more running

Friday 4 miles in 40 minutes :-) not bad..., Sunday 5 miles on the treadmill in 48:18 :-) also not so bad (happy!), Tuesday 5 miles outside and this morning 3 miles outside. I had to be at work, so I didn't have enough time to run more. I'm not sick, that's definitely good.
I am happy that Hanna is working out every day. She has lost 1.5 pounds in two weeks. Go Hanna!

running

I am pretty frustrated wih my running. On Saturday I ran 4 miles and on Sunday Bill and I ran 5 miles - and on Monday I started having a sore throat again. What is going on???? I wish I knew because I really want to run and work out again, feel good again and have energy. Less than 20 weeks to the St. George marathon.

first and best pedicure ever!

My sweet daughters took me out for a chick date: pedicure and lunch. It was awesome!

5/11 run in the cold - once again

This morning it was cold, but not too cold to go for a little run. I started the 4-mile loop from our house and finished it! It might as well have been 13 miles; it was hard and my speed felt like molasses trying to be syrup. I was tired pretty much all day. This is hard and I don't know if I can run the marathon in less than 21 weeks.

4.5 mile run

Saturday Bill and I ran 4.5 miles - the same loop we ran on Monday. This time I ran the whole loop. The weather was wonderful, much warmer than the other days. It felt great. The time for the loop was 45:25 minutes. Still not great, but better. We have 21 weeks left to be able to run 26.2 miles.

4.5 mile walk only

With the children we could only go on our "barn loop", since I had promised them that we would not go on a hike. It was of course cold, but the trail was still great. After initial disgruntlement, we walked quickly to the playground. There, an approximately 5 year old boy asked Bill, whether he could play with his "little boy" (David). That was cute and David had a good time being the boy's "master". Meanwhile Bill and I showed Hanna the adjacent volleyball court and explained some of the volleyball rules. We finished the walk and went to the Nike outlet. There we bought a volleyball and some running shoes. The whole afternoon after that we spent in the pool. This was a great day!

8.5 mile hike

Although it was even colder today than yesterday we decided to go for one more hike. It wasn't raining or snowing, just cold. We chose the "Glenwild Loop", which is just a mile or so east from the outlet mall. The trail head was easy to find. We started at about 10:30. The trail was initially very nice: dry, not very rocky and only slightly ascending. After about one mile it became steeper and another two miles later we were at the top of the hill. From there the trail became very muddy and there were several spots where the snow had not melted yet. In the beginning we saw ourselves running this trail when we come back in the summer, but we soon realized, that the trail is too rocky and treacherous to run it. The last third of the hike went along a little creek, over wooden bridges and along sage brush - really very pretty. We arrived the car about 2 1/2 hours later, both really cold. We decided to postpone our shopping spree and went to the Good Earth Store instead, where we found delicious trail mix and some milk. At home we jumped into the hottub to warm up. It felt very good! Now Bill is on his way to pick up Hanna and David. I can't wait to hear how Hanna liked Space camp!

14.5 mile hike

We left for this hike under blue skies, bright sun but cool temperatures at about 9:30. This is the Round Valley Loop Bill has talked about quite a bit. Initially it follows the rail trail, but then veers to the left to pass by the national ability center. Some elevation on a muddy and winding trail through scrub oak and sage brush, then back down on more muddy trails. We ate our PB&J sandwiches at the playground on Old Ranch Road, where we have gone many times with Hanna and David. After only 2o minutes of rest we decided to continue on to finish the last 5 miles. The wind had picked up and I was rather cold. The legs and feet began hurting and it was time to get to the hottub. We arrived back at the Regency Plaza almost 5 hours after we left in the morning. This was a nice hike, but would have been more enjoyable in warmer weather. Nevertheless, we got a good workout and we once again found just in how bad a shape we are in. Tomorrow's high is supposed to be 37 - I am glad we went on this hike today and not tomorrow!

beautiful weather and a new hike

Today will be a great hiking day! No running today because I am sore. We will still get good training as we are planning on hiking 12 miles. I am very excited about that and will take plenty of pictures to bore everybody.

A cold day in Park City

This morning we went for our first outdoor run. IT WAS COLD! 29 degrees and a strong, chilling wind. We had planned a 5-mile run, but after 4 miles I walked. I was pretty much done. It took us 41 minutes and a couple of seconds. While we were running I felt as we were going super slow, but I just couldn't speed up. We went straight to the hottub afterwards and that was NICE! Later in the afternoon we attempted another walk, but the wind was so cold that we turned around after only about 100 yards. Tomorrow is supposed to be a better day. We plan on going on a nice long hike (12 miles). I miss Hanna and David, but I know that they are in good hands!

20th wedding anniversary

May 4th, 2010: 20 years after we said 'yes'; still super happy, still fit, but we added two beautiful children to our family.

hiking today

The weather was muuuuuch better today. After a sad beginning (we had to take the kids to school), Bill and I had breakfast at Village Inn. It was delicious! Bill had an omelette and I had French toast. We drove back to Park City and started the first hike right away. We hiked the Lost Prospecter Loop, 7 miles. The trail ends in downtown, where we quickly went shopping for a bamboo T-shirt. Unfortunately there was none to be found, but we instead we found something else. The trail was intermittently covered with snow and mud, but it was still very pretty and fun. After a quick bite and a couple of episodes of '24', we went on another, 5 mile hike. This one's name I don't know, but it lead to the McCloud Farm which is on the way to Kimble Junction. After this we hopped into the hottub and enjoyed talking about the last 20 years.

5/2/2010
Today was my first day training for the St. George marathon. Because of “adrenal fatigue”, which left me sick for the last year each time after I ran or worked out, I have not been able to consistently train for anything. Since February I have done NOTHING, no biking, elliptical, running or strengthening exercises – nothing! My semester in school is over now and I feel as that my adrenal gland is slowly waking up… So today I ran 1 mile in 11:33 minutes on a treadmill and it was hard. We are in Park City in the Park Regency for one week. Bill and I are celebrating our 20 anniversary (5/4) with this vacation. Hanna and David are also here for the first week-end, but have to go back to school on Monday. Dad and Bonnie will be watching them and we will pick the kids back up on Friday after school. The weather is not very nice (average high is supposed to be around 63°) and rather cold (high 39° today). It has been snowing all night and it really looks more like mid-winter than the beginning of May. Bill and I had planned on going running every day while here – let’s see how it pans out…