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Sorry to hear about the trubs your leg is giving you. You know your body and it sounds like your trying to be proactive about it. I've ran twice this week and it's been amazing.

Getting prepared for the midterm before Sunday sounds like a plan. Focusing on the race is a good idea, imo.

Working on the floor of a gym sounds like a great place to start. Working with people is a great thing to do, and you'll learn a lot I bet.

Glad to hear your reaching a lot of your goals. Your school and fitness are motivation for me too, believe it or not. I think if she can do it, I can do it ;)

-Sam
 
I wouldn't push that leg too much.

At all.

While I understand the desire to get 'up' for the upcoming race... this race isn't all that special if it puts you down for a number of months.
 
You know, he is right... I guess I missed the part when you said treating it with the foam roller was VERY painful...

-Sam
 
Yeah I've pretty much laid low this whole week in hopes that it will get better and I completely agree that I should NOT push it. It just bums me out becuase its my first race and I really want to do it. Today is the first day of it not being noticible when I walk, but still when I sit or get up from a seated position. I'm so freaking mad at myself why does this happen now of all times to freaking happen!!! UGH!!!
 
October 17

Ugh... that's all I can say. I am currently looking at the damage report on Step's truck. Its still in mexico but his insurance company had someone check it out and took pics and what not. The truck doesn't really look the same. The lift kit and tires have been removed as well as visors over the windows and the brush guard. The inside looks OKAY but the damage report (which is in all spanish) says that the paint, interior, and steering column have all been damaged, the motor is not working, and the transmission is shot... overall its condition was marked as bad.

Step is waiting for the lady to call him back today and see what the next steps to take are. He talked to her this morning and it sounded like they we would have the truck by Monday, but if its not drivable and needs a new engin/transmission then we dont really want it back. I had high hopes that it would be in good condition because it was for sale at a lot... but I guess not.

So with that its not been a good start to my Friday!
 
Awwww that sucks, hun!!! Hope they get it all squared out!!! :angelsad2:

....on the UP NOTE, I hope your leg is feeling better, but I know how those thins tend to drag out! There will be tons of races.....if you don't make it! Don't be bummed k!......I hope you have a GREAT WEEKEND!!!:coolgleamA:
 
Well, If you can get the insurance to pay it out for a decent amount it might turn out to be a good thing, as there are a ton of trucks out in the market right now and deals are to be made.
 
Oct 19

Race Day! We were up and out of the house right at 6 this morning... headed out to civic plaza for pre-race festivities and to cheer the marathoners at their start. I wrapped my quad for extra support and took it pretty easy. The course was an out and back and was VERY flat. There were about 200 5K runners possibly more. We finished in just over 38 mins which was good. I had yet to finish in under 40 mins. Overall it was am awesome experience, despite the cold. It was in the 40s this morning with a slight breeze. I feel pretty good now other than a bit of a sinus headache.

We are thinking of doing another race in November. The doggie dash and dawdle... sponsored by the animal humane society. My parents expressed interest in doing the 2 mile dawdle with Boomer... and Step and I would run a 5K.

Um that's all for now, just continuing to study for my A&P midterm tomorrow. Hope everyone is having a good weekend.
 
Congrats on your new record for the race. Sounds like a great idea to participate in the race for November and nice to have your parents possibly participating to. Good luck on your midterms. ^^
 
Trops said:
Dee, good job. I'm sure you would have dropped to under 35 if not for your thigh. Well done. :party:
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Thanks Trops!! After yesterday I have made the goal to actually place in one of these events. In my age group the top runners finished between 22-26 mins. I am fully confident that if I continue to train hard I can accomplish this within a year's time. I am totally hooked on running races now!!! :)
 
October 20

Its Monday and I am ready for this day to be over. My A&P midterm is this evening at 5. I typically am off at 2:30 for lab but I don't have lab, but am still going to take off here at 2:30 and head over to campus to continue studying and relax a bit. I feel pretty confident about the material, but am still worried becuase I'm sure there is something I missed somewhere along the way that will be touched on. I am only worried about the muscles because we didn't have time to cover them, but are still responsible for them... ah the story of my life!!!

Anyway, I am feeling pretty good today. My hips are a bit sore from the race yesterday, but overall I feel pretty damn good. I have tons of motivation to really train for running now. And just motivation in general. I did a kickboxing dvd satruday by Cathe Fredrich.. and it was AMAZING to say the least. The combos were hard and my heartrate was up. There is also a plyo interval in the middle... that I didn't do but looks awesome!! I know I should rest tonight but I am so pumped to do something!!

Stephen is off to Denver today for work. He should be back late tomorrow evening. He is just the delivery guy for this one or this first phase of the install. I think he will be going back next week for a second deliver and help with phase 2 of the install. I won't know what to do with myself while he is gone! The house will be so quiet.

That's pretty much it for now. Eats today have been pretty good. Just coffee and life ceral for breakfast. I'm going to have an orange now and then I have tunafish for lunch. I might have dinner with TJ since Step is gone, but we will see how I am after my midterm.

:)
 
MissDFITT said:
Thanks Trops!! After yesterday I have made the goal to actually place in one of these events. In my age group the top runners finished between 22-26 mins. I am fully confident that if I continue to train hard I can accomplish this within a year's time. I am totally hooked on running races now!!! :)
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That is so doable. Do it now because the times usually get more competitive as you get older. Unfair, I say, to those of us who are starting now and not 20 years ago, but that's the way it is.
 
Trops said:
That is so doable. Do it now because the times usually get more competitive as you get older. Unfair, I say, to those of us who are starting now and not 20 years ago, but that's the way it is.
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I hear ya there. I think the guy who won the "masters" division was around 60 years old and finished in just over 18 mins!!! And the woman who won was around 22 mins... which is just incredible!! But also very inspiring.
 
Great job on the race!!!! :party: Isn't it a great motivator? I always think so, even though I oftentimes dread them :D

Too bad about the condition of the truck--UGH :(

Oooh, the winner female was 22 minutes? Cool, wish I would have been there--to kick her butt! ;) Sorry, had to say that--most of the 5Ks I run, the winners do it in 19 minutes and I find that INCREDIBLE.....sigh....
 
Curvie Girlie said:
Great job on the race!!!! :party: Isn't it a great motivator? I always think so, even though I oftentimes dread them :D

Too bad about the condition of the truck--UGH :(

Oooh, the winner female was 22 minutes? Cool, wish I would have been there--to kick her butt! ;) Sorry, had to say that--most of the 5Ks I run, the winners do it in 19 minutes and I find that INCREDIBLE.....sigh....
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Thanks lady! 22 mins was for my age group. I am pretty sure that the overall female winner was less than 20 mins, but I would have to double check. Its finny you say that you wish you were here for it... I was telling Step while we were running it that you would smash all the females!! One day I hope to be a ranking female... but for now I just content with just finishing. I think my body is still getting used to the idea of running and is somewhat resilant. :ack2: But this is only the beginning. :)
 
October 21

Not much to post for today. My midterm yesterday evening went okay. I felt like I studied alot of the wrong material... even though I had a 3 inch stack of flash cards the questions asked had alot to do with figures and pictures... which I was only half prepared for. But at least I know for next time... I didn't really know what to expect other than it would be very detailed oriented... and it was but only to a point.

I did end up having dinner with TJ and wanted to hang out for a bit to meet this guy she is dating, but it kept getting later and later and I was tired and wanted to go home. Once home I did exactly what Step told me not to do... clean house! :):) I can't help myself, I am just like my mother... I can't think of anything else unless the house is in decent shape... and its always in good shape I just have super high standards. I don't think I sat down until I went to bed.

I realized this morning how much I depend on Step to get out of bed. I didn't roll out until a 1/4 of 7!!! Ugh, but I was well rested at least. But didn't have time to grab anything for breakfast or lunch. I had a nutrigran bar in my desk here at work... and then I got a bfast burrito just a bit ago on campus. Ugh... I don't know why I get them they always make my tum tum hurt... ugh...

My psy class was cancelled so I hung out with TJ for a bit then headed back to work, which is where I am now. And I'm pretty sleepy and have a bit of a sinus headache. I'm mostly sure I have a sinus infection... but I'm going to the doc Thursday for my annual check up and I always have a list of things to discuss with her... the infection being one of them.

And that's about it for now. I have a bit of homework to get done before Thursday and its slow here so I'm hoping to get it done this afternoon.

Its a run night, I'm hoping to get 3 miles in at a good time as well as a nice stretch and some foam rolling.

And ya... that's all... I'm having an 'ugly' day. And just bleh....
 
Awwww......I hope your day converts to "GREAT DAY"....any minute!

CONGRATS on your RACE!!! So proud of YOU!!!! :grouphug:!!!!
 
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