Fast Running Mommy

Had a solid run today. Ran about 10 minute mile pace around a duck pond....got to stare in people's backyards who bought the lake side homes and didn't have privacy fences...I just like looking at how people landscape in Arizona..also found it fun to see who had a citrus tree in their backyard. Lybi and the kids picked lemons from her friends tree and we made fresh lemonade for the bloggers...Benjamin got the credit for most of the work because he juiced most of the lemons...will help from Sam, Jenny and Julia. :)

Lybi and I fed a team of tired hungry runners. It was very gratifying to see them sit down to a meal after all the work they put forth....WONDERFUL JOB to everyone on the team!!!! 

Poor Sasha...he so didn't want me to put a zero for today. I was going to not run tonight because the last time I ran at night I had a hard time running in the morning...I think this is because I'm pregnant..doesn't usually happen to me. So I decided to not run. He begged me to try for a 13 minute mile just so I wouldn't have to put zero. We decided I could do it if I ran later in the day tomorrow.  I however had to give up all ideas of running when the last straw came. On top of traveling 700 miles with 5 small children and pregnant with my 6th I left my orthodics back in good ol Arizona. I am always very careful with them as they are lifeblood for me. Without them if I try to run or walk in shoes for very long I experience excruciating pain in my shoulders and back. With them I can run forever. 

I pleaded with the Winzenz's to do their best to look for them tonight. I am so embarrassed that I left them. Last year I left my thryoid medicene and they had to mail that to me too. sigh.....Lybi was so amazing this weekend. I'm sure all of you who know her have experienced her sparkling personality. She was and probably will always be in my mind the most gracious hostess I have ever known. She wants so badly to please and help and has a heart of gold. I felt that way last year too when we stayed with them. I wasn't prepared for the kindness we received there..I was just hoping for somewhere to hang out while Sasha did his Ragnar thing.

So...now for anyone who sees this big fat ZERO on my blog..even though I've got plenty of excuses to not run..don't start making excuses to not run or I will never live it down in Sasha's eyes..Just get out and let the run happen...unless you are pregnant with your 6th child and have lost your orthodics in a state 700 miles away that you traveled from that very morning.....is it a deal? 

I am ashamed to say that I chickened out of running barefoot. I think that is a privilege for people that really all elite athletes...I would just look like a slow chick trying something crazy. I did okay in my shoes and my back doesn't hurt this morning so I guess I'll be okay until my orthotics come in today...thanks again Lybi. 

I decided to break it off with my running partner since I started getting sick. I wasn't sick yesterday and nothing so far today....maybe this one is a girl. I am only  sick for a week with them. 

I got my orthotics from a lady in a sedan today...didn't know special deliverys came that way but I was grateful and didn't care if a bird dropped it from the sky....at least I have them and can use my legs again.  

4.6 in 46 minutes. I think I turned the watch off and missed some mileage there. I turned around at 2.4 so it should have been 4.8 when I got home and not 4.6....I was tired though and didn't feel like messing with my body anymore. I think my legs were a bit sore from yesterdays run without my orthotics. 

I am not sick again today which is very nice but makes me wonder if it will come back again and I hope I'm ready for it if it does.  

I got some quilting frames so I'm going to be sending out invitations to my quilting party soon. I'm just going to wait a couple of days to make sure I don't get a full blown case of put off morning sickness and then I'll get started on them.  

I didn't sleep well last night and was dragging through my run today. I am not looking forward to months of dragging...need to cheer up a bit. I am grateful I am in shape as I know it does make my pregnancies easier. 

Feeling sick today....maybe it's really a boy. Ran slow. Looks like the minute per mile slow down is here. It was hard to lose my training partner. I can't help feeling happy thinking of her free to run the trails. Her husband prefers sleep to running so she gets to go on the trail while he "watches" the kids.  I'll be happy when the next week or so is over....should be feeling better then. 

Got in all 5...still sick but somewhat manageable...I just get really tired of eating all the time. 

Didn't mind running by myself quite as much. I'm also getting used to the slower times and not quite so mad about it....It's always a little bit hard to let go but I've learned pushing myself during a pregnancy is not an option. Nice and easy works a lot better. I'm looking forward to this week and hope everyone else enjoys their time this week too. 

Had some decent quarters and some slower quarterrs. Running while pregnant is a mind game in a lot of ways....You have a perfect excuse to stop with every step but you also have the desire to stay in shape and be healthy...it's a hard balance somedays. 

I've given Sasha orders to make sure I get out of bed on time. I really don't need to sleep in but not having a training partner waiting and of course having the excuse that I'm pregnant have made me lazy...it's messing up my schedule though and I need to be up early enough that maybe I can get on the trail before Sasha and his buddies start their runs.  

I've decided I'm having twins. I can't remember being so hungry with any of my kids. I need to eat like 5 times the normal amount of food so I'm not starving every 1 1/2 hours.....which is about to expire and I'm going to eat my fourth bowl of breakfast. That's after a morning snack of a peanut butter sandwich. I am so tired of eating........

I ran slooooow today because I was starving.....help.  

Some skinny people are lazier than heavy people...Not a politically correct statement but this is still a free country. I'm actually just speaking about myself so I guess I shouldn't have made a blaknet statement. I think the first part of my pregnancy is hard on me because I'm naturally lazy about eating. I look at it as more work so I do the bare minimum required (unless it's Oreo Cheescake..that is my one failing). Then when I'm pregnant I have to eat 3-5 times as much and the sheer work of it kills me. It's worse than running to me....mostly because I have to think about every bite I put in my mouth, worry if it's healthy, and then decide if I'm going to like it once it's there.....vent vent vent.

I woke up late but feel MUCH better today than I did yesterday. I'm going to finish with 2.5 miles this afternoon with the girls.

Sasha fed the kids breakfast and I got three more in...I feel so good today I can't believe I'm in the same body I was in yesterday.  

okay...I just have to say I feel awesome...I'm pregnant with number 6...had some super sick days this week where I made Sasha help me all day one of them(rare thing for me..usually I'm happy for him to blog all day while I slave alone. ;)   ....but despite it all I have run 5 miles every day. I am really grateful to Sasha for keeping me in shape and for suggesting the 5 mile a day plan for me. Even though I've had some sick days I feel my overall energy is better than it was with my last two pregnancies. With number 4 I needed to get on thryoid medicene and had a rough time of it at the start. With Jakey baby (number 5) I was more tired I think because I had only been running 2 a day when I got pregnant and slowing down a bit on low mileage just didn't give me that extra kick I'm getting from higher mileage now.  At the time Sasha and I both thought that 2 a day just made sense for a busy mom...but more miles really does give you more endurance and you are just in better overall shape.  

Have a great weekend y'all!! 

2.5 in the morning by myself 2.5 in the afternoon with the girls. 

I felt so strong for a little bit this morning...then I kind of crashed a bit a the end. I was doing 2:30 quarters for the first half of the run of so. That is definitely not my goal right now but when it happens and I'm not tired I don't mind. 

The rolling hills at the end just kind of slowed me down and wore me out.

I'm looking forward to a week of quilting...I love it.  

I'll do another 2.5 this afternoon with the girls. I ran out of time before I was starving for
breakfast.

did another 2.5. Sasha told me he encouraged a young guy he knows to bump his miles up to 30 a week because his pregnant wife can do it through morning sickness. This week has been better than last week. I'm sure I still have some rough days ahead of me but I really like the peaceful happy days I've had so far this week.

I bought some new maternity clothes and some fat pants I can wear when I'm too big for my clothes but too small for maternity. I'm bummed I can't find my maternity pants anywhere.  

I feel like life is going well. My children and I planted our spring garden the other day and yesterday we cleaned the car in and out. It had gotten to the point of super super super super super disgusting(yes...I needed all those supers) After a winter of barely cleaning it because it was too cold to stay outside long enough to clean it (we only have a carport) and then a trip to Arizona it was beyond gross. Now it looks sparkly clean and I feel happy I actually did it...and that was after a trip to the zoo in the morning...wow glad I'm feeling okay.

I still have moments or times where I'm yucky but I'm getting better for sure.

I'm going to run more this afternoon with the girls.

Was feeling great when I ran another 1.5 with the girls. Ran out of time before we had to go to the library. I thought about running the last mile really fast while they were in their classes but you aren't supposed to leave the library so I didn't want to stretch the rules.

Got in all 5. Felt a little bit dull running around the block but not too bad. I need a new training partner but it's hard for me to feel like I can run with anyone because I have to go slow. 

Got some new shoes last night. I took all five kids to the mall with me. I promised them we would play at the cool indoor playground after we bought shoes for Mommy and Sunday clothes for Joseph and Jacob.

Much to our great dismay, the playground was GONE!!! There was this stupid sign that said something about needing a sponsor. Okay..I need to vent about this. Why in the world would they need a sponsor for a playground that was already there...built...low maintenance. Did it cost millions of dollars to clean it ?  Any enlightenment on this would be good because my kids are so sad and they are sure that the mall managers are money hungry sharks. So we contented ourselves with playing on the rides that cost 50 cents to make go but are still fun to play on while they are sitting still.

 My sister is coming today and we are going to paint easter eggs...yay...I love doing this.

I'm feeling very grateful that I'm not super sick anymore. I really have fairly easy pregnancies. My mom told me that she was on this great morning sickness medicene that of course they found to be harmful in some way and have taken off the market. She says she was incapacitated and could not have had six kids without that drug. My sisters get really sick too. I feel lucky but I also feel that it gives me more responsibility to have more kids. Not that I'm the best mother or have the easiest time with all the other things that happen between teething, tantrums, potty training and beyond but at least my pregnancies aren't too bad.

2.5 around the block. I got up early enough to go 2.5 on the trail before Sasha's posse showed up bright and early but the Easter Bunny needed some help so I didn't get out until closer to 7. I've decided that I can't handle running around the block by myself for more than 2.5 miles. If I'm lucky and Sasha doesn't run until 6:30 then I can get 2.5 on the trail and then finish at home...I don't mind that...but 5 miles around the block by myself in the cold and dark........

So I've noticed with this pregnancy that I am markedly less tired than I was with the last two pregnancies. The only other time I was feeling this good was when I had been running 5 miles a day like when I got pregnant with Juila....and actually I'm less tired and less sick when I'm pregnant with a girl. The boys inside me just wear me out more I guess. So I'm thinking that running 5 a day is like magic for my body and I'm feeling grateful for running and grateful to be in shape.

So again I'll finish my run with the girls this afternoon in the sunshine...they love running with Mommy. Juila runs a perfect pace for me so it works out great. Jenny doesn't mind running slowly because she can talk my ear off.

got all 5 in the morning. 3 miles with Sariah. She and I are going to try and run together. We'll see if we can make it work or not. She's in college and has a pretty busy schedule so getting to bed on time is a challenge. I know I never got into bed by 10!!  It was so nice to have someone to talk to as I ran though. Hopefully we can make it work a few times a week.    

I've got a huge stack of dishes from yesterday's big Easter dinner. We had turkey and some other yummy dishes..it was fun to make and better to eat...now for the dishes!! 

5 in the morning. I'm gonna miss running with my girls in the afternoon. I love my  kids. They are so full of love and life.  I get bogged down sometimes and feel like I need to get away to be happy but really my children are so sweet when I'm tired, they love resting with me and are tender to my needs. Family life really can be wonderful. 

3.2 by myself in the morning.....a dog got in my way...Sasha always gets a good laugh from my dog stories. This particular dog was galloping fast...really fast. I thought it was this dog I'd seen before who always gets distracted playing in the river and then has to run fast to catch up with his owner. So imagine my surprise when about 100 meters away it stops suddenly and starts barking at me. Obviously he was protecting his territory and I was not about to take him on alone. Turns out it was the dog of my previous running partners new partner....not only did she steal my partner but she has annoying dogs too....ooooo...I'm steaming. Okay she didn't really steal my partner but she did have an annoying dog that day. I not being a pet owner am totally unsympathetic to people that have their dogs off leashes and let them terrify sweet innocent runners.  Okay...done venting...maybe Brent needs to create some points for not letting a dog ruin your run. I could use some extra courage in that area. 

Today was a day of lots of ups and downs. I had my first appointment with my friend and midwife Holly Richardson. She is out to set a world record on kids. She gave birth to four and has adopted 20. Three of whom are still in Africa because of some problem with the US government and Visas..not sure of the details. I wasnt' expecting to hear the heartbeat.....but we did!! I've really got a baby in there...it's always exciting to hear those first flutters!

I had a great run for the first four miles of it. I averaged 10;30 pace which is tempo pace for a pregnant lady in my shape. It felt great but then I crashed on the last mile and could barely do 12.

After the run I rushed off to be the first in line for the BYU surplus sale. I've dreamed for months and months of buying a large cabinet that I can lock the toys away in so my kids don't get out fifty million different toys while I'm mopping the floor upstairs and can't see what they are doing. I had instructions from a friend who'd been to them before and drove to the spot. I didnt' want to miss the line. I walked around for 40 minutes trying to find the right building thinking maybe I'd gotten there too early. I finally called Sasha and he told me the location had been changed. I didn't check the e-mail she sent because I believed it to be in the same spot...as I'm sure she did too. Anyway, the point of this is that walking around so much right after a fairly fast run for my pregnant body killed my leg...the twinge went to pain and I was limping.

When I finally found the right place thanks to Sasha the cabinets were all sold and I walked out hurt and sad.....and without a cabinet....sigh.....

I think Brent calls these Body Be Good miles. I really killed my leg off yesterday due to various adventures and needed to rest it so I didn't get a longer term injury. I will probably do 2 again tomorrow. 

Still babying my leg. I think I'll be ready for action again on Monday. I don't have to play the organ tomorrow so I'll have a fairly restful day today...do some Saturday chores..work on my quilt and play with my kids.   

Decided two days of rest and a Sunday was good enough...back on 5 a day. I think I'm mentally and physically over the cabinet trauma.  We had a nice day yesterday. I made homemade ice cream, whipped cream, caramel and fudge sauces for fabulous banana splits. I'm hoarding the little remaining caramel sauce for myself. 

I always take really good care of myself during my pregnancies and eat like a horse....it's starting to show...despite still running 5 miles a day I am about to pass Sasha in weight (which isn't that hard to do) . His nickname for me (in Russian because we try to speak Russian most of the time) is Little Mouse. However when I am pregnant I become the Big Mouse of the family.