Kudos Laura

Kudos Laura---I'm still hating the alarm when it goes off at 7am because it disturbs my one more hour of sleep. I thought the older a person gets the less sleep they need or is it the less sleep they are able to get?? I sleep for 8-9 hours and I'm still tired. Grief!!! Any ideas anyone?? Maybe I'm getting too much sleep.
You're my inspiration Laura. I haven't been running since the first week of May. The cycling took over but I need to to strengthen my legs more so I'll kick my own fanny and get on out there.
That runners high is still my carrot too. It's out there I've had it before and and I want it again so just keep on lacing up your shoes. I don't know if this has anything to do with anything but when I "used" to exercise "early" in the morning I would need to eat something (usually a banana sometimes just a half) at least 15 min before so I wouldn't feel the need to throw up after the workout. Also I've been learning about my heart rate and the different zones to work in to accomplish different goals and it's fabulous information. I feel great working out, I'm not always gasping for air and I'm accomplishing my goals--getting stronger, faster and longer endurance. A good rule of thumb when your running (I've read many times from experts--not my words) is that your every day running pace, not your speed or hill training, should allow you to carry on a conversation while running. If you can't talk slow down the pace.
Just a little cycling news---I rode Emigration Canyon yesterday and not only did I survive I was able to walk when I got off the bike. A huge relief! I had worried and worked myself up with much anxiety beforehand but I rode it and felt great during and after the ride. I didn't keep up with the boys but I'll get there. Scott keeps telling me it's not a race or competition and I say bluurrrpp. Easy for him to say he's always waiting at the top for me with the "cis" (chicks in spandex) that are 10 years younger than me-- dadgummitt.
An incredible feeling to ride up a mountain albeit only a 9 mile mountain but still a mountain in my book.
Have a great weekend everyone. Keep on moving to your own beat.

Out of Shape

I've been consistantly running with some ladies in my neighborhood. They are ten years younger and a lot thinner than I. I just want to say that I feel like throwing up when I get home. Is that normal? Okay, I'm a lot more out of shape than I thought. Before I had the twins I was running three miles a day. Since they came into my life I would go an exercise like one day every two weeks. I guess I wasn't going very fast either. I have to say it is a struggle to pull myself out of bed to go jogging at 6:30 every morning. Especially when I feel so yucky afterwards. Where's that runners high? I guess that will kick in after a month or so. Can't wait for that to happen.

Tour de Cure 2009

Scott and I are riding in the Tour de Cure in Brigham City on June 13. We each have a goal to raise $150 for the fight against diabetes. I am posting this hoping that anyone who reads this (all those red dots on the map) will want to donate to a good cause. I've never done fundraising and depending on the outcome of this experience may or may not do it again. Of course I've procrastinated also to add more excitement to the experience; I've got three weeks to raise the money. So anyone who some how finds their way to this blog please join me on my 100 mile ride by donating any amount of money to the cure. Go to www.tour.diabetes.org/goto/nanciroberts my personal page and let's go for a ride.

Summary of the last two weeks in a novel

My brain is all dried up I guess because the words are just not coming. I have been exercising the last two weeks-- some running but more riding. Scott, Jack and I walked the Breast Cancer 5K on May 9. We did try to break out of the pack and run a little but with 18 thousand people it just didn't work. It was incredible. I have never been to an event like this with so many people. We were in the middle it seemed because in the front of us as far as you could see up the road was a sea of people and as far back down the road as you could see was a solid wall too! I think I heard on the news it was 18 thousand people but I could have heard wrong. It took us 55 min to finish the 5k but it was a lot of fun. Jack didn't last long in the stroller he wanted to run with everyone. He was so cute and fun because he'd run and pump his arms (one still in a cast) and he was happy to be part of it all. People would cheer for him and it would make him pump his arms and run faster. When he runs faster that just means his legs move up and down faster. It is great fun to watch.
Yesterday (May 16th) we rode 104 miles in the SL Century. It started at the Salt Lake Fairgrounds and we rode north for 52 then turned around. It meandered through neighborhoods and out to Antelope Island where we had a second lunch of bugs and then back to the fairgrounds. The actually riding part took 6 hours and the stop offs for drinks, lunch, energy food, etc added on a little over an hour. It was a great day. I kept up with the boys for 85 miles but I couldn't keep up their 20+ mph so the last 15 miles I rode myself but still did so much better than last year. I was quite thrilled with my improvement. I kept up my speed at 17 to 19 mph on the last 15 miles and I felt great--my legs were tired but still strong. Last year I was working hard to keep up my speed at 14 or 15, my butt was hurting, my forearms and shoulders were hurting and my hands were going numb. Makes you wonder why I kept going through last summer but I did and I'm so glad. This is like a drug. I have two more weeks and then I'm heading to Logan for the Little Red Riding Hood all womens century and the week after that I have the Tour de Cure Century in Brigham City. This is just too much fun.
Forget the drag out of bed, boring, got to do it exercising---find something that you love and it all changes. I want to lift weights and work on core exercises and run and eat right so I can be a better cyclist. My goals are conquering Suncrest (hill), Emigration canyon, AF canyon and of course the moutain climbs at LOTOJA and also looking great in the group pictures. We took one at the fairgrounds and it was awful--don't know what I was doing or thinking but I look like an East German athlete that you question which gender. I must have been sucking in, trying not to slouch or the angle I was standing makes me look like a have shoulders the size of a shot put thrower---Ugggg.
Anyway I'm trying to stay calm and remember moderation in all things so I need to do laundry, clean and prepare for activity days. Sorry about the book.

Hi Guys! Woohoo I've managed to post a comment! So as for my report of phys activity: I've fallen off the wagon and can't get up. I ran with a friend a few weeks ago and felt exhausted and I just haven't felt motivated to exercise. But I will. I'm just happy lacrosse & soccer season are over. I love going to the games, but we have had atleast 3 or 4 activities every night and we're pretty tired. I'll call that my exercise. I told Nancy I'm relieved about Hobblecreek. I'm setting my sites on something more baby stepish: The 5K at Maddie's jr. high! Maybe next year for Hobblecreek though.
I DID manage to go to Women's conference and have become a big fan. I plan to go every year and I'm thinking it would be fun if a bunch of us went and stayed in the dorms. (Heritage Halls for $25 a night!) It was so rejuvinating for me to hear from Julie Beck, L. Tom Perry, Brad Wilcox etc. and I am now a huge fan of Hilary Weeks. I didn't know she was so funny. Thursday night was one amazing performer after another. Put the end of April on your calendar girls. Have great day. I'm off to my 2GBC Workout. (Two Gross bathrooms to clean.)
Jaime

The other race is off!!

I drug my feet to long (maybe deep down on purpose) trying to tell myself I can do this and now it is too late. The Hobble creek half marathon registration is closed. They reached the 1200 cap in a day and a half. This morning I went to sign up and it a note said that by 10:30pm on May 1st they had reached 900 and anticipated they would reach their cap by the next day.
I got on their website several times on Friday and I could not commit. I want to be well prepared for my bike races and well prepared for running and I'm not getting out of bed early enough to do both running and riding. Monday morning I was determined to make the commitment but the choice was already made for me. Last year it took three and 1/2 weeks to fill the registration so I really thought I was ok taking 4 days to decide. Jaime or Laura if you signed up I will be their to cheer you on.
I'm looking for a new race now and this time I'll sign up immediately.

On another note. Does anyone else find the weekends to play havoc with good intentions. I do well during the week as far as eating healthy and limiting portions but on Sunday it all goes out the window--especially the first Sunday of the month. We had dinner with Scott's family on Sunday afternoon and it was delicious so I ate more than enough. I tried to only have double servings of fruit salad but not to be and then came cake and ice cream after. I was just going to have a couple of bites but alas that didn't happen either. And then the small evening snack went awry too! As Sheri Dew put it "If Life wasn't so hard it would be easy" or something like that. I'm sure a lot of people say that with profound seriousness but that title of her book has always made me chuckle. So simply put but so profound and deep--if you want to go there--but not me. I'm simply trying to stop eating chocolate cake, lace up my running shoes and maybe comb my hair before I hit the road.
Good luck to everyone this week. Keep trying to climb your mountains.

The race is on!

Friday night after much anxiety and anticipation (for several days) we found out we are in LOTOJA 2009. It is limited to 1000 cyclists and you have to draw out. Very exciting but now it is on and the hard part starts. I have til Sept 12 to be ready to ride minimum of92 miles and 46 of those miles are up and over a mountain and I need to avg 15mph so our team can finish the 206 miles before dark. Last year I rode 81 miles from Afton WY into Jackson Hole--rolling hills and headwinds but not too bad when I was all jacked up with adrenaline and energy drinks. At one point we were going 23 mph which for a beginner cyclist like myself was just lightning McQueen incredible!!! (The experienced cyclist probably warms up at 23-they were buzzing past me like flies---I wanted to swat them!!)
Anyway cycling is so much fun and I am addicted to it-- plus an added bonus we get to wear spandex and brightly colored jerseys so everyone can see us!!! Jaime and Laura might be able to pick me out of a group or recognize me alone on the roads around town this summer because I'll be the cyclist with orange striped legs to match the bright jersey. Scott was making fun of my extremely white legs so I tried the spray on tan. You would think it wouldn't be so difficult but I will be changing my name to Mrs Oompa Loompa--(I'm not sure how to spell my new name.) I have orange striped legs and I'm trying to fill in the stripes but they still look pretty funny. I'll just have to ride fast so people won't get a second look. They'll think about it for a second and then not believe what they just saw and life will go on.
It's time to sign up for Hobble creek. May 1st was the first day to sign up and I got nervous about running and cycling both and I haven't signed up yet. I know people train for triathalons but how do they manage to fit it all in with family and other responsibilities. I'm going to do it just because I need the goal to keep me going. I need the extra endorphins from running to keep me sane and happy.
Way to go Christi on your 10K. You are my inspiration. I'm working hard to be able to keep up with you especially when we hike Timp.
Keep on running/walking/biking/hiking/playing and blogging!!!! (And drinking!!!) That would be water of course but occasionaly a hard drink is needed--chugging root beer always burns going down.
AND DON'T FORGET TO LAUGH!!! We're not getting old we are getting better with age!!