back on the path...not in poo

i had p.t. today. it was a nice surprise to get on the treadmill for 6 minutes w/ NO PAIN in my pain spots!

wooo-hooo!

joe-p.t.-guy did some of that deeeep muscle PAIN massage...and that hurt and still hurts tonite but overall...this almost-2-week break from running has done wonders! i'm still gonna take it easy, believe-you-me. but i see light at the end of the tunnel.

my bro and sis in law and niece came into town today from the far off land of michigan. since i'd "RUN" this a.m. @ p.t, i was all excited to 'go running' with him. i've never really run w/ him before. greg has always been a super athlete, but every time i've been in the same city w/ him over the years, he's never been a runner. maybe once or twice did we run together in high school. if he ever went w/ me later in life, he'd usu.ride the bike whilst i ran cuz it was late at nite and everyone (but me) feared for my safety!

so, i was looking forward to this.

we took off at 5:30 pm or later...dark. but nice to be with super giant - protector man! wow, what a huge stride hath he! i felt like a rat in a cage, scampering to keep up with him! so, tho joe-pt-guy said to "have your brother take it easy on you"... it was a pretty quick clip for me!

3 miles
30 min
10 min/mi

oh, so, i was "back on the path"....poor greg, however, needing more of a challenge than trying to go as SLOW as i, ....turned to the path BESIDE the path....and stepped in poo.......

sorry, greg!

i'm glad beyond words to be able to run, folks. ever-thankful.

my plan is to take it real easy, as i've said before...and build a good base. do the exercises joe-the-p.t.-guy has given me. a couple of weeks of 3 milers ...only 2 a week. then add one day like a 2 miler? i'm not attempting the 16 week plan, folks. sorry. i know my gggggoooood friends who are trying to make the Coeur D'Alene marathon at the end of May will be disappointed that i WILL NOT BE JOINING them. perhaps i could still GO...and be a support team? wow, that's an idea.
i would like to shoot for, maybe a fall marathon. perhaps i'd be more likely to lose a bunch of weight training more sssssssllllllowly.

whatdya think?

i really need to buy a secondhand stationary bike and (most important) a TREADMILL! put them up in my garage and turn our little space into a gym!

but guess what, it's supposed to get down to SIX DEGREES here this wkd! the cats will be allowed to sleep inside (instead of the garage). where does it get to 6 degrees????? i ask you!

thanks for reading, y'all! thanks for praying for me! love you all! --kt