Trail Running Granny

I hope your recovery goes well! I heard that Goblin 50k was cancelled last year. Do you know if it is forever or a temporary hiatus? Good luck with your running and welcome to the blog.

You did both Ogden and the 50K! Great job. Hope your recovery goes well, and welcome to the blog.

My husband runs with me but is out on the injured list and I would love to run with someone who doesn't run twice as fast as me.

Helen Klein was beautiful but had a lot of hills at the end, it is also a 50 miler, but I did just the 50k, there is a 30k also. Food was pretty good at the end and they give framed awards to the first place finishers. Also you really need to stay on the side, it is a popular biking trail and they didn't like all those runners out there that day.

I'm going to Sacramento tomorrow to visit my parents. I need to still get 22 miles in there that will be tough but doable.

Welcome to the blog! Good to have another local here. You can set up your mileage for running and biking when you go to blog options. set yourself up for triathlon or crosstraining. This site is for you to keep track and for us to follow your progress. Have fun!

LZ, welcome to the blog, hey, you have done some animal runs, tough chicka.

Stay Kool, B of BS Rools

You truly are an inspiration. The runs you have done over the years are amazing. I want to build a list of accomplishments like yours. I believe you can complete that 50 miler. It looks like you have the endurance from all those races. Good luck to you!

You go Mother Hen! You have some great running accomplishments there! I am excited you found the blog!

Thanks Kim, it will be fun to compare running stories!!!! This blog is alot of fun!

Eeek! I just went to Marion's blog. I hadn't looked at it for awhile. I didn't know she had a link to my running blog on there until you pointed it out. Now I'm a bit nervous...big pressure!

No! It's great! I never would have found this place, plus, it will help keep you motivated knowing so many people are watching!!!! Yeah!

Thanks for the nice comment! I am just starting to run and my husband has been running for years so I thought I better get into it. Mainly for the exercise and weight loss. You look like you are doing wonderful yourself! 50K WOW! is all I have to say!

After eating breakfast did you all run home or did you have rides?

Hey Leslie,

I love reading your blog. I want to come run with you! It seems just right, a good push but nothing like running with 9 min milers. (I want to get there some day, but I'm not up to that yet).

How was Portland Marathon? We are doing that instead of st george this year. Keep up the great work!

Kim, Hi! We planted a car there the night before, it works out really nice, I like that better than doing a loop, you feel like you are covering more distance....whatever works mentally, right?

Laurie, way to go on your treadmill work out! Portland was nice, I did it years ago because I didn't get into St. George as well. It was a fairly flat course, not real scenic, the aid was good. I think you will enjoy it, it is nice to make a trip out of a run. You will have to join us sometime! We do our long runs usually on a Friday, let me know when you can come and we will tell you where to meet us and you can see if it works for you. We have a fun bunch of gals.

Congratulations on the progress. 9 miles at this point might be too long. Keep it at 6-7 miles until you are comfortable with 4 miles a day. Once you are there, a 9 mile run would not put so much stress on your body and will be more productive.

Good job Leslie!

I need to wait for grandma to get home for the kids and then I will head out. It is going to be a late run for me today, but it will get done!

Thanks Sasha for the advice, I appreciate it!!

Okay, Lauri I will check your blog tonight, I am really excited to see your 6 days of straignt running!!

Is Odee getting in better shape? I'm still feeling guilty about that 8 miler that ran his paws raw.

Thanks for hooking me up!

Man great job on the speed. I am not quite up to doing 11 min miles consitently yet. But I can run in the 11's for 3-4 miles pretty decently.

Great job on your running!

Boy, I'm not going to be able to keep up with you soon. We'll have to do all uphill courses so I stand a chance.

Thanks girls! These younger gals are pushing me and I LOVE it! I am thinking we will be able to do the TOU in 4:59 or maybe less!!!

4:59, that's my goal and I want it really bad. It's my big motivator right now for six days a week. What time do you run on Friday? I am so there this week.

Lauri, my running girls are doing the Heart of Holladay Sat., so I think we are doing our long run as a group Wed. I would love to meet you Friday and do a 8 to 10 miler. I have a great route I that weaves thru the Dimple Dell area. We usually start running around 5:30. Would that work for you? That would be fun.

Yes it is me! Melting and all! I think I melt as I run, we joke that it is our fat screaming as we squeeze out the last few miles of our long run! I am so glad you like this blog! It's pretty darn cool!

OK- YOU ROCK! You are a running MACHINE! I want to be you!

You are doing so well with your consistency! Good job! I also love your happy attitude! You go girl!

I'm glad you love yoga and I am so proud of you for all you are doing. You are amazing!

Good for you! I was lazy last night and just rested. I'm hoping to get some treadmill running in tonight.

Go eat a cookie (bwahahahaha!)....

Maurine, you are never lazy, you are still recovering! I know that is hard for you, but make sure and take good care of yourself!

I think I feel even more satisfied with a run when I brave the elements along with it! I also love the "you're crazy" looks you get from people in cars! One of my favorite runs this past winter was in a terrible snow storm and people were all out bundled up and shoveling snow. I got so many "hellos" and "good for yous" that day! One older gentleman rode up next to me on his four wheeler to ask me if I knew it was winter. It felt great! So keep it up! Even when it seems toughest!

Kim, you are right, while you are in the moment it is tough, but what a sense of accomplishment! I am going to remember your comments and run thru the winter, I usually go to the rec center and do the treadmill and of course hate every single minute. I am going to run all year round outside just like you!! I need to go check out your blog now and see how your run went!

WOW! You are so cool! That is a fantastic run! It really does feel great when you stick to your guns and put it all out there and go for it! I think that is my favorte thing about running- doing something hard that most people can't or won't.

What! You only made her do 5 miles? Boy - I think it was HER lucky day....

Hi Muarine! Ardath and I go back a long time, we have been friends and neighbors for 22 years. She is my rock star hero, she has run many marathons with me and hiked all over the Wasatch mountains, she is 67 years old and is as fit and beautiful as a woman can be! My goal in life is to be like Ardie!

That sounds so nice! I hear that trail comes all the way down here to so. utah county. Or is it another one?

GLad the birds were singing to you from me. I asked them to :)

Thanks for the run! Have fun watching everyone at the 5k!

Hola!

Are you racing tomorrow?

It is sure nice to run with no presure and cares! The weather is so fabulous right now! Couldn't be better!

The weather is perfect thats for sure. No running tomorrow for me, I am taking a break, I have a baby shower, my son-in-law has a rugby game, and my ultra running buddy Gary is having a party to celebrate his wedding, plus 2 grandsons are spending the night tonight and ww. Whew!

Enjoy the no pressure running for now, it won't be long before you are into your serious mode.

Have a great weekend!!!

Wow- what a full and fabulous weekend you have going! I'll think of you while I am running th Provo Riverwoods run ;) Eat some cake for me at the shower!

You got it!!!

Oh my gosh honey- do I feel your pain! Why can't we just have watermelon and grilled chicken breast with a nice light green salad? Why oh why? I am eating only fresh fruits and vegies today! I feel like a total water-logged swollen slob after our feast yeasterday (pork ribs, potato salad, pasta salad, ceazar salad, baked beans, and 2 kinds of my FAVORITE cake) My family is SO not WW friendly! And I am weak, so very weak!

Oh no! Here comes the WW leader in me, watch out! "This is what today is for... REPENTANCE (ok a little sunday school teacher snuck in). No more holidays until the 4th of July. We can focus and make some awesome food choices"

She's gone now... phew! Hang in there Leslie! We're all with you girl!

Thanks! Okay, I am with you today, total repentance!! I am turning a new leaf!!! I can do this!!!! Congrats again on a fast run, I am really looking forward to my half marathon next month. I would love to keep my pace around an 11 min. mile, that would be great. Do you have a marathon after you do Hobblecreek?

Thanks again Marion! I will read your challange for last week again for inspiration!!

Glad you had a good run yesterday. Just focus on eating healthy and slowing down eating and you will do fine.

How far did you guys make it on your run today?

And I had to laugh so hard when I read your comments(you too Marion) because I basically said the exact same things to my husband yesterday. We made cookies for the nursery for snacks and to take home to dad but......that is pretty much all we snacked on yesterday. Terrible I know(and I don't know how that last pound I lost came off) but I too am going to be better!

It looks like Marion and I weren't alone in our celebrational weekend!! One my running gals said she was up 4 pounds! It's nice to know I am not alone! Oh, well Laurie, we just have to run longer and eat better, we will get there!!!! Oh, I fouled up on my running log, I did Zero Sunday, and 5 miles this morning.

I love this blog! I feel so "normal" :) You guys ROCK! and we are gonna be better, stronger, faster (until the 4th of July). Here is to watermelon and greens! YEAH!!! (OK whole grains and lean meats too! mini-yeah)

I wanna do the Little Cottonwood Trail with you! (whine)

It sounds beautiful! Ok it's hot, but so are you! ;)

Girls, you need to come up and do the trail with me!!!!!

I'm game. How far, and more importantly how fast are you? :)

Marion the trail is 3 miles up and then back, alot of the time I will hike up at a brisk pace and run down. Let me know if ever want to do it, and I will call Maurine and we will hit the trail. I have a better trail run that is still covered with snow, that is AMAZING, It is just over 11 miles, the Wasatch Crest trail, you run along the ridge line, starting up near Gaurdsmans Pass, up by Brighton and run along the ridge and then down into Millcreek. I do it every weekend that I can. It is gorgous, you can see Park City on one side of the ridge and Brighton and Solitude on the other side, it is a part of the Wasatch 100 route. We should plan a run!

Oh, Marion, I am not sure of my pace, but trail running isn't as fast, with your speedy 10 mile pace, you would be fine. I am much better at covering more distance and not going fast.

Marion - I kick Leslie's butt going uphill. She pushes me past my limits going downhill. However, it is on this trail last year that I had the 'perfect run' when I felt like I was flying.

I'm game for Wasatch Crest again. It will be nice to do it without a hip injury. :)

We also need to take the BST and see how far past Draper it extends. 3 more weeks!

Sounds wonderful! (3 mile hike up and running down) Just my idea of fun! My first free Sat is July 5th then august 16th (how sad is that?) I am filling in at the Provo center most Saturdays and if I am not working there, my kids have swim meets.

Are you guys running Hobble Creek?

I will be packing on the 5th because I am moving the next weekend.

Leslie is actually doing a triathlon on August 23rd and I will be running the Park City Marathon - so neither of us will be doing Hobble Creek. Too bad - I used to love running down there when I was separated and living with my father.

Marion, I am sure with 6 kids, weekends are wild. I will be out of town on the 5th, but keep me in the back of your head for Aug.16th, and if we both end up not filling it up with kids and life, then we can go for it, I am easy to work with, if it works great, if not I understand completely.

I wish I was doing Hobble Creek, I have done it acouple of times and love it. I like it better than the Provo River half, however than one is nice to. I remember when I did Hobble Creek years ago, they gave the women flowers and little business like cards with your time and place and pace, I thought it was extra nice. I wonder if they still do all that, you will have to let me know. It was nice scenery and I loved the downhill. I LOVE downhill! Anyway, that was a long note, but if it works out for the both of us, that would be great!

Oh, Marion, I just remembered, I have a dry run on the triathlon course that day, a free practice type clinic. Dang, one of these days!!!! If you have to come up to SLC for any reason and have an hour on so we could do the Cottonwood trail...something to keep in the back of your mind. SO MANY RUNS SO LITTLE TIME!!!!

I'll jot you down for the 16th :) I seriously plan that far in advance. Sick and weird, I know. My life is so different than I had ever pictured ;)

DO NOT BUY Ben & Jerry's Creme Brule Ice Cream. It is the DEVIL! 8 stinkin' POINTS for a 1/2 cup. I thought I'd have a little 6 POINT snack, a little indulgence in the afternoon, and son of a gun- I ate 15 POINTS worth of heaven. I am now pointless. I guess it is stirfry for dinner. Why don't I listen to my own advice and NEVER eat anything before you figure the points!!! AAAAGH!!!!! (sorry for the outburst)

Shut up!!! Creme Brule is my most favorite food in all the land!!! I didn't know there was a Ben and Jerry's creme brule. OH MY GOSH! Another 2 miles for you!! It is nice to know you are a real person, welcome to my world.

I have to plan that far out to, it is crazy, we will try again!

I am sorry I told you, I am aiding and abetting criminal eating habits! The sad thing is, for me to earn enough activity points to counteract that indiscression, I'd have to run for 110 min! AAAAGGGGHHHH!!!!

Bummer, tie up those shoe laces! ( just teasing!)

Les - I'm sure you could 'show up' some mornings when I am opening the pool and we can swim together. We would just have to talk quietly.....

Thanks! It will be fun to have a friend with a pool! hehehe!

Hello! How fun to hike. I tried to pull a hike out of Kim today, but she said NO and dragged me back onto the road. I don't know why I was feeling so adventuresome, probably just trying to avoid running :) Have fun swimming! I LOVE swimming. The water is my favorite place to be. Me being a runner is very much a "fish out of water" thing ;)

OK, so I just noticed that I ran up Payson Canyon with Marion this morning and I was hiking the Porter Fork trail with you and Odee yesterday. I must be having a multiple personality thing going because I don't remember a thing about either one! ha ha! So who the heck is this other Kim in your lives? Is it the same one for both of you? And is this other Kim also a blogger? These and more questions answered...next time...on "As Leslie Runs".

Kim, don't you remember the hike??? Kim is my hiking buddy that is not a runner. I love the "As Leslie Runs" That was good!

Just letting you know, I signed up to run in the wasatch back relay. There was a team that needed a girl to run..........

Cool! How many legs are you running and when is it?

I have leg 7 which is 3 4 mile runs and it's going to take us about 28 hrs to complete starting Friday at noon. :)

Good luck! I have heard that is tons of fun!

You are baiting me! AND have you ever considered stand-up comedy? You are too cute and a great friend! 10 points for you :) XOXOXO

You will do GREAT on your 10 miler and will for sure kick my trash! ;)

We will see about kicking your trash! I would love to do an average pace of 10:55, I think it is more possible on a race, I am not sure I will push myself that hard on a training run. We shall see!

It was TOTALLY the race! and I prayed the WHOLE way!!

Get back to the bleach! She'll be so mad if you burn off her hair ;)

Are you a day off, or am I losing my mind?

Marion, I was thinking it was thur. all day yesterday, but I am quite sure today really is Thurs. ARe we both crazy???

I am for sure. I think it might be contagious and I am affraid I gave it to you!

I wish I could blame you for my craziness, but I have been suffering with it for quite some time!

I can't figure out the blog this week either, I was trying to see if you were getting your 6 days in. I finally finished today so I won't get a GOOSE EGG!

.....they're coming to take me away ha ha, they're coming to take me away

My run is scheduled for approx. 5:50 this evening. Then again at 2:08 am, and then 11:54 am.

Yeah this is going to be so much fun but I wont be able to blog it all until late saturday.....So don't you go and think that I earned myself a goose egg :)

Wow! What a great run! That pace is AWESOME!!! You'll be able to do the 1/2 at that pace, no problem.

Hey- put a red streak in everyones hair for me today. Just hide it in the back somewhere.

I think my 85 year old lady will look smashing with her red streak!

I think I will be able to come pretty close to that pace for my half, I would be thrilled with anything under 11:00!

Have a fun weekend with all your little kiddles!!!

She'll be HOT and grateful to you for it!

This weekend is Father & Son's Camp-out, which leaves me with my three girls who are old enough to have fun with! (11, 14,& 16) We are gonna party like it's 1999!

You have a great time too!

Now THAT sounds like the perfect day! I am SO glad you had the key. Now breakfast is the best! Thanks for all of your encouragement! Your the best!

It was a perfect morning, and I even had an egg white omlette with veggies. Now off to see my son-in-law play rugby! Thank you for the encouragement! Your positive attitude is contagious!! And I might add, you are very entertaining!!! Keep on keeping on!!!

I would have made Harold go back and find the keys. :) (Maybe that's why I am no longer married).

Sounds delightful, actually. Especially the breakfast part.

Hey Maurine, I noticed you haven't made an entry on your blog for a few days! I need to know what my buddy is up to! Do you think you are recovered enough to do the Cottnowood trail after work one day next week?

I think Harold would have had a heart attack if I made him go back!

Oh, and Lisa, OF COURSE the breakfast was the best part!!!!!

Tuesday it is. Do you want to go a little earlier and do the full 6 miles (of course - I want to do the Cottonwood Trail instead of the Cottnowood Trail)? LOL.

I'll go pack my bag now so I have gear at work.

Cool! I told you you were "off" last week ;) Sounds like such an nice run. Have fun at the pool. I gotta hit the Yoga mat!

Good job on the swimming, sounds like fun. And I wouldn't worry about being slow on the swimming, it's so hard to be really fast and most people aren't. The biking and the running is where is really matters and I think you guys have that part down!

That's good to know, do you and your hubby do tri's? I am actually enjoying swimming, as long as I am not really pushing myself.

We have done one sprint. But talking with people the swimming is usually more of a "lets just get it done" and not the competitive part, it's so short in comparison to the rest.

Ok- I want to be YOU!! When my kids abandon me, I want to spend my day going to cool classes! My day is so exciting- laundry, more laundry and WAIT... more laundry! Hey, I could probably latin dance while I folded?

Yeah! Maurine is BACK!!!

The empty nest is DEVINE!!!! Go girl, dance while you fold!!!!

Thanks for joining me on a sweet run today! I've missed visiting with you.

THANK YOU!!! Lets do it again soon!

I think we need to figure out some kind of time warp mechanism. It would allow work to go faster or at the same pace, but allow time running to slow down (in a good way) - so we can get all our dream races in. (and they would all be free and include travel)

Good luck with the massage training. Did you get all the bottles filled? That would have been entertaining to watch. :)

What a fun day. All of your days sound fun to me! I may be weird, but I love it when I am sore in places I normaly am not. I picture those areas getting smaller. The soreness is our fat screaming! "Scream for mercy to ugly fatness!!"

PLEASE do not say screaming to Leslie. My ears are still ringing:

- Leslie screaming when she tripped

- Leslie screaming out the car window as we passed her husband

- Me screaming inwardly as Les called me Marion

:) (is there a symbol for laughing hysterically?)

You guys are a crack up! I am a screamer when I trip and I trip alot on the trails, my legs are connected to my vocal cords I think.

Hey you guys this Desert Sharks open water clinic was so AWESOME!!! I got to wear a wet suit and swim in it for an hour an a half up at East Canyon, at first I thought it was going to suck all the air out of me, it felt so constricting, but then I got used to it and I think I might have some fun with it. I just may join their club, they have swimming, biking and running clinics and they were very friendly and there were afew people that looked about my age! The best part was my oldest son went and I got to hang out with him and his friend.

The girls camp went great, spent all day giving 22 girls and half of the leaders mini massages, they had a Swiss Day Spa theme going on for the afternoon. It was pretty fun. Life is good!!

Talk to you all tomorrow!!! Good night!

Oh, yeah, Marion, I do actually like the pain after a run too, the fat is screaming its way out!! I like that!!

3ish in the afternoon?!?!? Are you a glutton for punishment? ;) PLease tell me you are going somewhere there is still snow.

You know- low mile weeks are good for us :)

The hike sounds so fun! I am going to diversify and do some hiking and biking.

Yes, hiking is wonderful and I have so many friends that don't share my obession with running, so it is nice to hike with all my "normal" friends. Hey since you already are a swimmer, you should be doing a tri too!!! Diversify!

I am going to forsure! You are my inspiration!

See you tomorrow for a hot run. Will we be dressed as twins again?

Nice to see you have 4 days this week. You are doing a great job, and running two times a day. You are a crazy lady:)

Hi Laurie! It looks like you have had a good week. After this afternoons run in the heat, I believe I am a little crazy!!

Way to go Speed demon!

Good job. Now - if you can only get your average page up to the Max speed!

See you at 3 p.m.

You are SMOKIN'! WOW! Great job girly!

Thanks for leaving me in the dust (the things I do to make you look awesome!)!

It was a great run - but I could have done without the last two miles.

Maybe it has something to do with only doing 13 miles last week and being at over 32 already this week. What do you think?

I hope you are feeling okay today, you really did put in a lot of miles for your tender condition. It was a great run!!! Take care of yourself, relax by the pool this weekend!!! No more running for a couple of days!!!

Grasshopper....balance difficult to find - but a good choice. Balance improve significantly if you stand on a narrow beam above a boiling cauldron of water......

Thank you wise one! Good thing you are in Layton and I am at Snowbird, or you would get it from me!!! Do you have a narrow beam? I do have a cauldron....

Now ladies- take it easy! I have both the beam and the cauldron. You two head on down here and I will officiate the duel. Let the games begin!

You are right about the feeling entitled to snarf after a hard workout. I find myself in the same stinkin'(sinking?) boat.

Great goals Leslie! Way to post them to help keep you accountable! You are doing great and you are a fun spark on the blog!

I LOVE your goals! THey are awesome! The swimming one sounds SO good. I love swimming! Good luck on your Monday hike. That sounds like so much fun!

Leslie - you are amazing. We missed you this morning. I'll call you about the schedule.

Hola Chika!

Poor puppy! It is so sad when they get old. They want to do all the fun stuff but it just kills them. I'll take Lucky with me. I am way into "sissy la la" hikes and strolls! ;)

I've asked for a training review before from runners on the blog and asked about speed workout and general consensus is that you don't worry about speed workouts until you are to about 50 miles/week.

I believe Sasha's philosphy is that if you are really sore after a speed workout you weren't ready to do the speed yet. And as far as speed workouts go, I think you are going a bit far. Most I think work on 200 or 400 meter repeats for speed. Not long miles. :) I know I'm not an expert but I just don't want you getting injured. I recommend going to the discussion forum and reading some of the comments on the training review request.

Good luck and good training!

Laurie, thank you! thank you! thank you! That sounds like good advice to me, I shouldn't be hurting this much and I did think I should be doing shorter speed work out sessions, I will read more and do my homework and THANK YOU for your comments. I hope your stomache is feeling better, and congrats on 14 lbs. lost, you are an inspiration, thanks!

I don't mind the stomach issues, it's really not that bad, but I just needed to be eating a bit more. 6lbs in one week was too much and although I can't complain about weight loss I am afraid messing up my metabolism and gaining 20lbs from it. The part I like best is not having any cravings, now who can complain about that, no sweet tooth, no problems!!!! Have a great week:)

Hey you! I am so glad the Healing Gel worked ;) That totally ROCKS when for $7 you can be all better!

I know that I am NO expert, but we've just been running a little faster than normal on a few days a week. Just a smidge out of our comfort zone (not really wanting to chat much) It seems to have been helping. Our slow runs are getting faster =)

No matter what- you are an Ultra Godess! You are my hero!!!

Man, you truly are a crazy lady!!!! Is your goal to run only 30 miles, or at least 40 because you still have 3 days to go and only have 6 miles left. Wow! You really are ultra aren't you!?

Lauri, I am cramming it in because we are heading up to Huntsville tomorrow and I don't think I will be running up there. I will be lucky if I get my 30 in! Those young whipper snappers are kicking my butt!!

Leslie - you are awesome and my inspiration!! I'm so glad we went today so we could all go together. Have a great weekend.

You cute little mother hen you! Way to go on an awesome 11 miler! I think that is a good mother hen to bring up the rear and make sure all are home safe and sound! If you can get 2 miles in each day while you are at Huntsville it will serve you well!

Thanks girls! I just got up from a nap and those heels are talking to me!! I think the roads are tough on me, but not tough enough to give up running with my little chics! They are whipping me into shape! But when I run alone it is going to be on trails, this old body has a hard time on the asphalt. Kim, thanks for the advice, I will at least do a 2 mile walk every day!

While in Huntsville you can go and visit the monks and buy some of their honey:) Available in a wide range of flavors, including rum. They also make and sell peanut butter. You can also go in and listen to them sing their hymns. It's beautiful, I think it is all in Italian but I can't remember. Have a great weekend.

Thanks Laurie, do you think I could get straight rum? I think that's what my body needs!!!! You have a great weekend too!!

I am amazed by your miles/races/longevity/energy. You are an inspiration to keep it going on! I'm not too much younger than you, but I absolutely get how it is running with younger, busyier ladies. Keep it up and keep blogging about it! I love to read how you keep going, and going, and going!

What an awesome run! You are one speedy mama! I am glad the heel things are helping. I have noticed a difference with the trails vs. asphalt too. Hey, if you find the rum, be sure and let us know how that helped with the heels and the asphalt! I may need some to make it through the day with my little darlings ;) Maybe I'll just give it to them and we can have an extra long special nap time!

Great hike! YOU DID YOUR MILES!! Yeah for you! I miss my dog! Have a fab 4th! I am off to party for a few days!

Yeah for 30 miles! Yeah for a great way to start the day! Yeah for Leslie!

THat is the BEST post I've read all day!!

Sounds like a nice weekend! You deserve it! YOu can kick you bum next week! Give it some tlc for a bit! Your miles were smokin' this week!

Most excellent goals! It is always best to focus on the things you CAN control, ie, what goes in the mouth and how much we move! Now I've gotta come up with my goal for the week! I'm gonna copy yours :)

Good goals, girl. I really like the 50 Mile idea. Wish I had come up with that one.

Wow, great job on getting out today:) I love to see your positive attitude, and if it were me that gained two pounds I would have rationalized them away. I'm just bloated, I recently drank too much that I haven't voided yet, or I am carrying waste in my intestines that needs to go away too. So, if any of these excuses work feel free to borrow them, because I do share:) I think I am going to hide the scale this week and just see what happens at the end of the week.

Thanks Laurie for letting me borrow your excuses!! I have got a few of mine own too!!! Just watch, I am going to get rid of those two pesky pounds and more this week!!!

Do you hear this alot? "You're building muscle and that weighs more than fat.....or you have to gain a little muscle weight before you lose the fat....." People willing give you excuses all the time.

You ROCK leslie. The truth about weight is that after all we can do, we can't control that darn scale. We can control what goes in the hole and how much we move. The rest is up to mother nature. (and she's a little unpredictable and moody) Sorry, Leader Marion, just pops out, kind of like when you throw up a little in your mouth. Sorry, Gross Marion poped out. There are so many sides to me, I don't know what to do with them ALL!

Runner Marion says you are the BOMB and I think you are the coolest and whoever was weighing you had their foot on the scale! Hang in there! Your're the BEST!!!

Leader Marion and Runner Marion, I LOVE your comments! You are very kind to blame Mother Nature, but it was really the cookies, hot dogs, pasta salad, brownies etc. etc. etc...... I need to wire my jaws shut! I AM going to have a good ww week this week! I think I can, I think I can!

I can sock you in the face and break your jaw if you would like me to (what are friends for)....

Here's a motivator - every pound you can lose before October is one less pound you won't have to carry for 50 miles.

Maybe we should start putting aside $1 for every mile we run and then splurge after our successful 50 miler. What do you think?

Hey, I'll join in on that! I've done that before and got some new shoes after a race:) Cute shoes, not running shoes..........

Hey every pound you lose is 2 seconds off you time, I hear. Money and faster! I am IN! Do they make cute shoes for big ugly running feet? I swear my feet are just going to keep getting bigger and uglier ALL THE TIME!!! (don't tell anyone I swore :)

Let's see, between 5k's I lost 10lbs I think and I improved 3 minutes (training is still important) and yes they make cute big shoes. I'm 5'4" with size 10feet and they are wide.......but cute is doable and nail polish is a must to disguise ugly toenails!!!!!!!

I cross my heart hope to die, I won't tell anyone you swore:P

yeah- the 10 club! I'm 5'9" and size 10 too, but my running shoes are MENS size 10.5 double E. I could actually stand the shoe to be a bit wider, but hey, I can't have it all!

To all my big footed friends! Waddle on! I am a member of the club too, I am sporting a nice size 9 in pretty girl shoes, but when it comes to running I am a 10 or 101/2! Better for balance don't you think?

Hey, I have heard that about weight weight loss too, what I heard is that every pound you lose you shave off one minute of your marathon time. I don't know how they figure this out, but it makes sense that with less weight we will run faster.

A dollar for every mile??? Holly Moly that would be over a $120 a month!!! My gosh Maurine, I am not a Corporate girl like you, I need to think of something a whole lot cheaper..... nice idea for you rich folks though!!

NOOOOO! Not out of Diet Coke!! :D It sounds like a great run today! Have fun Coke run. I'm a Diet Pepsi girl- I hope we can still be friends! ;)

Gee Marion, I just don't know...... give me a minute to ponder this...... this is a touchy subject....I'll get back to you!!!! hahahaha! Hey, you are off them for a month, how is that going?

BAD! I only had ONE can yesterday! I had one in my bag at work and just had to drink it. It was so heavy and all!

One can is nothing!!! I think it beat lugging that heavy thing around all day in your bag all day long!! It was a wise choice. Feel better??

Thank you for the absolution! I can go in peace! :)

Hey we got busted by Luzylew, I think we need to repent and mend our wicked ways. No more diet drinks girlfriend!!!

Ok- I am game. We are gonna put the $$$ we spend on soda toward something cool- like REALLY BIG shoes! :D

WOW! Itsn't it great to have the perfect run! I am so glad you had a rest before the STORM tomorrow :D

Thanks for your encouraging words! THey mean SO much to me!

Good job on the run!

I enjoyed the first night sleeping on the floor (although I had a hard time falling to sleep).

Tough commute today - woke up at 7:10, out the door at 7:25, in at work at 7:30!

I can't believe you did 9 miles today when we're going to do 9 tomorrow. You are Awesome! The hike sounded fun too.

Hey Leslie, just wanted to let you know I am going for a long run saturday with Locomotion if you would like to meet them. We are meeting at Ruth's Diner at 6 am, up and over the top of emigration and then back down.

Maurine, I bet it is so exciting being in your new place even if it is on the floor! I can't wait to see it!!! Awesome commute!!!

Lisa, I can go for ever if I go slow enough, I am trying to get myself mentally prepared for the physical abuse you girls are going to give me tomorrow!!! I can't wait!!! It will be fun!

Laurie, thanks for the invite, I would really like to join you one time, but I have a family reunion Sat. It sounds like a fun run!! Tell us all about it!!!

WAY TO GO ON THE LAPS!! You'll be FINE! When's you Tri?

Uh hmm.....(clearing throat and trying to be serious with straight face and deep voice) "Now Leslie, what doesn't kill you will only make you stronger" Okay, now I am rolling on the floor laughing, but in a way I am kinda serious.

35.95!!! (you must never forget the.95) You are amazing, mu dear!! Great pace! Wildlife- the perfect run! It's so nice to have a great day! Have a fab weekend! my sister-in-law and fam are on their way to spend the weekend with us and we are gonna party like crazy- well, as much as you can with 10 little kids ;) It's the Scottish Festival! We are bagpipping fools around here!

I really enjoyed running with you today. I've recovered much better today thank goodness. Good job on getting in all those miles. I am feeling like I need to get in more each week - add another day to the schedule.

Marion, You have fun with all those kiddies! You better take it easy tomorrow on your 10 miler or you will not have energy to keep up with them! The Scottish Festival sounds fun. Do a little jig for me!

Lisa, It was a good run for me too. I LOVED the pace, that is about my marathon pace, I felt a lot better today, I had an hour nap today too, it felt good. If you want more miles you really need to try a trail run with me, it will be nice and slow and a whole different experience, I think you would enjoy mixing things up. It is such a gentler way to go. Have a great weekend!

good for you getting up early. Hope your heels start doing better. Have fun at the family reunion.

Yeah! You had an AWESOME week! No matter what the scale says- you are rockin' and rollin'! have fun with your family :D

Thanks girls! WW wasn't too bad, I was down .6, but probably put it right back on with the Better than Sex cake I had at the reunion!

Lisa, you are so dedicated! And Marion, you are just breaking my heart!!! Get better soon!!!

Yeah! more than a 1/2 a pound! You are fabuloso! The cake will be ok- you are doing great. Keep those mile up and see if that is the key :D

Les - maybe you should try soaking your feet in epsom salts and see if that helps your heels at all.

I gotta get to work- I just wanted to tell you how wonderful you are and you mean a lot to me! Thanks so much for your well wished! Your goals are fab and you are doing so great!

I'll check you blog after work! Have a great day!

Good luck at Bryce Canyon!

You looked fabulous yesterday. I am loving my house warming gift!

WAtch out Eeyore is contagious! I am sorry fro spreading it to you! (so is spelling badly- be very carefule)

Uh oh, I think I might have spread it too. I was so that way on Saturday. INTERVENTION!!! Leslie, I will personally come run with you tomorrow, name the time and place and then we can bagel afterwards.....come you know you want to....everybody is doing it.......just once won't hurt.....I won't tell if you don't ;)

Dang these low energy days!!!! I could have used an intervention today!!! Tomorrow I am not running at all, I am going to do muscle up and yoga, yahoo!!! Laurie, if you want to come up my way, Maurine and I are going to do a short trail run at 6:00am on the Millcreek Pipeline. If you want to join us that would be great!!!! It is a flat trail and will be nice and cool. We are just going to run for an hour or maybe a bit more, Maurine needs to be back at her house by 8:30. Just let me know and I will give you my address and you can meet us here! It would be so much fun!!!!

I would love to come up and run with guys, I'm not quite as fast but remember we all need slow day:)

Good job getting out there and doing something!! I applaud your walking and swimming. I always think it's better to do something than nothing! I always think Mondays are hard to get going....

Thanks girls for the encouragement. Laurie, I am excited you are going to join us!!! We are just going to have a nice easy morning run! My address is 7432 S. Eastbourne Cir.( about 2500 E) Maybe you could do a map quest it is alittle tricky, not too bad. My cell number is 815-4163, if you get lost, oh, maybe it would be easier to meet in the Einsteins Bagels parking lot on Wasatch in the Olympus Hills Shopping Center at 6:10am. What do you think? Yahoo! A trail run with two friends!!!!!!

Okay, this run is for Wednesday right?

Yes! Tomorrow! Do you want to meet us at Einsteins at 6:10am? That might be easier.

i mapquested it, I think I can find it. And I will most definitely remember to bring my phone tomorrow. Yeah, fun run:)

So are you going to come to my house at 6:00? That would be great! Call me if you get lost.

What a great day planned! I wanna come tomorrow! But you'd all get depressed and toss yourselves off the trail- just like the lemmings. Eeyore out!

Hey, come on up!!!! We would love for you to join us!!!! If it is too far, we are going to have to find a half way point and all meet for a run!!! I think you should drive on up and join the party!!!!

Good job on the swimming.

We won't be doing the trail tomorrow but we'd love to next week if that works out. Have fun.

The trail run was great this morning, I would love to do one with you all next week, just let me know what works for you guys!

How fun! You guys had a GREAT time. I am going to come some time soon!

As for the tapering- I'd look at some of the other runner and see what they do. I just do a 5, 4, 3, 2 rest thing. I seem to be fresher for my races with less running. But I am VERY unexperienced and pretty lame ;)

Have a GREAT DAY!!!

Mar, that sounds like a good plan, I just know that crosstraining alone isn't the answer for me, I need to do some running. Let me know when you can come up and do a little trail run with us, it is no pressure, nice and easy and it cleanses the soul ( how is that for cheesy???)

Glad to hear you had a good run. Sorry I had to bug out on you. I worked for 90 minutes before heading down to Provo. They just took my dad in for the surgery - only an hour late....

I like what Marion said about the taper. That is about what I have been doing and it seems to give me a good balance of running/rest.

Kim and Marion, thanks! I will give it a try next race! That is easy to remember, 5-4-3-2- BLASTOFF!

Maurine, we missed you on the trail, I hope your dad is okay!!! Let's get a morning run in Millcreek and an evening Little Cottonwood run in on our calenders for next week! We need to get in mucho miles!!!

Les - why don't you try freezing some bottles of water and then icing your feet with them at night (just roll them over the bottles). I hear that helps with PF.

Great idea!! But I DO NOT have PF!!!! Can you do Millcreek Monday morning and the CT on Tue after work or early evening?

I sure hope that your heels get better soon! Even though you don't have PF for sure, maybe you should look it up on line and see waht helps PF, and maybe some of those things will help you, even though you don't have PF ;D

XOXOXO- Moe out!

SMOKIN' swimming times :D Yeah- 4 days in a row!!!

Thanks Marion! I am feeling a little better about this swimming. Tomorrow we are heading to Bryce! I am really hoping to get a PR!!!!! Hopefully I will be able to access my laptop and give you all my results!!!! Cross your fingers for me!!!

you are going to GREAT! I can't wait to read all about it! You are gonna Smoke it! I'm cheering for you!!

Yeah! You are there! Josse is there too. I am so excited for you all. We should plan a "girls" 1/2 sometime and all go together. Maybe moab in the spring?

You are going to do SO great!!! I can't wait to read about your race ;)

I'm waiting......

OHHH YEAH!!! A girls running trip would be AWESOME!!! Moab in the spring! Or Painters half in Jan. in ST. George, or anything! WE would have a BLAST!!!!

...and waiting...

Wow what a great PR! I used to run the social runs and they are fun and all but its so much better to push it a little and feel some accomplishment at the end! GREAT running out there today!

Holy stinking cow!!! Wow I am so impressed that is amazing. I am still not ready to catch you lady, but I am going to try my best on hobble creek. I need to talk to my husband to check about Monday, I would love, love to go, but I am watching two neices that day so I would have to make sure he is willing to watch them for an hour in the morning and I would definitely have to be home by 8:20 for the hubby. Could we start a tad earlier???

YOU DID IT! WAY TO GO! And I love the new picture!

Thanks girls!! I was patting myself on the back thinking I was Wonder Woman and then I read Marci's blog! Now that is Holy Stinking Cow AMAZING!!!

Laurie, I will check with Maurine and see if she can go early, she is the working girl, so it is up to her, I am fine with any time, watch the blog tomorrow and I will let you know. It would be fun to all go together.

WOOOO HOOOOO!!!!! YOU DID IT! See I knew you could!! I am so proud of you! I got home TOO late last night to chceck your race out, I'm sorry :( You da the woMAN!!!! I hope I can do your splits in Hobble Creek.

Great job with the pr. Keep up the good work and you will see more to come.

Great job ! PR's are the best feeling ever!

Les,

This is absolutely incredible! I am so proud of you!!! (Now you have really put pressure on me for Provo Half to match or beat your time).

That is a huge jump on a PR - I think we might be able to make our goal in St. George!

Glad you had a good day yesterday. Sorry today has turned out so bad. Call me anytime you need to talk - even in the middle of the night!

You are SO AWESOME!!! Way to go! Hope you are doing okay today. Call me if you need anything.

Leslie - i FORGOT to comment on your placing in your age division. That is so AWESO"ME!!

Nice picture, Leslie.

Paul is in my prayers - as is the rest of your family.

See you at 6 tomorrow. If you can't make it - just let me know. You are right - the run will do you good after hours spent in the hospital.....

(((Leslie, Paul, and family)))

Hang in there! I am praying for you and yours, especially Paul. Take good care of yourself :) You'll be better able to care of your babes if you are well.

XOXOX

Leslie, my thoughts are with you and your family. Nowadays, neurorehabilitation can work miracles; I've seen it first-hand. Don't lose hope!

Thank you all for your kind words, I will keep you updated, Maurine I will see you in the morning.

I will be there in the morning, I'll have to drive up to make sure I am home in time. I will follow you there. Please keep us updated and let me know if you need anything.

Good to get our there.

Please hang in there and know we are all pulling for Paul.

Thank you for a beautiful run. Good luck today! I hope your daughter gets some sleep and Paul continues to heal.

Just checking in on you....How are you?

Thanks for the update, and what a precious moment! I bet that just filled all of your hearts when he grabbed her hand!

Never underestimate the will to live!! We love you all!

good news. our prayers are with you all.

I guess I have missed your last few entries. I had no idea what your family is going through! I'm glad you were able to have a good sign with him holding your daughter's hand. Your family is in my thoughts and prayers!

Leslie,

Thanks for all the emails and updates. I appreciate knowing what you are going through. Some of the latest developments sound like they have very positive connotations! The fact that he is recognizing your daughter is a great sign!

It was good to talk to you last night and hear some positive stories about Paul. Sorry I had to work today and couldn't run with you!

Hang in there!

Les, since I am the entire IT Department now, I can have a flexible schedule (except today :( ). Just let me know in advance and I can come and torture you mornings or night times. I could even pick you up at the hospital and we could hit the parkway trail.

thank you dear friend, I will take you up on it!!!!

Hi Les- I'm back- my heart is with you and your family! Hang in there! Glad to see your run today! How is your daughter holding up?

Thanks for asking, my daughter is doing unbelieveably well, she has alot of faith, I am so proud of her, but it breaks my heart to see her go thru this, she and her husband have always had an exceptional relationship. It is tough, but we will get thru this, she has alot of support. Thanks Marion

Leslie, do you want to do an 8 miler with us on Sat? We haven't picked a route yet.

I am going to plan on doing it with you, that would be a perfect length for me right now, and I could use the girl time!!!!

Good job getting up and going out for a little bit. WE've really been missing you. Have you still been working?

Do you want to go with us tomorrow?

forgot to mention what a great picture of you and Harold! I still need to figure out how to get my picture on my blog.

I use wonder why Tom would want to take the time and effort to go out running during stressful times. Now I understand better. It really is a time to meditate and clear your thoughts. I sure hope things are improving! Good luck to you and your family!

Kim, I know that is so true, I am going to really make an effort to get out!

Lisa, what time tomorrow and how far? Is this the 8 miler? I really want to run with my little chics!!

Hey Les- my heart is just so sad for you and your famiy right now :( How is Paul today? That surgery sounded pretty intense.

We just got a good report from the hospital, he is off oxygen and breathing on his own, he is off the sedation drugs and moving more. The doctor and physical therapist said he is really looking great today!! It is the first time we have had real good upbeat report! Thanks for asking and caring. I really appreciate it.

Good, good, good! :D Do they have any children?

I Wish!!!! They have been married 8 years and no children, darn them all the heck!!! They would be so cute. Julie is half Tongan and her husband is full Tongan. I want a little brown baby!!!

Leslie, thanks for the great run. It was so fun and such a mental boost for me. I loved doing the parkway. And fun to meet fellow blogging runners. Have a great day.

Harold got your picture on! Check it out! It was a great run, THANK YOU!!!!

Yea!! I like it - it looks good!! Tell him THANK YOU!! I checked out Jody and paula's blogs to see more about them.

I thought it was a fun picture too, but it is just a temporary one until you figure out how to put your race picture on!

It was so great to meet you today! I am so glad you stopped us! Great job with your run today!

It was nice to meet you and I will need to watch your blog in the future. You did great today!

What a fun little blogger reunion this morning! We need to plan an official Parkway Blogger run sometime!

I'm jealous....You should have invited me!

I'm with Tarzan, wish I could have been there. I'm glad yall enjoyed the run!!

I wish you guys could have come too!! My chic's didn't get the run organized until the last minute, I was lucky to get in on it myself! We need to plan ahead better!!!

What a fun run! Maybe we should post or long run plans on friday to try and hook up with others? I dunno :)

Great run Les! That pace sounds so nice ;)

I think that is a good idea, the more the merrier!

I would like to do a long run on the pipeline trail this saturday. My husband has volunteered to bike and provide sag, ie carry water bottles and gu etc. I would like to go out 7-9 miles on the trail before I turn around but others could adjust if needed. :)

Laurie, Maurine and I and my husband and possibly a few others are doing the Wasatch Crest trail. It is about 11-12 miles, it starts up Big Cottonwood Canyon and you run along the ridge to Millcreek. It would be great to have you and your hubby join us, my hubby is biking it. We plan to leave super early because it is such a popular trail and gets crowded, but it is fabulous, let me know if you are interested, we may need help with transportation, it depends on how many people show up.

I would love to come. I need to find a babysitter too, but was planning that already because I don't want to hog the trail with the stroller. But I would love to come and we could fit 3 more in our car if you needed help with transportation. I think my husband would like riding with Harold too, partners for everybody!!!!

Can I bring a headlamp instead? It is hard carrying my jeep on my back so that I can have a headlight.....

Okay..... do you always have to be so difficult?????

I WANT TO COME!!!! I could be your sherpa! Oh wait- do they have to be ablt to walk?

I am SO glad about Paul :D

I WANT TO COME !!!!!!!!!!!

Marion, we will run in your honor and dang it you get yourself better so we can have you up to do it in the fall, it is by far the best trail run I have ever done!!! We will think of you every step of the way!!!!

And Paul should be leaving ICU tomorrow for rehab!!!!!!!!!!! YEAH!!!!!!!!! He is doing way better than we expected.

I am SO glad about Paul!! YEah!!! Wooo HOOO!

I am planning on the run, let me know the details k? Chris is coming with his bike and we can help shuttle, we will have a babysitter that morning, and honestly the earlier the better, because then I get to go home and start reading breaking dawn!

Laurie, I will call you with details, I am thinking we may all meet at Einsteins at 5:00a, that would put us at the trailhead around 5:30am and on the ridge just before 6:00am. I am excited you guys can join us, it will be a blast!!

Eleven and a half miles! Paul leaving ICU! Happy day for you!

By the way, quickies are good once in a while, but not all the time! :)

I'm sensing some subtle inuendos here.

Thanks for a great run, Les (and the haircut)....

hmmmmm...... yes, thank you for the run!!! My heals are trashed again, no running today!

Hey- I thought this was supposed to be family friendly!?! Oh wait, isn't this how families come about?

HOLY CRAP! 11.47 miles!!!! You are SMOKIN'!

Yeah for PAUL!!! Woo HOOOOOO!!!

Now girls behave yourself! Hey, everyone hope you can join us for a long trail run Sat. Hope to see Laurie and Krashman! Maurine and I might run all the way down the canyon, if the knees and heels are working right, so we shall see!

Marion, it has got to be tough sitting it out, but soooo worth it! Take care of yourself so we can plan a big blog run with everyone

All I said was that you need to make sure to WRITE lots of information more than WRITE a little bit of information! We couldn't have you not keeping us well informed! I'm not sure what the rest of you are thinking! :D

Honestly those girls!!! What are we going to do with them???? hahaha!!!

Alright les- what are you doing about your heals?

Marion, I got some insoles from Wasatch Running, they help some, I figure I need to take a day off when they hurt bad, so I was a good girl and took yesterday off. I want to stay healthy! I am feeling your pain, how is your recovery going??

I am glad the heels inserts are helping. Are you doing any of the stretches for PF? ( i know it's NOT pf)

How's Paul?

Thanks for noticin' The recovery is going well I think? I have plotted at recovery plan :D TOTALLY BOARD OUT OF MY MIND!!! Mentally I am ok-ish. I like sleeping in :D

Great job!! Way to go on the miles. You're awesome.

Hurray for your run and hurray for Paul and hurray for Steve Miller Band!! 8 days is a huge difference to 3 weeks, you can tell he is a fighter!

Have fun! You deserve a night out!

WOW- super fun! How's Paul?

You can post in the forums under announcements about your weekly run, I think?

have SO much fun. I will be at league finals for swimming. Yipee!!

thanks for asking, Paul is doing alittle better, he walked on his own with someone holding onto a belt just in case he fell, he kicked around a soccer ball a bit, he also said "Hey Buddy!" to a friend when he came to visit!!!! That was huge, he speech is going to be a big challange.

Marion, I don't know anything about the forums...not sure what you are asking...sorry.

Glad to hear about Paul :D

The discussion forums are at the top of this page, fifth link from the right. Other FBR runners might see it and join you.. if you want.

I WANT TO GO!!! :D

I may want to start running down the canyon. I want 15+ miles for the day. And Chris is his name. He likes krash because he does that a lot!!!

Marion, come ride your bike if you want to come up:)

I am going to want to finish quickly but not burn out because I am going to want to go home and start reading breaking dawn. I will be at the book party until after midnight so I will be tired but I can't wait for the run!

I hadn't thought about a bike ride- but none for me this week. I am strictly "no go" this week- plus swim league finals :D Yeah me!!!

Are you serious! Way to go Paul!!! That is SO fantastic!!!

WAy to go you too- baby those heels! You do NOT WANT TO BE ME!!! (as cute as I am, and all ;)... please know I am on the floor rolling with laughter :D

I love your comments! You are always so UP!!! I DO want to be you, minus the SIX kids at home! HAHAHAHA! I hope your doctor appt. goes well, let us know as soon as you get home how it goes!

Check out the dr visit :) good news? yes.. good for sure!!

What an AMAZING run! I am so impressed! You guys are way too cool for words!

I am SO glad about Paul! YEAH!!!!

What is with "leg flys" you know, they are the flys that land on your legs and NEVER leave you alone!!! I am going to kill some flies!!!!

Oh wait! Yeah on your mileage!! You are a GODESS!!!

Thanks for thinking this up and organizing. It was a great day!

Are you icing those heels?

Beautiful hike my dear! Sounds like odde may come in handy!

How Paul?

Hey there! I am thinking Odee can take all my treats and water too. He is a big old dog. I don't think he even noticed he was carrying a pack.

Paul is great! Thanks, we are thinking of having a big fundraiser party in the park, Polyneisan food and entertainment and the works, I will have to let all you know when we get a solid plan, should be FUN!

GREAT idea! Count us in (all 8 of us $$$) and post the info on the announcements message board. (tool bar above "discussion board") Maybe we could do a 5k as part of the fundraiser?

I have had a 5k in the back of my mind, it would be fun, I just might do it!!! Thanks!! I would love it, if you come up!!

You need to post a picture of Odee the backpackin' dog on your site sometime!

Good luck with the fundraiser! Posting it on the announcement board is a good idea! I'm thinkin' the 5K would be lots of fun! Just think, you could have some of the speediest people around at it!

you are quite the hiker - good job!!

good idea on the fund raiser and 5K sounds fun!! Count me in to help in whatever way you need.

Way to get out there and go! How is the heel? 13 miles mid week- what a woman!!

You are AWESOME!!! thanks so much for going with us - I really can't do it without you!!!

WTG woman! Keep up the good work. (You are just trying to make my mileage look wussy)

Muarine, you can catch up today, I am doing NOTHING! My heels hurt and I was so tired yesterday I dragged all day. Too much too soon. I was at a RS picnic last night and I felt like I was staring off into space and drooling out the side of my mouth, just wanted to go crawl into bed, which I did at 9:00p. I am going to have real lazy day today. You run girl and do a mile for me!!

I am glad you are resting you HEELS! I am being such a good injured runner! You'd be so proud of me!

We have got the fundraiser on the calendar. We will be there! I ould help you with the 5k stuff. Get T-shirts donated or something? Let me know, I'm a very good planner. You could really raise a lot of money with the 5k. My girls could make tie dyed t shirts. Let me know. We would love to help.

Rest, rest, rest!

Have you decided to see a doctor yet on those heels?

The heels are okay, but need a break, I am trying to listen to my body and treat it better. Thanks Marion for your offer to help, Julie works for a design co. so we think they will help hook us up with shirts, I doubt I will do a 5k the day of the party, but do you think we could maybe do a fake 5k with tee shirts and have it not cost much? Do you think we could organize a bloggers RUN FOR PAUL 5k?? Just an idea.... I am not a good organizer, but if we had a few bloggers show up, it could be FUN!!! We could come down your way, and do a canyon run, all wear our garmins.... I am just thinking that does sound fun. Maybe after St. George before it gets too cold. We would have to do it when Maurine is around, she was my inspiration to get this whole thing going and we would have to have her help and support. It sounds like a real possibility even if just a few people came and ran. I would buy treats!!! It sounds like a real party!!! Okay, I am really excited!!

Hope you are icing those heels, Les! Thanks for letting me catch up today.

Do you want me to see if Striders has some old race shirts they would donate for the raffle?

Yeah! That would be great! Running shirts, or anything! I am writting from the hospital, I am staying the night so Julie can get some rest.

Alright! You have to go to the doctor! I am pretending to be Michelle, "you HAVE to go to the Doc!" Come down and see Dr Brady. He beat the CRAP out of me, but I was better asap. PLEASE go to the doc about your heels! PLEASE PLEASE PLEAASE!!!!!

Okay, if I go to the doctor, I will go see Dr. Brady, but I am not to that point yet. I am taking another day off today, I stayed at the hospital last night and so I am sleep deprived. I can hardly think straight right now, the heels seem like a minor issue at the moment, but it is nice to know of a good sports doctor and I am sure I will go see him at some point if this continues. Thanks Marion for the nudge! So, I need to go check out your blog and see if you made it on your run. Good luck!!!

GREAT that Paul is comming home! YEah!!! I am glad the heels are feeling better. ARe you icing and rubbing? Have fun tomorrow!

Les... the heel thing! That's all I am going to say!

How is Paul doing? I am glad you had a very nice run :) Slow and easy! YEAH!!

Thanks so much leslie for a great run. Sorry your heels are giving you grief. tell Harold thanks again for the ride.

You are a heel for not healing your heels! Do I have to nag you about that - instead of drinking? If we are going to do a 50 miler, you need to find out what is up with them.

Thanks for calling and checking on me. It's nice to know somebody out there loves me.

We ALL love you Maurine- we just don't ALL have your # :)

Oh and incase you are ignoring me, here is that web address again:

http://www.healthscout.com/ency/68/529/main.html

:D Love and Kisses!

ALRIGHT ALREADY!!!! I admit it! I have PF!!!

There! Are you guys happy???? I read the article you sent Marion, thanks really and truly! I guess I will follow the suggested treatments and see if I can get it under control. It said to run less, I will swim more, and try and do mostly trails. Dang, I have to do TOU and St. George, but other than that I will try and train on the trails. I guess the first step is admiting the problem!!!!! I am a PFer! The word is out! I will conquer this!!!!

Thanks Maurine and Marion, I needed that!!

Good girl! Now, don't you feel better? We do ;) Be good and swim and bike like a mad woman this week and do all of those exercises this week. My sister-in-law said the only way it got better for her was doing all that stuff on the site, ALL THE TIME. She did not quit running. She said PF is pretty tenatious though, but so are you ;D I'll get a more detailed report from her on monday. She's a Boston Marathon runner and everything. She ROCKS!

We have miles and mile of canal trails down here, are they up there too?

Okay, I will be a good girl, so your sister-in-law still runs? Does she do trails? Is she cured? I will follow the advice on the site, except I will do the 2 marathons. It is kind of a relief to know what to do about this. Thanks again!

Yes, she runs EVERYDAY and is speedy. She ran boston this year and is running it again next year. If I remember correctly, she struggled with PF for about 6 months :( But I'll see her monday and ask for more specifics then. XOXOX

Oh please do!!! I would LOVE to know exactly what she did, especially during the 6 months, and what she does to keep it from coming back!!! I am sitting here with frozen water bottles under my feet as we blog, and I just told my little chics I am not running on pavement with then any more except for the 2 marathons. Trails or crosstraining from now on. My hubby wants me to bike with him, it is not my favorite thing, but I will have good company. thanks Marion!

More word from Kristine. She did stop running for 3 weeks to rehab. She biked, swam and eliptical'd. She massaged the CRAP out of it morning noon and night. Ice too. She said it was SUPER painful to rub out. She did the stretches too. She does use inserts too.

The thing I learned from my recent experience with injury. GO TO THE DOC ASAP. I would not be sitting Hobble Creek out if I had gone to the doc ASAP. I don't know if Dr Brady treats PF (375-2420) BUT (and this is a BIG butt ;) If his magic can get you better ASAP, It would be SO worth the drive and the $$$. I am just kicking myself!!!!

My pitiful 2 cents ;)

How is Paul? How is your daughter? How are you handleing this all?

Thanks Marion for the tips! I am encouraged by your sister-in-laws recovery and am going to be dilligent in doing all the things I should do! I am going to give it a few days before going to the doc, that may be dumb, but I feel like I have alot of things I can try first. THANK YOU!!!!!! I will keep you posted.

Paul is doing okay, it will be a LOOOONG road. I will be spending my lunch hour with him on week days, in between his therapy sessions so Julie can work. Thanks for asking!

Is Pauls family close too? Stroke is such a cruel event. Is Julies job flexable?

yeah- write a book! I think there are a lot of places that no one ever can got to, just cause they don't know about them. Actually in this day and age a website would be better.

What a FUN day!

Ice baby out!! :D

He he he! Funny. I was forever yelling "he's friendly, he's friendly" when my golden retriever would run up to say "hi" to the unsuspecting passerby.

I'm glad your heels are feeling good today. Rub rub rub ;) ice ice ice! I have been doing the PF stretches in solidarity!

You naughty girl!! How are you doing with your diet coke? I've been bad, 1-2 cans a day......or I guess you could say I'm naughty too!

Diet PEPSI is the nectar of the GODS! (along with chocolate cake) Diet PEPSI FOREVER!!!!

(I may put myself on time out until I can behave, naughty blogger, naughty)

Thanks for making me laugh! Odee just wanted to say hi! I'll bet Odee freaked out after she did! What a funny scene to think about!

Yeah, it was pretty funny Kim, as she walked by I gave her a sassy little smug smile and she screamed " IT'S NOT FUNNY!!!!" Some people.....

Hey, I made it thru the whole day without Diet Coke, and yes Marion it is the nectar of the Gods and the breakfast of Champions, but I was drinking it by the bucket loads, I have a hard time with the whole moderation thing.

Laurie, I think Maurine and I are running the Pipeline Thur. night, I will let you know what time after I check with the working gal. It would be fun to have you along, I may be miles behind whinning over my painful heels, while you and Maurine zip on by.

Hello Leslie, thank you for your nice comment on my "new" blog. It has been so nice speaking with people on here and getting to know fellow runners who can more fully comprehend this crazy running world. So, not that I am trying to solicit or harass you with a product, but after reading about your goals to get off of Diet coke, I feel I need to talk to you. I too am a major diet coke addict. I actually used to have about 3-4 a day, no kidding. There was one day that I literally added up the ounces and I had drank 74 in ONE DAY!!! However, with my overall goal to get healthier, I have found a product that has literally gotten me off of diet coke. I do not even have cravings anymore and I also got around the traditional head aches that come from caffiene withdrawals. Have you heard about the Green Tea HP? I first found it from a friend but then noticed kiosks in the mall and have now actually signed up with the company as a distributor. The product comes in a powdered pixi (similar to that of Crystal light) that you just add to a bottle of water and shake up. They have 7 flavors to choose from. If you want to read more about it, you can go to www.mygrenx.com/runhard. Aside from helping me get off of diet coke, you will not believe the amount of energy it gives you on a daily basis and it also contributes to just your overall well health etc. Okay, kill me now for coming on so strong, but I just couldn't help myself from telling you about this. I in no way want to come across as that pesty sales woman who will bother you about this. So, if you are interested, check it out, if not, that is fine too!!! I look forward to keeping in touch over the blog and wish you the best of luck with all of your training. Look at that list of Marathon finishes, IMPRESSIVE!! Way to go!! You inspire me~

What Leslie forgets to mention is that Odee is the size of a small bear - so he could be pretty intimidating.

I like odee already! :) Anything smaller is not a REAL dog ;D

I am all about big dogs too! My dog eats chiwahwahs ( Now how is that for spelling????) for a snack!

Kelli, thanks for the tip, I will check out the website, I have been trying different ice teas, and so far only one has hit my hot button. I have never been a tea drinker, but I know it is a lot healthier than Diet Coke. Thanks and keep blogging, you bring a lot of personality to the Blog!!!!

Hi Leslie!

I wanted to check in with you and see how your foot is feeling. I have been battling PF for over a year. It can be very frustrating. There are three things that I do regularly, my PF has not disappeared, but I have not yet had to stop running because of it:

1) wear birkenstocks whenever possible (don't wear your running shoes thinking they help, they really don't), I have also heard good things about Noat shoes (and some podiatrists recommend them for PF).

2) wear a soft night split (http://www.northcoastfootcare.com/store/thermoskin-plantar-fxt-soft-night-splint-p-77.html)

3) if you sit a lot during the day, get up and walk around to keep your foot "warmed up" and keep the fascia from shortening -- alternatively, you can prop your foot against something to keep it flexed (I will sometimes lengthen my leg against the wall under my desk or prop my foot against a pile of books -- the idea is to keep your foot flexed -- like the split does)

Icing is always good -- and I will sometimes roll on a tennis ball (it really really hurts). Stretching your calves and doing leg lifts to strengthen your achilles will also sometimes give you some relief. Good luck Leslie, let me know if any of this helps!!

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On another note, I love big dogs - I have two, well, one is medium (50 lbs) and one is larger (90 lbs). I was at a dog park once and I was talking to a guy with two great danes. He looked at my Rhodesian Ridgeback (90 lbs) and said, "those are great dogs, if you like small dogs that is" - it is all relative!

Thank you Bonnie, I think I am on the track with most of things you mentioned, however I have not tried the device you sleep in, but I may have to consider it. I feel like I am on my way to managing it well. I am glad to hear it hasn't stopped you from running. I have heard of so many people who say they can't run because they have PF. So I am trying to find the right balance of taking care of the problem, and not giving up the running. I really think staying on trails is a big part of it for me. I really appreciate the tips! It was fun checking out your blog, you are one fast gal! I will keep you posted on how this goes and thanks again. This blog is a great place to meet people and learn! I agree big dogs rule! Mine is about 90 pounds, he is half Golden Retriever and half Great Pyranes. He looks like a huge retriever, he's a pretty friendly dude, but when he comes charging up to meet you it can be a little intimidating I guess.

Good girl, on every account! Now you're a massage therapist... rub the tar out of those heels! Make yourself cry like a baby! And then Ice, ice, baby!

Come down with Maurine for the Hobble creek half! We can run a bit in Mapleton and grab some grub and cheer our FRB partners in crime!

Maybe you should stick your feet in the creek after our run tomorrow night!

Marion - Les has a triathlon and I have a marathon the day of Hobble Creek - so you will have to cheer without us.

Im nuts! I thought you (maurine) were doing hobble creek! Bummer :( We've got to get together soon on a Sat morning soon !!!

My prayers are with paul and Julie! Hang in there! Stroke is one of those things that takes time. It will be ok :)

I can't believe that your tri is coming so soon! You are going to do great!!! I can't wait to hear how the trail run goes. How are those heels? Behaving?

wow, I'm glad you guys had a good time, I'm sorry I missed it but it was good to catch up with family. I'm off to my school tomorrow to start getting everything in order. :)

Leslie, great job on the trail run. I'm looking forward to trying out a trail run next week.

I can't wait to take you on a trail run, sounds like you have had a taste of what trail running is like. You will love it!!! Maurine and I had a wonderful run yesterday!

Ophs! My comment got on Lisa's name! Marion- the heels are tender but not too bad! Maurine gave me her torture device to try and I did a good icing.

Laurie- we missed you, an evening run on the Pipeline is a great way to end the day

Lisa- your next!

Congrats on the "no diet coke" achievement! Have fun at the wedding reception...careful with the Guava cake!

Ice, Ice, Baby! (And buy those socks!)

I am sooo tired - ended up talking with a neighbor until 10:30 and watching the olympics until 12:15.

I'm gonna sleep in tomorrow - so won't be running with you.

How is Odee faring?

Kim, only one piece of guava cake I promise!!!

Maurine, Odee is good! You are going to be dragging today girl, maybe you will need a diet coke!

Good job on the diet coke :) I am pulling for you tomorrow! Ice those puppies. Freeze them SOLID!!! I am so proud of you :D

good job on the no diet coke. i've been pretty bad about that this week. Good luck on your swim. I thought about you last night while we were out kayaking in the harbor yesterday.

You ROCK!! That is so great! Waht a smart idea to try out the swim first. It would freak me out for sure!! YOu are going to do so great!!!

Hey Les- do we have any time frame for Pauls fundraiser/event on the 6th of Sept yet? Do you need anything? Is there anything I can do to help?

Thanks Marion, I am hoping to pin down details this week, I will send out details on the blog, if I can figure it out. Just come and bring your family and the whole neighborhood and eat and enjoy the Polynesian show, I am hoping it all comes together, I worry about everything, will anyone show up? Will there be enough food, or too much? Will the entertainment show up? This is why I don't organize well, I make myself crazy with worry. Just come and maybe I could get you dance Tahitian or something!!!!

Um, Les - is it okay if I miss the fundraiser?

Hey you!! You deserve a day off :) How are those heels? How are you? I have been worried that the stress and toll of Paul's injury/recovery might be getting to be a bit much for you. Are you doing ok? It is SO much and such a life altering event. I hope you are OK :)

Let's see, you could replace guava nectar with - say diet pepsi ;) No really, how about those minute maid "juices." They are yummy and 0 points ? I dunno. WAter is of course the best choice ;)

Hey Les! Have you tried the crystal lite or other 0 calorie add-ins?

Adding my two cents---Crystal Light has a new Peach Green Tea. IT IS GOOD.

Propel (flavored water) can hit the spot, too! Good luck. I gave in to the diet coke last week after almost a full month! But it was good...

Kelli, I do like the Peach Green Tea, I ran out and the Guava Nector called me, I am getting some today and some Crystal Light and the Minute Maid juices! Thanks Marion and Maurine.

Nice to see another "old gal" on the blogs! I'll be 50 this fall, and sometimes it feels like a lonely road with all these young runners around me and most of the running advice out there geared towards them. On the other hand, I avoid almost all the advice for "masters" because I get tired of people telling me to take it easy. Like they say, "do not go gently..."

Have a great week. :)

Great run!!! Did the heel behave? I am so glad that Paul is home :D ((((hugs)))) We have got the day slated for Paul! It will be so much fun :) Have a GREAT day!!

Hey thanks for the note on my blog Washington gal! I am going to keep my eye on you, you have some awesome accomplishments. Have a great day!

Marion I will be so excited to see you at the fundraiser and meet your family if they come. It should be a fun time! You are a wonderful friend and I am so glad to know you!

Oh leslie, I have been such a terrible blogger I didn't even know about the fundraiser. What are you doing and I would love to help out and come. And wow on Paul getting home, what a great feeling. :)

I'm still pouting that Leslie didn't rearrange her life around my Italy trip. But, I will be carbo loading for 2 weeks and working on speed while I am gone.

Good job on the Cottonwood Trail. I need to get over there again one of these nights.

How fantastic about the music for the fundraiser! WOW! I am so excited and we are for sure going to bring the whole family! So get ready!!! ;D

I am sorry about the heels :( Great run!! The weather is SO WONDERFUL! I am trying so hard to love every minute of it! It will be gone SO fast :(

Hang in there. How's it goint with Paul home?

Marion, I am SO glad you are coming!! It should be fabulous!!

Paul is doing okay, the occupational therapist took him to a craft store and had him work on some projects. It kind of breaks my heart to think of my big Tongan boy sitting in a craft store with a helmet making crafts. Some day he will laugh about it.

Good luck on the Tri!! I'll be thinking of you.

GOOD LUCK tomorrow! I am so excited for you! You are going to do great :) I am glad your family is coming up for fun! I will wish everyone good luck from you at Hobble Creek! I can't wait to hear how your tri went!!

Les - thanks for calling me yesterday to wish me well and then checking up on me today! I'm glad you and Harold enjoyed your tri. Make sure you post it as a race report when you get back to the real world.

You are amazing!!!! I don't think I could have handled that swim. 10 minutes just about kills me. YOU ROCK!! And so does harold for passing up those boys :) Congrats on all of you work, and being last isn't the worst thing in the world, I've been DFL (dead last) but there were others who dropped out.....you finished and that is what counts.

take care and hope to run with you soon

Way to go- you AMAZING ROCK STAR WOMAN YOU!!! Holy CRAP!!!! I am so impressed with your... well... EVERYTHING!!! Les- you are so STINKIN' COOL there are just not words in ANY language!!! Seriously, the hardest thing in life is getting out there and being alive- and YOU SHOWED UP and did something that nearly no one in the whole world has done!!! You are one HOT MAMA!!!

WAY TO GO!!!

Les - I'm glad you and Harold both had a good time and that your drowning was not on the news.

Rock on!

Here's something to think about (I know you don't want to, but humor me) - do you really think you can run 2 marathons within 2 weeks with your heels as bad as they are and not be totally miserable? You might want to consider picking the one you want to do the most.

I'll miss you while I'm gone to Michigan!

Leslie,

You rock!!!! Great job!!!

I have to agree with Tarzan. i"ve been worrying about you and the 2 marathons. We need to talk!

I tried, Lisa. She won't listen to me. I suggested she run the last 6 miles of TOU with you.

Tarzan and Lisa, I am doing both marathons, I will baby my heels until then, if I have to go slow on TOU it is okay, I want to start with Lisa, I may not get to finish with her, but I need to send off my little chick properly, she will be fine if I lag behind. And St. George, there is no way I missing it! I may have to postpone the 50 miler until next year....we'll see!

THANKS for caring! I love you guys!! You are my BFF !!!

OK - but can I just say one thing in advance?

"I TOLD YOU SO!"

Marion and Laurie, thanks for your AWESOME comments, you make me feel like Superwoman! Most tri athletes would DIE with my results and I think I am ALL THAT!!! I LOVED IT!!!

Knock it off Tarzan!! Hey, you have fun in Michigan!!! I will miss you!! Behave yourself!

I will PRAY for your heels! :D I'll even get my children to pray too!

How is Paul?

I can just see your little family of 8 praying for my heels over the dinner table!

We just got back from Paul's house, the Moleni Brothers came over to sing to him. They are sooo awesome, they will be singing at the fundraiser and selling their CD's you need to check out their myspace. They recently went to New Zealand and did 10 firesides in 11 days. I am a huge fan!

Here is the link to their web page http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=41604603

They are WONDERFUL!!!

Leslie, We miss you so much!! I feel for you! I missed running on Sat and I was sluggish all day.

Good girl. Take it easy on those footsies!

I will gladly share my morning run with you! Good luck getting to the bottom of your heal issues! You are smart to get some help! Smiles from me to you today!

:) :) :) :) :) :)

CRAP!!!! (about the heels!) There has got to be a good sports med doc up there! Get better and hand in there! :D

Sorry to hear about the heels. Unfortunately, from what I've read, it is going to take some total layoff of running to get it healed.

I hope the information and exercises from the PT help you out. Cross train - ride that bike, swim, ride Odee....

Ride Odee..., yeah,ridem' Cowboy! Yeehaaa! Hey, they opened the registration for the OV, I think I am going to have to be your pacer, that sounds fun, I will be fresh and I can torment you!

I'll accept your kind offer. Kevin also said he will pace me - but I told him it has to be at MY pace - not his.

Leslie, I'm glad you're getting some help. I still think you should go to a doctor.

REALLY! You have PF? Who'd a thunk it :) I am SO glad you went!! Yeah!! on the mend my dear!!

Alright- I am the bare foot queen of the WORLD! I hate all shoes! What do I do to avoid feet problems?

Marion, I have been a barefoot girl or flip flops all my life, like you, I am a California girl and then lived in the Islands for years. My motto is SHOES SUCK ( sorry ladies, this is a family friendly site!) Anyway, you need support or your arches will FALL! As we get old, they break down, so you can prevent it to some degree by wearing supportive shoes. Throw those flip flops away or get some fancy dance FIT FLOPS or someother supportive sandel. There is my lecture for the day!

I re-read my note, I am not a hill billy, just can't type or spell when I am in a hurry, toodles, got to go to work!!!!

My right arch has fallen :( I am geting orthotics this week from Dr Brady. Ok Iam off to find some birkenstocks. I loved them in the 80's I can love them again!!! :) THanks for the lecture! I needed that one :D

Leslie

I can recomment a good foot doctor who can help you with the plantar warts. joni told me about him and I took Taylor in there yesterday. Nice doctor - Tyler Collins by St marks.

So glad you felt better and could get a run in.

Glad you are happy and feeling positive about the foot progress. Hang in there and keep on keeping on!

We will be there with bells on!!! Do you want me to post it to the announcements? you can private message Sasha about it and maybe he will send out an announcement to every blogger.

Marion, I don't know how to do it, if Sasha says it is okay, can you put my flier somewhere on the blog? This computer stuff is over my head.

I just posted the info to the discussion forum for you. You have gone to so much work! It is going to be WONDERFUL!!! You can get there by clicking the link at the top of this page. Then it is under announcements.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!! I am so excited you are coming, it is going to be SO MUCH FUN!!!

Looking forward to the big event. I will get with you for what help you need. It will be fun to meet Marion. Since we are doing 18 tomorrow, I'm going to have to pass on the Onion Days run. I would love to have done it.

Dang it. If I was there you wouldn't be the only red headed psycho running around.

Good miles with those heels! I have been on a hunt all day for some Birkenstocks and to NO avail! If you find them, let me know! Good luck with your planning and plotting! Hope the planets align and you can make it monday AM. :)

Drug the man with ice cream and tell him to do the laundry while your gone ;) It's gonna be fun :)

Nice miles my friend! I'm gald the heels are being heels! :D

Good job on the run.

I might join you Monday, depends on the weather.

It sounds soooo fun!

Just make sure you tell Harold I had NOTHING to do with this.....

Hey... I will not be responsible for getting you busted with your sweet Harold! Although- we could blame it all on Maurine since she it nearly out of the country for most of the month! :D I like that one... tee hee hee!

I guess I'm not going - too rainy, too far, too sore from Sat.

yeah, me too, but dang it, we are going to miss a good time! One of these days we have to go down and run with the girls!

Hey you! Super cute picture! We missed you tons today! I loved the email you sent about the stroke injured. It was really neat!

I want to see Mama Mia- no luck with my hubby- he's not to picky, but I can't get him to go with me :(

I'll join you next year.

I was thinking that this fundraiser was a great break for your heels. Just be sure to do all of your exercises! We can't wait to see you this Saturday!!!

I am so glad you are coming!!! It should be a fun time!!! Lisa will be there and maybe Laurie!! I can hardly wait!!!!

Great to see you running. When do you see the Doc again? or do you? You saw the PT dude, eh? Ice those heels! and dont' forget your vitamin I ;)

Glad you could run :) I'll have to go to fox and try to find the interview! Hang in there, Sunday will be her super fast ;) Can't wait for tomorrow!

How did the heels feel after the run? Thanks for the ride to the airport?

Leslie - It was so GREAT to have you with us again. I enjoyed the pace and was so proud of you for being right there with us. I'm afraid to think where I'd be if I had to take off several weeks of running.

How did the heels fare? It was so wonderful to see you Sat! My kids love their t-shirts. Ford has not taken his off since Saturday night, litteraly. David forced it off of him this morning. Stinky 7 year olds!

Great miles!

Did you say "enjoy" 2 marathons?

Lisa, I loved running with you guys, I will be at Jenny's tomorrow at 5:30a !! Did the girls sign up for the pasta dinner in Logan? I was wondering if Jana can tag along for dinner?

Marion, that brings back memories! I love those stinky little boys! Stinky and cute! The heels are doing much better, not 100% but much much better, thanks!

It's so nice to see you with your little chickadees again! I'm glad your fundraiser turned out so well! Sorry we weren't all able to be there to support you and your family! Good luck on the continued training!

I'm going to call you later to see if you got an appt :)

hey, I am the mother hen here!!! Thanks for checking up on me, I need a good push sometimes!

OK - go reread all my posts and quit nagging me! Now it is your turn to email me about the party!

Striders is saving me a spot for the OV50. John made it to about 35 and his knee was swollen too bad, so he DNF'd on the Wasatch 100.

Great run! I am very glad to see you are getting into the Doc :) Keep up all of the icing and stretching to keep PF at bay. :D

Hi Leslie,

I just found your blog. Good luck on your 50 miler. Are you doing it this year? How is your training going? Do you do 2 back to back long runs or just one really really long one a week? I'm going to put you on my favorite list so I can watch you go!

Hi Deb! I am hoping to do the 50 miler the end of October,but it all depends on my heels. I am seeing a podiatrist on Monday and then I need to see how my marathon goes next week and then decide if my feet can handle it.My girlfriend Maurine (Tarzan on the blog) is doing it and we would like to do it together, it will be our first 50 miler, we have both done several 50k and really enjoy the longer and slower runs. I checked out your blog and noticed you are also getting in to it. It will be fun to follow your adventures too!! Good luck and let's keep each other updated!! Nice to meet you!! Western STates sounds very ambitious, I dream about the Wastach 100, but I don't think it will ever happen. It is fun to dream though.

Good luck on healing quickly and getting back to the fun! Thanks for your encouraging comments on my blog. I loved what you said about beating all the couch potatoes! It reminds me of something a friend of mine said to me once. I had won a second place age group award in a marathon -- but there were only 2 of us in that age group, lol! My friend said, "Yeah, but you beat all the ones who stayed home on the couch!" Happy running!

Great news! The advice you got from the PT is really working. YEAH!!! NOw just see the podiatrist and ward off any future PF events! great miles- great stats! :D

Walking is very nice :) How long were you in Tonga, and how did you get there? Do tell :D

Hi Leslie:) I just wanted to drop you a note and tell you to check out my blog, you;ll never believe what I did today!

And I am so sorry about not coming to the party. Loren was having some major asthma problems. We were up every 1.5hrs treating and we were in instacare, filling perscriptions blah blah long story, long day =sleepy mama

I hope all went well and that you got lots of help for Paul!!!

Marion, I was in Hawaii for 5 years and Tonga for 3. My husband graduated from BYU-Hawaii and then he got a job working for the church as the Physical Facilities Director. A very interesting time indeed. I actually have many fond memories, but also a few wild stories.

Laurie, I am going to check out your blog right now!

Drugs???? Maybe??? Glad to see you out and about and calling it quits when the heels start to SCREAMING! Have so much fun on the Hobie Cat! FUN FUN FUN!!

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. :-)

You know, I can so relate to running with faster women. There are weekends when I'm hanging on by my toenails and the rest of them are chatting away.

I hope you have a good time at the St. George race.

You ROCK! I just can't wrap my mind around two marathons in a row! You are unreal! WOW! I am SO glad that your heels are doing great. You actually make a marathon sound like fun :D

It is fun! The whole experience, the expo and dinner and thenthe event, there is a lot of positive energy and happy people. And then there is of course, the guilt free meal after!!!

Hey, I just got me some Birks! My first pair ever!. I got the thong type too. I look so sexy!!

Yeah! My husband & I love to call them "thongs." My kids just cringe :D How do they feel? They are kind of stiff at first, but you really meld into them :) Welcome to the Granola Girls club!

They are stiff, they are not as cushy as my fit flops, but I am sure they will mold to my feet and work out great. Yeah, mom in a thong... that would gross out any kid!! Don't you just love it?!!

They are much more stiff than the fit flop. You'll get used to it. It took me a few days to get uesd to my new pair and now I hate to go bare feet, except it is such a habbit to take off my shoes ;)

I'm so sorry to hear about the set back! What an emotional roller coaster your family is on. Good luck in your marathon on Saturday! RUN FOR PAUL!

CRAP about Paul! :( I am SO sorry!

Yes, the Birks are MAGIC!!! Where did you end up finding them? How much? (I hope you don't mind me asking. I want to get another pair :)

You are going to have SO much fun on Saturday :D

Marion, I got them at Famous Footwear, they were $62, they only had 2 styles, come winter, I may order another style, maybe online, now that I know my size. Thanks for the tip!

I will enjoy TOU, but have no plans to work on a PR, with all I have been thru with the PF and Paul these last 2 months, training was put on the back burner. I am just going to enjoy the day and take it easy, I will have this be one of my social runs and chit chat with the back of the packers, they are always so friendly and fun!! There are many ways to enjoy a marathon! It is always a good time!

You are wise and wonderful! TOU will be super fun for you!

That price is GREAT for birks, but for the huge assortment, you do need to go online. I think I am goig to get some "Arizona" for my next pair. I can wear socks with them :D I need socks. I'm freezing!

OH MY GOSH! A spider tried to KILL me last night! I was just about to get into bed and this HUGE spider darted under my covers. I screamed and woke the dead (David). We tore apart the bed. It all made David really mad. He thought I just "thought" I saw a killer spider... but I finally spied it just at the top of the dust ruffle and screamed again, which really bugged DAvid. "It's just a spider" HA, just a spider, it was on MY side of the bed. He says he loves me, but I wonder ;) The stinkin' spider was the size of a silver dollar, not the new quarter size ones- the regular old kind!

I am glad you lived to tell the story, Dang that David! You could have been killed!! And I thought he was the perfect husband.... ahhhah! This is no such thing!

I will have to check out the Arizona's and get a new pair of Smart Wool socks and get ready for the freeze! I love my birkies more every hour they are on.

I just found another one on my ceiling. I screamed all three times I tried to kill it. It is still alive under my bed. I killed one this morning in the family room. Our carpet is a sage-ie shag and is the SAME DARN COLOR AS THE SPIDERS!!!! I hate it whent he weather turns cold and all the creatures try to come in so they can reproduce and live to kill me next year! AAAAAAHHHHHHHhhhhhhh!!!

Yeah! You are SO close! hang in there my dear! Just wait until after your marathon and see what your weight does :) No stress. Have SO much fun on your marathon!

Good luck on the marathon! I am looking forward to the reports!

GOOD LUCK!!! You are going to have SO much fun and do so GREAAT!!!! Drive carefully! Yeah!!! I can't wait to hear your report.

Good luck tomorrow!! Enjoy yourself and bring home that fancy moose medal!!! Can't wait to hear how it goes.

Thanks girls! It will be a fun girls weekend! I will report tomorrow night!

It's dinner time over in Italy - so you must be running now. I want to hear all about the race.

p.s. - my sis wants to pick me up tomorrow night - check your email

ppss - can I bribe you to eat some Milka chocolate I bought you?

Choccolate??? Are you kidding??? I am all over it!!! Hurry home!

I ran TOU last year for the first and probably last time and felt the same way about it! Also, the elevation was higher for TOU and I just didn't realize that was probably why I wasn't feeling very good.

I ran St. George last year after TOU -three weeks apart and was nervous about St. George too. I wasn't sure what to expect and how I would feel cause I have never run two marathons back to back before....

I actually did a lot better than I expected in St. George! I hope you will also have a better than expected St. George!

Thanks for your comments Tracy. I hope I have a similar experience in St. George! I think I am finished with TOU, unless my girlfriends do it. I didn't think about the elevation!

I just read your blog! You are an amazing runner. How long did it take you to lose your 10 pounds? I have been working on 10 pounds since Nov. and haven't made it yet. I promised myself to not do the post race pig out, but I did! Dang! How do you run 26 miles and eat like a bird? I don't think so!! oh, well.....

Thanks for sharing your experience, I am hoping I can do just that!!!

Leslie --

Sorry that you didn't enjoy TOU as much as you were hoping. Keeping my fingers crossed that they had a huge very cool moose medal for you in the end! Did they? I'm with you though ... Ogden is better. Those winding, never-ending streets in the end are killers!!

Hope you are resting now.

You really did do great!

I'm sorry it wasn't what you'd hoped :( You are SO cool that you did it! YOu ROCK! NO matter what, you did a very wonderful thing today. I Hope you feel better soon :D

Thanks Leslie!

We had a "biggest loser" contest in my running group that helped me lose the weight! That competitive drive in me takes over!

I have really cut down on the sweets, along with eating healthy. But just doing that wasn't enough. When I started losing, I realized I was burning more calories because I started riding my bike to work once or twice a week to save on gas. (8.5-9 miles one way) I also added 3-6 more miles of running during the week along with gym workouts I was already doing....

Thanks girls, TOU was a fun experience with my little chicks, but the route was not my favorite. I do enjoy trying new races, the more you try the more you can compare them to each other and find exactly what you like in a marathon. We are all different, I really like the down hill canyon runs, in St. George and Ogden you get the canyon most of the way. They are my favorites so far.

Congrats on the finish Leslie! Good luck on St. George!

A BIG CONGRATS TO YOU AND YOUR FAITHFUL LITTLE CHICKADEES!

I feel your pain - literally. I'm just grateful I'm not doing another marathon in 2 weeks. There is no way I could do it. I am hoping I could possibly be to the point to do a 5 miler with you by Sat. At this point it seems impossible.

Lisa, I will talk to you Friday and see how you are doing. I am hoping a slow run by then will feel good. Keep icing girl!!!

Ice ice baby! My only advise is DONT RUN TWO MARATHONS BACK TO BACK :D Bike? Swim? Vitamin I? Drink tons of water!!! Hey- get a massage or two?

Come over and use my styrofoam roller and see if it helps you.

Maybe an ice bath every couple of days?

I think Cafe Rio will make me feel better!!!! See you there Maurine, Julie and Paul are going to join us too!! Julie wants to hear about Italy!!

Wow - I sure wield a lot of influence, don't I?

You bet! I am not attempting that with out you!!

I love doing 50ks. You should do Goblin Valley 50k in Nov. It is an awesome run. Slot cannyons and sand, how could you go wrong?

Great plan Leslie :) I am so glad you were smarter than I was and stayed in bed! Cozy and warm. I think I am going to plug the electric blanket back in here pretty soon!

Chris, I actually did Goblin Valley the same year you did! I loved it, I have been so focused on the OV50 I forgot about that, I might have to consider doing it, what about you and Laurie? Tell Laurie I really miss her blogging, she is always so much fun. Thanks for mentioning Goblin.

Are we still planning a run for friday? I sure could use some company, some motivation, some stress reliever, and a good run.

Hello Laurie!!! Can you join Maurine and I for a Sat. morning run and breakfast?? We were thinking about hiking to Desolation Lake and running down, it would be about 6 miles or so.

Nice walk :)

Nice run :) I am glad the heels aren't too bad. I forgot to ask about how they did at the marathon. So, How'd they do? Have a great day! How's Paul?

Marion, I took vit. I the night before and 4 800mg. during the run, a lot I know, but my feet felt fine, I am not taking any now, and they are a tad bit tender, but not bad. Thanks for asking.

Paul is doing okay, Julie said he said "come here babe" yesterday, stringing a sentence together is HUGE!! I am on my way to hang out with him now.

Les - a little annoying bird told me to tell you CHARGE YOUR GARMIN :)

Thanks little bird!!! And thank you for the fabulous soap!!!

Nice trail run :) Shuffeling is nice ;D

You are welcome. It was nice to not eat dinner out of a can :)

Isn't it a beautiful day in the neighborhood!!! THe weather is the BEST ever!!!! It has to stay FOREVER!!!! Nice miles :) Take care of those heels!!!

Great on the weight!!- Marion I;m down a bit too!!! FINALLY!!!

Moe, I can't get to your blog, is this Maurine? Who ever you are congrats on the weight loss!!

I am Moe. It is what Davids family calls me. We are Moe and Doe. That is what happens when you date a guy in high school and he has lots of little brothers and sisters :) At first we were Daygay and Maygay. I prefer the Moe and Doe ;)

See - it's all Marion's fault.

Kevin is coming over to spend the night. Yay - haven't seen him in a month! He is thinking of running a 5:15 pace with us in St. George since he hasn't trained as much as he should.

Hey Moe! Yeah!!!! WE are both down!!! I need 4 more to get to my pre TOU weight, and then another 4 to reach LIFETIME!!!! I am going to have this done by Halloween FOR SURE!!!

Maurine, Good, Kevin and coax our sorry butts along and make us get a time of 5:15!!!! We will DO IT!!!!! Call me tonight so we can make plans for tomorrow.

Great job on the weight loss, that is awesome!!! I hit lifetime and then gained it almost all back training for a marathon, and then gorging after it on Halloween candy! So, stay strong and eat healthy!

I am so JEALOUS, by the way, about where you live! You have such beautiful places to run---great scenery!!! I grew up out there and I miss being by the mountains!

Hey Kelli, you are from Cottnwood Heights?? I am in a culdesac that backs up to the Rec Center and Butler Middle. I LOVE it here too! I just read your profile and had to chuckle that you need to shed your last 8 pesky pounds!!! I am right there with you feeling your pain!!! I have done 2 marathons and an 50K this summer and can't seem to pry the fat off!! ( Of course I am a big fat cheater!!) So how much of your 8 is left to go? I will have to follow your entries and see how you do!! Good luck!! Thanks for writting!!! ARe you doing St. George?

You guys are both CRAZY and do not need to lose any more weight! You two are TOO HOT FOR WORDS!!! And I should know, I am a member of the HOT police! (I am not sure what that means at all... sort of creepy sounding :)

Marion, You crack me up!! You can never stop blogging!!!! So are so not creepy, just histerical!!!!

Leslie --

Sorry about the heels. Congrats on the couple of pounds. If you want to lose a couple more come and chase my five rascals around ... you'll hit your target weight quicker than you thought possible - of course, you might have lost your sanity as well (but aren't most runners atleast slightly insane already?)!!

Thanks for the generous offer, I think running a marathon would be easier than chasing kids! I know I did it back in the day, but holy cow, they are hard work!!! You and the other young moms that run really are superstars!!!! I didn't start running until the kids were raised and I was 40! You guys amaze me, maybe it is a good stress reliever for you all. Good luck this last week before St. George!!

It's definitely good therapy!!! Plus ... it keeps me fit enough to catch those squirmy kids when they are running away from me!! Don't know how much longer that will last though!! :)

I actually grew up in Sandy, but it has now been annexed into Cottonwood Heights. I lived right off of Creek Road and Highland Drive, but lived at the rec center all summer! In fact, I take my kids swimming there a few times each summer and they think it is the best pool out there (I agree!) They also love to go to Whitmore Library. The first time I took them they were amazed that a library could be so big. They beg to go to the pool and the library by grandma's house! Anyway, it is just so pretty over there!

I have about 5 pounds to go, give or take. This year with my marathon training I did better---last year I gained almost 10 pounds! It is really hard to eat right when you are famished all of the time from running! I did well through August and part of September, but have blown it the last few weeks! I have got to get my eating back under control, because the miles are going down SOON (yes, I am running ST George) and the food need to follow!!

Hey, Teena, I have five kids and the weight is not falling off of me. BUT that is because on your eating scale, I would probably rank at a -5 every day!

Thanks, Marion, I try to be as HOT as possible!

Hey neighbor!! Are you going to the Blogger party? I am not sure I will make it. Do you wear the FRB singlet? What time are you trying for? Good luck on the last 5 pounds! I am cheering for you.

Chocolate Gummi bears for the marathon....sounds better than gu!

I couldn't wear a singlet and look good if my life depended on it! I typically run in all black (as marion, she has seen me, head to toe aside from my shoes), but it is gonna be hot so I am going to look for a lighter shirt today.

I am aiming for 3:40, praying for it, actually!! And I will be at the Blogger party for sure!! How about you? Time??

And good luck to you on the weight as well. WW is such s great program, I love it! Yesterday at my meeting the lady said, "Are you still trying to lose weight, cause if not we need to talk!" I am 11 pounds below my goal weight, but I made my goal weight EASY so I could be FREE quicker. Anyway, it made me feel good! I have even been called skinny once this week---love that! Any motivation keeps me going.

Kelli, you are my new ispiration, I thought I made my ww goal easy, but it is so hard, training for all these marathons does make it tough. I am always hungry! I know when I get to my goal I will want to go further, but it will take so much discipline!

I am not sure about the party, we have family that will be there.

I will be way behind you, I am hoping for 5:15!

I read somewhere that you should never try to lose weight while training for a marathon---EVER! I struggled this year with fatigue some, but I just wanted to get some of the weight off while I was burning 3000 calories a day running!! I figured it would make it easier. Now, to keep it off and keep going will be the tricky part. I am like a fine tunes yo-yo, up and down pretty consistently!

And a marathon is still a marathon now matter when you finish! They are hard, hard, hard! We will watch for you around 5:15!!!

Great run! Great SGM plan! You are going to do GREAT!!! I am sending you all of my "be well" vibes! CAn you feel them?

Les,

I think you can get chocolate covered gummi bears at Harmon's!

Mo

Maybe I better buy them Friday so I won't eat them all before St. George. What are you taking for fuel? I am also taking shot blocs and maybe a couple of gu. Hey it is 10:30 and so far my nutrition is perfect!!!!

What are Vit, shot blocs and TOU? You youngsters and your slang, sheesh.

Vit I - sort for Vitamin I - short for Ibuprofen

Shot blocks - made by several companies. They kind of are like gummy bears - but are basically chewy versions of GU.

TOU - Top of Utah marathon

You can call me a YOUNGSTER any time!!!! Thanks Maurine for enlightening Monte!!! We'll get you up on all the lingo!!!

Hey, it is noon and I am still on a perfect nutrition roll!!!!!!!!!!!

Why do you call yourself tarzan? It doesn't rhyme with Maurine.

And thank you for the filling me in on the jargon.

Monte, she runs in a leopard print loin cloth!!!

Monte -

I want to be Tarzan when I grow up - hence the nickname.

Thanks for serving our country in Iraq! My son-in-law just deployed to Afghanistan from Naples, Italy last Friday.

One father's day my kids got me the very thing.

I don't think I'll ever run in it though. At least not while I'm sober.

It's a custom for us to let guests sleep in our bed when they stay the night. So when my parents stayed over I put my leopard skin man-kini under the pillow. They never said anything. We never said anything to them either. So as far as pranks go I'm not sure if it worked. Rachel and I still laugh about it though.

I bet your parents got a chuckle out that!!! Great Story! I think you should wear it on your next run around the base!!!

Ditto for me, thanks for your service!!!

Don't let them fool you Mike- they both run in leopard skin bikini's!

Great run Leslie. BAby those heels!

The secret is out, we do the Tarzan yell too, while sporting our loin cloths, and sorry I called you Monte, Mike.

quite the comments today! You're awesome. You're going to do great. Good splits. where were you running?

With my luck I'd sprain my ankle again. How would you explain crawling around base at night in an outfit that clearly violates General Order #1 to a sleep-deprived 18 year old MP?

Mike, okay, maybe you are right....it was just a suggestion!!

Lisa, we ran up Banbary and over to Fort Union and down and across 27th.

I am anxious to hear about your new training program!!!

I was down .4 and bummed too. BUT I have had a GREAt morning and I figure if I can be great for 1 month then I will see enough to get me to be good until Thanksgiving :) My mini plan is to have one evening off a week and one day off per month. My days that I have planned so far are Thankgiving, Christmas and New Years day. I can't decide for the day in October. hang in there. One perfect month will give us the juice to go for one more. WE CAN DO THIS!!!!

I just had the best lunch EVER!!! I had puffed wheat, Vanilla yogurt and a fresh diced peach. It was HEAVEN!!!

Okay!! We can do this!! Sounds like a good plan to me. I will keep checking up on you. Your lunch sounds interesting, did you mix the puffed wheat with the yogurt? I had an apple, and a energy bar. I think I am going to fix a fresh tomato and basil dish with quenoa (or however you spell that) the grain that is on the core program. I have used it several times and like it alot. Thanks for the encouragement, your blog entry worries me, migranes, allergies and calf issues. I hope you get it under control, sounds like the yoga really is your best friend, after St. George I am going to try and do it on a regular basis, it will be a nice winter routine. Good luck, I am cheering for you.

Yeah- I mixed it all together and ate it with a spoon. It was so stinkin' good I may have it for dinner. I've got to do something with my peaches :) I'll probably freeze them :) Peach margaritas all winter :)

Ah, you are doing great! Good job on the weight loss, that is awesome!

I hate the debates, honestly. I am a good citizen-I stay informed and I vote, but I just get sick and tired of the BS! While I was on the treadmill this morning I was watching a candidate (I will not say which one) and all of his promises. I commented to my friend that it sounded like an elementary school campaign---I will get us a pop machine and a day off of school! Whatever, just a bunch of empty promises with no clue how to enact them. The presidential campaign is a thorn in my side right now.

Okay, enough politics for me for today! You have a great day!!

Thanks! I am trying to be really good today and tomorrow, so I can enjoy the weekend!!! Whats a marathon if we can enjoy a fabulous meal afterwards?! And the Blue Bunny ice cream at the finish line!!!!!

I am finding this political stuff very entertaining right now but you are right, most of it is BS!!! I can't get enough of Tina Fey!! I should take this more seriously, I am a bad girl......BUT IT IS SOOO FUNNY!!!

The funny thing about Sarah Pallin, is the whole time I was watching here I kept thinking she loks just like Tina Fey and I couldn't wait for SNL :)

YEAH!!! for the 1.6!! I dropped 4 this morning. I almost fell off of the scale :) Three more then I am back where I was before I started all of this nut-so excercise!

Okay what exactly did you do yesterday? I am all ears!! That is soooo AWESOME!! I need a day like that!

No clue! LOTS of peaches :) MIllions of peaches, peaches for me! MIllions of peaches, peaches for free! I stuck to my points! Who knows! :)

I am so impressed! YOu are on a roll!

I am stuck in a rut myself, but at least I am not gaining. I have enjoyed 3 perfect days of eating, and I am even on track today---pumpkin ice cream cone included! But 4 pounds---WOW!!! I only managed that on my first week of WW!

They day they introduced Palin as the running mate, I thought immediately of Tina Fey as well! That is so funny, but she looks so much like her and she does a great job of being her on SNL!

I take it too seriously, that is my problem. All of the BS they are promising is making me mad because they have to know they can not deliver---they just say what they think we want to hear. I keep telling myself it doesn't really matter who I vote for President---they do not have as much power as they think! Congress and the Senate---there is the real power and where the votes matter!!!

I need to check out that store in Park City---I could use a shirt with some pockets!

Wish we could have gone running with you. the political scene is a nightmare and i avoid most of it. I agree with Kelli - it's all empty promises and I think they are all liars. I just can't wait until it's over.

Kelli I had pumpkin frozen yogurt today! Yum!

Lisa, when I get back from St. George we need to run together. I am going to go out and do 2 miles tomorrow if you are interested. Call me if you are.

Smart move my friend! Rest those heels up and rub and stretch!!! Ice 'em :) You are going to have SO much fun!!!!

Good plan, Les. I will have my cell phone down there. Call me! Kevin is not coming along, so I will be all alone at the hotel (I'm assuming they are not even trying to resell my registration).

Okay! I will talk to you tomorrow night and we can come up with a plan on where to meet by the buses, or where to meet by the fires!

Oh, I be the one in a running shirt! hahaha!

Good luck Ms Acronyms!

Thanks Mike!!

Good luck on your race Leslie! You do know that doing these two races qualifies you to me a marathon maniac right? You crazy woman you!

Happy Running! Stay injury free!

Glad to read you're ok! Sounds like weather-wise it was a disaster! 13 miles is much better than nothing, so kudos for making it to the half way point. Enjoy some rest!

(Lucia- you beat me again!!!)

Hey Leslie- I am so glad that you are OK! I like that you stopped on mile 13 :) VEry ironic ;) It sounds like this year was just wild and one for the record books! YOu are so sweet to save that poor boy. I am glad you are home all warm and cosy! Sounds like you've got your self a good man to take care of you!

Les, I enjoyed watching you sleep on the bus ride up and sharing body heat against the fence. The first seven miles were great - I was a 'little lonely' after that.

I'm glad you stopped when you did. Do I get to say "I told you so!" about 2 races in 2 weeks?

Sorry I was such lousy company on the bus ride up!!! Yeah, once you left me, it as really tough. DNFing can be a beautiful thing!!!!!!

Les - just curious. Did they mark your number or something so that a runner could not sneak back and run across the finish line later?

That was a great race report! How many races do you get the opportunity to give a kid who is dropping his father's ashes your pants?! And also feel like you are in an "end of the world" movie?! You did fabulous! I am amazed that you did as well as you did! Thanks for sharing your report!

Leslie, You are awesome. You stuck it out for a long long time. Good for you for listening to your body. You will run another race!

I know how much it stinks to have your music stop. My first marathon my ipod stopped working at mile 6. Had I had the weather conditions you had, I think I may have called it good.

Keep smiling!

Maurine, as soon as I got in the Weenie bus they clipped my chip, no sneaking back into the race possible. DANG.

Kim, I am just now going to read your blog, last time I checked you hadn't written, I have my fingers crossed for you!

Jon, thanks! So did you end up doing St. George? The weather stunk.

Leslie, I didn't make it in. I'm soooo jealous of all that were able to make it. It is just awesome to hear all the reports. I want to be a part of this next time! I think you and others were just awesome with those bad conditions.

Leslie --

You should get the rights to the movie now!! I have to agree with Kim ... how often do you get to give your pants to someone spreading their dad's ashes on a marathon course?? WOW!!!

Btw, what condo are you staying in? Anychance it's Worldmark?

Teena, we stayed at a friends condo.

I thought my little experience was pretty interesting too.

I hope your recovery is going well

Oh, I am so sorry to hear that you were so miserable but glad you had the sense to listen to your body and be done. It was brutal. You did great to do the half, and that is all that matters!

So, how come I never saw one of those buses leaving and heading back? Actually, I would have been one of those banging on the doors, so I guess I am glad I did not see one!

Now, to WW!!!! Let's just kick the pants off of our weight issues, shall we??? Training and losing weight is a nightmare---so now we are done with that. I am eating like a saint, and will lose these dang 6 pounds! WE CAN DO THIS!

You are very welcome!! I think it is a sign of BRILLIANCE when you can walk away from something that does not serve you! One of my favorite yoga mantras is "let go of that which does not serve you".

Good luck with your 4 mile a day running plan. Take care of those heels!!! :) How are they feeling today?

Wow, you did all those races within 13 years! I've got some catching up to do.

Im impressed with You!!

I know how you feel. The scale was over 148 today and I about died.

I know this is just temporary weight for us, we will be down soon!! Good Luck to us both!!! How are you feeling today?

Good job! 2 days in a row. Watch those heels! You don't want to injure them any more than they already are.

Keep up the nutrition (I dropped 3.2 lbs. yesterday)

Maurine!! Yeehaw!!! We are on our way! Have a great day!!!

You BIG LOSERS!!! I am NOT the biggest loser! I eat like a 400 pound truck driver. NO MORE!!!

Take your hunny bunches for a bike ride at night. (pretend you like it ;)

Marion, hahaha! You look like a hot volleyball player!!!! Tall and strong and BEAUTIFUL!!!!

What is your 4 mile loop? Good job on getting out there right after the marathon. And great job on the continuous running.

Lisa, my garmin is broken, so I am guessing.... from my house, and then along the CHRC 5k route just past Winsap and then down. I feel lost without my garmin, we need to send it in and get it fixed. I was going to go to muscle up, but I just couldn't drag myself there, I know I need to but I really hate it, I am have a bad attitude. You are more dedicated than I. Do you want to do the Breast Cancer run at Liberty Park with Maurine and I? Marion is doing it and I think there are others from the blog. I could pick you up, and any of the other chicks that are interested. Let me know. It starts at 9.

That is a ton of weight in one day. Why can't I do that? Great job!!!

Leslie you are doing great out there after such a crummy Saturday! Way to go!

Thanks Kelli, I am not being quite so good today, I am just hoping to hang on to my little loss! I went and bought a spinach salad from Riches Bagels for dinner tonight. Yum!! You are too tiny for a 2 pound drop in one day, silly!!

I am looking forward to the day that my husband and I have more time to train together. That is great you and your husband are so active.

I was talking to a guy at my daughter;s soccer game last night and he said that it is totally normal to gain weight when you run a race and then drop it all a few days later. He was trying to explain it all to me, but I zoned out! I do not care about the science behind it, I was just glad to know there is a reason for it!!! Now, I was not so good---we went to Panda Express for dinner and ate orange chicken, chow mein, and egg rolls!! Nummy, but naughty!

Hey Britta----I am with you on that one! I can not wait until we can just go and run and not worry about getting kids to this practice or that game or a lesson or a church thing or whatever! But we will miss them, right Leslie???

I am going to cry like a baby when they are gone... and then I am going to clean the house and it is going to stay that way. I am also going to do 2-4 loads of laundry a week and laught (to myself) at my girls doing 2-4 per day!! :) AND... I am going to run whenever it is I wake up and go to yoga classes at odd times during the day. And then I will cry myself to sleep missing my babies!

I do not know if I will cry like a baby, but I will miss them some of the time! But, oh the FREEDOM!!!!

Girls, the empty nest is a beautiful thing, if I miss my kids I have come over for Sunday dinner or call them, I don't miss "hands on parenting", this is a great time of life to be a little selfish!!!