hard day in a silver lining

4:30 am the alarm goes off. snooze, 4:40 snooze. Finally at 4:50 we get up get ready and out the door. Holly, Lou Dawg and I in the car and on our way to NH to run a relay race around some lake. I really had no idea were it was but after 2 hrs and some wrong turns we end up at start 30 min before the gun went off. I am running the third leg of the race and still had 3 hours before I had to run. Off for some sramble and to watch some of the runner. Warm up went well. 30 mins later I'm off to run. First mile is a 11% grade, ran it no porb, 3 and half more of some big rollers and I'm feeling great. My cardio is doing great, my knee is holding out and bamm. My legs give out, 2 months of not running and swimming almost everyday dose not make for happy legs after five miles of steep hils and descents. I still have 4 miles of hills to got and nothing in my legs. The strange thing the rest of me feels fine, just my legs. The last four mile were hard run stop run, at the end I had this girl tell me not to give up and come with her. she pushed me when I did not want to go, but I went. She started to pull away and I picked it up. I passed her and told her it is my turn to pull, all the way to the finish. Sore as hell but I'm better for it. I know to run you need to run. I need to heal and then I am running.

The silver lining I got to spend the whole day with Holly and Lou. We also made a new friend Mo.

It was great seeing Holly and dawg on the side of the road cheering. Made me real happy, Can't wait to see Holly and Emil there next year hold signs, sitting in their fold up chairs.

Love you Holly.

j 

Workin it

Emil is on his way, he is kicking like a rock star. Holly and I are going to birthing class which is a pain, our teacher is so bad, I just want run out. I am so happy I can sit through it though. Been swimming, getting faster, stronger, just bought some paddles and fins which will enable me to swim faster.

I have a race on sat in NH. A relay with the wicked running club. My leg is  9.5 miles of hills. I hope my knee will hold up, it has been getting better. I think the healing is almost done.I should be fine and if the knee is unhappy I feel it will not put me back to far.

J

on the bike

Back on the bike. It feels good but what is better than that is Emil is kicking like a rock star, I have not felt him yet but Holly has said he has been rocking out.

j

Back form the docs

Dr. Ayers and words for improvement. Advil for 10 days, ice and cross training. The knee is in good condition, just a small case of tendonitis. I am relieved, I thought it might be worse. So I am back on the bike but in moderation. I should be ready to crank it by the end of the month.

J  

off to the docs

I'm off to see a sports doctor tomorrow. Very excited to see him and get my knee taken care of so I can get back on the bike. I miss it dearly, as for the pool I'm getting faster, stronger and longer. I' starting to get back that old racing frame I once had. 

j

open water

Since I have gotten back from Chicago My training has gotten back on track. No running or biking yet, just swimming. I am starting to swim longer and faster and thinking of getting into a master swim. The knee is still bothering me but I have a Doc app. on friday. Today I went to marblehead neck beach were I sat on the beach with holly and a few of my friends.I was able to break away for a swim. My first open water swim in years.

How cold! In a farmer john, I froze for the first 5 but started to warm up as the swim went on. I still think I am going to get eaten by a shark, either ocean or lake the fear is there and each time I have to over come it. The cold water is an other obstacle I have to over come too. I have to stop and realize it is cold I'm not going into shock and I'll be ok if I keep on swimming. The swim went well, did some sighting, worked on my race stroke. I feel I will be faster this time around in the water.

j