so we meet again...

It's been a while. I've been in a slump. Injuries, illness, laziness, and life have all gotten in the way. I'm so fed up. I have been snippy to my husband and family. I have been tired and lethargic. It needs to stop.

I know all I have to do is get back in to it. But here we are in the middle of summer in Louisiana. Humidity is 100%, heat index around 100. No gym membership and no street lights. I also still have plantar fasciitis and it's getting worse since I'm back at work and not wearing my proper shoes as I should.

Here's my plan:
1) eating better
2) Brazil Butt Lift
3) some Jillian Michaels' DVD
4) eventual running

Once I do 1-3, I think my bones and muscles might be able to support #4.

I'm on a scavenger hunt now for awesome recipes. So far I have these resources. If I have time, I plan to post my foods :) If I had the guts, I'd post the before pictures <eek>.

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2007/07/low-fat-chicken-recipes.html
http://sparkrecipes.com/

The Aftermath

My body felt pretty good today, the day after my new run. I am a little tender in my shins but my arches are really tight. I go to physical therapy tomorrow so we'll see what they tell me.

I was supposed to run today but I had a migraine almost the entire day. When it was almost gone, my dog decided to get loose. After running around trying to find her, my headache came back and I chickened out of my run.

Depending on what PT tells me, I might run tomorrow.

I did day 1 of couch to 10k today

We'll see how I feel tomorrow. I hope I feel awesome.

Currently, my right arch in my foot is tight and my shin is tender. I iced myself for 15 minutes.

After taking a 3 month hiatus to heal my shin splints- then developing plantar fasciitis- I started my training again. I say training, but it's really just for health and fun now. I did couch to 5k and really enjoyed it. I found that running is challenging for me and I'm a very competitive person. I'm competitive toward myself and others and running is perfect for that. There have been many times where I've had to push myself (and talk to myself :)).

Elliptical is boring....I hope I don't get injured again because I.WANT.TO.RUN!

P.S.- I used a new app that my husband found. It's called Map My Run. I got an arm band so I could have my phone with me. It tracked my route, time, pace, and distance. Seems like a pretty cool tool.

I have baffled my physical therapist

My 6 weeks of PT time should be up. However, I have developed plantar fasciitis while being treated for shin splints. My PT said that all the stretches and work we're doing for my shin splints should have been therapy for the plantar fasciitis.

So, she's going to contact my orthopedist and tell him my care needs to be extended. Joy :(

I have since bought new running shoes....Mizuno Wave something-or-else. I'm waiting for my night boot to come in and I'm going to wear this while sleeping and hopefully it'll help my arches. In the meantime my husband has taken up running...color me jealous. He's also lost about 15 lbs!

I've started physical therapy

I started physical therapy on Feb. 20. I need to do that for 6 weeks before I start running. I really should get back in the gym. I know it'll make me feel better and I do need the exercise.

How many sentences can I start with "I"?

No running for 14 weeks....gah

I have tendinitis caused by overuse and underdeveloped muscles. My tendons were working overtime to compensate for my underdeveloped leg muscles. My bone scan showed problems in my knees and tibia (shins). I have to have no running for 8 weeks (which I'm half way through that) and then 6 weeks of PT before I can start running again. The physical therapy will help curtail future injuries and if I haven't done the 6 weeks of strengthening, I'll likely get injured again.

I'm sidelined

I went to an orthopedist and he's recommending a bone scan to see if I have a stress fracture. No running until the results come :(

Gosh darnit

I think I might have a stress fracture in my shin. I'm so bummed. I really really wanted to do this 10k in April. At this rate I won't....

I know I can walk it but I don't want to walk it.

At any rate, I learned about a 10% rule and it's quite interesting. If I do have a stress fracture I'll be following this http://www.fitsugar.com/What-10-Percent-Rule-2952435

It was a busy week!

Wow, I forgot how tiring it is to wake up and run for 5am. I haven't made it at that time yet. I go to the gym Thursday morning around 5:20am.

I used week 2's podcast and I messed it up somewhere at the end. I missed a cue to have you stop jogging. During Eminem's song I felt like I was running for a while then the next cue said to run again and I was confused. Anyway, I have to fix it.

Today I'm going to do week 2 day 2. My new goal is to try to find some time to cross-train and when I say XT, I mean do another type of workout in addition to 10k training. I know my body needs it. My core needs to be strengthened and I know that my knees and shins will benefit from it as well.

Week 1 Day 1 run

I ran this morning. My little one was up several times last night. I was up at midnight, hubby took the 2am wake up and I gave him a bottle at 4:45am. Off to the gym around 5:15am. Week 1 Day 1 was really easy for me so I'm going to skip to Week 2 Day 1. I've put the tracks together, now I just have to do my voice cues.

Normally, I do my runs on a treadmill. If anyone is interested...which you probably shouldn't be because you need to walk/run at your own pace...I walk (warm-up) at 3.2-3.5 and jog at 5.0. Today I jogged at 5.4 since it was 1 minute intervals.

I am a bit sore but I suppose that could be from Jillian's ass-kicking and/or pilates.

I'm exhausted and headed to the Mattress Ball now.

week 1 10k training podcast

Click on this link to get week 1 training podcast for a 10k. The training schedule is also in this blog. http://www.filefactory.com/file/c1b75d1/n/week_1_10k_0.mp3

Please leave comments so I can improve upon future podcasts. I have a feeling my voice might be too loud. Sorry.

Also, this should be an mp3 but I'm very new to all of this. I did this all in a few hours and learned 2 new programs so I'm sure there's errors.

Welcome to MomRunLove!

A year ago I had no thought of running. I was pregnant, laid off my job, and lazy. I also had many aches and pains of being pregnant with baby number 2. Sleeping was horrible, sciatic pain was excruciating, and crotch pain was out of this world. Beginning my pregnancy at 160lbs, I was already 15lbs. heavier than I should have been at 5'6". When I went to deliver, I was 210lbs. My son was 2 weeks early and was 8lbs 14.5oz. So I guess technically I was only 201 at delivery:) I digress.

When I finished my post-partum recovery I was disgusted at myself. I had stopped breastfeeding after 2 weeks because of various issues and my weight loss stopped as well. I was 180lbs, a size 14/16 and very unhappy. My normal size is 8/10 so I also had to buy new clothes...just a few outfits so I could wear something presentable to work.

I don't quite know how I stumbled across Couch to 5k http://www.coolrunning.com/cgi-bin/moxiebin/bm_tools.cgi?print=181;s=2_3;site=1 but I know I discovered it after Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred. I did a few Jillian workouts and then tried Couch to 5k. The first day was death. I strapped on my ipod with podcasts from http://www.kissmyblackass.org/podcasts/couch-to-5k/ and took off around my block. God-willing I finished, but not like it should've been done. I know the last 2 rounds of running were either not done or shortened. Yes, 60 seconds of running felt like an eternity. I did week 1 twice. At week 2 I got injured...patellar tendonitis...and I had to take off. Then work started and my workouts stopped.

Again, I got frustrated and unhappy because my weight was at a standstill. I started up again but this time joined a gym. With work and 2 kids, it was impossible to work out. My husband was also working full time and going to college full time. My only time to workout was 5am, but I did it. 2 times a week I went to the gym at 5am and my other workout day was Sunday so I went whenever. I got all the way up to week 7 on Couch to 5k (with a repeat of week 5) then I got back-to-back illnesses. I took a month's hiatus and then started exercising again.

I know that certain injuries I got could have been avoided had I cross-trained and done some other exercises while doing Couch to 5k. Now I'm doing a rotation of Jillian Michaels' Ripped in 30 and some pilates DVDs that I bought over 10 years ago.

Being quite discouraged that I lost my 7 weeks of C25k I just did week 3 and found it fairly easy. In looking at my nearby running things going on, I realized there's a 10k coming up in April and that's my new goal. The beginnings of the 10k training workout I found is what I'm able to do now so I'm full-steam ahead with it.

There were a gazillion 10k trainings to do. Some had you running 3 miles on the first day...haha, not gonna' happen. I searched for a while until I found one that looked doable. See the schedule below. I do not have an iPod touch or iPhone so I couldn't use all those apps. I have a ginormous 1st generation iPod and a smaller iPod with only an on and shuffle button. So, my workout options are to watch the time on the treadmill like a hawk or make my own podcasts with music and cues.

That's my plan. And in the good name of kissmyblackass.org, I'm returning the favor to whomever wants my podcasts. Stay tuned and Happy Training!

Couch to 10k

I do not know where this originated. I did a google search and found it off of a post from sparkpeople.com.

Week 1
Session 1 - 32 min. Run 1 minute. Walk 2 minutes. Do this 8 times.
Session 2 - 26 min. Run 1 minute. Walk 2 minutes. Do this 6 times.
Session 3 - 29 min. Run 1 minute. Walk 2 minutes. Do this 7 times.

Week 2
Session 1 - 36 min. Run 2 minutes. Walk 2 minutes. Do this 7 times.
Session 2 - 29 min. Run 1 minute. Walk 2 minutes. Do this 7 times. (use week 1 music)
Session 3 - 32 min. Run 2 minutes. Walk 2 minutes. Do this 6 times.

Week 3
Session 1 - 41 min. Run 3 minutes. Walk 2 minutes. Do this 7 times.
Session 2 - 30 min. Run 2 minutes. Walk 2 minutes. Do this 6 times. (use week 2 music)
Session 3 - 36 min. Run 3 minutes. Walk 2 minutes. Do this 6 times.

Week 4 - EASY RECOVERY WEEK
Session 1 - 38 min. Run 3 minutes. Walk 2 minutes. Do this 6 times. (use week 3 music)
Session 2 - 28 min. Run 2 minutes. Walk 2 minutes. Do this 5 times. (use week 2 music)
Session 3 - 38 min. Run 2 minutes. Walk 3 minutes. Do this 6 times.

Week 5
Session 1 - 45 min. Run 3 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 9 times.
Session 2 - 33 min. Run 2 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 8 times.
Session 3 - 41 min. Run 3 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 8 times.

Week 6
Session 1 - 49 min. Run 5 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 7 times.
Session 2 - 37 min. Run 3 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 7 times.
Session 3 - 49 min. Run 3 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 10 times.

Week 7
Session 1 - 53 min. Run 10 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 4 times.
Session 2 - 39 min. Run 4 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 6 times.
Session 3 - 51 min. Run 5 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 7 times.

Week 8 *EASY RECOVERY WEEK
Session 1 - 53 min. Run 10 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 4 times.
Session 2 - 37 min. Run 3 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 7 times.
Session 3 - 45 min. Run 5 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 6 times.

Week 9
Session 1 - 68 min. Run 10 minutes/walk 1 minute; Run 15 minutes/walk 1 minute. Run 20 minutes/walk 1 minute. Run 10 minutes.
Session 2 - 43 min. Run 5 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 6 times.
Session 3 - 53 min. Run 10 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 4 times.

Week 10
Session 1 - 72 min. Run 10 minutes/walk 1 minute. Run 20 minutes/walk 1 minute. Run 30 minutes.
Session 2 - 53 min. Run 10 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 4 times.
Session 3 - 57 min. Run 20 minutes/walk 1 minute. Run 15 minutes/walk 1 minute. Run 10 minutes.

Week 11
Session 1 - 71 min. Run 40 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Run 20 minutes.
Session 2 - 52 min. Run 10 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 4 times.
Session 3 - 57 min. Run 20 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Run 15 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Run 10 minutes.

Week 12 *EASY VOLUME WEEK
Session 1 - 60 min. Run 50 minutes.
Session 2 - 43 min. Run 10 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 3 times.
Session 3 - 52 min. Run 15 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Run 15 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Run 10 minutes.

Week 13
Session 1 - 50 min. Run 40 minutes.
Session 2 - 43 min. Run 10 minutes. Walk 1 minute. Do this 3 times.
Session 3 Event Day 10K: have fun, and take care not to start out too quickly.