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Let’s Talk Running!

by GeekGirl

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Published on: August 29, 2012

We are going to talk about something that I don’t feel like I talk about as much as I used to. Running!

Guess what! I’ve actually been doing it. Nothing big or anything, but I’m getting out there and banging out 30-40 minutes here and there. I’m fat and slow. The weather is ridiculously hot and for the most part, I hate every single step that I take and constantly want to turn around.

Huh…that last sentence is kind of sad.

Here’s the thing that I noticed while slogging through some miles the other day in a bajillion degrees. It takes me a really, really long time to get in shape. I fight for every bit of fitness that comes my way. It seems that other runners take time off and get back to it with no problem. I have to start at the very beginning. The past few weeks I ran 20 minutes. . .and had to walk half way through in most cases.

Running actual mileage is still out of the question right now. It’s just too frustrating to say I’m going to do 5 miles and then huff and puff for the entire run. It’s easier for me to say, I’m going to run 50 minutes. . .ok. I’m a mental case.

Anyway, my point is that fitness does not come easy for me. Once it’s lost, I take a long time to get it back. On the other hand, once I’m fit I see HUGE gains in speed and distance quickly. I build muscle and lean out very, very easily.

This is all my long way of saying, I think I have a small plan for the winter season. (We don’t do fall.)

Theoretical Plan:

11/4 or 11/11 – Either the Sun Capital Half Marathon up in Boca Raton ($45) or the Allstate 13.1 in Fort Lauderdale. This is the race that I’m not sure I can commit to yet. I’m not sure if I will be ready and I don’t want to push myself right now. This is not a goal race and would be just to get me into the swing of things. Give me a nice reason to build my mileage. I’d definitely rather run the Sun Capital Half since it is only $45 and is in a different city. 13.1 Fort Lauderdale is run along the route that I run every. day. of my life. And they want $90 or some shit. THe only plus is that I MIGHT be able to run it for free.

Run for Tomorrow – Weston, FL ($35) 12/11 - This one is definitely on the calendar. It’s a smaller race, super cheap and has a HUGE showing for our running store. (Which means I can likely race for free!) I’ve got 14 weeks until this race so I can actually put in some decent miles and properly prepare. I still would not be “racing” this one. Because I have a bigger goal. One race that has always escaped me…

ING Miami (Half) – 1/27 – This is my goal race. The 2 previous races can basically go to hell. Every year I want to run this race. Every year I’m either injured, sick, fighting tumors, or some other tragedy. This year I will go under 2:00 in Miami. Period. End of story. I think I can knock 10 minutes off my half.

After ING Miami, I still might squeeze in another half marathon, but who cares. It will only be used as back up if I don’t get my A time in Miami.

There will be some smaller 5k’s and stuff run in between all these possible half marathons. I’d like to race a local 5k a month. Just for speed and to keep me interested.

I don’t want to train specifically for the half until 8-10 weeks before ING Miami. For now, I just want to build mileage and attempt to enjoy what I’m doing.

With that said, I do have a rough idea of how my weeks should go. A few easy runs, a longish run, and some sort of speed. I’ll play it by ear from day-to-day. (This is new for me, but I think I need it for now. I think this is what others call “base”.)

Thoughts? Comments? Concerns?

Feel The Base: Chicago Marathon 2012

by GeekGirl

Categories: Chicago or Bust!!, running

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Published on: May 11, 2012

All righty people! I’m now 21 weeks out from the Chicago Marathon. Well…to be precise, Sunday is 21 weeks out from the Chicago Marathon.

Due to that, I’ve spent the last couple of weeks freaking out about what program I’m going to use. My base isn’t quite where I want it (almost nonexistent) and I was seriously thinking of just bagging the whole thing. Why? Because I’m dramatic and irrational. I’m working on all of that. Anyway, it was pointed out to me that Chicago is over 5 months away and a lot of good solid training can be done in 5 months. It’s not like I’m a running newbie.

With that bit of information, I set out to find the “perfect” training plan for me. Guess what? I couldn’t find one. However, I did find one that I can totally bastardize and make my own. It’s just a build up of miles topping out around 48-50ish miles. There is one 20 miler and no speed work. It says to run harder on the days you feel like it. That does not work for me, so I will be doing some marathon spsecific speed work that I’m still researching. I am partial to tempo runs, progression runs, and fast finish long runs.

Since the idea of 21 weeks of training makes me want to barf, I’ve broken up the plan into different phases. My first phase is what I’m calling Feel the Base. It’s 9 weeks long and will give me a decent base. Take a look:

Nothing fancy at all. Just getting some miles on my legs. I do plan on sprinkling some fartlek runs, strides, and hills in. I’m also going to do a couple of cross-training sessions a week. Most likely some swimming and weights.

The full plan looks the exact same, but with miles building. Once I’m done building a base, I’ll adjust things as needed. I might be able to squeeze in a second 20 miler if things are going well. (I’d reallly like to do that, so we’ll see.)

The cool thing about what I’m calling my Bastardized Marathon Plan is that it’s pretty flexible. That lets me figure out how I’m feeling that day and adjust. I don’t like super rigid plans. Unfortunately, I’m not able to just wing it every day and know that things will work out. I have to have some sort of structure. (Thus the reason I’m planning out my base training as well.)

Is there anything I should add or that I’m missing? I’m super open to suggestions. Also, I’m actually excited about training. This is the first time in years that I’ve been excited about running. Maybe I’m getting back to normal.

All this talk about base…I have to throw some Miami bass down for y’all. They don’t call us the bass capital for nothing:

And yes…I’m break dancing right now. This song makes me think of dirty, sweaty warehouses. Hell yeah!

A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That

by GeekGirl

Categories: Life, running

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Published on: April 20, 2012

Hello and Happy Friday, y’all!

I’m in a wonderful mood. Not sure how the hell that happened, but it did. Actually, this week has not been so bad. It was nowhere near as shitty as last week thanks to me getting – on average – 9 hours of sleep a night. Holla!

So, what’s going on in GeekGirlandia? (Don’t judge me!):

Running

I’ve been running. And…I don’t hate it. Tuesday’s 3 miler was pretty shitty and left me sore, but Thursday’s was easy peasy except for the fact that I really had to pee. I looked for a building to duck behind but couldn’t find one. It made me a bit uncomfortable. Tonight, I’ll kill 3 or then we’re looking to get another 3 on Saturday and 5-6 on Sunday. Woot!

I’m 8 weeks out from the start of Chicago training. I know I should have more miles, but what can I do? It’s taken me this long to kind of feel normal. If I find I’m having issues adding miles over my 8 week base building period (I’ll detail that a bit more in a later post) then I’ll re-evaluate my marathon training. Maybe go with a Hal Higdon plan or something instead of MacMillian.

Sleeping

If any of you follow me on Twitter, you know I have some serious sleep issues. Last week, everything accumulated and I had what can only be described as a complete and total break down. I called my mom crying after not sleeping for weeks. The most I’d get continuously was 2 hours. Tops. It took it’s toll on me and I was a wreck.

My mom managed to talk me down and forced me to see my shrink. We worked through some things. Lo and behold, I’m sleeping 9 hours a night without sleeping pills. What did I do? Stopped drinking wine. It was NOT helping my sleep situation. Cut way back on caffeine. (I only have 1 cup in the morning anyway.) Force myself into bed at a decent hour. Take my medicines as they’re prescribed. Like magic, by Friday night I was able to sleep.

It’s still not perfect. The other night I only slept 5 hours or so, but that’s better than 2.

Other Randomness

You MUST check out this Buffy the Vampire Slayer post on Pajiba. It is the shit and reenforces why I am, and always will be, Joss Whedon’s bitch.

I think this song should be Obama’s 2012 theme song:

In case you don’t feel like listening, it’s Big K.R.I.T. “I Got This”. The chorus is “Fuck these haters, Fuck these ho’s.”

It’s my new theme song.

GeekGirl puts on sunglasses and dances across the room…I Got This!

Quickie Update

by GeekGirl

Categories: Girly Bit Problems, Life, my myomectomy, running

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Published on: April 10, 2012

I’m working on part II of “On Being That Black Girl”. I didn’t know people would find that interesting, so I’m fleshing out the second part a little more. In the meantime, I want to give a quickie update on me. Why? Why not?

Last week, I tried a running streak. It lasted 3 days and then my knee started to hurt. I’m happy to report that I took a day or 2 off and now feel fine. I’m sure the knee didn’t start bothering me due to the 3 days. The knee started bothering me because I ran in the Brooks Ghost. I really like that shoe, but can only wear it sparingly right now. Same thing with any other light shoes that I wear. For the time being, I’m rotating between the Mizuno Waveriders (so glad they fit well again! Love this shoe!), Brooks Launch, Brooks Ghost, and Brooks Defyance. Can you tell which brands I prefer?

So, the running is there. It’s getting easier and I’m starting to feel like a runnerish type person. (Though, oddly, I should be running right now but am not.) I’m thinking of doing a 10k at the end of May and may do a 5k around the end of the month. I have to look around and see what is available because I am lazy and refuse to drive for longer than I’m going to run.

Last Thursday I had an appointment with my cancer doctor. It was just a follow up and so far he says everything looks good. I’m waiting on the results of the tests that were taken. If everything is all clear I see him again in August, then I can become a regular patient that only goes to the gyno once a year. I am so ready to close this chapter of my life. This chapter seems to have been going on forever and I’m emotionally and physically exhausted from it.

Yes. I’ll admit it. My life is a bit of a mess right now. I’m working through it though and know I will get back to happy or at least content at some point. I just wish it would hurry the fuck up.

Never Trust A Big Butt and A Smile

by GeekGirl

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Published on: March 29, 2012

Something strange is going on around here. It’s like a whole bunch of guys are just now noticing me. One of my neighbors said, “You’ve put on weight. You look great.” Uhm…really? Because from where I stand my ass is ginormus. And the boobs? Where the fuck did they come from? I’ve never had boobs in my life. I gain 10-12 lbs and boom! Boobs. Do. Not. Want.

So does this mean that everyone thought that I looked like shit before? Were guys thinking, “She’d be so much cuter if she actually had an ass and some boobs.” Is this why I’m single? I just needed to gain some weight? I just don’t understand. I’m really, really confused and don’t understand weighty stuff at all. The truth is, the minute I’m back to running anything more than 20 miles per week, I’m going to drop right back to the size I was before. This is not a humblebrag. This is the truth. I’m 5’1″ and petite.

How do I know that this weight is going to be gone soon? Because of this:

Now, you’re probably wondering why I have no shame and am showing you my disgusting apartment. And, yes that might be a pair of panties on the floor. (I’m really not sure. Could be a bra or something.)

Anyway, this is exciting for me because those are all running clothes. Running clothes that were dirty and had to be washed*. There might be a dress or 2 on there, but all the rest are running shorts, sports bras, running socks, some shirts, hats, hair accessories, and my Road ID. (There’s also a single work glove on there. Not sure what that’s about either. I wonder if it’s even mine.)

What does this all mean? It means that my ass has been running!!!!!

I’ve given up on distances and time and have just been making sure that I head out the door daily. Some runs are 20 minutes. Some are 30-40. Some suck. Some don’t suck as much. Whatever. I’m running and that’s all that matters for now. Woohoo!

My incision still kind of bugs and I still feel huge. I also still drink a bit too much most nights, but I am getting shit done. Like a boss! I even chicked my neighbor yesterday. Poor guy. He got passed by a woman at least 10 years his senior that had a belly full of tumors a few months ago. Ha ha ha!

Finally, the only reason I used that title for this blog post is so we can all dance to this:

*Note: I never dry my running clothes. I think it bakes in the funk!

Ohhhh….and I promise gangsta stories. Just got to get them organized a bit.

Witty Title Here

by GeekGirl

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Published on: March 2, 2012

First and foremost, thank you to all of you for your condolences. I’m doing ok for the most part. I miss the hell out of Gio, but I also understand it was just his time to go. He was OLD and his heart was ridiculous towards the end. (I’m a weirdo, so I used to listen to it. It was fascinating.) He survived a year longer than they said he would and was happy and tail-wagging right up until the end. I suppose I can’t ask for anything more than that.

On to happier and more interesting things.

Running/Working Out (Last Week)
Last week was a decent week for me. When I wrote on Thursday, I wanted my weekend to look like this:

1 x boxing/MMA style workout
1 x 4-5 mile long run (ha ha ha)
1 x 30 minute easy run
1 x weights
1 x swim

Well, partially due to Gio and the other part due to that MMA/style workout kicking my ass and rendering me unable to move for a couple of days the week didn’t quite go like that.

Friday night I joined my friend Toilet (his name is Jon, but a Jon is a toilet thus the reason I call him toilet. Yes. I’m a mean girl.) at his boxing gym for what I thought was going to be a boxing conditioning workout. I was pumped to possibly kick and punch things. Imagine my surprise when it turned out to be a Crossfit style workout. (Not crossfit. They were very clear to point that out.) It wasn’t quite as weight heavy or anything as how Crossfit seems to be, but there was lots of kettlebells work, a tractor tire being flipped, sprinting, etc.

While I have no desire whatsoever to do Crossfit, this was actually fun. It turns out that you don’t know what type of workout you’ll get with this guy. He might make you run, lift, box, kickbox, etc. I like that. So, I’m going to be heading back once a week. Why only once a week?

This left me SORE. Really, really sore. Like, falling out of bed sore because my legs were too weak. Couldn’t wash my hair afterwards because my arms were DONE. I don’t like to push like that because it then affects my run. Plus, let’s be honest here – I’m a runner. Runners run. I do think that this is a great way for me to sneak in weight training which I hate. Plus, the class was fun and I enjoyed watching chubby Toilet (he prefers the term beefy) trying to run. Not a bad way to spend a Friday evening.

Due to that class I didn’t do anything on Saturday except try to make it through the day. Sunday morning I got in an easy swim. I think it was only 200 yards, but it was my return to the pool. I couldn’t get in a rhythm. (Also, a 70 year old woman was swimming circles around me. Talk about intimidating.) I thought I would get in my longer run that evening after working at the running store. Of course that didn’t happen. Oh well.

Running/Working Out (This Week)
Today was my first run this week. I didn’t get a lot of sleep until last night. Lots on my mind and just didn’t really feel like it. I’m not beating myself up over it. Today’s run SUCKED. It was around 30 minutes or so and I was sucking air. Hopefully, that just got out the cobwebs.

This weekend will hopefully shake out like this:

1 x 30 minute run
1 x 40 – 50 minute run (4-5 miles)
1 x weights
1 x swim

Fortunately the swim and weights can be done in one session so it really is just 3 workouts in 2 days. Nothing too big. I’ll head back to the boxing gym next week. I think I’m going to try a Monday workout and see how that fits in my schedule.

New Kicks
I got a new pair of running shoes. I’ve returned to my favorite shoe of all time – the Mizuno Wave Rider. I stopped wearing them a few years ago because they tweaked the size a bit and my orthotics didn’t even fit in them. I was heartbroken and started wearing the Brooks Defyance. I like the Defyance, but the Rider is where it’s at.

I think I’m going to do some fun shoe related posts in the future. I have TONS of shoes and I am a walking shoe encyclopedia. That’s what happens when you work in a running store for 5 years.

All right. It’s time to get showered and head to the office. I’m swamped at work and this has been the longest week ever. So ready to just relax, get some sleep, and clean up this horrible apartment. (It’s weird not having Gio here to judge my dirty laundry piles by laying in them.)

Ohhhh…I also need to register for a couple of small races. I’ll be sucking wind at them, but it’s the thought that counts. Right? Right.

Running and Hate Reading

by GeekGirl

Categories: Life, pop culture, running

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Published on: February 24, 2012

Yo! Happy Friday to my homies! It’s been a long, long week. I’m really excited about being off tomorrow. I’m exhausted. Unfortunately, my day tomorrow will be spent cleaning up my house and defleaing it. Yes, Giovanni has fleas and ticks. The horror!

I’m kind of all over the place today, so I’m just going to dive into it.

Running/Working Out
I’ve had a decent week of running and working out so far. I’ve got in 1x 30 minute run and 2 x weights. Tonight I’m doing some sort of boxing workout with my friend, Toilet. So, I’ve decided not to run this morning since I’m pretty sure this workout is going to kick my ass. That means my weekend of workouts will look like this:

1 x boxing/MMA style workout
1 x 4-5 mile long run (ha ha ha)
1 x 30 minute easy run
1 x weights
1 x swim

Looking at it like that, that’s a lot of working out. However, the swim will only be about 400 yards or so since I’m still getting my swimming lungs back. So, I figure I can lift and swim at the same time.

Speaking of lifting…I kind of sort of hate doing it. The one weight workout I did this week was in the house using a Jackie Warner DVD. It totally kicked my ass. This weekend I’m going to start doing this workout from Stumptuous. It’s a good beginner workout and seems to get you in and out of the gym quickly. It’s a full body workout which I prefer. (Who has time to work different body parts on different days? Not me. I have a life.)

We’ll see how it goes.

My Hate Read/Favorite Place to Troll
I know many of you have favorite hate reads. Most of them are Healthy Living Blogs. I glance at those sometimes, but for the most part I just don’t get them. I don’t care to see anyone’s picture of oatmeal or read about their mediocre workout. (However, I will bore you with my mediocre workouts.) For the most part, I find all of these girls to be BORING, over-privileged, and not very smart.. Most of my blog reading is kept to runners.

When I first started going to GOMI, it was a wonderfully snarky place where like-minded people could snark on these women’s blogs (as well as others such as Dooce, but really how hard is it to snark on Dooce? So. Much. Hate.) However, as time went on, the Healthy Living Blog section has become a forum for people that are now allegedly recovered from ED’s.

Reading these boards makes me insane. Yet, I still do it. Why? I have no idea. It seems that many of the board members think that it’s their job to diagnose everyone as having either an ED or as a compulsive exerciser. Further, most of these women are batshit insane. Just because you saw some loser blogger do something doesn’t mean that you need to do it. AND…they seem to think that HLB’s discovered everything healthy.

Take it from an old school hippie/vegetarian chick: PEOPLE HAVE BEEN JUICING, DRINKING GREEN SMOOTHIES, RUNNING 100 MILE WEEKS, AND EATING CHIA SEEDS SINCE LONG BEFORE THE HLB’S.

Seriously, the place is insufferable. That’s why you’ll find my little ass trolling it hard. When I’m feeling extra bitchy I just go in there and drop cunty little tidbitsand then bail out. It’s all very meta when you think about it.

With that….I’m out!

GeekGirl Reboot

by GeekGirl

Categories: Life, Project GeekGirl, running

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Published on: January 12, 2012

When you’re out of shape, it’s not fun to run. Seriously. It’s a fight to get out the door because you know within 2 minutes you are going to be feeling the pain. Your thighs will rub together, your lungs will burn, your head starts to pound and holy shit are you thirsty. Why put yourself through that when you can just stay in bed or drink some coffee and read the news before work like a normal person?

Why? Because if you don’t, you’ll be fat and out of shape. So not cute. Also, none of your cute clothes will fit and you’ll have to wear that one pair of Levi’s you bought a size bigger. The pair that you’ve been wearing every single day since you bought them in early December. Good thing your boss is still out of town so there is no one to witness you wearing the same pair of pants day in, and day out.

At first, you could use your surgery as an excuse. There was a lot of swelling and it wasn’t good to run/bike/swim until things are all healed up. Then Christmas came and you ate, drank, and got merry like everybody else. You try to pass it off surgery swelling, but you did NOT have surgery on your ass. Period.

In addition to not working out, you’re eating, drinking, and spending money like there’s no tomorrow.

Well, there is tomorrow and if you don’t get your shit together you’re going to be a broke blob. No one wants to hang out with a broke blob.

This situation calls for drastic measures. A GeekGirl Reboot.

What does a Reboot involve?

Well, for the next 30 days I will work out at least 15 minutes a day. I am shooting for 30 minutes+ every day but understand that I can’t run or go hard everyday right now. A 15 minute run or 15 minutes of weights/yoga/cycling/swimming is a great recovery if I’m feeling worn out. I’m trying to get myself into the routine. Not hurt myself.

Also included in the reboot is NO processed food. I’ve been lazy and eating crap. It started because after my surgery it was hard to cook. Then it just became easier to pick up some junk and call it dinner. No more than 2 glasses of wine a week, preferably on the weekend. No spending on anything but necessities.

A tall order, but really not that hard when you look at it. The main thing that I’ll be documenting are the workouts. I have a feeling the other things will fall into place as my activity level increases.

At stake? A lovely new purse of my choice. I should save enough money to buy one.

What happens if I fail? The challenge resets. I’ll keep trying until I get it right. It would suck to be at day 25, miss a workout and start all over again. That’s some incentive wouldn’t you say?

I think at the end of the 30 days, I should be close to my normal weight. Right now, I’m 10 lbs over my normal weight and about 15-20 over “race weight”. Normal weight is what I weigh when I’m running casually and not eating everything in sight. Race weight is what I weigh when I’m doing 35+miles a week. I’d rather be at race weight, but I know that’s not easy and just kind of happens. I’ll settle with my normal weight.

Stay tuned to see how I do.

I want to point out that even Gio has gained weight. 1.5 lbs which is pretty intense for him. We’ve both been laying around like little blobs.

A Christmas Miracle

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Categories: Life, running

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Published on: December 26, 2011

What I wanted for Christmas and what I got for Christmas are 2 different things. First of all, my family does not do a big Christmas. My mom has not worked since her fall and is still recovering and I think my dad was out of town. I’m not sure since I didn’t ask. He kicks it with his other family. The one that has kids and stuff. Whatever.

So, while I wanted a ridiculously priced Michael Kors purse in green, a God Save McQueen scarf that I would never wear and could not afford in a million years, and more memory for my iMac so I can play more video games; I received none of that. Actually, no one even asked me what I wanted for Christmas. Instead, I got the sweetest Christmas present ever on Friday.

What could be better than a ridiculously expensive purse I don’t need? Or a cheeky scarf made by a dead designer?

I found out that my last round of pap and pelvic exams all came back negative. For the first time in over 2 years I had a regular exam!

All the stitches, long ass recovery, and scar were worth it. Now I just need to test every few months for the next year and this whole ordeal can be put behind me. Yay!!!

After finding that out, I then went up to Palm Beach County to hang out with some awesome fur covered friends for Christmas Eve.

This is the lion at McCarthy’s Wildlife Sanctuary. He was awesome and I really was that close to him. I got to hang out with some turtles and a bunch of panthers. I even got to hold a monkey. Once I get the pic from my little sister I’ll post that. This place was great.

I then went over to my mom’s for Christmas. There was no tree or anything because she is still too sick to do that much physically. We exchanged gifts. Nothing big really. I got a sweet R.E.M. photography book, though. My mom found it at the dollar store and my sister confirmed to her that I LOVE R.E.M. (Pre-Monster album, thank you very much.) I also got a cute panda aluminum water bottle and a panda lunch box. My family knows me so well. My dad got me a bunch of massages. They’re for after I crush some PR’s in 2012. Sweet! Gio smeared poop on my clean sheets. He really knows how to show the love.

Today has been pretty mellow. I ran 3.22 of the slowest miles ever and then passed out on the couch because it truly wore me out that much. The cool thing is that, well, I ran 3.22 miles.

Overall, a nice Christmas was had by all. Now I’m off to do some gaming. Woot! Woot!

How was your Christmas? Are you jelly that I got to hang out with some tigers and stuff? I would be.

Happy Holidays, y’all!

The Right Kind of Sore

by GeekGirl

Categories: my myomectomy, running

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Published on: December 6, 2011

It took me a week after my last “workout” to attempt another one. The 20 minutes on the elliptical left my incision sore, my back hurting, and my tummy extremely swollen. It took around 4-5 days before I felt “normal” again. Upon further thought, the elliptical probably requires quite a few ab muscles and right now I don’t really have that many.

Yesterday I woke up feeling great and decided that I’d try some sort of light run/walk. I managed to squeeze out 10 x 1 minute run/w 1 minute recoveries. At the half way mark I walked for about 4 minutes or so because I couldn’t breathe. I got in a total of 36 minutes. (My watch is in the other room and I am really that lazy.)

The first 2 intervals were EXTREMELY awkward, but happily not painful or anything. If I noticed any pain I promised myself that I would bail. I don’t believe in working through the pain when it comes to this type of stuff. The last few intervals were a bit difficult because I’m EXTREMELY out of shape, but were doable.

I expected to have some sort of aching around my incision later in the day, but everything felt fine. Even better? I woke up this morning vaguely sore in the arms and legs. NO SORENESS in my tummy area.

WOOHOO!!!

It felt great to be on my normal running route. I got the thumbs up from my favorite gay walking couple, and said hi to 2 of my favorite morning dog-walkers. I also gave someone directions in Spanish because I am that awesome. It was a great morning.

The plan for the next few weeks is to slowly build up to normal runs. I’ll mostly play it by ear. Hopefully, for 2012 I’ll be back to normal and 2011 can just be forgotten.

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