RunningInTheMidstofChaos

May 9

I went to the master's yoga class yesterday morning and Advanced Vinyasa Flow tonight. It was 90 degrees here today and the temperature in the studio was 85. I was dripping buckets by the end of class.

I went to the chiropractor this morning and he wants me to run Wednesday morning and let him know how it goes. So this is the tentative plan for the rest of the week:

Tuesday: P90X leg video
Wednesday: Run 4 miles
Thursday: Yoga DVD
Friday: P90X leg video
Saturday: Run 6 miles
Sunday: Yoga class

Catching Up: May 1-May 7

On Sunday I went to the master's class at Zona Yoga. On Monday I went to Ashtanga FUNdamentals because I was meeting girlfriends for a movie later and couldn't go to Advanced Vinyasa Flow. On Tuesday I ran three miles and had knee pain. I took Wednesday off and then ran just one and a half miles on Thursday.

My chiropractor told me that if I had knee pain on Thursday that I should take a week off running and see if that helped things heal. He also said I should build up my quads and that should help. So on Friday I did just the leg portion of the P90X Chest and Back video. Oh my gosh - I can hardly walk this morning! I can't believe it - it's not like I haven't done any exercise since I finished P90X. I took today off to recover and I'll go to yoga in the morning.

I weighed myself this morning and I weighed in at 121.5! I'm only 4.5 pounds from my goal weight of 117. Yay!

April 30

I didn't work out yesterday because when I turned on the TV to put in my P90X video I got sucked into Royal Wedding coverage. Dumb! But I did run 4.5 miles when we got back into town this afternoon. My knee started aching around mile two. It didn't get worse until around the 4.5 miles mark when the pain got sharper so I stopped.

Breakfast (at hotel in Manhattan, KS)

1/2 bowl Fruit Loops w/2% milk
Belgium waffle w/syrup
Coffee

Lunch (Carlos O'Kelley's)

Chips, salsa and queso dip
Smothered bean burrito w/red sauce
Diet Coke

Snack

Small piece strawberry cake

Dinner (Swagat)

Mango chicken
Naan
Mango lassi

Snack

Mint chocolate chip ice cream w/chocolate syrup

April 28

I ran four miles this morning. My knee started to ache at just over the two mile marker but I kept going. It ached for the rest of my run but didn't get worse. I finished my run at 8am. By noon I could barely go downstairs - it just kept getting worse and worse. I'm going back to the sports chiropractor on Monday - hopefully he can fix me up.

Breakfast

1.5 egg omelet with mushroom, spinach and bacon
1 piece bacon
Coffee

Lunch (Minsky's pizza)

2 pieces pepperoni pizza
Diet Coke

Snack

1 piece strawberry cake
Coffee

Dinner (54th Street)

Cup vegatable soup
1/2 tenderloin sandwich
Piece beer bread w/honey butter
1 serving fries

Snack

Chocolate ice cream
3 vanilla sugar wafers

April 27

I did Jillian Michael's 30-Day Shred Level 2 this morning because I didn't get up in time to do anything longer. I was really sweaty at the end so hopefully I got a good workout. I have been really struggling to get up in the morning. I need to get to bed earlier. I haven't been shutting off the light until a few minutes after midnight. I need to get back to going to bed around 11pm at the latest.

I went to the sports injury chiropractor this morning. I really like him. He spent a good half hour adjusting me. This afternoon he sent me a detailed email with my diagnosis and treatment plan. He also said he would call me tomorrow afternoon to see how tomorrow mornings run went. I was very impressed with his thoroughness.

Breakfast

Tall nonfat, nowhip mocha (Starbucks)

Lunch

Cheese (Brie and sharp cheddar) and wheat crackers (one serving)
3 strawberries
1 apple
A few bites of ham
Diet Coke

Snack

Small piece of strawberry cake
Coffee

Dinner (Five Guys)

Little bacon cheeseburger
Fries
Diet Coke

I need to break my Five Guys addiction. I've been eating there once a week for quite a few weeks now. I did good getting fruit in at lunch but was lacking veggies for the day - and guess what? I don't feel as good as I did yesterday when I ate a ton of produce.

April 26

I was only able to run two miles this morning before my knee starting feeling funny. I made an appointment for tomorrow morning with a chiropractor who also does sports massage. Hopefully I can get this fixed ASAP because I want to run more than two miles at a time!

Breakfast

Banana
Coffee

Lunch (Californo's)

Berry spinach salad w/grilled chicken
Diet Coke

Snack

1 bag Snackwell's caramel corn (130 calories)

Dinner

Ham and Swiss panini
Balsamic green beans (1 serving)
Scalloped potatoes (1 serving)
Sweet potato casserole (1 serving)
4 apples slices

Snack

Cadbury Egg
1 piece strawberry cake

I did a great job getting my fruits and vegatables in today - at least seven servings by my calculation! And I feel great too which I'm positive is related. I signed up for a weekly organic fruit and vegatable delivery service and got the first delivery today: zuchunni, carrots, bananas, pears, apples, lettuce, spinach, onion, new potatoes and mushrooms. I'm excited about finding recipes to use all my fresh produce!

April 25

I went to Advanced Vinyasa Flow tonight at Zona Yoga. I'm going to switch to the Hospital Hill 10K training schedule since I had to take so much time off when I was sick. Here's my workout schedule for the rest of the week:

Tuesday - Run 4 miles
Wednesday - P90X Chest and Back
Thursday - Run 4 miles
Friday - P90X Shoulders and Arms
Saturday - Run 6 miles if I can (we'll be out of town)
Sunday - Master's yoga class

April 21

I ended up taking Tuesday and Wednesday off because Tuesday was my birthday. It's been so hard for me to get back in my routine of getting up to work out every day! This morning I did the P90X Chest and Back DVD. It goes through the circut twice and I just did the circut once. Then I did Ab Ripper X. I'm going to try to run in the morning since my knee is feeling better. If it hurts after running tomorrow then I'm going to get a sports massage and see if that helps.

Breakfast

Blueberry-banana protein shake

Snack

Small nonfat/nowhip mocha from Friendly Bean

Lunch (Noodle&Company)

4 potstickers
Diet Coke

Dinner

Turkey and Pepperjack Panini
Carrots
Green grapes
Baked BBQ Lays chips
Diet Coke

Snack

1 mini York peppermint patty
Chocolate brownie ice cream w/chocolate syrup
1/2 Rice Krispy treat

I did a better job of getting some fruits and vegetables in than I normally do but my evening snacking was out of control!

April 18

I was so stiff and sore this morning from the Trolley Run! It's pretty amazing how little time it takes to get out of shape - I only took two weeks off. I went to the chiropractor this morning for my knee. He said my hip was rotated which could affect my knee. I went to Advanced Vinyasa Flow tonight and afterwards my legs and knee felt great - I really needed the stretch I got tonight.

2011 Trolley Run Results

My time for the 2011 Trolley Run was 52:36 which is a 13:09 minute mile. In 2009 my time was 53:51 which is a 13:28 minute mile. So even though I had to walk some this year my time was 1 minute 15 seconds faster.