Pictures thus far.....

Waiting for the start of the Women's Celebration 5k

hehe tired of waiting for the start

This one was in the Idaho Statesman paper :o)

Start of the 5k

Me, Jordan, and Sylvia when we visited in August.  Standing at the top of Camel's Back.

Breakfast at Big City Cafe with teammates. :o)

Icing in the Boise River!

Top of Camel's back (close by where we live)

Greater Boise Running Club past and present

After the Women'sCelebration (It was HOT!)

Teammates :O)  Kelly (on the far left) used to run for GBRC.  She raced in the 5k this last Saturday.

Teammates again (Kelly on the far left and Holly in the BSU stuff used to run for GRBC).  Holly is the one who ran in the Marathon in the 2004 Olympic Trials. :O)

Suppose I should say how I did this last Saturday in my race.  I ran a 17:46 (for 5000m which is 3.125 miles) and I placed 7th overall out of over 10,000 women.  I placed 4th out of the Idaho Women. :O)  The time I ran is 15 seconds faster than my road race PR and only 2 seconds off of my 5k track PR that I ran almost 3 years ago!  A good start :O).  We ran well as a team too.  The three of us that raced the 5k all won checks.  We were 3rd, 4th , and 5th for Idaho women, and 6th, 7th, and 8th overall.

Workout tonight....

Had a hard workout tonight.....it was the same one I did two weeks ago.  Two weeks ago it was my first workout in a year and a half and my coach was so pleased with how well I did in it I was able to race the race I did this past weekend! :o)  This week I definitely felt sluggish....BUT I am in my third week of my new phase of training, and in each phase this happens.  The third week is always the hardest week to get through.  My times on my intervals really didn't vary too much from two weeks ago, but it was definitely harder to get through.  Once I get through week three it should be up from there.  Although, I haven't been in a "training" phase for so long that I may have a few ups and downs before my body gets adjusted to it.  I am still, however, running faster than I ever have in workouts. :O)

Found out today I get free deep tissue massages from a lady who used to run for the team (she made the 2004 Olympic Trials).  She is also the person trying to help me find a job at St. Luke's Hospital here or Elks Rehab Center.  Still waiting to hear from them :O\ 

Time for me to get ready for bed! :O)  Nighty night to you all! :o)

And so it begins...

My journey to making the Olympic Trials has began. :o)  I have been in Boise for almost 3 weeks now and I am loving it!  I feel a sense of true peace for the first time in forever, and I am so excited for my future. 

The past few months have been challenging, and I don't doubt that I will continue to be challenged in the future, but I am taking each day as it comes to me.  Learning to enjoy my life as it comes at me. 

I am here in Boise, ID to begin training for the marathon with the goal of qualifying for the Olympic Trials.  My first few weeks here have been awesome so far!  I have had solid workouts, running faster than I ever have, and I just raced in my first race for Greater Boise and ran strong. 

The training schedule we are under right now isn't too bad at all.  It's about 10 miles less than what I was doing when I was in Oregon, but the intensity has increased.  My training schedule looks like this:
     Mon/Wed/Fri : 10k easy runs (about 6.5 miles)
     Tues/Thurs : 4 mile morning run, and then workout in the PM at 6.
     Saturday: Morning workout
    Sunday: Long run of 10-12 miles

I am enjoying it :o)  It is nice to be done with a run or workout and walk down to the Boise River to ice :oD  

I have two races coming up next month.  October 16th is Barber to Boise and I will be racing the 10k.  Then on October 31st I will be traveling home to run the Strands 5k in Corvallis.  I am trying to figure out a way to run the Big Sur half-marathon in November.  It is a really good race to compete in, so I am hoping that I can. 

I am still looking for a job...it is tough.  I am trying not to stress out about it, but it is a frustrating situation to be in.  I trust that something will come up.

Sylvia and I love our place...we have everything put together and we love being here!  I just have to paint the top half of my room....not a fan of the dark and light pink stripes :O). 

Ho hum...I suppose that is it for now... :o)