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forest run! where have I been all this time??

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found the most wicked awesome place to run near the house! whoot!

I even managed to get dirty!! see –>
time: 28:44
distance: ~3M
pace: ~9:45
shoes: green sauc’s.
notes: I heart running in the woods! apparently this place can be flooded in the winter and people skate amongst the trees. very cool! I almost killed a cat on this run. she was hiding on the other side of a log I jumped over and I nearly landed on her. she was very friendly and clearly was out hunting. she had a collar too so I wasn’t worried about her. anyways, have found my new fav spot to run, it’s just too bad it’s very short.
also good thing about this run was no foot pain for the first time in a long time.

Oh She Glows Summer Glow Boot Camp! that old new leaf is getting re-turned

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came in to work this morning and caught up with my big sister. we both had a case of the mondays today because of the midweek holiday so our thursday mornings were off to a bad start. we’re restarting our support group and having a contest with the loser buying the winner new workout clothes. I’m excited!

to help me get into a healthy mindset again, I’m doing the Summer Glow Boot Camp. you should go sign up. go visit Angela here to sign up and participate: Oh She Glows or click the sidebar image.

since I’m a day late starting, I’ve got some exercises to do today. :o)

Waterloo Classic

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sadly, no PR today (missed it by 29 seconds) but I did run well considering I haven’t been training much.

distance: 10K Waterloo Classic
time: 55:28 (chip)
place: 14/40 in age group
pace: 5:36/km

so unlike in my marathon when I had no kick left, today I dug around and found a teeny bit of energy left in the bottom of my toes and passed 4 (count ’em 4!) guys in the last 25 meters. woot! finally, a hard finish! of course I did my usually gag from the hard effort and b/c of the heat today the volunteers were being super viligant about heat exhaustion so I got rewarded with a concerned lady making me walk and plunking ice on me. the ice was awesome and really I was fine, I always do the dry heave after a good hard finish.
the middle bits of the race were ok. around the 4km mark I was like man, I wish I’d done the 5k. but after pep talking myself a bit I was fine. the course was twisty and slow. it was pretty frustrating having to do a turn around mid way through the first lap to add some distance. the sun was also a factor since I haven’t run much in the heat and I wilt like no one’s business.

oh, and ME beat me. dammit.

now I need to get out and train. hard. all summer.

Uncle M and a new Aunt! oh yeah, and my duathlon

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that’s right kids, you heard it here first! Uncle M made T my aunt this weekend! pretty nifty! congratulations to the happy couple!

here they are:

the wedding was a suprise for most guests and suited them perfectly! family, friends, music and BBQ. couldn’t have been more perfect.

in other news…

ME and I finished our first multisport event on Saturday morning!
ME did the triathlon while I did the duathlon.

my splits and all that good stuff…

place: 43/84
age category place: 4/8
total time: 1:16:30
1st 3km run: 16:26 (5:29/km pace)
T1: 1:14
bike (18km): 41:11 (26.2km/h)
T2: 1:19
2nd 3km run: 16:22 (5:28/km pace)
notes: I’m pretty happy considering I didn’t train very much! I expected to finish in about 1 hr 30mins since I’m slow on the bike. while I was slow on the bike, the whole thing wasn’t nearly as bad as I expected. the finish line pictures however are freakin’ terrible!! the worst ones yet!! instead I present you with this blatantly stolen bike picture. enjoy!

foot update!

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Here’s the quick version:
My dr’s office called Mon to say x-rays were clear. I complained about not being able to get a bone scan until July. They said “That’s ridiculous, we’ll call you back.” I was also all huffy about getting a treatment plan and asked for a referral to a sports medicine specialist, they said “Wait until we hear about the bone scan.” They called back within 20mins to tell me that the bone scan was delayed because of the isotope shortage. They wrote the referral for sport medicine guy that is associated with my dr’s office group – a doctor I’ve seen before and really like, Dr. Hall. I kind of expected all of this so that’s fine. ( I asked about seeing Dr. Duke but they’d already booked me with Dr. Hall since their booking systems are linked and I’ve got previous history w/ Dr. Hall. Thank you for the reference and I’ll pass along your good experience if I hear of other’s looking for a SM specialist)

Wednesday I get a call from St. Mary’s Hospital. “Um, we’re trying to get people in for scans before the isotope shortage gets really bad, are you available tomorrow morning at 7:45?” “You bet I am!” So bone scan (a bit of a debacle) yesterday. Results in the next couple of days. I see Dr. Hall next week and I’ll be armed with bone scan results, x-rays and possibly a really broken foot, depending on how tonight’s soccer and tomorrow’s duathlon go! :o)

the new kicks, a new kick and a broken kick

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here’s a pic of my new kicks:

aren’t they snazzy? :o)

here’s my new kick > the green monster

found this over at http://www.ohsheglows.com/ and decided to give it a whirl.

this is what mine looked like:

and an update on the broken kick-

my foot is still sore. not nearly as sore as last week but then again I have done anything to make it worse. I golfed 18 holes on it and it was ok, a bit tender but ok. I played baseball on it and it was a bit sore running around the bases and trotting back and forth from the outfield.
on the diagnosis front, the x-rays were clear. bone scan isn’t until 5 July. the doctor’s office tried to get me in earlier but I’m considered non-urgent so due to the isotope shortage, no bone scan for me until July. appointment with the sport medicine specialist is scheduled for 19 June. so screw it. I’m running/riding the duathlon on Saturday and I’m running tonight. I’m so angry about it I want to swear but my swear jar tally is somewhere near $5.

foot – not working as expected

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the last 3(ish) weeks I’ve been experiencing off and on foot pain. I initially wrote it off as muscle pain and overuse but it’s been getting steadily worse. after yesterday’s lunch run it was pretty miserable so off to the doctor’s this morning. Dr Fancy Hair (my GP) is thinking possible stress fracture in my 5th tarsal. so immediately after my appointment I whipped over to the lab and got a set of x-rays done. should hear back today/tomorrow if there is a large break. I’m also scheduled for a bone scan 6 july to rule out a smaller/hard to see stress fracture. Fancy Hair says dial down the high impact activities but don’t stop them. (hill run tonight and soccer tomorrow whoot!)

lunch run yesterday:
time: 18:59
distance: 2.64M (4.22km)
calories: ~180
notes: this was awesome to run fairly hard for 20mins and get my heart rate up over lunch. quick shower and still back to work in an hour. good deal. ran a loop from my gym. it was pretty flat with a small rolling hill section in the first quarter. foot felt ok until about 12-15mins in and then it was protesting loudly. pushing in the clutch on my car to drive back to work almost induced a gag. definitely induced a yelp. inaugrual run in the new kicks.

today I’ve got my foot crammed into my fancy new puma’s and I’m looking forward to hills tonight with JB and KB!

interval workout and new running club

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so a couple of the girls I played volleyball with last winter (who got special mention in the marathon report since they came out and ran the last 4-5kms with me) are runners. we’ve started a running club (term used loosely).

first meeting was a week ago thursday-

hill workout on wilmot line
time: 35 mins
distance: estimated 3M
notes: it was a good workout. there are some nasty hills on wilmot so it was a great strength workout!

second meeting last night-
interval workout at track
time: 1 hr 10mins approx.
distance: 6km + 1200m warm up
intervals: 500m @ effort, 500m recovery, 400m effort, 400m recovery, 300m, 300m, 200m, 200m, 100m, 100m and then repeat.
notes: it was hot out last night and I’m very out of shape. this workout was hard! it also highlighted my inability to do math or keep track of start/end points. good thing the rest of the running club (newest member: ME who flew thru the workout last night) works in a math specific profession. left foot was hurting afterwards. not sure what’s causing it but my self-diagnosising efforts suggest that it might be that my shoes are too tight. feels better this morning.

other workouts
tuesday night – beach volleyball. 1hr. biked there and back.
wednesday morning – gym. 20mins run, covering 1.86M. then some light strength training.

had a good laugh out loud moment this morning care of Steve in a Speedo?! Gross!
go see his friday funny here: http://iwannagetphysical.blogspot.com/2009/05/friday-funny-37-two-outfits.html

marathon pics (almost a month late…)

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well here they are, only a month late! here are a few of my favourite pictures documenting the successful completion of one of my new years resolutions: complete a full marathon before I turn 25. (so far the only one I’ve finished… more on that another time)

this is me… putting along. headphones are in so this is in the last third of the race.

this is my running buddy that got me through some of the worst parts of the race. J-A R thank you!!!

this lady was hilarious and she ran Boston the week before…

see what I mean?! that’s her, crossing the finish line in the pink skirt on the bottom right.

this is me about to finish! not much spring left in my step but hey, I’ve got a big smile on my face! :0)

after the finish… my awesome friends and family!

that may or may not be a ‘brown pop’ in my hand…