I run therefore, I am!

I should have up'd my mileage yesterday from all that walking around Lagoon! lol I was going to ad a little incident that happened to me this week that I broke my toe at work and thought it was just bruised at first but its not getting better. I actually did it on Wednesday and ran with the BBK group on Thursday.  I hope that means I have a tolerance for pain. lol It really hurts when Im not wearing shoes.  The shoes actually feel better on my toe as it helps it from bending. 

Lagoon was crowded and busy but I seemed to evade it all year and felt bad for my kids so I went.   One funny thing that happened was we took our 6 year old through one of the haunted houses and her 4 other cousins around the same age.  As we were coming out of it everyone of the girls except one was crying. We made such a scene! It was funny. Ill bet the other children in line were having second thoughts about going in there.  I made my daughter go through the other one but her cousins refused.  Im a mean dad. jk I prep'd her for the second one. I told her that they were just kids with makeup on and they could not touch her. Then explained how its there job to try and scare her. If she acts like shes not scared they will leave her alone. She was a hoot to watch.  Trying her best to act normal. I was laughing because the kids in there werent buying it. They kept bugging her until I had to put myself between them and her.  She didnt cry though. 

I am in some major pain this morning. I hurt my back yesterday using a jack hammer on some concrete from my house that I had to remove for the fence guy.  It hurts to lift my leg, bend over, sit, lay, pretty much everything. The pain is so bad that it feels like its even in my hip. Im falling apart! Ive also got a broken toe. 

Slept through my alarm clock this morning.  Was out of it. Its probably best im guessing. Its better to not push the envelope when your sore and hurting.  Ill run with the BBK group on  Thursday.  Its right by my house.

Dont drink and carve this holliday season! 

I examined my toe last night and it is definitely broken.  It hurts when I bend it. Its been about a week.  As for my back, its getting better. The more I move around the better. I went to the store last night and couldnt lift a case of coke. Talk about feeling less of a person. It sucks when you cant do something simple like that. I will survive! At first I was afraid, I was petrified!.... lol Go Aretha!

I really love this everytime I look at it! 

So I decided to try and loosen my back up by running. It made it tighter for some reason. But I feel like i need to make my back more mobile. Laying around doesnt seem to help it. I didnt notice my little piggy toe so it ended up being a good run. I ran from my house to the meeting place and ran with the BBK group.  We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the dark. I made it 8 miles total.  

I woke up in some pain from my back.  Yesterday, my next door neighbor asked me to help her put her trailer on her truck for her.  It didnt have a jack so I knew I was in for it! I huffed and puffed and got it up to her truck and my back was screaming!  I have got to heal. Im officially taking a break starting right now!  Oh for those interested, I have gained 10 pounds since SGM! Ive never weighed 140 in my life!  Im sure Ill buzz it off when I get back from Boston. 

Wow, what a busy day of walking! Ill bet I walked close to 5 or 6 miles today.  Our flight got in early this morning.  We grabbed a rental car and went to stay with our friends here in Stoneham, Mass.  They let us sleep in until 10:30 which was really 8:30 our time so we only got 7 hours of sleep. We went and had some Boston Pizza at a name I forget now but it was very thin crusted and lots of grease. I guess im used to our thick crust absorbing the grease for me. lol  We explored downtown Boston and then went to Fanueil Hall.  We ate at a Mexican restaraunt and then went to see the Dark Knight on the IMAX screen by the Aquarium.  Oh we did some major shopping  and I ran into none other than Bill Rodgers.  I didnt even know who he was until I saw the pictures in the running center of him.  He and I had a nice 10 min. talk and I could see how passionate he was in running.  I think from me talking to him he could tell the excitement of my running also.  He gave me his card and invited me to come to his running store the day after the Boston Marathon next year and they will have some Russian, and European Olympic runners there for a meet and greet and then a party.  I told him about the Blog here but didnt have a card so Ill have to get him one when I go next year. I told him how Sasha had this blog and thats how he invited me to meet his Russian runners.  So Ill have to see if Sasha is running next year.  Wow, its good to meet people like that! What amazing talent they have and all.  We are now safely back in Stoneham and Im having a blast!