"A Hefty Hunk Of Steamin Junk"

Well I was finally  able to run this morning...I decided to take it easy and just test my leg out a mile at a time. I was up at 5:30 am  and then headed out the door and I can't believe how much sun light we have lost over the last 2 and half weeks, I think fall is on the way. Started out real slow averaging around an 8:50 mile and then just kinda kept it right there for the first half of the run.The second half I slowed down alittle bit just to be safe and my legs were real tired too, average pace was 9:24 and my heart rate was alittle high at 146, total time was 56:30.  Legs felt heavy but that was to be expected, my leg was feeling pretty good on a scale of 1 to 10 pain wise it was about a 2, so that is a good sign. I think tomorrow will tell the real story on whether I can train on it or not, I will have to see if it is sore or not but all indications right now tell me it will probably feel fine, as it is not sore right now. I iced really good after the run for about 15 minutes and I will probably do it again in a while just to be safe. I have been taking Aleve every 12  hours and I seem to be getting better results with that than just regular IBprofhin... So all in all I am really pleased with the results this morning, but tomorrow will tell the story and I hope it is a good one. I also did 30 minutes of upper body weight training, two sets of each exersize with low weight and high repititions.

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Well, my leg started hurting midway through the day yesterday and as the day went on it got progressivly worse. I tryed some heat on it and it seemed to help it feel better, I then woke up this morning and took a step on it and the pain was back just like it was before the layoff... I still got suited up for a run and decided I was going no matter what, I got a about a half of a block into it and I was lymping and running at the same time, and the pain was unbelievable. I stopped and said to myself suck it up and get-r-done, went about a 100 feet and could not go a step further. I then reached my hands sky ward and in the words of the revrend from Caddyshack I screemed, "RAT FARTS"!!!! After a few more expletives, I lymped my way back home (walking), I then came downstairs and hopped on the ellipitcal for 46:00 minutes and did my standard upper body core training. I must have something more serious going on here, what that is I have no clue. But it is obvious that running is out of the question, and the ellipitical is the only option at this point. I am pretty much out of good ideas at and I am at the end of my rope for any kind of good solution to this frustrating problem. I have to make a decision by the 15th, which is the cut off date to get a full refund on my hotel rooms, so I will keep up with the elliptical glider until that date and then make a decision on what to do then.

Very disappointing, to say the least...

No running again just doing the ellipitical, 47:00 minutes worth... Not much else to say, pretty disappointed but I'm sure I will get over it.

48:00 minutes on the ellipitical again this morning,  I also did some weight training on my legs and some core training on the usual areas, and that was an additional 30 minutes... I go to the Sports Medicine guy this morning so maybe he can give me some ideas as to what is wrong with my leg, and I am hoping he can get me onto the road to recovery. Other than that there is not much else to say, I am just trying to stay motivated and I think I accomplished that today, I just have to stay focused on the long term right now its the only thing that will keep me motivated...

Have a good one!

50:00 minutes on the Ellipitical this morning... I took it pretty easy, I kept the RPM between 85 and 90, no resistance. I am going to try and go alittle longer tomorrow, maybe 2 hours if it can hold my attention for that long, we shall see...

I also did 30 minutes of upper body weight training, high reps and low weight, I also did some strectching... Leg feels pretty good too.

The Doc says I will be out for about 6 weeks maybe 8, but he will check me in 6 weeks and go from there. I will also be doing some physical therapy starting on Tuesday of next week which I was told will include some swimming, that should be real fun considering I haven't been in a pool in a great long while, hopfully I won't drown... Wish me luck!

76:00 on the elliptical glider this beautiful morning, I took the glider to places unknown today... I have never taken the calories counter pass 999, I for sure thought that my machine consel would blow-up,or something close to that. But it didn't it just turned back to zero and started over.

I was about 50 minutes in to the workout and I started to fade (attention wise) but then this song came of Journey, the classic 70's rock band and it just energized me... The song was "Anytime" and the album was "Captured". Now being 44 plus and being at the end of my rope, that song really got me going. You have to get the song and listen to it sometime because the last 2 minutes of that song is so fast, Steve Perry's voice is going 100 miles an hour and Niel Shoens guitar is keeping right up with his voice, a live audience, its just amazing. Now in your mind picture this, an old 44 year old man with long hair and that song blaring and my feet are rotating at 120 miles per hour on the RPM meter, sweat flying off hitting the walls, GOING NUTS!! It just doesn't get any better than that...

My average RPM was 95 to 110 so I really pushed it today. Get the Album that I talked about earlier, you can't go wrong.

See ya Monday.

43:00 minutes on the elliptical at a fast pace  average RPM was 95 to 105, mainly above 100... 30 minutes of upper body weight training, low weight high reps, worked all major muscle groups, felt good... My leg feels good, I didn't even notice when I was doing the elliptical but I know there is still a problem, because when I walk up the stairs and down the stairs I can feel it still, so I am taking my time.

See Ya Tomorrow...

Never Give Up!

43:00 minutes on the elliptical, leg felt really good, I also did 35 minutes of lower body weight training (legs), and some crunches using the big rubber ball, added 80 push-ups between sets of crunches... This was the first time that I didn't have any pain with my leg, so that is a good sign, mainly from the standpoint that atleast I know it will eventually heal. There is always that fear of the unknown that just maybe it won't heal, but it always does... There is that comfort that I will sometime in the near future be back to full strength, and back on the road again with all the other crazy ruinners out there. That's about it.

See ya Tomorrow.

50:00  minutes on the elliptical, at a pretty quick pace, average RPM was 95 to 105.  I did a warm up and cool down included in the fifty minutes. No strength training today, Wednesday is my off day to recover... Not much else to say, I felt good for the whole workout. I will see you tomorrow.

43:00 on the elliptical this morning, I did some resistance training with it as well, trying to duplicate running up hill. I did that for about a 10:00 minute block, it kicked my butt. I also did the standard weight training on the legs and core training; 300 crunches and then alternating push-ups between sets of the crunches. Total push-ups 75... Between the strength training and the core training it was just over 30 minutes. My leg feels good, the pain has really subsided and I feel like I am on the right track. I am almost down to a month left and then I can start running again, so the last two weeks have flown by pretty good, NOT!

I forgot my heart rate monitor this morning, sorry Lybi, I will try and remember to use it in the morning.

See Ya Tomorrow...

50:00 minutes on the elliptical again this morning, I used my heart rate monitor and was surprised what it had to say... A recovery run for me when I am actually running is just under a 9:00 minute pace, and my heart rate is around 130 to 135 and this is about where my average was today, and that was keeping the RPM at or above 95. There was about 10 minutes where my haert rate jumped up  above 150 due to the resistance that I had and the incline at 15%. But I would say my heart rate was averageing more above 135 than below it, so I think I am doing the right type of workout when I am on the elliptical to achieve and simulate what I am doing out on the road.

I am trying to keep my aerobic base where it is and not lose anything,  and so I think this can only help down the road if I keep on the same course until I am able to start running again. It doesn't hurt to develop that aerobic base up I think, and it will help my speed to in the long run. I think this would equal to about 6 miles of running time wise according to my heart rate and the abiltity to hold the heart rate pretty steady at 135 to 140, but I am still going to go with goose egg on  the mileage board.

I am Rambojr, OUT!

I did 40:00 minutes on the elliptical this morning, average heart rate was 135... I also did 30 minutes of strength training on my upper body, two sets of each exersize worked all major muscle groups, yada yada yada. Not much else to say except 2 weeks down and and 4 more to go, I am counting the days. A congrats goes out to all the bloggers who accomplished PR's at the TOU Marathon over the weekend, good job to all.

See Ya Tomorrow.

45:00 minutes on the elliptical again this morning, I also did some weight training on my legs that took me about 30 minutes, along with some core training... My leg felt good today I am getting ancy and want to go try it out, but I won't, average heart rate was 132 so I treated it like a recovery run and I kept it pretty steady.

See ya tomorrow.

50:00 minutes on the elliptical this morning, again! My legs were kind of tired from the strength training yesterday so I really went easy today, my average heart rate was 129 and that was with a warm up of about 5:00 minutes and then a cool down of 6:00, most of the workout was done at a rpm between 90 and 95 and then the warm up and cool down were more like 75 to 80 on the RPM... During the 90 to 95 speed my heart rate was right at 135 and then the rest of the time it was below 130. My leg is still healing, it still will bother me every so often but it is less and less so I am just trying to keep the faith.

See Ya Tomorrow.

No time to workout today.

40:00 minutes on the elliptical and I wanted to check my fitness level today. I was able to keep my heart rate up at 167 and hold if for 6 minutes and I could of held that for a good while, so that tells me I have not lost any fitness to this point, average heart rate was 133. I am half way through my 6 week period so I wanted to check and see where I am at, and I am pleased so far. I also did 30 minutes of core training and the standard 80 push-ups in between each set of the core training. Thats about it today, I am really busy...

See Ya tomorrow.

45:00 minutes on the ellipitical this morning, I have a touch of a cold so I am not feeling the greatest. I did not push it this morning just tryed to keep an even pace and keep the heart rate below 130, and I think I did that. I also did the standard upper body workout on the bowflex that took about 30 minutes, I am getting tired of doing the elliptical it is wearing thin...

See ya tomorrow.

50:00 minutes on the old elliptical again today, I had to do it this evening as I didn't have any time this morning... I kept it at a nice even pace, my heart rate didn't get above 140 it averaged at 133, just trying to build those old base miles until I can run again. Its been just over 3 weeks so I am getting closer, I am hopefully starting to see the light at the other end of the tunnel. I also diD my standard workout on the bowflex, lower body, and then did my rubber ball core training with 70 push-ups in between sets. Tuesday's and Thursdays are killers and I am feeling it tonight, I hope I recovery fast enough for tomorrows training session. Oh well if I don't I will just have to muddle through...

See ya tomorrow!

45:00 minutes on the elliptcal at an easy pace, heart rate average was 128 so just a nice recovery type workout... I also did the standard lower body workout on the bowflex and core training for about 30 miuntes, using the rubber ball and doing push-ups in between sets . Monday it will be 4 weeks since I last ran, so I am getting close and I feel good as far as my leg goes I have been able to hop on it and there is no pain. the doctor said that this is a good sign that I have healed and am ready to go. But he wants me to take another week off before I start testing it out, so I will heed his advice... That will put me at 5 weeks, so then I will try and do a couple of laps around the track to try it out and then go from there.

See ya tomorrow

No workout today. I was walkiong down the stairs last night and I tweaked my ankle, no sprain but it was sore so I didn't do anything today. I am starting to get healthy and I didn't want to push it and make things worse, atleast not at this point. I will evaluate on Monday and then go from there.