Friday, April 17, 2015
Dreary day indoors turned into a Sunny commute
The hubs took my older son to school this morning, so my younger son and I stayed home all morning. The day was cool and rainy, so a good day to catch up on house work and building magnatile towers! For the pick up routine, I walked 3 miles, 1 of which was running. Everything is still all good, but after a week of increasing my walking/running my body is tired. I have plenty of school work to keep me seated all weekend :/...
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Short Hand
Until my running picks up, my posts are turning into short hand. I walked 4.4 mi today, but decided not to run any. Back and foot are still feeling pretty good.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
The Walking is Working
Today I again did the majority if my commuting by foot and walked 6.75 miles, with about a mile run in between. The slight bit of running has felt pretty good on my back and foot - I am keeping it slow and steady.
Monday, April 13, 2015
False Start
So the New Years Day run was, predictably, a false start. My back was just not ready for running, even half a mile. I have continued PT for my back and have seen significant improvement. I am not back to 100%, but with the emergence of Spring I am feeling the itch to get running (slowly!).
My kids were on Spring break last week, and before that my mom was in town for a couple of weeks helping me out, so I have had a lot of good rest time for my back. I have also been doing my prescribed stretches, which helps enormously.
Living Uptown for a year now, I indescribably LOATHE hauling my kids in and out the subway. It is the WORST. It's been a long Winter of bumping the stroller up and down the stairs, and commuting an average of 4 hours per school day from Uptown. Enough is enough. With the Spring weather and my back improving, I decided after Spring break that I would be doing a whole lot more of my commuting by foot. Sadly, because MTA is so unreliable, I only have to leave our apartment 10-20 min earlier than if I take the subway or bus.
Today, I did take the subway down for my older son's drop off, but I walked up to my younger son's school drop off, then walked down and back to a dentist appointment. After taking a quick ride home, I walked 2.5 miles (with about a mile job in there) back for school pick up, then walked up to the Columbia campus to play with the kiddos. I walked 9 miles today, including the 1 mile run! My back held out and I felt great to have accomplished some much needed exercise, 16 months after my initial injury!
My kids were on Spring break last week, and before that my mom was in town for a couple of weeks helping me out, so I have had a lot of good rest time for my back. I have also been doing my prescribed stretches, which helps enormously.
Living Uptown for a year now, I indescribably LOATHE hauling my kids in and out the subway. It is the WORST. It's been a long Winter of bumping the stroller up and down the stairs, and commuting an average of 4 hours per school day from Uptown. Enough is enough. With the Spring weather and my back improving, I decided after Spring break that I would be doing a whole lot more of my commuting by foot. Sadly, because MTA is so unreliable, I only have to leave our apartment 10-20 min earlier than if I take the subway or bus.
Today, I did take the subway down for my older son's drop off, but I walked up to my younger son's school drop off, then walked down and back to a dentist appointment. After taking a quick ride home, I walked 2.5 miles (with about a mile job in there) back for school pick up, then walked up to the Columbia campus to play with the kiddos. I walked 9 miles today, including the 1 mile run! My back held out and I felt great to have accomplished some much needed exercise, 16 months after my initial injury!
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