Half marathon Nov. 2

My friend Tara and I

Me on the right , drinking chocolate milk.

My parents and I

After the race! Two of my kids with me! I ran the race in 1:56 and took second in my age group!

Recovering from a hip injury

Im recovering from a long hip injury. Im not sure what I did other then overuse and running many miles. I have been to a PT and faithfully doing hip strengthening exercises. They have helped.  
Today I signed up for a half marathon. I have exactly 8 weeks from Sept. 1 to train for it. Im nervous but excited. I have been running but it's different when your training!

JUST CUZ Half Marathon!

NOV 4 was a beautiful day to run a half marathon! I had a month in between to rest up from my last one!

 Every year they have a theme. This one it was Team Zombie vs. Team Afro. The organizers could not reach an agreement  on the theme, so they did both!

 I was a Zombie..just in case you can not see my makeup..ha ha!
Me crossing the finish line! I took 3 in my age group with a time of 1:49:34! I was really happy with  my time. That is a 8:22 mile pace!

 Scary Zombie lady!

 Pumpkin pie and Dutch oven at the end!

 My running partners and their kids!

 Cool t-shirts this year!

 More running friends!

 We had a snowy day last year for this race. This day was perfect running weather!

 Beautiful!

Zombie Chase

My sons first 5k run with me! We had such a great time!

The whole idea of the run is to out RUN the zombies..we chose to be survivors!

 Were off!!

 I usually finish first in my age group.This time I finished second over all the women. Yes..47 years old in front of 20 and 30 year olds!!! I was so pumped.

 They said I was first then the awards came and they said I was second..Thats Ok Ill take it!! 23 min. running a 5K..not bad for an old lady!!!!!

My son ended up running in 29 min. He is a sprinter so distance was all new to him!

This is how we roll in Idaho

The weather did not want to cooperate for us today. I had my half marathon race this morning....

 We woke up to this.....

The race went on! Our race director told us, if the bus can make it up the hill , you can make it down. WE did make it up, but it was hard coming down. 8 miles of the race is down hill, throw snow, ice and wind at ya..well it was a hard run!
I saw this deer while running...

This was towards the bottom of the hill. As soon as the roads cleared up we could pick up our pace.
My time was slower then normal, but I made it! My friend had never ran 13.1 miles or a race before, I had to mentally support her all the way down...it helped me to focus as well! I will never forget this run!

Run run as fast as you can!

Tis the season to run FUN RUNS! My town has had the longest wettest winter and spring EvEr! Today was my first fun run of the year. It's May 7th and what a surprise it's cloudy and sprinkling out! But...not to worry about us die hard runners, we grabbed our race packets, put the ankle chip on and away we went!

Me(left) and two ladies from the gym I know!

It was a fantastic fun day and it's giving me hope that we may actually have spring!

5K RUN

The beginning of the run was up a trail, at a local park, in our town....

My friend Katie and I ran a 5 K together a few weeks ago. I just got some photos of the race day..... Sorry some of them are small.

Trying to keep warm before the race..... Me on the right going for the last 1/2 mile of the race!

Passing some chick on the road!

My friend Katie has her great running shirt on she wears for every race.... The running crew from my church....

I purchased this book and just got through reading it. I have started following the training guide but I'm not sure I like it. I really believe it can make you faster, however, I like to run long distances and they have more speed work in the training than I'm used too. I'm still going to follow it and see how my next run goes! The first workout was a mile warm up. 4x400 at a faster pace and than a mile cool down .The speed work made me feel sick to my stomach. I'm sure I just need to get used to this new way of training.

Law Day Run

Law day run..my time and placement. I was very pleased with my placement but I know my time can be better. I woke up not feeling very well but after the run I felt great! 5K 1 in Division Michelle Muse Pocatello ID Bib Number 296 Age 43 1 over all time 25:05.4

Is this really a 5K

Sooo this weekend was my second race of the year. Idaho State University hosted a 5 K fun run . They are trying to raise money for a mobile dental hygiene chair. I picked my running buddy up at 9 am and we started the race at 9:30 am. I'm used to early morning runs so this was a little different. My goal was to run the 5k between 2o to 22 min. I started off running a great pace feeling fine and ready to roll. After about 3 miles I thought the finish line has to be close..well it was taking forever to get there. I looked at my watch and my stop watch time said 25 min. I'm like what the heck is going on..I can't be running slower then my last fun run. I kept on trucking and finally I could see the finish line. I crossed it and looked at my watch . It said 27 min. I was like no way was that 3.2 miles, it had to be longer. Well a friend of mine measured it and it was 4 miles. I was relieved! I don't know who measured that course but they sure freaked me out.

Rusty Joes Spring Runoff

This morning I was able to run in my first run of the spring. This race is super fun because we do not know the race location until the night before. They call everyone and reveal the secret location(or starting point for the race). We get maps on arrival on where the course is. This particular run was a 5k. The first 2 miles were up the hardest steepest hill I've ever ran up in my life. It was up and up and up I thought it would never stop! The last 1.2 miles were down hill and flat to the finish line. I had know idea what to expect from this run. I have not done a 5k for years. I am training for l marathons so I thought what the heck this should be OK. I am pleased with my first race of the season..I finished in third place out of the women. First place in my age group(40-49) out of men and women. And eighth over all with a time of 24:18! I am pumped cus that time is not bad for a big ugly stupid hill and first race of the year! I feel great and my legs are doing well. Next week is another 5K race and the course is flatter! My goal is 21 to 22 min.

Jello Legs!

Holt arena. Sorry the photo is so small...see the stairs..that's were we run!

My last post of Oatmeal, Valentines decorations and random stuff was actually from yesterday. I didn't want it to interfere with my TWD post. So I have all ready come and gone from the holt arena for a killer run on the stadium steps. My friend and I ran together. We run up down up down across the entire length of the stadium. I did it across and then half way back. My endurance felt great but after my legs started to shake and felt like jello, oh what fun! And I really do mean it..Im one that loves a good burn or soreness after a workout. I came home and downed another protein shake.

My sweet husband gets stuff from Bodybuilding.com , he was sweet enough to buy me a 10 pound container of Whey protein powder. I love this stuff and guzzle it after a workout. My body just craves it and I swear my muscles jump for joy!

My faithful running shoes sit right here in the freezing garage waiting for me every morning. Lately they have had the comfort of a warm gym, due to the freezing temperatures here in Idaho. I go through about 3 pairs of running shoes a year. I know I wear them past there time. My very favorite brand is Saucony. I tried these Reebok's this time around and I liked them. Next pair will be Saucony. I love this cereal. I found it while grocery shopping the other day. At least I can have some sunshine in my cereal!