Trail Running Granny

I LOVE that idea about the getway! FUN! I am sure David would be all over it :) Good luck at the doctors. You have probably already gone and finshed by now :)

Good luck with the eating. I have noticed a HUGE difference in just a little over a week. I also haven't had a diet pepsi in almost a week. I need a shower, I'll check back in a bit to find out about the Doc appt :)

Leslie, your awesome. Really. 50 MILES? WOW!

I here via Marion' blog, and I third the motion on the getaway.

Marion, I had to read your comment three times, I was thinking you needed a shower in Diet Pepsi? :-))))))))

Leslie, you are AMAZING!!! Glad things went well at the doc's. Can hardly wait to hear how TOU goes for you!!

Yeah Leslie! Fantastic news! If you try to find Birkenstocks, Famous Footwear has them. Who new? I already bought some online before I knew that :( Oh well! I love my new Birks. I got the thong kind. Yeah Yeah Yeah!!!

Jon- Doesn't everyone shower in Diet Pepsi? That's how I get my hair so shiny and soft! LOL

Leslie, what is the time frame between SGM and OV50? That sure is impressive. I just can't see how I would run 50 miles.

Marion, I thought it was some new way I hadn't heard of to get a DP fix.

Jon, yeah, I do ultras granny style and LOVE it! Love being on the trail and taking it easy. This will be new territory for me though, I have never attempted a 50 miler, my friend Maurine (tarzan) will drag my sorry butt to the finish, I hope! And.... don't you use Diet Pepsi as in shower?? Maybe it's a girl thing!

Jon and Marion, yeah for Painters!! If you go, I will go! It would be a party for sure!!!

Marion, I have never worn Birkenstocks, I was too poor when they came out in the 80's, I always wanted a pair, do they have a good arch support?

Jon,the OV50 is Oct. 25, Striders is putting it on, you should check out their website and give it some thought! Ultras have a different flavor for sure, mellow and friendly and usually very scenic. This one is around Huntsville and Pineview REs. BEAUTIFUL!

Birks are probably the #1 recommended shoe for Pf or fallen arches(me). The arch support is unreal. Go try some on the next time you pass a famous footwear. They ROCK :) Yes, they are pricy, but just like when I wore them all through the 80's they are worth every penny. (I was a California granola chick with my birks and 501's) I came to BYU and almost died. All these girls with their bangs to heaven and SO much makeup. I almost fell off of my chair in class laughing. They looked SO beautiful and yet so stupid. I thought I might never date if that is what the BYU guys liked. It turned out that a tall CA girl with long blond hair, no bangs or makeup could do alright for herself. ;D

Leslie, I don't care how you do it, I think I would be doing it from a hearse.

Oh, so that will be 2 marathons and 1 ultra in what a month? WowyWowWow

Your awesome!

I am going to do the Painters 1/2 or 5k. What other run are you guys going to do? I am thinking the Oct 25th Breast Cancer run.

I am a CA girl too, but didn't hear about Birkenstocks until my Hawaii days, and at that time I was married to struggling student and barely making ends meet. My best friend Ann wore them all the time, to church too, and I would wear my flip flops from Walmart, and be so jealous. Now I am the one who is paying for the cheap shoes! I am going to go try some Birkies today!! I am moving up in the world!!!!

Jon, I hadn't thought about it but it will be 2 marathons and a 50 miler in 5 weeks. I do like to do them close and use early races as training runs. In the spring I did the Ogden Marathon and week later the Red Mountain 50K and it worked out beautifully. I think I can pull if off because I go really slow and don't push myself very hard. I would love to host a blogger's run! And Painters sounds like a fun time to me!

Famous Footwear does not have a huge selection, but if they don't have the style you would like, you can at least get the size you will need to order online. You may want to go online to see the different style first. Also, the fake ones at walmart have no support and feel nothing like the real birkies :) Have fun! I need another pair. I have given up on all of the flip flops. :)

You girls and your birk talk.

Painters is sounding better and better. Lets get more people! The more the better!

What other runs? For this year, I have those 3 I mentioned above and then I think Painters would be fun in Jan. and then the Ogden Marathon in the Spring and then I want to try acouple of new ones. Someone said the Little Grand Canyon marathon is fun, I love to try new runs. I need some ideas myself. I ALWAYS do ST. George. I think the St. George series sounds interesting, it would be fun to do something in Feb. Any ideas? I am doing the Red Mountain 50k in April, that was one worth doing again! Oh, so many races.... so little time.... My poor husband, all our road trips are running related!

You have to do 2 races in the series to for sure get into the SGM. One of them is the painters half and 5k. There are 6 others. Jon left the link on one of his comments on my blog.

Did you get the birks?

Other races - I hear PF Chang's is ok down in Phoenix in January. There should be some So. Cal. races in Feb/Mar. I am shooting for Moab in March, have that start me off on a good training year!

I love running in St. George, I will have to check out the schedule. No, I didn't get to Famous Footwear, maybe tomorrow.

Jon, Moab is a good one, I think it would be fun to do one in Cal. too. We have a beach house at Capistrano Bay, I need to take advantage of a run down there. This is fun to start thinking of next years running schedule. I run better if I have specific races to work towards.

I ran Moab this last year, I liked it. I felt at the time that it was a good start to the year. THEN, I didn't draw for SGM, and lost all focus.

:-) With your endurance, you should run to that beach house. :-)