Running, swimming, and having a Ball

I’ve updated my October fitness accomplishments. I don’t know if I’m happy with them or not. I feel like I didn’t do as well and I could have, but I know that was because of my heel and the fires. On to November!

This month I have challenged myself to strength train a minimum of 5 times; run a minimum of 13 times; swim a minimum of 5 times; bike a minimum of 5 times; and lose 4 pounds.

I started swimming last night, so I’m off and running 😉 I was one tired puppy when I finished and felt like I could eat a horse. I had forgotten how great swimming feels and am kicking myself royally for not getting back into it sooner. Kahuna “coached” me last night but for the next 2 weeks I’ll have a coach from the Y helping me out. Kahuna is gone all next week and I knew I wouldn’t get to the training tank on my own, so I’m going to a coach at the Y for motivation. I really need a swift kick in the pants, so to speak, to get back into form.

I’ve been using my HRM everytime I go out to run and am starting to run more often than walk; however I’m still walking further than I’m running – if that makes sense. I’ve increased my minimum mileage for this month and am confident that I’ll be able to run/walk the 5K on the 22nd in under an hour. My heel is still giving me a bit of grief, but I’m beginning to figure out what bothers it the most. One thing, I am heel striking instead of staying on the balls of my feet, so I’m working on that. Another is that if I don’t ice it really quickly after I run, it bothers me the next day.

Tonight is Kahuna’s Marine Corps Ball. I decided to not attend for several reasons, so I’m on my own tonight and tomorrow morning, since they decided to have it in Nevada (not Vegas – which is one of the reasons I’m not attending).

Monday, Kahuna will be leaving again for HqMC for the week. It will be really quiet around the house with no one to talk to. I’m already looking forward to next Saturday.

This weekend is the LSU/Alabama football game. Geaux tigers!