"A Hefty Hunk Of Steamin Junk"

My leg was feeling pretty good so I ran out towards Payson via Canal road and as I returned back to the house I was feeling pretty good so I went out to the Stake Center and then back to the house. The plan was to do only 3 but I felt pretty good so I tacked on another mile, my average pace was 8:30 with my total time at 36:45 after the run I stretched and then I jumped on the elliptical for a 10 minute warmup and then I ran the contenders course with resistance up to 5 for 20 minutes, RPM was at a 90 effort. I felt like a runner today I juts wish I could do it every day, oh well baby steps.

See you tomorrow.

I ran down to the track with Ethan cuz he wanted to do some 400 repeats so we jogged down to the school. My leg was killing me!!! I'm seriously thinking of hanging things up for awhile, this has been a really frustrating injury and I am at the end of my rope! After we got to the school I had Ethan do 3x400 with a 400 rest in between each repeat and oh how longed to join him, it sucks being injured! His repeats went like this, 1:21(1:50rest), 1:29(2:00 rest), 130(2:00 rest). Those last two were prettty even but the first one was a little fast but its good cuz he needs to be able to feel the pace to try and keep them more even. We jogged home which is 1.80 both ways for a total of 3.60 but Ethan had a little more becuase of the repeats, 5.35. After we got home I jumped on the elliptical for 25 minutes with now resistance, RPM was 90 and above. No pain while on the elliptical. Very, Very, Frustrating!!!! I'm jumping off the nearest cliff!;)

My son Ethan wanted to do 7 miles this morning so I had him head out to mini Gu corner and I followed slowly behind him, I wasn't sure how far I was going to go it all depended on my leg and how it was feeling... My leg seemed a lot better on this run so I just went with it and took it mile by mile,  my goal was to try and see if I could get in  8 miles and I was able to do it. My quads kind of were tired at the end but it was a good thing to have them hurting more than my calf was so I was pleasantly surprised. I mean don't get me wrong my leg is now where close to being healed but today was a positive sign no doubt. I will have a better idea tomorrow and Monday to see how it recovers, my average pace was 8:23 with my total time at 1:08:02 I had a sub 8 minute mile towards the end (7:58), I let my pace get away from me , I was good feeling good. Its so nice to be able to run longer for a change. Ethan did really well, he averaged just under a 8 minute mile I just wanted him to keep it easy and not over do it. He did not like running in the heat so I taught him a good lesson, wake up earlier before it gets hot;) I am really proud of him and he is going to knock his first 10K out of the water, I really think he can run it under 40 minutes.

See ya Monday

I go to see the doctoir tomorrow and I think I've made a decision not to run for awhile... As painful as that might be and much to my wife's displeasure that it is,  I just don't see any other way to go! Yes, I am able to run 2 to 3 days a week but its just not getting better and this combination is just prolonging the injury so it doesn't fully heal, this is a bad combination and not a positive one... It will be difficult and I'm going to be a little off for a few weeks but I just don't see any other way and I can't see spending a thousand dollars for an MRI if thier just going to tell me to quit running for a month. I can pocket the money and then take the time off, difficult I know but I think it is the best option. I might try the elliptical in a cople of weeks and then see how I do and how the leg feels, I am hoping that it will be way better by the end of the month and then I can start going after the SGM and hopefully reach my goals. Any who, that is the plan, so start praying for me and do a double prayer for my lovely Wife Cindie, God-bless her for her patience!

Later.

I'm still taking it easy and the leg seems fine... I guess you can call this the summer of Clay, in referance to George Costanzza on Seinfield, I feel like after this week I will start with the elliptical and then hopefully the week after that I will start running again and try the darn thing out... These last few weeks have been hell! I'm doing my best...

See ya out on the road soon.

I decided to start with the elliptical and test my calf and see if things are improving, I had no pain which is a good sign but then again I really never had any pain while on the elliptical, so who knows... I did 40 minutes with no resistance and I kept the RPM at 90, so just nice and steady, nothing to hard. After the elliptical I did my upper body weight training and then some push-ups. This has been a tough 2 weeks of in-activity but I have played a few rounds of golf and last Friday I was able to shoot a pretty good round of 68, which is my only sub-par round of the year most everything else has been in the high 70's, kind of frustrating! But my whole life is pretty frustrating right now so it seems to fit me!!!  My plan is to try the elliptical this week and then if the pain stay's away then I will continue the elliptical until the first of next month and then start running, hopefully! I have to see if it is getting better, if I even want to take a try at St. George, so that is the plan and I am optimistic about getting there but I know that could change so I will have to just deal with it and if I can't get ready in time and then that's just life!

See ya tomorrow.

41 minutes on the good old elliptical with the RPM around 90 and then I did some reverse motion which works the quads a little more. No Pain in the calf but after I'm done I can feel it a little bit but nothing to bad, so I might not do the elliptical anymore this week but I will take it day by day and then decide if I should or not... It does feel good to be at least doing something! Its been a tough couple of months.

See ya tomorrow.

Nothing today. When I was done with the elliptical yesterday I developed some Planters Facitis on my foot so that is pretty painful, I iced really well but it is still bothering me so no crosstraining today. I can't win for losing! I truley am at the end of my rope!

Later! Maybe!

PM- Decided to hop on the elliptical and give it a try, I went 40 minutes and the pace was upbeat, 90 on the rpm and above... No pain so far but I will ice just to be safe. After the elliptical I did my upper body weight training and then some push-ups, it was a good workout. This afternoon I played some more golf, I'm trying to get ready for a big 3 day tournament this weekend, and I was 4 under through 11 holes and then I took a triple on hole 12 and ended up shooting 1 under par 70, not to bad. I shot 74 yesterday but played much better than that so hopefully I won't do to bad this weekend, its always harder when the gun goes off, its the nerve thing!

See ya tomorrow.

60 minutes on the elliptical with no pain in the calf or the Planters, things are feeling pretty good and I might try some running next week if things stay the way they are.But don't quote me on the that.

See ya tomorrow.

First run in over 3 weeks and my goal was to run at least 4 miles to try everything out and see where I'm a... Everything felt good and I was pleasantly surprised but the real test will be tomorrow to see how I feel and even later today. My total time was 34:45 with my average pace at 8:31, I finished up with 17 minutes on the elliptical no resistance and then my upper body weight training and then some push-ups. It really felt good to get out and I am hoping that I I'm finally beyond this darn thing and I am eager to get back on track.

Just a side note this is how my Golf tournament went this past weekend, Friday was 72 and then the weekend went like this, 74,74. I really struggled with my driver on the last day I was all over the place and it cost me a few strokes. But for an old man with now nerves left I feel like it was a pretty good showing, but now its time to get training again and please body just cooperate with me, Please!

See ya tomorrow.

I ran out towards mini gu corner but stopped a mile short. My calf is a little stiff and sore in the same area but its more stiffness and it seems to be fine through the run, at this point I think I have to just go with it and see how it does. If it gets bad again then I will have to do the MRI, I feel that I have to get going if I'm going to attempt St. George, I can't do 1 week on and then 3 weeks off and hope to get any where... Cross training  is out of the question now cuz my elliptical went out on me yesterday,  and I went and priced a new one yesterday and that is out of the question, its a $1,000 dollars for a good one and I just don't have that right now. So I guess its do or die these next few weeks and I hope it will be a good out come. Pace was nice and easy today, 9:05 with a total time of 36:56, legs were pretty tired.

See ya tomorrow.

I ran out towards Payson today via canal road and I felt okay, my calf's are really stiff and sore almost like I have ran a race and so are my quads, it's a good feeling though. I kept the pace nice and easy at 8:57 and then my total time was 36:46. After the run I stretched real good and then did my upper body weight training and the some push-ups! I just got a call from the post office and my step-sons mission call is there so I am heading down to pick it up, sure is exciting!!! He's in Lake Powell so we will have to wait until he gets back to open it, Darn it!!! Its going to drive my wife nuts!!!

See ya tomorrow.

Late afternoon run after work, it was after 8 o'clock and it was still pretty warm but it felt nice too. I ran out towards the mini GU corner but stopped a mile short as I am still doing 4 miles, the pace was nice and easy at 8:38 total time was 35:42 my calf's are still feeling it they are just really tight although today they seemed to a little looser. I will take tomorrow off and then try a little bit more on Saturday, I might do some cross-training tomorrow if I can get my new elliptical put together,  I ran that nordic track into the ground.

See ya tomorrow.