BACK TO WORK

Presidents day.  I slept in and loved it!  It ws 8:30 before I rolled my sorry butt outta bed.  Suzy and Kire had projects, so guess sho actually did them.  Can I just say I better not ever catch the guy that dreamed up the idea of pinewood derby.  I would rather hit myself with a hammer than do that again.  Suzy wanted to make a shelf for her bedroom, so we got working on it.  Next thing I know-she is gone, and I am sanding!

In the afternoon, Laurie wanted to plant a little in the garden.  I got roped into that as well.  Oh-what fun on a holiday!  She actually did most of it, so it was quite nice to work a little with her and saucy on the prep work. 

PM I took Ruger out to Bear Poppy this evening.  We ran up to the loop junction and back on the mtn bike trail.  It was really fast today.  I wore the Pearls and they are so sloppy that I got terrible blisters on the bottoms of my feet.  For trail shoes, they are pitiful.  I also must have twisted or jammed my knee, because I have some swelling tonight.  I wil hit it with some ice tomorrow and should be good to go.    

PM Eye apt, then went with the fam and put the new hurdles together for the school.  Laura and Monica met us there and helped.  Then Peter Brown and his family started helping us at the end as well.  They are great people. 

I told the kids I would take them out to eat for the help, so we ate a big Mexican dinner before my run.  Not smart.

I did and out and back to the LV park with 4 loops around the park in the middle.  I felt so slow, because of the dinner, but I got a few miles in. 

PM more kids showed for track than ever before.  I was getting very discouraged, and then I have a day like today.  It was great.  We had jumpers out, and sprinters and even a 1/2 dozen distance. 

I think we are getting closer, and today I am excited.  It is like going to mesquite and wasting $300 on the slots and then hitting a $350 jackpot right before going home.  Of course you have to go back next week!

Evening-chad and I did track work. 

800 warm up

1st 800-2:56

2nd 800-2:54

3rd 800-2:50

4th 800-2:54

5th 800-2:53

800 cool down

Took saucy over to dance and jumped on the treadmill @ WCCR for an easy 3.5, but I blew out the 2nd to last 800 @ 2:54 pace on the treadmill.   

PM Took Ruger out to Fort Pierce wash for a XC run.  started down a little wash and then come up on this place where they will eventually put in a ramp off of the future Southern Parkway.  Then I ran up on the ridge to the new airport and east back down to the dirt road on the south of warner flat.  I felt great.  It was perfect enjoy a nice natural pace around the greasewood and sage and over the cactus and gullies.  No injuries and no hurries.  I feel bad for those that don't like a good free run.   

DHHS b-ball beat ALA tonight and now goes up to UVU for the state tourney.

AM I was going to run in the stake 10K, but Bro. Andrus asked me to teach a merit badge this morning.  So while Kire and Laurie were running, I was teaching Citizenship in the Community.  (lucky me!)

Kire took 1st in the stake 5K.  Not in his age, but in the whole field.  It obviously wasn't too fast of a field, but he still ran right at 8:00/mile pace.  As a 8 year old that is dang good.  He was still bummed, because he only beat his PR by 10 seconds.  I don't think he understands the concept of PRs yet.  

Laurie was the 1st female.  She said it was just a "fun run" for the participants.  She was about 8:00/mile pace as well for the 10K.  She signed up for the UV marathon this summer, so she will be running more.

PM Laurie took the kids to hurricane so they could watch a movie and go to her b-ball game, so I rode over and ran from dad's out to Sand Hollow and back.  It was nice and cool.  It had rained in the AM and then right after I got back it rained again, so I got lucky.  My feet were tender the last couple miles.  I think these shoes aren't good.  Maybe I will get the 400 miles out of them and then out they go.

Shade is really sick.  He hasn't eaten for the last few days.  I am going to take him in to the vet tomorrow.  He is almost eleven, so it might be close to his time.  That really sucks.  I hope he can get better.