And I am pain free!

Yesterday I went on an 8 1/2 lunch bike ride to a waterfall in Scarsdale, it was amazing. I did it in 1 hour, it felt so good to exercise again, and that I did it so quickly too! I was riding without any hands, singing to my music essentially making an ass of myself (I think that its a good thing that no one else was around, or else I would of been really embarrassed). And yes, I am a pro now, able to ride my bike without any hands. Ask my uncle Ted, or my brother or sister, but I have been trying to figure this out for years now, and I can finally do it! I was even able to raise my hands above my head for the first time and stretch, yup, I know your jealous, all while riding my bike. :D Needless to say, that was exciting.

Today, that is, August 15 2009, I went on a run with Kristin and we went about 4 miles. I had to walk I would say around 55-60% cause I couldnt breathe, but I did it almost pain free. My ankles didnt hurt at all! woo! Although I did have heel and arch pain (plantar fascitis - is what I have in my heels, yuck) and some hip pain (which Kristin gave me some tips on how to get rid of it), and some knee pain. All this pain is apparently normal for new runners, and hopefully, after icing my knees and ankles, I will be up and riding my bike tomorrow. I figured that I will keep the pain to a minimal and switch with running and riding to keep the exercise going, and keep the pain minimal.

Soon to come, pictures from Blake and me in Boston! :D

Ankles seem to be pain free.....

Well, I developed brusitis in my ankles from running too much in BAD shoes. :( Its was crazy, my right ankle was swollen and bruised for about 3 weeks, and hurt to walk, sleep, rest, basically anything that I was doing was hurting my ankle. After a visit from the doc, she told me that I had brusitis in my ankles, which is when the bursur sacs (we apparently have them all over our bodies, they are a kinda air cushion to our bones, tendons and stuff) become enflamed from say overexposure, and fill with fluid to protect that area of the body from further damage, like maybe a broken bone? Thats what happened to both of my ankles after Kristin and I ran between 5-7 miles (well I ran about 5.3 or 5.4 miles, and she ran around 7). Now after about a months rest, I think starting this weekend I am going to start riding my bike almost everynight, to warm my body up a little bit, while Krisin is on vacation to test the ole ankle out a bit. Then when she gets back from her vacation in Ohio, I want to start running again...I know she mentioned running a 5k at some point this year, think about it...me....running in a marathon, shit, of any kind. I kinda like that idea, :D
I will keep ya'll posted on that one.