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