3rd Journal Entry

Just a quick update because apparently I cant add to a draft of a blog post.  So last week my running came to a screeching halt!  Sunday I told you I struggled.  Monday was a "rest" day but who does that when you're an over achiever so I rode my bike for an hour.  Tuesday was a 6 mile run which YEA was outside.  All be it on our suicidal highway.  More on that another day.  Anyway, my legs were really bothering me.  More specifically my "hip girdle".  I know, I'd never heard of it either until NIKE told me I should be exercising it.  Which I did..... occasionally and which would probably explain why I was now in PAIN.  But as quitting is not in my vocabulary and NIKE said I had to do 6 miles...I did.  And then took lots of Advil when I got home.

Wednesday was to be a short run day and while my girdle was still hurting NIKE said it must be done.  So I packed up Vegas our brittany spaniel and headed to Adams Nature Preserve to run on the trails.  Nothing nothing nothing went well.  I limped out out a mile and a half before I threw the towel in and stopped "running".  I can't even say it was running.  Picture a 90 year old arthritic person with a broken hip and that would be me that day.  So now I'm totally humiliated, depressed and in a ton of pain and have to do the dreading WALKING back to the car for 1.5 miles.  To make matters worse, Vegas discovered I had NOT put on her shock collar and decided running off was FUN!  So I apologize to any other nature lovers who may have been there that day that had their peaceful environment ruined by some lunatic who kept yelling VEGAS COME....and a few other colorful phrases.  She even thought it would be great to take a swim in the lake because I have a new car and wouldn't a wet muddy dog be great addition to it.  UGH  My only resort when she finally got out of the lake was to take my bra off and use it as a leash.  And of course it couldn't be one of my cheap ones from Target either.  Oh no it was a nice Victoria's Secrets one.  At this point I'm ready to kill the dog.  As we get closer to the parking lot I decide I really dont want anyone to see my bra/leash so I take it off her.  And off she goes AGAIN!!!!!  By now I've decided to heck with my husband having had her bloodlines for 40+ years it's time for a new dog and finders keepers to whoever finds her!  But no, muddy paws and all she does find my truck just in time to leave.  But I showed her that night and she got no treats or pets to the head from me!  And I bought a new bra on Friday.

Since that debacle, I talked to a sports injury specialist and was told to lay off running.  I likely had injured my hip flexor (sounds better than girdle).

Guess this is a common running injury.  So I haven't run for 5 days.  That sounds like nothing but when you have convinced yourself you are addicted to running its really weird not to be able to do it.  But dont worry, I supplemented that time with eating pretty much everything I could get my hands on.  My best friend and I went to Omaha for St Pat's day and to see Lady Ga Ga.  Well she forced me to eat at the casino buffet where they had cotton candy!  Have I mentioned I love casino buffets?  And the next day was Ben & Jerry's ice cream with chocolate covered potatoe chips in it.  ohhhhh ymmmy yummmy yummmy

Why does it take two weeks to lose 2 pounds but 2 days to put it on????  Some things are just not right in this world!

So today I'm trying to get back to eating healthy and "cross training".  I may try a few minutes on the treadmill tonight too but I know I need to take it slowly getting back to running. I was also told to get some frozen peas to ice the area.  So word to the wise if you come for dinner, maybe skip eating the peas.