3.5 Mile Run Today

Today's run felt great! My knees never hurt and my endurance is getting much better.

3.5 miles in 31 minutes. Average pace was about 8.50/mile

Here is a pic of the view I had during my run. Downtown Las Vegas. Sunny. 50 Degrees.

My Longest Run So Far!!

I discovered that one of my pairs of boots at work were the cause of my lower back pain. Just wearing them for one shift almost killed me. So I wondered if my running shoes were doing the same thing to my knees. So yesterday I went to Red Rock Running and they found a shoe that had extra cushioning, which they said would help my lower knee tendonitis. And they were right!!

Today I took my new Adidas SuperNova's out for a spin. After two miles, my knees were feeling okay and I ended up going an extra mile. 3.06 miles 28:20 9:15 per mile. I've gone 19.64 miles so far this year.

Just to be on the safe side, I iced my knees after the run and then went on a half mile walk. I think in a few minutes I'm going to hit the spa as well.

Oh, and I'm down to 181 pounds. My healthy diet and light exercise are paying off.

eeewwwww.. i have nasty toes!!

Getting Back Into It

I'm a slacker, but not without a good reason. My knees were killing me!! Is there a way to run without your knees hurting the rest of the day? I will pay you big money if you tell me the secret.

January 23 I started the week with a two mile run, doubling what i had been doing that last two weeks. For some reason my knees started hurting after the run, and throughout the rest of the day. So the next day I took a break, hoping the rest would be good for my knees. I was wrong. The very next day, all I could stand was 1 mile.

So I took the last 11 days off from exercising and running. My new plan, starting today, is to run two miles every other day for 2 weeks. The days in between I will lift weights. I'm not giving up. I've got to get in shape. I'm not going to be a fat loser like I was in 2011.

I've done really good with my diet. I don't even think of it as a diet anymore, its a life style. Since December 13, or sometime around then, I have only had 3-4 cups of soda, no caffeine. For the most part I've stayed away from fast food, sugar and all the other junk food I was eating. I haven't been perfect, but I am so much healthier that I was last year. I can feel it.

This week is going to be a good week. BTW, I'm down 3 pounds.