7 weeks to go

Saturday, 8/14: 7 more weeks before we run the St. George marathon. Bill and I ran 17-18 miles in Park City (The 9-mile McLeod loop followed by the 6.5 mile Lost Prospector trail and then some). I of course fell on the trail, just before it merges with the pavement.

8 more weeks

8 more weeks to go, 8 more weeks to go, we're singing along and we're singing a song with 8 more weeks to go. At this point I would like to get it over with. I tried to run on Saturday, but felt like molasses. I was soooo slow and really didn't feel like running at all. I managed to jog 12 miles or so, but didn't really feel so good about it. Right now I am looking forward to
1. tomorrow's last day teaching (ExSc460)
2. Saturday because then we'll go to Park City!!!
3. Snowbird the following week end.
Hopefully we'll run a whole bunch. This is almost like blood doping, since Park City and Snowbird are "high" altitude regions...
:-)
Talk to you next week!

9 more weeks?????

O no - only 9 more weeks to go. That sounds terribly daunting. Bill and I ran 16 miles yesterday (Saturday), and it went well. Slow, but well. I have had, needless to say, a sore throat for a couple of weeks now and am trying to manage. How? No idea.

Last Saturday we bought a puppy. We weren't planning on buying one, but Freckles was sitting there, cute as can be and I just needed to have him. He is sooo cute! He bites everything, wants to drag everything, is super puppy-y and adorable. We have a lot of fun with him. Nikki was aftraid in the beginning, but plays with him now.

Anyway, the semester is almost over and Park City is looming! Yay. I am soo excited. After Park City (August 14th through the 21st) and Snowbird (from 21st through 13rd in the morning) David has to go to school (CAS) and I will have to start the real deal again. Summer semester was really just a teaser. Bill will be on a scout's backpacking trip from Wednesday through Saturday. Maybe the kids and I can come up with something fun to do. We'll go out to eat for sure!!! The summer is almost over and the temperatures in the living room might become tolerable again. Tata

11 more weeks to go

Another week has gone by. I have been working on my paper(s) involving near infrared light and nitric oxide. It is coming together and I am very excited! Monday I ran 5 miles, Tuesday 5 miles, Wednesday 45 minutes on the bike, Thursday 6.5 miles and today (Saturday) almost 16 miles! We should make our training goal by the time the St. George marathon comes. In less than 3 months Wulli, Bill and I will be on our way back to Diamond valley, where the hottub is waiting. 11 weeks... Bill has lost quite a bit of weight and he is enjoying running more. He is too fast for me, we don't run together any more. So long!

12 more weeks to go

Today Bill and I ran 13 miles in the warmth of a July morning. We got a late start (6:50 am) and it was a warm morning. We ran to Geneva road, took the Provo River trail to the Marriott, up to Canyon road to Timpview high school, passed the temple, down 9th East, turned west at the cemetery to Freedom boulevard and home from there. We got home just around 9 am.
12 WEEKS TO GO!
Last week end (through Tuesday morning) we spent in Park City. Bill and I ran the Prospector (7.5 miles) on Saturday and Monday morning, and on Sunday we managed to run 12 miles on the McLeod trail and rail trail. It was so nice and cool, crisp and clean air and somehow I had so much energy there. On Saturday the kids and we hiked from Deer Valley up to the top of the mountain via Ontario trail. It was super cold that day (at least it felt very cold for what we were wearing) and we shivered all the way down while on the ski lifts. On Sunday we hiked up to the Pine lodge from the Canyons. Hanna loved that trail and said she cannot wait until we will hike it again in August (true story!). Grandpa and Grandma Bonnie came for two days and brought Hallie and Micah. Together we walked parts of the McLeod trail with a nice lunch rest at the play ground. We had such a wonderful time together! But life has us back now and the daily duties continue :-( . Hanna will go to a volleyball camp starting Monday through Thursday evening at BYU. I hope she will learn much and enjoy the activities. So long!

15 weeks to go

The twins have been here since Tuesday evening and Bill has been gone since Wednesday. Hanna, David and Stephanie have been good helpers, but there was enough work for me to keep me busy... Hallie came back from EFY (I picked her up at 7:30); she loved being there and cannot wait until next year when she will go again. After I picked up Hallie I went for a 10 mile run: to the Provo River Trail, to the end of the trail at the lake and back. It was really hard, especially since I had not had breakfast and I have not eaten any substantial amount of carbs in the last 2 weeks. But I made it and am happy about it. This past week I only ran on Tuesday and Thursday; 6.5 and 5 miles (Thursday on the treadmill with the twins in one of their Pack-n-Plays, playing). The weather is finally wonderful, warm and blue skies. I have been able to work in the yard for the last couple of days. This meant death to many morning glory flowers :-)

Snowbird

Today is Friday, our week in Snowbird is almost over. Today it has also been exactly 1 week that I have been on the candida diet: no sugars, no starch, no carbohydrates, no grains. I have been eating yoghurt, kefir, nuts, seeds, all the veggies I can get my hands on and salad. It hasn't been very hard, with the exception of yesterday. I craved a "nutrageous" bar so much; I would have eaten one if I had had one. I have gone running 3 times while here and have not gotten sick. I would like to attribute that to my "fight against Candida" :-) 16 weeks to the marathon!