Brad's Aquaman challenge!

2 years ago I did the old Jr Lifeguard  Stud Ironman as a fitness challenge to prove that I could still do it........It was a great success.

Last year it was 13 miles and a slice of cheesecake....It was so worth that piece of cheesecake and Kim had tricked me after an offhanded comment about how I could run 13 miles without trainingWell this year---I'm still recovering from my stupid broken toe....

So this year my fitness challenge is  Brad's Aquaman challenge....This Sunday  3 miles  in the pool.....   3 Miles ---I know I can do it.....The challenge will be all mental.....after all it is  480 lengths in the pool ......That is a big number and might be intimidating to count that high.


But I can do it and then hopefully in a couple of weeks I can go back to running again.
The pool is calling ... 3 Miles it says........Make your own fitness challenge....Something to strive for.

Waiting to Run again is the hardest part (injury update)

Waiting to run again is the hardest part..  4 to 6 weeks seems like an eternity!   I'm antsy.....I'm ready to get back out there and run again.   But I'm being extra careful....I want to make sure my toe is fully heeled before I get out there again.    So I wait in some virtual town outside of Seattle on my virtual run to Canada.

The waiting isn't easy.  It took me at least 1 1/2 years of having to make myself run  to get HE FAT in shape again.   There were so many days of not wanting to run -but making myself do it anyway. And then a break through...I finally got to that stage where I no longer had to make myself run....where if I didn't run for a couple of days there was something inside me telling me to get back out there again.   I craved it --just like Disneyland---just like the newest movie or TV show that I wanted to see.......(Just like Chocolate or something sweet at the end of the day).   And now I have to wait.     I'll give it one more week.....One more week for the torn ligaments to heal and the broken bone to settle... for I fear to quick of a return could prolong the injury or worsen it.  Today I will hit the pool instead....I've really been slacking since the broken toe and not doing much of anything....as I wait and wait and wait......I need to get back to running .... I have podcasts to listen to and running is my time to listen to them...