Me vs. The Wind for 3 miles

felt great this morning even though I was woken up at 4:30 am by some heavy rain hitting my window this morning. I was ready to tackle a 3 mile run even though it was quite windy this morning. I headed out to the Salt Creek Trail and started my run. I felt very comfortable with the pace that I was at and attempted to stay completely steady. I didn't want to rush myself or hurry through my run. But with that said, I slowly felt myself run a little bit faster and faster throughout the run even with the wind. There was no point when I was running faster that I felt tired or struggled. By the time I finished, I felt completely fantastic, but started to feel the effects of my run in my left ITB and knee. I knew that I had to ice and hit the foam roller when I returned home no matter what. I am thankful for a rest day tomorrow, but might make it an active rest day on the bike depending how my knee feels in the morning.

Mile 1 9:04
Mile 2 8:49
Mile 3 8:27 - WHOA!

Avg Pace - 8:47/mi

Pressing on....

...with the move. Another room - a BIG closet done. Two rooms done. 4 more to go. 1 PT session down. Hurt like HELL. I felt much better BEFORE the session. Damn IT band massage. UGH! 10 days until the big move. 3 more days until Josh arrives here to help me out and see my big hometown. I told my kids the news on Sunday and was very hard to do. It did not come without any tears. My daughter's excited to come visit Chicago especially after she received her new baby doll last night from American Girl. (But I think she's geographically challenged right now. Need to work on that.) My son will take some time to get digest the information since he's a little bit older. I will allow him to the time, but I got some outside help to assist me with him. I hope it helps. But he did like his new Sony PSP (I am an awesome mom!) They get to meet Josh on Sunday when I pick them up from their dad's house. We are still working on the details of the fun day. I finally met my mom's boyfriend last night, along with my kids. He's nice, but like my kids will be feeling, it will take some time to get used to it. I am in their shoes right now so I know how it feels to meet someone else that's not your dad. How ironic! I know that my mom's happy right now. At the same time, I miss my dad and the feelings are still fresh right now. Back to work for me. 6 work days left for me. Work is a little bit a refuge right now and gives me time to rest....and work on my homework.

A BIG Thank You...and an update on the knee

I just want to say a HUGE "THANK YOU" to all of those who have posted comments on my blog after yesterday's post. I was SO surprised about all of the bloggers who knew or thought they knew about my relationship with Josh. I did not realize that we left the big door wide open for all of you to see. I really do appreciate your support and words of congradulations. It means SO much to me and Josh. You are all SO amazing! On the other hand, I went to my appointment yesterday with the orthopedic specialist about my knee issues. After a lot of questions and a very detail exam, I learned the following things about both of my knees and legs in general.

1. I have high arches in both feets (I already knew that I had overpronation in them. Just need to add that too..ugh!)
2. Both of my knees have a click in them. (The damn doctor kept on playing with my left knee which was VERY irritating.)
3. My current knee issues is due to VERY inflammed IT band. (Yes, it's being a big BITCH!)
4. No running for 4 to 6 weeks.
5. I need to work on strengthing my glutes and quads.
6. If after being strict on the program for 8 weeks and do not get any relief, I need to go back in to see him again.

I want to get my knee better and fast. I am willing to do anything and everything to get it under control. I had original plans to register for Grandma's Half-Marathon, but will slow down and see how my leg acts after starting this program. I just want to get back to normal.