MONDAY - carpy 2.5-mile run & 1-mile walk on the boardwalk; lovely 45-minute paddle to the marsh that's come alive with nesting birds over the past 2 weeks

TUESDAY - my mojo is officially gone;  dragged my sorry butt through 2 miles running and 1 mile walking; good news is that I ran 2 days in a row and I'm done with the unhealthy eating, so maybe my mojo will return soon

WEDNESDAY - PT today - it's almost a miracle how much better I feel after he presses on my calf for a few minutes; ran 3, walked 1

THURSDAY - stretching and more stretching

FRIDAY - PT and more stretching

SATURDAY - gardening and more stretching (I'm starting to feel like Gumby)

SUNDAY - ran 3.8; walked 1.0 stretched some more

Ran four times and mileage is slowly creeping back up:  ran 11.3; walked 1.0; stretched a lot 

Eliz

Thanks Leslie!      that ankle thing doesn't sound like any fun at all.   how long have you had problems with it?

Erika how is your back?

I'll try to keep up this week.  still want to type out the plan, may do that later.  //// there's always hope.

Monday:    rest.   didn' t mean to just rest, but I did.   well, gardening too.  lots of gardening.

Tuesday:  4.02 miles, 9:59 pace.  hurting parts again, so I stopped.  at 2.63.  walked across the bridge, patting myself on the back for being so disciplined.  what a good girl.   and then i couldn't stand it. walked back across the bridge & got at least to 4.  plan was for 5.

Wed:         50:03 on the elliptical, 45 min + 15 min. assorted strength trarining.  in my log I'm sure it says what I did , but I'm not looking now.  btw, if anyone is bored to tears my password is ellipse.  think that gets you into my log.  

thurs:      5:05 miles easy  by the river, 10:06 av. pace.on

Fri:           5:02 on a new route, hilly, in my neighborhood. 10:08 pace.  think I'll do this once a week in place of one of the hill repeat workouts. & 20 min. of strength training.

Sat.:         5:02 by the river with the geese, 10:02 pace. went to the gym afterward but I just didn't have it in me to do much.  I think I cooled down too much first... does that make sense?  I used to go there after much higher mileage than that.  ;.   

Sun:     8:05 miles again by the river with fowl friends, tripped again.  9:57 pace.  pita, left ankle & right groin & right knee all hurt, the ankle & groin caught me by surprise. don't know where that came from.  pita was actually pretty good till I fell!   I will take a day or 2 off I think & be much better.

Dutchie... I vote for birkenstocks. 

Leslie...do you really think what's going on now has nothing to do with what happened 11 yrs ago?

Erika.. I'm glad you're doing much better.  You've already got me topped again but that doesn't take much!  I've been meaning to send you some assorted back info, probably won't help but who knows.   Managing is the main thing, I guess.  Sitting is the worst for me too! 

totals... 27.2 running miles, mystery # of walking miles, 2 hrs. assorted strength training, 50 min. ellipticalling. 

Monday: 25 min yoga, 10 min foam roller & thighmaster, 10 min stretches

Tues: 3 mi run, 5 min slide boarding

Wed: 4 mi run

Thurs: 20 min slide boarding

Fri:4 mi run

Sat: 4.5 mi run, 3.5 min ocean swimming

Sun: 3.5 mi run

Totals: 19 mi running, 25 min slideboarding, 25 min yoga, 20 min misc. strength/stretch, 3.5 min ocean swimming (wuss that I am)

I survived the black tie event on Friday. The balls of my feet felt really bruised on Saturday and especially my R-knee was painful. I avoided walking as much as I could.

Leslie: the dress was floor lenght when I was wearing those high heels. Next time, I'll just bring the dress to a seamstress (sp?) and have it shortened! What are kitten heels (sorry, English is not my first language)? Are they shorter?

 Yes, they are shorter.  MUCH more comfortable.  And yes, I think you get bonus points for dancing in high heels!