See Jessy Run

Well more like Jog slowly...

Since the Physical Therapist said that I could try "jog/walking" whatever that means, Saturday I put on my running shoes got the dog leash and went out.

I did stretch a lot and put on my compression wrap to make sure that I would be ok. I was able to get around the block (1.5 miles) without stopping to walk (except to pick up and throw away dog poop) and without real pain! I was so excited! So of course again today at bootcamp I had to try!

At bootcamp I was able to get around the parking lot without pain. I was jogging with my mom which was slower than I normally do but I wanted to make sure that I was not going to push to much!

So it looks like I might be able to start working towards that 5k again!!! Slowly is the key! I need to remember not to push myself yet I am still healing and working towards stronger legs.

YAY!!!

So I went to physical therapy yesterday nothing to exciting! I am going to be gone all week next week so she told me to make sure i keep stretching next week while I am gone!

As I was leaving she said that towards the end of next week i could try jogging/walking to see how my leg feels! So hopefully I will have no pain and I will be able to keep jogging and hopefully running!!!

I'm totally excited! I am ready to run I am so tired of not doing anything!

This is going to change your life!

Alright so I was at a snails pace running shop yesterday with my parents. Well while i was there this guy next to me was talking to the lady that worked there and asked what are those holes for??



Well I have always wondered the same thing what are these second holes for??



So she explained what to do...

here is the best way i could describe it...



1. take the laces and put the same side lace into the hole from the outside to the inside.


2. make it into a loop don't pull it all the way through

3. take the other side's lace and put it through the loop. do the same on the other side.

4. Then pull them tight. They should look somewhat like this.

5. Then tie it like normal...

So here is what happens... The shoe laces tied this way should make the laces pull from lower back on the foot. The should stay on better, fit better, and be tighter.

Here is where it should pull...

I was amazed by the different feel that it gave.

You need to try it!

here is a youtube video that shows it too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDdyZeY3QZo

Pain!!!

OH Dear!!! I went to the physical therapist today! It was the most painful visit yet! It is a good thing that it was so painful but it hurts!!

She figured out the spot that is making my leg hurt it's in my medial hamstring. So she "massaged" more like dug into my muscle. It was so painful in the hamstring but when she did that it didn't hurt the other part of my leg so strange. There is no real reason that it should hurt on the lateral lower leg when the actual problem is in the medial hamstring but that's just how it works!

So now that we figured out what the problem is we should be able to work it out and strengthen it so that i can get running again soon!! yay!!

I feel so lame not being able to run and watching everyone else run not to mention not being able to do lunges and squats so dumb...

Running on a moving ship is not easy!!

So last week I went on a cruise! It was amazing and so relaxing!

I did some running! Even though I was not supposed to i just couldn't resist so I put on my shoes and went up to the track.

Let me tell you it is really hard to run on a moving ship!! REALLY HARD! I kept rocking back and forth and forget about running in a straight line there is no such thing!

Also on that track you have to go around 10 times for it to equal a mile! It's really hard to count ten laps while running! I am ok with 4 on a track but 10 ugh.... So i think I ran a mile and a half but I might have miss counted my 15 laps! Oh well atleast I was running and not just eating a ton!

I was also able to focus and make sure that I stepped the correct way so that my leg did not hurt (as much)

I went to physical therapy today and Jill my physical therapist thinks that it might be my medial hamstring! which is wierd because the pain is on the lateral side of my leg! I don't know I am all taped up so that I can't use that muscle right now and I am still not supposed to run ugh...