what I've been up to {this was originally written a long, long time ago...}

::okay, this was written like a year ago, but 
I just found it as a draft...  so here it is.  enjoy!::

I've got a race report in the works, but realized I needed a small update to get to where we are now.

last october I did the haunted half marathon with natalie and tori.  it was a beautiful run down emigration canyon then over to memory grove.  my legs were pretty tight if I remember correctly.  but my fun little fairy running companions kept me going.  note:  sometimes it's hard to run in fairy wings.  they might snag your hair, safety cones, and passersby.  wear them upside down if you are having troubles.  seriously.

a blurry cell phone pic, en route {courtesy of tori}

on new years eve I did the beat the new year 5K put on by the salt lake track club.  and yes, I did beat the new year!  they start the run at 11:30pm and you get a plaque if you finish by midnight.  what a way to ring in the new year!  it was cold, it was dark, and I was running it by myself, but I couldn't think of a better way to start this year off.  since the race is held just down the street from me every year, I just might have to make it a tradition.  next time when I leave my sleeping family at home in their warm beds, I'll have to bring a friend to the race with me.  no one wants to suffer alone.  

then I was sick off and on for the winter and didn't do much.  

in february I realized I had lost about two months of my training for the half ironman and that I needed to get on it.  so I started plugging away as best I could.  

I kind of found a routine with spin classes, swimming at the rec center, farming my kids out to friends so I could get longer runs in, and also spinning on the trainer in the manshed if need be.  

you can find the whole story of my half ironman journey here.  ::edited to add, that would be the link to my super awesome race report that I never wrote.  seriously, I wrote one sentence and then abandoned it completely.  hence, no actual link.  sorry!::

after the boston marathon bombing I was a little shaken up.  it hit close to home and I was feeling a bit heavy in my heart.  I went out and ran 10 miles dedicated to those who would never run again.  I even wore the sparkly skirt to add a little whimsy and hopefully bring a smile to someone's face.  

that next week the salt lake running company held a fundraiser 5K fun run.  all money donated went directly to those affected by the bombing.  

I ran into some friends at the runners for boston run and they happened to be in need of a few more runners for their ragnar team {aka the wasatch back relay} and I was happy to oblige!  yay!!  

and I am going to do the daybreak triathlon to see how far I've come over the last year.  I did it 10 weeks postpartum, just hoping to finish, and now look at what I've already been able to accomplish.  I hope to kill it.  

my race calendar is shaping up to look something like this:

may:  st george ironman 70.3 (CHECK!!)

june:  daybreak sprint triathlon | wasatch back ragnar

august:  deer creek open water marathon swim - 5K (MAYBE!!)

november:  lake havasu city half ironman  (again, another maybe--but more like a probable YES!)

::the STG70.3 and the WBR ragnar were the only races on this list that I actually did.  just so you know. ::