Each Day Is a Gift

Week 12 to Boston:

3 easy solo miles jog after got home from lab draw.  There were heaps of snow piles on road shoulder and the MCT had some icy spots. 
 

Ran 0.75 mile warm up to 300W then did 0.5 mile hill repeats X3 from 2100N to 2600N with 243 ft elevation gain/loss.  AP: 11:28.  So pathetic.  When I was a beginner runner training for my 2nd SGM at age 51 I would run this hill and goal then was to make it under 10:30.  Now goal was to jog up this hill without dying from asthma attack! 

There was a kennel in a yard with two mutts inside by the road around 2300N.  Those mutts would bark hysterically each time I went past, that's six times!  I just pretend they were cheering for me! :)  On my last hill up, some guys in a construct truck going down on the opposite lane honked and hollered some Spanish at me.  That startled me!  Running solo stinks! 

Easy solo miles after lab draw.  Road is clear and MCT much dryer.  AP:  11:38

Couple of construction workers working on the professional suites next to the trail by 1200E hollered some Spanish at me!  I just waved hello to them!  Running solo stinks!

16F. Met Wendy, Leslie and Karen for a much needed conversational run to "catch up".  How I missed these wonderful friends.  We ran east to Smith's tunnel then west to 1500W bathroom.  They had to hold way back to run slow with me.  AP: 10:35. 

No time to stretch, had to take hubby to the urologist where the nurses removed the Foley. We talked to the urologist about the history of this being hubby's 4th Foley with each removal, he'd be able to void initially but then hours later would have excruciating pain resulting to a trip to the ER to have the Foley reinserted.  Dr. told us that now is not a good time to do dynamic bladder study as suggested by their resident.  The bladder muscles have atrophied over the last two years, and the functions have to be relearned.  He would have his male nurse show hubby how to self-cath.  He removed the stent and injeted some fluid in the bladder to assess its capacity which is rather small at this time. 

Hubby was able to void 2 hours later, then every 90min or so thereafter, without pain!  Hallelujah!  That (pain and inability to empty the bladder) was our biggest worry/concern!  So glad he didn't have to self-cath! :)  Even though it makes for interrupted sleep through the night!

After lab draw I picked up Wendy at 8:20 to go to LC and met up with Karen, Leslie and Amanda for an hour of swimming.  Well, they swam in the regular lap pool while Wendy and I swam/walked in the 4' shallow pool.  :)  They're talking about signing up for a triathlon.  I would have to buy a trike to learn cycling first, haha! :)
 

Schedule says to run 1:20 3/1 today.  Well, that didn't happen!  There was a 20mph wind coming from the north, rain that quickly turned into a blizzard.  I had to go to Smith's to pick up some meds for hubby and gas up the Tahoe, my fingers nearly froze off even with gloves on. 

Anyhow, got home and ran on the dreaded treadmill instead.  Put on a Netflix (Little Boy) and headphone on my iPad and walked/stretched/jogged/walked 10 miles that took nearly 2 hours.  At this rate, it'll take me 6+ hours to do Boston!  Sigh!