Thursday Morning Run

Good run - I do so like running outdoors - only had to run on the street twice due to ice - there was still some ice on the sidewalk but I was able to dodge it - felt real good and did a real good pace - maybe this treadmill stuff does help - temped to continue it to find out - while talking to John this morning I got him to show me how ti use one of the rowing machines at the gym - seems like it might be good for both legs and upper body with out impact on the feet - no pain no problems on the run -

Time:	00:17:21
Distance:	1.13 mi
Elevation Gain:	135 ft
Calories:	195 C
Avg Temperature:	30.4 °F

Thursday Morning Run

Thursday Morning Dread-mill Run

Nice run even on the Dread-mill - felt good and was running well - I have figured out a way to make this more interesting - I still do run/walk at 4/1 but I start the run speed at 3.9 and walk at 3.3 and increase the run speed each interval - OK well it makes it a little more interesting - I set the grade to 2 this morning up .5 from yesterday - it made a difference it did feel a bit harder - having the GPS on messes up the distance traveled so I have adjusted it to what the Dread-mill reported - I will be turning the GPS off again and hoping I can remember to turn it back on - Scale at the gym showed me weighting 312.7 this is pretty upsetting - if this is correct I am still at a 100 pound lose and not making any progress - I am so annoyed that my home scale is not working correctly - blood sugar was 112 again, no insulin for 6 days - I slept 6 hours last night - I have scheduled a fitness assessment with John at the gym for Monday January 3rd - I hope I have made some improvements somewhere - John did the first assessment I had done there -

Time:	00:20:25
Distance:	1.33 mi
Elevation Gain:	160 ft
Calories:	214 C

Thursday Morning Dread-mill Run

Wednesday Lunch Run

Oops! Forgot to turn the GPS back on after using it on the dread-mill this morning - from now on I will just leave it on when at the gym - good run - no pain no problems - felt good enjoyed the run - it felt cold for 37 but at least the Sun was shining - I still had to dodge some ice and run in the road some - I am so looking forward to the ice going away - I do not mind the snow just the ice -

Time:	00:18:24
Distance:	1.11 mi
Calories:	207 C
Avg Temperature:	37.2 °F

Wednesday Lunch Run

Wednesday Morning Dread-mill Run

Interesting run - was 26 when I got up but did not want to have to dodge the ice outside - I rasied the treadmill to grade of 1.5 and will likely try 2 next time - I also tried increasing the pace because it is easier than running outside to see what I could do - I wonder if running faster on a treadmill will help with increasing speed in general - no problems no pain - I am looking forward to a little better weather - weight was 299.4 this morning - I forgot to weight at the gym ;( - blood sugar was 112 no insulin for 5 days now and so far my BS has been dropping and has not been above 115 since I stopped taking it - it does feel strange to hear the alarm on my iPhone to shot myself then remember to not do it - I am not ready to turn the alarms off yet - I have only ever tested my BS in the morning before eating - I am not sure if I should be testing other times now and it I did when and what I should expect my reads to be - I slept 7.5 hours last night - it was good to run this morning even on the dread-mill -

Time:	00:20:17
Distance:	1.31 mi
Elevation Gain:	0 ft
Calories:	224 C

Wednesday Morning Dread-mill Run

Tuesday Lunch Run

Nice to get a run in - only one mile today but better than none - I took Monday off as well as Sunday to recover also is was still very icy out there I do not mind the cold much but I am afraid of running on ice - also my left foot was still a little sore after the long run Saturday - good run today except for having to doge so much ice - I ran on the road some because the sidewalks were just not runnable - I felt very good no pain no problems - I did not feel as peppy as I thought I would maybe today's off is too much - in spite of the ice I ran a pretty good pace - my weight was 298.2 pounds this morning blood sugar was 114 and I slept 6.5 hours last night - 114 is a bit high for my BS but I have not taken any insulin since Saturday - I am just eating no carbs - if I can just get to go down a bit more but I think 114 is OK for now -

Time:	00:18:44
Distance:	1.12 mi
Elevation Gain:	37 ft
Calories:	203 C
Avg Temperature:	30.6 °F

Tuesday Lunch Run

Charleston Half Marathon training long run

Good run - felt good and no pain no problems on a long room - it turned out to be a nice day in spite of what I thought it was going to be like - I ran with Sue, Margret and George for the first 8.22 miles and then I ran the rest solo - it was sort of lonely out there only a few others on the trail but it was interesting run with the trail so quiet - also there was almost no traffic when driving there - it was also strange have the mall parking lot empty when I got back - I feet are sore on the bottoms but other wise I am not having any problems - I ran the whole run and I could have run more but I was tired when I got finished -

Time:	04:06:26
Distance:	13.11 mi
Elevation Gain:	645 ft
Calories:	2,175 C
Avg Temperature:	42.3 °F

Charleston Half Marathon training long run

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Thursday Lunch Run

Real good run - felt good and fast - no pain no problems - this is my last run until the long run Saturday so I push it a bit and it is pretty quick for me - planning on 12 - 13 on Christmas morning - I really hope I can stay health and get some of this pace for Charleston -

Time:	00:17:16
Distance:	1.03 mi
Elevation Gain:	38 ft
Calories:	171 C
Avg Temperature:	3.6 °F

Thursday Lunch Run

Thursday Morning Run

Good run - best one this week - felt good from the start and even though I still had some trouble getting out there is was easier this morning - the Sun was coming up which I believe helps - no pain no problems - it was 33 out this morning but it was a bit windy so it felt colder - my heart rate at rest seemed to be a bit high after the second run yesterday - this morning while driving to work it was 59 which is about normal for now yesterday at rest it was between 88 and 95 - after this run it is at 78 now - I am reading a book Protein Power - It was written in the 1990s - I really wish I had know about this was of eating to control blood sugar - I am not sure I was in a place where I would have follow it but I would liked to have known - my weight was 298.4 pounds blood sugar was 95 and I slept 8 hours last night -

Time:	00:18:02
Distance:	1.07 mi
Elevation Gain:	50 ft
Calories:	184 C
Avg Temperature:	33.6 °F

Thursday Morning Run

Wednesday Lunch Run

Good run - felt very good running but I still had to talk myself into doing the run - I almost always enjoy the run once I get started I just have trouble getting running - I had a little heel pain on my right leg but it did not last long no other pains or problems - I am trying to keep focusing on the Half in Charleston -

Time:	00:17:33
Distance:	1.08 mi
Elevation Gain:	40 ft
Calories:	202 C
Avg Temperature:	45.4 °F

Wednesday Lunch Run

Wednesday Morning Run

Good run and I felt good running - no pain no problems - It was still dark when I started running - yesterday was the shortest day of the year so last night was the longest night - I am so looking forward to the return of the Sun - I am having a lot of trouble to get myself to get out there right now - I assume it is just part of the way I feel this time of the year - running does help but one has to get out there and doing it - weight was 294.6 pounds this morning blood sugar was 94 and I slept 7 hours last night -

Time:	00:18:16
Distance:	1.08 mi
Elevation Gain:	49 ft
Calories:	209 C
Avg Temperature:	40.5 °F

Wednesday Morning Run

Tuesday Lunch Run

Good run - had some soreness in my right heal - more of a stiffness - it when away quickly but I think it slowed me down for the first little bit - other wise no pain no problems - most of the run felt very good - had to talk myself into doing the run - I have run five time in the last 27.5 hours - maybe that is too much but I am feeling god right now so maybe it is OK - well no more runs planned until Wednesday morning - I run often but they are mostly only one mile - I like doing this because I hope it keep my metabolism up -

Time:	00:18:43
Distance:	1.05 mi
Elevation Gain:	44 ft
Calories:	201 C
Avg Temperature:	34.6 °F

Tuesday Lunch Run

Tuesday Morning Run

Good run - slept well last night and got a little extra - was not feeling great at the start but as usually during the first 2 minutes I was feel good and by the end I was really enjoying running - it still seems strange that I could enjoy running - I enjoy riding also but because of the weather I have not really been on a ride for a month - I am so glad I have running now which I can do in weather where ridding is just not fun - a little twinges from the Peroneus Longus o my left leg again today today but only a couple - I do think it is getting better - otherwise no pain no problems - I was really feeling good today and was running well - I was not trying to push the pace but got a pretty good time anyway - weight this morning was 292.4 blood sugar was 78 and I slept 8 hours last night -

Time:	00:18:21
Distance:	1.06 mi
Elevation Gain:	47 ft
Calories:	194 C
Avg Temperature:	31.4 °F

Tuesday Morning Run

Tir ra nOg run #24

Good run but hard - I just was not feeling great - I usually get to feeling better as I run when I start out not feeling great but not this time - I still enjoyed the run tiny bit of pain in the Pernoeus on my left leg - it has been so much better since I had the active release therapy from Dr Fay - I am looking forward to the next treatment - I ran into her after the run at the nOg run she had run it - she told me she has been running it off and on for about three months - I also saw Meri after her run - she looked good and said she had had a good run - Emily and Jon were not able to make it tonight - I am still not feeling great so I am going to bed early tonight -

Time:	00:54:26
Distance:	3.10 mi
Elevation Gain:	127 ft
Calories:	617 C
Avg Temperature:	36.2 °F

Tir ra nOg run #24

Monday Lunch Run

Good run - felt good - no pain nice out there but still quite cold - started out with the hood down but I put it on soon - feet feeling good - was still running in recover mod not pushing it -

Time:	00:18:18
Distance:	1.04 mi
Elevation Gain:	41 ft
Calories:	202 C
Avg Temperature:	37.8 °F

Monday Lunch Run

Monday Morning Run

Good run - it was pretty cold but did not brother me this morning the Sun was out and that helps - I was still a bit tired and a little sore from Saturday so I tried to take it easy today and did not try to push the pace - I worked on form and relaxing while I was running - I had some soreness on the bottom of my left foot in the heal and ball of the foot - I had had some sort of deep blister on something on the ball of my foot after the OBX Half and that has had the skin on the outside on the foot at that place die and peal off like a blister but the new skin has like a blood scab still on it - it is all heeled and not bleeding but it is a little tender there again - it doe not look great but it does not look bad either and while running it did not brother me just walking sometime I can feel that that area ia not right yet - it does seem to be healing and I am not worried about it - I should have gong to bed earlier last night - made it to bed just before midnight - otherwise I had not pain no problems - I enjoyed the run and flet pretty good - my weight was 299.4 this morning - I really need to replace my scale - blood sugar was 104 not bad I missed one injection Sunday - Oops - I slept 6 hr 20 min last night -

Time:	00:18:11
Distance:	1.07 mi
Elevation Gain:	39 ft
Calories:	192 C
Avg Temperature:	26.7 °F

Monday Morning Run

Charleston Half Marathon Training Run

A real good run - I did suffer a good bit in the last mile but I still had a good run and it was great to run with Birt again - we met at North Cray Park at 8AM - besides Birt there was Jon and Emily and of course Meri - there are few things a great as getting together with one friends to run or just hang - the weather was cold and gloomy but not real bad for this late in the fall - it is colder than usually for this time of the year but I and getting use to it - amazing what one can get use to - running with Birt is really great I would have likely cut the run short if he had not been there - he did not do that much but just be there and it helps - I had almost no pain and no problems - the only pain I had was just a little at the attachment point for the Peroneus but nothing down the leg and this was great also this only happen occasionally and also only for a short period during the middle of the run so this is a big improvement - it seems like my heals on the bottoms of my feet may be going to be sore again - not sure what is causing this - Birt looked at me run a couple of times and said it looked like I was mid-foot striking and I feel like I am - I am trying to lengthen my stride to the read so that may be causing me to hit the heal a bit harder when I come down on it after the mid-foot landing - today was a good bit slower than I would have liked for it to have been but this was a pretty hilly run - my weight was 306.4 this morning blood sugar was 85 and I slept 7 hours last night -

Time:	03:07:27
Distance:	10.02 mi
Elevation Gain:	929 ft
Calories:	1,654 C
Avg Temperature:	36.3 °F

Charleston Half Marathon Training Run

Wednesday Lunch Run

Good run - felt good - was nice to be outside again - was a bit cool but not bad - no pain no problems -

Time:	00:17:19
Distance:	1.04 mi
Elevation Gain:	35 ft
Calories:	208 C
Avg Temperature:	27.3 °F

Wednesday Lunch Run

Wednesday Morning Dread-mill Run

Good run for a dread-mill run at least - was 16.7 when I got up this morning but I had planned the night before to go to the gym to run and did so - I have to get up earlier to do this but not much - I did not run distance but just ran as long as I could time wise - I set the treadmill to a grade of 1 because I have heard it is more like running outside set that way - I still ran 4 and 1 but Increase the running pace with each set - this was better than not running but I am not fond of it - I weighted myself at the gym and adjusted for clothing I weighted 308 pounds - so my scale at home has been laying to me - I do not understand why I have not lose more weight - my clothes seem lose and I can see a difference in the mirror now - I am pretty sure the scale at the gym is correct so I must work on the diet again - blood sugar was 88 and I slept 6.5 hours last night -

Time:	00:26:13
Distance:	1.67 mi
Calories:	293 C

Wednesday Morning Dread-mill Run

Tuesday Lunch Run

OK well I made it out there - Good run but still cold - I did not make it out this morning 18.2 at my home at 6:30AM - I know 21 is not much warmer but the Sun was fully up and it just seemed easier to get out there - this will likely be my only run for the day so I really tried to push hard - I was thinking and saying faster, faster, faster the whole run and this is my faster time and best pace yet on this run - I was trying to increase my cadence and lengthen my stride to the rear - seemed like I was doing both - no pain no problems - I may try to run after work at home but ti is going to be cold and almost dark also I am pretty tired after this effort so we will just see - weight was 295.4 pounds and blood sugar was 88 - I slept 8 hours last night -

Time:	00:16:52
Distance:	1.14 mi
Elevation Gain:	36 ft
Calories:	199 C
Avg Temperature:	20.8 °F

Tuesday Lunch Run

Tir ra nOg run #2

Really good and really cold run - It was quite cold and windy so it felt even colder - I was dressed well enough but the air was so cold it made my throat hurt by the end of the run - this is a PR for me at this run and distance - it was a nice run there were a number of very nicely decorate house on the route - there was no one there after the run who I usually talk with but I met a few new folks who I spoke to for a little while after the run - they were very nice a lot younger than I but still nice -

Time:	00:51:22
Distance:	3.12 mi
Elevation Gain:	129 ft
Calories:	638 C
Avg Temperature:	29.4 °F

Tir ra nOg run #23

Monday Lunch Run

Good run - felt better and I enjoyed the run - I was pushing the pace - It is a pretty fair time for me - now if I can just continue to improve my pace and get them to my longer runs - no heal problem no pain or any troubles - this morning there was a tiny bit of snow for the night - there was not much just a dusting here and there - there was still a little on this run - looking forward to the Tir re nOg run tonight -

Time:	00:17:30
Distance:	1.08 mi
Elevation Gain:	34 ft
Calories:	204 C
Avg Temperature:	32.4 °F

Monday Lunch Run

Monday Morning Run

Good run - no pain no problems - it was cold this morning - I was not feeling great - not sick or anything just not feeling good - I really do not like this season of the year - seems like I always have trouble with not feel well - the run helped - Satruday evening and Sunday I was have a lot of pain in both heals - not had this before - it is better now - I just wish I knew what it was about - I tried to make sure I was not heal striking on the run this mornig and I do not think I am - I did enjoy my run this morning - my weight was 298.4 pound this morning and my blood sugar was 98 -

Time:	00:17:31
Distance:	1.12 mi
Elevation Gain:	32 ft
Calories:	202 C
Avg Temperature:	29.6 °F

Monday Morning Run

Training for Charleston Half

Real good run - not as good as last week but still very good and pretty fast for me - Met Birt, Meri Emily along with four other ladies - Birt and I ran together and the rest of the group ran with Meri and Emily - Birt and I had a good run but we went out a little too fast and were feeling it at about mile 5 - we just slowed a bit and it was OK - it was pretty cold and also very gloomy - I think the gloomy affected me some - just did not have the energy I did last week, Birt, Meri and Emily were feeling the same sort of thing - guess I am more Sun driven than I knew - feet were great so were my legs no pain no problems and we did a good speed - 10 miles again next week then 12 - 13 Christmas Eve or Christmas morning - I will be running solo Birt and Meri will be running Thursday with Emily - Birt videoed me running - I do not like what I look like when I run - it looks mostly like funny walking - it feels like running and is faster than my walking - I need to lengthen my stride to the back and increase my cadence - I believe if I can work on both of these it will increase my speed - I would really like to get to running a 10 or 12 minute mile - weight today was 295.4 pounds blood sugar was 94 -

Time:	02:22:50
Distance:	8.10 mi
Elevation Gain:	300 ft
Calories:	1,333 C
Avg Temperature:	38.6 °F

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Thursday Morning Run

Good run but man was it cold - my nose felt like a nose-cicle - Yes I ran outside - funny when I gave myself the choose of running the 'dread-mill' or running on a beautiful sunny but very cold day the outside run won hands down - I ran very well - no pain no problems - I was wearing two layer on my legs and three layers on my trunk and arms I also had a hood of my sweet shirt over my head and tied down tight - I was also wearing some winter mountain biking gloves everything except my nose and the backs of my legs was fine - may go to three layers on the legs -

Time:	00:18:04
Distance:	1.07 mi
Elevation Gain:	43 ft
Calories:	191 C
Avg Temperature:	20.4 °F

Thursday Morning Run

Thursday Lunch Run

This was a good run - I felt good and had no problems or at least that is the way I remember it now - I was not able to post it Thursday because of some problem with the Gamin site

Time:	00:17:40
Distance:	1.03 mi
Elevation Gain:	32 ft
Calories:	205 C
Avg Temperature:	38.6 °F

Thursday Lunch Run

Tir ra nOg run 22

This was a good but cold run - I dressed well and was fine out there but it was strange wearing three layers over most of me - I felt real good and was trying to push my pace and I think this is PR for me running this 5K route - I bought a Fuel Belt head lamp and it worked well - I am worried about the batteries it uses two of the flat 2032 type - I felt good out there - I did have some pain but noting major and nothing that last for long -

Time:	00:52:18
Distance:	3.10 mi
Elevation Gain:	118 ft
Calories:	659 C
Avg Temperature:	31.7 °F

Tir ra nOg run 22

Monday Lunch Run

Nice run - felt good - some leg pain left leg below knee and above ankle but it was not bad or constant - it was still very cold but the Sun was bright and I enjoyed the run - I am a little worried about the cold at Tir ra nOg run tonight -

Time:	00:18:14
Distance:	1.13 mi
Elevation Gain:	36 ft
Calories:	201 C
Avg Temperature:	33.8 °F

Monday Lunch Run

Monday Morning Run

Real good run this morning - Really cold run this morning - I know it is nothing compared to what some of you run in but I live it the South technically and since I have gotten fitter, lose weight and so forth I have a lot more trouble with getting cold - I believe this it not unusually that part of being fit is the ability to get rid of body heat better - if this is true I am fitter - except for being cold during the first half of the run it was a good run - no pain or problems - I was really good after the 10 miles on Saturday for the first time but I was stiff on Sunday with my feet just a little sore but it was still so much better than before so maybe I am starting to get there - I went to the Galloway end of season party last night and it was real nice - of course I would not eat anything they were serving so I paid $20 for a glass of diet coke but I still enjoyed the event - I almost forgot to go and therefore arrived at 6:30PM which was not a problem since I was not eating anyway - I found a seat with Jon and Emily which was very nice - they encouraged us to wear out medals - I must admit I really did not understand the medals when I started running but I do now - there are very few things as adults where we get any sort of award for finishing anything and it does feel good to get them and through them remember the event where you got them - I was proud to have several medals to where and felt for those who did not in sptie of making the same or even great effort this year - I also enjoyed the appaulse I got when I got my Fist Half Marathon certificate and my Half Marathon PR certificate - Galloway or this Galloway group at least has been good for me - I like running, I still cannot explain that and if I had started with out the Galloway group I would likely still be running and I believe I would continue running without out this group if I had to I have really enjoyed the people I have met because of my involvement - I have signed up for the Charleston Half Marathon this coming January 15th also I am doing the Tobacco Road Half Marathon March 16th and I am really thinking about doing the Myrtle Beach Half February 18th - I think I am in trouble here - LOL

Time:	00:18:07
Distance:	1.07 mi
Elevation Gain:	45 ft
Calories:	200 C
Avg Temperature:	26.3 °F

Monday Morning Run

Galloway Club run 28th

Really good run - this was the last official Galloway run our twenty eighth run - Birt and I had both planned on doing 10 miles - I am training for the Charleston Half Marathon - Birt may also do this race - Birt had gotten there early and had already done a mile but decided to run 10 with me anyway so he did 11 - we rand the first 3 with the group then they turned around and we continued - I enjoy running with the group now that I can mostly keep up but running with just Birt was great - we run at about the same speed and we have some great conversations while running - we talked about doing a bit more running together than we have and I hope this works out - today was a good run for me - I had almost no pain - I had a few twinges in the left side of my left leg below the knee and a little right Achilles pain after mile 9 also I am not burn out completely but this ten miler which is just great -

Time:	03:00:54
Distance:	10.02 mi
Elevation Gain:	477 ft
Calories:	1,643 C
Avg Temperature:	36.4 °F

Galloway Club run 28th

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Thursday Morning Run

Real good run this morning - man it was cold - 26 degrees - OK well I was not uncomfortable but it was chilly - I guess I really do like running to go out when it was a bit cold - no pain and that was nice - I felt like I was running well and at a good pace - it was very pretty out this morning - I do not like getting up early but once I get started I do like running at or close to dawn - weight 294.4 pounds and blood sugar of 88 this morning -

Time:	00:18:05
Distance:	1.12 mi
Elevation Gain:	44 ft
Calories:	223 C
Avg Temperature:	26.7 °F

Thursday Morning Run

Thursday Lunch Run

Nice run felt good today - did not feel fast but I was trying to push the pace -no pain no problems - still cool out there but I was in shorts and a sweat shirt - use to think it was funny to see runner dressed like this but now I understand - rest day Friday - will try to get to the gym -

Time:	00:17:50
Distance:	1.06 mi
Elevation Gain:	29 ft
Calories:	203 C
Avg Temperature:	38.9 °F

Thursday Lunch Run

Wednesday Lunch Run

Good run - I was well rested - Tuesday I took the day off to wait for a delivery at home - this is for the special project - the Blue Project - more about the Blue Project another time - I spent the rest of the day and until late late night working on the Blue Project so I did not get up early enough to run this morning and I did not run at all on Tuesday - no pain today which was nice - weight this morning was 294.6 and blood sugar was 83 -

Time:	00:18:17
Distance:	1.05 mi
Elevation Gain:	34 ft
Calories:	183 C
Avg Temperature:	55.5 °F

Wednesday Lunch Run