Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

From the Woodruff's

Happy Birthday Aunt Diana!!

Happy Birthday from your favorite neices!! Hope Uncle David treated you like the queen that you are!!

100 Push-Up Challange!!

I don't have that much upper body strength so I figured I would give it a try since alot of my friends are doing it too. Last night I completed Day 1 and it wasn't too bad. I also got my hubby to do it too. Although I don't think it is fair that he gets to start on Week 3. But towards the end his arms started to shake and he slowed down alot so I felt much better about it. Can't wait to be able to keep up with my hubby in our quest to do 100 push-ups in 6 weeks!!

http://hundredpushups.com/

Running Update....

Running is going slowly but surely. I am doing the walk/run concept and running about 3 or 4 times a week. I am only up to 20 miles per a week but I hit the gym at least 3 times a week to do some weight training and cross training. So far I think it does help although it might just be in my head. I have done alot of my runs on the treadmill that way I can build myself up. And let me tell you that is more of a mental battle with that dang machine than anything else. It is sooo hard to stay on there for longer than 30 minutes or so. I put a towel over the screen but yet am still peaking every minute or so. I usually have to take a mental 1 minute break about 40 minutes into it just to tell myself that I am not going to let this stupid machine beat me.

I am doing about 5 miles each time I go out and try to get a longer run in on the weekends. I actually ran 10 miles this weekend. I was super duper excited with myself. I did it rather slowly though. I feel like I can walk faster than I can run. I also learned that running by yourself for longer than 8 miles is no fun. No real pain just some pain in the lower back and shins due to old shoes. But I quickly took care of that and ordered some new ones. They should be here after Christmas.

As far as what is next... looks like I might start training for Nashville!! I also am planning on doing the Austin Marathon but only as a training run. I am planning on pacing my friend. She wants to break 5 hours so I thought I would keep her company.

BFDee this post is for you!! Thanks for checking up on me. :)

Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad!!

They were married on December 22,1972!

I can start running again!!!!

I just got done with my doctor visit and he gave the me the okay to start running again!! I am soo excited. Now I need to get with Coach Killer and find out what race I should train for and what is a realistic goal. Anyway, good news. Tuesday we will my 1st workout in 6 weeks.

Trip to Las Vegas!!!!

Tim made his 1st trip to Las Vegas!! We got invited with our friends Craig and Ginger who were celebrating their 1st year Anniversary. My bestest bud in the entire world PT was able to meet us out there too. I was sooo excited to see him. I only get to see him twice a year since he moved away. We had such a great time and here are a few of my favorite pictures.

Workout Summary 11/10 - 11/16

Monday - Vegas!!

Tuesday - Vegas!!

Wednesday - Swim class.. I can't believe I made it. We didn't get in till about 1am and I was just tired from all of the partying and drinking.

Thursday - Swim Class

Friday - Cardio 48 minutes

Saturday - Cardio 45 minutes/3.45 miles

Sunday - Off

Workout Summary 11/3 - 11/9

Monday - off

Tuesday - F.I.T. class at Lifetime Fitness

Wednesday - Cardio 50 Minutes or 4.5 miles

Thursday - Total Conditioning class Lifetime Fitness

Friday - 45 minutes of cardio

Saturday - Vegas!!

Sunday - Vegas!!

Happy Birthday Uncle David!!!

Here is a shout out to my favorite uncle... Happy Birthday!! Hope you have a great day!!

Workout Summary for 10/27 – 11/2

Monday – Swim class.. see below post

Tuesday – Off, I ended up meeting up with Team Rogue for Happy Hour.

Wednesday – Swim Class, we did a warm-up and drills followed by a good 20 minute swim. I was slower than I wanted to be but that is okay. Give me a few weeks and hopefully I will be back where I used to be.

Thursday –
AM - Total Conditioning at Lifetime Fitness. This class kicked my butt, but it was soo much fun. I can’t wait to do it again on Thursday.
PM – Swim Class - Workout -

Warm up:100 Free
75 BABA

50 DPS

25 Kick

Drills:4 x 25 Finger-Tip Drag

2 x 50 Catch-up

4 x 25 flip (5 freestyle strokes then flipturn)

Kick Set w/fins:

2 X 50 Kick w/ board

2 X 50 Kick on side

2 X 50 10/3/10 Drill

Main Set:

5 x 100 @ Interval Try to keep same pace on all 5 x 100s.

100 easy

Friday – 40 minutes of Cardio

Saturday - 45 minutes/ 5.0 miles of Cardio

Sunday – 20 of spinning plus Core class that was 1 hour long... Yes my abs hurt. It even hurts to laugh.

Happy Halloween!!

Here are some pictures from Friday. This was our 1st Halloween in the new house and we had a great turnout. We also invited my dad and some friends to join in on the fun.

Inside

Ellie and I had matching shirts!!

Outside

Our friends stopped by to say "hello" and see the best decorated house in the neighborhood.

October 27,2008

Time: 7:30PM
Duration: ~55:00
Location: Dick Nichols Pool

Sport: Running
Workout: See Below
Distance: ??
Weather: Cold!!!
People: Pre-Masters Group


I really haven't been to the pool in a long time but we had a great practice. It was pretty chilly outside but once we got swimming it really wasn't that bad. The only problem is that when stopped we all got really cold. I didn't push off of any walls to prevent from my leg getting any worse. I just stayed nice and relaxed and had a great time. We also worked on our flip-turns!! I got alot of water up my nose the 1st few times but after that I was pretty good. I can't wait to really try it with pushing off the walls and not pretending. I forgot how much I missed being in the water. What is also a plus that is class is pretty small so we get alot of attention and Foho's boyfriend is in my class too. We also got a cool Rogue towel for being in the class!!

Warm up: 5 min. choice
8 x 25 w/ fins
4 X 25 kick on side
8 X 25 10/3/10 Drill
2 X 50 Bubble Arm Breathe Arm
2 X 50 Catch up Drill
4 x 50 w/ 15 sec. rest between
6 x 25 flip drill (flipturns)
50 easy w/ flipturn

NKOTB Concert !!!!

Judi and I has 2nd row seats!!! We had the best time ever. We even wore our old shirts from 1990!! That means they are almost 20 years old!! And they still fit, double bonus. Mom found Judi's and wanted to know if she should wash it and she said "no mom, it might fall apart!! Those shirts truly are vintage. The concert was awesome. They did all the same dances they did back in 1990's. This will be a night I will remember for along time. Anyway, here are a few pictures from the show.

New Kids on the Block Concert!!!

Friday, I drove down to San Antonio to see my favorite boys with my sister. We had the best time ever and it was the best concert I went too. Mom and Judi got us 2nd row seats!! I can't wait to share all of the pictures. It will be a night to remember forever.

Update......

Doesn't look good. I have bad news and good news. First with my left heel, looks like I have the same thing I did in July. I took some time off and it felt alot better but now it is back. But this time it doesn't look that bad. So that is good right? Maybe it is because I actually listened to my body this time and backed off some on the running instead of pushing through the pain. We are going to try rest to see how it does than if not try something else.

Now there is my right tibia. I do show signs of shin-splints but no biggie there. But the main problem is there is an impending fracture. And with my history of having a fracture there before we are going to treat it like one. So I have crutches and a boot. I will have to be on crutches for about a week or two then the boot until then pain goes away. Looks like I might be out for up to 6 weeks depending on how quickly I can heel.

Still waiting....

My official appointment is tomorrow at 10am. But I am going to bug Dr. Welsh today to see if he will tell me anything. I went to the gym and did some cardio for about 30 min. I forgot how boring it was. I thought I was going to die after just 30 min. It has only been less than a week and I already miss running. I missing waking up at all hours of the early morning. I miss eating whatever the heck I want to and not have to worry about gaining weight. Most importantly I missing my running buddies. I have worked soo hard this past few months and feel like I have pushed myself to my limits and was looking forward to see what I could do out in California. It just seems so out of reach right now, but I am trying to keep my chin up. Mentally I am doing okay, just going alittle crazy because I can't run. I am going nuts over here. The past few days I didn't miss it so much because it was raining pretty hard but I love running in the rain and jumping in all of the puddles just like I was a kid. And when I woke up today I actually got really sad because the weather is perfect for running. Nice and cool.

My left heel pain is getting alittle better. I have found out that (Coach Killer if you are reading... please stop because I know I am not supposed to do this) if I wear heels that the pain isn't there. I am assuming because I am putting pressure on my forefront of my foot instead. So lately I have broken out all of my cute heels. That make me happy. Ever since I read about Katie new red shoes I have been wanting to put mine on again too so now is the chance to wear them. But yes the pain is still there. I am still limping around. I didn't think it was that bad but my friends are starting to notice and ask me questions about what is going on. Sometimes it isn't so bad but sometimes I just want to chop off my foot to make it go away. As far as my tibia in my right foot, that seems to have gotten alittle worse. When I went to the gym it was pretty achy and I to stop and slow down that way the pain wouldn't get worse. I am keeping my fingers crossed though. I promise to keep you up to date as soon as I find something out.

Thanks for all of the well wishes. It means alot knowing I have such great running friends that care about me.

Skirt Chaser 5K Race

I signed Tim and I up for the skirt chaser race. I signed up because I thought it would be a great bonding experience for us. I also wanted to share with him something I love to do which is run. This is such a great race. The ladies get a 3 minute head start then they start the men. Tim and I bet if he could catch me. Normally I knew if never would but since I have been having some heel and tibia issues I thought maybe he could. The race start was pretty uneventful. I gave Tim a kiss and was off to the start line. Within .25 of a mile I knew this wasn't my day. The pain in my tibia was bad. Not to mention it was pretty hot and humid out there. The race was at 5pm and I was dying just standing there. Anyway, I just slowed down and tried to get my breathing down. Nope that never happened. I figured oh well, it is only a 3 mile race and I will survive. But I didn't. The pain just got worse and I never had control over my breathing. Maybe I need to start using my inhaler more regularly. So I walked/run the rest of the way. Tim finally caught me the last 100 yards of the race. I am very proud of him. He did about 8:00/miles. My final time was about 23:05. With the course being short, I ended up with around a 9:00/mile pace. Which usually I wouldn't be proud of but I did was about 3 times to walk and stopped to tie my shoe. With all of that wasted time and pain in my tibia, I still ended up with a 9:00/mile. Looks like Team Rogue is paying off!!