Posts under ‘Training’

Ok, it is official.  My foot is toast.  It was doing so much better, and then I pushed it too hard(I think).  So off to the podiatrist next week to get it back on track.  Their is much optimism for this problem to be resolved, but I have officially encountered a setback.  I will keep [...]

Got the bike rack installed on the Pathfinder, so it is ready to go.  Hopefully, there will be lots of cross training going on.  In fact, I was going to ride to Compassion this afternoon (10-12 miles), but it was WAY too windy.  So it looks like another big night of “elipticizing”.  This has been [...]

Heel is healing…. (sorry about the pun). Time to rock!

It has not been very good weather for running outside lately.  Cold, windy and snowy.  Looks like winter has finally arrived in Colorado.  Anyway, I have been hitting the eliptical hard anyway, and hoping my heel gets better.  I must have pushed too hard and injured it, but it seems to be getting better.  So [...]

I haven’t updated much, as we have been very busy.  I had a research paper due in Advanced Hermeneutics, and it took quite a bit of time.  I have been running (if that is what you call it on an eliptical machine), however, and it is a great workout.  It is a great workout when [...]

Well, I just noticed my countdown on the left hand side of the blog, and it says I stated 6 months 6 days ago, and now have 6 months and 4 days left.  Yikes!  So how is it going?  My heel is still bugging me.  Was doing better, but I must have reinjured it.  Starting [...]

I have been doing the epliptical alot due to that heel issue.  Still bugging me, but maybe if I do low impact heel stuff for a while, it will resolve itself.  I also had a tough day training on the links today too.  Another beautiful day here in Colorado.  Do you like my pink ball?

Ran the Falcon Trail at the Air force Academy….and was it TOUGH.  Gnarly singletrack with a bunch of hills.  In fact, I know that I ran 2 miles up a hill, 1/2 way into the run.  Anyway, I had to walk the last mile or so.  Just too much for an old guy like me.  [...]

I ran the longest training run so far, today.  Over 12 miles.  Felt pretty good except my heel is still bugging me some.  Just got to “toughen” it up, I guess. Just for fun, follow the route in the map route below and look for the airplane around mile marker 5.  Pretty COOL! (Go to [...]

Ran 12 miles yesterday, and felt great.  My heel was feeling better until 1/2 way into the run, and I got some sort of a cramp in it.  Let me tell you , a cramp in your heel is no fun thing.  Anyway, I will have to go back to the Chiro to get it [...]

My brother was telling me about a chiropractor in Iowa that was a miracle worker, and used something called ART.  So I looked it up on the internet, and found out that the founder of ART has his office here in Colorado Springs.  So I went to him last year, and I was blown away.  [...]

I took pooch again last Wednesday, and she did not do very well.  I had to almost drag her the last 2 miles, so not more runs for her unless it is really cold out.  We ran up Delmonico next to the mountains.  See pictures.