My knee hurts...

I haven't ran since Wednesday in an attempt to heal my knee. I had this feeling in my left knee when training for the half but this is taking longer to go away...I also had a job interview and 20 hours of work in 3 days and Sunday I wasw supposed to run 20 kms but went to church instead. I felt God really wanted me at church today instead of running and WOW! What a powerful service both at 10am and 6pm. I am running the 20 kms Tuesday morning instead with a friend. God always makes a way :) Pray that my knee gets better because I know that God will heal me.

10 km Wednesday

Even though I ran a 59 minute 10 km WEdnesday morning, it was the most painful and longest of my life. I coulodn't breathe, I wasw sluggish, my knee hurt, I was cold. Funny how the week before I ran 20kms no problem. That's the joys of running I guess. I had another interview today for a job and an expecting a call my end of tomorrow about it as well as I have an interview Monday morning for another job. I need a job but it is stressing me out trying to find one and not make a bad decision. My husband is also job interviewing although this morning he got the job he wanted finally. 2009 was a crazy year for us. 2010 is starting off great so far. I know I just need to keep on running...

Tuesday Group Run

As I write this I am on a conference call for Team In Training. More on my participation next week...just ran 6.5 km at a nice fast pace with a great older man-I love running with new people! 16 km tomorrow. Also a JOB INTERVIEW!!! Finally after 8 months. I do know that God's plan for me are ALWAYS better then my own plans so I know a job will come in due time.

Treadmill running

I don't like running on a treadmill.PERIOD. I ran yesterday night at my husbands gym 4miles...it was terrible. I am off to run 6.5 kms with my running group tonight and a 10 miler tomorrow morning. Possibly a yoga class tonight too.

2009

Now that I am happily settled into 2010 I started reflecting on 2009...it goes a little something like this....Spent New Year's of 2009 in Whistler, BC visiting bf's brother for 10 days, came home and attempted to go to gym to lose weight for upcoming wedding....April got laid off from dream job and only job since University...went to Las Vegas with 3 of my single friends to celebrate...sort of...came back unemployed. 3 weeks later fiance got laid off - awesome we are getting married in November and we have no jobs...May 2009 started running to fill my boring day as well as started going to bible studies and teaching Key Bible to fill time. Started p/t job because it was all I could find. July decided I was going to train and run a half marathon November 1st - Road to Hope in Hamilton, Ontario. August moved back home with my parents til my wedding (hardest thing I have ever done but so many blessings came out of it!!!) September 2009 ran past 10 kms and foudn a running buddy in my town. November 1st - all by myself - no pace bunnies and no plans - also drank no water or gels or bars - finished the half marathon in 1:52!!!!! God is so good all the time! Lost a grand total of 37 lbs in 2009. Got 6 inches removed from my wedding dress 2 weeks before wedding and November 25th married my amazing husband in Dominican. 2009 was a crazy crazy year. Spiritual I was on an amazing journey in God's presence. Emotionally it was a rollercoaster and physically it was exhausted BUT I learned so much. I realized how how little material things in this world mean compared to the love of God. I would have never guessed ringing in 2009 at the base of Whister Mountian that I would have gone through such an amazing transformation inside and out. I run because God called me to run and through it my purpose is being revealed. I feel it. 2010 promises to bring greater things then 2009. I have been called to run a marathon and I I know the training is harder, longer and weather is more difficult but I am prepared as long as I stay in the word and path that God has for me.

Workouts this week

Monday I did an hour and fifteen minute runner's workout routine from Coach using weights and a yoga mat. It went by really fast by watching 100 Huntley Street the entire. It was a great full body work out of 7 pages of exercises. Easy to follow. I plan to do it every Monday night. I am not going to lie - Tuesday I was in a lot of pain from the workout and had to rest. Wednesday I wasn't feeling the greatest so I did an hour walk because Thursday was my long run of the week. 20 kms. We managed a 2 hour time with very even 10 km splits of 59 mins and 1:01. I felt great but my left knee is still pulling. I blame it on my work shoes so before work I went and bought new ones. Hope that's the solution!

Sunday Run:
Today was tough on my knee. I just came off 19 hours on my feet for work and couldn't walk. I have the cheapest work shoes I could find. Not the smartest thing when my job requires me to be on my feet on hard tile the ENTIRE TIME...I am fine when I am working but when I stop for a bit I really feel it. Right now its my right knee. It's throbbing - keep you awake at night - pain. So today I decided to go out after Fridays short and sweet fast 4km for a longer 14.5km run. I can't walk now...Like I said it's fine when I am active but when I stop I am hurting. Going out Tuesday night with no limit and spending the money on good quality work shoes. I spend more time in them then running so I should. Just hope that I don't take too long to recover from my own stupidity....I plan on going to a hot yoga class this week as that seems to really help me out. It's expensive but I like it.