Wednesday’s activity consisted of light work at home doing core and balancing and a few sets of the steps.

On Thursday morning, I braved through the squall and made it to Monmouth University indoor track. After a multifaceted and long warm-up, I ran one mile. It is one of the few total 1 mile efforts that I have completed since my return, and I have to admit that it shows how aerobically unsound I am. That was followed by 10×100 m strides. There, too. I was breathing heavily throughout.

So, there remains plenty of work to do.

The secret remains finding the balance between working hard and staying healthy.  I would do three sessions a day if I thought my body could actually handle it.😊👣

Monday was light weight lifting and a long whirlpool to help legs recover. Tuesday, yesterday, was a much more complete workout with light weights and about 45 minutes in motion on the treadmill, the elliptical machine and getting outside to run three of the water tower hills. (WTH)

On this Wednesday morning I feel like recovery has been better than usual after a running workout. I take that as a positive note that I am starting to become more fit.

March 1 seems like a good day to make another effort at starting a consistent posting routine.

Today I did a lot of walking with the dog and a little bit of jogging. Yesterday was much better. I completed INXS of 2 miles around the neighborhood walking the dog, jogging,a few pick ups along the way and ended up feeling quite good as I ran 3 x 60m hills. I have backed off doing core work for about two weeks because my lumbar area was getting sore. I think I overdid it. I was banging out some pretty hard core work. My workouts have consisted mostly of walking, jogging and doing some pick up along the way. None of that hurts. But afterward, if I sit for an hour, my back tightens up and becomes sore. So what the hell am I doing? I don’t know, but the hope is that as spring progresses I’m back to full-time running and blogging.

There is an 4 x 800m relay that we are trying to put together for June. That would be a lot of fun if I’m ready by then.

I am writing this minutes before midnight on the first, and hope it is the first of a very consistent progression.

Always chugging!