Stuology

First, the game. We were lucky to have a babysitter and were able to go downtown to watch. We were also lucky having contacts that saved us a table at The Bottleneck, so we didn’t have to get there to stake out space early afternoon. We got there at 6:00. The Bottleneck set out a [...]

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I hate running on concrete. It’s terrible. It hurts. Unfortunately that’s mostly your option for outdoors around here. The street is apparently where people go to have a catch up call with their friends and/or family while maneuvering a death machine. The side of the street is slanted, so you are running crooked the entire [...]

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My new PR for sustained running: 1 hour, 7 minutes and 4 seconds. I’ve been trying to run on MWFS, and for the most part, I have been–aside from when I get taken out by my driveway and tear the crap out of my knee. The last two runs, I’ve had to breathe out a [...]

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I ran forty seven minutes straight tonight. I was at almost 1 hour before my 9-month slack off, so I still have a bit to go. I had thought, hey, I’ll do a C25K again to get me ramped up at a reasonable rate. The first time I faced it, Week 5 Day 3 scared [...]

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I ran with my new Merrell Pace Gloves. Guess which muscle you don’t use much when you run in padded shoes*? I wasn’t sure I was going to yet considering I just started to be able to bend my knee normally again. I really wanted to try though. I did C25K Week 4, which I [...]

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OMG, my knee. I haven’t run since a week from Wednesday — the day I actually hurt my knee. It got worse. A lot worse. The pain of bending it too far. The pain of straightening it out. The pain of anything rubbing against it, including water from taking a shower. The pain of the [...]

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I’ve been continuing to run on the schedule I set up, even on Monday despite being so tired I actually head-nodded twice on my drive home*. It gave me enough of an energy spike to wash all the dishes though. I also ran on Wednesday, despite falling on my knee earlier in the day, cracking [...]

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I ended my Whole30 by being a big cheating cheater. I had a slice of bread. I had batter-fried baby artichokes, gnocchi* and creme brulee. We only get together every 5th Tuesday to go out and eat, so what the heck. The next one isn’t until May. Today I’m back on paleo with dairy. I [...]

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Technically, Whole30 doesn’t end for me until Tuesday. And technically you aren’t suppose to step on the scale until it ends. But. I did this morning because the way my pants now fit me perfect for those few hours right out of the dryer, but are a tad baggy thereafter, and they don’t feel like [...]

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I set up my fundraising page for this October’s American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Out of the Darkness Community Walk in Kansas City, MO. I’m going to be walking with my entire family and some friends this year. I may even haul Ada and Jay–bringing a wagon if needed to help haul them. Or I [...]

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