My legs were feeling tight, so I decided to get a massage. The next day my left leg felt great, but my right leg was hurting from my hamstring to my plantar fascia. I went running the night after the massage; I felt like I could run a half marathon with the left leg, but the right was really hurting. I wonder what that half marathon would look like. Would I be running in a circle? Would I look like a pirate with a peg leg? One thing is for sure…I am not trying it just to find out!
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Hurts Not So Good
Posted in Fitness on February 28, 2010| 1 Comment »
Fresh Air Running
Posted in Fitness, General on February 24, 2010| Leave a Comment »
It has been cold for so long! I run inside when it is below freezing; this winter I have been running inside a lot. Usually there are more 35 to 40 degree teasers in February. We got a couple of those days last weekend. I ran outside on Saturday; it felt wonderful to breathe in the fresh air! I wanted to run on the middle school track, but when I got there, I found it still covered with snow. So I headed back home to run on the Monon Trail, an urban greenway. My husband had already decided to run the Monon. By the time I ran to the entrance of the trail, it was dusk. I was only running about a mile of the trail itself, so I wasn’t too worried. As I got to the entrance, my husband was leaving the trail. He said he didn’t realize it was me at first and thought, “Who is that crazy person getting on the trail at this time of day?” Then he realized it was me and answered his own question, “Oh, it’s my crazy wife.” We smiled as we ran past each other, and he shrugged his shoulders as if to say, “What are you doing out here?” After he had gotten his miles in, he back tracked and ran my last 3/4 mile with me; he’s just sweet like that. I can’t wait for more outdoor running days!
Middle-Aged Sledding
Posted in Fitness, General on February 16, 2010| Leave a Comment »
On Presidents’ Day, my husband and I decided to enjoy the snow. First, we went sledding – just the two of us. We did not borrow my niece and nephew so we would look like we belonged there; we just decided to go for it. I put on a t-shirt, long-sleeved shirt, my thick Chicago Bears coat, a pair of sweats, a pair of lined, nylon pants over the sweats, snow boots, a hat, and gloves. As I went to the car, I sneezed and wet my pants. Seriously? After all that time getting ready? My husband asked me if I was going to go back and change. I figured that would be another half hour, so I said, “No, it wasn’t much; let’s just go!” I share this embarrassing moment in the hopes that it will encourage another middle-aged woman dealing with the changes in her body to not let a little leak stop her. Of course, there will be other times when this is not as convenient.
On the sledding hill, there was a sled four high with kids lying on top of each other. I said, “Well, that’s not very safe.” On another run, there were four kids on saucers holding onto the saucer behind them, making a chain. I said, “That isn’t very safe.” My husband laughed, “That’s the fun of sledding! It’s not supposed to be safe!” I don’t remember “safe” being in my vocabulary 20 years ago. Sledding today was fun, even when I wiped out at the bottom of the hill once and ate snow.
After we were on the hill almost an hour, we went for a hike in the woods for almost another hour. It was breathtaking! The creek looked beautiful with the snowy trees hanging over it. It started to snow again when we were on our way back to the car. All in all, it was a very peaceful day!
Food Confession
Posted in Fitness on February 13, 2010| Leave a Comment »
I ate myself sick Friday. Why is it there are some days like that? Luckily, they do not happen that often to me, anymore. Well, let me purge my soul so that I can let it go and get back on track tomorrow.
- Breakfast: 2 slices of buttered toast (high fiber) and hot chocolate
- Snack a.m.: a slice each of yummy chocolate cream pie and key lime pie (thanks Ms. Sarah, really!)
- Lunch: turkey on 1 slice of bread (high fiber, again), not so bad
- Snack p.m.: chocolate cupcake (because Mrs. Williams made them from scratch not box mix- couldn’t let the effort go to waste)
- Cooking Club: chicken nachos and a little chocolate heart
- End of school: another tiny slice of key lime pie and two bite size pieces of melon
- Ran 3 miles and lifted weights – Hallelujah!
- Post run: 2 cinnamon mini bagel holes (like I really needed a post workout snack today, but when the train leaves the rails…)
- Euchre night: 2 slices of cheese pizza, salad, nuts, a big cracker with cheese, M&Ms, Ain’t Your Momma’s Banana Pudding, and blueberry cheesecake (made by scratch once again by Mrs. Williams)
I finally waved the white flag and stopped the madness, with damages at almost 4,000 calories! Tomorrow, I believe I will eat nothing but protein and veggies.
Running Like the Wind
Posted in Fitness on February 11, 2010| 2 Comments »
When I am running to a really good song, my hair is blowing in my self-created wind, and I am in a great breathing rhythm, I feel like I am breaking records. At the indoor track two nights ago, I had this fast run feeling; then, a 10 year-old went flying past me. That was a real deflater. Of course, he was only doing a quarter mile, and I was running three miles. Maybe I could run ahead of him on a quarter mile sprint. Maybe. Oh well, I will just enjoy my music and my personal running high.
Better to Laugh 