Sara likes doing exercise videos

But my arms hurt real bad!

I did a Jillian Michaels workout video a few days ago, and let me tell you, I sure am feeling it today! I am so sore all over! Especially in my arms and abs. My arms are so sore, I can't even straighten them all the way without pain wincing through them! Ouch. The workout was only 25 minutes, but it was intense! No wonder those Biggest Loser contestants lose so much weight. Jillian it tough!!

Hiking

Rob, Sara and I went for a hike yesterday afternoon. We hiked part of the Porter Fork Trail up Millcreek Canyon. For those of you who live locally and like to hike, if you've never done this one, you should! It was a beautiful hike! It is in a gully with trees surrounding you and a stream running along side it the whole way. We didn't make it to the top, but really enjoyed the part we did hike. Sara really loved it too! Thanks to Rob's sister for letting us borrow the baby backpack.

...gently down the stream...

Yesterday was (that's right, you guessed it) National Learn To Row Day!

Rob and I joined the festivities by going out to the Great Salt Lake marina to learn to row from the Salt Lake Rowing team. This is actually our second time attending this event. We went two years ago as well. For anybody who ever wanted to learn to row, they have this event every year around this time, and it's available all over the country (so long as there is some water nearby and a rowing team in the area!). We had a great time learning to row (again). We just might take lessons to learn even more, but they're kind of pricey, and membership to join the team is expensive too. But the people we talked to who are already on the team love it! And once you take the 3 training courses, you can come to the lake at any time and use the boats. You can even go out by yourself if you like the solitude. I'll bet it's pretty cool to be on the lake while the sun rises or sets and see the mountains and city in the distance.

So anyway, nothing too exciting. Just reporting on yesterday's activities.

Race for the Cure!

I ran a 5k on Saturday with a group of people from church. We all got together to run the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure! A girl in our ward who is only 28 was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, so this year's race was even more meaningful. She was hoping to be able to join us for the race, but she was in the hospital with a high fever. :( Those of us who could went to visit her afterwards. We had a group of 13 runners/walkers at the race, and here's the group of us that were able to visit Brittany. She's such a trooper! I've been so impressed with her faith during this whole thing. We love you Brittany! Hope you're out of the hospital soon!!


This race is always so amazing to participate in. This year there were reportedly 18,000 attendees! I believe it too. The crowd was so big, we didn't even cross the official start line until 5-10 minutes after the start gun went off, and by the time we crossed it, we could see about a mile of people ahead of us, and just as many behind us! I ran with two other girls from my ward, and we almost ran the whole 3.1 miles....I had to stop and walk for about a minute at mile 2 because I had a cramp. But then we ran the rest of the way to the finish line!! A few of us have been "training" for this race for about a month or so now. We would go running every Tuesday night and Saturday morning, and the occasional Thursday night as well. I need to keep it up because I am in such bad shape right now!! Running is not fun at first, but now that I've been doing it for a little bit, I'm starting to like it again. And now that the weather is maybe deciding to warm up a little, I can keep running outside instead of on a yucky treadmill. I always joke that I feel like I have to force myself to like running to fit in with my family. My Dad has run tons of Marathons, maybe 20? He runs the St. George almost every year, and has done Boston a few times. And my sister and older brother both ran the St. George one year too! Plus, tons of my aunts, uncles, and cousins have also ran marathons. Sounds like a bunch of crazies if you ask me! But actually it must feel like such a great accomplishment to finish. I think it would be cool to run one someday, just to say I did it. Then I'd probably never run one again! One of the girls I ran this 5k with is signed up for a half-marathon later this year, and she asked me if I want to sign up too! I'm still deciding. :) We're going to a running workshop given by Jeff Galloway, a "legendary marathon coach" at Salt Lake Running Company tomorrow, so maybe that will inspire me! I'll keep you posted.