glidergirl

• 2 mile run OUTSIDE!  Even though I could only run for 2 minutes at a time and even though it was for only 2 miles, it was the best feeling ever.

ahhhh....a reprieve from my "schedule prison". :)  I love exercising!

• 6 miles elliptical, (4 miles of marathon pace)
• 2 mile run on TM (2 mins running/1 min walking)

Elliptical details:

• Mile 1: 9:36 min, warmup
• Mile 2: 8:04 min, avg HR 161
• Mile 3: 8:10 min, avg HR 168
• Mile 4: 8:23 min, avg HR 169
• Mile 5: 7:54 min, avg HR 175
• Mile 6: 8:51 min, cooldown

I'm back!!!  I'm so sorry I abandoned my blog page.  I hate it when people don't update their blogs, and look what I've done for the last week. =0)  I hope to never do that again.

Great news, so far this week my achilles has felt so healthy!  Almost as if nothing ever happened.  Granted, I'm still on the step-wise plan from my PT, but I'm doing things now that I never would have been able to do a few weeks ago.  I'm running, I'm doing high resistance work "out of the saddle" at cycling class, I can lift up on my toes when I'm doing squats with weights.  And this is with no icing or NSAID's required.  Life is great. 

Today:

• 1 hour cycling class, HR 150-173

• 5 easy elliptical miles (avg HR 145)

Took it easy today (against my Saturday long-run desires) because I know I'm on the verge of doing too much this week achilles-wise.  And just to make sure I kept it on the down-low, I wore full-length pants.  Problem solved. ;)

P.S. Please enjoy your long runs for me today, k?  I'm totally being serious.  It is such a huge blessing to be able to run long and free!  I know sometimes it's tiring and sometimes the long miles day in and day out get old and you may get sick of the sacrifices you have to make (sleep, time with family, etc.), but you are a better person because of it.  This world needs healthy, happy people!  Have fun! :)