I Started Running Again

No Connor isn't sleeping through the night yet.  In fact, he still wakes up more than once most nights despite my best 'you-have-got-to-get-on-a-routine' techniques.  But I have been dying to get back out there.  These past couple of months have left me feeling unstable for reasons you're both aware of and all I could keep thinking was, "I NEED a good run."  So yesterday morning I decided I was back in the game.  I'm already exhausted so why not?  I went yesterday and this morning.  It felt amazing.  I am so.dang.tired. but it's totally been worth it.  I suddenly feel like Lori.  No sleep and still functioning.  It must come with having more than one kid.  Well at least it did for me....I'm always trying to be like you Lor!  And I was even chipper in your honor yesterday Erin.  Man I miss you guys.

stinking guts

So my guts are still full of infection I have been going in every two-three weeks since June and I either get a whole new set of meds or they add to the combination of meds they already have established- bottom line is running long distances isn't happening. So last night I came up with a new plan.....operation 5k! My work has a 5k at the end of september and the ladies in my hood always run the BYU alumi 5k in October. So I am going to train for them (yes a 5K) I want to be FAST...we are talking Amanda style fast! (well maybe not that fast I naturally don't carry those skills). I will probably run my work one with Hayden so my goal 27 minutes and for the BYU 5k I am thinking 24 minutes 23 minutes if I am lucky :) silly goals I know but I got to have something as a goal besides laying a solid duce! yep I did say for the enitre internet world to here

Very Excited

I have taken a complete month off of running, off of any sort of impact on my knee, and off of any therapeutic pavement pounding mornings. Quite sad, but the good news is I can now TRY to run again. Once I rebound from this fun little sickness and my lungs choose to be able to breathe again, I'm at it.

So excited I can hardly wait. I don't even care that the humidity is hovering 90% and I'll probably look like I just took a shower. Nope, don't care even a smidge.

The countdown is on.

Really?

Summer is coming to a end, 

I can tell in the morning the air is cooler, the shadows are growing longer, the sun is still waking. 

Its sad saying good bye to a friend I have enjoyed so much this summer.  

But nothing compares to quite fall mornings, breathing in crisp clean air and crunching leaves under my feet  Really, could it be almost  be here?  Is it just around the corner?

I LOVE fall running!

My Ragnar Recap

 can be found here.

love you ladies.

This Is Happiness

Yay for a tres amigas reunion!

It was so awesome to run with my faves again.

Love you girls!

Let's not let it be 3 years before we do it again shall we?

My Feeble Attempt at a Long Run

I set out on Saturday morning do accomplish two things

1) run 6 miles
2) hill train

there are some nasty inclines right around Emory's campus so I thought I'd go that way and just push myself as hard as I could.  seriously, ladies, there is one hill that is a mile long.  it's a killer.

run started out like this:

gulp.

but I made it to the top without stopping, go me.

then I ran for about 3 more miles and was too focused on trying to keep a good tempo and push up hills that i didn't stop and take pictures for you two.

until.

i came to my new favorite running place.  it's the closest place i've found that reminds me of our trails.

check it.

this

leads to this

leads to this

ahhhh.  fantastic.

the funniest part is about 3 minutes after the trail you come out on cement and BAM you're in the city again. ahhhh cities.

about 10 minutes later this happened.

what? what's that lor?  oh that's me limping.  my knee totally gave out, it was ridiculous.  so I had to do intervals of walking, running, stretching to make it the last mile and a half.  i was super discouraged by the time i came home.  it still hurts. boo.  i'm hoping my fall a few weeks ago didn't pop open the hole in my cartilage.

nonetheless, it was a beautiful run.  one i'm taking you on if either of you ever make it out my way!