So I don't have a kidney infection...odd. They did a urine test at Student Health Services and said everything was normal. My symptoms have been getting better. A lot better than they were in the fall but I expected there would be something for them to prescribe medicine for.
The doctor was a nice guy though. We were talking about the AT and he showed me pictures of property he owns in Virginia the AT crosses through. When I mentioned Seattle, he showed pictures from there too. Really funny guy. He hunts, apparently, cause he had pictures of dead deer and turkey but every time he clicked through one of them he apologized and said, "Oh you don't wanna see that."
I ran yesterday and it sucked. My knee acted up again so now I'm not going to be doing any running at all. I'll swim or bike, whatever is low impact on my joints, but running is out.
Oh my God, The Wheel of Time series is incredible.
Dan, Of Montreal is still weird.
I'm up to 11 or 12 books this year.
A neat story.
A link to a cool blog I visit. Most recent post is of toilet paper roll sculptures.
A short story about a homeless man and an interesting perspective to go with it.
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April 19, 2009
I swallowed three cranberry supplement pills (for my crappy kidneys) with coffee (which causes my kidneys to be crappy). Haha.
I started The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas but the next day another book came in the mail. It's the second in The Wheel of Time series I'm reading. They are addictive reads. This one is called The Great Hunt. I reluctantly set aside The Count and started on The Hunt Friday. There are eleven in the series so far with the twelve to be released in three different parts, starting this November. It's a massive work. The books are at least 700 pages each and the last is supposed to be well over 1400 (which is why its split into three).
Almost done with school and work. Just have to stay focused long enough to pass everything and write a bunch of papers.
I still have weird aches and pains all over my body from exercising. I've tapered off my routines to rest up for this trip but still...my lower back is sore from some new exercises Thursday, I'm not certain if my knee is ready for running again, my shin splints are gone...I think, and I woke with a really tight upper back this morning. Maybe I should get a massage before I go.
Everything is winding down, the trip is getting closer...
I started The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas but the next day another book came in the mail. It's the second in The Wheel of Time series I'm reading. They are addictive reads. This one is called The Great Hunt. I reluctantly set aside The Count and started on The Hunt Friday. There are eleven in the series so far with the twelve to be released in three different parts, starting this November. It's a massive work. The books are at least 700 pages each and the last is supposed to be well over 1400 (which is why its split into three).
Almost done with school and work. Just have to stay focused long enough to pass everything and write a bunch of papers.
I still have weird aches and pains all over my body from exercising. I've tapered off my routines to rest up for this trip but still...my lower back is sore from some new exercises Thursday, I'm not certain if my knee is ready for running again, my shin splints are gone...I think, and I woke with a really tight upper back this morning. Maybe I should get a massage before I go.
Everything is winding down, the trip is getting closer...
April 14, 2009
Dan, you were right about Of Montreal. They do grow on you. I was listening to them in the car today and realized I was tapping my foot to the music. That's when I knew I liked them.
I did something to my knee running yesterday. Going up and down stairs is a little painful. I've had this before and I always get it when I run weird because of stiffness or soreness. I'll have to stay off it for a little while. It should be back to normal Thursday or Friday.
I've recently had a frustrating dialogue with Justin Taylor's blog, Between Two Worlds. The blog, itself, I like, but some of the people on there are hard to relate to. It's their way or the highway (the highway being hell). The link to the post is here.
JT has been a consistent critic of Tony Jones, which I understand. Their theologies are often on opposite ends of each other. But what is irritating is the way they (meaning a lot of Calvinists) ignore anything good about Jones and take anything they can critique about him and blow it out of proportion. This particular post was of Jones statements on penal substitutionary atonement, which you can read here. This post stirred up a lot of controversy so Jones has since explained himself in other posts you can find on his blog.
All that to say the Reformed community seems, at times, like an exclusive club. There are times when I feel they have an important place in the body and others when I wish they would just shut up. Of course, not every Calvinist leader in the church is like this. Far from it. But JT seems to be one of the guys who bucks at anything not Reformed, but doesn't hold the Reformed community to the standards he holds others (such as Mark Driscoll).
I don't agree with JT or Tony Jones one hundred percent. But who really cares? What irritates me is the arrogance each side can level at each other...
....Just wanted to rant about this a little.
I did something to my knee running yesterday. Going up and down stairs is a little painful. I've had this before and I always get it when I run weird because of stiffness or soreness. I'll have to stay off it for a little while. It should be back to normal Thursday or Friday.
I've recently had a frustrating dialogue with Justin Taylor's blog, Between Two Worlds. The blog, itself, I like, but some of the people on there are hard to relate to. It's their way or the highway (the highway being hell). The link to the post is here.
JT has been a consistent critic of Tony Jones, which I understand. Their theologies are often on opposite ends of each other. But what is irritating is the way they (meaning a lot of Calvinists) ignore anything good about Jones and take anything they can critique about him and blow it out of proportion. This particular post was of Jones statements on penal substitutionary atonement, which you can read here. This post stirred up a lot of controversy so Jones has since explained himself in other posts you can find on his blog.
All that to say the Reformed community seems, at times, like an exclusive club. There are times when I feel they have an important place in the body and others when I wish they would just shut up. Of course, not every Calvinist leader in the church is like this. Far from it. But JT seems to be one of the guys who bucks at anything not Reformed, but doesn't hold the Reformed community to the standards he holds others (such as Mark Driscoll).
I don't agree with JT or Tony Jones one hundred percent. But who really cares? What irritates me is the arrogance each side can level at each other...
....Just wanted to rant about this a little.
April 13, 2009
NBC randomly decided to change Kings from a Sunday night to a Saturday night. Which means I can only watch it on Hulu now. Maybe its a better time for them, who knows.
Saturday I had a good run. I ran almost a full 4 miles (3.8) at a moderate to high speed. It wasn't a jog but it wasn't a run either. I felt GREAT about myself. Today I went for a light run and ended up jogging 2.4 miles. My light run would have killed me a month ago.
It took me since late January to get to the point where I am increasing my distance and speed every week. I guess it was a plateau I had to work past. My biggest issues are my shins and lungs. The lungs are coming along great but the shins still throb. I cut it close to getting shins splints again today. My legs, however (except my shins), could do anything.
Later this week, I'll throw in some sprints and fast miles at the rec. Thursday or Friday, probably. Sunday, I am going on a long run. Goal: 4.5 miles.
Excitement is building for this trip...but there are a couple things I'm worried about.
Nights. All the thru hikers should be gone so there might be some sectionals on the trail, but there isn't a guarantee of company every night. There are probably a few nights I'll be sleeping in the shelter alone. It can be lonely and frightening on the trail by yourself. When I was a kid there were a few times I almost had a panic attack because I was so lonely in my room alone. Every once in a while, this happens again. I get claustrophobic and have to get up and walk around the house, leaving the door cracked when I return to my room. I don't understand it. The fear is completely irrational but when it strikes it can be crippling. I hope I don't have to deal with this on the trail.
Saturday I had a good run. I ran almost a full 4 miles (3.8) at a moderate to high speed. It wasn't a jog but it wasn't a run either. I felt GREAT about myself. Today I went for a light run and ended up jogging 2.4 miles. My light run would have killed me a month ago.
It took me since late January to get to the point where I am increasing my distance and speed every week. I guess it was a plateau I had to work past. My biggest issues are my shins and lungs. The lungs are coming along great but the shins still throb. I cut it close to getting shins splints again today. My legs, however (except my shins), could do anything.
Later this week, I'll throw in some sprints and fast miles at the rec. Thursday or Friday, probably. Sunday, I am going on a long run. Goal: 4.5 miles.
Excitement is building for this trip...but there are a couple things I'm worried about.
Nights. All the thru hikers should be gone so there might be some sectionals on the trail, but there isn't a guarantee of company every night. There are probably a few nights I'll be sleeping in the shelter alone. It can be lonely and frightening on the trail by yourself. When I was a kid there were a few times I almost had a panic attack because I was so lonely in my room alone. Every once in a while, this happens again. I get claustrophobic and have to get up and walk around the house, leaving the door cracked when I return to my room. I don't understand it. The fear is completely irrational but when it strikes it can be crippling. I hope I don't have to deal with this on the trail.
April 8, 2009
Apathy!
I'm not going to go to Ballet today. I didn't go Monday and one day last week either. I'm thinking about just not going entirely. The grade doesn't matter, I suck at it, its embarrassing every time I go...but most of all I'm apathetic.
I can see it might be difficult to motivate myself this last month of school.
I lifted yesterday, dragging myself through the exercises. What would usually take an hour took an hour and a half.
Probably a big part of my issues with apathy and motivation are knowing I only have a month left here. That's exciting. So exciting I barely care about the month I have. I have to sit down and force myself to concentrate on assignments, block out all other noises, focus on the words I'm typing...
My coffee intake is up. I was limiting myself for my kidneys but apparently they suck no matter what I drink. I'll see someone at Health Services, but in the meantime, I'm drinking some most everyday. It isn't much and it's only a misto (half steamed milk) but I need it to get through.
Excitement is building for May! But no excitement for today.
I'm not going to go to Ballet today. I didn't go Monday and one day last week either. I'm thinking about just not going entirely. The grade doesn't matter, I suck at it, its embarrassing every time I go...but most of all I'm apathetic.
I can see it might be difficult to motivate myself this last month of school.
I lifted yesterday, dragging myself through the exercises. What would usually take an hour took an hour and a half.
Probably a big part of my issues with apathy and motivation are knowing I only have a month left here. That's exciting. So exciting I barely care about the month I have. I have to sit down and force myself to concentrate on assignments, block out all other noises, focus on the words I'm typing...
My coffee intake is up. I was limiting myself for my kidneys but apparently they suck no matter what I drink. I'll see someone at Health Services, but in the meantime, I'm drinking some most everyday. It isn't much and it's only a misto (half steamed milk) but I need it to get through.
Excitement is building for May! But no excitement for today.
April 7, 2009
It's been hard to motivate myself to exercise. I took four days off as much because my body needed it as because I'm sick of it. When I have emotional issues, it affects everything I am doing. I don't know how other people are. I'm sure there are a bunch of people out there who know how to separate their emotions from their work or family or something. Or they are able to separate the situation that caused the emotions from the rest of their life. Either way, I'm bad at separating things. I'm so easily affected by the tiniest details. I mull over what happened during the day and what's happened in the past, examining every detail and every detail examining me (it seems). So when I feel like crap I become apathetic.
I did exercise today. I ran on the track at the rec and did well. I used to do 4 miles in about 45-48 minutes but today I did a little over 4 in 35 to 36 minutes. It was a combination of sprints, fast jogging, moderate jogging and power walking.
Brett measured my body fat today. 16%. Seemed like a lot but I looked it up and it is in the "fitness" range. Gabe had 6%. I'll measure again before the trip and again after. I bet before the trip I'll be at 15 or 16% and after I'll be at 13 or 14%. One of my friends thinks I'll lose 15 to 20 pounds. I'm betting more on 10 to 12.
One month and two days away...
I did exercise today. I ran on the track at the rec and did well. I used to do 4 miles in about 45-48 minutes but today I did a little over 4 in 35 to 36 minutes. It was a combination of sprints, fast jogging, moderate jogging and power walking.
Brett measured my body fat today. 16%. Seemed like a lot but I looked it up and it is in the "fitness" range. Gabe had 6%. I'll measure again before the trip and again after. I bet before the trip I'll be at 15 or 16% and after I'll be at 13 or 14%. One of my friends thinks I'll lose 15 to 20 pounds. I'm betting more on 10 to 12.
One month and two days away...
April 4, 2009
An uplifting story.
An interesting illustrated blog post from the NY Times.
A good blog I follow.
Decided to take 4 days off instead of a week, starting a few days ago, Thursday. Felt more mentally tired than physically. Whenever I get mad or upset about something, instead of doing something to release my aggression, I get apathetic and borderline depressed. This is what happened so I decided to go ahead and give myself a break.
I still have a thin layer of fat preventing me from fully seeing my abs. One of my side goals is to be able to see a six pack by May 1st but that goal looks like it might remain unfulfilled until I return from backpacking. I'll have lost plenty of weight by then.
I figure if I run more I'll thin down enough by then but what is more important is being ready for the trip itself.
Tuesday of this week, I'll have a month until I quit Pizza Hut and Thursday will be a month until I start my trip. A lot of things are winding down like college, my training, my time in TN and with friends. And others will be taking their place: grad school, training for a half marathon (?), making a new life in Seattle and others. But before even those things begin, I have camp in the summer, which I am more excited about after having been interviewed by my future boss, Mike. I look forward to it as a buffer zone, a time of peace.
Once I get to camp, I'll spend some time relaxing. I'll keep up with running and abs but I'll chill for a while. I'm already thinking about new fitness goals after this trip. I'm thinking I'll invest in a better weight set and start doing a whole bunch of full body workouts, like split squats, cleans, deadlifts, and other exercises that require a lot of muscles working instead of just one (like curls, which are retarded and useless exercises). And I'll keep running, but put some days of sprints and jumps in there. Jumps would be fun.
I might not be ready for this trip yet, but I feel ready. That's probably more important anyway.
An interesting illustrated blog post from the NY Times.
A good blog I follow.
Decided to take 4 days off instead of a week, starting a few days ago, Thursday. Felt more mentally tired than physically. Whenever I get mad or upset about something, instead of doing something to release my aggression, I get apathetic and borderline depressed. This is what happened so I decided to go ahead and give myself a break.
I still have a thin layer of fat preventing me from fully seeing my abs. One of my side goals is to be able to see a six pack by May 1st but that goal looks like it might remain unfulfilled until I return from backpacking. I'll have lost plenty of weight by then.
I figure if I run more I'll thin down enough by then but what is more important is being ready for the trip itself.
Tuesday of this week, I'll have a month until I quit Pizza Hut and Thursday will be a month until I start my trip. A lot of things are winding down like college, my training, my time in TN and with friends. And others will be taking their place: grad school, training for a half marathon (?), making a new life in Seattle and others. But before even those things begin, I have camp in the summer, which I am more excited about after having been interviewed by my future boss, Mike. I look forward to it as a buffer zone, a time of peace.
Once I get to camp, I'll spend some time relaxing. I'll keep up with running and abs but I'll chill for a while. I'm already thinking about new fitness goals after this trip. I'm thinking I'll invest in a better weight set and start doing a whole bunch of full body workouts, like split squats, cleans, deadlifts, and other exercises that require a lot of muscles working instead of just one (like curls, which are retarded and useless exercises). And I'll keep running, but put some days of sprints and jumps in there. Jumps would be fun.
I might not be ready for this trip yet, but I feel ready. That's probably more important anyway.
April 1, 2009
I lifted yesterday and I am sore all over. I have a weird, stinging pain in my upper left back that flares up from time to time. My shin splints aren't serious but I couldn't do as much in Ballet today. Both of my legs are tired all over. My left shoulder is super sore. My lower back feels strained, but it's not that bad. I only feel it when I sit for a long period of time. And finally, my butt hurts. Don't know how that happened.
Tonight I'll run some more stairs now that I know how to avoid the shin splints. My Ballet teacher gave me some good advice on how to stretch the tendons around the shins of my legs. She said I could get rid of them through proper stretching. I don't know about that, but I could use the stretch.
I'll start on my week long break from exercising either Saturday or Sunday. I may still do Yoga during that time but only very light workouts.
I have also heard encouraging words from other backpackers on my adventure. I created a post at a backpacking forum and asked if 20 mile days were possible, explaining my destination and length of time. The response was encouraging. They all said I could do it and more, depending on my physical readiness and pack weight. Several of them had done that exact section of the trail and believed it to be possible.
Now all I have to do is stick it out until I leave for my trip:
MAY 9TH
Tonight I'll run some more stairs now that I know how to avoid the shin splints. My Ballet teacher gave me some good advice on how to stretch the tendons around the shins of my legs. She said I could get rid of them through proper stretching. I don't know about that, but I could use the stretch.
I'll start on my week long break from exercising either Saturday or Sunday. I may still do Yoga during that time but only very light workouts.
I have also heard encouraging words from other backpackers on my adventure. I created a post at a backpacking forum and asked if 20 mile days were possible, explaining my destination and length of time. The response was encouraging. They all said I could do it and more, depending on my physical readiness and pack weight. Several of them had done that exact section of the trail and believed it to be possible.
Now all I have to do is stick it out until I leave for my trip:
MAY 9TH
March 30, 2009
Last night around 10 pm I suddenly decided to exercise. I wasn't planning to but I was like, "Eh, whatever." I lifted and included leg exercises. It was tiring.
This afternoon I ran stairs getting up to my 11th rep. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Usually when I run stairs, I am running forward on the ball of my foot but because I have shin splints, I concentrated on landing my feet flat on each stair instead of putting so much pressure on my calves. It worked and my legs didn't hurt. Strategy!
I think I am going to take a whole week off starting Saturday. I've been crashing every weekend after a full week of exercising and I've heard that taking a week off can increase strength gains by as much as 30%.
Also, I canceled my pre-trip in April. I need to save more money and that pre trip would cost about a hundred bucks. So I am going to stick around here and take a long Sunday afternoon run. Absolutely kill myself. That should make up for it. I figure the pre-trip isn't as necessary because I am more and more confident I can make it. I'll have my maps with me so if I need to readjust my trip, I can and it won't be that difficult.
This afternoon I ran stairs getting up to my 11th rep. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Usually when I run stairs, I am running forward on the ball of my foot but because I have shin splints, I concentrated on landing my feet flat on each stair instead of putting so much pressure on my calves. It worked and my legs didn't hurt. Strategy!
I think I am going to take a whole week off starting Saturday. I've been crashing every weekend after a full week of exercising and I've heard that taking a week off can increase strength gains by as much as 30%.
Also, I canceled my pre-trip in April. I need to save more money and that pre trip would cost about a hundred bucks. So I am going to stick around here and take a long Sunday afternoon run. Absolutely kill myself. That should make up for it. I figure the pre-trip isn't as necessary because I am more and more confident I can make it. I'll have my maps with me so if I need to readjust my trip, I can and it won't be that difficult.
March 29, 2009
I found a website called trailjournals.com. You can post journal entries from your backpacking trip. Its basically a collection of blogs. As soon as I learn how to navigate it, I'll find someone who has done 20 miles of trail a day.
Since I suck balls at math, I decided to try an internet version of math flash cards. I basically did that for an hour today. I started out small with simple addition and worked my way up to more complicated multiplication. I try to do it as fast as possible. It sounds odd, but I am so bad at math, these flash cards are probably going to help. The goal is to do them a few times a week and build on the basic math skills then maybe MAYBE if I care in another month I'll try harder stuff.
I hope my shin splints are gone cause I want to run tomorrow. My legs were so sore this whole weekend. I drank lots of water, stretched 4 or 5 times a day and ate 4 bananas. That seemed to help.
A list of the books I have read since January:
Advanced Backpacking by Karen Berger
Daily Life in Ancient Rome by Florence Dupont
Surprised by Hope by N.T. Wright
GloboChrist by Carl Raschke
Home by Marylinne Robinson
Philosophy: The Classics by Nigel Warburton
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
I think I'm missing a book but I can't recall what it is. I've got 250 pages left in The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky. My mom got me another book recently: The Consequence of Ideas by R.C. Sproul. Sproul is, in case you didn't know, a Calvinist and this is the second book from this author my mom has bought me. I think she is trying to convert me.
Since I suck balls at math, I decided to try an internet version of math flash cards. I basically did that for an hour today. I started out small with simple addition and worked my way up to more complicated multiplication. I try to do it as fast as possible. It sounds odd, but I am so bad at math, these flash cards are probably going to help. The goal is to do them a few times a week and build on the basic math skills then maybe MAYBE if I care in another month I'll try harder stuff.
I hope my shin splints are gone cause I want to run tomorrow. My legs were so sore this whole weekend. I drank lots of water, stretched 4 or 5 times a day and ate 4 bananas. That seemed to help.
A list of the books I have read since January:
Advanced Backpacking by Karen Berger
Daily Life in Ancient Rome by Florence Dupont
Surprised by Hope by N.T. Wright
GloboChrist by Carl Raschke
Home by Marylinne Robinson
Philosophy: The Classics by Nigel Warburton
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
I think I'm missing a book but I can't recall what it is. I've got 250 pages left in The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky. My mom got me another book recently: The Consequence of Ideas by R.C. Sproul. Sproul is, in case you didn't know, a Calvinist and this is the second book from this author my mom has bought me. I think she is trying to convert me.
March 26, 2009
I searched for some exercise tips for backpacking. Didn't find much, but there are a couple sites that range in the amount of useful information they have.
Backpacker Magazine tips: Good stuff.
Another: Large parts of this workout program are crap. A brisk walk twice a week? Seriously... Some of the Muscle Strengthening tips are bogus too. The Balance Training is ok, but some of the exercises seem unnecessary. Like multidirectional lunges. Regular lunges will work fine.
And another: This one is pretty good. It provides a sample month of training. It lacks in a lot of ways, but it gives measurable goals which is something the other two sites don't do.
I realized a couple days ago that I'm making this up as I go. There isn't a real training program for backpacking because backpackers aren't considered legitimate athletes (which is true, unless you are a long distance hiker). I feel how my body responds to such and such exercise and I adjust from there.
A couple weightlifting exercises I have found to be invaluable:
Wide-grip overhead split squats. They work your thighs but also the section of your thighs closest to your knees. When you are climbing hills, you'll feel it in that part of your leg. Besides your legs, the exercise builds balance and total body strength.
Regular squats. Probably in the top three best exercises of anything out there. You should always do these.
Planks. Regular planks and side planks both. They work the stabilizing muscles of your abs.
Pullups. Up there with squats in importance. Do the kind where your wrists are facing out and you have a wide grip.
Back extensions. For your lower back. Important for anything.
Bicycle crunches. Supposed to be one of the best abs exercises you can go. I hear varying opinions about what is best, but for me, these are good.
Backpacker Magazine tips: Good stuff.
Another: Large parts of this workout program are crap. A brisk walk twice a week? Seriously... Some of the Muscle Strengthening tips are bogus too. The Balance Training is ok, but some of the exercises seem unnecessary. Like multidirectional lunges. Regular lunges will work fine.
And another: This one is pretty good. It provides a sample month of training. It lacks in a lot of ways, but it gives measurable goals which is something the other two sites don't do.
I realized a couple days ago that I'm making this up as I go. There isn't a real training program for backpacking because backpackers aren't considered legitimate athletes (which is true, unless you are a long distance hiker). I feel how my body responds to such and such exercise and I adjust from there.
A couple weightlifting exercises I have found to be invaluable:
Wide-grip overhead split squats. They work your thighs but also the section of your thighs closest to your knees. When you are climbing hills, you'll feel it in that part of your leg. Besides your legs, the exercise builds balance and total body strength.
Regular squats. Probably in the top three best exercises of anything out there. You should always do these.
Planks. Regular planks and side planks both. They work the stabilizing muscles of your abs.
Pullups. Up there with squats in importance. Do the kind where your wrists are facing out and you have a wide grip.
Back extensions. For your lower back. Important for anything.
Bicycle crunches. Supposed to be one of the best abs exercises you can go. I hear varying opinions about what is best, but for me, these are good.
March 24, 2009
I did regular running tonight instead of the stairs. Yesterday was sort of a shitty day, preceded by a confusing weekend so I said, "To hell with exercising" and didn't do anything at all Monday. But today I wanted to run.
I started at a pretty fast pace right out of the door and kept it up to the end. Before I reached the half mile point, I was grinning. Something about the run washed all my frustrations away and I felt joy in doing it. Might sound odd, but it felt like I was worshiping God.
When I got back home, I retraced my route with my car to see my exact mileage. I ended up running a hard 2.2 miles. I didn't jog it, I actually ran it. And on the way home I ran another mile at the same speed. My legs weren't even tired afterward. All those stairs made them tougher. My lungs, though, were in pain. So I am going to run the rest of this week to get my lungs up to speed with the rest of me.
But back to the spiritual thing. While I was retracing my route, I almost cried out of sheer thankfulness for the run. The whole experience was....beautiful. It reminds me of reading good poetry. Something about it was exactly what I needed...
God gave me a good run.
I started at a pretty fast pace right out of the door and kept it up to the end. Before I reached the half mile point, I was grinning. Something about the run washed all my frustrations away and I felt joy in doing it. Might sound odd, but it felt like I was worshiping God.
When I got back home, I retraced my route with my car to see my exact mileage. I ended up running a hard 2.2 miles. I didn't jog it, I actually ran it. And on the way home I ran another mile at the same speed. My legs weren't even tired afterward. All those stairs made them tougher. My lungs, though, were in pain. So I am going to run the rest of this week to get my lungs up to speed with the rest of me.
But back to the spiritual thing. While I was retracing my route, I almost cried out of sheer thankfulness for the run. The whole experience was....beautiful. It reminds me of reading good poetry. Something about it was exactly what I needed...
God gave me a good run.
March 20, 2009
My legs are dying and sore. I had this stitch in my right inner thigh all day. Finally got rid of it from so much walking. The back of my left thigh is sore. I think I am on the verge of getting shin splints. My whole upper back is sore from pullups and bent over rows. On the plus side, I got rid of all my lower back pain. I added romanian deadlifts and superman exercises and that took care of it.
Because of all my leg pain, I decided not to run stairs today through Sunday. I'll do some Yoga tonight and lift tomorrow but I won't run stairs. Monday I'll start out with 11 reps and hopefully this time I will work my way up to being able to run 5 days in a row. We'll see. By the middle of April, I'll be running stairs upwards of 45 minutes. Ridiculouuuuus.
Only a month and a half left until I can quit Pizza Hut forever....God I can't wait.
Because of all my leg pain, I decided not to run stairs today through Sunday. I'll do some Yoga tonight and lift tomorrow but I won't run stairs. Monday I'll start out with 11 reps and hopefully this time I will work my way up to being able to run 5 days in a row. We'll see. By the middle of April, I'll be running stairs upwards of 45 minutes. Ridiculouuuuus.
Only a month and a half left until I can quit Pizza Hut forever....God I can't wait.
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