Old Dog, new Drugs

This is what I've been feeling like while cleansing my body of my life-saving(okay maybe not that bad) medications and anti-inflammation stuff.

Now I see why old people are in such an uproar about their medical expenses and medications.

I wonder of they put drugs in that dog food that supposedly makes an old dog run around like a puppy again? That's the only way I can see that happening.

Well this weekend was the long run weekend for most of the folks around here and I've heard some horror stories. I hope that most of you had a good weekend and got in your prescribed mileage.

I decided to take some time off and just relax and enjoy a weekend of sleeping in and sipping coffee in the morning. I bet a lot of you can't even remember what that's like! I also took this time to compile my running schedules for the 2009 Spring TNT season. That's right, I'm already thinking about 2009.

I can't wait to get the team out there on a cold November morning for a few miles. Now I know I'll be needing my drugs to get me going.

Have a great day everyone.............

Ken 3 - Work 2

In what started as a relatively calm week, I took a commanding 3 – 0 lead on work. I was hoping that it would be a shutout but work had other intentions. Yesterday work caught me off guard and scored for the first time. Why is it that when we get close to implementing something new at work, all hell breaks loose?

With this newfound momentum work slammed me today with a nine hour day and no lunch! I had plans of enjoying the weather and getting gin a lunchtime run. It was still a victorious week for the Good Guys, with the hopes of taking it easy and getting in some mileage this weekend.

For all of you speedsters running an event this weekend, good luck. This is the 20 miler weekend for a lot of folks around here. Sandy takes her team to an organized 20 mile training run tomorrow morning, the weather is supposed to be perfect.

No Today Appearance

People were lined behind the barriers before 6:00AM to be in the audience of the Today show. This combined with not knowing when they would air anything from Detroit, I opted to stay at work and ensure future employment.
It was cool to see how Al Roker and Ann Curry were transported in and out in separate stretch limos. Maybe they were going to different airports and needed to be driven separately?

Since I'm still going without any meds, I decided to forgo running and take a spinning class and sit on my a$$....

You really do lose some conditioning when you don't ride your bike for a month!

We're having a round of gorgeous weather that I wish would never end, but alas I know the truth.

Maybe this global warming thing will finally hit Michigan.

A few of you have been thinking Halloween already and I just receieved an Evite for a costume party. Now I have the dilemma of finding a costume that will fit me my personality and can handle BEvERage spilage.....

Is Sarah Palin Qualified to be VP?

Cast your vote at: http://www.pbs.org/now/polls/poll-435.html

Wednesday's Why????? and Mo'

The Today show will be in town tomorrow, right across the street from my workplace. A group of us are contemplating going for an early morning run and try to get in some photo ops.

We'll be like the guys you see in the background jumping up and down for our fifteen minutes of fame.

Okay, here's my Wednesday Why.

Why did the automakers have the driver's side window automatically go down all the way? Can't I make the determination of how far I want the window to go down?

Ouchie

Day two without drugs and I think I can handle the pain. All I need to do is combine the alcohol with ice and everything will be okay.

Today I decided to go to the track for a softer surface to run on. Boy am I smart or what?

Well it helped and I was able to complete my workout. Now I'm sitting at work with an ice bag on both knees. Don't you just love running?

I can't wait to introduce this lovely activity to more individuals. Misery truly does love company.

Going Cold Turkey

That's right, I'm detoxing my body from the meds and anti-inflammatory for a while.

I like to think that it helps my body ward off crap without science.

I started on Sunday and I was still feeling the effects of Saturday's run in my knees but a deal is a deal. Thank God for a rest day.

This morning's run was a different story. I was stiff in all the wrong places!!

I was feeling every step and thought it would never get better. Every now and then I loosened but it didn't last long. Needless to say. I was missing my drugs.

The lunchtime EXTREME class was going to be a real test. Not only would I hate have joint issues but I would have some muscle issues as well.

WOD - 4 rounds (20 each)

Barbell Cleans
Dive Bombers
Ball Slams
Walking Lunges with medicine ball overhead.

So, since I'm going sans drugs I'm using alcohol..............