Back in the saddle

Ran 1.5 miles today. Barefoot RPE 12, feet somewhat sore after first mile.

I'm in a funk

I think I need a goal. Something tangible, something concrete. I think I need to be training for a race of some sort. Something short, something local. The think thirty incentive is done and I did pretty well, but this week I've just been "off". I've been making any excuse possible to not exercise. I feel like a slug. I've been eating crappy. I think working hard for 2.5 months, exercising regularly and eating healthy should have resulted in more results on the scale, but they didn't and I'm frustrated. Gah, what a whiner!

Ok, that's out now. I'm going to get off my ass, clean up my basement with vigor, work up a sweat, and get back to it.

Oh, I'm signing up for the Emma Creek Classic and I'm going to run it in 25:00. (Yeah, that's fast for me).

I'm feeling frustrated

My feet are still hurting me... at times. I can have a couple of no pain days and i think "great, it's healed, let's go." Then they will inexplicably be painful again, and I think "Dang, here we go again." Granted the discomfort is nothing like it was when the PF flared in August, but still, it's present. I'm thinking I should just run again and live with the consequences. I miss it. I want to be outside, running, not on the elliptical, the indoor bike or pool. I know, whine, whine, whine.

I have been active and I have been exercising. I've also been eating like crap. So no stepping on the scale until I'm eating better. I don't want to know.

I ran today, outside, without pain!

Oh it was so lovely to run outside. I started out with the intention of doing a think thirty walk, but I just couldn't help myself. After about 5 minutes of walking I started jogging. I was focusing on my stride, trying to mimic barefoot running and keeping away from striking directly on my heels. After about a mile I decided to try running barefoot, having no idea how it was going to feel. So off came the shoes and socks. It was great! I felt so free and light. I noticed how my feet adapted to each foot fall. There was no pain after a total of 1.75 miles of running. We'll see how they feel tomorrow, but for today I'm celebrating!

A little bit of running

My feet have been feeling pretty good lately. I've not been wearing my splints at night and have only a little bit of pain the first few steps in the morning. I've done just a little bit of walking/running on the treadmill this last week. I can feel that my arches feel somewhat fatigued, and I have sore muscles on the outside aspect of my calf, which I've never had before. I've done one mile at the most. My cadence pace is good at about 170 steps/minute. I'm still doing other cross training, core and upper body strengthening. I checked my measurements today and I'm seeing a difference. I know my pants are fitting better!

Thigh 55 cm (-3)
Hips 96 (-6)
Waist 71 (-8)
Arm 28 (-4)

Weight 145ish down 4

It's been a while

since I posted, but not because I haven't been active. I've just not been doing anything particularly interesting on the exercise frontier. I've been making my exercise goals with the exception of last week, when I fell one day short of my think thirty goal. I'm placing the blame on the GI flu that knocked me out for 24 hours and left me dragging for another 24. (Jen says that puking didn't qualify for think thirty. I think it should, my abs hurt for days.) I actually did a bit of running on the treadmill today, barefoot. Right now my feet feel fine. We'll see how they feel tomorrow.

Did you know

that 10 stories is a long way up? About 200 steps worth? And by the time you reach the top (or bottom) you know that you've gotten a bit of exercise. I've done them once today (with a few stops along the way), and will do them at least once more. I'm thinking thirty!