Author: Darlene

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What the Doctor Said

Tuesday, I went to see my foot doctor.  (In case you haven’t followed my latest injury – my foot started to hurt 5 weeks ago.  I ignored the pain and ran two 5k races but stopped tennis & running for 3 weeks, then went to the doctor who prescribed a boot for 2 weeks since the xrays revealed a healing stress fracture of the 2nd metatarsal…probably caused by overuse of the right foot due to a broken left ankle.)

Here’s what the Doctor said on Tuesday:

  1. Start weaning yourself off the boot…wear a shoe several hours a day and increase it each day.
  2. On Sunday, start running a 1/2 mile every other day (if it does not hurt.)
  3. The next Sunday, increase the running to 1 mile every other day (if it doesn’t hurt) and then increase running gradually.
  4. Can play tennis once I can run 2 miles every other day without any pain.
  5. Biking is  allowed now.

So that’s that… I can’t wait to take my first running steps…Fingers crossed.

Bye bye boot!!

Hello running shoes!

Happy Running!

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Wordless Wednesday – The Plan

I have a plan:

(The white cells are when I am on vacation in Florida. CT or Cross Training is tennis.)

Happy Running! Do you have a half marathon training plan or do you wing it?

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Two for Tuesday

This past weekend, I went to TWO parties for two different Pats.

1. Saturday, we went to one of our Lake George friend’s (Pat) surprise birthday party.

me & my friends Dottie & Kathi

 

Jim, birthday boy, PAT, (in front) Ed & Lance

 

my hubby with MaryAnn who flew in from Florida as a surprise

It was nice to take my mind off of running & my injury… Except that one of Pat’s friends is a runner & just ran the Mohawk Hudson Marathon (he couldn’t wait to tell me about it).  I did dance a lot (with and without my boot.)  I ate & drank & stayedf up very late without worrying about a race the next morning.

2. On Sunday, we threw a party for one of my tennis friends, Pat, who was visiting from Florida.

the tennis gang (Pat is to my left)

They all played tennis & I met them for dinner.  Most of them haven’t seen me since I got my new boot…had to re-tell the sad story 😦  We had a lot of fun catching up… it even took 3 hours before politics was discussed/debated.

This afternoon, I go back to the foot doctor.  Maybe I can ditch the boot a week early!!

Happy Running!  Happy Election Day!

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The Race That Wasn’t

The City of New York and New York Road Runners announced late Friday that the 2012 ING NYC Marathon had been canceled.

According to the mayor:

While holding the race would not require diverting resources from the recovery effort, it is clear that it has become the source of controversy and division. We cannot allow a controversy over an athletic event — even one as meaningful as this — to distract attention away from all the critically important work that is being done to help New York City recover from the storm.

This was definitely a no win situation.  Yes, this race brings a lot of money into NYC.  But it is hard to justify spending money for generators and water for runners in a race when so many residents are still without water and power.

Now if I had been training for 6 mos or more for my first or maybe only NYC marathon, I would have been so disappointed.  It is hard training for 13.1 miles never mind 26.2.  However, it would not have been a good experience with all the negative publicity surrounding the mayor’s call to hold the race.

So it was cancelled.  Unfortunately, many runners had already arrived to run the race.  They had already spent money on trains, gas, flights, hotels, etc.  Too bad, the mayor has not cancelled the race immediately!!


Now on to my own personal misery.

Today’s race was going to be my 2nd 10K but my first real one. The lst 10k race that I ran was  in August when I had not been running more than 3 miles.  For this one, I would have been training and running at least 6 or more miles on the weekend. A 10K PR for sure!

So I showed up to the race in my boot and collected my race packet.  At least I got a long sleeve tech shirt.

Happy Running! How did you feel about the NYC Marathon decision?

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Vitamin D Needed

With 2 broken bones in my ankle and a stress fracture within 9 months, I questioned my doctor about why this happened?  He first asked: “Have you had a bone scan?”   I replied that I had and it was normal.  Then he said: “No one in the Northeast gets enough Vitamin D.”

Since then I have started taking a Calcium with Vitamin D supplement every morning.

However, sunshine is my preferred source of Vitamin D.

Blue Tree resort in Orlando Fla.

A tennis friend won 8 days at this Orlando resort in December (Dec 8-15) and invited 3 of us to go.  Unfortunately,  it is during exam week at the law school.  But I am going to try to go for 4 days (if my boss oks it.)

Last year our best boating friends moved to Daytona Beach. My hubby & I may visit them for a few days in January (around Martin Luther King Day).

Last summer one of my close tennis friends moved to Sarasota.  I also have 2 mah jongg friends that vacation there in the winter.  I am definitely going March 12-18.  And if things work out I will run a half marathon there on March 17!!

Naples Fla

For the 8th spring, 10 of us are spending a week playing tennis in Naples.  The projected dates this year are: May 15-22.

So there you have it … my plans for an increased source of Vitamin D until boating season starts in June.

Happy Running!  Do you worry about getting enough Vitamin D?

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Five Foto Friday

I am still basking in the glow of my last 5k race.  Hopefully it won’t be my last 5K race.

the Runners World 5k is about to begin…

And we’re off…

Uh oh…this may hurt…

Happy to be running inspite of the pain

sprinting to the finish …hoping to break my wounded 5k PR

Happy Running! Enjoy your weekend!

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The Worst October Ever

And all 10 miles were done while injured!!! All 3 runs were painful. 2 were even 5k races.

thinking my injury was not serious

5k finisher with a stress fracture

By being injured the WHOLE month I did not achieve any of my goals:

  • Higher weekly and monthly mileage totals (that means long runs on the weekend) – NO!
  • Run at a more consistant & faster pace – NO!
  • Start yoga – NO!
  • Join a gym and work out – NO!
  • Lose weight – I doubt it!
  • Eat healthy – Not really!


Though I had 4 or 5 races on my schedule for November, I will run NONE of them. I may (if I am not too depressed) volunteer at a few of them.

my injured right foot

My goals for November:

  • Stay positive
  • Follow the doctor’s orders and heal quickly
  • Eat healthy

Happy Running!  What are your running plans for November?

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My First Foodie Penpal Reveal Day

The reason for this post is to talk about food swapping not running.

I know, it’s strange.  Me talking about healthy food not running injuries!

The Foodie Pen Pal program is organized by Lindsey over at The Lean Green Bean.  In case you’ve never heard of this program,  here’s what it’s all about:

  • On the 5th of every month, you will receive your penpal pairing via email. It will be your responsibility to contact your penpal and get their mailing address and any other information you might need like allergies or dietary restrictions.
  • You will have until the 15th of the month to put your box of goodies in the mail.
  • On the last day of the month, you will post about the goodies you received from your penpal! 
  • The boxes are to be filled with fun foodie things, local food items or even homemade treats! The spending limit is $15. The box must also include something written. This can be anything from a note explaining what’s in the box, to a fun recipe…use your imagination!
  • You are responsible for figuring out the best way to ship your items depending on their size and how fragile they are. (Don’t forget about flat rate boxes!)
  • Foodie Penpals is open to blog readers as well as bloggers. If you’re a reader and you get paired with a blogger, you are to write a short guest post for your penpal to post on their blog about what you received. If two readers are paired together, neither needs to worry about writing a post for that month. 
  • Foodie Penplas is open to US & Canadian residents.  Please note, Canadian Residents will be paired with other Canadians only.

If you’re interested in participating for November, please CLICK HERE to fill out the participation form and read the terms and conditions.You must submit your information by November 4th as pairings will be emailed on November 5th!

It seemed like fun and maybe another way to meet new bloggers and to focus on healthy eating.

I was assigned to Sara at Run Around Sara. Head over to her blog to check out what I sent her!

I received my package from Jennifer at Cooking For Comfort who bought these goodies while on vacation in Maine.

cinnamon apple pancake mix and syrup

Apple pie is my favorite dessert so I knew that I would love these.

pancakes for dinner – YUM!

A big thanks to Jennifer for the goodies.  It was great to try  something that I wouldn’t have otherwise eaten!

I have already signed up for the Foodie Pen Pal project for November and I can’t wait to go shopping again for my new foodie pal!

Happy Running!  Happy Eating!

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What a Difference a Week Makes

Last Sunday I was in Pennsylvania visiting a friend.  The weather was gorgeous.

One week later, Hurricane Sandy hit the same area in Pennsylvania.

Last Monday, I was walking around the streets of New York City. It was a perfect fall day.


One week later, New York City is cleaning up after one of the worse storms in its history.


I was lucky. Where I live, there was just some rain and some winds. My work closed yesterday at 3 pm and I don’t have to go into work until 1 pm today. We had no damage at all and we did not lose power.

I even woke up to a rainbow.

My prayers go out to all those affected by the storm.

Happy Running!  Was your area hit by Sandy?

 

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How I Pass the Time When Not Running

After work, I usually run, play tennis, bike or do yoga.

Now what??


I do love to read.  I finished The Weird Sisters and am in the middle of Between Shades of Grey. I usually go to a used book stroe and trade in books and pick up new ones.  Believe it or not, the owner was handing out bookmarks.


Yup, that’s the 5k in my town (my 5k PR race 😦 )  How depressing!!!

The one person that is happy about my injury is my knitting friend.

When I broke my ankle, I knit 2 hats and 3 socks (due to her encouragement.). I stopped knitting as soon as I could run.

So now I am finishing the 2nd pair (the  pink one) and plan to make a third pair (the blue one).  My friend gave me a gift certificate back in May for a knitting store so  I finally went and bought wool for 2 more pairs of socks.  I thought I might enjoy applique but I found out that I prefer to knit.

And there’s also TV…

Counting down the days until I can run!!!!

Happy Running!  How would you pass the time if you couldn’t run?