Week 5- Friday

Still off the knee..though I went golfing this week.  The knee did not like the twisting motion of a golf swing.  Played nine holes without falling...not bad.  All I wish for is to be a better golfer...not sure if that is in my future.

Week 5-Wednesday

Being kind to myself, not going out today.  The knee is being bad, hurting, buckling, swelling.  My lovely P/T therapist texted me---no running!!!  bad, very bad for knees.  Guess she really doesn't know that my "running" is merely a fast walk.

Week 5-Monday OUCH

I have lost count of the days I have been attempting to run.  Today could be my downfall.  Off and walking/running at 5am but by the time I was finishing my last lap my knee was feeling horrible...painful bad. I could not even raise my leg up to take off my sock.  OUCH! DAMN IT!  I hate getting old!!!   I don't mind pain but this was enough I took a half of a real pain killer from my knee operation..(I only took two during my surgery recovery!) yes before work and than another half at lunch...blast it all.  Not feeling good at all.

Week 4-Friday

Evil day of running.  Up and out by 5am...switched my normal route-went the opposite direction,  found it more challenging...hills everywhere!  I really could not run the time suggested by my running program...maybe it was the six mile hike I did on Sunday that made me tired, or the wind or the three deer that wanted to charge me off the road.  Not sure.

Week 4-Wednesday

The darkness hides my lack of running skills, thank goodness. This morning was pretty uneventful other than the skunk the dogs found somewhere..stinky! Dogs are getting a bath...soon!

Week 3-Monday

Monday:

Week three on learning how to run...why should an overweight, asthmatic, mother of two try to learn how to run? Maybe to slow down the aging process but really it is because a close dear friend said "I can see you as a walker but not a runner"...ouch! Being fairly active with golf, hockey, biking,  walking and playing I never really thought I was too out of shape.  Guess I am though.

Week 2-Friday

Friday:

Rough night of sleep...new kitty played with a mouse all night in the room...than there was the cat fight between the new kitty and the old cat of the house. One cat must have been mad because I went to pull on my running clothes and I am pretty sure one of the nice kitties peed on them! Nasty..but I rallied, found new running clothes and made it out the door.

Week 2-Wednesday

Wednesday:

Still cruising around the neighborhood at 5am....up the hill, around the neighborhood, walk/run around the local hockey rink, back up the hill. By now I know where all the motion lights are in the neighborhood----the dogs love to turn them on and the deer are on high alert watching for us.

Week 2-Monday

Monday:

Day 4---running program is now more running...what more running!?! Not sure I can do it so I am doing week 1 for a warm up followed up the week 2 program.  I sure do hate to run.

Week 1-Friday

Friday:

Not bad..on day three still trying the program. Maybe I will be able to do this program. My kids think it is funny that I am trying to run. Between knee operations, weight gain and asthma I am doing okay. But I know I will be a dark time runner...would not want to scar anyone for life if they saw me run.