Frustration!!

Well besides being frustrated with the weather getting crappy again, I found out that I have to get another surgery done on my left leg. The vein doctor didn't get everything taken care of last year when they closed off my great saphenous vein so now they are going to go in and rip the rest of it out on the 15th of April. I am just hoping that it won't cut in to my training schedule to much. Oh well the joys that come from having kids and getting older. Keep up the good work everybody...... I have the utmost confidence that you will all amply make up for what I lack.

I haven't checked in for a while because I was out of town last week. I spent 5 days in Tampa at a conference. I have to say, that I feel like I am doing much better. I ran 4 days last week and didn't have any trouble with my right IT. My left groin is still giving me a little grief but seems to be improving. I am keeping my pace at 9 min miles so that I don't over do things until we get a little closer to race day. My competitive nature, even against myself, makes this a difficult thing for me but my wife is good at reining me in. Muscle strengthening seems to be what I needed because I have continued to lift through all of this as well. The great thing about running in Tampa was that I never got winded, being at sea level and all. If my legs could have done it I felt like I could run forever. Saturday I ran 6 miles, on a treadmill because I was not running outside in the dark in Tampa, and felt really good doing it. I did tend to sweat more there, and that is saying something coming from me:) Anyway, I don't want to jinx it, but I am doing pretty well right now.

OUCH!!

I hurt my back last Saturday, and haven't run since. I guess I'm getting to old to try and haul a full-size couch with hide-a-bed all by myself, but I did it anyway. That's why my back hurts. I've been doing a lot of stretching totry and get it to feel better, but no running. The running, however, begins again in earnest. I am excited for the nicer weather, so that I can run without freezing my fat butt off, and without wearing an additional twenty pounds of clothing. I'm packing enough weight on my own, I don't need more clothes weighing me down! Don't get discouraged, folks, y'all are awesome! RUN ON!!!

more from me

So, I was reticent to add any more of my successes. However, Dad told me I needed to so here it goes. Saturday was a very good day. I had intended to run 7 miles, and call it good, but at 6.5 I was still feeling really good. So I ran an extra mile. At least I measured it as 8 miles. I ran it in a great 66 minutes too. Feeling rather pleased, I hopped on my motorcycle and made sure that I had indeed ran 8 miles. I feared that I had guessed to long a distance. I made the route and behold it was actually 8.5 miles. That again is less than 8 min mile.

There are several runs coming up here in the community. A 10 miler and a breakfast run/walk. I think I'll go ahead and participate. It'll be good for me to run some competitions before I come up to the relay. Keep it up y'all. We are very blessed folks to have the gospel of Jesus Christ. I'm excited to participate in Conference soon.

Haven't Posted

I haven't posted in a while because there isn't much to report. I have really decreased my mileage because I can only get about 2.5 miles before I start to hurt. I have started lifting 3 days a week and decreased my run to 3 days a week but top out at a distance of 3-4 miles before I'm forced to quit. I think the strengthening is helping though so I will keep it up for now and hopefully back at things with a vengeance in May? We'll just have to see. I guess being tied right now as one of the 2 old farts on the team should have clued me in sooner:)

another milestone

I ran 4.1 miles in 32:09. That is less than an 8 min mile. Praying for you Annie.

Great meeting

Just wanted to say THANKS! to all who were able to come to the meeting. It was great to meet Katie, and even though I think I am more scared now than ever before, it was good to get together. I have been extremely discouraged because of all the injuries that Jonathan and I are experiencing, and now I believe that we are going to need the faith and prayers of everyone that we will even be able to finish the race. I haven't been able to run for about 3 weeks now because of my knee and I'm hoping that it will eventually heal. It hasn't felt like this since after my surgery 17 years ago. Man how old I am! I'm so grateful that everyone else is doing so well! It is so fun to read everyone successes! Maybe someday I will be able to post one! I suppose for me just trying is the biggest success of all. Thanks for the encouragement, I'm still walking, but it is just not the same!