Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow

Thu, Dec 04, 2008

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Ran the dog for a mile, then ran to the chiropractor. My x-ray results were in. On 5-20-08 my neck angle was 18 degrees. On 9-11-08 my neck angle had only improved to to 22 degrees. Then on 11-20-08 my neck angle improved to 33 degrees. At this point, it's considered to be in the range of "normal", but I'm going to continue the program for another month or so and see if I can get it up to the upper-30s. The curve of the upper part of my neck looks really good, but the lower part does not. So we devised a strategy to help that, what I'm not sure what will happen. In any case, looking at the progression of x-rays, it's night and day, so that was nice to see.

Ran back to work from the chiro. 7:15 pace overall.

Wed, Dec 03, 2008

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100

AM - ran the dog around the block, then ran to meet people for coffee. 2 miles total.

noon - did the Planet Walk from work. 5 miles at about 7:15/mile pace.

Tue, Dec 02, 2008

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100

AM - ran the dog around the block.

noon - did some sort of Providence - Millville Loop. 6:44/mile average pace.

Mon, Dec 01, 2008

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100

AM - ran the dog around the block.

Afternoon - ran from work and did the Landfill Loop via Planet Walk. Averaged right under 7:00/mile. It is an amazing gorgeous day; sunny 50 degrees. I'll take it for December 1!

Sat, Nov 29, 2008

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Met Cody, James, and Scott at my house, and we ran the Providence Hill Loop. Pace was 7:19/mile.

Fri, Nov 28, 2008

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

AM - ran the dog around the block. There was some ice on the sidewalks. So it begins...

Afternoon - got sick of working and went for a run. Did the Landfill Loop via Planet Walk, about 7.5 miles. Averaged 7:13/mile. Lots of sentence fragments.

Thu, Nov 27, 2008

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

I wasn't planning on going long today, but Cody invited me to run 14 early in the morning with him, and I can never turn down company. We went from my house to the single track of the River Trail and back. The River Trail in late November! Now that's something to be thankful for! What a beautiful, warm November! I forgot to reset my garmin from yesterday, so don't have an accurate overall pace, but looking at mile splits, it was around 7:20/mile.

Wed, Nov 26, 2008

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

AM - ran the dog around the block, then ran to breakfast

noon - ran home, picked up Seth, and did the Planet Walk, with some extra distance. Then ran back to work, and ran to the bank and back. Will run home in a little while.

Tue, Nov 25, 2008

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

AM - ran the dog around the block

noon - ran from work to home, picked up Seth, and tried out our jogging stroller for the first. Works like a champ. We did the the Planet Walk, then I dropped Seth back off and did some laps in the grass at LHS. 7:30/mile average.

Mon, Nov 24, 2008

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

AM - ran the dog around the block

noon - ran from work and did the First Dam Run 10K course at brisk pace. Tried to keep the pace honest, but "conversational" (although I had no one to talk to). Splits were 6:21, 6:11, 6:01, 6:00, 5:55, 5:54. All in all, I felt good.

Sat, Nov 22, 2008

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

"Long run" today. Met with Cody, Joe, and Logan, and we did the Young Ward - ICON Loop. It was a cold morning starting out, but warmed up nicely. We averaged 7:18/mile, which isn't bad for not paying attention and just chatting. I finished out my running my poor neglected dog around the block.

Fri, Nov 21, 2008

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

AM - ran the dog around the block

noon - Providence Loop from work. Enjoyed the sun and felt really good; I'm glad to be not sick. Averaged 6:45/mile. Afterward, ran to the bank and back. Gotta love "street clothes miles".

Thu, Nov 20, 2008

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Feeling a little bit better, so I went to work today...which means I'm allowed to run (if I'm too sick to work, then I'm too sick to run). Ran the dog around the block. Then ran to the chiropractor and back. 7:30/mile average. Felt okay.

Wed, Nov 19, 2008

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Still sick; no running.

Tue, Nov 18, 2008

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

I woke up feeling a bit sick (sore throat, lethargic), so I laid low all day. No work, no running.

Mon, Nov 17, 2008

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

AM - ran the dog around the block

noon - ran from work and did the First Dam Run 10K course at a brisk pace, about 6:15/mile on average. Beautiful day, perfect temps in the low 50s.

Sun, Nov 16, 2008

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Sat, Nov 15, 2008

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Ran the BST from First Dam to Green Canyon, and then ran up Green Canyon a ways, then back down. We had a nice group today: Jon, Joe, Cody, Lisa, and myself. My foot hurt, which made my descending skills rather pathetic, but other than that it was a good run.

Fri, Nov 14, 2008

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Ran to First Dam and back from work. Didn't wear a watch, but I enjoyed the sun.

Thu, Nov 13, 2008

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

AM - ran the dog around the block

PM - met Jon at the Planet Walk. We warmed up for a while, did a half-hearted tempo mile, and then did 6x800m on the LHS track. I didn't wear I watch, but I think our splits were something like ??, 2:54, 2:52, 2:49, 2:49, 2:34 (worked the last one a little bit harder). It was fun to do some intervals.

Wed, Nov 12, 2008

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

AM - ran the dog around the block, then ran to meet with folk for coffee. 2 miles total.

PM - ran from work to the end of the Planet Walk and back home for lunch. 4.5 miles total.

Tue, Nov 11, 2008

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Ran the dog around the block in the AM. Did a noon run to First Dam and back from work. 7:30/mile average pace.

Mon, Nov 10, 2008

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Ran the dog around the block. Then ran the Providence Loop, nice and easy in the rain. It was actually pretty nice out; very gentle rain and not too cold. 7:14/mile average pace. Everything felt good.

Sun, Nov 09, 2008

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Sat, Nov 08, 2008

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Ran with Joe and Jon on the River Trail to Guineva Malibu Campground and back. Very nice fall morning. My foot really hurt today, and my back was stiff, mostly because I haven't taken any meloxicam in 7 days (new PR). Took one this morning though. My shin is still swollen, but does not hurt. I guess it's normal training until it tells me to do other wise.

Fri, Nov 07, 2008

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Ran from work to First Dam and back. Didn't wear watch.

Thu, Nov 06, 2008

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Ran the dog around the block. Then ran to my chiro appointment, and ran back to work. 7:20/mile average pace.No pain in my shin.

Wed, Nov 05, 2008

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

AM - ran the dog around the block

noon - ran the Landfill Loop, averaged 6:57/mile. Everything felt really good. Still some swelling in my shin, but no pain. I have a feeling that my shin will be like my foot, and will just been swollen for the next year or so for no good reason other than arthritis.

I'm glad to be done with the apple fast. The way to finish off an apple fast is to drink several ounces of olive oil on the last night. It's absolutely disgusting, and made me lose sleep from feeling sick to my stomach. But I felt pretty darn good this morning; back pain to a 0 and neck pain/stiffness to about a 2, pretty good for not taking any meds since Saturday.

Tue, Nov 04, 2008

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Third and final day of the apple cleanse. Stiffness in my back is gone, but my neck and foot are getting a little more stiff due to NSAID wearing off. Similar results to when I tried this in June; my back gets better, but other parts stay the same.

So far I've eaten 26 apples and counting. And lots of water. :-) Day 2 is the worst, but either way I can't wait for real food again.