Rain rain raaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiin. BLEH. 42° and crappy out today. Brief patches of sunshine, but none of them long enough to run around in. So it was off to the gym with me. Or so I thought.
I started out the day with a bowl of Breakfast Barley. It’s a recipe I’ve been wanting to try from Foods That Fight Pain, and I finally got around to buying dates and barley yesterday. It calls for rice milk rather than soy, because soy is an arthritis trigger. One of these days I’m going to do the elimination diet just to see how good I feel (or don’t feel). I’m pretty sure I have a wheat allergy.
Anyway. I’ve only ever had (pearl) barley in soup, which I love, so I was looking forward to seeing how it tasted as a breakfast dish. Pretty damn good, as it turns out. The dates added some extra sweetness and the texture was nice. I’m big on texture. Before I ran, I had some almonds and raisins. For lunch I had a big salad and some tortilla chips with FYH melted on top. Not the best lunch, but I was in a rush. I had a billion things to do, but I was determined to run. I went to my sister’s house but didn’t get there in time to go to the gym. (She had work things to attend to.) So while she was busy, I ran around the block. It was overcast and windy, but I didn’t care. All I wanted to do was run. I put on my baseball hat and headed out. Right before I got to the first run, I realized that not only had I forgotten to bring my jog bra with me, but I’d forgotten to put on my running shoes. So there I was, running in my crappy, two-year old gym shoes.
I could definitely feel the impact more when my feet hit the ground. Probably not good for my knees, but I didn’t have time to turn around and go back to the house since I had less than an hour before I had to drive into town to pick up my mom.
Despite all the setbacks, I actually had a really good run. I took Christie’s advice and got my fair share of protein yesterday, so maybe that had something to do with it. Or maybe it was psychosematic. Either way, I had a blast. The sides of my lower legs burned quite a bit, but I blamed the crappy shoes.
So...yeah. Not a whole lot to say about the run except that it was definitely easier than last time.
I’m taking my car in for repairs tomorrow and have no idea when I’ll get it back. Since I run Thursdays and Saturdays, I’m sort of forked for a ride to the track. Looks like I’m walking! It’ll be a two mile hike, round trip, not including whatever I put in on the track. Two miles is nothing. If you live in Nebraska. My entire walk home will be uphill, probably about a 300 foot elevation. If I don’t lose five pounds this week, I’ll be shocked. Wish me luck.
In other health-related news, I changed my workout this week. For the past month I’ve been doing the strength training workout from a Karen Voight VHS my sister bought many, many years ago, but it was starting to get stale (and I felt like I wasn’t progressing), so I decided to switch to Tony Little’s Fat Free DVDs. I know, I know. Tony Little. But I’ve got a bad back and bad knees and his exercises work really well for me. There are two videos: upper body/abs and lower body. They are each 60 minutes long. Factoring in at least 20 minutes of aerobic, I don’t have time to work out for almost three hours every day. So I’m going to alternate. On run days I will do the lower body workout so that my legs will have the next day to recover while I do upper body and abs.
So far it is working really well. My chest and arms are very sore today, so I know I got a good workout yesterday.
See you again on Thursday!
I started out the day with a bowl of Breakfast Barley. It’s a recipe I’ve been wanting to try from Foods That Fight Pain, and I finally got around to buying dates and barley yesterday. It calls for rice milk rather than soy, because soy is an arthritis trigger. One of these days I’m going to do the elimination diet just to see how good I feel (or don’t feel). I’m pretty sure I have a wheat allergy.
Anyway. I’ve only ever had (pearl) barley in soup, which I love, so I was looking forward to seeing how it tasted as a breakfast dish. Pretty damn good, as it turns out. The dates added some extra sweetness and the texture was nice. I’m big on texture. Before I ran, I had some almonds and raisins. For lunch I had a big salad and some tortilla chips with FYH melted on top. Not the best lunch, but I was in a rush. I had a billion things to do, but I was determined to run. I went to my sister’s house but didn’t get there in time to go to the gym. (She had work things to attend to.) So while she was busy, I ran around the block. It was overcast and windy, but I didn’t care. All I wanted to do was run. I put on my baseball hat and headed out. Right before I got to the first run, I realized that not only had I forgotten to bring my jog bra with me, but I’d forgotten to put on my running shoes. So there I was, running in my crappy, two-year old gym shoes.
I could definitely feel the impact more when my feet hit the ground. Probably not good for my knees, but I didn’t have time to turn around and go back to the house since I had less than an hour before I had to drive into town to pick up my mom.
Despite all the setbacks, I actually had a really good run. I took Christie’s advice and got my fair share of protein yesterday, so maybe that had something to do with it. Or maybe it was psychosematic. Either way, I had a blast. The sides of my lower legs burned quite a bit, but I blamed the crappy shoes.
So...yeah. Not a whole lot to say about the run except that it was definitely easier than last time.
I’m taking my car in for repairs tomorrow and have no idea when I’ll get it back. Since I run Thursdays and Saturdays, I’m sort of forked for a ride to the track. Looks like I’m walking! It’ll be a two mile hike, round trip, not including whatever I put in on the track. Two miles is nothing. If you live in Nebraska. My entire walk home will be uphill, probably about a 300 foot elevation. If I don’t lose five pounds this week, I’ll be shocked. Wish me luck.
In other health-related news, I changed my workout this week. For the past month I’ve been doing the strength training workout from a Karen Voight VHS my sister bought many, many years ago, but it was starting to get stale (and I felt like I wasn’t progressing), so I decided to switch to Tony Little’s Fat Free DVDs. I know, I know. Tony Little. But I’ve got a bad back and bad knees and his exercises work really well for me. There are two videos: upper body/abs and lower body. They are each 60 minutes long. Factoring in at least 20 minutes of aerobic, I don’t have time to work out for almost three hours every day. So I’m going to alternate. On run days I will do the lower body workout so that my legs will have the next day to recover while I do upper body and abs.
So far it is working really well. My chest and arms are very sore today, so I know I got a good workout yesterday.
See you again on Thursday!
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2 comments:
Wow! You're doing great. I admire your consistency in exercising and figuring out ways to keep it new for yourself. Keep it up!
I think it's fantastic that you have a nice hill workout just outside your door. Don't let the rain stop you! (Just don't let yourself get chilled.)
PS You're also doing great by blogging regularly. I don't always comment, but I'm always reading your new blog posts.
Thanks, Jeannie! I'm really anal-retentive when it comes to routine, so having to do something new, exercise-wise, bugs me. That is, until I get used to my new routine. Ha!
I'm amazed at how much easier walking up the hill gets each time I do it. I wonder if I can run part or all of it someday?... The road continues up the mountain, probably another half mile or so. It's more of a gradual incline, so I might walk Tank up there a bit more from now on.
I love to write, so it's a miracle I've mostly been able to limit myself to only posting on my run days! I've had a Live Journal for six years, so I usually vent there and keep this more or less run-related. Thanks for reading, though! I'm glad you're enjoying my entries. And thanks for commenting, too. It's always nice to get feedback.
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