Ankle & retail therapy

Well as it turns out my ankle was fairly quiet on my 5 mile tempo run on Friday. But I was really careful how I placed my feet during the run. Did the whole run in 41:11/pace 8:21. Did my pt exercises,stretched,iced afterwards. Didn't really hear a peep out of it for the rest of the weekend.

I did talk to my PT's assistant & she advised that I may want to lay off running for few days while I am doing pt & my ankle is trying to heal. She did think that because I was doing exercises targeted to the injured area that could be the reason for the flare-up. But I don't want to lay off running & honestly when I ran Mon. night(6miles) & Wed. morning(2miles) & there was no pain the next day. When I did those pt exercises on Thurs(after my x-training),I felt the pain on Friday. I am inclined to think that may be the cause rather than the running. But I will talk w/ the PT as well when I see him this Wed.(he's going to videotape me running). If he flat-out says take a few days off from running & do some other cardio,then I will do it. If not, Ima keep on running!

In other news,did some light retail therapy this weekend & bought this book..

Given the fact that I just turned 35(last Wed.) & still single,I thought it was appropriate. Haven't read it yet but it looks like a fun book. I'll let you know. Had lunch w/ the R.B. on Sat. & she gave me a $25 Dick's Sporting Goods gift card. She said it was to go towards the Garmin fund. Ha Ha. I think she might be disappointed when I use it on running clothes instead.

Wanted to give a shout-out to Donald for stopping by my blog. He actually has a funny Garmin story that's hilarious. I've got a 6miler today followed w/ some core work. Happy Monday y'all!

More pain?

So I did my pt exercises last night after my x-training. My left ankle flared up a little(of course I wasn't in pain before I started). Did the roller massage & icing afterwards. Woke up this morning w/ my left ankle pissed. I'm thinking that maybe since I was doing exercises to target the area that's why I have more pain now. At least that's what I'm hoping & not that my injury is getting worse. But I will confirm w/ the pt to be sure.

Thanks for all the birthday wishes. You guys rock! This birthday was very low key. Got a card,taken out for some b-day meals(w/ one coming up next Saturday w/ my mom at California Pizza Kitchen-I heart that place).

Well I've got my 5mile tempo run after work & it looks like I am going to have to be careful when I do it. If I'm still in pain this afternoon,I'll stretch & ice it before I go. Wish me luck.

1st PT appointment & no pedicure

I ended up spending most of my birthday yesterday after my appointment w/ my 1st cousin's 1 year old girl. She is so cute & sweet! So no birthday pedicure but that's ok(really didn't need to spend the $$ anyway).

Is it ok to say that I think my physical therapist is hot? Well even it's not,he sure is! Of course he's married(to another pt no less!). But his wife is really nice & runs marathons. So my pt gives me a bunch stretching exercises to do at home for my tendinitis(inside left ankle) & my sore Achilles tendons(on both ankles). Man I just need new ankles! Anyway he discovered that apparently I must have some stress to my Achilles tendon some time ago because a "bone callous" had grown over both of them. But w/ the exercises hopefully my ankles can be strengthened again. Also he wants to videotape(get your mind outta the gutter) me running to analyze my gait & make recommendations if necessary.

So all in all I feel good about my appointment & the course of treatment. But I have to admit w/ all the exercises he gave me it's almost like I'm doing another workout when I get done w/ my first one!

Speaking of workouts,I've got x-training today. I'm out.

2mile Birthday run

Yup,you read the title right. Today is my birthday. I am the ripe old age of....35. It feel weird saying that I'm that age. It's like when I was kid I imagined myself as a senior citizen wondering what I would be doing & what not. And I have pictured myself as an adult but in my 20's never in my mid-30's. Let's see,35 years on this planet & what do I have to show for it? I graduated high school(went further than my dad did which is an accomplishment itself),sky dived,ran a race(w/o someone paying me or chasing me w/ a gun),traveled to Brazil for high school band trip. While I did take some college classes,I would love to finish.

I woke up today slightly nauseous & hot. I guess I look forward to hot flashes again(I had them in my mid -20's when I was on drugs to reduce a uterine fibroid that I had surgically removed). I thought today's run is going to be a blast. Did my 2 miles w/ a finish time of 17:35/pace 8:44. Slower than what I have ran the distance before but the run was good.

I've got my initial PT consultation today(it was rescheduled from tomorrow due to the PT person needing to take off to take care of his sick dog). I would like to get a pedicure & my mom recommended a really good place that's w/in walking distance from my house.

I hope everyone has a good hump day. This b-day girl is out!

Placing

So M,commented that after tomorrow I'll be in one of the hardest age groups to place in a race. No pressure! I know that even though people(like yourselves & my r.b.) say that I am fairly fast,I don't race to place(hee,hee). I don't do any speedwork beyond my tempo runs & when I race I just want to finish. But it's interesting to know that the pool has gotten a lot bigger.

Speaking of fast,did my 6miler yesterday. Total time 50:23 w/ a 8:21 pace. I thought I was going to be slower considering it was in the 60's(but fairly breezy) & the last time I did this distance it was in the morning & about 20 degrees cooler. Oh well,I'll take it!

Got my usual x-training today. Later!

Acting mature

My R.B. accepted my apology for Friday's outburst. Nice to know that I can lash out like that & she still loves me. Robin,I can laugh about it now. Did nothing except get my hair done & chilled all weekend. Should have been doing my taxes..ughh But didn't. Maybe this weekend.

In other news,on Wed. I will be in the next age bracket for racing. That's right,it's my birthday & I'll be 35. Does this mean that I should officially act mature? I should hope not,given my rant on Friday..lol.. Anyway I had to for the first time get an eye test w/ renewing my license today. NOW I feel old! I have taken off work & have a 2 miler scheduled for that day. I'm thinking of indulging myself a little & get a pedicure. Never had one before,so I am welcomed to suggestions/tips.

I've got a 6miler today all by my lonesome. R.B. is in the process of selling her house & moving(closer in town..yea!) so she won't be able to run w/ me. Have a good(if possible) Monday everyone!

Don't run angry...

Or if you do at least start your @!?#$ watch! Ok..breathe..Let's see, where shall we begin? I know,lets start w/ my R.B. What I thought was going to be a nice & short 3.1miler began w/a comedy of errors. We plan to meet at 4pm. But as I'm driving home from work I get a text stating she's going to be late. I think,ok..no biggie.. I reply back how long? She says she doesn't know. Something going on w/ her cell so she's on the phone w/ Sprint(a whole nuther post entirely). I'm now thinking lights fading,want get out run,don't want to wait.

But I'm the good friend & decide to wait. Meanwhile she's texting me,saying she's still doesn't know how long,can we meet somewhere else. Now to be fair the other place is about 10mins from our original place but I'm frustrated because I WANT TO RUN!! So I start out the house to where she is & then she's texting me AGAIN saying can we meet at the bagel that I just passed on the way to her. I call her(but of course my phone drops the call as I'm telling her stay where she is). Finally she calls me back telling me that can't map a 3.1 route from where she is. And I'm thinking we just ran 4miles here on Monday. Why can't u? But I keep my mouth shut & follow her to the bagel place.

We do our run while she's ranting about Sprint. They can't figure out why her phone is keeping an old text message that she wants to get rid of. But they are giving her the run around. So we're ending our run & I happen to look down & realize..I didn't start my watch(it's my heart rate monitor that I transfer calories burned & finish run times to my running log online).. The R.B. apologizes stating that's it's her fault because we were rushing to get started. I of course was cursing up a storm & stalked off w/o saying goodbye.

I immediately felt bad(& still do) for my behavior. It wasn't really her fault. I should have paid better attention to what I was doing. I did call her & left an apology but I'm just disgusted w/ myself.

Anyway thanks for kudos for on fast 3.1miler on Wed. Don't know my times for today's run due to..well ya know..And Red I never thought that someone would mention me & the words "natural born runner" in the same sentence! Getting the hair done tomorrow & just going to relax for the weekend. I hope everyone has a good one!