Trail Running Granny

Good Morning!! I am so excited to start my Biggest Loser Contest tomorrow. There are probably about 9 or 10 family and friends that are doing it. I have to send in a before picture and my measurements and weight. It will last 12 weeks. I hope I can finally reach my goal, I never reached it in 2008, hopefully this will be a better year for a healthier me!  I am going to try to do my strength training religiously and run 6 times a week.  Wish me luck!!

BURRRR!! It was 10 degreees when I went out this morning, I am still trying to thaw out! I ran my Danish Road route, very slow. I was thinking as I was running that with my heel problem my slow pace is a good thing, last summer when I tried to speed up with my young Running Chicks, I was miserable. So maybe I will be the token old lady that goes slow on the fastrunning blog. It is okay with me. 

Today starts the big contest. I am excited and nervous.  At some point today  I will do my fitness test  ( Tarzan did hers yesterday) and post the results and then I will also go to the gym and do my strength training.  Right now I have to run downtown to rescue my silly husband, he wore mis-matched shoes to work and I need to go save the day!!!!

Okay girls and boys, heres to a PERFECT week!  Just one tiny little 7 day period.

Evening Update!

Went to Golds Gym with Harold, Julie, Jana, and Maurine, we wanted to kick off our Biggest Loser Contest together.  Maurine and I did the 1st day Circuit Training program from the Making the Cut book by Jillian Micheals.  It was a KILLER!  I had to modify quite a few of the exersizes, Maurine is in much better shape than me (and younger!)  Then we went and did 30 min on the eliptical machine in the Cardio Cinema and watched Back to the Future, it was a lot of fun, but I would never join, I like my Cottonwood Heights Rec Center too much and it is in my backyard.  I added 2 miles to my post today for the eliptical.

I had a perfect day today.  2 1/2 hours of exersize and great nutrition all day!!! 

First off, thanks for the lecture Maurine ( read yesterdays post) she called me out. She is right right right!!! I guess that is the reason I don't sweat, I don't want to work that hard!  I am a big baby.  Okay, I will do better!

This morning I went to the gym and did the Day 2 Circuit training, it was tough,  and I did modify some.  Then I did 3 miles on the treadmill, intervals.  The total time was 34:00. I was sweating.  I think as much as I dislike the treadmill I need to do it more and push myself, I really zone out while running  and am way too comfortable. 

After a perfect day yesterday, the scale didn't move, that is extremely annoying!!!

Tonight Harold and I are going to yoga, and we are taping the Biggest Loser and watching it when we get back. I am always inspired by that show.

I did another treadmill run. 4 miles in 48 min. I did some intervals and some hills.  I do push myself more on the treadmill, I got a good workout.

They are avalanche bombing in Little Cottonwood, I think I will get called off work again, if that happens I may take Odee out for a hike.

I am stiff from my strength training. I love it!  It looks like I am down one pound.  That is pretty meager after watching the Biggest Loser on TV last night, but I'll take it! Baby steps.

****Went to the Rec Center tonight with Harold and did the eliptical machine for 30 min.  I added 2 more miles to my day!!!!

Today is crazy busy. I did muscle-up, took Odee out for a little walk and now I am busy all day.  I am not sure I will get in even a 2 mile run, we will see.......

BAD NEWS!!!!  the Red Mountain 50K was canceled!  It was my very favorite race ever!!! 

Back to work!

5 miles on the treadmill, did intervals, got the mileage up to 7.1 several times but only for a minute at a time.  5 miles in 1:01.  It was tough.

Yesterday was horrible, our pipe broke and flooded the neighbors basement, this is the second time it has happened.  My favorite race of the whole year was canceled  too and I had to go to a crappy meeting on my Wedding Anniversary.  Today will be better we are celebrating our anniversary and going to the Asian Star tonight!!!! 

I am down 2.5 pounds since the BL Contest started! 

Oh, and yesterday I bombed out on the 6 days of running in a week contest, so lunch is on me!!!!!  How about the Cheesecake Factory?? 

Maurine and I met in Draper and did a great run on the Porter Rockwell trail.  I had NO idea it went so far, I thought it stopped at South Mountain, we went out 4 1/2 miles and then back.  We are anxious to get back there and see how far out it goes. It was 23degrees when we started, felt great. The trail is wonderful!!!  We need to get  the bloggers out there to do a run. 

Maurine and I are trying to figure out our 2009 race calendar, it is so much fun making plans.  We are almost positive we are going to do the Sunmart 50 Mile trail run in Texas in Dec.   I have dreamed about it for years, and this year (knock on wood)  I think it will happen.  It WILL happen!!

I can hardly wait until Painters next weekend!!!!  It is going to be SO much fun!!!!