May 3, 2012 by Darlene

My First Un-Race

Right before my injury, I paid for this race:

The normal registration price is $40 so I wanted to take advantage of the early discount of $25. And since this is one of my favorite races, I decided to splurge and buy the medal.

This would have been my FIFTH Freihofer’s Run for Women – the race that I’ve run the most.

the 2011 running group and then some

So…… I hope to be walking without pain by then… (21 weeks post surgery…maybe even running a few steps?????)

Do I bite my tongue and do it as a WALK or Un-Race?? And get my first Freihofer’s medal for a finish of more than 60 minutes?? (Last year the slowest was 75 min so I hope to beat that.)

Suzy wearing last year’s tech shirt

Sure…why not? I paid for it and I ‘ll get a cool tech tee-shirt and chocolate chip cookies. Next year I will try to beat my 28:14 finish time.

Happy Running! Have you ever walked a whole race?

May 1, 2012 by Darlene

Yay, It’s May!

April has ended…still no tennis or racing but things are improving.

I met ALL my Goals! (See below.)

April Goals:

Continue PT 1-2x per week. Check. 2x/week
Do exercises on my own, as well 1-2x per day. Check. 2x/day
Use exercise bike and/or treadmill at work everyday. Check.
Go biking outdoors 1-2x per week. Check.
Lose that limp. Check. Well, almost. I can still feel it but not evident to others.
Run (on the treadmill) at least a few steps. Check. I can do a 2 min run, 1 min walk for 20 min.

my new BFF

As you know, May is my favorite month. I have a lot of fun things planned even if they do not include racing. I even have some new goals.

May Goals:

Continue PT 1-2x per week.
Do exercises on my own, as well 1-2x per day.
Use exercise bike and/or treadmill at work on days with no PT.
Go biking outdoors 1-2x per week.
Go for walks outside.
Run outside (at least a few steps or maybe on a track.)
Hit a few tennis balls (maybe practice serving or volleying)
STAY POSITIVE!!
Welcome, May!

Happy Running! Any exciting goals for May?

April 29, 2012 by Darlene

Walking For Miles and Miles…

I decided to go back to Colonie Town Park to do my bike ride yesterday. It was chilly but at least it was sunny.

I rode my bike toward Cohoes. I knew this time that the way back would be uphill.

I parked my bike and decided to walk a little further to see where it went next.

These are the train tracks that I heard about. Some people have had wait for the train to pass when running the Hudson-Mohawk Marathon.

Eventually if you keep going, you can hit the Corning Trail on the Hudson River. Don’t know how far, though.

I completed my 10 mile ride as I did last week and put my bike back on the rack.

I was itching to run but I know that I cannot so I decided to walk.

Walking is painful but it is allowed. So I walked and walked and walked. I vowed to walk until I saw the Mohawk River.

bridges over 87N.(which crosses the Mohawk)

Then when I did, I kept walking and finally hit the end of the Nisky Trail (that I have run and biked.) Well, the end for me, at least.

I am glad that I walked it. It is quite hilly and my legs & bike brakes aren’t up to it.

I turned around walked all the way back. It may have only been 4 miles but with a bum ankle, it felt like 10.

had to do it again - only 90 calories!!

They say “You have to crawl before you can walk.” So I say “You have to walk before you can run.”

So I am walking…

Happy Running!

April 26, 2012 by Darlene

Walking at Work

Yesterday a bunch of us at work walked for 45 minutes as part of “Turn a Working Lunch into a Walking Lunch.”

I guess it’s ok since I can’t run. When the weather is nice, it’s more enjoyable than the treadmill (except that I can RUN on the tm.)

This was my first walk on pavement…I usually either lean on a shopping cart or walk on a treadmill.

Our group (-3)

I walked slow. Very Slow. My foot hurt!! It was swollen afterwards. But it was worth it … doing something others were doing…I almost felt normal 🙂

Also we just got this email:

Join us for the next 10 weeks in the WalkingWorks® challenge – a friendly walking competition between April 30^th and July 8^th.

Employees will form teams and compete to see which team can walk the most miles. To keep things fair, the total miles walked will be the average number of miles walked by each member of your team. You can track your personal and team progress online, and will receive weekly e-mail reminders and tips to help you stay motivated. The team that averages the most miles will win a prize!

The first 60 people to register will receive a FREE pedometer and a FREE participant guide with instructions for tracking the number of steps you walk each week.

I’m pretty sure my department is joining. So I will be walking! And I want my team to win!! (Yes, I am competitive.)

Happy Running! Do you also walk?

August 2, 2011 by Darlene

2 (or more) for Tuesday

Yesterday I was supposed to have PT guy#1 (whom I Like) but had PT girl. For some reason, I don’t have positive sessions with her. When she does the massage, it REALLY HURTS!! She gives negative vibes like it seems to be not healing… PT guy #1 stopped to inquire about my running experiment and when I explained about Day#2 being better, he wasn’t a fan of running 2 days in a row!! He was happy that it didn’t hurt but cautioned me not to run again until today!
So I ran today! I forgot how much I like running in the morning before work!!!!! So I stretched and walked a 1/2 mile and then slowing ran 2 1/2 miles!!! No pain at all in the heel…but I got a pain on the outside of the ankle (I think I’ve had that pain before but it quickly disappeared) so I stopped and iced it.