..bart kisses the teacher

have u ever see that episode where Bart is sooo happy that he passed the test that he kissed the teacher..I just about planted one on stuart- my doc when he said i could start easing back into running..yep im back on the rehab trail..

deege..the toe thing..there are nerves etc that run all the way from the back down the leg to toe etc..the fact that the toe has no strength means the back nerve or whatever is still being compressed making me unable to fully use my toe...
my aunt is particularly concerned about this toe business(and was very worried when i couldnt walk on my heels...she keeps mentioning neurosurgeon) anyway aunt(physio) has ordered me in to her office on monday for a check which somewhat dampened my hitherto unbridled happiness...

apparently i have not one BUT TWO disc bulges(L4/L5 and also L5/S1)..yay..f.ing yay...and they dont actually get much better ..you just kind of manage them..the second one however is not compressing the nerve so its ok

so tomorrow is a 5min jog..and if that goes ok i can do 15min jog on sat.then break day and build up by 5mins each time til get to 35 mins then drop back to 10mins and can go on a harder surface..its a start!

and geelong is a possibility to race not just jog..well all dependent on how everything pulls up of course.. ;)

so pretty good news i reckon.. oh no squash for months...strengthening core big time..going to do clinical pilates

obviously i decided news like thhis needed its OWN post...thats why two today

..fess up jo

fess up jo
No
fess up jo
nooo
fess up jo
noooooooooooooo
fess up jo.acknowledge your naughty behaviour.
sullen No
JO
..oh frick.Fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine...last night i ate 150g chocolate and a 50g pack of stupid crisps..sullen again..happy???????
the stupid thing is I RARELY even eat chocolate..some eating DEMON possessed me and I had no control hmmmmmm???can i blame TOM..is there anything else i can blame apart from me??prob not..i just suck..
i will edit this post later this arvo after the sports doc..I have fingers and toes crossed...yes even the big one that was having some problem working ;)

..settle gretel.

ok so the sports doctor tomorrow..am still trying not to get TOO excited..but well i am excited..so much for me not getting carried away..there is some strength in my big toe now..and i feel freer in the back.. im thinking we may be looking at a rehab plan tomorrow..i know i know ..Stu was completely right when he told me to be patient..but well i just cant help it at the mo(you may not want to read tomorrow's post if its bad news...

went water running with Em today..steady pace..mostly 130-140 HR 35 mins it was supposed to be but we did a tiny bit more.. plus warm up cool down....was great..The time WENT way fast comparative to my solo sessions..I actually enjoyed it today

had a dental appt(whats new HEHE... am booked in to have two wisdom teeth out in 2 weeks..again no way will they let me get a cab home..what if i dont have anyone who can pick me up...my bro in law is picking me up so Im ok..but seriously if he wasnt there..everyone works Mr Dentist and i dont like asking for favours!I mean what do you do then..hire a fake dole bludger?what would someone with no family do?..ok rant over

lets think nice thoughts and picture myself maybe being able to run soon...i am hoping geelong AV meet is on the cards..at least to jog it if i cant race it


oh yeah weigh in 62.4..only lost 0.3 but 1kg over 2 weeks is ok..and i was about to have chicken and chips for lunch..headed up and realised sheepishly i hadnt checked that i had enough cash on me..slunk into the butcher and said um i have $3.50..can you please give me however much low fat mince that is...LOSER..anyway made a lovely hamburger and healthy baked chips..someones looking out for my weight(cos i certainly wasnt after a horror weekend of food..TA

hope everyones day was as good
excited little joey bean :)

..cmon i'm on my knees..

..cmon i'm on my knees.. and praying to the back gods..im generally a nice person(ok so maybe on friday night i made fun of the girl wearing dotty shoes with a check dress..a bit clownish.. but apart from that....its not like she heard me...)
for some reason, my back has been sore all day today..please please be better for the doctor on thursday...pleeeeeease

..maybe its just cos its the T.O.M.. or am i just fooling myself..i just dont know..

anyway cancelled on Em...not taking any chances....

oh and jo..just cos you lost your favourite jacket does not mean you can buy a new jacket every week..how many trenchcoat jackets do you need..LOL..at least i stayed away from jeans.. i worked out i have two blue size 10(almost fit again..well they fit but u dont wanna sit down),2blue size 12.. 1black size 12..1 maroon size 12, 2 blue size 14,1 black 14.. and dont even get me started on my cords!
have weigh in tomorrow..hopefully the numbers are good..
will consider a light swim later...all back dependent..

..trying to keep a lid on it

doctors appointment on thursday..big toe is starting to get some functionality back..but trying not to get carried away...dont wanna go THUD if the doc still says i have to have the injection..and the 2 weeks of no running AGAIN..still cant stand on my right heel and hold the toes up off the ground

went w.running with Em...WOW that was a tough session 5 min warm up 6x90sec hard with 30 sec rest between then 2 min breather then 6x90sec hard with 30 sec rest between then 5 min cool down... so glad Em was there..would have seriously struggled with that one by myself

2 fillings today..upper and bottom..I looked like a stroke victim...and then there was the drool..LOL...sooooo attractive..quite interesting having a coke zero..half felt cold half felt warm...weird..thats one of the 3 dental appointments for the week!!

..ummm..jo its not your car

hehe.. standing at the pool furously trying to get my car to unlock..muttering stupid beeper..finally sinks in..oops its not your car!well it looked the same!
..reminds me of one time years ago..opened the door with key jumped into car..mm nice cumfortable orange cushion..looked at the radio and thought hmm.im unobservant didnt realise my radio had that thingy..then kinda went ..hang on i dont remember having an orange cushion...uh oh..i was in someone elses car..hehe..slunk to my car two spots up..ummm embarrassment!!!
..woke up in my clothes from last night(always a good sign i drank too much!)check that i didnt send any embarassing texts..nup im good..phew..
went to the pool
did the ladder session..after the glute pain yesterday thought 4x5mins hard might be too much so 1hard 1easy 2hard 1easy 3hard 1 easy 4 hard 1 easy 3hard 1easy 2hard 1 easy 1hard with 5 min warm up and 5 minute cool down..stupid fat man in my lane hit me on the head and the lady kicked me...i very politely(not being sarcastic here either) said if im in your way there are lap lanes.. i didnt mind the cute pool attendant coming up to talk to me about deep water running though

and i decided after swimming that my craving for crisps was too strong..im having them as a substitute for my breakfast!nutritional value=0 enjoyment value= huge

..not a good sign..

..ok so maybe im paranoid..but im pretty sure hte pain in the glute is NOT a good sign(it was the precursor last time to a whole lotta pain..
so not even water work today :( see how i am tomorrow

went to sandown today(very unhappy initially cos this was the race i wanted..i was expecting a sub 45 here :( :( ) anyway before too long i had a job and was busy chatting away to everyone so it helped me get out of my funk... a couple of juniors and i were the official 'BURGERS' cheer squad (and i recorded all our teams times too

saw tiger boy come in..looked for Em ..couldnt find her so i was well occupied

out for dinner tonight....so have to try to be good..

..and ive decide what annoys me about the boy saying he just 'wants to go with the flow' if someone doesnt want to see you on the weekend..then i would consider that indifference or ambivalence..yes i think we definitely need to have a chat
..perhaps not while im in the mood im in at the moment LOL

..what a great day..

what a great day today.. had breakfast at a nice little cafe..fruit salad..mmmm mmmm and then walked to the Tan and met Morsey runs for a walk with her effervescent dog.. it was great to catch up with her! good luck for Sri...
then 10 min walk back..aware of my foot but not pain..but am being somewhat cautious too so decided to swim instead of water running as thats the longest walk ive done in a month

..am trying to improve my technique..i am soooo slow an old fat grandpa overtook me doing back stroke!!! anyway i think part of the reason im so bad is my breathing is wrong..i was doing every 3rd stroke but then i have to expel a heap of air before i can suck any in...so i moved to every fourth stroke whihc seemed to work better..
did 30 mins..which i think was 800m(i told you im slow)trying to concentrate on all the things from when i had stroke correction last year is hard work!

am off to the pub for last friday of the month afternoon drinks..so made risotto..ate some before so i wont eat a hamburger...and if i end up being out lateplaying then i will hav esomething relatively healthy when i get home at 2 am..as opposed to the very naughty maccas of 2:30am last week.. naughty jojo

oh and sara..after our hungry jacks discussion i had to use major willpower.. cannot mention it in my presence again..LOL..along with the other word we have discussed..LOL
sandown tomorrow..so i think brian wants me to help out with the juniors and do some timing...went to training last night and said hey to the gang..and they were all very nice...no-one even mentioned the weight ive put on!LOL...maybe theyve seen that death stare of mine before!!!

..ok i admit it...

the first step is admittance.i think i really am an exercise junkie..

I finally FINALLY got to do some exercise today...and it just washed aways sooooo much angst...i have been sooo cranky and just feeling completely crap! moody.fat and horrible..(some of that might have been the anti inflamms..i was warned about side effects) notably after i went off today my resting HR in the morning has returned to 48 whereas this last week it has been hovering in the 60's...big difference
went to the gym today..some uppper body weights
then a pool session(during hte day so i can go watch training tonight)
5 min warm up
6x2min intervals (HR between 160 -170) 1 min rest between
cool down = 30 mins altogether...absolute bliss!!!!!wanted to swim after but decided not to do too much o the first day back

so i have a new plan now.... 6 more weeks off work
gym(upper body) 2-3 times per week
water runnning 5 times per week and one swim as well..and running when i am allowed will replace some of these sessions...

so i feel better already! and its only one day back on the exercise loop..imagine how i will feel tomorrow..all smiles from me today

..i just dont like 'em(anti inflamms)

thats anti inflamms i just dont like..not EM!!! i like Em..sorry about bailing on you today!
today is the last day of the anti inflamms..yay..my appetite should go down again
i was a bit dizzy and woozy today..nearly walked into a mirror wall(whats new but it was cos i was woozy)
retail therapy: bought a nice brown trenchcoat(and saved myself $30 bc the sales assistant had put them on the wrong rack...NOICE..and a little black running skirt
..anyway as a result i decided it might be better to not do water running..
was conchy girl..and went to a meeting for school even tho im on leave

weigh in 62.7(lost 0.7) but then had blowout of steak sandwich with some wedges(and a few wines)
short and sweet today...just like me!!....LOL..NOT...well i am a bit short..

..an apology from the radiologist

..my sports dr(who has been excellent at following this up) rang me today with the results and told me i should have had the injection and the radiology dept apologised for not giving it to me..and will try to bulk bill if i have to go back in..which sounds fine..but if these tablets dont work..it means my rehab is 3 weeks in arrears as a result of that decision..so wont be happy if that is the case

was desperate to do exercise today...almost succumbed..instead went and did 20 mins walking..trying to concentrate on strong core and hips not 'dropping' in the pool..some stretches as well..
...slightly more movement in the big toe...not quite strength yet...but has teensy bit of pressure..so fingers crossed...getting some motor function back maybe??

am allowed to do water running but will do in an upright position rather than leaning forward..so will probs be a bit slower tomorrow Em...we will work something out

signed,sealed and delivered..droppped off the paperwork for the new job at the very good school i have accepted a short term position for..

one more day of anti inflamms..apparently if you take them more than 5 days you have to come off them slowly..that scares me..im off tomorrow...yay..no more being a junkie!!!

and hopefully get the eating on track...i ate everything in sight yesterday..healthy snacks...but WAAAAAAAAY too many...weigh in tomorrow

..day 2..

..ok so day 2 of the no exercise thing..only have to make it to wednesday..unless Dr calls me when he gets the full report..so will start running(water) with Em on wednesday

ive gone through..the whole gammit of ..i really want to exercise..ok so its not too bad not exercising(that doesnt last long,...and i think only entered my head cos i was out til 3am...and then im like well all my niggles can get better..

im still doing my checking but i think the anti's are starting to help..i can walk on my heels for a littel bit now..

still cant stand on one heel only on the right foot...when i try to it just falls flat to the ground..would be amusing if it wasnt MY foot.,toes still no strength but seem to be able to lift it better

I have hopes that the tablets might work...im nothing if not the eternal optimist..and now ive accpeted the races i will miss..i can stop having my hopes dashed..
if i manage a 10km PB on another course other than sandown..then it would just be more appreciated!
and besides... its not natural for me to be such a MOPEY CAT.. its time for me to start being more like ME

..how many tablets?

ok so with the daily 2 anti inflamms..and the liver cleanse tablet and the 3 fish oil tablets and the calcium tablet...compute compute.. 7 tablets..however yesterday i took them al at once...oooh not a good idea..was a bit queasy for a little whitle

hows this for good service..i couldnt get in to see my dr before tuesday..so he dropped the script of at a chemist not far from me(he even offered to drop it off at my house)
The New Plan of attack
-no running for 2.5 weeks
-started the inflamms today...
am going to take 3-4 days off completely
then water running..hopefully can catch up with Em for some sessions

speaking of which, yesterday i went water runnning and did kind of the ladder thing... 5 mins warm up, 1 min hard.1min easy.2mins hard..1.5 easy..3 mins hard..1.5 easy..4mins hard..1.5 easy..5 mins hard..1.5mins easy 4 mins hard..and then felt something in my back so pulled up and just did 5 mins easy

so i will try to just be good with food..think I have started to lose weight..
HUGE fish and chip craving today..so i went and bought some fresh fish for dinner and had some steamed dumplings with the moost delicious dipping sauce that i make... soy sauce,vinegar,lime juice,nandos hot peri sauce,coriander(lots) its delicious

so either wednesday or thursday I will be back in the pool(if I can last that long) might do a bit of light swimming(backstroke) cos you are supposed to be active..or maybe if i just did easy water runnning...gosh im already trying to go back on my word

am feeling much better about he whole thing..have accepted sandown is out..and the one after..and (well maybe getting a job for two terms whihc pays HEAPS more is helping) it will pay for my teeth!

..does that mean its good news???

so after all the angst of the last few days..and my sports dr who was fairly convinced what it was...they didnt do the injection..he was extremely surprised

dont know how this makes me feel..part of me is like woohoo...and then..maybe im getting better..could even do a little bit of walk(not well) on my heels..but im trying to cap it so i wont be too disappointed if it doesnt mean that

..and another part is d'oh..i thought we had a plan of attack..what does this mean..could it be something else...

..does this mean i can go back to training..of course the first thing I did was ring my dr and said what can i do to train then(cos I cant wait a week to find out) he said he will call the radiology dept and see if they can fax through the report..
havent heard back from him yet....
im all....jittery..im a bit excited cos i think it does mean i dont have to spend the next 5 days not doing anything..(so i may be back water running...very soon Em..ill bering you some ear plugs..LOL)
cmon dr..ring me back!now pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease
maybe its the fish oil,herbal anti inflamms,swiss ball, stretches or the enforced rest....
EDIT:sports dr rang back...
apparently he is not pleased that they didnt give me the injection..there is a disc bulge between L4 and L5..and the nerve root is swollen..he's going to put me on prednisolone?.. heavy duty anti inflamms...
apparently one of the side effects can be that you go a little hyper...uh oh..you wouldnt like me when i get a bit hyper

anyway hes not working tomorrow and he could tell i didnt want to wait to tuesday to start them so he offered to drop the script of at a chemist for me since hes not working,,,thats very nice of him

anyway so my previous excitement at thinking maybe i didnt get the injection cos i was getting better was well misplaced
THUD
2 1/2 weeks no running befor i even see the dr and start thinking about returning..double thud

..i know i shouldnt be stressed

ok lets start with the job..had an interview today for a term 3 job..and it turns out they want me to do a different job that is 2 terms..but would mean i teach year 12(which i like)... it appears I am very bad at being on leave as I think i will take the job providing the remuneration is adequate... this school would look good on the resume... and pay for my 'horrible monster teeth'
pretty sure i 'aced' the interview,even though i noticed 2 mins before i went in that i had a typo on two of my work dates.. d'OH

now i know i shouldnt be stressed about this needle in the spinal nerve 2mrw(and it may not even happen).but well...irrational as it may be..I AM STRESSED about it...
..and i dont think i can get away with a cab...i think i need to get someone to pick me up...i have been thinking about what the lady said and she was unimpressed by my cab comment
i have organised my sister in law now ..but i HATE the thought of them having to wait around for 2+ hours..im usually so damned independent.. i feel like an imposition

started my 6-8 week healthy eating..so far reasonable(yes this is the 2nd day)..although im thinking about having a wine tonight..
stats..helluva surprise when i got on the scales and they read 63.4(although i had had brekky)... expect to be back to 61.5(where i was before injury) and by end of 6 weeks at 60kgs which has always been my goal(that last kg and a half is a sticky one)

dont you hate it when... youre getting radiography done and they ask the 'are you pregnant' question to which you reply No.i dont think so..and she looks at you like you're an alien..what do you mean you dont think so...i mean i dont think so...i would be horribly surprised..i DONT THINK SO!!!(and then they ask further questions into your private life)

can i cry now......

ok i finally heeded my aunts advice and went to the sports physician. he has told me to have a CT lumbar scan..and more than likely an injection into my spine..into the nerve root of L5.. doctor is convinced its coming from L5..coud still be a disc problem but he thinks this treatment might help..(not fix he made that clear)
no strength in big toe(i was surprised) weaker in the onversion/eversion(sideways movement) and also in the dorsi flexion(pulling foot up towards shin-couldnt walk on heels only)

im a bit nervous..and theyre like you cant drive home..i dont like getting people to do stuff for me..i know my family will be annoyed if i dont tell them..last year when i had to have a breast lump removed-drained..my sister and i had a fight about her not coming(i didnt want her to)..i think ill just get a cab..although the place didnt seem too keen on that idea.. ill think about speaking to my brother.but then he was too busy when i had to have a CT scan of my HEAD! and his comment..you dont have a brain tumour do you..didnt exactly fill me with confidence... i can only imagine what his comment might be this time..and im already a bit nervous

NO RUNNNG FOR TWO WEEKS.. so be prepared for crankypants jo after thursday..no exercise at all for at least 4 or 5 days ....poor Em is going to have to hear all about it tonight

water running with em was great... the time went soooooo much quicker and i felt like i worked pretty hard.thanx Em

my new dentist is soooo lovely

if you could picture the antithesis of what that other mean dentist was..then this girl is it.. young attractive and never once uses the word horrible...
so had the first follow up of about 500 appointments(ok im prone to exaggeration) but the week after next I do have a dental appt every 2nd day! and there are many more after that..at least today i didnt walk headfirst into the glass wall..they have now put a chair in front of it for dufus' like me..we had a bit of a laugh about what a loser i am!no,,they didnt say loser..but we all know they thought it LOL

..so no running today ...back has been kinda sore(like the initial injury not the sciatica... i went out for dinner last night with a boy..and we were sitting on a slope..that was really bad..!

em is going to join me for some water running tomorrow... yay! amd im going to see a sports physician so i can work out definitively what the problem is... double yay

..and i did do some golf ball-ing on the glute...umm i dont think im supposed to be bruised from it though..i will have to improve my technuiqe i think(although knowing me the bruise could be from a million things) I have a bruise on my arm from bridesmaid dress shopping that has a diameter of 2 inches!

did you take note kharma police....

a few weeks ago..i reversed into someone and got shouted at by 3 little old ladies.. well today someone reversed into me...so please note we are even (not really much damage)..but i have to say I responded in a much better way than those little old ladies.. she's apologising...and ive just said calmly..thats ok..what were you doing?cos she just reversed apparently to give herself room to chuck a u-ie..anyway no harm..
running:was supposed to be upping my distance by 200m yesterday..but the leg felt a little heavy round the ankle(and was uncomfortable thurs pm) so i gave it an extra rest day..not even dw.running.. today walk 400.jog 1.6km walk 600m jog 1.2km... and only in the 2nd last lap did i notice a slight tightness in my glute(this is quite a good improvement..so i didnt increase the 2nd jog.. so then i went and swam very slowly 300m.. quite happy with those efforts.. although back is feeling a bit niggly now
..bit annoyed at self cos i was going to help out at bundoora...but completely misread hte time..i think i read the sandown one instead... bugger
..have been concerned about no. of anti inflamms ive been taking and what this might be doing to my stomach lining..so i am going to trial a herbal one..and i also bought fish oil as well..and then a liver detox thing too..maybe im becoming a hippy!

yesterday i went bridesmaid dress shopping which was great..my gf wont make me wear anything that doesnt suit me..we both tried on one dress though that was sooo hideous.. looked good on the rack...i was laughing so hard i think i was crying..i took a photo...man is it bad!!!!! i told my gf that we should tell the other bridesmaid that was the one we picked (for a laugh...gosh imagine her face) but she wouldnt have a bar of it..im laughing just thinking about it... i would laugh if she pulled a prankie like that on me.
fingers crossed it is just a niggle in my back

nada

my day was a bit of nada..i think i was 2 scared to go out after yesterday.. literally went out to drop my car off and walk 40mins home and 40minsback to collect another .. not the best walk as hte sciatic nerve was letting me know it was around... did a MILLION stretches this arvo and that seems to have helped..

noticed it coming back a bit last night when someone made me walk for about a km...

so i was sensible and didnt even go water running.. back on the anti inflamms..better toodle off to the chemist again

looks like i might take a term 3 job..need to pay for the thousands of dollars of dentistry

much much happier today..no extra bruises(apart from one on my head from yesterday) and indignities suffered!

..dentist appointment from hell

...ok..so maybe im a little bit vain..

i went to get my crown re-cemented..all going well..dentist tells me my back teeth in great shape and obviously look after them.. thats where the niceties end.. and i need to get a night mouthguard so i dont grind my teeth

..he then proceeded to tell me how horrible(yes he used those words) my teeth were and that i couldnt possiby be happy with them... (now im paranoid to even smile because of these hideous teeth..aparently i have been walking around completely oblivious..hadnt thought they were THAT bad)..
..and he wants me to get braces(not likely) for 18months and then they will bring the front tooth forward and then they will pull it down because apparently that is the reason it looks darker...that it is not as far forward as the crown..
i walked back home..absolutely devastated..

anyway...cant say im over it..i cant believe how crap i feel

went for a jog... stuck to my plan... walk 400 jog 1.2km(6:15min/k)walk400jog1.2(6:02min/k) felt tight in the leg but think that was it

also booked car in cos the rear muffler has completely detached itself...

great day! ah well it can only get better.. and i will go see another dentist for a 2nd opinion..
EDIT: i was so upset i went and saw another dentist already..she was absolutely lovely, gave me some options.. its going to cost me an absolute packet(less than the braces tho) but basically i need 3 fillings, a night mouthguard, 2 wisdom teeth removed, whitening, and 2 veneers to cover up the slightly shorter front teeth from the grinding...
..so i thought everything was getting better..til on the way out of the dentist i thought the door was open and PLOUGHED headfirst into the glass door!and crooked my thumb back... dear o dear..im such a LOSER today . .maybe i should remove the today part..LOL

are there pigs flying backwards??

its just cos im not prone to being sensible (outside of work) and i was sensible..yes i was thinking about what deege said the other day..
the leg just wasnt feeling right today..was still thinking of running..and am now very glad i didnt cos my back just feels a little funny..ie sore.. maybe it was from slouching on the couch for 20 mins earlier...

i am seriously the laziest job hunter in the world.. but its not my fault cos jobs have always just kinda plopped themselves into my lap...my brother and sister have always called me a job magnet.... anyway i have been asked to apply for a job for term 3..it took 2 days to impress that lot.... gotta decide if im interested or not.. but its good for the ego!

so not much news from me..hopefully run tomorrow.... but a bit excited cos i found the dumplings that my supermarket refuses to stock now!mmmm mmmm

why 55 mins you may well ask

At 54 mins of dwater.running my crown fell out.. ..(knocked teeth out kneeboarding 15 years ago..yes the front and one next to it)
fortunately i have known it has been a little loose(as I have been ostrich-ing about getting it fixed for 12 mths) and managed to clamp my jaw shut before the tooth fell to the bottom of the pool...how bad would that be..excuse me mr lifeguard..can you help me find my tooth..lol
..and i have to work tomorrow so i cant get it fixed til thursday..i really shouldnt have stuck my head in the sand for so long..
i have images in my head tomorrow of telling a student off..and the tooth goes flying...strikes a prayer position...please NO
..soup for dinner and bite size chips that barely need to be chewed..as im scared itll fall out again..i have put it back in and and kinda holding in place with bottom tooth..hoping the glue might re-firm a little..it has before..

work today(emergency teaching was cruisy right up to the point i had to teach CE with year 10 boys period 6..CE is christian education...and not enough work left..it was joyous..NOT
anyway was happy with the exercise 55mins with HR at about 140..not so happy with the double chafing i have from the water belt

other appropriate titles woulda been
arent teeth supposed to stay in place
apparently they let anyone teach CE these days!
too scared to eat
what a whingy whiney moany beeach i am....
i think the last one best descibes me..today..LOL

sometimes a look says it all

let me start by saying i was excited last night that i made a plan for my training for the week.. after being all very self congratulatory,,,i think the key element that i missed in a plan is that you are supposed to stick to it...joanne(and anyone who knows me knows i HATE to be called joanne so i am displeased)

anyway walked 800 jogged 800(4:50 so 6:02min/km)walk 800 jog 800(4:53 so 6:06min/km)400m walk and LOTS of stretches.. was supposed to do 2x600m jogs+walking which doesnt actually sound like much difference except that this is now a doubling of distance instead of 50% increase.... just hoping all is good.. i dont know what happened
..anyway its done now .... stuck to the correct pace at least around 6 min/km

ok hows this...at the supermarket coming back to my car this guy in a stationwagon pulls into the park next to mine..doesnt straighten up at all..and is in at an angle and overlapping my park a bit and not even in enough.. would have been very hard for me to get out... anyway i just stood at my car and looked at him...more in a querying manner than anger..anyway he got out of his car ,came over to my side and realised what he had done..and slinked back into his car saying he needed to move his car forward a bit and actually moved to another spot.. i still hadnt even said a word... apparently..sometimes a look says it all
fingers crossed it is all fine... back and glute pulled up a little tight..but then when we are injured -we are paranoid

Great Train Race

ok so i didnt get to run it.. but i tried not to be too much of a mopey cat about it..

i decked myself out in my ausrun top... and jaykay wore hers too..good girl.. and we became the cheersquadders.. ok so perhaps we werent the greatest... there was a fair bit of is that..or isnt it... hehe had fun though JK! well done to everyone..a great effort.. particularly enjoyed seeing morsey(still looking strong gf) and deege..a very good effort..big thumbs up..
went and played at the pub for a while and somehow managed to avoid the wedges...cos my rationale was no running=no junk..
als alack my willpower didnt save me from possibly the best parma i have ever had for dinner tonight..mmm..mmm hard to feel guilty when it is that evilly good!

met a few more faces..nice to put a face to beki
decided not to do the 2x600m jog today cos i realisd i hadnt had a rest day since last sat..and even tho water running is not hard core..i should try to be careful
..and yes that was me who just said that..pick your jaw up off the ground

best water running to date ..all happy

this post could also have been called
did somebody say nerdurger or i dont subscribe to that theory

anyway after a BIG night.. someone plonked a champers in my hand at 1:30(what happened to my dont drink after 1am stance i used to have) and then i started on another wine at 2am....i digress(for a change)
30 mins water running Hr about 130-135 then 5x1minhard, 1min slow HR was up at about 160 by hte end of the minute then 5 mins at 130 again, then stretches. all in all felt like a pretty good session.. very pleased ..get to jog 2x600m tomorrow
did somebody say nerdurger : im sitting here writing on my blog when i have to be on a date in less than an hour(and takes 20 mins to get there...) and i have to wear make up(I dont do make up during the day!!!..but my skin is worse than when i was a teenager..i was very lucky.had good skin..anyway 2 BIG RED SPLOTCHES on my face...hmmm attractive

i dont subscribe to that theory: one of my gfs is a bit anti men at the moment and as soon as i say something about a boy shes like..theyre all A.holes.. which i dont subscribe to. the last boy that dumped me.. he was obviously nice enough for me to go out with.. just cos he doesnt want to be with me anymore doesnt make him an A.. i just dont understand.. most of my exes are great guys..some of then just werent very good boyfriends.. its not necessarily an indictment on their personality.. its different if they have done something really bad i guess.. anyway just a thought... i just find it a little off putting cos shes not saying it in a joking around way

going out to party tonight

was in a bad mood earlier so i put on my 'punk attitude top' which is one of my faves..its an oldie and i never really worked out why its a 'pick up' top because its not that tight and it certainly aint low cut..maybe it has more to do with the mood it puts me in..i seem to have some 'TUDE when i wear it..anyway i put it on today so i would be in a better mood.. and hey it worked..could be cos of what youre about to read below though ;) ooh not wearing it out tonight.

lets start with jogging.. yes you heard right.. me out there jogging..woohoo
5min walk..stretch 400m jog 400walk 400jog 400 walk then stretch
...was feeling a bit down in the mouth cos it was quite niggly in my leg(if i wasnt injured i would run through it and not think twice about it..) but im being super conservative..or is that paranoid
..anyway decided to go see Nick today so he could tell me if i could run and what is was.. hes not too concerned..very happy with my back progress..and apparently i am very inflexible in some places.
..i know he thinks im nuts..he semi laughs at me when i get all excited every time he tells me im allowed to do something

any way am allowed to build up to 2x600jog with walk in between(not 4 sets as i asked very earnestly about) and increase by 200m each time..still have to have rest day between and can do hydro on off days
..and im allowed to do gymwork again..no weighted squats or anything
allowed to do 5mins of cycling on hydro days
allowed to do clinical Pilates
are you seeing how many ALLOWEDs there are.yippee

and then at the end of next week.. if all goes well.. he asked me what i would like to do and i said i want to do a baby run of 5km..and he said i could do a 2.5km if it works out...
and and and i dont have to see him again unless there is a flare up

so i am going out to PARTY tonight with gfs woohoo
oooh ooh ooh and my best friend has set a wedding date.. thank god she wont make me wear apricot!
happy little joey bean

anyone got a chlorine fet.ish

cos i certainly havent.. i stink of it..am waaaaaaay over the chlorine smell..it seeps into my pores and even after a shower i can still smell it.... deep breath...hmmmmm ok i think im done with the little rant...

went water running today... was going to do about 50 minutes but I got kicked out of the pool.. no i wasnt naughty..as if..im such a conchy little nerdburger.. there was a thunderstorm so didnt get to do full amount of time.. after they had informed us we were probs gonna be kicked out(was up to 13 mins) i decided i would do some interval.. so i did 1 min hard 1 min easyish only 3 times each cos yep..GET OUT.. just made 20 mins

probs a good thing cos i have a little something in my leg..well side of the leg at middle of the butt height... doesnt feel like it is anything to do with sciatica... its more a little niggle..certainly not painful..more that i am aware of it if that makes sense

phsio said if all ok i could do 400jog400walk400jog400 walk tomorrow.. if leg is at all uncomfortable tomorrow i guess i will wait til after i speak to him before i run so i can check in.... can somebody please tell my body that its not a hundred so it needs to act its age...cos it sure isnt listening when i say it ;)

and im going to put on 100kgs if i dont get to do some serious exercise in the near future...
ok i will stop being grumplestiltskin soon.... maybe...

a terrible night sleep..and the first run back

an absolute shocker of a nights sleep... was just uncomfortable all night..belly was roiling a little..not sure y and i couldnt get into a comfortable position...

anyway first little jog today.. i thought i was going to be super excited but i was actually a little nervous.. for 2 reasons..if it doesnt go well im out for longer..and really the thought of those really bad four days of pain...

anyway popped down to the oval..where there was a lady who was jogging around and trying to make 20 laps ..well done to her..she was completely tuckered out:)

walked for 5 minutes and then did some stretches.. jogged 200m and felt something in my ankle when i first started but when i ran more on my toes it was fine.. 2nd 200m was fine..however walking the next lap i felt something in my glute.well not quite sure if its in the glute kinda more on the side of the leg

not particularly happy with how i have pulled up... the slight whatever im feeling in the glute/leg is not pain as such and it seems to be in a different spot..so i wlll wait and see how it feels later in the day.. maybe i am just being paranoid..
like when i woke up the other day with a sore back (along the vertebrae) and then when i asked the physio.. hes like..well you have a bruise there.. followed by...how did you get a bruise there?? maybe i slept on a pen??? im delicate like princess and the pea. hehe
oh yeah.. and i make much nicer hamburgers than the F&C shop i have decided.. decidedly unhappy with burger last night so made a beeee-autiful one today...mmmmm

ooh ooh ooh ooh miss jo is soooooooooooo excited

ooh ooh ooh ooh miss jo is soooooooooooooo excited

went to the physio today and it went soooooooooooooooooooooo much better than expected.. i am allowed to go for a super short (jog200m walk 200 jog 200 walk 200) jog. how exciting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i am seriously excited.. poor Stu who happened to be on msn when i got home copped a barrage of excitement (ahem sorry about that)

i literally had to go and bring the washing in so i could calm myself down... haha i wish i was joking.. i think i m a lunatic lol

and it gets better... i dont have to see him (phys)again this week.. just get to call him...


and and and ..this is the best.... Sandown is now a possibility.. jo does a cyber jump(still not quite up to jumping!!!)
contemplating a water run today.. but he pulled and prodded me around a fair bit so i dont want to do anything that could stop me running tomorrow... but then i cant do any water running tomorrow so i probably will go..

also for my flatmate's sanity..i should probably go and burn off some of this excessive energy i now have... im annoying enough if im just in a good mood... when i am little miss excited.. im a nightmare... sara in this state..yes i would talk underwater lol

lee you asked for a short rundown in 5 minutes:
fell over,run for the kids.squash hurt back, starting to get better i did more than the physio said ..oh and took a nasty fall as well..and have since had sciatic problems... so there t'is..... oh yeah been a grumbly little so and so..

if anyone has even half as good a day as me then you will be happy happy little campers