August 8th,  Tuesday

Another well-attended (12 guys) summer workout for the Liberty cross country boys tonight.  Top guys ran over 9 miles in a solid 60 minutes. The coaches sense, and I think the boys sense also, that this can be the best Jackson Liberty cross-country team in quite a while.

Dylan Stinner defended his title in the “Cutest Towel ” competition tonight with a possibly even more adorable towel than last week.   Note the three, yes three, fairy princesses!

Gonna be tough to beat.  Dylan is on fire!

August 6th & 7th

Sunday–

Returned to training mode today despite continued sore Achilles tendon. My body was feeling sore and tired and grumpy from lack of running replaced by a foreign set of exercises in PT.  It felt good to get back to work. Clocked 40 minutes in the weight room, and swimming, and running in the pool.   Finished up with 20 minutes in the hot whirlpool.      Not training can not be an option!

Monday –

“Rainy days and Mondays” will never get me down. ?????

Started out on this wet Monday with one hour of physical therapy. Then I spent an hour at the clubhouse lifting, swimming, biking and water running. I am pleasantly fatigued. Also added 20 minutes in the hot whirlpool. This was another day I was determined and happy to get in some good work.

Stats –

I-Mad and I-Mid  = 4/5. Not improving much.?

a.m.HR = 54BPM

SLEEP =11 hours on Saturday. !?

Weight = #152. holding steady

Workout = 2 days of solid cross training ???

 August 5th, Saturday

Another good workout this morning  for the Jackson Liberty boys cross-country team at the trails of Allaire State Park.  The guys say they are maintaining the logs, and the turnout for practices has been best I’ve seen in my time at Liberty.

Below are pictures of the guys from running strides in ‘Beautiful form‘ after a long run on  the trails.

Very Pretty!

My status is stable, doing PT and lots of exercises, not running yet.

August 4th, Friday

Another day of PT and a long walk on a beautiful summer night.  Today marks the second day that I sm off the anti-inflammatory pills. Yesterday both of my feet were a bit more achy than in recent days, but all felt better after an hour of PT this morning. I need a day of pool  work to burn some pent-up energy.

Stats –

I-Mad= 3.5

I-Mid = 3

For new readers; I-Mad and I-Mid  are my indexes to keep track of the level of morning discomfort in both my InStep and Achilles tendon.  (0 = no pain.  10 = unbearable.)  This is measured during the first few steps getting out. of bed.

a.m.HR = 54BPM

Weight = #152

Sleep = Averaging 7 hours

Workout = PT + 2 mile walk

August 3rd, Thursday

A good Thursday night practice with the Liberty cross country boys at Carasaljo Lake Park.  The boys are psyched for this season and anxious to log their summer training in their new log books.  I bribed them into checking out my blog tonight by promising to post a picture of the group.

I recorded each one of the guys this evening while he was running  strides so each could personally assess the fluidity of his own stride. They all seemed to become more graceful after watching the video.

THE BOYS!

Dylan won the cutest towel award this evening with an adorable one representing the movie “High School Musical.”  It is going to be hard to beat.

Keep up the good work guys!

August 2nd,  Wednesday

Working hard at PT and missing  running.  Both feet are feeling better and getting stronger.  Plus my physical therapy director, Rebecca, administers healing foot and calf massages with her magical fingers.?

Stats-

I-Mad and I-Mid = 2/3

SLEEP = 7/8 hours average. Rising uncharacteristically early on PT days.

Weight =  #153 ?

a.m.HR = 54BPM