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Back in Achin!

Sunday, June 21st, 2009

No workout, no running.  My back has been killing me since I started physical therapy.  Like, I never had pain in my back like this before.  I’m gonna give it another session or two, but if the pain doesn’t clear up then I’m going to stop going.  I was fine for the most part before I started going…at least I could run.  Now it hurts just sitting around.  Not cool, not cool at all.

So I just realized that my fundraising has kinda slumped out.  I haven’t had any new donations come in a while, and I realized I don’t really have any fundraising events (outside of the baseball game) coming up any time soon.  I really need to get on the ball.  Its definitely more tough this time around, since the economy is the way it is.  I mean, trust me, I know it is tough…I’m struggling somewhat myself.  But hopefully either we’ll have a quick turn around, or people will be able to find that little extra to pass along to help others who need it.  If you’re interested in donating, please use the “donate now” button located on the right side of the screen to make your tax-free donation.  It will be greatly appreciated!

Well, that’s about it for now.  Hopefully the next time I write the sun might actually be out!  Until that time…

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Time to Vent

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

Workout: Run How I Feel

Distance: 1/4 mile

Blah!!!  Where do I start, where do I start?  Let’s start way back in time, when I was a child and can remember a time it did not rain in New Jersey.   EVERY…SINGLE…DAY!!!  I swear it’s been raining for weeks now.  When will this madness end?  It’s really not that fun waking up every morning, looking out your window, and seeing dark clouds and rain coming down.  It’s even been cool enough to wear a jacket.  It’s June!  Warm up and clear up already!

Well, now that I’ve vented about that, let me vent about my run a little.  ”Run”…ha.  Let’s say a short jog and then a walk.  1/4 mile distance up there is being generous…I didn’t get half way down the block.  My back is killing me.  I had physical “therapy” last night, where the physical therapist proceeded to poke, prod, and twist me to see what hurt the most.  Why does he hate me?  So yeah, within running more than a few feet my lower back really hurt…to the point I needed to stop because I was afraid I’d be doing damage if I kept going.  Tomorrow is more “therapy”, so we’ll see how that goes.  Haven’t run since Monday, and it’s driving me insane.

Today was a day for venting, as work had me very aggrevated.  So I vented there, and I vented here.  Thanks for listening!  Until next time…

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Dentists, Doctors, and Tempo Runs

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

Workout: Tempo Run – 4 Miles – 1 mile warmup / cooldown, 2 miles tempo

Times: 8:38, 7:44, 7:17, 8:43

So yesterday was National Running Day, and not one person yelled at me because I wasn’t running or blogging about running yesterday.  Shame on you all.  I count on you to keep me on the ball and keep me honest.  I actually didn’t feel well yesterday, so I did not go and visit my girlfriend…but I still didn’t run because I wasn’t feeling well.   So, either way, I missed out.

Swag from Dentist

Swag from Dentist

So I squeezed in today’s run in between the dentist and doctor.  The dentist fixed a tooth I broke/chipped the other day.  Good deal for that, except now he wants me to come back and get a crown on another tooth…and my insurance only covers 50%.  Not fun.  My run went well…I started out a comfortable pace, picked it up for 2 miles, then cooled it down at a comfortable pace.  It’s amazing how your comfortable pace gets faster and faster the more in shape you get.  So yeah, run went well and I walked away unscathed.

Doctor gave me some somewhat good news.  While the MRI showed a slightly herniated disk in my lower back, it does not require surgery.  Thank goodness.  He’s having me do 4 weeks of physical therapy, then he thinks I’ll be good.  I’m glad to hear that.  And I’m definitely glad to not hear him say “No Running!”.   Those are the worst words you can ever hear come out of anyone’s mouth…well, that and “The baby’s not yours”.  Ha.

So that’s about it for today.  Thanks for checkin in.  If you haven’t already, it’d be great if you clicked on that “Donate Now” button on the right and made a donation…thanks!!!

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