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Went for my lunch walk and must say, after seeing my PT yesterday, I feel amazing!! Felt like I could run, but forced myself to keep it at a walking pace. He is very enthusiastic about me being able to not just finish my half in May, but actually being able to put in some serious run time! I'm stoked! 02/20 Snowman…

@karllundy I'm so sorry for your loss. Love yourself and your wife through this.

@skippygirlsmom Awesome!!! I saw mine yesterday, he says he thinks I've still got another 4 weeks before release BUT, he was on board with the 60 mile running goal for the month so I'm calling it a win :D

The schedule said Friday was supposed to be 3 miles, yesterday rest, today 3 miles, tomorrow 2 miles. High winds on Friday plus an evening social event eliminated the run that day so yesterday I did 4.5 around Sloan's Lake (not counting the cool down), need to do 1.5 today to get mileage where it should be so I only have…

@shilshilshil and @Orphia CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Did you put your sunscreen on today? If not, go do it. I live in Denver (you know, a mile closer to the sun!), and I regularly forget to put it on. My goal for this year is to remember it more than I forget it. I have a bottle in my car, at my desk at work, and at home. It's 12:30 in the afternoon here and I just…

@Stoshew71 or anyone else who can answer a question about Strava...I don't understand the part that tells me my average pace then a little bit to the right it says GAP. Those numbers are not ever the same. What do they mean? I look at the graph but I still don't know what I'm seeing.

@_nikkiwolf_ Thank you! Uploaded a pic and now I feel better! @Stoshew71 I am so glad you started the Strava group. I love being able to *see* where each of us is in relation to everyone else. It will also help feed the ego when we move up on the leaderboard! I got a lot of my info uploaded to Strava but not all of it yet.…

@Stoshew71 How do I upload pictures onto Strava? I've been over and over the pages but can't find out where to do it or how. I am faceless on there!!

@Stoshew71 I set up a Strava account and sent a join request B)

3/1 - Swimming lessons. 3/2 - 3.28 Treadmill. Winds for the day were averaging 30mph. Not running in that. Nope. Not me! 02/20 Snowman Stampede 10 mile race-cancelled due to injury 04/24 Graffiti Run with grandkids - "Memaw's Mini Posse" is our team name! 04/30 Greenland Trail Race...8 mile 05/15 Colfax Marathon (Half)…

Because I can't math, I have to change my ticker to reflect what I am actually supposed to be aiming for as my goal instead of pulling numbers out of thin air! I had to reschedule my physical therapy appt until next week, so I'm telling myself he'll be fine with my mileage goal :D 02/20 Snowman Stampede 10 mile…

@skippygirlsmom ...your physical therapist is letting you goal for 100 ? AWESOME!! I see mine on Wednesday and bcuz he tried to kill me simply for wanting a long run, I'm considering just asking for him to give me a mileage goal and see how close together we are. And then lying. LYING to him and agreeing that his goal was…

Setting a 75 mile goal for March. Then asking the physical therapist on Wednesday if he's okay with that. If not, I'll revise. But he needs to be ok with it cuz I need to ruuuuun! I've got a HM in mid May and I'm getting antsy about being able to train for it! 02/20 Snowman Stampede 10 mile race-cancelled due to injury…

First...never tell your PT that you're feeling great and that you're thinking of trying a long run on Saturday, dependent on what happens during your current session with him. He will try to kill you. Then he'll ask if you still think you want to do the long run, when you say yes, he'll get an evil glint in his eye, and…

@9voice9 So glad your surgery went well. Now for a speedy recovery!! @MorningGhost14 OMG that's beautiful! Looks like it would kill me though :D I have some good news already today and I haven't even been to the PT yet! Monday I "ran" (more of a huff and puff, drag and crawl my way down the street and back without any…

I totally agree!! @skippygirlsmom PT is the best thing I've ever done and I'm sure it is for you too!

@WhatMeRunning I loved your description as a hot and wild romance! Totally fits lol. In my head I can run like I was before...still wasn't fast, but getting better with distance and feeling GREAT when finished. Right now I feel like an old clunky junker with my endurance severely tested at only a minutes worth of feet…

Just checking in. I've been struggling the last two months but I'm almost me again. I feel like having the muscle injury messed with my head more than my body. And now that my body is allowed to do things again, I'm having to get my head on straight. Which doesn't really make sense to me, because the only thing I was…

@MorningGhost14 I've missed your wit! And I know you guys will all understand...I get to run today!! It will total 8 minutes, but they are going to be glorious and possibly awful, and I can't WAIT!

@runner_girl83 I'm still in PT for some of the same issues you're having. Clamshells, done properly (I had to practice the properly part) were the number one exercise he wanted me to do because it isolates the muscles I needed to strengthen. The bands that go on your ankles and walk sideways from one end of the room to the…

I GOT TO RUN TODAY!! For one whole minute!! (a couple of times) PT is going really well so he said I could try a little run to see how the muscle feels. So I was allowed to cycle thru a few times to see if I could do it without obviously hurting. Then he gave me a running plan to follow. 2 min walk, 1 min run. I'm going to…

@ddmom0811 Congratulations!!!! I'm so happy for you!

I did that yesterday too. Going over on some days and being under on some days is part of the process. It is not possible to hit it perfectly every single day. To be successful at this whole thing, you will have to make some mental changes along the way. One of the biggest hurdles is the guilt. Once you are able to allow…

@kristinegift That makes total sense! When I was looking at training plans I didn't understand why some of the midweek runs were sooooo long. Your explanation makes a lot of sense to me, so thank you. I know the question and answer have nothing to do with me, but it helped me go, "Aha!"

PT today. Says the rest of this week and next I can bike, swim, walk, whatever, but no running. That will be re-introduced the week of the 15th with run/walk intervals while we evaluate exactly where I am with strength, balance, endurance and stamina. I feel like I've lost so much with all this down time. He said I…

@juliet3455 Ok giving it a shot...thank you for the help! like this? YES!

@runner_girl83 How do you draw the line thru the sentence? Referring to your January 9 NY virtual race...I don't know how so I'm asking you since you just did it. Thank you!

@skippygirlsmom Yay your PT is happy with the progress!! It won't be long now sista!!