Neural Ablation

Well............
I slept through the night without waking up to pain for the first time in a very very long time on March 11th!!!!!!!!!!!! This is huge for me and I'm thrilled. Do I still have pain in other parts of my back, yes, but I'm headed up for more procedures next week so never fear. Maybe my SI joint won't bother me while running and for hours after, after they do the next one?!

Sunday March 6th - At Dad's house, 30 minutes on treadmill, it was 7 degrees outside so there was no way I was running out there!

Monday March 7th - we ended up getting stuck in Seattle on the way back from Juneau so by the time I got to Pullman and worked all day, there was NO way I was working out. Day OFF.

Tuesday March 8th - 54 minute Speed Ladder: 6.5 miles including warm up and cool down

Wednesday March 9th - 4 miles

Thursday March 10th - OFF..... Neural Ablation!

Friday March 11th - OFF...... Recovery Day

Saturday March 12th - Boot Camp with only walking on Treadmill stations and partial squats. had some pain after it, but it dissipated after a few hours and I recovered pretty well. It's mostly point tender now on the spot of the procedure, especially during any abs that I'm directly putting pressure on that spot. Note to self: STOP DOING THOSE.

Sunday March 13th - 30 minutes Elliptical

Monday March 14th - SPRING BREAK!!! Boy did I need this week! Wish the weather was better but such is life, can't get everything we ask for right?! 40 minute lifting circuit with Erica and Kerry, then 50 minute Elliptical. Sweated a lot but somehow never feel like I accomplished much when I'm not running. I have to keep telling myself (this'll sound familiar to some of you.....) that sometimes it's more about "time on your feet". So I'm good with it mentally, I think.

Tuesday March 15th - OFF, busy day getting all my clients in and getting ready to go to Mom's house on Wednesday

Wednesday March 16th - 15 minute Elliptical Warm Up
-Weight Circuit #1 - Olympic Lifts: 3 sets/5 min Versa
-Weight Circuit #2 - Legs/Back + Chest/Tri/Abs: 3 sets/5 min Treadmill
-Weight Circuit #3 - Auxillary Lifts/Abs: 3 sets/5 min Treadmill
Good workout with Erica and Kerry, it's always more fun to lift with friends! Then we drove 8.5 hours to Mom's!

Thursday March 17th - Happy St. Patty's Day! Mom worked in the morning so we slept in then I made breakfast, puttered around, enjoyed the views from Mom's house, then I did 63 minutes on the Treadmill. I walked for 10 minutes to warm up and see how my back felt after the drive. Then I did 52 minutes, every 5 minutes I increased by .5 mph. At 30 minutes I eased back down to a 9:00/mile pace for 5 minutes, then started ramping it back up again. Ended at 9.0 for the last 5 minutes. I think I logged somewhere around 6.5 miles so I was happy with that, especially for walking the first 10 minutes. My back felt pretty good!!! Then Mom made Corn Beef & Cabbage and I made a super salad with a homemade dressing, full of antioxidants, it was a great dinner!

Friday March 18th - OFF. I had intended to do a speed ladder, but Mom took the morning off and we were going to go run errands and spend the day together so I just used it as an off day. It was a wonderfully relaxing day, love being on the farm!

Saturday March 19th - 3.5 miles easy Treadmill. Then we headed to Lava Hot Springs where it snowed huge snow flakes and we had a great soak. Felt wonderful. Then dinner at Grandma Bean's house where I got to see my aunt and cousin who live in Anchorage, haven't seen them in years so that was nice. Drove home and vegged on the couch in front of the fire til bedtime. That night I had a horrible time trying to sleep, my back hurt a lot, even with drugs. So I retired to the couch and slept 5 hours, then we got up Sunday morning to drive home.

Sunday March 20th - Drove home, it was a beautiful drive saw some swans, beautiful western landscapes, 2 bald eagles and no snow on the road which is always nice! Got home and jumped on the treadmill right away, ended up doing 54 minutes. 3 minute jog/3 minute walking a hill. Sweated a lot!!

All in all I haven't been getting a ton of miles in, but I'm feeling good about where I'm at and looking forward to this summer of races and spending time with friends! My goal is the Juneau Full-Marathon again on July 31st, hope my friends can join me too!

Happy Training All!!!!

February 27 - March 5, 2011

Well March came in with a bang............. That snowstorm on Monday night was uncalled for, not necessary. Come on Mother Nature give us runners a little break!!!!!!!!

So it was back to the treadmill and cardio circuits, which are always fun. But I'm just anxious to get out and run again looking at scenery instead of a tv screen.

Sunday - was at Charlie's in Seattle and watched Rugile swim her final event at Pac-10's, I sure will miss that girl, she is such a positive beautiful soul and it's always hard seeing someone like thats career come to an end here. BUT I get to see her in Lithuania this summer when I speak over there so I'm looking forward to that! As for a workout, I was going to run over in Seattle but even over there it was crappy weather and the pass was getting bad so we had to get on the road. The drive back was rough, 7 hours and my back really was hurting me so I just did the elliptical for 50 mintues at LTE workout on Sunday night.

Monday - 4 mile tempo run

Tuesday - sprint cardio circuit, 45 minutes total work, good speeds felt pretty good

Wednesday - 3 miles easy + strength

Thursday - Helluva hard cardio circuit:
Versa
Rest
Versa
Elliptical
Treadmill Hill
Treadmill Speed
Spin Bike
Abs
1:30/1:15/1:00/:45/:45/1:00/1:15
So much fun!

Friday - OFF, flew up to Juneau to see my beautiful niece Hazel!

Saturday - 30 minute treadmill run

So tomorrow, Thursday, I'm finally having my neural ablation done on my back and I'm really looking forward to it. I hope this brings me some relief for an extended amount of time and I can spend more time on my feet running.

Happy Training All!!!