"A Hefty Hunk Of Steamin Junk"

First run in over 3 weeks and my goal was to run at least 4 miles to try everything out and see where I'm a... Everything felt good and I was pleasantly surprised but the real test will be tomorrow to see how I feel and even later today. My total time was 34:45 with my average pace at 8:31, I finished up with 17 minutes on the elliptical no resistance and then my upper body weight training and then some push-ups. It really felt good to get out and I am hoping that I I'm finally beyond this darn thing and I am eager to get back on track.

Just a side note this is how my Golf tournament went this past weekend, Friday was 72 and then the weekend went like this, 74,74. I really struggled with my driver on the last day I was all over the place and it cost me a few strokes. But for an old man with now nerves left I feel like it was a pretty good showing, but now its time to get training again and please body just cooperate with me, Please!

See ya tomorrow.

I ran out towards mini gu corner but stopped a mile short. My calf is a little stiff and sore in the same area but its more stiffness and it seems to be fine through the run, at this point I think I have to just go with it and see how it does. If it gets bad again then I will have to do the MRI, I feel that I have to get going if I'm going to attempt St. George, I can't do 1 week on and then 3 weeks off and hope to get any where... Cross training  is out of the question now cuz my elliptical went out on me yesterday,  and I went and priced a new one yesterday and that is out of the question, its a $1,000 dollars for a good one and I just don't have that right now. So I guess its do or die these next few weeks and I hope it will be a good out come. Pace was nice and easy today, 9:05 with a total time of 36:56, legs were pretty tired.

See ya tomorrow.

I ran out towards Payson today via canal road and I felt okay, my calf's are really stiff and sore almost like I have ran a race and so are my quads, it's a good feeling though. I kept the pace nice and easy at 8:57 and then my total time was 36:46. After the run I stretched real good and then did my upper body weight training and the some push-ups! I just got a call from the post office and my step-sons mission call is there so I am heading down to pick it up, sure is exciting!!! He's in Lake Powell so we will have to wait until he gets back to open it, Darn it!!! Its going to drive my wife nuts!!!

See ya tomorrow.

Late afternoon run after work, it was after 8 o'clock and it was still pretty warm but it felt nice too. I ran out towards the mini GU corner but stopped a mile short as I am still doing 4 miles, the pace was nice and easy at 8:38 total time was 35:42 my calf's are still feeling it they are just really tight although today they seemed to a little looser. I will take tomorrow off and then try a little bit more on Saturday, I might do some cross-training tomorrow if I can get my new elliptical put together,  I ran that nordic track into the ground.

See ya tomorrow.

I was up till 1am putting together my new Sole E35 elliptical so I didn't get out this morning until 6:30 or so. I tweaked my back Thursday night lifting my old Nordic Track out of the house so I was battling a sore back the whole run. My goal was to run out to Mini GU corner and then back to the house, I was able to do that but the pace was really slow from the sore back but it was noticeably better than yesterday so that is good. My calf's felt better today, they had no knots in the them which felt good for a change. I did have a little pain from the good old leg injury but it was less than it has been so that is a good sign. After I returned home I jumped on the elliptical and it was pretty cool! It keeps track of distance so that's fun, it said I did 2.25 miles in 24 minutes. Man they are really smooth and quiet, at least for an elliptical, it will be fun to try some resistance when I am feeling up to it. My average pace for the first 3 miles was 8:53 and then on the way back it was way slower at 9:10. The first 3 miles time wise was 27:32 and then on the way back it was 28:09. My watch picked up the first mile way to soon and then I was off the rest of the first 3 miles so that is why I changed at my have way point to reset it and it seemed more accurate on the way back. This watch seems to do that a lot, it has a mind of it's own. Its probably not use to me running 5 days in one week, it was a shock to it's system;) and mine:) On the way back today I ran into my Brother Curtis (SimmBad) and we were able to catch up a little bit, he is running pretty good right now!

See ya Monday.