ok, i have been slowly trudging with little of note. but today was a great day. my shoulder which has plagued me all summer has finally calmed down thanks to intensive rehab with Indian clubs, rubber bands, and a little thing i call Gilligan. Now Gilligan is a piece of bamboo approximately 6.5 feet long. to this i attach weights held by a bungee. Now I press this, curl it, done benches and bent over rows. 2 things, it Always makes me giggle like a school girl, and it's chaotic movement has gone a long way to helping rebuild the stabilizer muscles in my shoulder girdle. Now i have search the internet and you can find one of these for sale for Oh, 250.00 but take my advice, go out and hunt and kill your own Gilligan, you'll thank me. Oh yeah a side benefit is the bamboo is thicker than my regular weight bar, so my forearms have really tightened up, and a stronger grip means a stronger person all around.
Now, my jogging has not been where i wanted it to be, but I like to blame a couple of things.1 it is way hot here in the south, and for some reason i get out the door at 5pm, so i'm already tired, and its cookie tin weather outside.
2, i want to be one of those runners that look cool, you know the one that makes jogging look effortless, and literally leaps down the road at defiance of gravity.
Well, that ain't me. I have found however, that when i check my ego at the door, I seem to run a little slower, but cover alot more ground. I still take the walk break once a while but they are fewer, and so what? they give my knees a break, let me soak up the endorphins, and i catch my breath. Yep i like a walk break, and if i need it in the race by God I'm takin it.
Thats about it. Next Month I plan on starting hill training and obstacles Yum!!
