So when I got home I checked my watch…BORDOM... And I found out that I ran under 10 minute miles!! Wahoo…that’s a first!! Since I got my watch, CHIRSTMAS, I found out that I was running in the high tens. Kept running and it went down and down, and today was the first day I had all miles in the 9 minute range…its high nines but still…WAHOO!!! Funny thing I wasn't really looking to improve...I wanted to but didn't try....tells me what a little practice can do!!

HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE

Avg. pace: 09:46/mil  

1 mile....9:58

2 mile....9:51

3 mile....9:34

.3....2:49