Moving Forward

Yesterday was spent, reading, sewing and sculpting... what a perfect day. :) 

Today I snowshoed with my running friend and out husbands up by Snowbasin Ski resort. It was a perfect day for it. The snow was beautiful up in the moutains the sky was clear of the pollution... Loved it :)

My husband had a particularly loud snoring night, the last time I looked at the clock it said 1:30, I thought to myself if he keeps it up for much longer I will just do a morning run. But he must have calmed down shortly after I thought that. 

So I ran my normal loop after work, there were still some icy/snow parts on the parkway but for the most part it was clear. While I was running up I could see that the sun was setting because the peaks of the mountains were pink. I was running east. When I turned to run back I was completely and pleasantly surprised to see half the sky lit up like it was on fire. As I ran back it changed from brlliant golds and oranges to pinks, violets and grays. Right as I got out onto the streets just the very rims of the clouds were violet and there was a thin bright pink line on the horizon. It made me remember all the times when I was a little girl my Mom would call me out into the street to see the sunset. I can say one positive about all the pollution. It sure make a fantastic sunset. 

Laps: 9:00, 9:15, 9:07, 8:59, 9:08, 9:06, 9:05,

It felt very fast even though my times don't really show it. Harder then it should have. I think I was trying to hurry and get my run in before it was completly dark. My left knee is really bugging after I run. It dosen't hurt when I run but bugs right after and when I sit for a while. I will try to be better at icing it.

The air quality today was pretty murky, I also had been having some tummy issues today. (I think I chewed too much sugar free gum today... sometimes it gives me a tummy ache. So I ran on the treadmill and can I just say that I really hate the new year at the gym! Everyone thinks they need to start working out so the gym was packed!So any way my knee was bugging so I'm worried to do any kind of speed work when it feel like this, so I just ran at about 9:30 - 9:00, I ran a bit faster, about 8:30 for about a mile in the middle. When I got to 6 miles I slowed it way down until the hour was up on the treadmill. 

So I ran a bit of my normal run up the parkway. I had a couple funny things happen tonight. First when I was walking to the locker room at the gym to change into my running stuff. You need to walk by the pool, and there was a guy, pretty big guy, but that's not the point. He had a big tramp stamp tatoo. I thought only girl got tatoo like that. Then when I was running out on the road before I got to the parkway this funny old man was riding his bike by me, he had on a cowboy hat with flowers and flags around the brim. He also had a big long beard that came about to the middle of his chest. I gave him a nice smile and wave, he didn't respond. When I got to the parkway it was flooded under the road, so I had to backtrack and run down to a street light to cross, I swear it was the longest light in Ogden. As I was waiting for the light a young kid ran up to the intersection on the other side, as we both crossed he kept running with me, Me on one side of the road him on the other. He pulled ahead of me but soon peetered out so I was able to pass :) I had one slip and fall, so after that I decided to head back. Now that my bottom was wet from the fall, I was getting cold. 

He pollution is out of control, I think we are suposed to get a storm tonight but I don't think it will be enough to clean the air. Temps for tomorrow are predicted to only be in the low teens.

Laps: 9:09, 9:27, 9:36 (I think this was when I fell) 9:14, 9:10, 9:05

My knee felt better today then it has in probably 3 weeks. It gives me some hope that it might be getting better :) Ran 7 miles in 1:03:15, I still took it pretty easy because I don't want to stress my knee too much. I finally seen blue sky today!!! Yahoo!!! but temps were about 10-15 degrees colder then yesterday. I'll take the sunshine!

Side note: I have looked over my past running milage. I have not always tracked my mileage, I started tracking it in 2007.

2007 - 1322.97

2008 - 1852.45 huge jump! I joined the blog in March of that year.

2009 - 2011.10 I made the goal to run 2009 miles in 2009 about the middle of the year. I honestly didn't think I could do it.

A quick easy 4, not really much to say about it. I was babysitting the grand kids right after work so I only had a bit of time to hit the treadmill.  

 Thought it was funny

Didn't sleep well again! Just could not shut thing down. Today's run was hard!! and we were very slow. Sue and I ran trails with our yaktrax. It was fun but I really need a nap. Don' think I will get one but hopefully I will sleep better tonight.

Funny night tonight... I decided to try to cross train a bit more so I thought I had packed my running shorts and my biking shorts, but when I got to the gym I had just packed my bike shorts. I had a late night at work so I knew my time was going to be limited, So I decided to run. I had not worn these bike shorts in a while and when I put them on it was not pretty. With my new holiday poundage I looked like a packed sausage... plus there were holes in them... wonderful! But I knew that I needed to get a workout in so I marched out to the treadmills. Of course the gym is packed with all the new years people, and all the treadmills are full. One came open just as I was untangling my headphones and guess where it was.... yup right up front so I could have four rows of people behind me as I ran in my holey bike shorts... Fantastic!! Did my run at about 9:00mm pace, then some quad work and stretching. 

For this first time in I can't remember, my husband was home before me. I came home to dinner and a bubble bath already for me :) What a guy :)

I was at the gym again today, my knee felt a bit better today. I think all my icing and the KT tape might be helping a bit, along with the quad workouts that I have been doing. Kept the first 2 miles at 9:30mm, then the next two at 9:00, then next two at 8:30, then the last one at 9:00. I had to stop at mile three to go potty, while I was washing my hands there were two ladies talking about their weight. The one lady had to be about 105 max... she was tiny and was saying how she was happy she was not too thin because that was not attractive. You could see every muscle and fiber on her! I'm standing there with my terminal pudge!!! Augghhhh so awful, I just put my headset back on and went out to run. There is a guy and his wife that show up every time I'm at the gym... he has on mountain dew lounge pants and she has on Dr. Pepper louge pants. Then there was the guy on the treadmill next to me that had on doc matrin boots and walk at a very very slow pace for an hour! What is the point? People are so weird! I'm sure they look at me and think the same. 

Nothing felt good tonight, man I thought things were feeling better then the next day everything feels so much worse! I might have to go to a doctor. Kept it to a pretty slow pace, and after I found a foam roller and did some stretching and rolling stuff to see if I can get things feeling better. 

On a side note, Barbie's brunette friend hopped on the treadmill next to me... I think everything on her was plastic. She was all dolled up too. She only ran for a very short time and at a very slow pace. I don't think she even broke a sweat. It was probably a good thing, I was worried that there was going to be an accident of whip lash or maybe someone tripping over all the mens tounges that were hanging out of their mouths. Boy I must not be feeling very happy because that sounds so mean.  

Air quality today is about like pea soup. I can't see any of the mountains! Treadmill running is getting on my nerves! Yesterday was brunette Barbie, today was brunette Fabio. His hair was about as long as mine and he didn't have it pulled back, just hanging long. I don't know how he could run like that I have to have mine all off my neck and face. Anyway he was swinging his head around like he was running for a romance novel photo shoot. I caught him looking at me a few times and I was about to tell him "Yes buddy chubby old ladies can run and by the look of I paces they can do it faster then you" Like I said I think all this treadmill running and stinky air is making me cranky. I think my achy knee is not helping my mood either. 

Kept the pace at about 9:15mm... Here's to hoping the icing, stretching and meds start doing the trick!

Nice easy run... not much to say about this run... Pretty uneventful.

Went snow shoeing with Sue and our husbands. It was fantastic to get out of the valley and up to the clear sky and clean air! Probably not the best training for my running, but it was the best for my state of mind! Had tons of fun laughing joking and yes falling (I'm so clumsy) I might try to get a small run in tomorrow, but I'll have to see how my knee feels. It's really buggy today!

Busy day at work, all this week I have people from our other facilities, from all over the world, coming to our facility. So I'm busy making sure all the meeting are running smooth and everyone is feed and happy :) Plus there will be tours tomorrow that I will have to help with. Man it makes for a crazy day. 

Knee is still a bit buggy, but I think it's a tiny bit better. I took it easy on the treadmill. 6.4 miles at about a 9:22 pace. Not too much going on tonight at the gym. There was one guy running on the upper track that ran like he was holding a walnut between is bottom cheeks. After a few laps he seemed to loosen up a bit. 

I decided to not run because my knee has really been hurting. I finally made an appointment with the doctor, but that is not til Feb. 3. I opted to do the spin bike for 30 min then the eliptical for 30. I was a puddle of sweat, but not happy :( there is nothing that can really take the place of running.

Knee is even worse today if that is possible. I don't know if I will try to do spin class and eliptical again tonight. I will keep you posted. I'm so bummed... I need to start training for all the races I want to do... Ogden in May, I'm hoping with rest, massage and seeing the doctor things will turn around fast, until then I'm not a happy girl and it is showing. Husband is on alert LOL.

Another day of biking... I did 45 minutes on the spin bike that they have in the back far corner of the gym... so needless to say I didn't have the best position to do any people watching. Hmmm oh well, knee felt slightly better. Here's to hoping things will get better. 

It will be a not be running again today, I go see the massage guy tonight after work, so I'm really hoping he can help it out some. Then my husband booked a room at the State Line. My husband and I are complete opposites sometimes, and this is one of the times. He loves to go gamble and eat at the resturants... stay up til all hours of the night. I on the other hand don't. But I usually get my way and we don't go do things like this, and I need to be a bit more flexable so that we can both have fun.

Knee is about the same as yesterday. Still hurts especially when I first get up from sitting for a while or getting up in the morning. For now I do not think it's getting better. I still have a week before I see the doctor and I'm completely stressed that this will set me back too much. It's starting to effect my ability to sleep also, last night was horrible! All I can think about is "what if I don't get better" Makes me completely sad.

Wish me luck... I will really try to have fun with hubby even though it's not my cup of tea.

Today was the first day in I can't remember that my knee didn't hurt to walk on in the morning, and also one of the first nights that it has not woke me up in the middle of the night. So I think I'm on the healing process.

I did 6 miles on the eliptical machine at the gym.... it was mentally painful!! I had forgotten my ipod so I had no music :( Did tons of stretching and abs after. If everything keeps feeling better I might try an easy run on Thursday. Here's to hoping things are getting better :)

Four miles on the eliptical and 1 verrrrryyyyyy sloooowwwww mile on the treadmill. It was feeling better towards the end of the mile. I also ran just a tiny bit on the indoor track, it felt better then the treadmill. Did lots of stretching, abs and some upper body weights. Let's hope the knee feels OK in the morning!

Tonight I decided I just could not get on the eliptical machine. So I did 50 minutes on the spin bike in the back of the gym. I cranked my ipod, closed my eyes and envisioned I was leading the pack during the Tour de France...Hey a girl can dream right? and it help pass the time. My knee bugged a bit more on the treadmill tonight so I iced it a ton when I got home and I will try to be more consistent with the icing. 

No running today, just 60 minutes on the spin bike. Long enough to establish a big puddle of sweat on the floor.

Had a hard day today... it seemed like anyone that talked to me about my knee would say "The doctor will tell you not to run any more" or "My knee started hurting so I had to stop running" Seriously I was almost in tears. Do they realize how much I miss running? I purposely made an appointment with a doctor that "is" a runner, so is my foot doctor, so they know how important running is to a person. Any way my knee was feeling a bit better today, but I didn't want to chance it. 

Ran with Sue today... I'm hoping it was not too much for my knee. We ran the parkway by her house, it was very nice! Ran 5 miles then walked a mile then ran almost another mile.

laps: 9:25, 9:39, 8:52, 9:00, 9:10, 14:57 (walking) (.93) 9:08

Today is my youngest daughters birthday, she is 17, she is the baby of our family... boy that makes me feel old!