Week of Nov 16, 2009

Well...I've decided put a pause on anymore blog entries for Dee-Runs...because Dee just isn't running much anymore. My hips hurt too much to run. I still doing treadmill walking w/ intense treadmill workouts, plus abs & blowflex...but until I get back into a regular running routine...I'll be silent. I'm I too old to run? Is it my Vit- D levels?? Walking is much better, less pain - usually not much. I did just order some Vegan Joint Glucosamine...so we will see. Hope to see you soon!

Week of Nov 9, 2009

11/9 (Mon)- 3 mile walk treadmill** / blowflex
11/10 (Tues)- abs 1,2,3,4 - OMG my calf my calf- must rest
11/11 (Weds)- blowflex- chiropractor
11/12 (Thus) rest
11/13 (Fri) abs & blowflex
11/14 (sat) 2 mile run outside
11/15 (sun)
- 3 mile walk treadmill


**major right calf cramp - veins? - 11/10 NO pulled muscle!

Week of Nov 2, 2009

11/2 (Mon)- Blowflex, 2.5 mile run outside
11/3 (Tues)- abs 1,2,4; 2 mile intense treadmill/ walked 1.5+ miles outsdie
11/4 (Weds)- Abs 2 & 3; blowflex; 3 mile walk treadmill
11/5 (Thus)- 2.5 miles intense treadmill
11/6 (Fri)- Abs 4; blowflex (resting hip / abs sore still - cool!)
11/7 (Sat)- 3 mile run outside (paid for it sunday)
11/8 (Sun)-abs 1,2 & 4

Week of Oct 26, 2009

10/26 (Mon) - Abs 1 & 4; walk 1 mile treadmill **
10/27 (Tues) - little blowflex; 2.5 mile run outside (a tad painful)
10/28 (Weds)- Abs 2 & 4/ blowflex (hips really bothered me BOTH)
10/29 (Thus) Abs 3 & 4 / 3 mile run outside - felt pretty good!
10/30 (Fri) - 2Abs 3 & 4 / 2 miles intense treadmill
10/31 & 11/1 - res


**decided to take it easy on the regular scheduled blowflex since we had firewood delivered and I did all the wheelbarrel work and stacked, altogether 5 cords of wood Sunday.

Week of Oct 19th, 2009

10/19 (Mon)- Abs 1 & 2; blowflex (not feeling well today)
10/20 (Tues) - 3 mile run outside
10/21 (Weds) Abs1/ blowflex / 3 miles outside 2.5 run/.5 walk
10/22 (Thus) 2.5 mile run outside
10/23 (Fri)- Abs 2,3,4 / Blowflex
10/24 (Sat)- 2 mile treadmill intense workout
10/25 (Sun) - 3 mile run outside - felt pretty good (rhj)

Week of Oct 12, 2009

10/12 (Mon) - Abs 1 & 4; 2 mile walk/run treadmill
10/13 (Tues) - Abs 2 & 4; Blowflex; 2.5 mile outside run
10/14 (Weds)- Blowflex; 3 mile walk treadmill
10/15 (Thus)- Abs 3 & 4; 2.5 mile run outside
10/16 (Fri)- Blowflex; 3 mile walk treadmill
10/17 (Sat) - day of rest
10/18 (Sun) - Abs 4; 3 mile run outside **felt okay!not great but okay!




10/13 rhj is doing a lot better- not best yet, but better.
Tomorrow I will run again.

Week of Oct 5, 2009

10/5 (Mon)- Abs 1 & 4; 2 mile walk treadmill
10/6 (Tues) - Blowflex; 3 mile walk treadmill
10/7 (weds)- Abs; 3 mile run outside - CHIROPRACTOR
10/8-10/11 - OUT OF TOWN/REST

Week of Sept 28, 2009

9/28 (Mon)- Abs; Blowflex; 2 mile walk treadmill
9/29 (Tues)- Abs 2 & 4; 5 miles treadmill: 2.5 run/2.5walk **
9/30 (Weds)- Blowflex; 3 mile walk treadmill
10/1 (Thus)- Abs 3 & 4; 2 mile walk tm; cement work!
10/2 (FrI) - Cement rest day
10/3 (Sat) - Abs 2 & 4; 2 mile walk treadmill***
10/4 (sun)- 3 mile run outside! OUCH





**rhj feeling a tad better...we will seeeeee
***I was planning to run on the treadmill because my hip felt so good when I woke up. Once I got on the treadmill and walked, it started to hurt...thus the walk. hopefully tomorrow.

Week of Sept 21, 2009

9/21 (Mon) - Abs 1+; blowflex; 3.5 mile treadmill walk
9/22 (Tues)- 5 mile walk - treadmill
9/23 (Weds) - Abs 2 & 4; blowflex; 2 mile walk treadmill
9/24 (Thus) - Abs 3 & 4; 4 mile walk treadmill (rhj/lowerback still hurts)
8/25 (Fri) - Blowflex


Week of Sept 14, 2009

9/14 (Mon)- Blowflex; 2 mile walk treadmill
9/15 (Tues)- abs 2 & 4; 3.2 mile run outside
9/16 (Weds) - Blowflex; 3 mile walk treadmill**

9/17 (Thus)- abs; 2.5 mile run outside
9/18 (Fri) - abs 2 &3 ; cement work!
9/19 (Sat) - Rennfest! day of rest
9/20 (Sun) - 3 mile run outside (OUCH)


**right hip joint/back feel fairly descent - I'm still popping a pill or 2, but feels better.

Week of Sept 7th, 2009

9/7 (Mon) - cement day
9/8 (Tues) - abs 1 & 3 ; 3 mile walk tm

9/9 (Weds) - Blowflex; 3 mile walk tm **chiropractor
9/10 (Thus) - abs 2 & 4 blowflex
9/11 (Fri) - abs 2 & 4; 3 mile run
9/12 (Sat) - rest
9/13 (Sun)- Abs; 2.5 mile run


really resting the hip /back - feeling a tad better - just a tad though

Week of Aug 24th, 2009

8/24 (Mon)- Blowflex; 2 mile walk treadmill
8/25 (Tues)- Abs 1; 3 mile run
8/26 (Weds)- Abs 2; Blowflex; rest rhj
8/27 (Thus) - 4 mile run - felt okay, still pain
8/28 (Fri) - Abs 3 & 4; blowflex - resting hip
8/29 (Sat) - very painful 2 mile run
8/30 (Sun) - rest

**8/24 note: I am going to take it easy with my Right hip joint this week. I'm going to mix a lot of walking into maybe running on the school track (for extra cushion)

Week of Aug 17th, 2009

8/17 (Mon)- Blowflex; 3 mile WALK - RHJ killing me
8/18 (Tues)- abs 1 & 4; 3.7 mile run
8/19 (Weds)- abs 2 & 3; blowflex - resting the RHJ
8/20 (Thus)- abs 1; 3 mile run- RHJ reallyhurts
8/21 (Fri)- blowflex; 3 mile run
8/22 (Sat) - Blowflex; 2 mile WALK-rest a bit the RHJ
8/23 (Sun)- abs 1,2,3,4 resting RHJ

total 9.7 miles ran / 5 miles walked

Week of August 10th, 2009

8/10 (Mon)- blowflex; 4 mile run
8/11 (Tues) - abs 1 & 2; 3.75 mile run (RHJ ouch)
8/12 (Weds)- abs 3 & 4; blowflex (rest RHJ)
8/13 (Thu) - abs 1; 4.6 mile run (my new shoes arrive tomorrow!)
8/14 (Fri) - blowflex; 4.25 mile run
8/15 (Sat) - abs 3 & 4
8/16 (Sun)- 4 mile run - NEW SHOES

totals miles run- 20.6 miles

Week of August 3rd, 2009

8/3 (Mon)- abs 1; blowflex; 3 mile run
8/4 (Tues)- abs 2 & 3; 2 mile run (rhj pain)
8/5 (Weds)- blowflex; 3 mile run
8/6 (Thu)- 3 mile run
8/7 (Fri)- blowflex; 2.5 mile run (rhj pain)
8/8 (Sat)- 3.25 treadmill walk (rain)
8/9 (Sun)- abs 4; 3.5 mile run (HOT)

total 17.5 mile run plus 3.25 walk

Week of July 27th, 2009

7/27 (Mon)- travel day
7/28 (Tues) - Blowflex; 3 mile run
7/29 (Weds)- Abs 1 & 4; 3.75 mile run
7/30 (Thus) - Blowflex; 4.5 mile run
7/31 (Fri) - Abs 2 & 4
8/1 (Sat) - Garden tour -off
8/2 (Sun) - rest

total 11.25 miles

Week of July 20th, 2009

7/20 (Mon) - 5.25 mile run
7/21 (Tues)- blowflex; 3 mile run
7/22 (Weds)- abs 1 & 3; 3 mile run
7/23 (Thus)- Ran but forgot to log....WEDDING DAY!
OFF the rest of the week honeymooning

total 11.25 miles plus an unknow amount.

Week of July 13th, 2009

7/13 (Mon) - abs 1 & 2; blowflex; 4 mile run
7/14 (Tues) - abs 3 & 4; 4 mile run
7/15 (Weds) - SHRED! ; blowflex
7/16 (Thus)- Abs 2 & 4; 4 mile run
7/17 (Fri)- Blowflex; 3 mile run
7/18 (Sat)- 3.5 mile run
7/19 (Sun)- Blowflex; abs 2 & 4

Total run for week 18.5 miles

Week of July 6th, 2009

7/6 (Mon) - travel day
7/7 (Tues) - abs 1; 3 mile run
7/8 (Wed) - blowflex; abs 2 & 4; 3.75 mile run
7/9 (Thu) - blowflex; 4.75 mile run
7/10 (Fri) - rest- busy errand day
7/11 (Sat) - blowflex; abs 4; 3 mile run & a humid one!
7/12 (Sun)- 4 mile run

Total miles for the week: 18.5 miles

Week of June 29th, 2009

6/29 (Mon) - 4 mile run *
6/30 (Tues) - abs 1; 4.5 mile run
7/1 (Wed) - blowflex; abs 2 & 4; 2 mile run
7/2 (Thu) - 4 mile run
7/3 (Fri) - travel day 7
/4 (Sat) - 4 mile run - Hills & all!!
7/5 (Sun)- 3 mile WALK

*6/29 also loaded & unloaded a truck full of firewood & other heavy yardwork

Total miles for the week: 16.5 miles run & 3 mile walk

Week of June 22, 2009

6/22 (Mon) - abs 1,2,3; 3.2 mile run
6/23 (Tues) - Blowflex; 5 mile run
6/24 (Wed) - abs 2 & 4; 2.5 mile run
6/25 (Thu) - abs 1 & 2; Blowflex
6/26 (Fri) - 3 mile run & heavy yard work
6/27 (Sat) - loaded a lot of firewood / yardwork
6/28 (Sun)- abs 4; 4 mile run

Total miles for the week: 17.7 miles
**we had a very bad storm on Thu night, resulting in down trees in the neighborhood, goods & I did a lot of heavy cleanup this week

Week of June 15, 2009

6/15 (Mon) - abs 1; 4.4 mile run
6/16 (Tues) - abs 2, 3; 4.8 mile run
6/17 (Wed) - abs 3 & 4; blowflex
6/18 (Thu) - 4.5 mile run
6/19 (Fri) - 3 mile run
6/20 (Sat) - abs 3 & 4; blowflex
6/21 (Sun)- 4 mile run

Total miles for the week: 20.7 miles

recap - yes my rhj still pains me, sometimes more then other times - what is wrong?

Week of June 8th, 2009

6/8 (Mon) - Blowflex ; 3.5 mile run
6/9 (Tues) - 4 mile run
6/10 (Wed) - Abs 3,4 ; 5.25 mile run
6/11 (Thu) - Rest day, but not really- did a lot of manual labor for Goods
6/12 (Fri) - Abs 4; Blowflex; 3 mile run
6/13 (Sat) - 3 mile run (at least, I forget)
6/14 (Sun)- Abs 1; Blowflex


Total miles for the week: 18.75 miles

6/8 - rhj feeling much better - MOTRIN!

Week of June 1, 2009

6/1 (Mon) - Blowflex; 3 mile WALK! walking is resting for me.
6/2 (Tues) - Abs 1,2,4 ; 5.7 mile run
6/3 (Wed) - Blowflex; 2.7 mile run (rhj hurts)
6/4 (Thu) - Abs 1,2,3,4 ; day of rest for sore hip
6/5 (Fri) - 3 mile run - OUCH
6/6 (Sat) - Blowflex
6/7 (Sun)- Abs 1,4

Total miles for the week: 11.4 run / 3 mile walk

6/1- after all the running last week and yardwork, my RHJ is quite tender- I think the walk help stretch it out.
6/2 - had shin splints from walking yesterday- normal for me. Didn't bother me when I ran.
6/7 - I really have to rest my rhj, I'm having a lot of pain - totally sucks

Week of April 25th, 2009

5/25 (Mon) - Abs 3,4; 4 mile run
5/26 (Tues) - blowflex; 3 mile run
5/27 (Wed) - Abs 3,4; 6 mile run
5/28 (Thu) - blowflex; 3 mile run
5/29 (Fri) - 3.75 mile run
5/30 (Sat) - Abs 2,3,4; 3.5 mile run

5/31 (Sun)- 3.3 mile run

Total miles for the week: 26.55 miles - and I need a day of rest from running
Shred:

Week of May 18th, 2009

5/18 (Mon) - Abs 2,3,4; Blowflex
5/19 (Tues) - 4.3 miles (rhj pain before run-okay during)
5/20 (Wed) - Abs 3,4; 3 mile run
5/21 (Thu) - 5 mile run (rhj a tad sore b4 & after run)
5/22 (Fri) - blowflex
5/23 (Sat) - Abs 4; 5.3 mile run
5/24 (Sun) - Rest day, because they kept me out WAY past my bedtime!


Total miles for the week : 17.6 miles would have been more if they didn't keep me out past my bedtime!!
Shred:

Week of May 11th, 2009

5/11 (Mon) - Abs 1; Blowflex
5/12 (Tues) - Abs 2; 3 mile run
5/13 (Wed) - 4.25 mile run
5/14 (Thu) - Abs 3, 4; Blowflex
5/15 (Fri) - 3.25 miles
5/16 (Sat) - 3 miles
5/17 (Sun) - 3.5 miles; arms

Total miles for the week: 17 miles
Shred: zip

Week of May 4th, 2009

5/4 (Mon) - 3.5 mile run outside
5/5 (Tues) - 3.5 mile run outside (rhj still HURTS)
5/6 (Wed) - 3 mile run outside (OUCH, tomorrow, no run)
5/7 (Thu) - Abs 2,4 ; Blowflex
5/8 (Fri) - 4 mile run (rest helped but rhj sore)
5/9 (Sat) - 3 mile run
5/10 (Sun) - 4 mile run

Total miles for the week : 21 miles
Shred: already planning to skip this week

Week of April 27th, 2009

4/27 (Mon) - Abs 2,3,4 ; 1/2 mile walk treadmill
4/28 (Tues) - Shred 1; Blowflex (my plan was to run, but RAIN)
4/29 (Wed) - 3.7 mile run outside (rhj hurt - because of Shred yesterday?)
4/30 (Thu) - 3.5 mile run (rjh pain but ran thru it)
5/1 (Fri) - Abs 3,4 ; Blowflex
5/2 (Sat) - 3 mile run outside
5/3 (Sun) - Abs 1,3,4 ; Blowflex (too much rhj pain to run)

Total miles for the week: 10.2 miles
Shred: 1

Note: Right hip joint back to it's old tricks of hurting. Actually had an appt. w/ my Doctor Friday just to go over bloodwork and I asked him it my joint is permanently damaged from my Vitamin D deficiency. He assured me that it will get completely better, it just takes time and I have to to RESPECT MY HIP. I need to avoid things that will aggrevate it - like, I found, jumping jacks. So that is my plan...I'm going to respect my hip.

Week of April 20th, 2009

4/20 (Mon) - Shred 1; Abs 2 (RAIN!)
4/21 (Tues) - 4 miles outside
4/22 (Wed) - Abs 3, 4; Shred 1
4/23 (Thu) - 2 mile run (my hip hurt & I was tired too)
4/24 (Fri) - rest, not feeling great
4/25 (Sat) - 3 miles; Blowflex
4/26 (Sun) -
5 miles! yeah me

NOTES:
4/21- RHJ felt good after doing Shred yestereday. I didn't go all out of the jacks and the side lunges, must have helped.
4/26 - felt great running, also did a lot of manual labor in the yard after it.

Total of 14 miles for the week; Shred 2 times

Week of April 13th, 2009

4/13 (Mon) - Much needed day of rest
4/14 (Tues) - Shred 1; 2 mile run on treadmill (rainy*)
4/15 (Wed) - Shred 1; Abs 1 & 2 (RAIN AGAIN**!)
4/16 (Thu) - 3.5 miles outside*** (it quit raining!!)
4/17 (Fri) - Abs 2,3,4 ; Blowflex (had to rest hipjoint)
4/18 (Sat) - over 7 hours of yardwork...
4/19 (Sun) - 4 miles outside

Notes:
*4/14 - woke up with my RHJ achey, maybe the rainy dampness?? It hasn't bothered me in a couple of weeks.
**4/15 - Dito from 4/14
***4/16- Dito from 4/14, not sure what is up, maybe my sleep number needs to be increased.

Week in review- I ended up Friday & Saturday to be in a bit of rhj pain. Goods suggested that I've over did it w/ the Shred DVD, and I think he is right. I think Jumping jacks and side lunges took a toll on my hip.

Total miles ran 9.5 / 2 x Shred

Week of April 6th, 2009

4/6 (Mon) - Abs 2,3 ; Blowflex
4/7 (Tues) - Shred DVD 1; 2 mile run outside (WOW!)*
4/8 (Wed) - Abs 1, 2; Blowflex
4/9 (Thu) - lazy day
4/10 (Fri) - Shred DVD 1; 2 mile run outside
4/11 (Sat) - Abs 2,3 & 4**!!! ; 4.5 mile run
4/12 (Sun) - Shred DVD 1; 2 mile run; walked all over zoo

*4/7 note- WOW isn't the word for it. perfect workout. I did stop the DVD when they were on the last cardio segment so I could do my run. I already see an improvement in my pushups- I can almost do a 1/2 of sissy one. Baby steps.
**4/11 - first time doing session 4 of Abs - Ouch, but in a good way.

Total 10.5 miles for the week
Shred DVD - 3 times

Week of March 30th , 2009

3 /30 (Mon) - 3.5 miles outside - windy, but felt pretty good!
3/31 (Tues) - Abs 1; 3 mile run outside
4/1 (Wed) - Abs 2,3 ; Blowflex - (RHJ very achy today)
4/2 (Thu) - 4+ miles run outside
4/3 (Fri) - a rainy REST day
4/4 (Sat) - Abs 1,2 ; 3 mile run (and it was forced!)
4/5 (Sun) - 4 mile run outside; Level 1 of SHRED

I just bought 30 day shred. I thought I would incorporate this into my workouts....running isn't always best for the bod. Note to self, don't try and do SHRED after you just ran 4 miles. Also, I will celebrate the day when I can do ONE pushup- I am such a wuss, never have been able to do pushups, but I'm going to push myself to master them!

Total 17.5 miles for the week

Week of March 23rd, 2009

Well after my 3 miles on Sat. & 4 mile run Sunday, my right hip joint was screaming at me to rest- guess it was more like just yelling. So I popped some Aleve and rested on Monday.

3 /23 (Mon) - REST - much needed too
3/24 (Tues) - 2.5 miles run outside - Abs 1 - (still pain in joint..but runnable)
3/25 (Wed) - Abs 2 & 3 - Blowflex
3/26 (Thu) - 3.5 miles outside (at first a lot of RHJ pain, but after 2 miles better)
3/27 (Fri) - 2.5+ miles outside (RHJ made my knee hurt-better after a while)
3/28 (Sat) - 4.5 miles outside (dito from above) + yardwork!
3/29 (Sun) - Abs 1,2,3 - Blowflex

Total 13 miles...but I guess more importantly that Sunday, after the 4.5 miles the day before, I felt great. I was going to run at least a couple, but then again, I thought I shouldn't push it.

Week of March 9th, 2009

3/14 (Sat) - Blowflex / 2 mile run outside
3/15 (Sun) - Abs 1/2/3 - 3 mile run outside (definetly felt it in both hip joints)


3 /16 (Mon) - Blowflex (evening)
3/17 (Tues) - 3.5+ miles run outside - (felt great w/ little right hip joint pain)
3/18 (Wed) - Abs 1/2/3 - Blowflex
3/19 (Thu) - 3+ miles run-outside - (flippin joint- cold out too)
3/20 (Fri) - Blowflex
3/21 (Sat) - Abs 1/2/3 - 3 miles outside
3/22 (Sun) - 4 miles run outside


Total for week 13.5 miles.
Disappointing but I have to remember I'm still healing.

Dee-Runs Again....

I've been running, just not posting. I had to take a break since October '08 because of a hip/joint issue (read about it there). For the past month I've been incorporating more running into my workouts....but just last week I've started to run outside, instead inside on the treadmill. I still have pain in my hips at times, but nothing I can't work through or that rest doesn't help. So I'm back, hoping this log will allow me to exceed my running goals. Since I've been not running, I've incorporated BLOWFLEX (which is really bowflex) & some free weights, and a DVD workout for the abs. I hate Blowflex, but I like the results. I love the ab workout...even though the music sounds like porn music (well....so I've been told). So I'll be posting those doings here too.

So here is the scoop on me....

* Born in Dec. 1963 - I'm 45.

* Height: 5' 7"

* My current BMI 20.5

* My goal BMI 19.5 ish

* I like to work out before I go to work, so I try to get up at 5:30 am, but I usually hit the snooze once.

* I'm vegan- (see this link for detailed definition)
I eat no animals or any product that is produced by animals. That means things like no eggs, cheese, honey, milk, or gelatin. I do not use sugar that processed by using bone char. I do not use items that are tested on animals or have animal "parts" in them. No leather, fur, wool or silk. I make it a practice not to kill bugs (I make an exception for flies or mosquitoes that land on me). I have a vegan blog that has more info, but that is the jest of it.


* I like vodka and it's vegan