Summer

 Now that summer has officially begun, I am noticing the changes that come with the summer season. The mornings are warm, but still comfortable in the early morning hour. There are more people out and around in the good weather. I did the 2 x Raynor/Kastal/Ryan/Ridge plus a short out and back. I did 7.06 in 2:11:58 for a 18:41 minute per mile pace with an average heart rate of 70 bpm with an elevation gain of 239 feet at an average cadence of 115 spm at 70 degrees. Thankfully the busy pace of the school year will be replaced with the busy but not hectic pace of the summer. Hopefully not too many honey do projects. Have a blessed day!

Right Direction

 This morning seemed to be another turn in the right direction. Last night at physical therapy, my therapist worked solely on flexibility and acupressure without exercise. This seemed to help as this morning was the first time in a few weeks that I did not get that tightness on the outside of my posterior knee. I walked at normal speed doing a short out and back and twice Raynor/Ridge/Kastal/Ryan for 7.03 in 2:10:38 for an 18:34 minute per mile pace with an average heart rate of 69 bpm with an elevation gain of 240 feet at an average cadence of 115 spm at 68 degrees. Over the years the workouts vary based on need and motivation. I try to keep moving and make changes before they are necessitated. I’m just trying to survive until the end of school. Lord thanks for your strength!

A Bit Better

 Today is a day off from school, so I was able to sleep in and hit the Rocky Point to Shoreham trail. I was doing a normal pace in the beginning of this heat wave. My anterior knee was a bit better than yesterday. I am enjoying sitting back after a busy morning of a walk and picking up a bunch of stuff for our front plant beds. I then headed to Walmart to pick up a couple of items. Here are the modest stats. I did 8.07 miles in 2:36:43 for a 19:24 minute per mile pace with an average heart rate of 70 bpm. The temp was around 83 degrees. In places there was a nice breeze. Each day is a new day with new challenges. I just feel like I can’t look too far ahead right now. Hoping to get refreshed! God bless you!

Staving Off

 Right now, I am one step away from taking a bit of time off from walking. I’m thinking that today was a half a step of improving, so Lord willing I will stay this course. Today I did my walking at a normal pace. I still felt some discomfort, but I have less pain at this time of the day. I did 6.76 miles in 2:05:06 for an 18:30 minute per mile pace with an average heart rate of 73 bpm with an elevation gain of 245 feet at a cadence of 116 spm at 68 comfortable degrees. Training and injuries always go together. Have a blessed day!

Feeling My Way

 Well, I have been training through some stuff lately and trying to get to school on time. Today’s workout was better than Friday’s, but I am monitoring things closely. There is time when rest is needed for an injury, but for now I am saying not yet. I didn’t have the twitch in the back of my leg for as long, but I am definitely forced to go slower. I have physical therapy tonight. I’m praying that it helps. I did 6.67 in 1:51:34 for a 16:43 minute per mile pace and I am not able to get more data at the present. Praying for healing! Have a blessed day! Also did a roughly 10k yesterday before church. Have a blessed day!

Approaching the Line

 I have been dealing with some outside knee irritation for about two months. Exercise has not seemed to affect it , until this week. I’m definitely keeping tabs on it. It can go from good to bad quickly. Thankfully, I have a couple days to rest and recover and to not stress it too much. Today I did the figure eight plus the short out and back for a 6.65 miles in 1:52:37 for a 16:56 minute per mile pace with an average heart rate of 79 bpm with an elevation gain of 254 feet at an average cadence of 123 spm at 67 degrees. My pace was definitely slowed by hamstring soreness. Char takes Amber to PA today. Have a blessed weekend friends!

Confidence

  There are many times in life when people’s thoughts of what you should do differ with what you are currently doing. That’s when you must persevere and keep going. Different views can force you to evaluate, which can be useful. Ultimately, you must take the course of action that you feel is necessary. So I am doing my workouts, but I am cutting back in certain areas to allow my body to heal and my mind to refresh. I did the short out and back and the figure 8 for 6.68 miles in 1:50:45 for a 16:34 minute per mile pace with an average heart rate of 84 bpm with an elevation gain of 220 feet at an average cadence of 126 spm at 59 degrees. I am grateful for the many blessings that the Lord bestows on me!