Logan's wife

I went running with Logan's little sister who was in town for New Year's.  It was fun but we were both tired so we didn't run very much.

I decided to start out slow and then progress a little each mile.  At the end I was going at 8mph ( on the treadmill) and that speed actually felt better than the 5mph I started at.  How exciting! Maybe i'm getting faster...who knows.  I will actually start my triathlon training next week.

i was in a hurry and almost missed my dentist appointment because i couldn't stop running...it was so fun.  uh-oh, i think i'm turning into Logan!

i'm not sure about the milage...i just went to the gym and hammered out a hour on the spinning bikes. i think spinning is even worse than running on a treadmill. yuck! it's just kind of frustrating when you bike for an hour and haven't moved an inch! :O) well anyhoo, it felt good and i'm excited to actually start my training. next up is swimming tomorrow. i decided to take a class so i would have to get in the pool ( that's the hardest part for me ). now i'm thinking it might not be such a good idea because the class will be doing different drills and yardages then the ones i need to stay on track. i'm going to see if the teacher will let me just do my own thing...if not, oh well. i'll still get a workout. welp, see ya later.

once again i don't know exactly what yardage i swam but i think it was 1000 yards or 1/2 a mile (i think). i just took it slow and worked on my form. it took a while to get back in the rhythm since i didn't swim at all during the holidays. it felt really good though. i love being in the water. i also got an email from my old swim teacher from last semester. she does triathlons and is going to help me get a training schedule put together and maybe help me train a little. that will help me a lot. i'm excited!

i got smart this time and brought reading material to entertain me while i road the bike. it was actually my homework so maybe "entertain" isn't quite the right word. it kept me from looking at the clock every five seconds so i guess it worked. next time i will need to bring a towel! i have never sweat so much in my life...people were staring. i pretended in my head that they were all staring because i was the best biker they had ever seen. that also helped pass the time.

i had my first swim class today and it went well. there are a lot of people in the class so it's kind of hard to swim in each lane but oh well. i found it did push me to go faster to have someone behind me. that's all for the bike and swim this week...now on to running for friday and saturday. :O)

i took it easy today on the treadmill.  it felt great! i never realized how much cross-training helps you improve.  since i have swam and biked all week i felt like running was so much easier and i could have run a lot further if i had had the time.  i highly recommend x-training! that's about it.

woo-hoo! i broke my 5 mile barrier! it felt good while i was running and then i about died afterwards. i don't know how i ever ran a marathon before! i guess i am just getting old or something. i think what helped me run the 6 miles was watching one of my favorite movies! i popped in "strictly ballroom" and laughed and cheered the whole time. (i'm such a nerd!) i made logan watch it with me later and he thought it was the dumbest movie but deep down i know he loved it. welp, that's about it.

I had a great workout today! I did an easy 15 min. warm-up on the bike and then ran a mile at an easy pace. Then continued to alternate 10 min bike and 1 mile run 3x. Each set I tried to go just a little bit faster. It was really good for me to feel the transition from bike to run...it's going to take some getting used to. I think everyone in the gym thought I couldn't make up my mind which to exercise on the treadmill or the bike? I am quite indecisive (you can ask Logan) so maybe that's why i like this workout so much. The last mile I did on the indoor track and I felt like I was flying. I have been on stationary things for so long it felt nice to have the wind in my hair. Welp, that's it...feeling good.

i did about 1.2 miles today. i felt like i got my rhythm back a little and i like that. it was a good

workout so i went home and treated myself to popcorn and cookie dough. i know i probably just

gained back all the calories i just burned swimming but who cares. it was worth it! :O)

I just did a slow 15 today. I took my ipod, my homework, there was a tv there, and plenty of crazy gym goers to keep me from looking at the clock. I miss riding outside a lot! I can't wait for warm weather! St. george here i come!!

i had swim class today and did a partial workout and then just swam laps the rest of the time. i love having swimming the middle of the day so it breaks up my classes! what a release! plus i love getting in the hot showers at school cause our hot water at home is pretty limited! :O) now we get to go to sunny st. george for the weekend! hopefully it's sunny.

i was not feeling well today so i decided to take a break! it felt nice.

logan ran the half marathon so i decided to run the 5k...i was too cheap to sign up so i just ran it for fun.  i stopped right before the finish line becuase i didn't want to get in the way of paying runners.  i got a lot of funny looks when i stopped a few feet from the finish line.  i had a nice giggle to myself.  a big round of applause needs to go to logan's dad! he stayed the whole time and kept me company while we waited for logan to mix and mingle like he does so well after races! anyhoo. this "race" was a personal best for me.  it's an estimated time but i'll take it!

we drove home today and then i drove up to Logan for school, so we both got a calf work-out...kind of. :O)

I swam about half a mile again. I have been having some problems with my calf (maybe from all the driving this weekend) but instead of going easy on my leg I decided to do a bunch of kicking drills. That was probably no so smart of me. Oh well. It was a good workout and I just took some I.B. profin later.

After yesterday's leg workout I decided to take it easy today and only do a half our on the bike. It felt great and the time flew by. I also did a mile on the treadmill afterwards. I got up to 8.0 speed (whatever that means). It felt great!

 swam agian today.  man it felt good.  i really pushed myself and did a hard workout and it went really well.  i think i can push myself harder next time. 

when i swim i always breathe on my right side and it makes my neck a little stiff sometimes.  so today i decided to learn how to alternate my breathing in hopes that it would eliminate my neck discomfort.  no such luck! now both sides are stiff and hurt! oops.  oh well...i'll go run and it will loosen up.

i did not run today like i had planned to.  i got home and our water was not working.  after freaking out and thinking our pipes were frozen we found out that a main water line had burst and no one in our neighborhood had water.  we were relieved that we did not have to pay for a plumber but still bumbed about no water.  logan still ran becuase he was at the school and could shower.  i opted out of the run today becuase i was driving to st.george with a bunch of girls and i didn't think they would appreciate my stinky body next to them.

i am in st. george today and it is about 60 degrees!! it is wonderful.  i went out for a little run and ended up just running until my knees gave out because it was such perfect weather.  i wasn't even breathing hard by the end...it felt great!  i could have gone longer but my knees started to hurt so i had to stop.  then i layed out on the grass for a while just soaking up the sun!!! i love st. george!  i don't want to leave.  hopefully logan gets the job down here and we can stay here forever.  it's all in God's hands now.

hoo-wee it was a hard workout today. i don't think i've ever come out of the pool with my face bright red and sweating. it felt weird...but good in a weird sort of way. anyhoo...feeling good.

i biked for about 30min. then ran 2 miles. it felt really good. i could run a lot faster than i normally have been doing...so maybe i'm getting faster. :O) i hope so. i'm tired of 10 min miles. i've been running that speed since high school. i am so surprised at my dedication too! i've never been this strict on my training schedule ever! i'm sure some of you think that my training seems pretty relaxed, but this is really good for me. i think this blog has really helped me! thanks everyone!!

another half mile. i really want to be able to swim a full mile....i guess i'll just have to be patient and work up to that. that's about it.

i did 3 miles at 9:30-10min. mile pace and then did the last mile at about 8:30-9min pace. it felt ok. my hip has been bothering me so i didn't want to push it too much. i think the stupid spinning bikes at usu messed me up. maybe i'll just stay off them for a while and kind of go easy on my workouts. my mom just got her hip replaced last year and i don't ever want to go through that! i just signed up for my first triathlon so i had to keep training. i am way excited but nervous for it too. it is on march 29th and hopefully logan doesn't have a race that day so he can come watch (and know how it feels to be me waiting for him on a race day!!! waiting and waiting and waiting!!!) equally as hopefully i hope this hip thing doesn't get in the way. :O)

at swimming today we had the good swimmers in the class teach the suckier ones how to do the different strokes. i was a sucky one so we went around to the different lanes to get expert advice from our peers. it was pretty helpful and a good break for my hip...i wanted to get a better workout but oh well. tomorrow i can work harder and do better. there's always tomorrow! :O)

today was so hard!! she had us swim 75 yrds and then do push-ups or sit-ups lunges...we did probably 6 or 7 sets of this. it burned but in a good way. i think it's what i needed to get me back on track. my hip didn't hurt at all! that was the best part. well, i hope it's good weather this weekend because i'll have to run outside!

it was a semi-nice day so i got to run outside. i had to manage my way through snowy sidewalks and puddles but it was fun. i had to run almost in the middle of the street at times because the snow drifts were too big. i also had to take a potty-break at our cousins house. boy am i glad she was home. i could tell the air quality was pretty bad today because the air smelled like fire-crackers and i had bad asthma afterwards. despite the set-backs it was a good run and just felt good to be outside! at least i did not encounter a moose like logan did!!

I almost did a mile today!! I would have done it too but i ran out of time. it felt great! we did it in sets of 50 yards so it wasn't that hard. i definitely am feeling it now but that's a good thing. my hip is feeling a lot better and so i think i'll start adding a little biking back into the workout again. i might try to find a different bike to ride on..or maybe the weather will be fabulous and i can ride my bike outside!! wishful thinking i know but it would be awesome!

i shoveled! i think that should count as a good workout so i didn't do anything else today.

oh man!! we had a hard workout toady. we learned how to kick turn and i got about a million gallons of water up my nose!! it made my eyes water. then we got into teams and had relay races. it was really fun but we did a lot of them! my team won every race so it was great! :O) i had to give a presentation right after that and could barley stand up let alone move my arms! oh well, it turned out fine. i love swimming!!

i just did an easy 2...my hip hurt again. i swear my body is falling apart!! oh well. have a great holiday weekend everyone!

we hiked angle's landing in zion's today. it was perfect weather! there was still snow on the ground so we could not hike all the way to the end, but it was still pretty and just fun to be out in nature! on the way down i had to go to the bathroom so i ran the whole way. it was fun but today my legs still hurt going down stairs!! it was worth it though.

this week has been so crazy-busy! i had a 5-page paper due, a presentation, a test, and not to mention lots of lots of reading! i will be so glad when i am done with school!!! as a result of this my exercising has gone to pot.  my swim class was canceled this week because of he holiday so i wasn't even forced to workout.  anyhoo. now that i've caught my breath from this week i got to run this morning.  i felt great! talk about a stress release.  i love it!!! three cheers for running!

i just ran 2 miles but i went at a faster pace than i have been going lately. it felt good. sunday i threw my back out trying to stop a kid from hitting their head against the wall in primary....yeah it's a pretty physical church calling. i could barely walk yesterday so who knows when i'll be able to run properly. it was pretty funny though and logan makes sure to laugh about it as much as he can. :O) have a good one.

another horrible homework week. for some reason i can't start my homework until the night before it's due...even if it's a 7 page research paper. oh well. it got done and life is good once again. i could not exercise though and that was a problem. it was a beautiful day except for the fact that it was red air day! so i didn't want to run outside. i decided to go to the field house at usu and run on the track. i like doing that but i always see people i know and i have to stop and talk. it's great fun! i don't get a very consistent workout though but oh well. i saw an old boyfriend of mine there and was reminded of how grateful i am that i married logan!! (i dated some real bums!) logan is wonderful! anyhoo. i managed to get 3 miles in at about 9:30 pace and then did another mile of sprints/jogs. it felt great! hopefully i can keep up the running, swimming and biking from now on! i have the moab 5 mile next sat. and then my triathlon on march 29th!! i'm a little nervous but i think it will go well. :O) we shall see. have a good one everybody.

i had a major migraine so it was yoga for me today.  it helped a little but not much...i still had blindspots all night.  not fun.

wow, one mile! i did a curcuit workout with my cousin, alternating abs, balance and sprints.  so it was a good workout just not a lot of miles.  it felt good to push myself a little in other areas besides running. it was good.

i swam about 600 yards today...i don't know what that translates into in miles but .2 was a good guess i think. we got timed today on our 50 yard sprint (swim) and i have cut 2 sec. off my time since the first of the semester. woo-hoo. i was excited about it! my stomach was a little upset so i couldn't go very fast the rest of the time. i had to keep stopping so i wouldn't throw-up. kind of a bummer. i'll admit this was a hard day for me and i didn't even go that far! oh well. hopefully i'll get back into the swing of things soon.

well this was an eventful workout to say the least! i did not have swim class today so I decided to run in the field house at usu. i planned to run 3 miles but noticed it was really hard for me and by the time i reached 1.5 miles I could hardly breath. so i stopped and walked for a while. as i was walking i noticed my vision was getting blurry and my eyes were itching like crazy. then they started to swell up to the point where i just had two slits for eyes. i finally decided to stop and take a look at myself in the mirror. i looked like i have huge blisters all over my eyelids. then the scary part....my throat started to close up. i called my dad to come pick me up and take me to the hospital. as soon as i left the building my breathing got better. the emergency room put me on all sorts of allergy medicine and i slept for about 3 hours...it was great! they have no clue what it could have been that triggered the reaction so they just let me go when the swelling went down. my eye is still swollen a bit but i'm feeling much better. so i ran for 1.5 miles and slept for 3 hours. i think they cancels each other out. I told the doctor that i much just be allergic to running...he didn't think it was very funny. i laughed. we'll see if i can run tomorrow! it all was pretty funny to me...i should have taken pictures! oh well. i hope you all had a good laugh too. c/ya later!

ok so i'm a little behind

yep. only 1.  i couldn't breathe so i had to stop.  bummer once again!

ok, so i'm back into running.  school is almost over and  i finally have time to breath.  it's wonderful.  i'm gonig to help logan's sister train for the st. george marathon so i'll be running a lot more.  i'm excited! i feel like i'm free!!!

I just did four miles today.   I took a wrong turn and got lost in these stupid culdesacs but i found my way home, obviously.  And that's it.