Still here....

Wow! It's been a few minutes since my last post.  Have you missed me?  How was everybody's holidays?  I sure hope that it was a fun filled blessed one.  

Not much was done over the holidays run wise.  I did a few things here and there but nothing to write about.  I am on a schedule now and I'm going to start looking for some local 5k's and would love to do a 10k this spring.  So I have set my training plan according to some of those.  I am following a schedule in the Run Less Run Faster book.  I have followed their plans before and love the fact of running only 3 days a week and doing a lot of cross training the other days.  I have scheduled my workouts so that I have Sundays off but if I'm wanting to do a little extra something I do a walk or light elliptical.  

I have signed up for the Air Force Half Marathon that is scheduled in September.  I am excited for this and want to beat my time from this past year.  Should be able to since my foot has been doing a lot better.  

With only having the 3 days of running a week, that should also help to keep my foot feeling good.  I don't want to ever have to go through something like that again.  I'm thankful that I was able to still train and do my half last year but it was rough!! I know I can do better too.  My running schedule will be like this:

Mondays:  Speed work

Tuesdays:  Turbofire and light elliptical

Wednesdays:  Temp

Thursdays:  Turbofire and light elliptical with some legs

Fridays:  Turborfire

Saturdays:  Long run

Sundays:  Rest

This schedule is good for me and hopefully will help me get my runs back up there and to stay healthy.  

How was your holidays and are you back on a routine/schedule?

Have you signed up for any Spring 5k's or 10k's?

Back out there and loving it!!

Yesterday with the kids back to school and me not having to work, I wanted to get it ALL done!! From the minute my feet hit the carpet I already had a list of things to do going on in my head.  I also knew it was going to be sunny and 46 today so for my run I wanted to go hit the bike path. 

 Here is where I came from....

Here is what was in front of me...

And here is how happy I was...

With all that I had to do today I only wanted to do a quick two miles and it was wonderful!! The sun shining and the temps being just right!  I also took the puppies for a 1.5 mile walk.  So not too bad for a Monday and with all that I needed to do.  

Hope everybody's Thanksgiving holiday was a good one.  

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to all my blogger friends!! Good luck to all who are running in a local Turkey Trot.  My daughter-in-law and family friend, Candice are running a Turkey trot as I am typing this.  Here is a pic of me and my daughter-in-law two years ago on the morning of our Turkey Trot.  Sure wish I was out there with her!  

Happy update....

This is what it looks like after you get done with your first run in ummmm almost six weeks!! Yes I finally got to do a short two mile run this morning!! I felt wonderful and the foot was fine. I could feel a little bit of annoyance but other than that it was great.

I started slow and ended slow and it was way okay with me!  My plan is to do two mile runs on the treadmill three days a week and do the elliptical two days a week.  Of course there will be weight training in there as well.  Today was shoulders, bis and tris.  

Today was also a foot recheck with my doctor since the foot injection almost elven days ago.  I told him how I felt and that even though it didn't feel a hundred percent it felt a whole lot better than before.   He said that is what he wanted to hear.  Said that over the next four weeks it should get better and better.  Said that he didn't want any long runs or outside runs and that everything should stay low impact for the next four weeks.  He was totally fine with me running gently on the treadmill and to keep it at 2-3 miles.  No speed work or hills.  Hey....I'm good with that for now!! 

So hopefully I will be on here a bit more just documenting my progress and such.  

Catching up in pictures

Just wanted to do a little catching up with what I have been up to lately.  I have still been dealing with foot issues and have to go get a shot in the top of my foot.  So hopefully this will help it once and for all.  My workouts have consisted of mostly the elliptical and weight routines.  After I get this shot my dr says that I will be able to start back running after about 4-5 days.  I'm going to take it slow though.  

So here are a few pics of what I have been doing lately...

 My youngest had surgery for her broken thumb! 

 Four Wheeling with my big F!

 Sitting by the bon fire with this little girl!

Baking from scratch banana nut bread!

My son's wedding....Mother Son dance!

Spending time with my little sister!

Catching up and having family time!

Randomness Picture Day

 Just wanted to share a few glamorous pics of me! Cause, you know, this blog is about me right?  Enjoy but don't be too bored!!

So rough being this little girls Nana!!

Her first trip shopping with Nana!  We went downtown where there are a ton of antique and primitive shops.  

 Yea this is where I put a lot of time for now until the foot issues get worked out!

 Also doing a lot of this as well....walking!

No makeup! Don't be jealous!  Yea this is what I do when not playing Nana...I take pics of myself! 

Okay, a little makeup! Eh! It is what it is!

Now just a couple funnies from my Pinterest board!

                                       

Yea those are my abs...someday ;)

That's it! That's all I got! Now stop stalking my page and go do something productive today!

New Issues

Just about ready to just cut this stupid foot off!!  If it's not one thing it's another.  Since doing the half I have been able to do some 4-5 mile runs and two 7 mile long runs and feel pretty decent.  My PF has been feeling better and better.  Back a few months ago I had been experiencing some ankle pain and it just being tender when I do certain leg workouts.  But this past week or so it has been getting worse.  I had set out to do a run and wound up just walking.  Well I wound up running about .75 miles then walking two.  It's at the top of my foot over into my ankle a bit.  So I had a follow up appointment with my foot dr on 10/15 but called and moved it up to this past Friday.   He took xrays and said he seen nothing and that it probably was bruised and if I keep running on it then it could lead to a stress fracture.   He gave me some medicine to take and said I should be feeling better by the end of taking my meds.  It's better but not completely.  It's really, really stiff in the morning but just a little achy through out the day, especially if I'm on it a lot.  The dr told me no running but doing the elliptical was fine.  So, thats what I have been doing.

I dont know, maybe its just time that I completely let this heal and when it does then start back a little on my running.  It's not the end of the world right?

Has any of you had a foot issue like this?  What did you do and how long did it take to heal?