Another easy day.

Ran 15 minutes
Walked 30 minutes (today the last 15 minutes I walked with a series of weights first two 3 pound weights, then two 6.6 weights and finished with a 10 pound weight. In the future I'm going to include a walk with weights at the end of my training runs.) My imagery for this day was to consider the possiblity of taking a waitress job. A waitress job would require a lot of upper body strength. Over my working career I've worked as a waitress and already have the foundation. In fact waitress work was my favorite kind of job; I guess it's because it was a very physical type work as well as "good" paying. Another option is to pursue a bachelors degree in nursing. A BS might be a practical next step because I'm more than half way there because I have an associates in nursing and already completed a bachelors of science in computer information technology. I never liked clinical nursing, but a BS would make me qualified for a job in administration.
I took it easy again today because the sprinting I did yesterday left my legs sore and tomorrow I work. I've got a product demonstration Saturday and Sunday; both days I'll hand out fiber one products.

Easy Day

Ran 15 minutes
Walked 30 minutes
(in the last 15 minute walk I included a series of sprints.)

Good day. The humidity was high 97% the temperture was moderate at 74 degrees.
I stayed up really late and could tell some difference in my endurance due to lack of sleep.

42 minutes

Ran 42 minutes
Walked 10 minutes

Good run which didn't take much effort. My toe is fine with just a little discoloration. I'm going to begin ice soaking my feet after I run. It felt good. I'm using salt with the ice so I hope that will draw away inflammation and kill germs. A gallon of prevention..

Recovery day.

I have a job so I may not run today although I'm thinking I may run later. I'm scheduled for 2 more jobs this week and I'm hoping work will pick up. Since I may be working more days and I don't think I should make each a rest day from running I am going to have to pick out a time to run at least one mile.

I'm still pondering the toe problem so I figured out how many miles I'm putting on my shoes. I am running and walking an average of 20 miles a week. Which I still have a couple of hundred miles left in my shoes so I just need to be more aware of the toes and not pound the heck out of them when I run.

Ran a mile

I wrapped my toe in molefoam and after I biked for 20 minutes I ran one mile and then walked one mile. Next I'll lift weights for 20 minutes or so.

Note: I knew my toe was there when I ran. Maybe it was the molefoam pressing down on it. Anyway I don't think I harmed it. I guess running with a minor injury is a sure sign of addiction. I just can't stand the idea of losing any ground I might have gained. This should be the week I can make even more strides instead of having to cut back!

Still having "Big Toe" problems.

Since my toe is still red I'm going to cross train today. I'm going to burn an amount of calories that would equal a run on my bike. I'll also lift weights. I hope to stay off my feet for any extended period of time today.

Yesterday I worked therefore I was walking and standing for 6 hours. Yesterday morning my toe and foot were okay, but by night the toe was swollen again and there was one red streak that crossed over the first joint on the foot at the big toe and it extended up part of my foot. Obviously my problem is inflammation. There is no puss; it's more of a bruise and abrasion. I didn't run yesterday, I'm not running today or Tuesday. I hope to run again Wednesday. Wednesday I'll proceed with caution taking care not to do anything that would further aggravate the toe. Even though I'm up to 4-5 miles at under 12 minutes per mile I'm going to cut back. I may only run a mile Wednesday then Thursday I'm going to run 3.2 miles then Friday one mile. If I don't feel that I'm getting enought exercise only running a mile I'll add biking and weight lifting on those days. I'll work Saturday and Sunday and those can count as recovery days. Since I'm training for a 5K that I'll run in about five weeks there's no need to run further. I don't have insurance nor a doctor right now. I can not afford an injury. Most of the online articles that I'm reading suggest that some sports injuries are due to going to fast and too far too soon.

Note: If I have an area of inflammation that I can see it's possible that I have other problem spots. I do have other aches and pains. I've run now for 6 months without taking off a significant recovery period of time. I think the longest I've not run has been a three day period of time and that was only a time or two. It may be time to take a full week, two even. Oh the horror..I'm sure I'll lose all my running abilities. I do know that will not be the case; I can face my anxiety by cross training...right?

Establishing a PR --Ran a mile in 11 minutes today.

6:30AM
distance: 3.84 miles
Time: 44:29 minutes
Pace: 11:35 per mile
VOmax: 25.53

9:00 AM
Time: 30 minutes
ran hills and trails

It was too hot by the time I left at 10AM

I love the ease with which I'm running, but my big toe doesn't. I have some kind of nail bed problem. It's isn't where an ingrown toenail is typically found. I trimed my nail and plan to soak my foot and toe in salt water. I hope that will clear it up. I wore a couple of different kinds of shoes over the past several days. That could be it.I have an unexpected opportunity to work tomorrow. So I may not run. That's more for my Toe then anything else.

I am pleased to see that my easy run speed has increased. It is about six weeks now till the labor day race. I'm hoping my easy run speed will increase significantly by the day of the race.

Note: It took a high medium amount of effort. I believe the run was made more difficult because I have a couple of extra pounds of water weight. I ate fish at a restaurant and I'm sure it was loaded with salt. Salt and grease..yum yum it was so good. I was also tired when I work up and the first blood pressure reading was 150/86pulse 56. Additional proof that if I eat salt it will drive my first AM blood pressure up. I'm getting back on the straight and narrow and today I will resume my low sodium eating regimen. I'm also wanting to get back on a calorie watch because I would like to lose at least 5 more pounds before the race. I'm going to try for the 2 pounds per inches in height. In my case that would be 66 X 2 or 132 pounds. I weigh 140 minus the salt, but 135 is my short term goal because I do not want to lose more than one pound a week in the six weeks left till the race.

28 minutes today

It good run. It's the easy day.

Ran for 52 minutes today.

Didn't take much effort. The temperature was 68 and it was sunny.

Ran 20 minutes today

Took a little effort. My lower left leg was hurting again today. I've got to find some grass or gravel to run on for a while. Soon the temperatures will be more moderate and then I can make trips to the park to run. The closest, bestest park opens at 9:00 AM.

58 degrees!

Ran: 55 minutes
distance: 3.92 miles
=14.00 per mile

The run seemed easy and didn't take much effort. Love the cooler temperature and could have run a few more miles, but I hope to have plans today and do not want to wear myself out.

Mild side ache at the end of the run. I'm dissappointed that I'm not running faster. But I keep hearing that the speed will pick up during a race. Since I've only been running over a mile for four months I should be very happy that I'm running 4 miles without stopping. Just wait till this time next year, then I'll be establishing some PR's!

Good day!

Ran: 30 minutes
Walked: 15

The first mile I ran on a road that has .06 miles of downhill and uphill. Because I didn't run an hour I'm compensating by running hills.

My most recent reward for running will be all the ice cream I can eat.

Nose breathing causes side pain?

Ran 46 minutes (approx 3.2 miles)

For the first couple of miles it took no effort. The last half was harder. I've discovered, I think, that trying to breath exclusively through my nose makes my side hurt. My side did not hurt today although I thought I felt a twinge the last mile. The key is controlled breathing, so I read. I also tried to exhale on the left foot strike.

The temperature was 76 degrees and the humidity was 91%. Another factor in my run taking more effort.

My run today took a lot of effort.

I ran at least 3.5 miles and walked at least 30 minutes.
It took a lot of effort because my right leg was so tired. After 2.6 miles I walked for a while then ran another mile. My side has been hurting, don't know why it isn't exactly a catch.

Unless a miracle occurs and I wake up pain free and totally rested and energetic I will only run one mile tomorrow. I think the heat and weight loss is getting to me. Hopefully I can run 52 minutes Friday. I don't work this weekend so I can get in some additional running even if it is a single mile.

One mile day.

Ran: 1 mile
Walked 1 hour.

The temperature was 75 degrees and the humidity was 100%. It was raining, but no lightening so I ran a quick mile and finished with walking. I added an additional 18minutes of walk time to be sure I burned the calories for today. My weight is at 140pounds. I want to lose between 4-6 more pounds then maintain that weight whether it be by running or walking and watching my calories. Day before yesterday my morning resting pulse was great, but my morning surge blood pressure was way past being moderately high. One reading was 165/98. So I've gone on a low sodium diet and that seems to have worked because my yesterday morning blood pressure reading was below 140/90. Another thing I'm going to watch is water intake. I want to stay hydrated, but I need to make sure I'm not overdoing it with the water.

Day three: 52 minute run

The temperature was 69 degrees; the humidity was 96% Heat Index 70.
My sansa battery was out, so I ran without music.
I had aches and pains that didn't want to go away epecially in left leg.
Completing this run took a surpreme amount of effort. At one point I thought my head was going to explode! I really had to work at it and I'm so proud of myself for running the entire 52 minutes that I'm going to reward myself with a shopping trip. Tomorrow will definitely be a rest day!

52 minutes

Ran: 52 minutes, no problems.

Yesterday, as I was walking around the neighborhood to cool down, someone stopped me and asked me if I knew anything about snakes. There was a 5-6 foot snake stretched out on a tree trunk. It didn't look to be poisonous. It's head was small.

On my second walk around the block I watched as three men with shovels and a water hose trying to encourage the snake to come down out of the tree. Later I heard a gun shot and assumed the snake had been shot.

Another note of interest in my attempts to run before day break. The other day I noticed the air between my apartment and the next one on this street was thick with bats. I watched for a while as the bats entered a small hole on the side of the neighboring apartment house.

Ran 52 minutes

Ran: 52 minutes
Walked: 42 minutes
biked: 1 mile

Good day, my workout had an energizing effect. No aches, no pains not SOB. My BP was kind of elevated first thing this morning, but my resting was 52 BPM

Ran 1 mile.

Tired, and I got a late start at 7:30 AM. I'm trying to take at easy today because my left leg was so tired last night and I'm still feeling it this afternoon! I did a job yesterday. The tempertures are very reasonable around 80 +, but the humidity is awful.

Spreading the Pain.

Ran: 1 mile
Walked: 2 miles with weights
Biked: 2 miles

I tried to spread out the muscle strain and because I only ran one mile I added more walking and rode the bike.

Slow endurance running.

Ran: 52 minutes.

Took little effort because I ran very slowly. I'm only going to run intervals once a week. I hope I can run at least 50 minutes the other 4 days. The mileage for this week 15 miles.

Walked two miles with a friend.

Speed day

Ran 2 miles - intervals
Walked/sprinted 1 mile

Didn't take much effort, but I felt like the fast running really had a negative effect on my joints.

Training for speed.

Ran Two Separate Times
Run I. 46 minutes at 132 to 145 BPM
Run II. 29 minutes 130 to 140 BPM
Walked 20 minutes.

Miles between 4 and 5

Temperatures are still cooler
I had no problems. The run too a moderate amount of effort.