2008 Wilmington Orthopaedic Azalea Run 5K

Went to the 2008 Wilmington Orthopaedic Azalea Run 5K Saturday morning and met little bro and sis-in-law there. It was raining on my drive over but it quit and turned out to be a nice day. I started out slower on this race and managed to have more energy for the middle and end of the run. I was actually able to sprint the last 1/4 mile or so. And like my sis-in-law I walked up this huge hill midway through the course cause I knew it would wear my old arse out if I didn't.
Managed to squeeze off a 31:22 minute 5k with a 10:06 pace.
That's 4 minutes faster than my last race. Maybe the inversion table is helping?

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Then we all went to the 3rd Annual Spring Redneck Yacht Club River Poker Run at Castle Hayne. It's about a mile from my house. I proceeded to get into the beer and ruined all the benifits I've been getting from the running. Left there and went to The Redneck Bar about 1/2 mile from the house. I drank so much that I don't remember a whole lot and I've got bumps and bruises from head to toe?

Week Number Twenty Three

Week Number 23 ( May 18th > May 24th )

Sunday May 18th

Got distracted......little bro stopped by with his new toy!

We went to the river and I consumed one too many adult beverages!!!!

I did manage to stay on the inversion table quite much today and hit the Total Trainer a little.

Monday May 19th

Work in the yard with shovel, rake and wheel barrow.

Do some serious inversion before and after the run! Go to Barbados Blvd and walk 1 whole mile before the run. Run 2 (sub 12 minute) miles. Walk it off for a mile.

Tuesday May 20th

Go to Clinton and get Ab & Em this afternoon. Been constipated all day! I'm wondering if it's from all the hanging upside down on the inversion table? Like mabe my inards have shifted? Feels like my intestines are wrapped around my brain stem? Shitty day except for gettin' the girls early.

Took Ab & Em and Lulu (mom's pug) to the river for a walk. It was fairly hot. Abigail & Lulu were pantin' pretty hard, so when we got back they stayed in the A/C and me and Em went to Barbados Blvd.

Walk 1/2 mile, run 1.5 miles, walk 1/2 mile. Had the stroller for Emily but she ran and walked a pretty good ways with me. Sub 13 minute mile pace.

Beer & Prunes for supper!!!!

Wednesday May 21st

Rest Day. Took mom to "Something Fishy" for supper. Back home and take the dogs to the river for a short walk.

Thursday May 22nd

Take dogs to the river. Then back home for some inversion. Then to Barbados Blvd w/stroller full of mutts. Walk 1/2 mile, Run 1.5 miles, walk 1/2 mile.

Emily ran a whole 1/2 mile too!!!

Friday May 23rd

Come home a little early and catch a good hour nap. Feed the girls and then load them up in the minivan and head to Wilmington.

Went by Omega Sports to register for the Azalea 5K tomorrow in the Glen Meade neighborhood . $25.00 and didn't even get a T shirt? They ran out before I registered.

Went by the mall and got my watchband fixed. Then kept smelling all sorts of cooked food aromas while there and went on over to K&W Cafeteria for some country style steak ,rice, and turnip greens.

Then took the dogs to Empie Park's Dog Park so they could have some fun. We met a young college gal who had a little poodle mix named "Mishue". She said it was Polish for "Teddy Bear".

Ab & Em had a blast chasing Mishue and he sure enjoyed the chase. They will all sleep good tonight.

Rest day for me!No running.

Saturday May 24th

5K at Glen Meade Azalea 5k run

I'll do a separate post on it tomorrow.

Totals for the week are: Run 5 miles, walked 4 miles........not counting today's 5K

Week Number Twenty Two

Week Number 22 ( May 11th > May 17th )

Sunday May 11th Mother's Day

I took Mom to Ihop with some good friends early this morning. We came home and napped through the lunch time rain storm.

Little bro came over and had Pizza for supper durring the hail storm!

No running today!!!!!

Monday May 12th & Tuesday 13th

Had another good friend of the family pass away Saturday. Spent Monday night at the funeral home visit and Tuesday afternoon at the funeral. This is the third funeral I've been to in just 2 months and went to one back in January too.

Didn't really feel like I was up to a run.

Wednesday May 14th

I have no energy at all. Took mom out to Texas Roadhouse. Miss Civil came and got the girls a day early....bummer:(

The week is almost half over and I haven't done jack Schitt? I'm going to bed!

Thursday May 15th

Got distracted again. Took mom out to Rock-Ola Cafe for supper and we met some dear family friends out there and had a great time. Went by and checked out their new house. So I still haven't made it on a run yet.

On a good note. I recieved my .....

Teeter Hang Ups EP-850 Flex Technology Inversion Table

today!

I've been studying it for a while and finally bought one on the Home Shopping Network.

Wikipedia has a good article on Inversion Therapy.

And also some other good info.

History of Inversion

&

Inversion Benifits

It took me quite some time to get it out of the box and figure out how to put it together. I actually broke a sweat putting it together? Stress maybe?

Then I watched the video and figured out how to set it up for my height and level of use. Then used it for several minutes at a time before bed

Friday May 16th

I finally ran today!!!!!Yay!!!!...It's almost been a whole week. I did inversion this morning when I woke up.

Then I did several minutes before my run and after.

I went to Barbados Blvd and ran 2 miles and walked a mile.

Saturday May 17th

Go to Barbados Blvd after some serious inversion. Walk 1/2 mile, run 1 mile, walk 1/2 mile, run 1 mile, walk 1/2 mile.

Come home and do some more inversion after stretching. I love my new inversion table!

Total for the week : Run 4 miles, walk 2.5 miles

My Fortress of Solitude

This is were I go to run and get away from all the traffic and hustle and bustle of life.

I have to let Ab & Em explore just a little before we take off on the run.

This is the only traffic we saw on this particular morning! Don't cha love it!
I'm a chic magnet! What can I say? Wait a minute?...It looks like they are running away from me?

Abigail says enough with the exploring. I'm ready to ride! This is how she let's me know she's had enough of the walking.

Abigail rides by herself until Emily is ready to ride.

Emily say's "Hey!......I'm ready to ride the "Short bus" now!!!"

I don't know why, but Emily does this to Abigail when she is happy! I'll be sittin' at a stop light near the house and see someone pointing to the back of my pickup. I'll look in the rearview mirror and see Emily humping away and Abigail just sits there and lets her do it?

Emily has to get out and run a few 1/4 mile intervals along the way.

Then she rests at the finish line when we're through.

I always try to walk it off afterwards. I guess I let Abigail out of the stroller too soon? I look behind and she's straggling way behind with this ( Hey the truck is this way) look on her face.

Then we turn around and she's the first one in the lead back to the truck?

She let's you know she's ready to get in the truck too!

Emily gets first dibs at the water bowl cause she ran the most!

This is the best part of my running regimine. Couldn't imagine having better running buddies?

Week Number Twenty One

Week Number 21 ( May 4th > May 10th )

Sunday May 4th

Worked all day. Go to Barbados Blvd , run 1/2 mile, walk 1/2 mile, run 1 mile,walk it off for 1 mile. Tired and wore out.

Monday May 5th

Go to Barbados Blvd. Run 1 mile, walk 1/2 mile, run 1.5 miles, walk 1/2 mile.

Tuesday May 6th

Rest day!

Wednesday May 7th

Go to Barbados Blvd. Run 2 miles, walk 1 mile.

Thursday May 8th

Get the girls back today. Take them down to the river for our usual walk, and then to Barbados Blvd with the stroller.

Run 2 Miles, walk 1 mile.

Friday May 9th

No running today. Had to mow and trim and blow the yard. I did manage to take the dogs to the river for their daily walk afterwards.

Saturday May 10 th

Up early for pancakes and bacon at What's Cookin'. Take the dogs to the river so Emily could chase the squirrels. Then we loaded up the stroller and Headed to Barbados Blvd for the morning run.

Walked with the dogs for 1/2 mile. Then loaded them up in the stroller and run 2 miles, and walk it off for 1/2 mile.

I brought the camera and we had so much fun, I decided to do a separate Saturday post on it.

Totals for the week; run 10 miles, walk 5.5 miles