Each Day Is a Gift

Pfitzinger's lab report, returning to running after a stress fracture, states:  "Before you can run you must be able to walk briskly without pain.  During walking, your body absorbs forces of about 2 times your body weight.  This is a stepping stone for determining when the injured bone will be able to handle the greater impact forces of running.  When you can walk briskly for an hour without pain, you should be able to try a small dose of running.  The impact forces of running, however, are over twice as great as for walking, so the only way to know whether your body is ready to handle running is to run. "

There is still tenderness on the foot when I squeeze it firmly...but no localized pain.  I really want to begin walking this week.  Yesterday was a washout due to helping with Elder Caldwell's funeral.  So with two rest days, the mind is more than ready.  Let's hope the foot is too! :)

* Did the following with Darco shoe.

30 min recumbent bike (Performance L2, biceps & triceps with resistant bands)

60 min elliptical (R1, 15% incline, 70 rpm)

* Stretched, put some laundry in the dryer, checked on defrosting of the freezer.  Changed to running shoes (Elixir 6). 

64 min treadmill walking, 2 miles at 5% incline, 2 miles at 6% incline, (AP: 16:11).  Foot felt fine.  Calves definitely felt the "uphill".  Did calf raises on the edge of the treadmill deck after every mile. 

Myrtle

2 circuits of CSE

It took me 'till 10pm last night to finish cleaning and restocking the freezer.  The hardest part was chiseling out the thick layers of ice built up!  Woke up with sore arms and fingers.  The foot was the same, no pain from yesterday's incline tm walk.  Good sign! :)

Karen and I went to water aerobics.  The Wed. instructor is awesome.  We did an hour of core and hard cardio intervals.  For recovery she has us aqua jog.  It was hard enough workout that people need to grab a drink of water halfway.  I was exhausted.  :)

30 min elliptical, too tired to push it above 70 rpm.

Walked 2 miles at 6% incline starting at 3mph and increased by 0.1 every 2 min to 4mph and held it there.  Anything faster than 4mph is a jog for my little short legs! :)  It took exactly 33 min.  Boy oh boy, at this pace it'll take me over 6 hours to finish a marathon! :)

Foam roll and stretch.

Toe heel walk 25 ft x 5.

I had this weirdest dream that I was running in some funky race, with lots of families, all ages and sizes.  The course was running through houses of all shapes and forms, through different rooms inside.  Outside was all on sand or wet packed dirt narrow trails.  I found myself getting lost on several "exits" and one of my relatives or friends would direct me back on course.  The "finish" of the race was where you could have your family dinner together.  The whole time I felt like I was running on quick sand and feeling hungry and extremely thirsty.  Yet I knew I was supposed to be having fun because everyone was smiling or laughing.  I got to high five my 84 yo mother-in-law and sis-in-law when they ran towards me supposedly ahead of me on the course.  Finally I was on a trail that was completely covered with pine needles next to a sandy cliff that drops off to the ocean on one side with some houses on the other side.  This was supposed to lead to the finish where I would have my dinner with my family.  I made one misstep and about to fall off the cliff, hubby woke me up...he just got back from his early morning run. What a crazy dream!

Anyhow, instead of well rested, I woke up sore all over.  My neck was so stiff I could barely turn my head.  All my joints were stiff and sore.  I laid in bed for a long time to "unkink" everything.  WHY am I so sore and two mornings in a row????  I did not want to get out of bed but I was very very thirsty, and hubby was out mowing the lawn....

30 min elliptical

TM walking @ 6% incline starting at 3mph and increase 0.1 whenever I felt like it 'till 4mph.  Was very tempted to break into jogging mode but resisted as the foot was very achy last night.  2 miles in exactly 32 min today, 1 min PR from yesterday!  WaHooo!!!!

Well, I don't think I am making much improvement.  It is disheartening to feel so stiff and sore in the mornings when I hardly did any exercise at all.  Seriously don't know when I can resume running!!!! Sigh!!! :(

But, had a WONDERFUL lunch and afternoon and felt so so so so so very grateful for GREAT friend(s)! :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

30 min bike (performance L3,  2.25 miles,  biceps/triceps w/ resistant bands)

60 min elliptical (15-20 incline, 2.5 miles, 70 rpm)

4 miles tm walking @ 6% (3-4.2mph) in 59 min.  I think that's an improvement from Tue.

Myrtle

Core

Temple wearing regular dress shoes, yipee! :)

Saturdays used to mean races and long runs, events that I look forward to.  Today marks 6 weeks since the stress fracture and zero running.  Although there is no pain in the sf site, I can still feel slight pain when I squeeze the foot and particularly in the tarsal joints.  Feeling rather sad and fat, I was so tempted to go for a test run....but I need to play it smart this time.  After hubby left to ride in the stake presidents float in the Lehi Roundup Parade, I retreated to the home gym with a Netflix movie.

65 min elliptical (various incline and resistance)

60 min tm walking @ 6% incline mostly @ 3.5mph

30 min recumbent bike (performance L4)

Myrtle

2 circuits CSE

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We worked/volunteered in the concession stand at the Lehi Roundup Rodeo for 5 hours tonight.  I worked the window taking orders and cash from the customers while hubby filled the orders.  I was on my feet the entire time wearing running shoes.  The foot got a little achy when I got home.  It was tiring but really fun.  We sold hamburgers, hot dogs, nacho, snow cones, cotton candy, kettle corn, candies, chips, popcorn and drinks.  I was told that we made over $4,000 in just our stand alone (there were 4 concession stands).  I also learned that the Lehi Rodeo is the only rodeo that does not sell or get sponsorship from any beer company.  Saw a lot of cute cute cowboys and cowgirls from pint size to teens! :)