Some pretty pathetic mileage for me in the month of October! Oh well! Yesterday I tried the treadmill slowly and got .65 in before the pain started too fiercely. So I jumped on the eliptical for 30 minutes. Last night Tom and I were doing some more research on IT band recovery and found something we hadn't seen before. This guy recommended doing intervals as recovery. No jogging or slow running. Run fast then walk. So I decided to try that out today. First of all I went to my Yoga class for 70 minutes. I'm liking that. It definitely takes some cooridination, I have some, but hope to gain more as I improve with Yoga. There are some stretches and poses that I can really feel will help with the IT band issues. Anyway, after the Yoga it was home to get everyone off and running in different directions. After they all got on their way I went out to try the interval workout. I would do a .10 walk, (average 13 minute pace on the walk), then .20 run, (ave. 7 minute pace on the run). I wore my "ITeena" band and rubbed my knee down good with Icy Hot before I went out. It actaully felt good. The last run started feeling a bit strained so I decided to quit for today. But I think I will try that out for a while and see what happens.
I finally ordered the foam roller....(yes, I know Bonnie, you've been recommeding that for a long time now). I will be excited to try that out. Some sad news in our neighborhood....this past Wednesday a family was driving down to Juab County to be with grandparents for fall break when they lost control of their vehicle and rolled. The 13 year old boy and their dog were both killed. Mom, Dad and 2 brothers made it through without life threatening injuries. Last night my 14 year old son and I went to the viewing. What a hard line to go through. It's hard to see your tough 14 year old boy break down and cry like that. There was a whole roomful of teenagers sobbing and clinging together. I think it will definitely cause a lot of serious reflection in all of these kids. It will probably be life changing for many of them. It sure would be more pleasant if we could learn lifes lessons by traveling the easy path all our lives, but I've come to find out that isn't the case. I've learned more through my trials than I ever have in my smooth times. Just for your FYI, for some reason this boy wasn't wearing his seatbelt. They aren't sure if he just took it off to get more comfy for a minute or to help out a brother or what. But everyone else had theirs on and are alive today. I guess I got a little long winded here. One thing my son mentioned as we left last night is that he knew of one boy who had teased this boy quite a bit. He was wondering how that boy must feel right now. So it was a reminder to me to try with all my might to show kindness to everyone I meet each day. And especially to let my family always know how much I love them. Hug a kid and a spouse for me today would ya? :o)
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