Ran twice now since the fall last Friday. Both were fine, this morning's was actually quite nice. I did go to urgent care on Wednesday to get my right hand x-rayed to ensure I hadn't gotten a chip fracture or other break because it was still feeling sore. No bones broken or fractured, just soft tissue soreness, probably because that's my dominant ( Read more... )

About six minutes into this morning's run I took a tumble. Had just crossed back over the one big road I have to cross because of construction near the house, and hit something with my shoe (I think?) and went down in a pedestrian island. I'm actually quite proud of how I went down, though, as I managed to keep my arms bent like a pushup, and not ( Read more... )

Been a busy and tiring month since the last entry ( Read more... )

Doing a two-week squat mobilization challenge with the Ready State, and I'm actually keeping up with it this time. It helps that a bunch of the early stuff has been things I already do on a daily basis now (27 squats, hip warm up, couch stretch). My squat technique isn't bad, but we can always improve, no ( Read more... )

The jump ropes, that is. I'm back to re-developing a jump rope workout habit, after taking almost a year off from two persistent injuries that were driving me nuts. But I worked on those, healed up, and am jumping again, which feels great. Also, since it's been nice out this week, I've resumed a post-lunch half hour walk, sometimes with a slight ( Read more... )

Took the husband's treadmill for a spin this afternoon, walking mostly, with a couple of 20-30 second running bits thrown in for the heck of it. Now I wait a day-ish to see if that tweaked the achilles tendon or if I'm okay to try a little more.

I pulled something in the back of my right foot about a month ago, probably achilles tendon related according to Dr. Google; nothing catastrophic, just sore when it gets stretched. So I've been a bit grumpy over that, and holding off on doing a lot to make sure it can heal. Finally did a very easy bike ride on the trainer this morning, which the ( Read more... )

The cats get so put out when I wake them outside of their normal cycle. Benjamin is giving me the stink eye because while I type this I'm sitting in the seat in my office that he normally sleeps in during the day. Sorry, bud, you got up to bug your sister, so you lose, until I go back across the room to the work desk ( Read more... )

Since starting to jump rope as regular exercise, I finally managed to finish the 'beginner' sessions, then decided to start one of their 30-day challenges, a core strength builder. Today was day 8, and the first time using the 2 lb (0.9kg) weighted rope, and that thing is no joke. Very easy to tell where it was by feel, and definitely more ( Read more... )

There are times in a new hobby where you practice and practice a new-to-you skill, when it just clicks, and things suddenly start going more smoothly, quickly, etc. That first time when you knit a row without thinking about how the needles and yarn go on every stitch. That first swim where your breathing is dialed in automatically. That first time ( Read more... )