Little of this... little of that

So, for the past few days I have been looking at this blog and trying to figure out how to spice it up. As I was reading it.. I realized that I had failed to mention a ton. Like how I signed up and was doing the Spanish Fork half marathon!!! I just kind've sprung that one after I finished. Oops. Let's face it... you can't really spice up a blog when you haven't informed anyone of anything! Sorry about that- I'll work on it though.

Life just get's busy. It's especially busy this year. Jon is finishing up his last year of his masters and I am working full time and trying to reach my running and weight loss goals. Other than life being hard sometimes- life has been good to us and I can't complain.

Well, for things coming up: Tomorrow I am running the Racing Cane 6k. It's a charity run for children in the Dominican Republic. They have weird race distances (6k, 3k and 1k for kids) because this race benefits the children there who travel an average of 3k each way to school - many without decent shoes on their feet. I'm excited for it because we'll get to donate some shoes, but I'm also very hopeful that I'll be able to go all out on this one. Although, my boss had a mandatory business meeting today and provided pizza... this was my lunch break and I normally go home for lunch- so I didn't have any other choice but to eat the pizza (it was delicious... but I hope I ate it early enough so that I won't feel it on the run tomorrow!)

Other races I'm doing: I am for sure doing the Snow Canyon Half Marathon in St. George in November. It'll be a fun getaway too! The other half marathon I want to do is in October (Provo Halloween Half). I'm still weighing the pros and cons of that one and once I decide if I'm going to do it or not- I'll post it. :-)

9/15 run

This run was slow going at first and I had to make a pit stop along the way. After that- I felt pretty good.

Saturday 9/12 Run and lastnight's exercise.

This was my run from Saturday. I started from home and headed to a point on the Provo River Trail. I was able to use my fuel belt for the first time! I really liked having it. It has two small water bottles and then a pouch to keep stuff in. It's a glorified fanny-pack!

Anyways, I had my cell phone on me and I was able to call Jon if I needed. I ended my run a little short because on the way to the trail I was chased by a few dogs on 500 N :-( so he was nice enough to pick me up so I didn't have to be chased by those dogs again. Next time I do the trail, I will probably start directly on the trail somewhere else so I don't have to run down 500 N again. My only other complaint was that there were TONS of gnats all along the trail. Okay, I know I was right by a river... but still! I had bug guts all over my shirt when I was done... gross. I'm foreseeing a hat and sunglasses next time :-)



Then, last night, we went to the BYU indoor track so I could do mile repeats. It was raining all day yesterday so the outdoor track wasn't an option. It was really hot and muggy inside, but it was still a good workout. I felt like I was in high school on XC again- hehe. Charlene, I thought of you and all those awful mile repeats "scar face" would make us do on the 2nd mile of the course... ugh... haha... only last night wasn't as bad :-) Then I finished off at the gym for 30-35 mins on the elliptical.

Dear Santa,

Maybe this will sound selfish or just lame... but I really really really want this:
It's a Garmin Forerunner 405. This thing is.. or should be on every runner's wish list. It keeps track of your distance, pace and time. It also keeps track of elevation and you can link it to your computer to keep track of your workouts. You can set your desired pace on the watch and it'll beep at you if you go too slow. Some women wish for sewing machines or kitchen aids but this year, I really would like this. The problem? It's really expensive!! Time to start saving up I guess. Humph.

Unless of course Santa puts it under the Christmas tree this year :-) wouldn't that be nice!! Anyone want to donate to the fund? jk. Unless you really want to.

13.1 Miles down!!

I posted about the half marathon on our normal blog, so instead of repeating myself, just click here.

I figure it's okay to post race stuff on our normal blog anyways :-)

Help!! Stuck in a rut!

So, I realize that this blog is probably VERY boring- and for that- I am really sorry... well, not really.. but kind've ;-)

I know I haven't posted very many runs lately. I promise I have been running. Since Jon has come home, I have been a little bit of a slacker. Can you blame me? We've just been really busy. We've had a lot of get-togethers w/ friends and family. I had a lot of fun though, don't you worry :-) it was ALL worth it! Esp. the night we had Criddle Famous Cherry Pie. If only I could learn how to make it. Although, if I did... I would make every excuse ever to make it every week and we all know that that would not help my waistline!

Anyways, I am here to tell you that I am stuck... in an endless feeling rut. I have lost 16lbs since I started my journey back in March. I'm coming up on 6 months at the end of September. I have 4lbs to go to meet my first goal (lose 20lbs in 6 months). It's realistic to finish and to meet it.. but I'm telling you... these last 4 lbs are going to be the hardest of them all! This last month... I have fluctuated between... oh fine.. i'll just tell you- b/c i'm sure you're just dying to know! 127-129. I will have lost 20lbs (from when i started counting) when I get to 124. I'm so dang close!!

So, I'm going to ask any of my "fans" (haha) for some help... meaning people who are reading this because they have lost their favored Harry Potter or Twilight book, who stumbled onto this thinking they were going to get motivated by a stranger or just my sweet husband who reads it because his "google reader" tells him I posted something new.

I'm asking YOU for some motivation. Anything from quotes, stories, tips, recipes (can't pass those up) or just something to kick up my exercise.... I would greatly appreciate it.

C'mon.. wouldn't you love to see before and after pics? Not that I really thought to take a real "before" picture... but I'm sure I can find one somewhere.

After I finish these last 4 stinking pounds I will have 9 to go to get to 115... and there is this amazing light yellow dress in storage that is dying to be worn again and I don't want to have to suck in to China to get it on- haha!

Oh and btw- for those of you who have no idea- I am 4'11" and 115lbs is a perfectly fine weight for my height. So, no worries, I'm not completely out of my mind ;-). But for now... 124... HERE I COME!!

8/1 run

Whew... it was hot outside!! I'm glad I took my h20 bottle with me- even though it slowed me down a little.