Today was a new distance record for my wife Astrid at 12.5 miles. She hit her wall at about 10.5 and was dropping fast. We got talking about her trusting her body and not what her mind was telling her and once we got her heart rate and breathing back under control she finished out the run just fine! So proud of her! She listened to her coach and got through.  My wall was getting through the “I’d like to kill you right now look” that she gave me when we were talking about the mental wall vs. the physical one but she did it and finished out strong at the end.  I told her she could quit at 12 and she gave another .5 miles! She’s a very strong girl once she gets her mind around it

I am seriously in the mood for spring here! Tired of running in sub freezing temps and ready for some golf time too! Bring on the warmer temps, I am so ready!

Had pretty good weather for a run today. Wasn’t too cold but miles 3 – 6 were directly into the wind which is always tougher mentally and physically but Astrid got through it ok. She finished stronger today but is still fighting with pain in her left foot just behind here toes which doesn’t help. Next week is the Irish Jig 5K so no long run planned for next week.

My wife is progressing well in preparation for our anniversary 25K run together! She is fighting the common physical and mental challenges I did the first time I ran one too and the doubts in your abilities that come with that.  She’s tougher than she thinks she is, I just have to convince her of that yet.

Next week is my quarterly visit to my doctor for all my diabetic and cardiac risk profile evaluations.  My labs are already back and everything looks good.  We upped my Crestor back to 10mg  because I just didn’t like where my LDL was hanging around the 100 mark.  I want to keep it around 70 and it seems to be working.

I ended spending a night in the hospital two weeks ago with “heart attack like” symptoms.  I took an extra aspirin and tried just ignoring it for about 4 hours but when  they didn’t go away we decided it was best to go get checked out.   When I got to the hospital my BP was 195/105 which is just wild for me and it didn’t come down much after being there for an hour.

They decided to keep me over night and had a stress echo the following morning before they released me which I passed with flying colors so as of this point we are not sure what happened but I know it wasn’t much fun.  Other than that, all is great and God continues to bless our embroidery and screen printing business and it continues to grow nicely.

Until next time! Spring is almost here so get out there and do some exercising and get on with your own weight loss journey! The old you is just one pound ago!

Amazing what a weather roller coaster it’s been for the past month and after receiving another foot of snow this week and reach zero for a low temperature last night, I’m hoping that soon we will be on the downhill slide towards spring.  Not only do I desire some warmer running weather but I’m anxious to get started on the golf season too!

Today’s run with my wife was very cold but uneventful for the most part.  Knee pain plagued Astrid the last two miles but I think that was as much an effect of her getting tired as much as anything else.  As she tires, she changes her stride and that seems to contribute to her pain.  That’s I need some warmer weather so I pace her better.  Running in snow and ice isn’t her favorite but she’s been a real trooper so far.

Came down with a fever in the middle of the week for no good reason that I find at the moment.  Seemed to have some inflamation in my lower jaw but the dentist said it wasn’t an abscess so not quite sure what caused it.  Was shivering to death and then had a 100 deg. fever which broke around 2 AM and I felt fine in the morning, enough to go to work anyway.  On an antibiotic so hopefully will kill what ever it was.

Next month is my quarterly diabetic and cardiac check up so we’ll see how I am doing.  Weight is remaining steady but considering I need to drop about 15 lbs. yet, that’s not a good thing.  I’m hoping as the training for the 25K continues, it will take care of itself but in the end, I need to like Blue Moon a little less and that would speed up the process I’m sure

All the best to everyone and I hope you diet and exercise goals are being met!  Walking and running are still two of the easiest weight loss exercises and almost anyone can do it!  I did it and lost 80 lbs. and have continued to live a much healthier life style so you can too!  I haven’t had blood pressure medication, diabetes medication, and only a small dose of a statin in Crestor since losing the weight.  Just think about the money you could save on prescriptions if you address the issue now.  Go for it!

Well January is going out with a vengeance with temps with lows near zero and highs barely in the teens.  We have seen about a foot of snow since last week so we are making up for some of the lack of it earlier this winter.  That still leaves us officially in a drought but has to be a small help.

My wife and I have been fighting flu since before Christmas.  I got my flu shot but she did not and I will say most of my symptoms have been less severe than most of hers but the duration has been about the same.  I don’t think I remember a severe head and chest infection like this that has lasted into 5 weeks and more.  I even managed to get strep throat just as I was getting rid of the rest of the crap I had…ugh! Finally went on an antibiotic to kill the strep so hopefully it kills the rest too.

All of this has made our 25K training difficult to say the least but I have Astrid generally on track with where we should be and this Saturday will be a 9 mile run.  I am working on her stamina right now and not worrying too much about speed but I am hoping that lung function will be better this weekend than we have had since before Christmas.

We have about 4 – 6 more weeks of potentially cold and snowy weather to train in before we can expect some reprieve.  You know what they say, what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger!  I expect to get a lot stronger between now and then

Well vacation has ended and we had a fantastic time but now back to reality and 25K training.  Our trip to Florida and Disney with the kids and grandkids was a total success and was even more fun that we imagined it would be.

We have all been fighting with the flu since returning but I guess that’s the price you pay for exposing yourself to 1000′s of people both in the parks at Disney and flights to and from Florida.  Can’t seem to get rid of the chest and head infection part of this one.  I had my flu shot so didn’t get the worst of the symptoms but all the other crap still showed up with a vengeance.

Now that we are back it’s time to pick up the 25K training as even though May 11 seems like a long way off, it will be here before we know it. My wife is still committed to running the 25K this year and we have done 7.5 mile Saturday run together but we will have to start picking it up from here.  I am really excited to do this with her so I am hoping our training goes smoothly from here on.  That is also going to be our 34 anniversary so it will be a doubly special day!

Health is good and need to loose about 15 lbs. which now that the holidays are past I can concentrate on doing again.  Till next time!