…feel AWWWWWWWesome. No really, they do!
Friday was an off day for me, and by “off” I mean no WERK. I snuck in a Chiropractor appointment and Oh!, how wonderful it was. I know that some of you are diametrically opposed to Chiro treatments. I was there at one point myself. I would prefer to go to an Osteopathic doctor, however they seem to be few and far between here in Minnesota. Given all that, I had a treatment and it was timely. The Chiropractor did my knees and I have to say…touché…that seems to have done the trick. Ached for a few days as the muscles and tendons acclimated to correct alignment.
But my six miler today (yeah, my schedule is off by choice) was the best my knees felt in a while. And I did my six without much more than a 1 minute break at 3, when I stopped for water at the Jeep.
Woo Hoo!
Okay, snow/sleet….I actually ran my allotted 3 miles today.
I so love running in a snow storm…it was invigorating.
It was enlightening.
Dawg did so so well running…
It was good.
I am sorry that I hated you, Pheidippides… No really…I am.
At least as long as it will take for you and whatever “running deities” you’ve convinced to conspire against me. 
I’m just being honest…
So yesterday was my first day of marathon training. A rest day. My kinda training day!
Today, was my supposed to be my first “actual run” training day. It was/is not to be. As luck–or the vengeful hand foot of Pheidi (see above)–would have it, I managed to pull a variety of muscular elements on my left side during my REST DAY! No, really…
A small slip on some snow covered ice, while taking Dawg out for some potty time and I’m done. Thankfully the shovel jammed under the car tire saved me. However, left knee, ankle, side, arm went all ka-ka. See diagram below. OI…
So, I am sorry that I hated you, Pheidippides…really…I am.
O.M.G. DAWG’s paws really DO smell like Fritos!!!
Also known as the four phases of the 2010 Polar Dash.
It was a great race on a wonderfully COLD morning. A special shout-out to my own personal pacer: The Sally. She’s awesome.
This was a great way to kick off the 2010 running extravaganza. The last bit of 2009 really sucked for training and running. What with assorted colds, swine flus, pneumothorax, etc… This year is going to be fun!
That’s the least I can say about running a marathon that I didn’t really train for. No really. What did The Lumpy learn from this experience:
1. Lumpy can run a 1/2 Marathon without really training.
2. Lumpy can not run a Full Marathon without really training.
I started to struggle a bit just before the halfway point. But I had to at least make it to that goal. I did, and it was at that point and I suggest to The Sally that she should go on without me. I didn’t plan to walk off the course, though the thought did cross my mind. But I didn’t want to hold her back when she was having a good run.
I muddled/hobbled/limped/ran/winced my way thought the remaining 13.1 miles. I had no real aspirations going into this race…other than to just finish.
I did. I’ll have more of a recap of my thoughts on this…oh, and watch for the joint Sally/Lumpy “10 Ways to Re-purpose Your Mylar Blanket.”
I”m trying to cover all the bases with the title of this post. Just deal with it.
So as some of you may recall, I’ve studied Aikido for a long time–not so much recently but I do think about it almost daily.
My instructor introduced me to the following remedy when I sprained a wrist. I have to say, it was amazing and worked wonders. Chalk it up to reality or “the placebo effect” it doesn’t really matter. I’ve used this on many occasions and it has provided a substantial curative effect.
Zheng Gu Shui. A lovely tincture that you can find at your local Asian Pharmacy. Or, locally in Minneapolis, at United Noodles or online at Amazom.com.
This stuff is like Über-Salonpas and I swear by it.
I “Write”, “I travel,” “I eat,” and “I’m Hungry for More.”
Okay…the “write” part is sorely lacking in the immediate past…but I’m trying to correct that impasse. Despite the difficulty is it proving to be.
Yeah…I have three months of Marathon training to make up for in the next three months oops–Three Weeks.
Yeah…I’m working though that and a whole lot of other stuff.
Yeah…I haven’t held up my end of this “discussion” of running–punishment–training–indulgence–goodness.
But, I try to Write. I try to Travel. And I’m definitely Hungry for more.
I’m trying to have no reservations about posting…
And I Eat, too…
Oh..wait..I’m not like him at all…
…Oh, I had such sites to show you…
But, alas, I’ve forgotten most of them. I just keep getting distracted from posting, despite the brilliant and engaging posts I compose in my head on my long runs.
HA! Yeah, so, maybe I’m just a slacker. (note, spell check knows “slacker”)
So here’s my update. Running is going fairly well. I’m focusing on the slow run. More on that in another post.
On top of the running I’ve been doing the Map My Ride – Versus – Tour De France Challange. Basically, you ride whatever you can on a similar route to the Tour and, assuming you have GPS, you can upload your route. Lots of prizes and such as well. Coooool…
I’ve been trying to really push it on the rides and pick my routes carefully. As it stands, I’m ranked at 172 overall out of about 12000. And I’m ranked #3 in the state of MN!
There are issues with the management of this challenge however. And I may get into them in a separate post. However, it forced me to run and ride every day which should turn out to be good training for the bike portion of the Minneapolis Duathlon that The Sally and I are racing as a team in.
Okay, boring post…I’ll work on it next time.
OH…and THIS is why we live here:
Oh…Hmmm…I don’t have a kingdom…but I got my MUD anyhow!
As The Sally wrote, the Tri-Loppet is my new favoritish race. This is my first, official, bicycle race. AWESOME! That’s all I can say.
Every time I saw a puddle I just had to ride through it… It was muddy. It was hot. I thought I might puke. It was FUN!
If your mountain bike isn’t covered in MUD…then you ain’t having a good time….
More photos after the break…
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