Sweat365 - Move more - every day!
My back was really bothering me, so I took 2 days off. I got a massage from Joanne, which was great. Then I took a walk with Susan. This was my first run back and it was okay.
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I walked the Indian Trail Walk with Susan. I thought it was going to be a trail. It’s really more of a route around Clyde Hill, Medina and Hunts Point. It was a beautiful day and I’m glad we went. I was just hoping for a little more trail.
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The weather was great. I knew I had to get out there and take advantage even though my back has been really bothering me for about 4 days. I got through the run and had a nice turkey sandwhich and some gatorade. I went to my office, answered some emails and headed out to the plateau to check out a property. On a lark I placed a call to Joanne to see if she had any openings for massage. Lucky me! I’m got a 2:30 appointment. 
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Slow run outside. Back still tender.
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Quick run.
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One more quick run. The goal is 8-10 this weekend to stay on track.
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I’m hoping to get outside soon. The weather just hasn’t been that great.
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I walked and did a couple of errands.
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I got on the treadmill, took off my sweatshirt and began to jog. When I first began running about 15 years ago, I wouldn’t consider running in just my sports bra. Now I only run in shorts and a sports bra at the gym. I am over 40 now and I know that some day I will have to cover up a little more because nature has a way of shifting things around.
Today when I took off my shirt the man next to me took a look and said “Wow, you’re in really good shape. You must be a marathoner.”
“Thanks, I’m training for the Boston Marathon.”
He was carrying 5 lb dumbells in each hand and walking on an incline. “I could never run that far.”
“You’d be surprised, Anyone can do it…just takes discipline and you’ve got that. You’re here at 6 am working out.”
I slipped my headphones in my ears and ran. I had wanted to go easy and really felt like stopping, but I felt I needed to push hard because of the man next to me. He wasn’t hitting on me. I think he admired my dedication. He kept me from slacking and I felt a little better about myself. I stood a little straighter and taller as I left the gym and wished him a good work out.
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It was a little drizzly, but I decided to run outside.
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Although I got a late start, I’ve been a serious runner since 1994. I ran my first marathon in 1995 on my 30th Birthday. It’s been my goal to run the Boston Marathon since then. I missed qualifying by 12 minutes that year. I needed to run 3:40 and ran 3:52. Running in the most prestigious marathon, is the ultimate for most runners. The fact that you have to qualify, only fueled my competitive juices.
Over the next 9 years I ran 6 more marathons. I love running so much that I became a personal trainer and running coach in 2001. I continued to train and came within 4 minutes of my goal in 2003, when I ran 3:49. I was seriously hoping to qualify in 2004, but it didn’t happen. I had flare ups of plantar fasciitis off and on since I began running. In 2006 I ran 5 half marathons. Apparently this was too much for my body to handle. My plantar fasciitis became acute. I had to take time off to heal. (more...) 
