ice scream for Valentine's day

Running has become my new drug. And it is becoming, thank HEAVENS, (almost) as addictive as sugar ... and (almost) as soothing as my long meditations when I simply dissapear into nowhere...

My Monday consecutive 20 left me with aching legs both yesterday AND today... I still managed however to run a consecutive 20 tonight as well... Feels great. Gets me in a good mood... Especially important right before Valentine's day... Branching onto another subject here but... Valentine's day SUCKS. Year after year... If you're alone on Valentine's day... if I am alone on Valentine's day... It SUCKS.

And so... I run, I read, I write, I pray... I run some more and eat some ice cream at the end of the day... ;)

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee haaaaaaaaaaa

Man, oh man oh man oh man... I love LOVE LOVE running... can't say that enough.
It's been two long awful weeks... first my foot, then... other health problems... excuses really... I finnaly hit the treadmill TODAY. Luckily, the new-year resolutionners ARE thinning out... Not much, mind you, but enought that I was able to throw myself on a treadmill within 5 minutes of parking in their general area.

And, surprise surprise... though the run was rather rough at first, and I felt rusty and achy ... and ready to give up and walk... i did not and, lo and behold...i ran for 20 uninterrupted delicious minutes!!!! Pure JOY! That, my friends, is 5 extra minutes than the last time I checked and with a 2 week break!! Of course, how my legs will feel tomorrow is another story, but, quite frankly, I do NOT care! I am just SO excited I ran.

:)

it's been a long time coming

It's been a long time since I blogged...since I ran also. Well, turns out my metatarsals were just fine...it was the ligaments between them that were inflamed...whatever that means. I was prescribed anti inflamatory meds that both cured the pain in my foot and gave me a new one in my stomach!!! So, i took that for 2 whole days before I dropped it and, the pain only came back 2 days ago... Whatever...I am NOT taking that crap again. I'd rather just ..suffer through it I suppose, anyway it's not as bad anymore.

In the meantime, of course, I have not been running and, as a direct result of my mostly vegetative state (sit at work, sit at home) I have three extra pounds on my already generous frame :(

As if that is not enough, I met a man in my Italian class that is a REAL hardcore runner...not like me, 20-odd minutes on a good day, but 1.5 hours outside runs rain, or shine, or ice and snow and -30, for that matter!!! The man is impressive. Short, but impressive. And very sweet too. He offers me advice...main of which is to run OUTSIDE. Advice that I will keep in my pocket till spring cause, really, the cold is enough to keep me from any fresh air run. Add to that snow, ice and wind and you have enough of a reason to prefer 3 extra pounds!!!

Of course, the treadmill is a safe alternative... though the dry air sometimes makes me wish I was made of harder stuff to go for a run outdoors... but, all things in good time.

I foresee my next run... wednesday. After work.

Dear foot, you need to heal by then. COMPLETELY.