January 5-January 11

Whew! What a long week and that was with Monday being an off day for teachers! I guess after being off for two whole weeks, it would be rough for anyone getting back to normal. Anyway, on to running. I once again, am still trying to rehab my lower adductor and pretty excited about the results. I was able to get up bright and early most of the week and hit the gym with some rehabbing. I fell short later in the week, but still able to get some good running in.

Here are this week's results:

Monday: REST

Tuesday: 4.1 mi/36:08/Wow, easy run that should have been easier. I ran a minute faster than previous 4 milers. Felt well
rested after 1 day of rest!










Wednesday: REST

Thursday: 2.8 mi/23:53/Wow, ran a fast run that felt great with no pain. Probably should not have ran so fast!











Friday: REST

Saturday: 7.1 mi/1:04/Great run with Dan, Allen and Josh! Ran a very comfortable pace and I was well-rested!










Sunday: 4.3 mi/36:01/Wow, another great run with no-pain and it was after a long run the day before!













Weekly Miles: 18.3 mi

**Please visit the MotionBased link to see more information about each of my runs this week!**

As you can see, I am making some progress and I am getting pretty excited about my running again! As I ran today, I noticed my speed coming back and I had to really concentrate to hold back and not over-do it. This week, I will stick to my plan and continue to rehab and do physical therapy. I will also continue my 4 mile runs this week. My weekend run may be a long one if I am feeling good, much longer than this week's long run! I would like to congratulate my brother, BJ for finishing his 2nd marathon (BankTrust First Light Marathon) today in Mobile, AL! Way to go BJ!

Hope everyone has had a GREAT start to 2009!

KEEP RUNNING!!
LJ

December 29-January 4

Happy New Year's to all!!

I did not get a whole lot of miles in this week, but I am so excited to be back at it! I was able to get my first run in from over a month on Thursday! I ran with a good buddy of mine and probably ran harder than I should. I definitely ran further than I was expecting and we did not even run as far as planned. When we started running, we were planning on an 8 miler, but I had to step in and listen to my body. Most of the week I was doing some physical therapy and just resting.

Here are this week's results:

Monday: REST

Tuesday: REST

Wednesday: REST

Thursday: 6.4 mi/1:00:11/First run in over a month. Nice, easy run. Was not in any pain, but did feel some soreness in the
lower adductor.



Friday: REST

Saturday: 4.1 mi/37:22/Nice, easy run and I got caught in the rain. I started some new physical therapy and it seems to be
helping. Ran pain-free.



Sunday: 4.3 mi/38:49/Nice, easy run. 2 runs in two days. It was a pain-free run with lot's of stretching beforehand.



Weekly Miles: 14.8 mi

**Please visit the MotionBased link to see more information about each of my runs this week!**

Definitely a good week of getting back at it. I found some really good stuff on the internet that I am trying as far as rehabbing my lower adductor and dealing with the tendinitis. Also, I found my stick that I haven't used in years and I can tell you now, it is making a big difference. I used the stick a few years ago when I was having hamstring problems and it made a huge difference. I am certain that it will help with the lower adductor issues that I am having. I have also found some new stretches that should help greatly as well. Hope everyone is off to a GREAT year and keeping those New Year's resolutions!

KEEP RUNNING IN 2009!
LJ

December 22-December 28

Another good week of re-habbing! Wow, I am so glad that I decided to do this rehabbing and taking the month of December off. I feel like it is going really well! I have also been doing a great deal of research this week to try and get more information on my injury. I have learned a few more stretches for the lower adductor and have been utilizing them pretty frequently. I really would like to go for a run just to see how the adductor is feeling, but I have chosen to just wait. I can't wait till Thursday to hit the pavement for the first time in a month.

There is nothing to report this week by way of actual training. I had hoped to go for a ride on Saturday, but got carried away working in the garage with the wife. By the time we finished, it was dark. This week, I will continue to rehab and do some physical therapy. I will probably do a SPIN class on Monday/Wednesday this week. My plan is to start running this week, but ease my way into it as opposed to going hard like I did earlier when I was released to run.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!

Hope everyone has a Safe and Happy New Year!
LJ

December 15-December 21

Well,

Another week of REST and then some more REST! I have really enjoyed the REST and my lower adductor is definitely feeling better. On Saturday, I decided to forget about waiting till January and started to go for a run. As soon as I started, it began to rain and that was my clue that I should probably not be running and hence, no run. As bad as I wanted to run, it was probably the best thing to do.

I was able to get in a SPIN class on Wednesday and that was great! I will be out of school for the next couple of weeks, so I am going to probably take a couple of SPIN classes to try to get some good training in. Hopefully, I will not be too tempted to go for a run this week seeing that I will have a good bit of free time. Of course, now that I am out of school, my lovely wife has several projects around the house that I need to work on, ugh!

I forgot all about the good news that I was supposed to be sharing. A few weeks ago, my wife took me to dinner on a Saturday evening and she wanted to give me an early Christmas gift! What was the gift? Well, she let me know that I am going to be a daddy! Yep, you got it, she is pregnant and we are going to have our first child! Wow, I am so excited, I wish I had the words to express it!

Oh well, that's the news and I am wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday!

LJ

December 8-December 14

A good week of rehabbing! Wow, I should have been doing these things a month ago. It has been hard this week not running. As it has only been a week, the results have been surprising. After this week, I am certain to be running strong come January. There is not much to present this week, but the fact that I am feeling pretty excited about the rehabbing!

Here are this week's results:

Monday: REST

Tuesday: REST

Wednesday: SPIN

Thursday: REST

Friday: REST

Saturday: 22 mi(bike)/1:18:51/Whew!! It was cold, too cold to be riding a bike. That being said, I was very happy with how well I felt!



Sunday: REST

Weekly Miles: 22 mi(bike)

I have been spinning on Wednesday's to try not to lose any of my cardio strength. I normally stay in the class for 30 minutes, but this week I was able to stay a little longer, about 40 minutes or so. The class is actually an hour, but I don't really have the time to stay for the full hour. As you can see, I was able to get a bike ride in this week. Man, it was cold, but nevertheless, a great ride. Hope everyone had a great week of training and HAPPY HOLIDAYS to all!
LJ

December 1-December 7

This week has not been the best by any means, at least when it comes to running. It has definitely been a GREAT week in other ways that I am not at liberty to share right now, but I will be updating you next week with that news. At any rate, I am sad to say that I have decided to stop running for the rest of the month of December. I definitely think that I could run more if I wanted to, but I feel like I need to rest my lower adductor more and just give it some time to heal and to concentrate on some more physical therapy. It seems like I started back a little too soon and started training to hard earlier than I was instructed. That being said, I am still happy about the running that I was able to get in. I just think that if I spend a bit more time getting over this tendinitis, it will help me in the long run. My goal is to still run in the Country Music Marathon in April 2009. My GPS was broken this week so therefore, all of my runs were without any times. I just ran to be running, which was a very good thing. I need to do this more often so my focus is not on time when running. This way I can take my focus off of how fast/slow I am running.

Here are this week's results:

Monday: REST

Tuesday: 5 mi/Wow, very, very cold morning run. It was my first run after the ATL Half-Marathon.



Wednesday: 5 mi/Nice, very comfortable run, did not try to push it or anything.



Thursday: REST

Friday: REST

Saturday: REST

Sunday: REST

Weekly Miles: 10 mi(run)

Although I will not be running this week, I am planning to take SPIN class on Wednesday and do a lot of physical therapy. I am a little frustrated, but at the same time excited about the rest that I will get and the PT. One good thing is that I am no where near where I was when I went to the doctor. In other words, the pain is not bad at all, but it has not gone away and this is what bothers me the most. Hope every one is getting excited about the holidays!! KEEP RUNNING!!
LJ
PS Look for exciting news next week!

November 24-November 30

Well, another good week of training. It was definitely a low-key week for me. I rested most of the week and had a good race on Thursday to celebrate Thanksgiving! It was nice to be able to finally run a race with my brother. Well, at least we ran the first 4 miles together till he decided to leave me. Fortunately, I was able to catch up with him the last mile or so and we were able to finish together! That was totally cool and we took a nice photo at the finish!

Monday: REST

Tuesday: 6.2 mi/53:35/Nice, easy run. I tried to take it easy and to relax. Felt really good.



Wednesday: REST

Thursday: 13.1 mi/1:48:36/Atlanta Half Marathon/Whew! Great race, my lower adductor started to bother me. That being said, I still had a decent race! I got to run with my brother.



Friday: REST

Saturday: REST

Sunday: REST

Weekly Miles: 19.3 mi(run)

Definitely a good week! It was nice to be with family on Thursday. My wife and I had 2 of my brothers and their families over and my mom! We ate and ate and ate some more! It felt good eating that food trying to replenish all of those calories from the race. I hope everyone had a nice, restful thanksgiving! Back to training this week!
LJ