MRI results

So I went to the orthopedics's office yesterday! I had gotten my MRI last week and was going in to get the results from the scan.

After looking at the pictures and stuff the orthopedic came in and told me that my MRI showed that I was perfect! there is nothing wrong that they can see from the MRI :( So basically we have no idea!

So Next month I have an appointment with a neurologist who is going to test my nerves. Basically the orthopedic thinks that it might be a compressed nerve that is causing the pain. So basically we still have no idea what is wrong and I have to wait another month until we will maybe have any idea!?

ugh....


Meanwhile... I ran a timed mile yesterday to see my time this time around.

so the results 9.40 which isn't to bad and considering my leg hurts and it was freezing which makes it much harder to breathe so 9.40 is not bad at all.

I'm actually really proud that I can run as much as I do! I never thought I would be able to run at all!

Rainy Days

So it's been quite rainy the last few days which makes it much harder to go out and run! I think mostly the thought of what if I slip and die! :) so I decided to pull out some old workout dvds that I had bought and do some of those! I forgot how much of a workout some of them are!! wow!

I got an MRI on my leg/knee on Monday. Next Monday I should get the results from the MRI and hopefully see what is causing the pain and hopefully take the next steps to fixing it so I can stop wearing this stupid wrap and just run!

Feeling good...

I have been feeling great running lately! I finally got past the pain and have been pushing myself to go farther and farther everyday!

But... Physical therapy has been getting me no where for the most part. I haven't gotten any better. I have gotten stronger but the pain is still there without wearing the brace. so my physical therapist tried to further diagnose this problem both therapists think that it is my PCL (posterior cruciate ligament)which can only be fixed by surgery (sucky)

So I am scheduled next week to go back to the orthopedic and get scheduled for an MRI so we will see how that goes and see what the options are from there!

Back Home

Coming back from the cruise I thought it was going to be really hard to get back into the swing of things. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I was able to go to boot camp the day after we got back and workout the same as I had been. It was pretty good! And on cardio day I about 3 miles! It felt so good to push myself and really accomplish something!

I went back to physical therapy this week. Man was I hurting! I didn't think it was going to be that hard to go back but it was. We are working on building the muscle back in my leg so hopefully I can get the my leg strong and unpainful again! It takes a lot of work!

Running on a Cruise Ship

Everyday on the cruise I was able to run at least a mile sometimes up to 3 miles. I still can't run 3 miles straight without walking but I am doing better. I think with a little more training I will be able to do a 5k without breaking!

It's a little more difficult than you think to run on a cruise ship. It's OK running when the ship is not moving however when the ship is moving it's way hard. Sometimes the ship comes up to meet your foot while other times you take much bigger steps. It's really weird. I guess you would have to experience it to understand!

Running in Alaska

So my family and I are in Alaska for the next 2 weeks. Of course just
because you are on vacation does not mean that you can take a break
from running!

So this morning my mom dad And I headed out for a run we found this
great trail that was about a half mile.

The temperaure was perfect for running not to cold not to hot just
perfect! I hope all of our days here are this perfect for running. We
ran about 1.5 miles although it was a much slower pass than I am used
which sometimes is good to take it easy.

Let's Get MUDDY

So it's a little after but I haven't had time to post yet!

On July 18th my friends Barb and Elizabeth decided to do a mud run with me. Yes a mud run crazy!!

A mud run basically is a 5k run in mud. There are also some obstacles like walls to climb over and pits of mud and a lagoon you wade through some crawling and some tubes you have to climb through. It was really run and really muddy!

Liz and I finished the run with a time of 46.17 which is pretty good! We would have gotten a better time but we had to wait for people in order to go over some of the walls. Liz doesn't run as much as I do so we did more walking than I would have liked to do but it's all good! At least I didn't push myself to much!



Today was cardio day at boot camp. The last cardio day that I went to (a few months ago) I was able to run about 2 miles. Today I finished 3.25 miles! AWESOME! I was so excited to be able to run that much farther. Of course I can't run that strait but I am working my way there.

Marta wants to run a 5k before her birthday on 9/9/09 so my goal is to be able to run a 5k by then with her.