Running updates?

I just thought we needed to hear how everyone is doing on their running.
Here is an update from my neck of the woods.
I took off running almost two weeks due to a bad bruised hip while tubing on a river. Started back today and it felt pretty good.
Matt has gone running a couple of times since his mission. He ran 6.8 miles on Saturday but then was pretty exhausted. He says he needs to work up to it a little more gradually.
Brent Bell decided on the spur of the moment to run the Days of 47 Salt Lake Marathon. His time was 3:57:44.
Not bad for a run the day after his daughter got married.

London Runs?

Jason you have been in London a few weeks. We want to hear about some of your favorite runs.
Beautiful sights, crazy sights, only in London sights?
Speaking of only in....... On Monday morning, May 24, I got up to run in Farmington and there was snow on the ground. Now that is crazy. Fortunately today when I went running the weather was fantastic. Not one single snow flake.

What a beautiful day for the Ogden marathon. Sunny and cool. My job today was to cheer Sherstin and Trevor. I waited for them at mile 17 near the end of Pineview. They looked happy and energetic as they ran by. I took two pictures and I discovered later that Mason Wood was in the background of the second one waiting to cheer Ellie and Brenda. The family was well represented today.
Sherstin wanted to post, but she can't until Jason reinvites her to the blog, so everyone will have to wait to hear about her adventures for just a bit longer. I am hoping to run the Ogden 1/2 marathon next year.

Go Sherstin and Trevor!!!

Good luck Sherstin and Trevor on the Ogden Marathon today! Run like the wind, two cheetahs, a buffalo, and the stubaru all combined into one powerful and unyielding force of forward motion. You will do awesome.

Just Got Back...

From a two-miler. That is the longest I have gone for over a year.

Hello from a New Runner

And by new, I mean brand new! Here is my story: Before I was expecting our little Henri I started to actually enjoy running. My brother, Mike (who has now run 6 marathons) told me I should run a marathon. That seemed like a pretty big task, so I decided to set a more realistic goal. I want to run a half marathon before Henri is one. While I was pregnant I was unable to exercise, but I had dreams about running.

After Henri was born there was always an excuse to not go: a hard recovery and being tired, having a sick baby and being tired, having a long night and being tired, stormy weather and being tired, moving to Houston and being tired. It mostly had/has to do with being tired.

Henri is now five months and I am only a little closer to my goal. I feel like I am at the point in my life where I decide to either be healthy and active... or not. This is now the end of the road for all of the excuses (or the beginning of the road for running!) We are settled in Houston, I have my Brooks, my jogging stroller, my "Zero to Half" edition of "Runner's World" and I am ready to go. So, I will update you on my progress.

Your job, dear reader, is to tell me how awesome I am doing, and that I can do it!

P.S. Are you wondering about why I would post this at such an unearthly hour of the day? It is because I was up a lot of the night with a crying baby! But, I will persevere and post again a little later and tell you about today's run.

A Runner's Thought

Here is a thought that I have hanging on my wall with a picture of me finishing my first marathon 11 years ago. I am in the process of trying to find that same satisfaction I once found in running. I truly miss it!!

"Running allows me the time I need to sort things out, gain perspective, and obtain a feeling of accomplishment that few other activities offer ..... It gives me an avenue to release stress and gives me such a sense of BALANCE." (James Murray, RUNNERS WORLD)