Run Redneck Run

First week of 2009

2009-01-01T10:30:00.000-08:00

Time to get motivated for 2009.
I had a slack end to a good start from last year. I lost 25 pounds by this past summer and gained some 15 to 20 pounds of it right back by the end of the year.

Still not fully motivated like I was last year. I have however, started doing some pretty serious aerobics exercises on my mini-trampoline. I think they like to refer to them as "Rebounders" now days! Think it's easy? Just try to keep up with old Blanche Black for 7 minutes!

I've been doing the "Rebounder" workouts at least 30 minutes a day for the past 3 days, and doing some push-ups and dumbell workouts, and also doing a little sweating on my Total-Trainer. It's nice to be able to watch TV while I workout since I don't watch much TV anyway. I usually just put a movie in the DVD and try to watch that while I workout. It helps me to have a much longer workout , and sometimes I over do it.

I have to admit the "Rebounder" is much more forgiving to these old legs. The soreness of old age is a lot more bearable this way. Not sure when I'll get out on the pavement and start pounding the old joints? Gotta make sure I keep this regimine up first.

No "New Year Resolutions" either. Don't want to make empty promises to myself. All in all, I'm much healthier and stronger than I was at this time last year, but I have very much room for improvement.

Weeks number 51 & 52 2008

2008-12-14T06:17:00.000-08:00

Don't know what's wrong with me? Having trouble with the running motivation and the blogging motivation?
Figure, I'll just lay low until the new year comes! Maybe Obama will cure it all...LOL!!!! Yeah right!

Week Number Fifty

2008-11-26T16:53:00.000-08:00

Week Number 50 ( Nov. 24th > 30th)

Monday Nov. 24th
Walked the dogs alot and managed to run at least one whole mile...whooopeee!!!! that bout killed me.

Walked the dogs about every day. Maybe I'll run after the holidays? Gettin fatter every day!

Week Number Fourty Nine

2008-11-26T16:47:00.000-08:00

Week Number 49 ( Nov. 17th > Nov. 23rd )

Looks like another week of no running. In school at Burlington most of the week for QMS Level II Asphalt Plant Tech re-certification.

Got back home Thursday and got my dogs back. Walked them a plenty but no running.

Week Number Fourty Eight

2008-11-13T16:51:00.000-08:00

Week Number 48 ( November 10th > November 16th)

Well...it's Thursday and I haven't done squat except walk the dogs every day. Got a major tooth-ache, and can't schedule a root canal until the 21st? Oh the pain and agony!
Miss Civil got the girls back today, but I managed to walk them before they left.
Got school next week,so there goes another week shot to hell!

Friday Nov. 14th
The darn tooth got to hurting so bad they managed to squeeze me in early Friday morning and do the root canal a week early.

No running this week!

Week Number Fourty Seven

2008-11-04T17:00:00.000-08:00

Week Number 47 ( November 3rd > November 9th)

Monday Nov. 3rd

Rain all day. To wet to run or take dogs out. Miss Civil came to get the girls today.

Tuesday November 4th Election Day

Rain off and on all day. Managed to get out around 6:30 pm. Ran 2.5 miles, walked 1mile.

OK, I confess...I got the Election Day blues cause I'm afraid too many folks have been drinkin' the Obama Kool-Ade. Drank half a Miller Lite before I left the house to run.

It was drizzling rain when I got started and continued through the whole 3.5 miles. Luckily enough, the global warming made it bearable. Not a star in the sky, but the misty spray of drizzle was quite hypnotizing against the blur of the streetlights.

The run was exhilarating as I pretended to run through the pages of history on this historical day. At times I was on the verge of tears but they wouldn't come. Very emotional run. Ipod on shuffle........Pink Floyd, Stevie Nicks, Seal, Fleetwood Mac, Journey, Blake Shelton, Pink, and way too many to list.

Come home and finish that beer I started. Use it to wash a valium down. Get on the inversion table for some hang time. Take a long shower and sittin here butt ass nekkid contemplating another beer while election news blares in the background.

I sure know how to celebrate history don't I? Oh well.......I can only pray now and I'm not a praying man!

Wednesday & Thursday 5th & 6th

Walk the dogs at the river w/Dad and Tot

Friday Nov. 7th

Walk the dogs at the river. Also Run 2 miles with dogs in the stroller and walk it off for a mile.

Saturday Nov. 8th

Walk the dogs at the river and then run 2 miles with dogs in the stroller and walk it off for a mile.

Got lazy Sunday and didn't go run with little bro and Sis-in-law?

Week Number Fourty Six

2008-10-29T16:29:00.000-07:00

Week Number 46 ( October 27th - November 2nd)

Monday Oct. 27th
Walk dogs at River w/Dad & Tot. Really windy and cold. Then try to run. Only made it one mile in the cold wind and said the hell with it!

Tuesday Oct. 28th
Walk dogs at River w/Dad & Tot.

Wednesday Oct. 29th
Walk dogs at River w/Dad & Tot. Then go running. Run 2 miles, walk 1 mile. First mile with dogs in the stroller and last mile on my own. It was rather cool outside. Emily was shivering so I put them in the minivan after the first mile.

Thursday Oct. 30th
Walk dogs at River w/Dad & Tot. Miss Civil decided to let me keep the girls through this weekend. I'll take all the extra days with them I can get.

Friday Oct. 31st
Walk dogs at River w/Dad & Tot. Then we went out to eat some fresh Spot at Carolina BBQ. Belly too full to run!!!! Back home and turn off the lights to hide from the trick or treaters. Bed early.

Saturday Nov. 1st
Run 2 miles, walk 1 mile, with dogs in the stroller. Walked them at the river too!

Sunday Nov. 2nd
Didn't run today. Fish fry at Baby bro's.

Saturday

Week Number Fourty Five

2008-10-21T16:57:00.000-07:00

Week Number 45 ( October 20th -26th)

Tuesday Oct. 21st
Run 2 miles, walk a mile.

Saturday Oct. 25th
Try to run in the morning but rained out. Managed 1.5 miles before it got too wet.

Sunday Oct. 26th
Run 2 miles, walk a mile w/dogs and stroller.

Week Number Fourty Four

2008-10-19T15:05:00.000-07:00

Week Number 44 ( October 13th -19th)

Tuesday Oct. 15th
Run walk 3 miles with the dogs in the stroller. Took them to the river for a walk Monday through Wednesday but didn't get to run again until Sunday.

Sunday Oct 19th
Run 2 miles.

Don't know why I'm getting so slack? I've got to get that desire again.

Week Number Fourty Three

2008-10-08T13:43:00.000-07:00

Week Number 43 ( October 6th > 12th)

Monday Oct. 6th

Run 2 miles, walk a mile. Starting out light because I was so slack last week.

Tuesday Oct. 7th

Miss Civil brought me the girls a couple days early. Took them to the river for a walk then to Barbados later on for another walk. It was nice and cool. Perfect running weather, but decided to take it easy on these old bones.

Wednesday Oct. 8th

Took Ab & Em w/me and met Dad down at the river w/his new dog "Tot"! I can't believe I forgot my camera? Maybe I'll do a post on her later?

Then took the dogs w/me to Barbados and run/walk 2.5 miles with the dog stroller. Thanks for fixin' it dad. It's a little squeaky but I'll lube the axel tomorrow and that should clear it up.

Thursday Oct. 9th
Raining a little managed to take the girls to the river & Barbados for two separate walks between showers.

Friday Oct. 10th

Take the girls to Barbados, run / walk 2.5 miles. Cut short by light rain.

Saturday Oct. 11th

Raining a.m.

Didn't run Sunday either.....gettin' slack?

Week Number Fourty Two

2008-09-30T15:04:00.000-07:00

Week Number 42 ( September 29th > October 5th)

Monday Sept. 29th

Take the dogs w/me. Walk them 1/2 mile, run 3 miles by myself, then walk the dogs another 1/2 mile for a cool down. I was sweating like a pig?

Tuesday Sept. 30th

No run today cause I have to go to an asphalt plant this evening to get a sample from the evening shift. Dad fixed my doggie stroller. He found an excellent metal rod to use for a new axle at the local hardware store for only $3.50? Works good as new!!!!! So, I don't have any spare parts for you yet sis-in-law! Sorry bout that!

Rest of week

I got slack? Didn't run any the rest of the week. Just felt sluggish and lazy?

Week Number Fourty One

2008-09-23T03:10:00.000-07:00

Week Number 41 ( September 22nd - 28th)

Monday Sept. 22nd

Go to Barbados Blvd and Run/Walk 4 miles.

Wednesday Sept. 24th

Go to Barbados Blvd and Run 4 miles. Walk it off for 1/2 mile. Very windy, but nice and cool outside.

Got rained out for Thursday & Friday.....That's my excuse and I'm stickin' to it!

Saturday Sept. 27 th

Yes I ran today but I need to put this here for future reference first.

My girlfriend that I dated for most of this summer got married today at 2:00 PM about 1/4 mile from my house, and the reception was held at the same place our affair started at back in May! My mind is blown.....better him than me?

OK...where was I?... Oh yeah... this is a running blog,,,yeah, I was running away from the altar!

I tried to get out and run this morning. Didn't get out until around 10:30am and the sun was hot and the wet ground was steaming. I felt like an ant under a magnifying glass. Only managed about 1.5 miles and said the hell with it.

Then later in the evening around 6:30pm, I tried it again. I managed to run/walk a little over 3.5 miles, but had to struggle to make every step of the way. I don't know what's wrong w/me? The wedding day blues?

Oh, I almost forgot.....I had the dogs in the stroller w/me on both runs.

Sunday Sept. 28th

No running today, but I backed over the dog stroller with the minivan and snapped one of the wheels off of it! Dad thinks he can fix it, but I doubt it.
My sis-in-law needs a tire for hers. Maybe I'll buy a new one ,and we'll use the old one for parts? Had a great time at baby bro's tonight!

Week Number Fourty

2008-09-16T19:43:00.000-07:00

Week Number 40 ( September 15th - 21st)

Monday Sept. 15th

Go to Barbados Blvd and Run/Walk 3.5 miles with dogs and stroller.

Wednesday Sept. 17th

Go to Barbados Blvd and Run/Walk 4 miles with dogs and stroller.

Thursday Sept. 18th

Go to Barbados Blvd and Run/Walk 3.5 miles with dogs and stroller.

Got slack the rest of the weekend and didn't get any running end. I'm so ashamed!!!!

Week Number Thirty Nine

2008-09-09T18:45:00.000-07:00

Week Number 39 ( September 8th - 14th)

Tuesday Sept. 9th

Go to Barbados Blvd and Run/Walk 3.5 miles.

Wednesday Sept. 10th

Go to Barbados Blvd and Run/Walk 4 miles.

Thursday 911.......Never forget!

Saturday Sept. 13th

Go to Barbados Blvd and Run/Walk 3.5 miles with dogs and stroller.

Week Number Thirty Eight

2008-09-02T18:15:00.000-07:00

Week number 38 ( September 1st - September 7th)

Monday Sept. 1st

Go to Barbados Blvd w/dogs and stroller. Run/Walk 5 miles.

Tuesday Sept. 2nd

Go to Barbados Blvd w/dogs and stroller. Run/Walk 5 miles.

Sat. Sept. 6th

Go to Barbados Blvd and Run/Walk 3 miles. Still hot and sticky from Hanna!

Week Number Thirty Seven

2008-08-31T12:05:00.000-07:00

Week number 37 (August 25th - August 31st )

Tuesday August 26th

Go to Barbados Blvd and run/walk 4 miles.

Sunday August 31st

Go to Barbados Blvd and run/walk 4 miles

Week Number Thirty Six

2008-08-24T16:12:00.000-07:00

Week number 36 (August 18th - August 24th )

Tuesday August 19th

Take dogs to Barbados Blvd w/stroller. Run/Walk 3 miles.

Thursday August 21st

Take dogs to Barbados Blvd w/stroller. Run/Walk 3 miles.

Saturday August 23rd

Take the dogs to Barbados Blvd again. Run/walk 4miles this time.

Sunday August 24th

Go to Barbados Blvd w/out dogs this time. Run/walk 4miles.

Week Number Thirty Five

2008-08-17T13:59:00.000-07:00

Week Number 35 ( August 11th - August 17th )

Didn't run any until Saturday. Was out of town a few days with work.

Saturday August 16th

Get up early and go to Barbados Blvd and run/walk 3miles.

Sunday August 17th

Get up early again. Go to Barbados Blvd and run/walk 3miles.

Week Number Thirty Four

2008-08-10T11:41:00.000-07:00

Week Number 34 ( August 4th - August 10th )

The hot humid weather is finally easing off and I'm feeling like I can get out there and run again. It really felt good to be back out there putting in some mileage this weekend.

Saturday August 9th

Get up early and go to Barbados Blvd and run/walk 3miles.

Sunday August 10 th

Get up early again. Go to Barbados Blvd and run/walk 3miles.

Thought I would share a good laugh.

I have a friend who has a friend who had this T-shirt made. You have to know a little history on the Hewletts Creek sewer spills to see the humor in it!

Week Number Thirty Three

2008-08-02T05:48:00.000-07:00

Week Number 33 ( July 28th - August 3rd )

I'm changing up on my start dates for the week this week! I'm going to start the week on Mondays and end on Sundays from now on!!!

Another hot frikkin' week. I didn't get in a run until Saturday morning around 8:00 am and it was already hot as hades. I managed to run/walk a couple miles.
I don't know what it is but I can't breathe this hot ass air. It's like inhaling steam!

Week Number Thirty Two

2008-07-20T12:20:00.000-07:00

Week Number 32 ( July 20th - July 26th )

Wednesday July 23rd

Go to Barbados Blvd and run 1.5 miles, walk 1 mile.

Week Number Thirty One

2008-07-20T12:17:00.000-07:00

Week Number 31 ( July 13th - July 19th )

Hot, miserable and the humidity is just too bad to get motivated!

Total mileage for the week is a big fat ZERO!!!!!!

I could hibernate through July & August! The absolute worst months of the year!

Week Number Thirty

2008-07-06T14:34:00.000-07:00

Week Number 30 ( July 6th - July 12th )

Sunday July 6th

Go to Barbados Blvd in the morning. Run 3.5 miles. Did 1.5 miles with the dogs in the stroller, and the other 2 miles by myself. Walk 1/2 mile afterwards.

Tuesday July 8th

Go to Barbados Blvd and run 3 miles, walk 1/2 mile.

Don't know what happened? Was gonna run Thursday but got rained out, then didn't make it to the 5 miler w/Scott & Kelly.

Can't stand this hot sticky weather.

Total mileage for the week is 6.5 miles running, and 1 mile walked

Week Number Twenty Nine

2008-07-02T02:52:00.000-07:00

Week Number 29 ( June 29th - July 5th )

Tuesday July 1st

Go to Barbados Blvd w/dogs and Lynn. Run 2.5 miles while she walked 1.75 miles w/dogs in stroller.

Thursday July 3rd

Go to Barbados Blvd again w/dogs and Lynn. Run 2.5 miles while she walked 1.75 miles w/dogs in stroller. I walked a 1/2 mile afterwards.

Saturday July 5th

Tri-Span 5 K

Met sis-in-law downtown Water street for the Tri-Span 5k. She came in first in her age group with a 27:42 chip time, and I ran it at a slow 31:41 chip time. Shaved a minute off of last weeks run though.

Looks like I need to up my weekly mileage if Im gonna hang w/sis!

Total mileage for the week including 5 k = 8.1 miles

Week Number Twenty Eight

2008-06-26T19:52:00.000-07:00

Week Number 28 ( June 22nd - June 28th )

No running Sun,Mon,Wed, Fri.

Tuesday June 24th

Take dogs and stroller to Barbados Blvd. Walk 1/2 mile, run 2 miles, walk 1/2 mile. Hot and frikkin miserable!!!!!!! Didn't even let Emily run. Scared she'd overheat!

Thursday June 26th

Barbados Blvd, run 2.5 miles, walk 1/2 mile

Not quite as hot as Tuesday and I wasn't pushin' the dogs.

Gonna rest Friday and try to make the Diligence 5K Saturday morning.

Saturday June 28th

15th Annual Diligence Dash 5K

Got up early and had a pancake at The Omelete house around 6:00am.

Head downtown Wilmington Waterfront to register for the race at 7:00 am. I was the first to register that wasn't already pre-registered. Got the lucky number 1313.......ew....double whammy!

Called sis-in-law and left her a heckling message cause I thought she was gonna dis me on this one, but she called right right back and said she was on the way!!!! So, I'll have to heckle little bro.......what's up bro.........ya can't hang with the rest of the family????

I tried to stay right behind sis, but she left me on the first hill. She ran a 29:01 and I ran a 32:41.

I passed on the water stop at the first mile, and wouldn't ya know it......they were outta water at the second mile mark? It was stifling hot and I'm not used to the incline/hills either.

Rushed right home to get a shower and go to a funeral. Probably shouldn't go into detail on that, other than it was the mother-in-law of a dear highschool friend. I was glad I was able to make it, and she was a very remarkable and loving woman.

Lunch at K&W.....liver & onions. Then to the hospital to visit my Aunt.

Total mileage for the week = 7.6 miles which includes the 5K

N.C. Blueberry Festival 5K Run

2008-06-22T05:07:00.001-07:00

Saturday June 21st. Ran the 4th annual N.C. Blueberry Festival 5K Run in Burgaw.

I brought Abigail and Emily and the stroller with me. Met sis-in-law there. Baby bro had to work until 4:00 am in the morning.
There were several couples with babies in strollers ,so I loaded Ab & Em in their doggie stroller and got at the back of the pack with them.
It was drizzling rain at the start of the race and got continually worse through out the race. We were soaked.

Sis ran a personal best in the low 26's and I have no idea how slow I ran it cause my glasses were so fogged up and wet that I couldn't see. Plus it was too wet and dreary to stay for the race results. Still waiting to find them posted on the web.

Thank Gawd I have a 12 year old crappy minivan to throw the wet dogs and buggy in.

Sis found this race to run in July?!?!

"Take Pride in Your Hide"
I think I could do it if they provide plenty of adult beverages!!!

Week Number Twenty Seven

2008-06-16T13:45:00.000-07:00

Week Number 27 ( June 15th > June 21st )

Sunday June 15th
Also Father's Day, and Baby Bro's B-Day

Had lunch at Buffalo Wild wings to celebrate w/family.

Sis-in-law and Baby Bro have shamed me into running today by calling me the "Runless Redneck". They're putting in the miles and I'm getting slack.

But......I'm losing weight? I'm going to claim 199 pounds and holding for now. Been fluctuating between 197 and 200 for a week now.

Finally getting below 200 pounds and it feels good.

Sis-in-law says it's all the hanging upside down that I have been doing on the inversion table.

She says " all the shit is running out my ears while I'm upside down"!

Go to Barbados Blvd. Run 2 miles, and walk it off for a mile! Oh, and I hung upside down for several minutes before and after the run.

Monday June 16th

It's hot as hell outside and I need to recover from yesterday's run, so yeah....I'm "Runless" today!

Tuesday June 17th

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

Very hot and humid!

Wednesday June 18th

Cross-training. Ha ha....

Haul & spread mulch with wheelbarrow & pitchfork for a couple hours.

Thursday June 19th

Got the dogs back today. YAY!!!!!

Take them to Barbados Blvd with the stroller. Walk 1/2 mile, run 2 miles, walk 1 mile.

Cuzzin mark in the hospital.

Got 3 stints put in arteries around his heart! Went to see him tonight w/Dad. Ate Liver and onions at K&W also.

Friday June 20th

Rest Day.

Saturday June 21st

Run 5k at the Blueberry Festival in Burgaw!

Deserves a separate post.

Totals for the week are 9.1 miles run, 3miles walked

Week Number Twenty Six

2008-06-07T11:59:00.000-07:00

Week Number 26 ( June 8th > June 14th )

Crap......it's just been too damn hot to run this week, and I've been too busy with other stuff. Excuses...Excuses......I'm a wuss!

OK...it's official.....my Sis-in-law now refers to me as the

"Runless Redneck"!!!!!

Week Number Twenty Five

2008-06-01T10:44:00.000-07:00

Week Number 25 ( June 1st > June 6th )

Sunday June 1st

Nothin'....rest day.

Monday June 2nd

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

Tuesday June 3rd

Rest day. Still doin' the inversion table. Got the girls and took them to the river.

Wednesday June 4th

Took the girls to the river. Then go by Lynn's and let Ab & Em meet Sammy & Sonny. We took all 4 dogs to Barbados Blvd. I ran 2.4 miles and did over a mile with all 4 dogs in the buggy. Didn't get to walk much before or after the run like I needed. Lynn walked about a mile with the dogs in the buggy. I did do the inversion table when I got home.

Thursday June 5th

Rest day. Took the girls to the river. Extremely hot outside.

Friday June 6th

Too hot and too busy to run again?

Saturday June 7th

Get up early and run 2 miles, walk it off 1/2 mile at Barbados Blvd.

Totals for the week: Run 5.9 miles, walk 1.5 miles

Week Number Twenty Four

2008-06-01T10:28:00.000-07:00

Week Number 24 ( May 25th > May 31st )

Sunday May 25th

Recovering with serious hangover from Saturday's River Poker run and redneck bar venture.

Monday May 26th
Still recovering but managed to get to Barbados Blvd with dogs in the stroller. Walk 1/2 mile, run 1.5 miles (sub 12 minute pace), walk 1 mile

Tuesday > Friday

Just couldn't squeeze in a run. Still doing the inversion table religiously. Miss Civil got the dogs Wednesday.

Saturday May 31st

Go to Barbados Blvd; walk 1 mile, run 2 miles (13 minute pace),walk 1mile

Weekly total ; 3.5 miles run, 3.5 miles walked

2008 Wilmington Orthopaedic Azalea Run 5K

2008-05-25T15:20:00.000-07:00

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?

................................
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

2008-05-18T04:57:00.000-07:00

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

2008-05-14T16:16:00.000-07:00

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

2008-05-10T07:30:00.000-07:00

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

2008-05-04T17:40:00.000-07:00

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

Week Number Twenty

2008-04-27T10:43:00.000-07:00

Week Number 20 ( April 27th > May 3rd )

Sunday April 27th

Took the dogs down to the river for an early morning walk and the weather is perfect. Then come back and start on the yard. Mow, trim, and blow. Cut some more trees down and cut and stack firewood.

Emily stayed out in the yard with me most of the morning but Abigail likes to stay inside with the A/C.

Took the dogs to the river again late afternoon for another nice long walk, then head to Barbados Blvd. Abigail fell asleep on the way over and it's just a short trip?

Push them in the stroller at a run for 1 mile ,then walk 1/2 mile, then run another 1.5 miles and walk it off for a 1/2 mile.

Emily had to get out several times and try to run w/me. She did more than a few 1/4 mile intervals. I could hear her chipmunk squeal over the noise of my headphones. That's how she lets me know she's ready to get out and boogie! Abigail just sits still in the stroller the whole way.

They are both wore out and sleeping on my bed right behind me as I type. Getting ready to join them!

Monday April 28th

Two close ones?

Got home from work and took the girls down to the river for their daily walk, then rush home to drop some politicians off at the cess pool. It was so bad I had to give myself as well as the girls a courtesy flush!

Head out to Barbados Blvd and load the girls up in the stroller and took off. Got about a 1/4 mile out and it started to rain.

But that wasn't enough....my bowels started campaigning again?

I quickly turned around for a mad dash back to the minivan!

I didn't even make it 1/4 mile in the mini and had to pull over.

Needless to say.....I had to go "Commando" again!.......on the side of the road leaned up beside the mini.

OK......let's call it a 1/4 mile run with a 1/4 mile sprint today!

Maybe I'll work out on the Total Trainer instead!

Tuesday & Wednesday

Just can't seem to get motivated to run? Been busy after work etc.

Excuses excuses!!!!

Thursday May 1st

Had to make myself get off my lazy ass and try to run today! Walked the girls at the river as usual. Miss Civil walked with us and it was her turn to have the girls, so I had to give them up to her for the week.

Go to Barbados Blvd run 1/2 mile, walk 1/2 mile, run 1 mile, then walk 1/2 mile.

That's all I could muster. Just feel weak?

Friday May 2nd

Had to make myself run again? I din't know what's wrong with me?

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

I have to go in and work some overtime this weekend. That's better for my health and wallet than goin' out and gettin' drunk! I don't think I've gotten over the two drunks I pulled last week yet?

Saturday May 3rd

Worked some overtime today and I'm scheduled to work tomorrow if it doesn't rain us out.

Went to Barbados and run 1/2 mile, walk 1/2 mile, run 1.5 miles, walk 1/2 mile.

Come home and debone about 10 pounds of chicken that have been cooking in the crock pot for almost 6 hours. Got the dogs a stash saved in the freezer.

Total for the week 8 miles run , 3.5 miles walked

Week Number Nineteen

2008-04-20T16:51:00.000-07:00

Week Number 19 ( April 20th > April 26th)

Sunday April 20th

Pretty bad hangover from last night. Can't possibly run today. Did manage a few long slow walk/staggers with the dogs at the river and this evening along the railroad tracks in Burgaw.

Monday > Wednesday

Whew!...That drunk I pulled Saturday night was a rough one to overcome. I was still feeling the effects of it Tuesday? It just completely drained me physically and mentally.

Then got too busy trying to help a friend with some plumbing /electrical problems at his mobile home park Wednesday to get a run in.

Thursday April 24th

I finally got a run in!!!! Went out to the Pirates Table for Shrimp and Flounder with a friend. Comeback home and head out to Barbados Blvd. Decided I better start back slow since it's been almost a week since I've run.

Run 1/2 mile in 5 minute range then walk 1/2 mile. Did that 3 times for a total of 1.5 miles run & 1.5 miles walked.

I felt pretty good, but decided not to over do it.

Then I went out to a bar downtown called "The City Limits" and proceeded to drink like a fish. A good time was had by all. Then breakfast at "The Waffle House" and got home and in bed by 2:30, then up at 5:30 to get ready for work.

Friday April 25 th

I can't believe it? I don't feel near as bad as I thought I would? Worked all day and come home and shoveled a few wheelbarrow loads of dirt. Then off to Barbados Blvd and Run 1/2 mile and walk 1/2 mile intervals. Only did that twice for a total of 1 mile run and 1 mile walked.

I felt that one. My drinking binge has finally wore me down. Tired as a Mo-Fo!!!

Saturday April 26th

Been busy this morning with the shovel and wheelbarrow. Then got out the chainsaw and cut down several small trees and cut up into firewood and stacked.

Went to my ex wife's Grand Mother's 90 th Birthday party at 4:00. My Dad went with me and we had a great time. Her Great grandchildren call her Granny Eggs cause they couldn't pronounce her last name when they were little and it stuck!

I dearly love Granny Eggs!

Never did get in a run today and I have a pittiful total this week cause I partied too much!

Total for week 2.5 miles run......2.5 miles walked

Week Number Eighteen

2008-04-14T13:57:00.000-07:00

Week Number 18 ( April 13th > 19th )

Sunday April 13th

I should be recovering from the 5K yesterday, but after shoveling horse shit all morning and playing lifeguard for Abigail at the pool........I felt cocky enough for a run.

Went to Barbados Blvd with the doggies in their stroller and ran 2.5 miles & walked 1.5 miles.

Monday April 14th

Busy day at work today. Not used to using my brain this hard in a while. I just feel completely exhausted. Don't know if it's the 5 K and yesterday's workout catching up to me or what?

It's drizzling outside and I guess that's a good enough excuse for a rest day!

Tuesday April 15th......Tax Day!

I rushed home from work and took the dogs to PetSmart to get dogfood. Then stopped at Food Lion and picked up about $70 worth of groceries. Then I took the dogs to the river for a long walk. I'm still too tired to run. Come home and crash.

Wednesday April 16th

Take the dogs to Barbados Blvd. Run 2.5 miles w/dogs in stroller, & walk it of for a half mile with them. Then put the dogs in the minivan and run another mile on my own. Then walk it off for a half mile.

Thursday April 17th

I had plans to run today but got distracted. I went over to a friend's house and helped with some yard work. Worked up a pretty good sweat with that. I bought an old trailer from him to haul my mower and brought that home. Then my dad and one of his buddies came over to check out my new project and we drank a few beers. Needless to say ....that was the end of any attempt at a running workout.

We probably spread a pickup truck load or more of mulch around Rick's yard, and hauled off a load of limbs and stumps. That's my kind of workout anyway.

Friday April 18th

Hit the big 51 today. That's better than takin' a dirt nap?

Got up early and had a "Heart Stopper" breakfast at What's Cookin' .

Then come home and make sure my mower will fit my new trailer. Practiced loading and unloading it on the trailer. Perfect fit!

Mowed and weed trimed the yard.

Left my front yard just before 10:00 am and ran the loop in Castle Hayne. It's actually 3.1 miles around and back to my house. I ran it in just under 38 minutes. I had to stop once to give an elder lady driving directions to Mcdougal dr.

It was extremely hot in the sun and felt like you were in the air conditioning when you would hit the shady spots.

I walked it off around the backyard in the shade with the dogs.

Took a shower and cleaned up cause it was party time.

My Dad , little bro, and I have a tradition of eating chicken wings and drinking beer at "Hooters" 3 times a year on each of our birthdays.

Dad came and picked me up and we went over to Scott's. My little niece was skipping school today and we couldn't talk her into going to Hooters with us.

But she agreed to go to Buffalo Wild Wings.

Mental note......Asian Zing is just a little too hot for my taste!

Ameron couldn't stay long cause she had to go to work. So then Dad, Scott and I headed over to Hooters for a pitcher of beer and some interesting scenery. I'm glad Ameron didn't go to Hooters with us cause I wouldn't want her to see me ogeling our waitress, not to mention I was getting a pretty good buzz from the beers.

Our waitress was stunningly beautiful and she had a personality to match. The only problem is I'm old enough to be her Dad. We had some good harmless fun with her and she seemed to be having just as good a time as we were.

But Jeeeeeeeese!!!!!! I'm still a pervert!!!!! A 51 year old pervert at that!

At least I'm not dead!!!!.........or worse....gay!!!!!!!

Saturday April 19th

Had a good buddy from Raleigh come down to visit. I knew I should have ran this morning?

It was Happy Birthday all over again. He took me to Hooter's for lunch. Let the drinkin' begin!!!!

My favorite waitress wasn't there, but..................

We went to Buffalo Wild Wings for supper and she was our waitress there!!!

She works at my two favorite wing joints!!!

Then we went to "The Dirty Martini" at Wrightsville Beach and had a blast the rest of the night.

Running total for the week 9.1 miles

walked only 2.5 miles?

Oak Island Lighthouse 5K April 12th

2008-04-12T10:11:00.000-07:00

I finished my first 5K for the year in 35:30. Way off the mark from my last one almost ten years ago.
The weather was beautiful except it was a little windy, but the wind was at our backs so that helped with the run.

But best of all......my sis-in-law took first in her age group with a 27:14.......and my little brother took first in his age group at 22:42.

I've already found the results on the Wilmington Roadrunners website. I came in 100th place....Damn?.......there were 99 people ahead of me!!!!!LOL!!!!!

Week Number Seventeen

2008-04-07T17:06:00.000-07:00

Week Number 17 ( April 6th > 12th )

Sunday April 6th

Work on the yard and build a "lean-to" off the back of my shed all day long. Sweating my old arse off, pretty much the whole time.
Finally get out to Barbados Blvd about 8:20 and run 2 miles walk 1/2 mile. Wore slam out!

Monday April 7th

Come home after work and finish up fastening the roof on the "lean-to". Haul off some debri, then come back and wash the mold off the vinyl siding of the shed with clorox mixture.

Too damn tired, wore out, and sore to run tonight. Take a hot bath and a valium. Hopefully it will make me sleep peacefully tonight

Tuesday April 8th

Work in the yard after work till I get a good sweat. Then go to Barbados Blvd and walk 1 mile, run 2 miles, and walk 1 mile.

Wednesday April 9th

Go to Barbados Blvd and walk 1 mile, run 2 miles, and walk 1 mile.

Thursday & Friday April 10th & 11th

Taking two whole rest days before the big 5K at Oak Island tomorrow!

Saturday April 12th

5 K at Oak Island. I think I'll do a separate post on the 5 K

Ran 6 miles and walked 4.5 miles for the week not counting the 5K.

Week Number Sixteen

2008-04-01T02:57:00.000-07:00

Week Number 16 ( March 30th > April 5th )

Sunday March 30th

Raining all day. Spent about 45 minutes on Total Trainer upper and lower body.

Monday March 31st

Still raining but warm enough to run. Go to Barbados Blvd and run 2 miles, and walk 1 mile.

Tuesday April 1st

Run 2 miles walk 1/2 mile

Work out on total trainer

Wednesday April 2nd

Dig four holes forty some inches deep with the post hole diggers for the corner post of the new redneck carport.

Take Abigail, Emily and their cousin Jack to the river for a walk. We're doggie sitting Jack tonight.

Then go to Barbados Blvd and walk 1 mile, run 1.5 miles, walk 1/2 mile.

Thursday April 3rd

Rest day. Sore as hell.Feel like an old man.

Friday April 4th

Take dogs to the river, spend about an hour on the dirt pile with the shovel, then go to Barbados blvd. Load the dogs up in the stroller and walk 1 mile, run 2.5 miles, and walk it off for 1/2 mile.

Saturday April 5th

Rain most of the day. Decide to take a rest day. Hopefully I will get busy tomorrow.

Totals for the week. Run 8 miles, walk 4miles.

Week Number Fifteen

2008-03-26T09:53:00.000-07:00

Week Number 15 ( March 23rd > March 29th )

Sunday and Monday didn't do anything. Too busy with personal stuff.

Tuesday March 25th

My Uncle Louis passed away today. This doesn't seem like the proper place to mention it , but he and my Aunt and all my cousins are very important to me. He will be dearly missed.

I was able to spend some time with the family and then come home and run.
The run was like therapy for me and I managed to cover 3 miles in 36 minutes and 10 seconds. Which is my best time yet by the way. I walked a mile before and after the run.
Hopefully I'll be below 200 pounds by race day. I just have to get more serious about dieting.

My lungs are holding out fine. Just waiting for my legs to get in better shape and losing weight will make it easier on the old joints.

Wednesday March 26th

No running, but spend over an hour with the shovel, rake, and chainsaw in the backyard.

Thursday March 27th

Spent the afternoon at aunt Gretchen's with family. Miss Civil brought Ab & Em to me.

Friday March 28th

Went to the funeral for uncle Louis today. It was all surreal to me for some reason. I remember the blossoms of the Bradford pear trees at the grave site. It was rather windy, but it felt good as it cooled us off from the warm sun. At one time it reminded me of an enchanted forest with the blossoms floating and fluttering from the trees.

The family with all my cousins were just as beautiful and they are a living testament to the goodness of uncle Louis.

I came home and took a nap with the girls and then we went to the river for their walk.

Then we went to Barbados Blvd with the stroller. I ran 2 miles and walked 2 miles while pushing the dogs in the stroller.

The run was cut short by a call from a good friend. We went out and had a few drinks and supper with some more good friends.

It was a fine ending to a surreal day.

Saturday March 29th

Too cold and windy to get out and chance getting a cold.

Totals for the week 5miles run & 4miles walked

Week Number Fourteen

2008-03-16T15:51:00.000-07:00

Week Number 14 ( March 16th > March 22nd )

Sunday March 16th

Cross-training today!LOL!
I didn't feel like running after spending a couple of hours on my dirt pile! I have these huge mounds of dirt that were dug out of a ditch behind my place over 50 years ago. I've moved quite a lot of it myself over the past year with a shovel and wheelbarrow.

I put an add in Craigslist for free dirt and I had some folks come over and dig 5 or six truck loads this weekend.

I pretty much know they are going to do the easy digging and leave the stumps so I dig up the stumps and dress it up a little after they leave.

I couldn't believe how hard I was breathing just digging and swinging a pick axe. I had to stop and rest about 3 or 4 times during my 2 hours in the dirt.

Before the weekend above and after the digging below.

A couple of the stumps I've dug out by hand.

Monday March 17th

Rest day, go to the visitation at Valley Chapel Mortuary with Dad. I had a high school buddy get killed in a chopper crash last Thursday.

Tuesday March 18th

Johnny's funeral this morning. It was the largest gathering of people for a funeral that I have ever been to in my life. He truly was an amazing human being. It was an honor to say he was your friend.

Took the girls to the river for their 1/2 mile jaunt this evening. Then to Barbados Blvd and put them in the stroller. I ran 3 miles in just over 40 minutes while pushing them. Stopped long enough to tie shoes and let Emily out of the stroller to run along beside me 2 or 3 times. Then walked it off for a mile.

That's my longest distance for the whole 14 weeks so far. Felt pretty good.

And sis-in-law says our 5K date is April 12th at Oak Island. That's a week before I turn 51!!!!LOL!!!! Thanks for motivating me sis! I couldn't do it without seeing all the progress you and Scott are making. Just to run 3 miles is a major accomplishment for me at this point in my life.

Wednesday March 19th

Take dogs to Barbados with stroller. Walk 1 mile,then run/waddle 2 miles, and walk it off for a mile. My arse was dragging and I'm sore as hell.

Thursday & Friday March 20th & 21st

Didn't have time to do much of anything these past couple of days. Plus I was still recovering from the 3 miler and the two miler.

Saturday March 22nd

Go to Barbados Blvd and run 3 miles in just under 38 minutes. Walk it off for a mile.

Total for the week ; 8 miles run, 4.5 miles walked, and 2 hours with a shovel in my hand.

Week Number Thirteen

2008-03-09T14:01:00.000-07:00

Week Number 13 ( March 9th > March 15th )

Sunday March 9th

Run 1.5 miles & Walk 1.5 miles at Barbados Blvd.

Monday March 10th

Rest day. Too busy with getting my truck serviced etc.

Tuesday March 11th

Spend about two hours on the wrong end of a shovel digging a trench, trying to find some water lines and electrical lines in the back yard. Worked up a pretty good sweat. Then head off to Barbados Blvd and walk 1 mile then run 2 miles and walk another mile. Tired and dehydrated when I got home.

Wednesday March 12th

I got the girls back today and took them down to the river for our little half mile walk. I could tell I was still wore out from yesterday's workout, so I decided to take a rest and chill out with the gals.

Thursday March 13th

I've always heard that Friday the 13th was a bad day, but I'll never forget this 13th.

A good friend was killed today and my words could never do him justice.

Click Here

And Here

Johnny, Ill never forget the summer of 75 when you and I and Buddy rode down to Fort Lauderdale in your jet black 1971 Dodge Challenger and stayed for a week.

Those were the days man!

I tried to run today, but my heart wasn't in it and it's not even worth mentioning.

Friday March 14th

Rest day. Mow,weed eat, leaf blower & rake yard

Saturday March 15th

Take dogs to river for 1/2 mile walk, then to Barbados blvd for 1mile walk & 2 mile run with dogs in stroller. The wind was blowing so hard it felt like I had a parachute strapped to my back.

Totals for the week; run 6.5 miles & walk about 6.5 miles

Week Number Twelve

2008-03-02T17:09:00.000-08:00

Week Number 12 ( March 2nd > March 8th )

Sunday March 2nd

Take dogs to the river and walk them 1/2 mile. Then to Barbados Blvd and run 2 miles, walk 1 mile while pushing dogs in the stroller.

Monday March 3rd

Take dogs to the river and walk them 1/2 mile. Then to Barbados Blvd and load them up in the stroller. Walk 1 mile, then run 2 miles, & walk 1 mile while pushing dogs in the stroller.

Total so far ; 4miles run, 4 miles walked

Tuesday March 4th

Just tired today? Only walked the dogs a 1/2 mile at the river.

Wednesday March 5th

Miss civil got the girls today:(

Go to Barbados Blvd and run two miles and walk a mile .

Thursday March 6th through Saturday March 8th

My right knee is starting to bother me. This is my bad knee from an old injury, and I'm not sure if the running or the stertching exercises are what have made it tender. It doesn't hurt to put weight on it. But it hurts when I lift the leg up off the ground?

Anyway I have decided to give it a few days break since the weather is so wet and windy!

Total for the week ; 6 miles run, 5.5 miles walked

Week Number Eleven

2008-02-24T12:41:00.000-08:00

Week Number 11 ( Feb 24th > March 1st)

Sunday Feb 24th

Go to Barbados Blvd walk 1 mile, then run 1 mile in 10 minutes 15 seconds, walk 1/2 mile, run 1/2 mile in way under 6 minutes, walk it all off for 1 mile.
Total today run 1.5 miles and walk 2.5 miles.

Monday Feb 25th

Came home from work and didn't feel like running, so I soaked my feet in a hot tub of epsom salt. That woke me up enough to put my running shoes on and head down to the beach. I started right out running without a warm up walk and managed to run 2 miles in a little over 24 minutes. Walked it off for a half mile. Then jump in my truck and rush home. Coughed and hacked most of the way home? Got home and took a "Mucinex" and soaked my tootsies again.

The cough wasn't actually a bad cough? It was more like I was coughing up mucus I didn't even know I had?

Total so far this week 3.5 miles running, and 3 miles walked.

Tuesday Feb 26th

Go out to eat super w/Dad at K & W.

It's been raining most of the afternoon, so come home and walk on the treadmill for 30 minutes fully inclined. I actually worked up a sweat?

I decided to do some serious stretching after that since my whole body was pretty warmed up, but not exhausted.

I read about these stretches on Lesley's blog and decided to incorporate them with some resistance exercises with my dumbells and kettlebell to save time. Also did a few exercises on the "Total Trainer".

Wednesday Feb 27th

I swear?....Looks like my body keeps coming up with reasons not to run? I woke up yesterday with my left ankle feeling a little tender from the two previous day's runs. Then I woke up this morning with it hurtin' like hell and I've been limpin' on it all day. I'm not even gonna hit the treadmill today.

So, I'm still stuck at 3.5 miles run, 3 miles walked and 30 minutes on the treadmill for the week.

Thursday Feb 28th

Still resting the ankle. Got the girls today, so I'm laying around bonding with them.

Friday Feb 29th....."Leap Year Day"

Took the girls to the beach today. Walked about 3 miles with them including pushing them in their stroller. I had the day off for a dental appointment. The ankle feels OK. Maybe I'll try to run on it tomorrow.

Saturday March 1st

Took the dogs to the river for a 1/2 mile walk. Then we shot over to Barbados Blvd. I pushed them in the stroller, and we ran 2miles and walked it off for a mile. The ankle feels good to go?

Totals for the week are 5.5 miles run, 7.5 miles walked, and 30 minutes on the treadmill.

Week Number Ten

2008-02-23T07:31:00.000-08:00

Week Number 10 ( Feb 17th > Feb 23rd )

Haven't done any running until today Saturday Feb 23rd. So it's been two whole weeks since I've done any running!

I ran 1 mile in 12.5 minutes, walked 1/2 mile, run a 6minute 1/2 mile, then walk it off for a mile.

Total for the week Run 1.5 miles, walk 1.5 miles

Week Number Nine

2008-02-12T06:45:00.000-08:00

Week Number 9 ( Feb 10th > Feb 16th )

Sunday Feb 10th

Went to bed coughing and woke up coughing. I've been feeling under the weather for almost four weeks, and it finally came to a head last night. I've been coughing to the point of almost throwing up.
Stay inside all day except to venture out for egg drop soup at Jungs, only to find out they were closed. So I went to the Jade Garden and got broccoli and shrimp plate to go.

Monday Feb 11th

Called in for a sick day. My throat feels like it's been doused with battery acid! The coughing fits are finally getting fewer and farther between. Had a good friend bring me some egg drop soup from Jungs around lunch time. I made it last until supper. It feels so good on my throat.

I hate being sick around the dogs, and I hope I don't give them any germs. This was supposed to be Miss Civil's weekend to have them but something came up? They don't understand why I don't take them out for their walks.

Tuesday Feb 12th

Another sick day from work. My abs feel like I've been doing the abs of steel workouts from all the coughing. Woke up this morning with a bloody nose. Must have busted a blood vessel during the night with all the coughing?

I've got my order in for more egg drop soup from Jungs.

The dogs are starting to get restless. They can only lie around with my sick ass for so long. I'm gonna have to bundle up and take them on a short walk.

Stay home and get well the rest of the week!

No workouts this week! Nadda! Nothing!

Week Number Eight

2008-02-04T08:34:00.000-08:00

Week Number 8 ( Feb 3rd > Feb 9th )

Sunday Feb 3rd

Go to the Crest Fitness Center with a friend and run/walk on their treadmill for 50 minutes. Took me 50 minutes to go only 3 miles!

Monday Feb 4th

Feelin' like crap. Walk the dogs at the river a little over a half mile. That was it. I think that head cold is trying to jump back on me?

Tuesday Feb 5th

Walk dogs at Barbados Blvd 1/2 mile, then load em up in the stroller & run 1/2 mile, walk 1/2 mile, run 1/2 mile ,walk 1/2mile. I just don't have any energy at all, and can't even make myself focus on anything at work or at home? I had to make myself do that little bit!

Wednesday Feb 6th

Walk the dogs at the river for about 3/4 mile. Still feelin miserable. Couldn't muster the mental energy for the run. What a waste of some beautiful weather?

Thursday Feb 7th

Walk dogs at river for 1/2 mile. Then take them down to Barbados Blvd and put them in the jogging stroller. Run first mile in just under 14 minutes. Walk 1/2 mile. Run the second mile in just over 12 minutes. Walk 1/2 mile. Hopefully I'm coming out of my funk?

Friday Feb 8th

Woke up coughing and hacking this morning. I've had several people comment at how tired I look? Walked the dogs at the river for 3/4 mile.

I decided not to run today cause so many people have mentioned that I look like death warmed over ?

Took some "Theraflu" tonight! Maybe I'll run tomorrow?

Saturday Feb 9th

Still coughing! Take dogs to Barbados Blvd and walk them for 1/2 mile. Then load them up in the stroller. Abigail was actually ready to get in the stroller, like she was tired or something?

Run 1 mile, walk 1 mile, run 1/2 mile, walk 1/2 mile! I was coughing like crazy when I got through? Come home and soak in the tub. Was coughing to the point that I thought I was going to throw up on two different occasions?

Totals for another weak week!!!

Run 4.5 miles, walk around 10 miles

Week Number Seven

2008-01-27T10:05:00.000-08:00

Week number 7 (Jan 27th > Feb 2nd)

Sunday Jan 27th

Yeah!!!!We're finally getting some sunshine and the weather is in the low 50's today!

I went down to Barbados Blvd around lunch time and walked a mile, then ran a mile in 11:55 m/m pace. That's the first time my legs have held up enough for my lungs to get a workout. Then I walked it off for another mile. I did five sets of ten reps on the push-ups during the walk.

Not gonna over do it. Hopefully it will be nice enough weather to continue tomorrow!

Monday Jan 28th

Still kind of sore from yesterday. Decided to rest my legs today. Did a lot of core exercises on the exercise ball.

Tuesday Jan 29th

Walk 1/2 mile, run 1 1/2 miles, walk a mile! Trying to ease back into it without getting so sore!

Wednesday Jan 30th

Walk 1.2 miles, Run 1.6 miles , walk 0.8 miles at cemetary in Burgaw!

Thursday Jan 31st

I just got the girls back today, so I'm gonna play hooky with them! Might hit the treadmill later on?Nope...didn't do it. Chilled out with the girls instead.

Friday Feb 1st

I stayed out of work for a dentist appointment today. I had an early heart stopper breakfast at "What's Cook'n" cause I knew I wouldn't be able to eat lunch after getting a crown.

Came home and brushed and flossed teeth and headed to the dentist. I spent almost two hours there and about 1.5 hours of it in the chair.

It was raining and windy and nasty all day. It finally slacked off about dark.

I took the girls w/me down to Barbados Blvd. Glad I brought a towel with me cause their under bellies were drenched from all the standing water. I didn't even attempt to bring the stroller.

Walked them for 3/4 mile, run 1.5 miles, and walk it off for 1/2 mile.

Saturday Feb 2nd

Oh well, due to my nasty stopped up head, and my not so stopped up colon there was no exercise done today!

Total for the week

5.6 miles running and 6.75 miles walked

Week Number Six

2008-01-23T15:31:00.000-08:00

Week number 6 (Jan 20th > Jan 26th)

Slowly recovering from this crappy head cold. Walked on the treadmill for 15 and 20 minute intervals Sunday, and Monday, because I still wasn't feeling up to par, and the weather was so nasty wet and cold.

Oh,.....Emily is sick too! The vet says she has tonsillitis? I had no idea dogs could get that? She's on antibiotics, and I'm toughing it out on my own.

Tuesday Jan 22nd

Got up early Tuesday morning and did 20 minutes on the treadmill before work. It finally warmed up today and the weather was pretty nice.
Got off work and managed to take the dogs down to the river for a twenty minute walk before it got dark.
Then I headed off to Barbados Blvd. around 6:00. Walked 1/2 mile, ran 1 mile at 13:40 m/m pace then walked it off for another mile. I felt like I could run further but decided not to over do it.
I woke up sore this morning so I'm glad I didn't try to run any further than I did.

Wednesday Jan 23rd

Walked the dogs this afternoon. Not gonna run today. Might hit the treadmill? I'm still wondering if all the running everyday during weeks 3 & 4 weakened my immune system, cause I haven't been sick in quite a long time before that?

Thursday Jan 24th through Saturday Jan 26th

The weather has been just to darned nasty for me to get out in with all the rain and wind, so I've been stuck inside doing 15 and 20 minute stints on my el cheapo treadmill, and hitting the total trainer, dumbells,kettlebell,and I bought one of those (65 mm) exercise balls to help me with the core exercises. I even sit on it while at the computer sometimes.

Crappy week, only ran 1 mile and walked a couple of miles.

Week Number Five

2008-01-14T16:52:00.000-08:00

Week number 5 ( Jan 13th > 19th )

This whole week is pretty much a set back because I have a really bad head cold.

Started the week out crappy. Sick as hell. Shouldn't have run in the rain Saturday!!!!

Did manage to get in 20 minutes on the treadmill Tuesday night and a few light workouts on the total trainer.

Getting in 15 and 20 minute walks on the treadmill through out the week but nothing to keep track of.

The cold and rainy weather is too much for me to try to get outside. Still have a head full of mucous and don't want to chance making it worse.

Week Number Four

2008-01-06T11:46:00.000-08:00

Week number 4 (Jan 6th > Jan 12th 08)

Sunday Jan 6th 08

Breakfast at "What's Cook'n" 2 scrambled eggs, bacon, coffee, & a bowl of oatmeal.

Another beautiful sunny day!!!

Go down to Barbados blvd and walk dogs for 1/2 mile or so.

Run two miles with dogs in the stroller. 12:10 m/m pace first mile........13:45 m/m pace second mile.

Walk it off for a mile w/dogs still in the stroller.

I don't know what it is, but I love running with the dogs in the stroller? It's kind of like running with a "walker"! I can lean on it and put a little of my weight on it. Maybe that's taking some of the pressure off my legs? My calves and ankles aren't hurting near as bad.

Total for today 2miles running & 1.5 miles walked.

Monday Jan 7th 08

Sausage & Egg sandwich w/ iced tea from the Piggly Wiggly for breakfast.

Take dogs down to the river. Walk them a little over 1/2 mile. Then take them to Barbados Blvd and run 2 miles pushing them in the stroller.

First mile 13:45 m/m pace. And 2nd mile at 15:00 m/m pace

Then walk a mile with them still in the stroller.

Total for today 2 miles running & 1.5 miles walked

Tuesday Jan 8th 08

Liver pudding and egg sandwich with iced tea from the "Pig".

Tired as hell.

Didn't want to walk much less run. Emily kept pawing at me to take her for a ride, so we loaded up and went to Barbados Blvd.

I walked them for a little over a mile, then decided to try to run with them in the stroller. It took me 15 minutes to cover a mile and I was exhausted. Walked them another mile in the stroller.

Total for today 1 mile barely running and 2 miles walked.

Wednesday Jan 9th 08

Liver pudding and egg sandwich with iced tea from the "Pig".

The weather is so nice that I'm trying to get some miles in before the rain gets here.

Take dogs down to the river. Walk them about a mile. Then take them to Barbados Blvd and run 2 miles pushing them in the stroller.
First mile 14:00 m/m pace. And 2nd mile at 14:30 m/m pace
Then walk a mile with them still in stroller.

Total for today 2 miles running & 2 miles walked

Thursday Jan 10th 08

Rest Day

I think I'm comming down with a cold. Got a scratchy throat, and mucous running down the back of it. I have slight ear ache, and feel just down right miserable.

The only good thing today, is that Miss Civil decided to let me keep the girls another day!!!!Yeah!!!! I get to snuggle with them one more night.

Friday Jan 11th 08

Another rest day.

Still feel like chit! Miss Civil came and got the girls today. It really sucks when ya come home from work and don't see them standing at the front window as you pull in the driveway. I'll have to remember to get a picture of that.

Tried walking on the treadmill, but gave up after only 5 minutes or so.

I took some "NyQuil" and a valium before I went to bed. Best sleep I've had in a while!

Saturday Jan 12th 08

Up around 6:30 am and head to "What's Cook'n" for the usual "Heart Stopper" breakfast.

The weather is close to 60 degrees and there is a slight drizzle. Started my run about 10:00 am on Barbados blvd & finished 2 miles at 10:30. Then it started raining too hard to walk it off. It's a dreary day outside, and even more dreary inside my head this morning :(

I really should be thankful :)

Total running for the week 9 miles.

And walked a little over 7 miles this week.

Week Number Three

2007-12-30T14:59:00.000-08:00

Week number 3 (Dec 30th 07 > Jan 5th 08)

I'll be doing this weekly, so as not to have too many posts! I will post from day to day but will udate/edit as I go through out the week.

Also....this is a rednecks journal.......rednecks will talk about their cholesterol intake and bodily functions.......so that being said....readers beware?

Sunday Dec 30th 07

Skipped breakfast this mornin'. Head out to run about 9:30 am. Run/waddle first mile in just over 13 minutes. Walk to the 1.8 mile turn around at old bridge site.Then I ran and walked the 1.8 miles back. I managed to run two half mile stretches on the way back giving me a total of 2 miles running and 1.6 miles walked for today.

Monday Dec 31st 07

Had the usual Heart stopper breakfast at What's Cook'n! 2 eggs scrambled,hash browns, bacon,toast,and coffee.

And a very pleasant surprise before I sat down to eat my brakfast!

I didn't get there until a little after 8:00 am and put my 50 cents in the Star-News rack. I went to pull the newspaper out and felt a weight on top of it? I looked a little further in and noticed what looked like a coffee cup wrapped in a plastic bag?

I figured someone in the restuarant was playing a joke on me, so I grabbed it and brought it inside with me. The waitresses claimed they didn't do it and said "finders keepers"?

Come to find out, it was an advertising stunt that Star-News was doing, and I was the "Early Bird" and a day early I might add!

I took pictures and they should explain it all!

I guess our local newspaper man decided to start the game a day early, cause last time I checked it was still December 31st 2007?

Then for lunch I went to Carolina BBQ and had the buffet, and a friend paid for that! I've really over done it on the eating today! Don't go to a buffet with to skinny friends.

I hope my New Year starts this good and stays this way!!!!.......except for the over eating!....LOL

I hope your's does too!!!

OK........now to my meager attempt at running today!

I got started around 5:20 pm at Barbados Blvd. And I ran 1 mile in 13.5 minutes. Walked 1/2 mile. Ran another 1 mile in just under 14 minutes. And walked 1/2 mile back to my truck.

I covered 3 miles in 46.5 minutes, and 2 of those miles were running? Crap! I've walked that distance that fast just a few months ago with steel toed shoes!!!!

I'm not giving up! Maybe I'll get the determination to diet and lose weight soon? I've givin up soft drinks since this summer, now I need to learn to give up sweet iced tea, and sweetened coffee darn it!

A friend told me today that I shouldn't be drinking my calories, and that made a lot of sense! Maybe I'll make that my New Year's Resolution?

Tuesday January 1st 2008

"What's Cook'n" was closed this morning so I rode into town and had my "Heart Stopper" breakfast at "Jimbo's"

On the way back home I got pulled over by a Highway Patrolman in an unmarked Mustang! He clocked me going 58 mph in 45 mph zone.

When he got out and walked up to my car........I said "I'm sure starting my New Year off right ain't I?"

He took my license back to his Fancy Mustang , then returned a few minutes later and handed them back to me? All he said was "Slow it down and have a Happy New Year?"

I came home and changed clothes and headed out to Barbados Blvd. Ran 1 mile in 12.5 minutes. Then it took me about 17 minutes to walk the second mile. My calves and ankles were killing me. So, only 1 mile ran and 1 mile walked today!

Come home and clean up, go over and pick Dad up,then head up to Wallace to get my girls for the week. Then we went to Harry McCoy's New Year Mud Party!

Wednesday Jan 2nd 08

First day back at work in almost two weeks! It was good to finally get a liver pudding and egg sandwich from the Piggly Wiggly this morning.

Peanut butter sandwich and Wendy's chili for lunch!

Head out to Barbados Blvd to run after several snafus I'd rather not mention. It's colder than a well diggers ass and I took off and ran about 2 tenths of a mile before I turned around and came back to the car. It's 34 degrees outside and it feels like 24 with the wind factor.

So I head back home and bundle up in a pair of sweats with an old pair of combat crewman's overalls over that,and then a hooded sweatshirt and gloves!

Head back out to Barbados and take off on the run. I swear it felt like I was running in a fat suit? I ran a 1/2 mile, walked a 1/2 mile,then ran 1 1/2 miles and walked the last mile. It took me 53 minutes to cover the 3 miles, but my calves and ankles didn't hurt. Finished up around 8:00 pm

Total run today 2 miles and walked 1 mile.

Thursday & Friday Jan 3rd & 4th 08

Rest days?

Feelin' pretty crappy and it's too cold for me to get my sorry arse motivated. I guess Wednesday's night run in the 30 degree weather just took the wind out of my sails?

Saturday Jan 5th 08

Yeah! It got up to 57 dgrees today, and that feels warm compared to the last 3 days. I had the usual greasy breakfast this mornin'.

It was so nice outside that I took the dogs with me down to Barbados Blvd and walked them a little over a mile, then ran while I pushed them in their stroller for 2 miles with a 14 mpm pace. Then I walked them another mile in the stroller to cool down.

That gives me 2 miles ran today and 2 miles walked.

Weekly totals; ran 9 miles & walked 6.6 miles

PS. I bought my first treadmill today. It's a used Weslo Cadence EX 12. It was only $80 bucks and I figured I might as well start out with a cheap simple one till I'm ready to upgrade. Plus most people can walk faster than I'm running at the moment!!LOL!

Week Number Two

2007-12-23T14:12:00.000-08:00

Week number 2 (Dec 23rd 07 > Dec 29th 07)

I'll be doing this weekly, so as not to have too many posts! I will post from day to day but will udate/edit as I go through out the week.

Also....this is a rednecks journal.......rednecks will talk about their cholesterol intake and bodily functions.......so that being said....readers beware?

Sunday Dec 23rd 07

Starting the week off bad. Still recovering from wine drinking stunt Friday!
No running today. Walked a mile or two around the neighborhood helping my neighbors look for their lost Chihuahua! They've only had it a week.
We didn't find it. I'm sure someone picked it up!

Had the usual Heart stopper breakfast at What's Cook'n!
2 eggs over easy,grits, bacon,biscuit,and coffee.

Eating habits aren't worth keeping up with during the Holidays!

Monday Christmas Eve 07

Skipped breakfast this mornin'.

Head out on run about 10:30 am at Loop road! Run a half mile in six minutes but both calves and ankles are killin' me? Walk the next half mile, and then run another six minute half mile! Calves and ankles feel like they are going to explode. At least my lungs are working fine? Walk 1 1/2 miles back home feelin' like a wore out old fart! Also, I didn't have a blow out today, and I brought my pocket knife just in case!

Lunch w/Dad at K&W cafeteria. We call it Kanes & Walkers!LOL!!! Had liver and onions, mashed taters,sauted vegetables, mexican cornbread, and tea.

We took Ab & Em to the dog park at Empie Park! Then visit Bro, Sis-in-law, and my Niece. Let Ab & Em play with Harleyman & Molly!

Tuesday, Christmas Day 07

Skipped Breakfast again just because I know I'm gonna do some serious over eatin' later!

Worked out with Kettlebell, Barbell, & Total Trainer for about 15 minutes to warm up for my run.Shoulder is slowly recovering.

Head out on run about 10:30 am, and run 3/4 mile in 10 minutes.. Calves & ankles hurtin too bad to push through to the one mile mark. Head on out to the 1.8 mile mark at Old Bridge site with interval jogs and walking to recover. Turn around and do the same thing on the way back. So, I probably ran 1.5 miles out of the 3.6 mile jaunt.

Take Ab & Em to the river for a walk but Emily is favoring her right front leg, so we cut the walk short.

Wednesday Dec 26th 07

It's cold and rainy, so that's a good excuse for a rest day. Plus the fact that I'm recovering from all the over eating at Mary's yesterday. Also wanted to snuggle with Ab & Em as much as I can, cause I agreed to let Miss Civil come and get them a day early:(

Thursday Dec 27th 07

Woke up at 2:00 am & couldn't go back to sleep. Finally got up around 2:40. Do some kettlebell swings & hit the Total Trainer. Run in place for 10 minutes. Back to bed around 3:15 am.

Had the usual Heart stopper breakfast at What's Cook'n!2 eggs over easy,grits, bacon,toast,and iced tea.

PT's Cheeseburger & Fry for lunch!

Didn't get out to run/walk till around 6:00 pm. Found a nice secluded dead end stretch of road to run. It's only 9 tenths of a mile though.

Walk in 9 tenths mile, run back out 9 tenths,walk in 9 tenths,run back 6 tenths, and walk the final 3 tenths back to my truck. Total of 3.6 miles with 1.5 miles of it running.

Back home and hit the kettlebells, barbell, and Total Trainer.

Drank a little pedialyte to rehydrate. Broccoli for supper!

Friday Dec. 28th 07

Had the usual Heart stopper breakfast at What's Cook'n!2 eggs over easy,grits, bacon,toast,and iced tea.

Wait a few hours and head down to Wrightsville Beach. Walk 2.5 mile loop in just under 39 minutes. Rest one minute then run the 2.5 mile loop in just under 34 minutes. Then walk it one more time in 38.5 minutes.

Darn....that's how slow I'm runnin'? I only shaved five minutes off the walk. Hell...I guess it looks like I'm runnin' in place? Well......that's the longest distance I've run/waddled without stopping yet.

Grand total of 7 miles waddled in 1 hour 52.5 minutes!!!LOL

I had two motivators from opposite ends of the spectrum. I had a truckload of teenagers ride by and one of them and hollered "walk faster fat ass"!!! I thought...."that's Mr. fat ass to you, punk"!

I travel the loop in the opposite direction that most people walk/run , because I will work myself to death trying to keep up with people as they pass me.

Anyway, I noticed this drop dead gorgeous oriental girl running along like a gazelle as she crossed my path on the first walk. Then we crossed paths again as I was trying to do my best personation at running the second 2.5 miles. She gave me the brightest smile and said "You're doing great"! She has no idea how bad I needed to hear that!

You can't help but notice all the different folks along the way. I noticed this one young man who seemed to be in his twenties trucking along. He was overweight like myself, and seemed to be struggling with his running. I visualized him in the future, 30 or 40 pounds lighter and trucking along like that sweet oriental gazelle that passed me earlier.

I was rather proud of myself for not visualizing the young vibrant runners as curmudgeony old farts like myself. LOL!!!!!

Saturday Dec 29th 07

Not gonna even think about running today cause I over did it yesterday!

These old bones have had it for the week and I'm sore as hell!

Weekly totals are about 10 miles walked and 6.5 miles ran, or waddled in my case!

Week Number One

2007-12-17T17:27:00.000-08:00

Week number 1 (Dec 16th 07 > Dec 22nd 07)

I'll be doing this weekly, so as not to have too many posts! I will post from day to day but will udate/edit as I go through out the week.

Also....this is a rednecks journal.......rednecks will talk about their cholesterol intake and bodily functions.......so that being said....readers beware?

Sunday Dec 16th 07

Up early for a Heart stopper breakfast at What's Cook'n!
Scrambled eggs, bacon, hash browns,toast, and coffee

Wait a couple hours for food to settle while washing clothes,cleaning up dog hair,etc

Warm up with 3 sets of 30 reps with 26 pound kettlebell swings! Try Hindu pushups and other various exercises but my injured right shoulder has that on hold for now!

Run one mile just under 13 minutes. Walk another 2.5 miles with a few short burst of runs scattered through out. Damn?...sounds like the weather channel?
I did the whole shee-bang in around 50 minutes!

Drank a little pedialyte to rehydrate

Only had an apple for lunch! Feeling guilty about breakfast, and not to mention that I am constipated today!

Had a spiral ham sandwich for supper. Snuck in a few Hershy's kisses and minatures later on!

Monday Dec 17th 07

Liver Pudding and egg sandwich with iced tea from Piggly Wiggly for Breakfast!

Still constipated!

Bossman brought in some chocolate iced pound cake that his wife and little girl made. I made a pig out of myself of course!

Logan's Road House for lunch.
6 ounce sirloin, salad, baked potato, sour dough rolls, iced tea

Get off work 15 minutes late and head into town for gift cards. Decide to go down to Wrightsville Beach Park and walk the loop while I'm in town.

Forgot my tennis shoes (that's redneck for "New Balance" running shoes)
Got to the park and all of a sudden........I'm not constipated anymore?
Barely made it to the latrine! The toilet was motion sensor activated for flushing! It was malfunctioning.
I swear it flushed over a dozen times on it's own while I was sitting there. There's gonna be a water shortage because of it, I'm sure!

Get my composure and start walking! It's cold and windy! Forgot chapstick?
Manage to walk the 2.5 mile loop in 39 minutes with my steeltoed redwing boots, Levis, and field jacket.
Just in time to hit the latrine again! Glad it didn't hit me at the half way mark!
I did some serious spray painting of the toilet again, and the motion sensor did it's thing again! I swear I believe it's gonna be on "Candid Camera" ? It kept flushing on it's own like about two dozen courtesy flushes or something, like it was a living thing and it was in agony!

Ok....I get my composure again and head home! Now I got chapped lips on both ends?

Too scared to eat supper!

Tuesday Dec 18th 07

Bodily functions back to normal!

Liver Pudding and egg sandwich with iced tea from Piggly Wiggly for Breakfast!

Andy's Cheesburger & Fry w/iced tea for lunch

Went to Razor Ray's and got my ears lowered after work!

Forgot to take my darn tennis shoes to work with me again! Had to plod along in my steel toed boots!

Walk 2.5 miles around the Burgaw Cemetary near our office! Talked on the cell phone with friends and family just about the whole way and lost track of time and laps. Every body kept asking why I was breathing so hard and I told them I was walking and talking! I was walking as fast as I could too! Plus it's not flat ground there either, plenty of gentle slopes! I hate to try to run in steel toes!

Starving my ass off on the way home! I could eat a skunk boiled in kerosene I was so hungry!

Come home and scarf down a Spiraled ham sandwich with some Gatorade while nuking my "Grean Giant Simply Steam Broccoli & Carrots" in the microwave!

Finished that off with some "Chicken in a Biskit" crackers with some Colby Jack cheese and a glass of local Duplin County Christmas wine. OK...OK...a few glasses of Christmas wine!

exchanged emails with ex-wife about bodily functions!!!!

Wednesday Dec 19th 07

Dad turned 73 today! I left his Burfday/Gift card on his front porch before I headed of to work.

Liver Pudding and egg sandwich with iced tea from Piggly Wiggly for Breakfast!

Brought the Kettlebell to work with me today and did I don't know how many hundreds of reps of the basic swing?

Union Pacific Sub,chips,pickles, and iced tea for lunch.

Get off work and go by the Burgaw Cemetary!
Walk 1.2 miles just under 20 minutes.....then run 1 mile in 12 minutes flat....then walk another 1.4 miles..........30 kettlebell swings...stretch!

Stopped by Dad's on way home. His girlfriend is taking him out to eat tonight!!!!Booty call!!!!!LOL!!!!Just kidding!

Dad turned me on to some killer fudge that a friend made for him!

Come home and nuke some "Lean Cusine Glazed Chicken & Rice" & some "Green Giant Broccoli & Cheese"!

Washin'clothes & bloggin'

Thursday Dec 20th 07

Liver Pudding and egg sandwich with iced tea from Piggly Wiggly for Breakfast!

Lunch; Spiraled Ham Sandwich, Fried chicken leg & thigh, Broccoli & Cheese, Choc.Chip Cookie

Rest Day......Go get my girls

Supper; Spiraled Ham Sandwich

Bed early

Friday Dec 21th 07

Training has taken a drastic turn for the worse today! I don't have a treadmill, and the weather is crappy!
It's raining and the dogs don't even want to go outside! So, instead I'm bloggin' and drinkin' at Uncivil!
I did manage to pull off a 1.5 mile walk with the girls!

Saturday Dec 22nd 07

Mom's Birthday (73)........called her and she got my card!

Still recovering from my wild night on my other blog!

Up early for a Heart stopper breakfast at What's Cook'n!
2 eggs over easy,grits, bacon,biscuit,tea and coffee.

Bodily functions are way out of whack! Been on the "Throne" all morning!

Decided to go for a run!!!!I think I was still drunk?

Photo Layout Idea by my little brother!!!!I love his sense of humor sometimes!

Fruit of The Looms before one mile run!

Fruit of The Looms after one mile run!

You guess what happened?

Weekly totals of only 3 one mile runs, and 12.6 miles of fast walking

GETTIN' NIFTY @ 50

2007-12-16T10:19:00.000-08:00

I'm starting this blog as an online journal to help motivate me to start running again. My sister inlaw has invited me to run in her first 5K sometime in early 2008! My little brother is planning to run also!

They are way ahead of me in this game, as I can barely run a mile in the 12 minute bracket. Most people can walk faster than that can't they? I'm 9 years older than baby bro and 10 years older than sis inlaw!

I haven't ran in any events since 98 and haven't ran hardly any at all since the turn of this century!LOL!

I'm going to post the old races and times that I can find in my journals just as motivation for my old ass!

I had always been a runner since childhood, but never ran track in school. I just ran for the exercise of it, along with some weight lifting to try to build a hot body to pick up girls like any young redneck teenager would do. That's normal ain't it?

I got into Martial Arts and Boxing in my early 30's shortly after I got married, which got me into shape for my first 5K in 93 at the Spivey's Corner National Hollerin' Contest. I ran it in 20 minutes 30 seconds and I never beat that time again!

OK here goes my list

1993 at the age of 36; Spivey's Corner 5K Personal record of 20:30

I don't have journals for 93 or 94! Darn it!

1995 age 38

May 6th; Great Raleigh Road Race with my now ex-wife 29:29 (I ran right beside her the whole way cause it was her first 5K

May 13th; Pleasure Isle 5 Mile 38:40

Sept 16th; Raeford 5K 22:47

Oct 1st; Erwin 5K 22:57

Oct 7th; Sun Run @ Wrightsville beach (it was supposed to be a 5K but was actually somewhere between 3.3 and 3.5 miles?) 24:26

Oct 8th; River Fest Run 8K 37 minutes plus?

Oct 21st; UNCW 5K at night 20:30........tied my personal best!!!!!
my ex-wife ran it in 30:09

Nov 12th; Old Reliable Run in Raleigh ....my first 10K......47:29

Nov 18th; Seaside Shuffle @ Wrightsville Beach 5K 21:54

1996 age 39

May 4th; Geenfield Lake Wilmington 5K 21:38

May 11th; Pleasure Isle 5 Mile 38:14

May 18th; White Lake 10K 47:53

June 1st; 5K race in Dunn NC 21:43
ex-wife ran it in 32 plus

June 15th; Diligence Dash in Wilmington 5K 22:31

July 6th ; Southport 5 K 22:22

Oct 19th; Elizabeth Town 5K 23:06

Oct 26th; UNCW 5K at night 22:11

Nov; Erwin 5K 23:15

1997 hit the big 40

May 31st; 5K in Dunn 24:15

June 14th; Diligence Dash in Wilmington 5K 26:15

1998 age 41

May 16th; White Lake 10K 52:48

May 30th; Dunn 5K 24:03

June 6th; Diligence Dash in Wilmington 5K 25:27

July 11th; My last race was the Tri-Span in Wilmington 10K 53:10

1999 to present day......slowly turned into a slob:(

OK....that does it.....I don't know what I'll use this for except some kind of motivation?

I had some minor back surgery in early 2002 and just got completely out of shape. I've been sitting in front of the computer way too much ever since.

I can walk 3 or 4 miles at fast pace with no problems. I'm trying to stay in the half mile to one mile range for running at present time. I'm just to old and rusty to risk aggravating an old knee injury or my back, so I'm taking it slow & easy!

Oh, the picture above is me in 1995 at the Great Raleigh Road Race. I was crossing the finish line running along side my now ex-wife and carrying her sweat shirt. I was pushing her too hard for her first 5K and she was not happy!She could probably smoke my old ass now!LOL!!!!!! Hey, that would motivate me?

Wish me luck and help motivate me!

This is me and the ex-wife in 95 at the finish line. Mr. Uncivil & Miss Civil

Hope she doesn't kill me for posting it? Who knows maybe she want's to get in the game?