I walked 4 miles this morning at a very brisk pace. I walked down the highway and then down this long road with a vineyard and winery (no I didn't stop it was closed). This road was quiet with beautiful homes on each side, they all have acreage and back up to the lake, many have horses. What beauty I am surrounded by!
Walking rather than running does provide some benefit. I was able to stop and pet the horses, take a look at the vineyard, all because I was walking. When I run I am so focused on running that I won't dare stop!
Although when I am up and running again I plan to run down this street many times, and I WILL stop to smell the roses.
Friday, May 29, 2009
New Cap and Goggles
Having been mostly a runner for so long I know how important it is to have the right equipment. Good shoes, good socks, wicking material in shirts and shorts, a good sports bra, and of course the Garmin, the hydro pack, all of the other really fun accessories.
There are days when I don't want to run, when it seems like a burden, but if I have something new, well, I am up and out the door! Having something new can prompt me to take action.
Last week I ordered a new swim cap because I have this issue with my hair breaking. Some of it is the chlorine Then my friend Ivy, who was a collegiate swimmer, told me that my cheap swim cap was tearing my hair. She said "it's nothing but a big rubber band, you need to get a better cap, wet your hair before you get in the water, and condition it under the cap". And thus the order last week. I also noticed that my goggles really bugged me, they were pushing in on my eyeballs so that I thought sometimes my eyeballs would pop out of my head! I bought new goggles, some more for serious swimmers rather than "playing in the water".
Yesterday was the first day I used my new purchases. I got up, really not sure I wanted to swim, but then I remembered I had "new stuff"! How exciting. And so I went so I could use my new cap and goggles. Just like running the "new stuff" prompted me to go and once there it was a great swim.
Having good equipment is important for any sport, this I've now discovered. The difference in that cap and those goggles compared to my cheapies is really amazing. I was able to swim more relaxed with goggles that didn't hurt, and the cap was easy to get on and off and kept the chlorine off of my hair much better than the old one.
There are days when I don't want to run, when it seems like a burden, but if I have something new, well, I am up and out the door! Having something new can prompt me to take action.
Last week I ordered a new swim cap because I have this issue with my hair breaking. Some of it is the chlorine Then my friend Ivy, who was a collegiate swimmer, told me that my cheap swim cap was tearing my hair. She said "it's nothing but a big rubber band, you need to get a better cap, wet your hair before you get in the water, and condition it under the cap". And thus the order last week. I also noticed that my goggles really bugged me, they were pushing in on my eyeballs so that I thought sometimes my eyeballs would pop out of my head! I bought new goggles, some more for serious swimmers rather than "playing in the water".
Yesterday was the first day I used my new purchases. I got up, really not sure I wanted to swim, but then I remembered I had "new stuff"! How exciting. And so I went so I could use my new cap and goggles. Just like running the "new stuff" prompted me to go and once there it was a great swim.
Having good equipment is important for any sport, this I've now discovered. The difference in that cap and those goggles compared to my cheapies is really amazing. I was able to swim more relaxed with goggles that didn't hurt, and the cap was easy to get on and off and kept the chlorine off of my hair much better than the old one.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Feeling Good!
This is it, this week of recovery and then I begin to build up my mileage and my speed again...slowly.
Memorial Day weekend we went to Ruidoso to see our families. It was so nice and cool and dry air, I miss it so much. Every time I return I remember how much I love the mountains.
Running there (as much as I was allowed) was once again amazing. The cool crisp air feels so exhilarating as it flows over my body. I could run and run and run when I am in the mountains.
Even with running a bit more than I should have been as well as hilly terrain my knee feels fine. How exciting.
I will get my new plan at the end of the week and I will be able to run the Dublin TX 10K although as my coach puts it "just plan on it doing it very easily so that you're only goal for that day is to cover the distance running. It will be SLOW, so let the joy come from running again and being out there!" That sounds easy; to "let the joy come from running again and being out there" it's just not that easy for me when I know I can at least get 3rd in my age division if I am uninjured. But I know she is right and I do have El Scorcho coming up in July. I need to remain healthy and not overdo. This will be a test of my will no doubt.
Memorial Day weekend we went to Ruidoso to see our families. It was so nice and cool and dry air, I miss it so much. Every time I return I remember how much I love the mountains.
Running there (as much as I was allowed) was once again amazing. The cool crisp air feels so exhilarating as it flows over my body. I could run and run and run when I am in the mountains.
Even with running a bit more than I should have been as well as hilly terrain my knee feels fine. How exciting.
I will get my new plan at the end of the week and I will be able to run the Dublin TX 10K although as my coach puts it "just plan on it doing it very easily so that you're only goal for that day is to cover the distance running. It will be SLOW, so let the joy come from running again and being out there!" That sounds easy; to "let the joy come from running again and being out there" it's just not that easy for me when I know I can at least get 3rd in my age division if I am uninjured. But I know she is right and I do have El Scorcho coming up in July. I need to remain healthy and not overdo. This will be a test of my will no doubt.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
One more Week and a Couple of Days
Here I am working on getting stronger, with more week left. My swim was tough this week, not sure why, just one of those days.
Yesterday I ran 2.5 miles then walked 3.5 more. I chose to run a more hilly route and this may have been a mistake. Up until 2 miles I felt great. When I turned to go uphill to go back the way I had come I got that familiar pain in the back of my knee. I stopped to stretch then ran another .5 miles and then walked. The pain went away when I stretched and walked. And I don't walk slowly.
I have not felt that pain in awhile and I am wondering if the hills made a difference, that and the fact that my coach says "jog" and I am going faster than a jog. I think the lesson is I need to be careful and just "jog", but it is so hard when it feels so good to be running.
Now I am nervous. What if, in another week, I am unable to continue to build up mileage in the hilly terrain here? I have to keep my mind from wandering and just focus on my continued improvement. It's a lot easier to say than to do.
I'm not sure I will be able to run the Dublin 10K, I KNOW I won't be racing it. Oh well it's just one race and the one I want to really focus on is El Scorcho, the 25K at midnight in July.
Yesterday I ran 2.5 miles then walked 3.5 more. I chose to run a more hilly route and this may have been a mistake. Up until 2 miles I felt great. When I turned to go uphill to go back the way I had come I got that familiar pain in the back of my knee. I stopped to stretch then ran another .5 miles and then walked. The pain went away when I stretched and walked. And I don't walk slowly.
I have not felt that pain in awhile and I am wondering if the hills made a difference, that and the fact that my coach says "jog" and I am going faster than a jog. I think the lesson is I need to be careful and just "jog", but it is so hard when it feels so good to be running.
Now I am nervous. What if, in another week, I am unable to continue to build up mileage in the hilly terrain here? I have to keep my mind from wandering and just focus on my continued improvement. It's a lot easier to say than to do.
I'm not sure I will be able to run the Dublin 10K, I KNOW I won't be racing it. Oh well it's just one race and the one I want to really focus on is El Scorcho, the 25K at midnight in July.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
2.5 miles
Not far is it? But when you've been injured and you are ready to run that 2.5 miles is heaven sent!
What a wonderful day today. It was 59 degrees and still, no wind. Just a perfect morning. I walked only half a mile and could not stand it any longer, I had to run. So I ran 2.5 miles (I was only supposed to run 2) and it felt WONDERFUL. I felt so free, so lite, in my element.
I had a tough time stopping to finish up my 5 miles with walking but I did. I do not want to re injure my knee. The walking was fine too, such a great morning to be out.
Then breakfast at our new favorite place The Firehouse Grill! I LOVE breakfast.
At home it was more coffee on the dock...sigh what a great life.
What a wonderful day today. It was 59 degrees and still, no wind. Just a perfect morning. I walked only half a mile and could not stand it any longer, I had to run. So I ran 2.5 miles (I was only supposed to run 2) and it felt WONDERFUL. I felt so free, so lite, in my element.
I had a tough time stopping to finish up my 5 miles with walking but I did. I do not want to re injure my knee. The walking was fine too, such a great morning to be out.
Then breakfast at our new favorite place The Firehouse Grill! I LOVE breakfast.
At home it was more coffee on the dock...sigh what a great life.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Update
This week has been a good workout week for me. Monday and Tuesday consisted of running some but mostly walking a brisk pace with either Ivy or Terry. And of course strength training on Tuesday is always in order :).
But Wednesday is the day I want to make sure and mention. Wednesday called for swimming, no real time or number of laps just swim. The last time I went to the Y to swim I found it tough, but I went early in the morning. It seems that I do better swimming when I go in the mid-afternoon (using my lunch hour for this of course Kevin). Usually it's quiet, not many people there, sometimes I am the only one in the pool. I tend to do better when I am alone.
I show up and there is no one there so out of the two lanes they have for lap swimming I chose the one on the inside, it's harder to swim next to the wall because of the way the water comes back off of that surface. Anyway I begin, at first it's really a warm up, I feel pretty good and am able to make the turns and I don't have to stop much to rest so this is good. Then I look up to see that 15 or 20 mentally challenged adults are coming in and getting into the lane next to me.
At first I was a little upset, this IS lap time and they are taking up an entire lane. But I was the only person swimming laps and they were not in my lane so it was really not a problem for me. I laughed a bit thinking about how now my incompetent swimming didn't really matter because the lifeguards were busy watching them instead of me. I was able to relax a bit at that thought. Then I began to think about whether or not they knew NOT to go to the bathroom in the pool. Probably not and I am swimming right past them over and over...oh well, that is what chlorine is for, right?
At some point someone started screaming which really messed me up for a moment until I realized it was a scream of delight not distress. On that break (I took one because I thought someone was drowning) I noticed how much fun they were having. Laughing, giggling, and just putting their heads under water seemed like an amazing feat. Walking back and forth in the lane some would talk to themselves about the water, how it felt, what it smelled like. At that moment I realized how much I take for granted and how simple life really is. We should appreciate those simple little moments, like a child when they first discover a bug or a pretty flower in the garden. I hope to take this lesson with me...funny isn't it? They have no idea the impression they made on me in those 55 minutes, but God does.
But Wednesday is the day I want to make sure and mention. Wednesday called for swimming, no real time or number of laps just swim. The last time I went to the Y to swim I found it tough, but I went early in the morning. It seems that I do better swimming when I go in the mid-afternoon (using my lunch hour for this of course Kevin). Usually it's quiet, not many people there, sometimes I am the only one in the pool. I tend to do better when I am alone.
I show up and there is no one there so out of the two lanes they have for lap swimming I chose the one on the inside, it's harder to swim next to the wall because of the way the water comes back off of that surface. Anyway I begin, at first it's really a warm up, I feel pretty good and am able to make the turns and I don't have to stop much to rest so this is good. Then I look up to see that 15 or 20 mentally challenged adults are coming in and getting into the lane next to me.
At first I was a little upset, this IS lap time and they are taking up an entire lane. But I was the only person swimming laps and they were not in my lane so it was really not a problem for me. I laughed a bit thinking about how now my incompetent swimming didn't really matter because the lifeguards were busy watching them instead of me. I was able to relax a bit at that thought. Then I began to think about whether or not they knew NOT to go to the bathroom in the pool. Probably not and I am swimming right past them over and over...oh well, that is what chlorine is for, right?
At some point someone started screaming which really messed me up for a moment until I realized it was a scream of delight not distress. On that break (I took one because I thought someone was drowning) I noticed how much fun they were having. Laughing, giggling, and just putting their heads under water seemed like an amazing feat. Walking back and forth in the lane some would talk to themselves about the water, how it felt, what it smelled like. At that moment I realized how much I take for granted and how simple life really is. We should appreciate those simple little moments, like a child when they first discover a bug or a pretty flower in the garden. I hope to take this lesson with me...funny isn't it? They have no idea the impression they made on me in those 55 minutes, but God does.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
May my Month of Healing
I don't like being injured. I feel like I am getting lazy. Even though I am doing more cross training than I've ever done in my life I still feel lazy. It's not the same as running and I miss it more and more. Especially as Terry increases his running in training for the Dublin 10K.
The past three days I've walked a lot and "jogged" a little inbetween. Yesterday I did weights and today I will swim. I enjoy the cross training I just miss the running.
Soon...soon...I just need to get well once and for all.
On the bright side I did get a new lite headlamp for Mother's Day to us in my midnight run in July! I can't wait to run early in the morning in the dark so I can use it. Not to mention having my own for backpacking and camping :)
Nothing profound today, just feeling a little down because I want to run. This too shall pass.
The past three days I've walked a lot and "jogged" a little inbetween. Yesterday I did weights and today I will swim. I enjoy the cross training I just miss the running.
Soon...soon...I just need to get well once and for all.
On the bright side I did get a new lite headlamp for Mother's Day to us in my midnight run in July! I can't wait to run early in the morning in the dark so I can use it. Not to mention having my own for backpacking and camping :)
Nothing profound today, just feeling a little down because I want to run. This too shall pass.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Yoga Beavers and Snakes...Oh and running...
The kids are here visiting and my plan called for yoga yesterday. I did not want to spend an hour at the YMCA when I could be spending that time with the kids and the significant others. Taryn suggested I do yoga at the dock on the deck. I've taken it enough now that I know the sequences, the poses, and the transitions.
I got up before anyone else, around 6:00, had a cup of coffee, got my mat and some water and went down to the dock. I also had my phone which has Pandora installed and I found a yoga station so I even had the yoga music. Our dock has a sun deck on top, perfect place for early morning yoga! I climbed up and started the music to play softly.
It was so peaceful. The sun coming up over the water, a nice soft breeze blowing. And I did indeed remember the sequences from the class. It was a hard workout as I tried to hold the poses, especially plank poses, for longer than we do in class. On balance poses I had a bit of trouble because the water was of course moving and that would throw me off, but as long as I focused on the bank across the canal I was good. As I was holding "tree pose" I saw a beaver coming down the canal with a big stick. I stopped to watch him swim by, never able to see where he went.
Then I went on to "eagle pose", it's a bit more difficult to hold. I saw something moving in the water so I stopped to see what it was and it was a very large water (rat) snake. YUCK! He swam from the bank across the canal right into our dock where we would store the boat if we had one! Double YUCK. I went on and finished yoga. The beauty of the water, the coolness of the breeze, and the feeling of one with the earth was uplifting. I will be doing this again.
Later in the afternoon as we all sat outside on the deck Ben (Taryn's boyfriend) spied something in a tree a few yards from the deck. After further investigation we found that it was a large snake, and yes he was high up in the tree. It was another Rat Snake. Triple YUCK! Our neighbors came over and so it was quite a show. Although the menfolk tried and tried to get the snake down they were unsuccessful until two blue jays who were quite upset with the snake getting close to their next went crazy squawking and poking at him. The snake shimmied his way down out of the tree in a very timely fashion once he thought the jays were going to peck him to death. Upon his arrival on the ground our neighbor grabbed him and we spent some time getting to know this new addition. While it was a bit creepy, rat snakes are harmless and very beneficial because they eat mice and rats. The fact that he was around our house actually made me feel a bit better, this way I know the mice and rats will be taken care of!
Knowing that when I sleep in the hammock under the trees I may wake up to a snake staring from above is a bit disconcerting...not sure how I am going to handle this.
Today, Sunday, Terry and I got up early and went to the square to meet our new running buddies. Of course I am still taking it easy and not happy about it, but I did what my coach told me to do and I walked one mile, jogged two, and walked one. The jogging part was closer to running than I think my coach would like...it's difficult to go a slow jog rather than a run, but I did try. My knee feels good. No pain while running or walking, no soreness (yet). I'm hoping that all is good. I need to do some strength today and then it's on to tomorrow when I will have another week of low mileage easy running and lots of cross training.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that all will be well in just a few weeks.
I got up before anyone else, around 6:00, had a cup of coffee, got my mat and some water and went down to the dock. I also had my phone which has Pandora installed and I found a yoga station so I even had the yoga music. Our dock has a sun deck on top, perfect place for early morning yoga! I climbed up and started the music to play softly.
It was so peaceful. The sun coming up over the water, a nice soft breeze blowing. And I did indeed remember the sequences from the class. It was a hard workout as I tried to hold the poses, especially plank poses, for longer than we do in class. On balance poses I had a bit of trouble because the water was of course moving and that would throw me off, but as long as I focused on the bank across the canal I was good. As I was holding "tree pose" I saw a beaver coming down the canal with a big stick. I stopped to watch him swim by, never able to see where he went.
Then I went on to "eagle pose", it's a bit more difficult to hold. I saw something moving in the water so I stopped to see what it was and it was a very large water (rat) snake. YUCK! He swam from the bank across the canal right into our dock where we would store the boat if we had one! Double YUCK. I went on and finished yoga. The beauty of the water, the coolness of the breeze, and the feeling of one with the earth was uplifting. I will be doing this again.
Later in the afternoon as we all sat outside on the deck Ben (Taryn's boyfriend) spied something in a tree a few yards from the deck. After further investigation we found that it was a large snake, and yes he was high up in the tree. It was another Rat Snake. Triple YUCK! Our neighbors came over and so it was quite a show. Although the menfolk tried and tried to get the snake down they were unsuccessful until two blue jays who were quite upset with the snake getting close to their next went crazy squawking and poking at him. The snake shimmied his way down out of the tree in a very timely fashion once he thought the jays were going to peck him to death. Upon his arrival on the ground our neighbor grabbed him and we spent some time getting to know this new addition. While it was a bit creepy, rat snakes are harmless and very beneficial because they eat mice and rats. The fact that he was around our house actually made me feel a bit better, this way I know the mice and rats will be taken care of!
Knowing that when I sleep in the hammock under the trees I may wake up to a snake staring from above is a bit disconcerting...not sure how I am going to handle this.
Today, Sunday, Terry and I got up early and went to the square to meet our new running buddies. Of course I am still taking it easy and not happy about it, but I did what my coach told me to do and I walked one mile, jogged two, and walked one. The jogging part was closer to running than I think my coach would like...it's difficult to go a slow jog rather than a run, but I did try. My knee feels good. No pain while running or walking, no soreness (yet). I'm hoping that all is good. I need to do some strength today and then it's on to tomorrow when I will have another week of low mileage easy running and lots of cross training.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that all will be well in just a few weeks.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
New Friends
I think now I can admit that I was a bit concerned about moving to a new town where I knew no one. There were so many questions, who would I run with, would I have someone to go to lunch with, to talk with, to share with? Let's face it girls need girlfriends from time to time.
I've been amazed at God's plan in our lives. We never intended to move to Granbury. In fact it was no where on our map of places we wanted to move. It happened quite by "accident", although now I see that it was God's plan all along.
When Terry came and looked at the house he knew we would like the house itself but the neighbors, well he wasn't sure of my reaction. It's very different than Abilene. We loved our neighbors there but we didn't really get to know them or get out and visit. In this lake neighborhood everyone is outside most of the time. Talking, sharing, borrowing, working in the yard, or on the boat. It's an amazing network of caring neighbors. Even those that are a little "strange" are part of the network.
Immediately the neighbors across the street were available for anything we need. Now Ivy and I are becoming good friends. She said to me just the other day during one of our walks that she felt so blessed that I moved in, that I have been such an inspiration to her in her quest to lose weight and get back in shape. She feels that she would not have been out and moving had I not asked her to go and walk with me.
Part of God's plan? I certainly think so.
And then there are those in the running community here. They have been fantastic to us. They have no formal running club instead groups of people who meet and run together. They are so accommodating and so much fun.
God is certainly put us here for a reason, meeting these folks is just the beginning.
I've been amazed at God's plan in our lives. We never intended to move to Granbury. In fact it was no where on our map of places we wanted to move. It happened quite by "accident", although now I see that it was God's plan all along.
When Terry came and looked at the house he knew we would like the house itself but the neighbors, well he wasn't sure of my reaction. It's very different than Abilene. We loved our neighbors there but we didn't really get to know them or get out and visit. In this lake neighborhood everyone is outside most of the time. Talking, sharing, borrowing, working in the yard, or on the boat. It's an amazing network of caring neighbors. Even those that are a little "strange" are part of the network.
Immediately the neighbors across the street were available for anything we need. Now Ivy and I are becoming good friends. She said to me just the other day during one of our walks that she felt so blessed that I moved in, that I have been such an inspiration to her in her quest to lose weight and get back in shape. She feels that she would not have been out and moving had I not asked her to go and walk with me.
Part of God's plan? I certainly think so.
And then there are those in the running community here. They have been fantastic to us. They have no formal running club instead groups of people who meet and run together. They are so accommodating and so much fun.
God is certainly put us here for a reason, meeting these folks is just the beginning.
Couple of Days In
Three days on the new plan. It seems to be going well. Most of you will not be surprised to know that I consistently do just a little bit more than the plan calls for :) I just cannot help it.
Monday I walked a mile, ran a mile, then walked 4. And when I say walked I mean at a brisk pace. Actually as fast as the pace some folks run. It's quite a work out, really able to feel it in the hips.
Tuesday I swam 50 minutes and did my strength exercises for me knee. Swimming was tough Tuesday. I went early rather than later in the day and perhaps that is what made it so hard. I felt as if I were struggling. But I did it!
Yesterday was a repeat of Monday only I went an additional mile. It is so humid here, it's tough to walk/run in this humidity! I'm hoping it will only help me but boy it's hard to get used to.
Today it's weights and yoga. Family is coming so I am not sure how much I can get in but hopefully I'll get to go to yoga tonight as I love power yoga in 90 degree heat in the humidity.
Monday I walked a mile, ran a mile, then walked 4. And when I say walked I mean at a brisk pace. Actually as fast as the pace some folks run. It's quite a work out, really able to feel it in the hips.
Tuesday I swam 50 minutes and did my strength exercises for me knee. Swimming was tough Tuesday. I went early rather than later in the day and perhaps that is what made it so hard. I felt as if I were struggling. But I did it!
Yesterday was a repeat of Monday only I went an additional mile. It is so humid here, it's tough to walk/run in this humidity! I'm hoping it will only help me but boy it's hard to get used to.
Today it's weights and yoga. Family is coming so I am not sure how much I can get in but hopefully I'll get to go to yoga tonight as I love power yoga in 90 degree heat in the humidity.
Monday, May 4, 2009
New Beginnings
Today I began building my running back. It seems like such a long road but my coach is determined that I not have to go through this again so we are taking it easy and building up. Sigh. The goal is to get through May WITHOUT pain.
I thought when I got my new plan I would be running at least 3 miles at an easy pace. My heart sank when I saw my new training plan. It just doesn't feel like enough! But in reality I know she is right and I am doing so much cross training it's not as if I am going to lose fitness. And I do not want to come back to this point so I must go slow.
I also wanted to work in walking with Ivy, yoga, swimming, and weights. And so this morning I walked one mile, then jogged (not ran) a mile, then walked briskly with Ivy for another 4. That's a total of 6 miles and although I wish I could have been running, it was evident that I need the slow build up. My knee did swell and it felt "funny" but it did not hurt, good sign. And we are getting pretty fast at walking which is kicking my butt!
Tomorrow I will lift and swim so that's 30 minutes of lifting and 50 or so of swimming, then Wednesday will be a repeat of today.
It's not easy going slow but I know it's necessary so I will follow the coaches plan and hopefully by the time El Scorcho gets here I'll be good for a 15 mile midnight run!
I thought when I got my new plan I would be running at least 3 miles at an easy pace. My heart sank when I saw my new training plan. It just doesn't feel like enough! But in reality I know she is right and I am doing so much cross training it's not as if I am going to lose fitness. And I do not want to come back to this point so I must go slow.
I also wanted to work in walking with Ivy, yoga, swimming, and weights. And so this morning I walked one mile, then jogged (not ran) a mile, then walked briskly with Ivy for another 4. That's a total of 6 miles and although I wish I could have been running, it was evident that I need the slow build up. My knee did swell and it felt "funny" but it did not hurt, good sign. And we are getting pretty fast at walking which is kicking my butt!
Tomorrow I will lift and swim so that's 30 minutes of lifting and 50 or so of swimming, then Wednesday will be a repeat of today.
It's not easy going slow but I know it's necessary so I will follow the coaches plan and hopefully by the time El Scorcho gets here I'll be good for a 15 mile midnight run!
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Last Day of No Running!
This was the last day of my 3 weeks off in order to rest my knee. We went to the square, this is where we meet some of the runners here in Granbury. Of course they all ran and I walked four miles. It was a great morning...59 degrees, nice and cool after the rain last night, just a beautiful day to be out! And I walked a 13:42 pace! I remember doing long runs, in my former life, at just a little faster pace. And of course then breakfast at Cari's (which they have now dubbed "The Pig" after we told them about the Dixie Pig in Abilene)
It was tough today, with such nice weather, not to run but I am determined to get back healthy and so I will start again this week, I am looking forward to it.
I've met a few people who run early in the mornings and live close to us, they are faster under normal circumstances but one is recovering from an injury and just starting back himself so their pace will be slow.
There is also a group running from the Y during the week at 8:15. I may try to meet with them but it's a bit harder because it interferes with work so I will have to see how it goes.
And there is walking with Ivy and friends, I really don't want to give that up....sigh...and I thought I would have no one to do things with when we moved here!
It was tough today, with such nice weather, not to run but I am determined to get back healthy and so I will start again this week, I am looking forward to it.
I've met a few people who run early in the mornings and live close to us, they are faster under normal circumstances but one is recovering from an injury and just starting back himself so their pace will be slow.
There is also a group running from the Y during the week at 8:15. I may try to meet with them but it's a bit harder because it interferes with work so I will have to see how it goes.
And there is walking with Ivy and friends, I really don't want to give that up....sigh...and I thought I would have no one to do things with when we moved here!
Friday, May 1, 2009
Today's Walk
I walked today with my neighbor. She has invited a friend and she has joined us twice, next week another friend will join. As much as I look forward to getting back to running I also don't want to give up my walking with Ivy.
She is a lot of fun and really a great person to discuss things with, I am so enjoying the friendship that seems to be manifesting itself. How glorious is getting out of the house with friends!
Walking seems to be good, I am now at a 14:21 pace and that is while talking so I am improving, now we will just have to see how that translates into getting back to running.
I've overdone it some even without running, some days swimming running and doing yoga just to get in a little "extra". I think this is somewhat obsessive so I'm trying to bring myself back to reality.
I should be getting a new plan any day and I am looking forward to what is in store for me and I am hoping that getting to Dublin won't be too difficult.
She is a lot of fun and really a great person to discuss things with, I am so enjoying the friendship that seems to be manifesting itself. How glorious is getting out of the house with friends!
Walking seems to be good, I am now at a 14:21 pace and that is while talking so I am improving, now we will just have to see how that translates into getting back to running.
I've overdone it some even without running, some days swimming running and doing yoga just to get in a little "extra". I think this is somewhat obsessive so I'm trying to bring myself back to reality.
I should be getting a new plan any day and I am looking forward to what is in store for me and I am hoping that getting to Dublin won't be too difficult.
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