Not yet...

I was out this morning and I'm just not there yet! I walked a lap on the track and my first 3 minutes and then I started to run - I ran OK for most of the 30 seconds but toward the end it was starting to not feel to good but I kept going. I stopped running after 20 seconds during the 2nd segment and by the 3rd I took about 3 steps and knew I wasn't ready yet! BUMMER!!! I did keep walking and that wasn't too bad and I iced when I got home and it really feels OK! So that's th good news! I guess I'll have to give it some more time. I think I'll try again next Monday!

Oh and I had a great idea - rather than drive to the track I'm going to ride my bike! I have to admit there was a guy on the track this morning that had ridden his bike and I thought - what a good idea! So I'm borrowing it!

And because I'm the eternal optimist - I signed up for the NYC Marathon. Obviously - I won't run it this year even if I get picked but at least this way I'm on the list!

Gotta Run - soon - I hope!

Finally!

I've done it! I've met the good running Doc's requirements and I can finally start running again!! I'll be getting up early in the a.m. and running for the first time since Thanksgiving! I will follow the walk/run program the doc gave me - I'm psyched! I'm going to drive to the college track a couple miles from home - they re-surfaced it last year so it's cushy and should be easier on my body than the regular road surface - and it will be early since summer is here with a vengence!

Bike the Drive was wesome! Hot! But a great way to experience Chicago! We were out on the road early so it wasn't too bad! I really love Chicago in the summer! We sailed on Lake Michigan yesterday! Bike the Drive today and tomorrow I run - How Awesome is that???

Gotta Run - truly!

The question of the day...

If the original marathoner ran naked - just where did they pin their numbers? OK - so it's not original but it really tickled my fancy!

I graduated from PT yesterday (at least for my hip)! I guess that's good news! I don't go back to the Dr until June 15th but my PT thinks I will have started my walk/run program by then - I really hope she's right!

We started riding our bikes this week. We're going to ride in the Bike the Drive on Sunday. We've done it in the past and it's really fun! There are 15 and 30 mile options - this year we'll do the 15 miles. We haven't trained enough but that's OK! The weather is supposed to be perfect - I can hardly wait!

Lora has me thinking about sending in my New York Marathon registration - I'd love to run NY and Lora and I have a history together! Of course - I couldn't do it this year - so I'd have to defer to next year!

OK - it's getting late and really want to get up and swim in the morning!

Gotta Run!

Brain Addition

I think I need to add on to my brain. The one I have is really getting full! Of course another idea is to clean out and re-organize the one I have! That's is what my mother told my sister in law when she wanted to add on to her closet it would have made the bedroom smaller and was really a bad idea! They ended up buying a new house! Can I get a new brain! Work has been pretty intense lately and not being able to run it off is really getting to me! TGIF!!

The weather is going to be really stinky all weekend - so I'm going to try and start thhe memory quilts I promised to make. My husbands sister passed away about 2 year ago now - boy time really flies! Anyway - My mother in law gave me some of DeeAnna's (my sister in law) clothes and asked me to make 3 quilts - one for each of my nieces and one for my mother in law. I've been working on ideas and I'm getting close to actually cuting and sewing! Wish me creativity!

Well my Honey just got home so - Gotta Run!

Really Crummy Weather

It's really awful weatherwise around here! Cold, windy and rainy - my fav - NOT! I really dislike cold rain!

Nothing really new around here - Still healing, PT, etc. The weather seems to be irritating my hip - Oh Joy! This healing stuff really is really time consuming! But the good news is I'm healing!! :-)

Gotta Run!

Borrowed Inernet

Our Internet connection isn't working properly. The cable guy will be out tomorrow so in the meantime we found an protected wireless network in our neighborhood and here I am. I'm not doing anything malicious - just checking my blog! :-)

I swam 1/2 mile this morning in 30 minutes. I'm prettty proud of that especially given that a friend of mine at work swims 1 mile every morning in 45-60 minutes.

OK - Gotta Run!

Motivation

Getting and staying motivated can be very difficult! Generally I am motivated to exercise - which is a good thing! But nutritionally I'm always motivationally challenged! I plan to eat really well until I'm hungry and then I often don't make wise choices. I know I feel better when I do and so I will try yet again! Anyway - if anyone has any good ideas on how to improve this - please share!

I'm going swimming again in the morning. I haven't gone in a while since my ear has been bothering me but I went to see the Dr and my ear is fine - it hurts from grinding my teeth at night. I have one of those really sexy night guards which I wear religiously but I need to be able to run to really keep from grinding. I had actually forgotten that my Dentist told me to start running to help my TMJ until it came back since I haven't run in a while - Oh the joys!

Have a great day!

Gotta Run!