wed short run

so, went out this morning...again w/ the approx 7 minutes to get the jiggles out. but shin pain and a little left knee pain obvious from the beginning. sad. it is seriously depressing. i am thinking i might have to buy another pair of shoes that has lots more cushioning and alternate them. i don't want to be depressed. the money depresses me and the pain does. if it keeps me from training.

and of course, IT HURTS. there's no denying it. my dear bro is pretty concerned. don't worry about me, g! i love you and thank you for your concern. but stop reading if it bugs you too much. i will eventually go talk to someone if i cannot remedy this on my own.

but money money money. i hate money. it's ONLY $15 co-pay to see a doc...prob $25 if it's a specialist. but it doesn't stop there. in the 1st place, you prob have to go to your 'real' doc to get a referral. cha-ching. 2nd you go to the specialist. cha-ching. then you might have to go elsewhere (cha-ching) or you may need to buy some orthodics (CHA-CHING-A-LING-DING) AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!!!!!

i'm trying to head that all off w/ ice and prayer! prayer changes things, ya know! He made me, He can heal me...He can lead my down the right path....Lord, show me what to do. guide me and direct me.

okay, so, before sunrise today, dd(6) and i headed out. she on her bike. i dint have a route planned. just shot for about 30mins, knowing that'd be about 3 miles. round and round our neighborhood. it wasn't bad. i was SUPER slow. i'm babying my legs, so my stride is like i'm 4'11"! and except for those first 7 minutes, (weird huh?) i was never huffing. we got to watch the pinks and mauves move across the sky...beautiful how they paint the clouds! i love the eastern washington sky! so do my kids. it wasn't bad.

and GUESS what? i came in, got my coffee and we went right out to drive the route. i thot 4 sho it'd be 2.5. it was 3! so, pain and all, got my miles in.
glory be (to God!)

stats: wed. 10-12-05
miles: 3
minutes: 32
miles/min: 10.7
pain: medium
pain now: med-high (walking around house)
other factoids: DINT eat late! had some apple cut up w/ bit'o'cheese melted atop. water. resisted eating cereal w/ kids for din late at like 7pm. milk over nite--not so good in tum-tum on morn run.

I'M TELLIN ya: it's a great deal: no eating after certain time. i read a long time ago it was 7 p.m. well, i'm sure it depends on when you go 2 bed and when you get up. and what you do when you get up! it helps me that B is doing it.

**i got asked yesterday if i'm stretching. not so much. trying to do more now. but i can't really stretch my inner shins. so i'll keep icing. this means i have to sit more. read to kids more. good!

see ya! God Bless!