the numbers don’t lie

I started using Dailymile

almost from my very first run

so

Here are my stats (I ran an extra mile tonight)

319.65 320.65 miles completed

14lbs burned (scale says 15)

169 170 total workouts

277.75 278.57 doughnuts burned

90 hours of training

Not too bad for my 1st year of running

Can’t wait for what next year will bring!

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Running gear and reading

Santa was good to me with running stuff

And my kids knew to get me pretties for my not so pretty feet

 

These are the books I am reading right now.  Injured or not, reading keeps me motivated.

The Woman Triathlete

Triathlon for Women

Snowshoeing

the DX

So it isn’t the end of the world

the doc said I have

Patellar Tendonitis

Tight IT Band

and

Achilles Tendonitis

I start my

6-8 weeks of PT

on January 3rd

35 minutes away

because you know

I have that kind of time

and money for gas

Part of me says

screw it

I don’t need to do PT

I don’t need to run

it costs money

for races

for clothes

for the gear

but I

LIKE RUNNING!

I have

GOALS!

I want to finish

a half marathon

and

a Sprint Tri

and yes my

HUGE GOAL

Coeur d Alene Ironman 2015

The year I turn 45

so bring on the PT

Let’s do this!

seeing the doc

 

I have an appointment Tuesday

with an orthopedic doc

I had knee surgery 15yrs ago

so decided I didn’t want to even mess with

my family doc

who doesn’t run

I will have the doc look at

my R achilles

and L knee

I want to run

I want to

run a half marathon

and someday

do a tri

and within 5 years

an

Ironman!

I can’t do any of it

if my body won’t cooperate

so

off to the doc I go

 

Will update when I find out more

my running playlist

1. Activate    Stellar Kart  
2. All We    Worth Dying For 
3. Collapse    The Letter Black   
4. Collide    Skillet  
5. Eyes    Stellar Kart  
6. Friend Like That    Hawk Nelson  
7. Get Down    Audio Adrenaline   
8. Hanging On By A Thread    The Letter Black  
9. Lose Control    Stellar Kart  
10. One Way Jesus    Hillsong   
11. Procrastinating    Stellar Kart   
12. Unite    Worth Dying For
13. I Gotta Feeling    Black Eyed Peas  
14. Revolution    Worth Dying For  

What are some of your faves? I need some new tunes!

my tentative race schedule

 

These are the races

I would like to run 2011

Bold are for sure

Race for the Cure 04/17/11

Bloomsday 12k 05/01/11

Windermere Marathon (5K) 05/14/11

Coeur d Alene Marathon (5K) 05/29/11

Rock 'n' Roll Seattle Marathon 06/25/11

Run for the Berries 07/30/11

Susan G. Komen 3 Day for the Cure~ Twin Cities 08/19/11

Portland Marathon 2011 Sunday, 10/09/11

Ponderings

 

I am sitting here wondering, pondering.

Why?

Why in January of this year

did I finally start

this journey.

And why

is everyday a struggle

to get it done?

My first 5K on the treadmill took

almost an hour!

It was still 3.1 miles!

I had never walked or jogged

that far in my life.

The Saturday before Thanksgiving

I did it in 38 something!

My body is smaller

than it was in January.

I have lost weight and inches.

I feel great!

So why everyday do I

HATE IT?

Running on the treadmill is fine

it is the ice and ibuprofen

I hate.

It is the creaking and stiffness

getting out of the chair.

I am not so old that

I should be creaking.

Am I?

If you have the answers please share!

Off to ponder more…maybe even Shred