You've got to want it to win it

I started my run around 10 and it was already 80 degrees... so I'm glad my sister was willing to babysit!  I seriously need to try and get myself up earlier and go.  Probably at 5 since Ellie has been waking up at that time every night for about the past week.  From my parents house I  ran along 1300e to campus, then along 1400e and Virginia Street up to 11th Avenue.  I took 11th all the way to B street and then cut down and took the switch backs down into Memory Grove.  This was a good stop for a bathroom and water break.  I ran out of Memory Grove and then to South Temple to go back east.  I went up to 1400e when I normally would have just gone to 13th, knowing my route would be a little short of 10, but it turned out to be a really good idea because of the water fountain just east of Reservoir park!  Then at 500s I went up to Guardsman and was able to get more water at Sunnyside.  Finished with 10 back at my parents house.  So glad to be out of the heat and enjoying the air conditioning of the library!

This morning Ellie got to spend time with Jesse at the library while I went for my run :)  I went to Sunnyside and did the old flagpole loop.  7:21 average pace.  Afterwards I went to the Smith and got my lift done, I had the whole weightroom to myself!  A sure sign of summer.

This morning I took the stroller for a run up City Creek.  I started at the Capitol.   As I was starting I was noticing how tall the grasses were on the side of the road and decided to run more in the middle of the lane to avoid anything that could be hiding in them.  Sure enough, a quarter mile in there was a snake on the road!  I picked it up and let Ellie play with it :)  Only joking!!!  I had to stop and get pictures because it was the second biggest wild snake I've ever seen (the first was in Yellowstone several years ago and my brother was about to step on that one).  I'm pretty sure it was a gopher snake, so it was harmless.  I put a picture on instagram, username runsusannah if anyone wants to see.  The rest of my run was uneventful as far as wildlife goes.  3 miles later I saw a lizard on the road, but it got away before I could get a picture.  I was planning on just doing 8, but when I got to the 4 mile mark I had already passed the signs saying the water shed was close so I decided to go until I got there. 4.25 miles and I was at the water shed.  The road narrows here, I've made it to this point once before.  As I stopped to catch my breath a biker complimented me on having made it with the stroller.  I was sure looking forward to the downhill on the way back!  My quads and shins felt tired on the way up.  Finished back to the car with 8.5 total.  Didn't see my snake friend on the way back.  

This morning I took Ellie in the stroller to Jordan River trail.  I went out 4 miles and back.  Ellie serenaded me with her cries the last 2 miles.  She just wanted me to be done running, because she stopped as soon as the stroller stopped, and she was just fine on the car ride home.  She's a sweetheart.  In the last half mile I saw another snake!  Much smaller than the one yesterday.  Barely snapped a picture as it reached it's hiding place in the tall grass.  7:28 average pace.  

This morning I started my run from Sunnyside park again. I did the Albertson's loop, but ran along Guardsman and up 500s to get to Foothill on the way out and again on the way back to get to 8 total. Lifted afterwards. My shins were hurting later, I'm sure from lifting because the packet includes a lot of jumping. 

This morning Jesse and I went running on the Jordan River trail. I pushed the strolled the first mile and a half, then Jesse took over and I ran the rest of the way on my own. 7:21 average pace.

Long run Monday! I went to Sugarhouse and started my run from there. I saw my teammate, Becky, as I was pulling into the park and I thought about running with her but she was out of sight by the time I was parked. I started around the perimeter and then went through the streets on the south side of the park on the old cemetery loop. I did 2 loops of that and then another 2 miles on the perimeter of the park to get to 11. 7:18 average pace.

This morning I took Ellie in the stroller to City Creek.  I decided I would go up a quarter mile further than last time.  If I keep doing that each week this summer it will work well for building miles and make an interesting hill route that I'll look forward to each week.  So I started at the Capitol and ran 4.5 miles up the canyon.  This was the first time I went up where the pavement narrows.  It sure is beautiful up there.  When I was done I went to campus for a 10 minute ice bath.  When I was getting ready to get in the water was when I realized that my shorts were on backwards.  I guess that's what they call mommy brain.

This morning my sister and I met up with Hilary and Andrea for a run. It was so nice to catch up with them! We ran along Foothill since we wanted to stay flat. They turned at 2.5 but I continued and did Albertson's loop, coming back to Sunnyside on 1900e. To add on I went down to Guardsman and the long way to Mario Capecchi, and then did strides in balliff to get 8 total. Lifted weights with Andrea afterwards. She made me do planks at the end, and they were hard. But we got bagels afterwards which made it all worth it. 10 minute ice bath to finish up.

This morning I went running on Pipeline trail for the first time in forever. I ran out to the overlook and back, then up the road and back to get what I needed to make it a full 10. I didn't enjoy it as much as I used to, there were a lot of dogs up there today and some bikers. 

This morning I went to campus for my run. I ran through upper campus and then by the post office on Sunnyside. I ran up above the zoo and then on Wasatch all the way to Thunderbird. Then I cut down to Foothill and took that all the way back to campus. I did strides in the field behind the institute parking garage to get to 9 total. My legs are tired.

This afternoon I went running with Nikki. We started by the institute garage and ran to Foothill. We took that to 1300s and then went up to Wasatch. We stopped for water at the golf course and then continued south on Wasatch. We turned around at Thunderbird and headed back. Nikki pushed the stroller to the golf course, it was nice to have a break. Then we went back down to Foothill to go back to campus.

This morning I went running with Nikki again. We met at Sugarhouse and ran two loops of the cemetery route, because they ended up being 4 miles each from where we started in the park. It was nice to get our run done earlier today, but it was still hot. Yay for summer running!

This morning I went running from campus. I did the Albertson's loop to get 6 total. Lifted weights afterwards.

This morning I went running with the stroller from campus. I ran through the avenues up to 11th. I took that to City Creek and then down Memory Grove. I went back to campus along South Temple, and then cut up through President's circle on my way back up to the locker room. It probably isn't very often that you see someone wearing a U athletics shirt running with a stroller through campus.

This morning I went running with Nikki. We did 7 miles, starting on the fruit loop route and then going above the zoo onto Wasatch. We didn't want to run on Foothill so we ran back the same way. Weights afterwards.

Knowing it was going to be a hot day today was incentive to get up and run early. I just ran in the neighborhood, creating a nice big loop. I ran to 3200w and then went south to 6200. Then I headed east to 2700w and headed back north. I stopped for water in a park behind the rec center, partially because I've noticed the park driving by a few times but had never been there. It is a lot bigger than I thought! I continued along 2700w to 4700s and then back to 3200w and home. 7:19 average pace.

This morning I did the same loop as I did yesterday but I ran it the opposite way. It is nice not having the steeper hill going south on 3200w, but it is also nice having the water stop later in the run. 7:16 average pace.

This morning I took Ellie in the stroller to the Jordan river trail.  I went out 3.5 miles and back.  Average pace was 7:24.  Set a new record for how early I made it out the door with the stroller, but I don't remember what time it was.

This morning I went running from home.  I did the same loop in the neighborhood that I did Friday. 7:25 average pace.

This morning I ran from home again since Ellie didn't wake up at 7 like she usually does.  The extra hour of sleep was nice though!  I made a loop down to 3600w, over to 5400s, to 2700w, and back to my house.  7:23 average.

This morning I went running with Nikki.  We started at campus and did the Trax route.  When we were passing the cemetery on 11th Avenue I had to do a double take because there was a raccoon on the side of the road and it was alive!  We kept running down 11th and then ran down City Creek and behind the capitol to downtown and to the Trax station by the library.  I think Ellie liked riding the train for the first time.

Fever of 102 last night, still had a headache and fever when I woke up.  Taking the day off.  

7 miles in the neighborhood to see how I was feeling.  I'm glad I didn't sign up for the Murray race this Saturday.

5 miles around Sugarhouse Park.  Cut it short because I was still not feeling that great.