Moving Forward

5 miles on the elliptical with a couple of hard/fast/steep intervals mixed in. Then chest, back and leg weights. The one mile run on the indoor track. All in all felt pretty good.

So as you can see I didn't get to the gym after all my appointments yesterday... and how did they go you ask? Well I still pretty much hate the knee surgen, I'm sure he is very good at what is does, but because I'm not a top rated collegent runner, or someone who performs at that level, and also because I'm over 40, I feel that he dose not want to help me at all. He basically told me that I can deal with things the way they are, until they get worse and then he will see me to replace my knee. I told him, "I don't think you will ever see me again." So I left there feel very angry! What an A## H*%# !! Then I went to my NP doc, still very frustrated with my health, she was much better at dealing with me, but I told her, if things don't get feeling better soon just get me a gun! Yes I was being dramatic, but I guess I really wanted her to know, things need to change. We decided to add some new meds, change some dosing of others, hope that the dietary changes I have been making will start helping soon, and then I will get my blood drawn in a few weeks and see what has happened. Soooo frustrating!!! But I'm hopful that things are turing around, with my running and my health, I have to be positive with things... that is at least 90% of the battle.

5 easy miles on the elliptical

Running/hiking trails with Sue. Made it farther then I have since the surgery, but was in a bit of pain later and very tired!! Needed to take some meds for pain so I could sleep.

Fun but really steep hike with hubby and friends. We did alot of scrabbling up hills...even thought it was a realitivly short time and hike my legs were tired from all the steep climbing.

No running... but lots of lounging and playing in my doll room LOL

4 on the elliptical, then squats, chest and arms... then two miles stocking footed on the treadmill.

4.00 on the elliptal, then lots of weights and stretching.

on the elliptical

Son exchange cars with me, and I forgot to get my gym bag out before he took my car.... big nothing, so we went on a date night. Dinner and a movie, when we were at dinner the lady at the table next to us said to me.... Don't I see you at the gym like all the time? I mean you are always there... you are super fit... LOL made me smile.

Sue is on vacation so to I talked my hubby into going to the gym with me. When he goes we always do more weights then I want, and more cardio then he wants LOL I guess we even each other out. my three was on the elliptical and I knew my time was short so it was at a very hard level lots of intencity.

Three miles on the elliptical, then a bit of weights, still a bit sore from the weights I did with hubby on Saturday. Then one mile with shoes, and one mile without shoes on the treadmill.

Quick workout tonight, three miles on the elliptical then a mile barfoot on the treadmill. Finished up with stretching and abs. Wanted to get finished quickly so I could get my lawn mowed, and take care of some other things around the house. Feel like I'm slowly loosing ground on the house work.

For the past few visits at the gym I see a young girl that could be Caroline in Colorado's little sister. I swear she looks just like her. When I was running on the indoor track the other day she was up there doing yoga, every time I came around the corner she was in a different pose. She is very strong, one time she was in the pose where you rest you knees on your elbows and ballence, it's pretty crazy.

Three on the elliptical, upper body weights, then 1.5 miles running on the indoor track. So as I was running I started talking with a couple other ladies that were running. Asking the usual questions "Are you training for a race" If yes "What one" you know the usual running talk. Then asking them to register for the 5K race that my work is sponsoring. As I was talking with one girl she commented that I seemed to be limping.... crap... I thought I was doing better! My knee was bugging a bit but not as bad as it had before. I think I will bike tomorrow. After my run did stretching and abs.

45 minutes on the bike, kept is at a good speed, then did a few hill climbs just for the fun of it. Estimating a 4 mile run effort

Ended up being 6 miles even!! Today was our (Sue and me) annual birthday run and breakfast at The Oaks. We always run trails up by snow basin ski resort. Today we ran/hiked the green pond loop. Had a wonderful time... knee did OK :)

4 on the elliptical, bit of weights then had to be done a bit early to pick up hubby!

4 on the elliptcal then two on the treadmill, one was in my stocking feet. It's werid but my knee always feels better when I run without my shoes. Sue, my running friend gave me a book for my birthday based on the  Pose Method of running. I havenot started it yet, but it will be interesting and hopefully helpful.

Back from a fun vacation up at Bear Lake! I did not run while I was up there but I did swim, play in the water, read my book, play with the grankids, do lots of arts and crafts with the family, eat too much LOL .... like I said lots of fun!!

So back to the usual... 4 miles on the elliptical then some weight training and 2 miles on the treadmill, one with shoes, one without.

Four on the elliptical

4 on the elliptical

one mile on elliptical, weights, one mile on the treadmill. This was the fastest mile I have been able to do since the surgery.

Ran with Sue on the trails above 22nd street. We made it all the way to the houses!!! This is the farthest I have gone since my surgery! We were about 8 minutes slower then we were before... that is a bummer but I was happy with the run!