06/04/10 (2.5 mi)

Wow.....not my best run ever. Just not feelin' it today I guess. Set out to run 3 miles....ended up with 2.5, and suckin' air. Gave blood yesterday, they said not to workout for 24 hours.....it's been 22, I thought that would be close enough. :-)

06/02/10 (2.01 mi)

Short 2 mile run tonight. A little bit of knee pain, but it didn't last long, and wasn't really bad. Still trying to convince my body that all of this running is good for it. (giggle) I don't know what I'll do if I ever run a flat route. :-)

06/01/10 (3.04 mi)

Finally up to my treadmill 3 mile pace. I'm running much more of the 3 miles, but when I'm taking walk breaks, they are slower....must work on that. :-)

05/29/10 (2.71 mi)

Compression sleeves rock! I can't believe I'm running outside with no pain! Now I just need to get in shape! :-)

05/27/10 (1.52 mi)

Today is my official first day running outside. No treadmills for me!!!!! (well, until this winter)

Today was also my first run with compression sleeves on my legs.

And, most importantly, my first run outside that I didn't feel pain.

Well.....except for the "I'm out of shape pain" I'd expected. :-)

Physical therapy is working!!!!!!!!! Third time's a charm I guess.

Ran through the neighborhood = hills.

05/26/10

Hello!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So much has happened...I'm not sure where to start!!!

OK...I'm running...for reals. Outside, on the pavement, on the trails......around the neighborhood.

Without pain!

Well, there's pain.....that "oh my gawd, I'm sooo out of shape" pain.....but not the pain that has sent me to three (count them!) three physical therapists, one doctor, and one specialist.

My latest PT has actually helped me. And I'm not sure what to do for her! Flowers, a card...something!!!!!

I've been posting my runs on the Nike + Fit website, and the DailyMile website. (the link to the dailymile site is over there to the right... ------> )

The mile count is only since I've started running outside. I was running two to three times a day on the treadmill at the gym.

Actually, since I started running outside, I haven't been back to the gym.

I know, I know...I should go. But....being outside is so much fun right now!!!

I did, though, use the Bowflex in the basement last night. I need to start working on my upper body strength again. Not going to the gym has halted it.

11/24/09: Howdy Stranger

Well.....I've been a bit of a ghost around here lately. The workouts have kinda been stalled as of late. So...instead of dwelling on the negative...I've been keeping current on my other blog instead.

I'm still going to physical therapy, once or twice a week. We'd tried getting me out and running, but I ended up hardly being able to walk for a couple of days. We started trying it again last week, and the pain is coming back, so we stopped.

If it wasn't for the fact my therapist really cares, and is trying to get things corrected, I'd just stop trying. I mean, I can live my life without running.

I'm still a healthy woman, I'm active....I can do almost anything I put my mind to. I just need to cross running off the list...right? :-) :-) :-)