cheryl

Ran on the treadmill at home, did some fast and slow running.

We had a fun workout today with the group.  We met at Peggy's house, then went to the neighborhood east of 13th West and ran up a street that was a slight incline for almost .5 mile, and then did 30 seconds up a steep hill.  I felt sluggish on the long street, and stronger on the short hill.  I think when I know I only have 30 seconds of pain, I can perform better.  It was cold, but a fun workout.

Later, I put in 2 very slow miles on the treadmill, and then at 9:30, I went to play basketball with my stake team.  I'm giving myself one mile for all the running I did. 

Just easy running on the treadmill, then some biking.

I found out today that my thyroid may be going out of whack again.  That is good news and bad news; good news, because it may explain why I've felt sluggish lately on runs, it's the thyroid, not just because I'm getting old.  But it's bad news because it seems to always take so long to get it back into balance.  I need to do what I should have done many years ago, and just have the thyroid removed.  Maybe that's what I'll finally do.

The group met at the Parkway Trail at 9800 So.  We first did a warm-up on the new section, heading north, then we ran two tempo runs starting at the parking area.  My garmin's battery was dead this morning, so I don't have all the particulars.  I ran the first tempo with Debbie and Kris.  It was fun being with them.  Then on the next, I didn't really plan to pick up the pace, I just felt pretty good, so did.  I met up with Britta, Kelli and Rachel and ran with them for a while.  Then Kelli took off, then Britta took off, and I tried to stay close to Rachel.  I actually felt pretty good today, my stride felt a little stronger and I can actually say I enjoyed the second tempo run.  Usually I just "endure" these kind of runs because my hamstrings and other things hurt, and it's not too fun.  Today was better.  I've been going to a new chiropractor, and maybe all the stuff  he does is actually working.   I did feel a little sick (not too much) at the end, which confirms that the thyroid is a little out of whack.  If I can just get my thyroid and hamstrings under control, I might have a pretty good running year.

Later, I ran  sprints for acceleration, then I played basketball on my stake team.  We have fun.  I enjoy just running up and down the court the most.  I do need to warm up before playing because you immediately start running fast, and for me, that's a big strain on the hammys.  I will count all this extra as 3 miles.

Not much in the way of exercise to report--I walked/ran for about 15 minutes.  I will count that as one mile.

I went to the Rec Center and ran for 30 minutes, then practiced a new technique my chiropractor has shown me that might take pressure off the hamstrings.  It did seem to work, I was less sore after this run than usual.  I then took my dog and walked/ran along the canal road.  That is always pretty fun.