Running because I can!

I ate horriable this weekend so I got on the bike while I watched a movie with my family. 

I spent half my day at doctors appointments today.  Not a good day! No good news!

My 4 year old has a cyst in her duct in her throat and they want to cut her throat open and remove it.  We go in for an ultra sound on her throat on Monday. 

Then I had to take my 11 year old in and  the doctor basically told me just to go to pmc hospital because he is pretty sure her shunts are not working. So we go in thursday to find out wheather she will have to go back for more surgery. 

Motherhood is so much fun!        

I had a great day today! I ran 5 miles with no walking in 51 minutes.  I think if I could breath better I could run more like this everyday. I feel like I need to yawn or that I am just not getting enough oxygen.  

I worked my abs and then I got on the arc trainer for 20 minutes with 5-35 pounds.

 I feel pretty good other than my left leg feels like I have a pinched nerve at the top.        

I am still trying to figure out what happened today. I was walking across the gym to go run and a trainer came up to me and started to talk to me next thing I know I am doing lunges across the floor.  So He worked my legs and abs over pretty good for about 45 minutes, then he told me everything I was doing wrong, and how much he was going to charge me to get me where I want to be.  

I had 20 minutes left after that so I got on the bike.   I wanted to run but my legs were very jello like. I think I am going to be really stiff tomorrow.

I ended up telling him I could not sign up for anything right now. He wanted me to pay $99 to start and then another $299.00 for the rest of the year, and that was just to write me out a workout plan read my eatting jornal and weigh and measure me once a month.  It did not include any  presonal training. 

I did think to myself as he was talking " I have the running blog that will give me tips on all that"  "and for free, and they acually care"    So thankyou to everyone who has encoraged me and kept me going.  This really is an awsome group of people.        

To sore to walk! 

I spent most of my day at the hospital so all the sitting just made it worse.  Then I came home processed my day in my head for a minute then I had to go to a night before court meeting!(Last minute)

CraZZZy day but were all alive and home:) 

I hope I can move tomorrow.

I am still so stiff today. It hurts to walk up the stairs and to stand up.  I had another doctors appointment today for my little girl so I did not make it to the gym.  I have not done much this week so I decided if I just walked really slow on my treadmill. I started off walking and it was driving me crazy so I ran. I stayed on for 32 minutes running and walking off and on. Then I stretched still felt like I didn't get enough today so I got on the bike and rode for 30 minutes. I had resistance on it up and down. I think I feel mentally ok now but legs don't feel any better. 

I finally ran outside today. I am not sure it was a good day to tyr it out, but I did it.   I had about a half mile of  a good incline and the rest was pretty flat but the wind was blowing so hard. I kept thinking "K when I turn this corner the wind should be in my favor" Nope not once was the wind blowing behind me. I hope my time will be better without the wind next time. 

I am still really stiff from the damage the trainer incured on me. I am not sure if it is better to rest or to keep running through the pain. Because today felt really good to be outside but my legs were hurting the entire time.  I could have done much better if my legs felt anything but tight and burning.   

I got on the bike later to try to get my legs moving. Just to get rid of the stiffness.

I had a busy day with kids today. It was so nice outside when we got home from running around that we went down to the park. I tried to run as much as I ould while watching 6 kids.     I ran more than I walked and at a faster pace than normal.    After the first mile I just had random kids running behind me crying, so i walked until they would let me take off again.

I was going to get on the treadmill later but I have shin splints again. I might get on the bike.   

30 minutes on bike,

My legs felt so much better when I woke up today. I decided today would be my long run for me.  Just in case tomorrow I can't do it. (But I will try) 

I ran the whole 5 miles without stopping in 51 minutes.  I felt really good just tired.  Today I kept thinkng about Sarah running pregnant, and this book I read on hitler. These people ran all day and night and if they stopped they would get shot because it meant they were weak. Some of them ran right to there deaths and some were put in camps. So I kept thinking if they can do run to live then I can run to get stronger.

I worked my abs and then I did weights for the reast of my gym time. 

I will do 30 minutes on my bike some time today I am sure.

my goal today was to run my first two miles in under 21 minutes (ran it in 20:20)  Then I wanted to run my third in under 31 (ran that in 30:19)  I ran the whole 5.10 miles in 51 minutes.   Then I walked for a minute.

I didn't work my abs today.  I just went sraight to the bike and was on that for 30 minutes.  I am feeling stiff but I think if I keep moving I will be ok. 

I ate some peanut m&m's and some harvest chips last night. So I am hoping my hard work today will fix the damage.  I was doing so good!  (with food)

Baby finally went down for a nap.  I got on my treadmill and ran the first mile in just under 10 minutes. Then I pretty much walked the rest.  I was up half the night with Tallon and I just feel drained.  I was on the treadmill for 50 minutes. Amazed that tallon was still asleep I got on the bike and rode it for 30 minutes.  

I also walked .50 miles with my 4year olds earlier today.    

I have the sickest little baby and he is driving me crazy. he had a fever of 104.6 yeserday so I drove him to the instacare naked with the windows down. He had an ear infection, he is so miserable. So about noon I was getting so frusterated with just hoding him and him crying.  He would not sleep. he just wants to be on my lap but continues to cry. 

So we got the stroller out and I told my other three 4 year olds we were going for a walk.  I told them this was a treasure hunt walk, so I wold not end up sitting in the park.  And it is a bit cold out so I wanted to keep them moving and warm.

I wanted to share the insight I got for them.

Kyle found a big stick on the second street we started down. He said it was his walking stick and his treasure.  We found an empty bee hive and Belle carried that for awhile and then said she wanted to put it down so the bee's did not miss there home. Abby kept picking up broken peices of plastic and asking if it was a treasure. i kept telling them there treasure was what ever they thought was special or something they could make specialbut washing it or painting it.   Abby kept giving her briken pecies of plastic to belle and she would walk with it for awhile and then drop it nd say I don't think that is a treasure.

On the third street they saw a dog panting at the edge of the yard in a fence and said the dog was a treasure but they could not take it home with us, but wanted to touch it.  Then Belle saw the pine cones. She was so excited to see these. She started picking them up and I said only one and she said but they are all diffrent. So we walked on with about 10 diffrent pinecone's. We were getting closer to the 4th street and the 5th is ours so I asked Abby if she wanted a pine cone and she said no I am waiting for something really special. 

Then we came aross some lava rock and I showed them how light it was compared to other rocks and they all took a peice of that. Belle had picked up about three rocks at this point.  And Kyle dropped his walking stick and said he wanted that lava rock.

So as we rounded the corner to the 4th street. You would have thought the kids hit the jack pot. There was driveway's full of big gravel.  Some of the rocks had been spray painted because of construction.   Lets just say my stroller had about 30 rocks in it when we got home.  One of the girls said the pirates must have lost there treasure on this road becuase it was so full of them. Belle picked up two rocks that looked the same in every way and said she found some twin rocks, just like her and her sister. 

They were all suprised when we walked into our driveway. They had all become so ingrossed in the task at hand they did not even reconize there own street.

So my thoughts were. If we could look at everything the way these young minds look at things. This world so full of treasures just lying around in plain sight. Just think how rich we would all feel.   How greatful we would all be for everything we have. No more lables just treasures waiting to be found and discovered every day.  A rock is just a rock unless you look at it diffrently.  

I just thought how many things that this could apply to in  my life.         

Well I crashed this weekend but maybe it was what I needed. I ran 5.10 in 49 minutes.( Pr in 2,3,4and 5 miles)  Then I walked for a minute.  I felt realy good other than at the end my hip started to hurt a bit so I stopped.   I did about 20 minutes of weights and then I rode the bike for 10 minutes. 

 Gas has gone up so much I need to start getting my butt out of bed at 5am so I can drivwe my husbands company car to the gym. (Free gas)  Or just start running outside but then I am wasting my gym pass I paid for. 

I woke up a little sore today. I am wondering if this is part of the life(running) sore all the time?

I made myself run a 5k. My legs were feeling very tight towards the end.  I finished in 31 minutes. Then I walked at a very steep incline and that seemed to work out the tightness in my hips. (I know it is not my hip but the muscle in that area. )

I did 100 crunches and then I worked my arms for about 15 minutes. Then I rode the bike for 35 minutes. I like riding the bike when my legs get feeling stiff because it seems to get the blood flow or knots out. 

Now I am going to work on my yard.  I am getting anxious to start planting stuff.   

I had a hard time running today. I felt like I was running to fast so i would try to slow down and I felt like i was jaring my body. I finished my 5 miles in 51.45 but I walked a couple of times.   My legs are still stiff, but I worked in my yard for a couple of hours yesterday and was on my feet more than normal.

I worked my abs, then I rode the bike for 20 minutes.   

I felt pretty good on my way to the gym today. I thought I was going to have a good run, but I was wrong.  I got running and got tired so fast.  I walked about a half a mile after my first two miles but at a high incline. 

I did some weights and then I rode the bike for 30 minutes.  I feel good other than my legs are just tired.  I don't get how some of you just run, and run, and run. 

Yard work all day!  I have three gardens ready to plant and to flower beds all dug out. I am so excited!

I was hoping to have the best run today. I was feeling good and ready. My husband wanted me to go to the dump with him so I got all my running stuff on and went with him. About 10 miles away from home I told him to pull over and let me out cuz I was running home. Well he pointed out that there was no where to stop or a should for me to run on, so I ended up at the 8 mile mark.   About as the truck disapeared from me I relized how cold it was and how hard the wind was blowing and just my luck it was blowing right in my face.   I did not bring gloves so my hands froze and most of my treck home was straight so the wind was against me most of the way. At one point I got some pebbles in both my shoes. Big mistake I kept going because I thought if I took my shoe off it would get more rocks in there. So I went about three miles that way. My feet felt like the pebbles had completely cut through my feet before I sat down and took my shoes off and cleaned them out. I thought my feet were bleeding. (no blood)

So it took me two hours. Its a start.  My husband was thinking that he was going to go looking for me in 5 minutes and if he didn't find me he was going to call the police. (Kind of funny) I told him  not to worry until 3 hours had gone by. 

It is much more entertaining running out side verses the treadmill.  

1.5 on treadmill, I had a doctors appointment for recheck on my mono so that was all i had time for.  My doctor was impressed with my improvment and my weight loss.    

When I got home I  finished planting my spring garden. Then i rode the twins and baby up and down the street a couple of time in the bike trailer, then i rode the exercise bike for 30 minutes.  

I ran my first 3.10 miles in 30 .19  then I finished with 40:00.

right there at the end my knee's just started to hurt right below my knee cap. It was a pain I have not felt before. I could hardly stand on my left leg.  I stretched and then went and worked my abs. I did a few leg weights that i could kind of stretch and bend my knee's.

I did 20 min's on the arc trainer. 

I am now icing my knee's, they feel much better but that kind of scared me.

I AM LOVING THIS WARM WEATHER! 

My knee's felt better today but I slowed down my run a bit. I finished in 42:00.   My right knee hurt when I was done but not at all while I ran.  The pain went away faster today than it did yesterday.  Uhgh the fans were not on in the room I was running in it was so hot and stuffy. 

I used Jossie's  suggestion last night and rolled my legs with a rolling pin.  O it felt so good! I had my husband roll the back of my legs as well.  (Thanks Jossie)

I worked my abs and did a few arm weights, then I rode the bike for 20 minutes. My knee popped a couple of times but felt fine on the bike.

Got up and made it to the gym by 6am.  My run was slow and very dragging but I am not use to working out at that time, I think I was still asleep.  

I lifted a few leg weights and worked my abs.  I think at that point I was awake because I felt like I could run again, but got on the bike for 35 minutes.  

I am so use to a diffrent gym time that I feel like I should go again. I feel like I have not worked out today. I might go walk with my daughter later if she feels up to it.

I ran 3.10 miles in 29.48 (New PR).    Then I walked a little bit.

I felt really good and was planning on doing 5 miles today and thought I could have a pr on my time again but I had an issue and had to get off the treadmil.

I just had got on the bike and had my first mile out of the way and the day care came and got me because my baby was poopy.  O he had it all over his pants on his socks. Basially by the time I had him cleaned up he only had on a shirt and I diaper so I had to come home.

I am going to try to get in at least a few more miles later.

I did 40 minutes on the bike and then I walked up hill on the treadmill 2 more miles.  I feel really good. (thats why i walked instead of ran, I didn't want to stiffen up again)  

I was blessed enough to get tickets to attend the young womens confrence at the confrence center tonight. This was the first time I had been inside the new building. It was so amazing to me.   I  had two tickets so had my mom come with me. We got there early so we sat and watched as the seats filled to the maximum compasity of 21,000 people.

It was amazing look around and see a building that big full of just young women and there mothers and leaders. So many women gathered so silent and still to hear the messages prepared for that evening. 

My mom and I were having a conversation and to the sounds around us so was every other women in the building but the second the prophet walked out it went to complete silence everyone stood to honor him. There for the minute it took him to walk to his seat you could have heard a pin drop.   It remained very silent for the rest of the session. The talks were wonderful and enlightening. The choir was one of just the young women. It was like listening to a choir of angels. I could listen to the young women sing all day. 

It was an awsome evening for both my mom and myself.  

My husband stayed home with the kids today so I had as much time at the gym as I wanted.

I was totally let down because I felt so good and thought today would be my longest and best run. But as I was finishing the first mile my right knee (same one as before) started to really hurt again. I thought maybe I jst need to run through it.  Nope the pain just got worse.  At  2.75 I felt like I was going to really hurt myself if I continued so I stopped.   other than my knee I felt lke I could have ran at least 4 more.

I worked my abs more than I normally do and then I did a few leg weights. not as heavy as I knew I could lift (trying to protect my knee)

when I finished with that my knee felt fine, so I thought maybe I just needed to work out a tight muscle or something. I tried running again and as soon as I started the pain came back and just got worse so I stopped at .50.

I got on the elliptical and did 2 miles and then I did 1 mile on the stair stepper.  My knee felt ok on both those machines.  So I decided to get on the bike and see how that felt. I ended up doing 50 minutes on that and 9 miles.

I left the gym feeling great and bumbed that I could not run like I wanted to.

As I am home now and was cooking dinner my knee started to throb a bit and when I bend my leg I can feel a pop in the muscle right under and to the right of my knee.  I am icing both knees at the moment.

I am going to be ticked if this sets me back I was doing so good!