Get as buff as Linda Hamilton in Terminator 2.

I took 3 minutes off of my run yesterday. This is a huge achievement for me. I’m super pleased. When I got back I was even able to have a conversation with my neighbor almost right away. My recovery time is getting better. I think the major hurdle i’m having now is difficulty breathing during my run. My body feels able to continue I just cant get enough air. I dont know if this is super typical and I just need to keep improving my cardio or if this is linked to my lung issue. regardless I’m just going to keep pressing forward and hope it will diminish over time.

Admittedly I could have pushed myself farther. I’m far from sore today. At the moment I’m just content with regaining my motivation.

20 min intense circuit training
followed by:
1/2 mile run

This goal hasn’t been as much as a priority as it should be. granted this has been a tough year with some seriously stressful moments. With realities stability returning to my life I need to stop finding excuses and kick this into gear again.

I hope to be able to write something here daily now. That is what I’m aiming for with this

1/2 mile run last night. I went just to get out and get my habit back up. the distance was ridiculously short but am happy to state that I’m at least running that entire distance still. I really need to work on my cardio fitness still. Its an ongoing battle. I’d like to blame my lung problems but I cant use this as an excuse. Only pushing myself will improve them.

What is required of each of us is to get up one more time than we fall down. – Lucy MacDonald

So I’ve been trying to reup my intensity.

Ran 1.25 mile on Saturday night
2 hour class on Sunday
several laps in the pool Sunday afternoon.

With all the break falls on Sunday my upper body is pretty sore and with the swimming yesterday my lower is pretty sore too.

Today is shaping up to be pretty quiet. I’ll see if I can bike down to the bank later. Its about time I just park the car and get around via low-tech methods.

I’m pleased today with the progress I feel like I am making to getting back on track.

I nearly had a finger broken on Sunday at class. It was completely accidental but completley my fault. I’ve been moving quite badly the last week or so. I dont know if its due to the stiffness I’ve been complaining about or some sort of mental block. Either way, Fortunately I’ve not lost much mobility in my hand. Its a bit swollen and a bit tender but that’s about it. I’m glad it was nothing serious. Broken bones would have set me back, at least in class for awhile. I can’t completely make a fist yet but hopefully it will be better for Thursday.

So I dont know if I’m not stretching enough, not drinking enough water or what, but since I’ve been running more I’ve been having problems in my class. I feel an overall stiffness that I dont remember having before. I’m not sure if its muscle fatigue so much as I feel like I have less range of motion.

Maybe I should start balancing my running with some yoga perhaps? I’m not sure the answer. If it persists for another week I’ll see if I can pinpoint the issue a bit better.

I will say I’ve found one benefit recently. I was walking down a flight of stairs and felt no pain. I am so accustomed to the grinding and stabbing I’m nearly oblivious to it now. It was actually quite shocking to not feel it the other day, So much so I stopped half way down the stairs and asked myself what was different.

Anyway I am not back in at 100% yet but I’m progressing again.

So no more excuses. The only exercise I’ve been getting of late involves house work and moving.

Time to turn it back up.

But my knees are finally not killing me anymore. There is still the underlying pain I have that I live with day to day, but not the extra pain I seemed to have found a way to add on in addition to the norm. That said its amazing what a month and a half of inactivity can do. I’ve been going to my classes but nothing in addition to that. Its taken a noticeable toll. I need to get back to work. I had plenty to do before hurting myself. I’m looking forward to getting back on track.

“i resent having my brain tell me, what to do.” – john frusciante

and not cooperative bodies suck. My knee’s been bothering me after pushing myself more then I should have last run. I’ve bought proper running shoes now and hopefully this wont be a problem moving forward. I’m holding off on much besides class until I’m confident I wont do more damage.

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