goals

I'm still not over whatever kind of cold I've got although I feel pretty good.  Me and doggie got in a real easy 3 mile run/ walk this morning.  My last run was fricking 10 days ago....ugh.  Oh well, at least I'm plugging along and have some goals.  That's the important thing.

retrain my brain

I planned on running this morning but me and doggie slept in.  The bed was just too comfy.  I've been sick for over a week and have done nothing but sit at work and at home so I thought it might be better if I take one more day off and get in some stretching before I get back out there.  We'll get in an easy 4 to top off a big 30 mile month.  Trying to retrain my brain to not be such a slave to the mileage, just enjoy being back out there.  I've targeted Hells Hills 25k in April and Pandora 26.2 in Burnet in May!!

cold

I really wanted to get up and run this morning but I think I'm getting a cold.  I'm slamming my body with vitamin C.  For breakfast, snack and lunch I'm having 2 blender fulls of 5 bananas, 2 apples, oatmeal, generous portions of blueberries, greens and 2 protein drinks.  I'm sure hoping I can stay ahead of this crap.  I did get in some good floor time with early morning coffee!!

cedar

My original intention was to get up early and run this morning but I bailed.   After I got home from work yesterday I felt like crap and ended up in bed by 6:45.  When my alarm went off at 4:30 this morning I thought I might be feeling better but rolled back over and dozed for an hour.

The morning wasn't a total loss though.  I did 4 sets of my ab exercises and mixed in pushups and jumping jacks too.  We'll give it another go tomorrow. Hopefully I'll have enough drugs in me to stave off the cedar by tomorrow!!

p.s.  me and doggie did get in a half mile walk this morning!!

floor time

My plan was to get up early and run this morning but I think I got a nose full of cedar while watching football in the garage yesterday afternoon.  So far this year the cedar hasn't affected me but I had a scratchy throat in the night, did some coughing and didn't sleep well at all.  I used some Flonase this morning.  I sure hope it will help.

I did get in some solid floor time while drinking my coffee this morning though.  That always makes me feel good.  I'm trying not to get too excited but I'm pretty sure my foot is improving.  I think the key is going back to a whole bunch of daily stretching in my hip/glute/hamstring areas.

100 mile

Me and Misty did the Pleasant Valley/ Lamar loop (7.5 miles) at Townlake this morning in 1:32, 12:18 miles.  Even though the last 1 1/2- 2 miles felt a little like finishing a 100 miler we did it.  On all of my runs I can feel my plantar/ heel barking at me a little but it's not anything bad and I've had no major discomfort post run or the day after.  I'd call it a 2 at most on a pain scale.  With the longer distance today the neuroma in the same foot flared up the last 2 miles also.  I sure wish Hoka made a wider toebox shoe that worked for me.  I have a new Altra that I'm looking to get soon though.  So far so good with the ramping up of milege......I think.  I'll know later today.  I'm wearing my sleeping boot now as I sit in my chair typing.....

doggie

Thankfully the weather has gotten back to normal temps.  After a 4 day layoff me and doggie got in a half mile walk yesterday evening and this morning!!

doggie

Got in a 4 miler early this morning in the 'hood.  It was pretty cold so I decided not to take doggie.  When I got home doggie Mommie was not happy.  Apparently doggie knew I was headed out for a run without her so she paced and whined the whole time I was gone.  Yikes!!  I need to get her some cold weather booties!!

My run went really good.  My time was 45:38 and that includes an almost 4 minute cool down walk!  I actually felt more like a runner than I have since I got fired up.  Now to start eating right and doing some other exercise.  My weighing in at just shy of 205lbs probably isn't going to work.  I realized the other day I weigh 20lbs more than I did for my first marathon 19 years ago....

ankles

Got in a slow run/hike with doggie yesterday.  We went down Rudy's, along the main trail, passed the HOL towards the dam and then up the POS trail.  I tweeked my left ankle (bad ankle) a little before we even veered off the HOL going down, tweeked it again a few minutes later.  And before I'd even made it 15 minutes I rolled my right ankle (good ankle) enough to scream out in pain.  I couldn't believe it!!  I walked a bit and the pain subsided and I continued on without anymore mishaps.  I hate to even put my time down but I feel like for training sake I should.

1:17 for exactly 5 miles!!  DON'T LAUGH!!

foot

Myself, Lovie and doggie got in a good 3 miler in the 'hood this morning!!  I believe this is my 4th 3 miler since I started back shuffling.   The foot still isn't 100% but it seems to cooperating fairly well!!

3 mile

Got it a 3 mile run/walk with Lovie Saturday morning and another 3 miler with doggie this morning!!   I've been doing lots of stretching and using the foam roller.  Hells Hills here I come!!

great

2 mile run/ walk with doggie this morning.  It felt great to be out there.  Got in some pretty good stretching afterwards.  I'm going to wear the boot at work all day today and see if keeping my foot at 90 degrees all day is beneficial.   The plan right now is to repeat tomorrow morning!!

baby steps

The morning of New Years Eve me and doggie did a 2 mile run/ walk in the 'hood.  It was really, really cold but it was very nice to be getting some activity.  My foot felt a little weird off and on through that day but it felt fine yesterday.  We'll see how it goes with the baby steps......