Trail Running Granny

I have come up with 3 health minded goals for 2010 that I am going to post to keep me honest and report on daily for my benefit.  I thought I would avoid saying that I would give up certain things forever because that is unrealistic for me. I am trying to make it real simple  so I can keep this up for a whole year.

1. drink 100 oz. of water a day

2. one green smoothie a day ( my smoothie recipe is 3 handfuls of spinach, 2 handfuls of mixed frozen berries, a half of a frozen banana and enough OJ to get the consistancy right)  This gives me over 6 servings of fruits and vegetables in one drink.

3. 2 hours of exersize a day at least 6 days a week.

Last year my average miles per week was 30.  This goal should bump that up a knotch.  I would like to do a race a month, and will shoot for that, but I may do some of them as a bandit, because I don't need another t-shirt and I don't race for a "time", and I am too cheap. It is kind of fun for me to pick a local race, start the race early and run the course for fun, just to get the miles in with a group of people.  I find in a race setting I do push myself alittle more, so that would be my meager attempt at speed work.  My ultimate goal is endurance and distance so that I will be stronger and better prepared for the Pony Express 50 miler in Oct.

I am still in the process of making up my 2010 Race Schedule, but here is what I have so far.

Jan.- Painters Half Marathon

April- (SLC Marathon-as a bandit, probably the last 13 miles)

April- Red Mountain 50K

Aug.- Park City Marathon or Jordonelle triathlon

Oct. St. George Marathon

Oct. Pony Express 50 miler

Today was great, I did a 2 hour and 10 min snow shoeing trip with my dear hubby and our good friends Kim and John. 

I had my very yummy green smoothie and am working on my water.

Day # 1  is going well.

Harold and I did a 4 mile hike up on the  Pipeline with Odee.  We took our snow shoes, but didn't need them, the trail was packed down, we just used our shoes with screws in them. 

So far my New Year's resolutions are all being met!  If I can do 4 days, I can do a week!  I got up early and did 2.40 on the treadmill and then took off with Ardath and Jeff on a great snow shoeing outing up at Suncrest.  We hiked along a ridge and could look down into Utah County and Salt Lake. Pretty cool.

I went to the spa to work out, and didn't eat before I left. I did a mile and half on the TM and then went to muscle-up, I felt pretty weak at muscle-up and couldn't lift as heavy as normal, I know better, but I was trying to be tough and cut back on my calorie intake.  DUMB. Tonight I will go the the gym and get in a half hour of cardio to get my 2 hours in. 

Did the treadmill tonight.  I got my 2 hour goal in.

I went to the Olympic Oval and ran with Gary this morning.  We loved it and are going to do it every Wed. until we get decent weather.  I got 10 miles in.  I treated myself to In and Out. I got a Cheeseburger protein style, 320 calories, AWESOME!  But, I got the fries too, thinking they are not very greasy and they were 400 calories, DANG!  Next time I will not be getting the fries. 

Muscle-up this morning, had to dash out of class to get home for a busy day of work.  I will take out Odee out later this afternoon for a walk to get in my 2 hours.

Have a great day!

PS  I have been spot-on  with my New Years goals!  Pretty good huh?  6 days. lol! 

Okay, it has been one week of 2010, I did pretty darn good with my New Years Resolutions, but have decided I need to tweak them a bit.

Goal #1 and #2 will remain the same.

1- drink 100oz. of water a day

2-drink one green smoothie a day

#3 is changing, instead of 2 hours a day 6 days a week, I am changing it and giving myself the option of one hour of intense training or 2 hours of a moderate work out, I found myself not pushing very hard knowing I had to stay in the gym 2 hours. We will give this a try next week, I am thinking it will encourage me to really sweat and get the work out over with.   I need options and flexibility. 

5 miles on TM this morning

I am hiking with Ardath today but I thought I would go over to the gym and try and do one 10 minute mile, I haven't tried that in awhile.  I am happy to say I can still do it!  I need to do that more often.   I will post my hiking miles when I get back.

Hiked with Ardath up in Millcreek Canyon, put in at Birch Hollow, hiked up to Elbow Fork and down the road to the car.  It really is a beautiful day when you can get above the smog.

I think it is just muscle up today, unless Harold is up for a cardio work out tonight. 

Have a great day everyone!

I picked up Gary and we went to the Oval. My goal was 11 and I did 12 miles!  Nice and easy.  We are going to keep this up all winter, it will be my long run of the week.  Gary and I were there almost 21/2 hours, we are going to increase our time by 15 min. each each week until we are up to 6 hours. That should have us ready for our Red Mountain 50k in April!! 

I had an In and Out Cheeseburger protein style afterwards.  320 calories,  no frys and no soda!  I also had a muscle milk after my run.  I am really trying to drop afew more pounds before Painters.  I CAN DO THIS!!!!!

After my 12 miler yesterday and a game of raquetball ball with Harold last night, the thought of muscle-up did not sound very appealing. I ended up doing an easy 30 min. on the bike while reading  Three Cups of Tea and then doing a very relaxing yoga class. It was a good choice. 

 I ran over to the gym and did one quick mile on the eliptical machine, Fridays are busy.  Harold and I are planning to work out at the the new Newport Spa later this afternoon that just opened up in Alpine to support my friends Rusty and Marcie Owens.

I wish I could sleep in, I was wide awake at 5:00am and laid in bed until 6:30 and finally decided I may as well put in acouple TM miles.  I did 2 miles at the rec center and then Harold and Odee and I did the loop up Millcreek from Birch Hollow to Elbow Fork and down the road.  It is a good thing the mountains are so close, if I didn't get above this crappy air acouple times a week I would go looney.

Kim and I did a hike from the Orson Smith trailhead to Eagle's Nest trail, we didn't make it to the top due to a time crunch, but had a nice time anyway.

It is snowing out, I think I have the winter blues.  I did muscle up but bailed out 10 miniutes early, I am thinking of climbing back into bed.  3 more days until we head out to St. George and then on to the beach house, I am not sure I can make it that long. I need sunshine and warmth. 

Today was my Oval day, I did 10 miles with Gary.  Sat. is the half marathon in St. George, I am not really "ready" but I will get thru it, I have got to start my 2010 race schedule, may as well do it in Jan.  I feel like I am in pretty crappy shape, but I have done races in crappier shape, so whatever....  Is anyone else worried about the weather?  I am not concerned about running in bad weather, just the drive down. 

Is anyone nervous about the drive to St. George?  This is killing me, I may have to back out. 

I didn't do muscle-up today because if we do get to St. George I don't want to be stiff.

I am so bummed about this weather, I feel like heading down and then getting a hotel along the way if it gets too ugly.   What are you doing???

3 miles on the eliptical and indoor track, very wimpy, I am bummed about the storm and our change of plans.  We are bailing out on the half marathon and flying to California for a week.  I can't believe more of you aren't bailing, it sounds like the storm is going to be really bad down south.  Drive safe everyone and I will be anxious to read your race report while sitting on my lounge chair on the beach. 

Harold and I chickened out on driving to St. George for the half marathon, the storm  made me nervous. We ended up driving to the beachhouse Sat. morning.  It is beautiful down here, the storm has passed and it is warm and sunny.  I got up this morning and did 11 miles along the beach to Dana Point and then did a few little trails in the area and then ran back to the beach house at Capistrano Bay. Tonight after dinner Harold and I will walk along the beach for 2 miles so I can get my 13 miles in.   

Harold and I got up and did a 2 mile walk along the beach and then drove over to Dana Point with Julie and Paul and walked along the coast in search of a cave that Julie heard about.  We have been coming here for over 20 years and never knew about this cave. It was fun exploring, we saw lots of sea critters and shells along the way. 

My son lives at the top of Emigration canyon and said he has 3 feet of snow,  bless his heart.  It is beautiful here.

I got an email from Davy Crockett, looks like the Pony Express is open for registration now.  I am excited to sign up and have it to look forward to for the next 9 months.

Spent the night with my cousins in  St. George on the drive home from California and had a wonderful visit.  We did 3 mile hike in Snow Canyon before heading home. 

Tomorrow I need to get busy on my training, I feel like I have let myself go.  I have 9 months to get ready for the Pony Express and I plan on doing it on my own without the help of bootcamp. 

I am back from my trip. I need to shift gears, and I am so not ready, thank goodness it is Friday and I have Sat. and Sun. to get my head on straight. I picked up the Eat Clean recipe book while in California and am really going to try doing my meals from that book.  It is what I have been searching for, a good recipe book with SIMPLE healthy ingredients.  I told Harold things are changing in this house, he can keep all his chips and cookies and ice cream, but the meals WILL be healthier.  I am on a mission to get ready for a strong 2010 race year.  My first race is the Red Mountain 50K April 24, I have time to do this up right, but I need to start TODAY!  To get to my 12 pound goal by my 55th birthday I need to drop 1.71 pounds a week.  It is a very reasonable goal!  

I started my morning out with a 2 mile eliptical session, hopefully I can do something else today, but I am playing catch up in the salon.  Be patient with me, I am going to be rambling alot and talking myself into better nutrition and better workouts. 

5 TM miles this morning, now off to Huntsville to play in the snow!