Extended Break ending tonight!

So I have been on an extended break from working out for a few days. My leg is just not getting better. I am going to try again tonight after a week of nothing, we will see how this goes. Anyways another step has been taken on my goal of total self improvement. I broke down went to the eye docotor for the first time in my life and had my eyes checked. I need glasses... not all the time, but I need them nonetheless. Oh well I am getting older.

One other thing I wanted to write about and some may think I am crazy or may not believe in what I am about to say but to me it's pretty fucking cool.

Yesterday my wife told me about a dream she had where my Dad shows up and tells her that he is ok, everything is great and he is lucky. Not sure what that last part means, but it's good. I have stopped dreaming about my Dad and in a way i was kind of glad becasue I always saw him when he was sick from cancer. My wife told me in this dream that he seemed a lot younger than he was when she knew him, and that he looked healthy and happy. This is pretty normal after someone has passed, I am sure. Here is where it gets weird.

I went over to my Mom's house yesterday to get some of my Dad's old hunting stuff. When I got there, the door was locked but my Mom was home but upstairs. So I let myself in, she heard the door and got scared a little becasue I wasn't expected over. Anyways she starts telling me about the past two nights she heard some weird things. First it was a large bang in the house on the main floor in the middle of the night that was loud enough to wake her up. She went down and looked but nothing had fallen. Then the next evening about the same time of night she heard someone walking around on the main floor, again she was home alone and no one was there. This is the same night and approximate time that my wife had her dream about my dad.

Now my Mom used to hear things like this right after my Dad had passed and we had not buried his ashes. I know it sounds crazy to most, but I think it was my Dad checking up on us, letting us know he is still around in some way.

Thats my story. I think it's cool.

Later

-HR

Husky runner goes to a Greek Wedding!

I went to my best friends wedding last weekend, I was the best man, but I really didn't have anything to do since I am not greek. It was a great time and I had waaaay to much to drink. Oh well. I have taken a week off basically of working out to repair myself and I am starting on my cardio again this week hardcore with biking to get my legs and lungs back to where they need to be again. I want to be entirely healthy leg-wise before I start running again. The only race I am planning on running next year is the Mill City suds run, so I have about a year to prepare for it. My goal is to finish around 30 minutes, maybe even better than that. Also, hopefully with the biking the weight will start to melt away, I am still stuck on the same weight for the past few weeks. I also need to change my eating and drinking habits again to be where I want to be. Oh well, time to get serious once again...Starting today, now in fact. Oh yeah!

Later HR

My second race... (A few days ago)

Well I did it, I finished my second race, even though it was a few days ago, I just have not had a chance to blog about it. It was super emotional and a lot of fun. I didn't realize how I would react when I finished the race. But a lot of emotions came out, I have trained harder for this than anything in my life. It was always something I said I was never going to do... Why the hell would someone need or want to run more than a few miles if they are not being chased by an axe weilding crazy person. Well I figured it out, the sense of accomplishment is like nothing else. Even though I didn't feel great physically after I finished, I felt awesome mentally. ( I was actually sick the rest of the day after the race.)

I am going to take break from races until next summer, I plan on doing the Mill City Suds run again, and possibly one of the cancer runs, but I have the next few months to get my leg healthy again and then really hit the pavement and the treadmill depending on the weather. My goal is 5 miles every other day running and another 10 to 15 on the non running days on the bike. I still have my personal weightloss goal of 90 lbs, I know that is a lot, and it will take a while, but I am going to do it. No matter how long it takes. I want to get a large t shirt again...

Later

HR

Hey again!

Well a lot has happened since the last time I wrote anything. Sorry for the wait. Since my last post, I have run farther than I have ever run in my life at one time. I went 4 miles the other day in just over 45 minutes. I am not sure what it was, but I was in a "zone" I probably could have run more, but I had some ribs cooking on the grill and I figured that I had to check on them and get the rest of dinner going before Amanda and Nicki got home. It was great! Then I went running today and it was a totally different experience, I was planning on taking it easy today for my race on Saturday, but I was tight and it was hot when i was running and I could not get my pace right, so I was too fast or too slow and my dog kept stopping which was really annoying today. Oh well, I still went running and got a workout so that is what matters, right?

I am also still recovering from last weekend, had a good weekend, Golf ( which I shot the best I have in a long time ) I finished in the mid 80's, and for only the second round of the summer I think that is pretty good. I think I could do a lot better if I had some touch around the greens, chipping and putting, otherwise I felt good out there. There was also a little party later that evening. Before the party I had the best meal I think I have ever eaten in my life at Manny's

Anyways, it has been a good week so far and I look forward to what the rest of this month brings. I will keep you posted!

Later
HR