Denouement

Met MacK, walked, stretched ran 5 (8:15 ave pace, felt winded and yucky), then walked some more, 7.68 total

PM: 31 minutes on elliptical, mediumish workout:  (while talking to Marion 2,2,3,3,5,5 uh oh have to hang up because level 7 is coming), 7,7,4,4,6,6,8,8,3,3,5,5,7,7,4,4,6,6,8,8,4,4,4,3,3 

Bad night of sleep!  Planned on waking up early for H1N1 shots for me and two kids, and had dreams about it.  I dreamt that I asked for the shot, they gave me grief about it, and I told them that I have an autoimmune disease (AS), and the nurse huffed off to tell the doctor, and the doctor marched right up to my face and gave me a shot right on the lip in a defiant manner.  The real reason I got one is because my husband Paul hasn't been doing so well since his pulmonary embolisms, so I don't want to bring any illness into the home.  His liver isn't functioning, and that makes his coumadin not work so they've upped that prescription twice, and he's on lovenox and has been for 19 days, which is a dangerous drug.  He's not feeling so hot and is nervous so I got the shot for him :)

Anyway, woke up at 4:30 am, packed up my two younger kids, not sure of the weather so packed a tent, three sleeping bags, a chair, food, coats, gloves, hats, food, and a change of clothes (I went in running clothes/tights, like a big moron).  We arrived at 5:15am.  I checked the three doors I knew of into the building and they said as of Monday night they had unexpectedly run out, but both the county website and telephone line had said there was a clinic that opened at 8am, so I didn't know what to do.  I couldn't see anyone waiting in a line so that made me more nervous.  I said a prayer, asking if I should stay until 8am to see what happened, and decided to motor over to McD's and get the kids breakfast and come back.  I parked and the kids started eating then I decided to walk around the building, and I found the line!  So we got in line by 5:45, about 30 people back (ballooned to about 100 ahead of us as the spouses and children arrived) but the line ended up extending around a couple of corners, so much larger behind us than ahead of us.  I snuggled the kids in their clothes and sleeping bags and started walking.  I walked up and down the block a gazillion times and logged 3 miles of walking, then they moved us inside and we waited in a hallway, and there I stretched, ate some breakfast, practiced spelling words with Mickie.  Then the shot was funny because they told me to prepare my left arm and I realized I had a skin tight undershirt that wouldn't move, so I took off my shirt in front of the crowd, so not only am I the lady who is wearing spandex in public, and who walks back and forth, and stretches in public, but I am also the lady who will disrobe to the sports bra in public as well.  I later realized my pepper spray was also showing at that moment, but at the time I was just glad I have been doing my ab workouts.

Later walked 1.6, then ran 4.4, then walked 3 more on the treadmill with Marion on the elliptical. 

Treadmill run.  Planned a 2 mile progressive tempo.  Wanted the first mile to be 7:15-7:20 and second mile to be 7:00.  

Walked 1 mile. Stretched.

Ran 2 @ 8:27

Mile 1 7:16

Mile 2 6:56

I dislike running on treadmills, but I am grateful to have it as an option since it enabled me to sleep in and not deal with my icy drive.  My PT also said to do any faster miles I feel compelled to do on the treadmill.

I DO like working out inside because it's like a pressure cooker, even though I am in the basement and Marion can attest to the low temperature I keep my home at, so I tend to get a good weigh in.  I have to be 134 or less next Friday for the party to earn my "let-loose" card, so I am on track, but I always have the last minute inside workout card I can play :) 

PM: Ab workout 

Met MacK.  Walked, stretched, ran 5 (8:15 pace) then walked some more.  Not too bad temp-wise, but the slight wind was no fun when walking.  8.14 miles total

PM: walked 3 miles when Marion came over.

AM:  Slept in!  Then met Marion for walking/running while she biked (w/o her geeky helmet, shame on her).  I have been having some, how shall I say, pipe blockage, and the run didn't make anything happen, so Marion suggested a "sprint" to the stop sign, so that portion of the run was .2 miles at 6:26 pace average (not a sprint), but that didn't help.  So I've gone with the alchemy. Total running 5.7, 8:37 ave pace.

PM: ab workout, so hard to do today, but I did it! 

Lots of house work.  Treating wood cabinets and wood stairs.  It is amazing all the nooks and crannies I don't clean and usually ignore.  Housework is fun, every once and awhile.   

Met MacK and did a walking warm up, stretching, then 8 miles into Payson and back to Salem, stopping at Smith's, then to Marion's house, where we peeked into her front window (there should be a forehead smudge to prove it), no one was there, so we moved along.  I meant to run 7 miles, but again ran an extra mile in error.  Sounds disingenuous but it is totally true!  I guess I'll have to pay attention to the watch a little better.  Ran 8 (8:11 pace) and total distance was 13.1.  So Luz, I got in my Halloween half, but not with the fanfare or fun of yours, I am sure.  But MacK was good company.

Anyone have any good ideas for Utah county Halloween activities for midday?