Running for an audience of One

Nice dry walkway around the river made for a speedy run 0 8:19 average pace...my last mile was a 7:59 AP :) Felt super duper great to run fast :)

ice spots from the house, clear around the river - nice 8:40 average pace

Too much ice, too lazy to go home, change and hop onto the TM...set back week all the way around

In Boise - ran on TM after long drive here. 8:25 average pace - stomach was a bit sour so I kept it short and sweet. Hope to get on again Monday after a long day of meeting and sitting.

Still in Boise - ran on TM, 8:42 pace with only a 1 percent incline

quick run before picking up Em from band practice 8:20 average pace 

Looped the river - ice ice baby! 

The sun was shinning, the path mostly dry, and music flooding my brain. So good to be out running healthy - PRAISE UP! I pushed my pace a few times, challenging myself to finish strong running up Grandview - AP of 8:45 -- happy girl

Looped river - nice outside 36 degrees and dry path for most of it. Few ice spots left to navigate!

Ran early this morning - since starting my administration internship, I am running out of time and steam at the end of each day to run after school...back to morning running it is for me!

wind and cold...8:40 average pace

went to five days this week - kept this one short as to not go too far on miles from the two previous weeks. 

Legs were pretty fatigued, so I ran one then Ali joined me for a session of yoga (about 40 minutes)

Nice dry land to run on! Beautiful 38 degrees - 8:30 average pace

So nice to run in new shoes! Nice a slow today 9:05 AP. Horizontal snow first thing this morning - I LOVE running at the same time with my love, Rexter :)

Great morning of worship - followed by a warmer January run. 8:34 AP

Ran with Alana...felt shin later :( not sure iti its the new shoes or not

Silly shin

Feeling shin

In Florida - ran on TM 8:17 AP

running in shorts is lovely ---

ran in the sunshine

8:44 AP - loop the river

Felt great - 9:13 average pace - 

Beautiful run in the sunshine!! 8:48 AP

good to be in the sunshine

Ran fast - AP of 8:05 

72 degrees for my run in the sunshine! Happy to have things in full bloom and summer is approaching! 

IFHS track

hot running

Nice loop around the river 

nice to run in shorts and go a little longer! 9:00 AP - power aide refresher provided by the love of my life, Rex :)

Nice run before a day of travel

On the TM at Hotel in Denver - long strengthening stretches afterwards

Trying to run more days in the week, so need to keep miles lower as to not gain too much all at once. Ran on TM again, Rex flys in to meet up with me for remainder of conference so hopefully we can run outside together tomorrow on our anniversary :)

Tired...started to run on TM and decided to take today off - counting this towards a streak of running :)

nice to run outside and to be home! 

Nice to get a longer run in today! 

Lots of running last week - decided to keep it short today and I was feeling tired from yesterdays run :)

have been sick - easing back into running

feeling a bit better

Felt good to be out on a cool morning with shorts and long sleeve 

Ran in Twin Falls - wind and hill

Beautiful morning - lungs not at full capacity yet. Averaging this past week around 9:20 pace...crazy

still sick, feeling so sluggish...but got out there this morning and that's what counts some times. 

beautiful run 

Beautiful morning - slept in, ran with Rex, Starbucks and off to work! 

tired...

Feeling better

Beautiful cool morning running - so ready for summer

Started out with the Fun Run for the district. One mile with Ali, one mile on my own around Freeman Park - then finished by looping the river and back home. Nice, cool weather! 

Ran with Alana this morning - so good to catch up! 

8:51 AP...looped the river then went half mile with the girls around the block. Emma has been running more and more - fun to see her out there pushing herself! 

Ran out of fuel around mile 7 ... overall great run 9:00 AP

Ran with Alana today - lovely after it rained all night! 8:44 AP

Beautiful running this morning with Rex - love of my life! 8:34 AP

Rex and I joined Brooke to go run leg six on the Bone Relay course getting ready for Saturday. All of us felt strong - good day!

nice running weather

Bone to Back Relay Race today was great! Ran leg 4 slower than what I have been running - but the hills kicked my tail in a good way! 9:30 AP our co-ed team got third place - so that's cool. Five hours and fifty four minutes. Good Day for sure 

Nice long run - felt the hills from yesterday :)

9:18 AP - nice and easy

Monday has become our catch up time for Alana and I...so lovely to get together and run. AP of 8:52 today - becoming a nice conversational pace.

lovely early morning run

Whew - after working a 12 hour day on the roof yesterday - my legs were tired!! Whew, kept it short today! 

Beautiful Saturday run! Got to squeeze on Alana and Heather who were out running ten today! 

9:10 AP

Longest run in awhile! Felt pretty good!!

Green Belt IF

Trail Running @ Alturus Lake

Trail run @ Alturus Lake

nice running the green belt

Ran Iron Rim (or Blackhawk Estates) with Rex, Alana, Glen and some other gal that is FAST. Rex ran ahead, Alana ran with fast girl and Glen stayed back and ran my slow pace climbing up the hills for four miles. Wow, that was a push for me, but I ended up averaging a 9:19 pace overall. Happy to push myself and will bring my water belt next time for sure!

Decided to take the day off —- not feeling so hot

Ran out of Buttermilk campground

Ran out of Buttermilk - yesterday was hiking in Yellowstone - legs pretty tired!

Ran Iron Rim hill with Rex and Alana....kicked my tail as usual :)

Usual loop before doing VBS Extream with the kids at church today - we are tired! 

river loop

river loop - 

Beautiful run through SRL - Alana was out running a 16 mile & was able to join me for about 3 ish miles. Light wind and rain - so refreshing! 9:06 average pace

Ran the hills with Alana and Rex again...getting stronger - 9:02 AP

Nice shake out run

Felt strong after a day off! 8:44 AP

Ran and walked three this morning — was feeling tired

Felt so good, decided to run a half marathon distance :)

8:55 AP

Ran in new shoes today thinking the pain I felt on the top of my foot yesterday (for the last half mile) was due to needing new shoes. It is my right foot and I was able to run about 1.35 on it this morning until the sharp pain on the top of my foot came back. It felt as though I shouldn't step down to hard or I would break something. Sounds like possible small stress fracture??? I walked back, and felt it the entire way home. After sitting for a cup of coffee on the deck, I was able to walk without feeling it at all. I will take some rest time, hoping to heal whatever is going on. I am trying hard to listen to my body in efforts of being a life long runner :)

Took time off and road my bike, did yoga and rested my foot. Felt fine today - Hopefully I’m good to go again! 8:52 AP

Foot felt fine, no pain. Happy to be running healthy! 

lovely

nice and fast - 8:28 AP. Feeling my right shin - no big surprise there...makes me kind of grouchy :)

shin and legs doing better - 

Ran the hills with Alana today - not sure if we are crazy, but this type of training is making us stronger! Last two miles was struggling with right knee/possibly i-t band? not sure, but I slowed my pace to a 9:50 for the last two miles - overall average pace today was a 9:25 - feel pretty good about that. I will stretch, roll and epsome salt bath tonight - take tomorrow off. Ready for a full week of being back to work! 

Slow run this morning - legs must still be tired from Saturday? 9:14 AP

getting up ealier and ealier to meet my school schedule needs. I actually enjoy running in the dark - makes the miles peel by quickly! 

back to work - long days, took a few off for my shin. Great, cool river run this morning. 9:00 AP

Beautiful long sleeve morning for a run!

Tried to run - dang shin was bothering me and I will be on my feet all day for new teacher training - tomorrow is a new day

No shin issues this morning! Praise up

Loop around the river - slooooowwww 9:12 AP

Early morning therapy run with Alana! So good for us both - 8:51 AP

loop of river

Blustery morning run this morning with Alana - So happy to be running with her again! Our therapy for sure

Looped the river - wore my tights and gloves this morning 37 degrees with a breeze! Man, legs are tired from long work days. Looking forward to a three day weekend. 

nice outside

dark

Ran with Alana this morning - accountability parter is a lovely thing

Heat run in between volleyball 

It was a struggle for a bit - with athsma, then dogs chasing/scratching me, and just plain tired. However, I stayed the course and kept a nice even 9:05 AP -- just shy of two weeks until Happy Girls Run up in Spokane! 

Dark running in the wee early hours! Love running with Rex

Dodging sprinkler in the dark can be fun! Nice solid 8:53 AP

Nice long run before my half - shins were on fire toward the end....Think I will rest the week

Course changed from two years ago to add three more miles of trail running - that became a bit technical. Many up's and down's - my legs felt trashed by the time I reached pavement at mile 10.20 - I did indeed walk the last three hills in those three miles. Hardest run I have done to date, but feeling so acomplished! Trail Running is not for the faint at heart. There were 260 participants, so I am happy to have placed 61st without training on trails. Twice this summer while camping apparently wasn't enough :) 

Went for a shake out run this monring - it was chilly (hat, gloves, leggins, long sleeve) I love this weather - fall is my fav season for sure. Things were feeling tight, quads still sore. Feeling both i-t bands a bit so I kept it short - just wanted to get out there 

Finally getting my legs under me! 8:49 AP - I call my morning runs now the sprinkler dash around the river! Soon water will be off and fall leaves will crunch under foot ... I love fall! 

I believe my legs are still coming back to me! 8:52 AP

8:54 AP - beautiful fall morning

Crisp morning - nice quick loop around the river 8:46 pace 

Beautiful fall morning with some rain the last few miles - 9:10 AP

Quick run before church! 

Loop river to Pancheri and back - perfect 5 mile loop - that is mostly lit up. Still wear the headlamp for the darker areas :)

Didn't want to run -- or rather, didn't want to get out of bed. Happy I did! 

Have not been running and am not ready for the half; however, I have committed to run it and will follow through! Gradutate presentation on Thursday (I am posting this late...I passed and am done with another master degree) - feeling good! 

Oh those hills! Had a blast with Jill over the whole weekend. My i-t band flared up on the down hills and still is troublesome. Thinking of taking a few days off to recover on this one! 

ice ice baby

TM in Boise

TM in Boise

TM in Boise

home and outside

simple outside

TM @ Gym

TM at the gym

beautiful winter run in the sunshine