They try to copy my swagger

5.1 to start out my birthday!!!  I should have gotten to sleep in today because of that, but I knew the weather was going to be cooler so I decided to get out and get going.

Did it in 44: something something.  I don't have my watch but i will post my splits later.  I love posting the splits and comparing them to just a week ago or 2 weeks ago and seeing the improvement.  i know the first 3 miles were 8:15 average and then slower the next 2 miles because I did my UVU loop and that hill is a killer.  And the wind! I wanted to kick the wind in the face. I couldn't hardly catch my breath on the last 2 miles. 

I think I should have stayed in bed today- actually the problem is that I stayed in bed a little too long this is all I could fit in.  Good old Garmin died about .25 into the run- darn it! But I figure I was probably running about 5 minute miles, so that's good :). 

I just did the loop I do everyday, just a little shorter version.  I could tell it's getting hot again, I really loved the past few days of cooler temps- too bad it just can't stay like that forever!  But hey, atleast I didn't have wind today.  It was a good quick run.  Tomorrow I'll try for anywhere between 5-7.

Stretch recovery day.  And 'I wanna sleep forever' day.  I think I was so tired because all night i was having crazy dreams that I was the girl version of Harry Potter and death eaters were sitting on my front porch waiting for me to come out.  That will wear anyone out.

  Tomorrow will be between 6 and 7, 3 on Friday and 12 on  Saturday, still should be able to get to 30 this week.

Okay run- I was super tired.  I've been eating like crap lately.  I blame it on my birthday but really I'm just a crappy eater and it's gotta stop.  Anyway I felt like I was lugging along an extra 20 lbs, I feel like I've gained that much.  I did my usual UVU loop adding some on at the beginning and end to get atleast 5- happy to finish with 5.75. 

Splits- 8:23, 8:14, 8:14, 8:46, 9:49 death hill, 6:29/8:40 pace

Didn't want to get up today, but I laid there for 10 minutes just feeling guilty so I did it.  Do I ever start a post without saying I didn't want to get up today?  Probably not.

4 in 33:20.  I was really happy with the time and feel like I'm getting faster.  I think right now I could get a PR in a 5k and maybe in October at Save a Sister I'll get a PR in the 10k.  As for Hobble Creek, I'm not going to push it.  As it's my first big half marathon- let's not forget RHPC 1/2, but this is my first 1/2 with a million other people running it and I'm slightly nervous.  So I've decided I'm just going to run what feels comfortable and then I can improve on my time each 1/2 to come.  Goal is to be right around 2 hours.

Today's splits- 8:20, 8:05, 8:31, 8:20

Done and Done!  I'll post splits tomorrow, it's too hard for me to get up and walk across the room to get Garmin.  Can't wait for Hobble Creek to be done, then it can stop hanging over my head.

8:58, 9:05, 9:25, 9:28, 9:27, 13:13 (bathroom break and gu and drink.  forgot to turn off watch), 9:12, 8:57, 9:12, 8:56; 8:52, 9:05