Halloween 5k and more...

Just finished racing in my first halloween fun run! It was so much fun to see everyone dressed for the race. The weather outside was chilly cold. My toes were numb for most of the race but it didn't rain. I'm not sure if I would of done it, if it had rained.

All week long I debated whether to run in the race or not! I signed up the boys but not me. I tossed and turned all night long. I finally decided to go for it. My foot has been giving me trouble for the past couple of weeks. So, I called my old running partner this morning for a ride and she gladly picked me up!

We ended up arriving early for the race. I wasn't sure how I would do during the race. Like I said it had been a couple of weeks of not running. I did manage in two small runs but I didn't think I would do well during the race. I ended up surprising myself. My feet and toes were numb but I did a great job.

Towards, the end of the race...I noticed my friend "m' was running behind me. I was getting a little bit concerned she was going to past me. I decided to step it up a notch and push myself even faster. Soon, we were neck to neck...Oh, no! I can't let her past me. I decided to break out in one of my full spend sprints at the finish line. I swear it was the closes call ever. I think I past her by two seconds. I know she wasn't to please with me passing her but it made things interesting. I don't think I would of had such a good time: 28:20! It's not my fastes time but it was decent. I really haven't ran much since my half marathon.

After, my race the boys did the 1/2 K race. The boys did an awesome job. Landon ended being in the front of the pack for his age group and Logan came in second place for his group. Landon started off right in the front but I think he started off to fast and had to slow done a little bit towards the end. I'm so proud of my boys. They did GREAT.

Also, the award ceremony. I ended up coming second place for my age group. I didn't think it would of happened. Overall, a great way to start Halloween!

Where do I start?

The trip to Hawaii was a complete blast except for the part of my hubby being sick with a sinus infection. A full week with no kids. Just a week without kids would be awesome but going to Hawaii made it even better.

Just about every morning, I would wake up and walk about three blocks to Kailua beach to watch the sunrise and stretch my legs. I literally would roll out of my bed still in my pj's and put on my running shoes. The first couple of days my feet were really hurting me. So, I decided to stick to my running shoes for extra support. I was messing around one morning waiting for the sun to come up on the beach. I was trying to take a picture of my shoes but I miss judge the tide. Next thing, I knew my feet were covered in water and sand. Talk about a mess. The shoes still have sand in them.

After a couple of days, my feet started to feel a lot better. We managed to hikes in one day. I felt AWESOME! It's the most amazing thing. The hikes were breathing taking. The pictures do it no justice. Just check out my other blogs, if you want the full story and pictures, click here!

The hardest part of the trip was no running. I swear everyone runs in Hawaii. Every morning in Kailua I was shocked at the number of people I saw running on the beach on the streets. I so wanted to join them but I was good. We are hoping on going back next year. Hopefully, I wouldn't be injured and I will be able to sneak in a couple of morning runs.
Even though my hubby wasn't feelin good. He was good sport. He thought I was trying to kill him. We managed to go kayating, snorkeling, and hiked three trails. After losing all the weight. My hubby gave me the most awesome reward! It was like being on a second honeymoon. It was so nice, to be able to do whatever I wanted without having to worry about three kids. Highly recommend it doing this more often.

So, I'm done with my goals, I have lost the weight, and I'm stuck. The weather since coming back home has totally sucked. It's been cold and rainy. This morning, the sun finally came out. I decided to hit the trail with leah. Wow, it was so hard. Pushing a jogging stoller is so tough. Oh, I only managed two times around the lake. I'm not sure if I still want to keep up the whole running thing over the winter.

I'm still planning on running the Little Rock marathon in the spring. I really need to stay off my foot to let it heal properly. So, I'm hitting my Chalean Extreme videos hard this week. I decided to look into Shaun T.'s Hip Hop Abs videos. I have a hard time seeing myself working to hip hop music and trying to dance to it. We will see...the only real complaint about myself is my tummy. Three kids did a really good number on that area of my body. I'm happy with everything else but my tummy. So, I just put a bid on ebay for a used set. It should make things interesting.

Aloha Friday!

Tomorrow, Leroy and I are leaving for our trip to Hawaii. All year long, I have been working on losing weight and getting back into shape. I'm proud to say my reward is a trip to Hawaii without the kids. This will be the first time leaving the kids for one whole week.

We are renting a large studio in Kailua. The studio is about three blocks away from this beach! OMGish, I can't wait! I'm planning on doing lots of swimming, snorkeling, and body boarding.

Oh, I did managed to gain a couple of pains this week due to my foot injury. I decided yesterday, I need to lose those three pounds before leaving on Friday. I managed to lose one pound. I went 70% raw, no meat, and I did cheat a little bit. I decided to hold off from running and focus on my Chalean Extreme program. I was hoping to run along the beach but my foot might not let me do that. I'm going to be taking lots of pain killers to dual the pain.

So, I wouldn't be back for a week. I will post pictures. Leroy came down with a cold, I'm hoping it doesn't turn into a sinus infection. I still hope we are able to have a fun trip. Oh, we have several fun hikes plan and we are planning on spending a day a PCC. It should be fun.

Aloha,
lara

Foot Problems

Saturday morning, I went for a nice long run. I had done the half marathon the Saturday before and decided to take the whole week off to recover. By Saturday, I was itching to go for a nice long run. I decided to take it easy and just do six miles. Everything, we went well. I thought...So, later that day, Leroy took to out to a movie. After the movie ended, we got up to leave and I noticed the side of my foot was killing me. We wanted to go to Walmart after dinner/movie but my foot was killing me. I ended up icing it all day yesterday. I just got up and not's my side of my foot but my bottom of my heel is killing me. I didn't know pain could spread. I'm going to try to take it easy today. If things don't get any better by tomorrow than I'm going to the doctor. We're leaving on Friday for Hawaii. We're planning on doing a lot of hiking. I just hope my foot can completely heal or my trip is going to be no fun.

Race Results!

Female 30 to 39 Place Name City Age Overall Time Pace

1 Meggan Bell Fayetteville 32 3 1:51:34.0 8:31/M
2 Tyranny Ray Centerton 33 5 1:52:30.9 8:35/M
3 Gabriela Stewart Springdale 30 12 2:01:08.1 9:15/M
4 Deborah Linton Little Rock 37 14 2:02:20.8 9:20/M
5 Michelle Thompson Lowell 32 18 2:06:29.6 9:39/M
6 Melissa Campbell Fayetteville 30 21 2:09:15.4 9:52/M
7 Brandice Shores Diamond 33 25 2:13:59.7 10:14/M
8 Kristy Hunter Fayetteville 31 27 2:14:00.9 10:14/M
9 Laura Landers Fayetteville 32 28 2:19:10.6 10:37/M
10 Lara Scheele Bella Vista 31 30 2:20:53.1 10:45/M
11 Heather D Bentonville 30 31 2:20:53.7 10:45/M
12 Shera Martin Sprindale 30 32 2:23:32.6 10:57/M
13 Wendy Davidson Fayetteville 39 34 2:24:23.2 11:01/M
14 Michele McMath Fayetteville 39 37 2:34:47.7 11:49/M
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Race Report

I ended up hurting the arch in my right foot about two weeks ago. I bought a new pair of shoes ended up running to long in the shoes before breaking them in properly. I debated all week long whether I should attempt to run my first marathon or wait for the next one which is in two month. All night long, I wrestled with the idea of not going. Leroy didn't want me to run. He was really worried I would hurt myself. At the last minute, I decided to get up around 6:00am and get dressed for the race.

I didn't do any prep work at all. Trying to look for your running clothes in the dark is really hard. I ended up dumping all of my drawers out and never did find any of my dri-fit shirts to wear. I ended up going with a pair of biker shorts with a race t-shirt which is all cotton. Next thing, I knew it was time to leave to drive to Springdale to the baseball stadium for the race.

It ended up being super cold outside this morning around 44 degrees. I ended up throwing on my old BYUH sweatshirt from my college days. After, getting my bib number. I decided to go back to my van and wait for the race to start. I was busy working on my knitting and I heard an announcement. Due to being in my van, I could not hear the announcement very well. I kept on knitting. I soon realized I didn't see any runners around me waiting in their cars. Oh, no! It's almost time to start the race. I managed to do a fast jog up to the starting line. Wow, that was a close one.

I ended up running into Leroy's Co-worker Ed. I didn't know he was running in this half marathon. It was nice to see someone I knew at the race. My running partner ended up not being able to run with me do to having family in town.

The race started off to a good start. I managed to do a 8:40 pace. I decided to run with this pack of one guy and two girls. He was shouting out how fast our pace was and how many miles we had gone. No mile markers. We decided we were going too fast so we all slowed down to 9:40 minute pace. It was seriously the prefect pace for me. Not too fast but not too slow. I stuck with them around for the first five miles but they ended up pasting me going up this huge hill. Oh, yes! Lots, lots, of hills. Not an easy course. I kept at that pace for most of the race.

I decided at each station and get some water. They had this other drink but it wasn't Gatorade. I decided not to risk it and just drink water. I ended up using two power jells which I have never used before but loved it. Gave me the boost I needed to finish the course.

Not much happened until around mile 9 I started to notice this weird pain in the back of my leg and knee area. I literally had to stop running. We had to run up this huge hill straight up. I decided to just walk it all the way up to the top. Just about everyone around me was walking at this point. This is where I ended up losing a lot of time.

I made it up to the top of the hill and decided to try to jog at a very slow pace. Slowly but surely I started to feel a lot better. The closer I was to finishing. I picked up my pace. I tried to sprint it in to the finish line but it was more like a fast job more than anything.

I was hoping to run this course around 2 hours but I managed to make it in 2:23! I'm still very proud of myself. Ed was waiting for me to cross the finished line which was really nice of him. I told him about my leg pain and he told me it was lactic muscle build up. He told me next I need to make sure to drink Gatorade that would take care of the problem next time.

Come to find out they weren't passing out Gatorade but cliff water. I didn't touch it because I didn't know what it was. Next time, I will just wear a water belt and bring my own stuff to drink. I had brought a bottle of Gatorade but decided not to run with it. I had to run the hold time with my keys in one hand and I didn't want to carry the bottle in my other hand.

Oh, well...Lesson learned!

My next half marathon is in November around Thanksgiving time.

I'm going to bring my own gartorade and have a killer time.

I'm so proud of myself.

Now, I need to start thinking about running a marathon next year!