Saturday March 14th back at the track!

Saturday March 14th and the weather is just plain PERFECT so it was perfect to start the day out with some training so off to the track I went and it was good to be there! The track was like an old friend that I have missed since taking time off to let me knee recover so we sparked up our friendship again today :-) Anyway I started with a brisk walk around the track twice then started into a jog and putting in 4 laps around then the 7th lap a brisk walk then the 8th lap a jog.  I felt really good today and was careful to pay attention to how my body was feeling and I have to say it was awesome and I did not overdue it.  I listened to a variety of music on my ipod shuffle and all the songs were uplifting and that made my time on the track even more worth it but somehow the Gilligan's Island theme came on and I just had to crack up laughing...all I could think was where in the world did that come from so needless to say I have been singing that crazy tune pretty much all day it's just stuck! Oh well I will get past it.

Well I have to run for now and thanks to all of you who read and watch my blogs stay strong.

Karen

Friday March 13th - Back At It - Peaceful

Not much to say on this blog so you can just watch the video it should say it all.

I will be back at it tomorrow!

Be Blessed,

Karen :0)

Princess 5k Walt Disney World-Saturday March 7th, 09

I am blogging late on the event from this past Saturday but I am on it now :0)....it's been a hectic week with work but no more excuses so I am getting back on track NOW. (one more thing..sorry about the shaky video....my friend could not figure out how to stop recording!)

The "Princess 5k" at Walt Disney world was just FUN. My sister Lori her husband and my nephew Ryan who might I add is in 5th grade and 4 other close friends spent the in Orlando and got up at the ridiculous time 5:30 in the morning because we had to be at the starting point no later than 6:30a.m. I have to say that Disney does things first class from start to finish and they do not miss a beat! We ran thru Epcot and the part of the back lot so needless to say the scenery was awesome. When we ran thru different countries my sister Lori made it a point to video each one which was really neat and along the way we ran in to many characters which made it even more interesting. Just check out the picture below that should explain it.

As far as for me and my knee I think all in all it did well and I am so happy about that it eased my mind most definitely. We all had a great time and made a lot of wonderful memories.

Till Next Time....Karen

Taking Baby Step!

I am pretty sure that this video says it all.

Karen

Just Checking In

It's past time for me to update everyone at where I am with my work outs and progression of my knee since I have not blogged in almost two weeks. Sorry for not keeping up as I should I am a believer in blogging for some reason it does me good.

I have not been able to consistently work out as I should, my knee is probably about 95% better which is so wonderful and I have to share that I have learned to be patient and let my knee heal and for me that is difficult, I have always been someone who when I have a task/goal in front of me I push to get through it so this injury has really ticked me off but it has taught me that in some cases its best to let things work thru then jump back in at the right time . Today I brought my work out clothes with me to work in hopes that I can change after work and go to the track to get some run/walk in but not sure how it will play out but I am so ready to give it a shot so today is the day hopefully and what I mean by that is I have been on the go every single day with work! With the Florida State fair to the Spring Expo and now the Strawberry Festival my life has been go go go go go and I am needing some time to just CHILL! Understand I am not complaining but I am just ready for all these events to slow down a bit :-)

Be blessed and thankful today for what the Lord has given you..........sometimes I forget to do that but today at this very moment I want to say I am THANKFUL what about you?

Chat at you tomorrow.

Karen

Flatwoods Trail Ride-Fun Day!

Today was the first day that I have gotten out in the past two weeks or so to exercise since my mishap with my knee which by the way is doing so much better so I am hoping that I can start running again and I have a feeling that sometime before the week is out I am going to give it a try but will work into it slowly.

I went with Lori, Raul, Ryan & Sarah today to Tampa to a bike trail that seemed to go forever but the trail was absolutely wonderful and it was like a breath of fresh air to get out and get active again and I can not wait to do it again. This was the first day out on my new bike and it took a bit of getting used to. I am not used to having my shoes clipped onto my pedals and it takes some getting used to especially when you are stopping!! I could share some stories from today but I am afraid that I would get into trouble but let me tell you we all had some great laughs today and everyone was a good sport in spite of the mishaps. On the trail we did get a bit confused on the direction to go but we all made it back to where we started and we put 14 miles on our bikes today which was way more than what we planned to do. All in all though it was an awesome day, spending time with friends and family was so much fun and it was a time to build great memories with many more to come on this new adventure with these bikes :-).  Oh and my friend Stephanie came to ride with us all the way from Bradenton she got in about 4 miles since she was not their when we got started but it was great to see her. After the ride we all had to go to Leroy Selmons for lunch and if you have not been there GO! They have the best fried green tomatoes you have ever sunk your teeth into. 

                                                   (In this picture my sister Lori and me)

I filmed a video today also but was unable to upload the it onto this blog for some reason so if you are reading this blog and want to see the video just shoot me an email and I will get it to you.

Going for now but will catch up with you soon....PROMISE :--)

Be blessed this week.

Karen

Things are looking up.

Well its been just about two weeks since I have been able to train and I tell you I have just about had it with this knee crap! I sound disgusted because I am but I have good new to share....my knee is feeling so much better and I have had NO pain in the last two days so I am grateful and pleased. I am still going to ice it and stay off of it for another few days or so and gradually get back into it. I have had the opportunity to speak with a professional triathlete who has given me pointers on how to take care of my knee and I have found some stretching that has really helped as well so I feel like I am just about to get back on track.

Tomorrow I will be going out on a bike ride with my sister, nephew and Sarah. We will be going to Tampa to ride and I am looking forward to it. Just the fact that I will getting out and doing some type of workout sounds awesome. I am not looking forward though to having a sore bottom!!!!!! But its going to happen I just know it! My new bike has a seat that looks like it should fit a small child and I tell you what its something I am just going to have to get used to so I will suck it up :-).

Well I am going to close now but I wanted to catch up on this blog. I will make sure to have some shots from tomorrow to shoot your way.

Be Blessed.

Karen