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Interesting Weekend 6/11/12

It was very nice that I got to run 2 miles on Saturday, and in all honesty it felt pretty good. My rear of course had the tight areas but it felt pretty good and it felt “natural” again to be running, which I haven’t felt as of yet. I also got to watch my husband PR in the 5K! Its amazing how quickly the race goes by when you’re not running. I watched the start of the race, walked back to the building and went to the bathroom quick and by the time I walked back over the start/finish the first runners were already coming in! Granted, they ran in the 14’s but still…it seemed so fast. Tim came in at 17:35 and I watched the first woman come in about 30 seconds before that. I couldn’t help but wonder if I would have been right there had I been in top shape. Oh well, guess I’ll never know and I have to be ok with that.

Go Timmer!

Other than that, Tim and I had a great weekend. We had a nice evening in on Friday, followed by a nice evening out with friends and family on Saturday and then a quiet evening in again on Sunday night. It was hot out, so we worked in the yard a little bit but I had to go inside after a while because the heat was just too much.

Also, I had some weird pain in my knee that started on Saturday after my attempted bike ride. It was more of a strange rubbing feeling than pain but when I did my long bike ride on Sunday it definitely was a little of both. I completed my 22 miles and then iced it and I’m staying off the bike for a couple days hoping it will go down.

So, that’s where things are. I’m trying to be really positive. The truth of it is…I’m kind of in a frustrated place again. I know, I shouldn’t be. I’m able to continue running, albeit a small amount, but its still progress! I should be through the roof, but I’m sort of like…well, my running is just a slow buildup and more frustrating than I had planned on. I guess that’s life though right?

Just Another Mile and a Half, 6/5/12

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So last night after work I ran a mile and a half. Yes, 10 minutes and 15 seconds. Nothing hurt, per se, but the tightness was still there in my hip/glutes and I got the strange tingling sensation again down my IT band. I was thankful to have run, trust me, but I really would love to say that it feels 100% like it did pre-injury, but it doesn’t.

Its not the same running either as it was before. It feels odd, strange, like I have to try to remember to run all over again. Months ago when I was doing so much running, it was such an automated activity. My body had gone through the motions so many times it just knew what to do and felt as natural as it does to walk, or eat or drive. Now I think when I run. Am I pounding on my feet? How’s my stride? Are my arms where they’re supposed to be. Its different. And I run way too fast but can’t seem to help myself. It just feels natural, but then after a mile I’m realizing that its hard.

I got done and I was sweating and out of breath. That part felt good. It just seems like so long since I effortlessly ran through 6 or 8 or even 10 miles. I’m biking, yes and now even walking quite a bit, but I know its not the same as running. I just don’t have a passion for the bike like I do for running. Sure, I enjoy biking and think its especially nice when you’ve been running for a while and need to do something different or a different activity for an active recovery, or even a fun filled day with a packed lunch, etc. But to go out most days of the week and use it as my main source of fitness…well, its getting old. Not that I don’t appreciate it, because I do, I do. I wouldn’t for a second want that to be taken away too. I just miss running I guess and I’m saying that while biking is a nice substitute, its not something I crave the way I crave running. Still, it allows me some decent activity and gets my heart rate up and I feel like keeps my legs somewhat strong since I’ve stopped all strength exercises for my legs since my injury.

We’ll see how my chiropractic appointment goes tonight. As far as everything else goes, I think I’m doing ok preparing my body to accept a pregnancy. Avoiding the alcohol has not been hard, but then again, its not the weekend so I’ve had no temptations. Cutting back on caffeine was really hard on Monday, but today seemed not as bad. I got 8 hours of sleep Sunday night, probably about 7 last night. I’m making sure to eat all of my calories for the day and eat when I’m hungry and eat lots of protein and fat. I feel pretty good. I’m running/biking and will do core tonight but I’m not doing it super hard or anything. So yes, I’m scaling back my workouts. We’ll see what happens…

Pre-Pregnancy True Love Post 6/4/12

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On Friday evening Tim and I watched the movie The Vow. It was of course an emotional love story and I guess got us both choked up and realizing how lucky we are to have each other.

The next morning I woke up sometime around 6 am with a migraine. My head was pounding since I hadn’t had the chance to take my medicine before it really came on. My stomach felt slight nausea too. It was not a great start to the morning. However, when I went downstairs and started getting out food (since that seems to help) I started finding all these little notes that Tim had left me around the house. They were cute little love notes and he put them in and around all the things he knows I do first thing in the morning. Even though I felt awful, I smiled and thought about how lucky I was to be with my true love.

Things aren’t always perfect. We fight and we get on each other’s nerves like any couple, but we have a deep bond that has its base rooted in a strong friendship. He doesn’t do things like that every morning, but when he does it really makes me happy. I decided to return the favor that morning too. I had my second chiropractic appointment on Saturday morning. Afterwards, before heading home I walked over the Biggby and got myself a latte and ordered Tim a bagel with turkey and havarti. He appreciated it.

My chiropractic appointment went really well! He showed me my X-rays and before he even came in I could see that my pelvis was very tilted. He explained how its putting some pressure on my sacrum and I also have some back issues that are throwing everything off. I told him I had a migraine and he did adjustments on my back, legs and pelvis and then my neck. The adjustments on my neck actually released some (not all) of the pressure from the migraine. Then the massage therapist gave me a 30 minute massage and that helped ease the tension even more. I was talking to the massage therapist and she told me that the chiropractor and his wife are both speed skaters! They’re world class athletes and I just happened to pick him because of the location!

I ran later that day and everything felt ok, just a tightness that radiates from my left side. After some stretching though I got it to calm down. Later though throughout the day I had a lot of pain. It felt like nerve pain. We had a cookout with some friends and when I got home I took a couple naproxen and woke up feeling a lot better. I went on 20 mile bike ride on Sunday and afterwards everything did seem to feel better. I’m going to try running another 1.5 miles tonight and then go back to the chiropractor tomorrow.

I’m also preparing my body this week to try to get pregnant. I’m trying to get lots of sleep, eat a little more food, especially protein and fat and tone down the intensity of my workouts. If I gain a little weight, so be it. I’ve also cut back on caffeine to 65 mg a day and will not drink alcohol this week or at least only keep it to 2 drinks on Saturday when we go out for Terri’s birthday. Bring on the hope and the crazy planning!

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