3 miles and counting

I am procrastinating. I should be in the anatomy lab taking advantage of the gift that some aged, very thin woman has left me to improve my anatomy knowledge. But instead I decided to post to my blog.

I ran again yesterday, and before I bore you with the details, I'll tell you that I ran 3 miles in about 36 minutes. Not so fast, but I was running. I went a new route. Decided I was sick of the loop. I did an out and back this time. I think I liked it much better. I'll probably do the same one a few more times.

I went to see my friend Erin run her first marathon Sunday as part of the Team in Training to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. It was a beautiful day down on the Jersey Shore. I was with my friend Lisa. We were there early and walked a few miles of the boardwalk to pass the time and then people watched for a while. We cheered on the runners that went by as we waited in an area that they would have to run past again. Then there was Erin. Go Erin! You're doing great! I got a high five on her way by, then it was time to wait the 1.5 hours for her to get to the finish. So we sat and cheered and people watched some more. I didn't mind. It was a chance to support a friend, spend time with another and take advantage of some great weather. Erin finished around 4:20, not sure exactly what her time was. It was great to see her at the end. I'm impressed. You can check out her training adventures and post race perspective at tntnycerin.blogspot.com.

That's all for now.

Dr. T

I was Ruuunniiing....

For those of you who think there is humor in bodily functions, it occurred to me that the title of my last post sounds like I have bowel issues. I hope you read beyond the title and found otherwise. My bowels are good. I will let you know if things change.

MORE RUNNING NEWS!!!

I did what I set out to do today. I really had to push myself. But I completed the entire loop that I have been running and walking with only running. It was a slow run, but a run nonetheless and I was even able to push just a tad bit extra at the end as if going for the finish line. It was only 2.7 miles, but that is 2.7 miles more than I was running 2 months ago. I had to really convince myself that I could to it this morning cause I wanted to stop and walk several times. My muscles are tired this morning. I think it is because I don't do enough stretching. That's got to get added to my list of goals. Stretch after every run! I will probably do the same run the next couple of times and try to speed it up a bit.

AND IN WW NEWS...

My usual Thursday morning Weight Watchers weigh-in rolled around once again. I've had a good week of eating minus a party last fri night. But I still think I managed to stay within my 35 flex points that I can use whenever throughout the week. But after a few drinks I quit counting. Well, I strolled into my meeting, said hello to the old lady that always takes my money and is all business, no time for small talk. I stepped on the scale and she says, "good job!" Good job? What does that mean? I wanna know what exactly a good job is. Well...are you ready for this...I lost 4.2 pounds last week AND I am now officially under 200 pounds, barely under, at 199.8. YAY for me. There's no going back now.

I FEEL GOOD!

DR. T

I've Got that Running Feeling

Things are going well for me this last two weeks. My WW weigh in was GREAT! Down 3.2 lbs after my miserable Easter Evilness. I have been running about every other day. Even when I really dont feel like it. Last week I ran about 2.4 miles for the first time in a long time without stopping. And didn't feel like I was gonna die. It may seem like small potatoes to you real runners, but its a whole bucket o' russetts in my world.

Today I just returned from a 2.5 mile run. It took me 30 minutes and then I walked for another 5-10 minutes afterwards to get back home. The run I do is a pretty good one. Lots of those long but subtle uphill areas then there is one big down hill and big up hill area. The worst part comes at about the 2 mile mark when there is this .5 mile gradual uphill. It's just at a bad place cause thats right about when I am ready to quit. But not today. I finished .4 miles of it to one of my distance markers (a stop sign), then pushed myself to run an extra .1 to the next stop sign. Friday I hope I can make it the last .3 miles to home and complete my almost 3 mile loop. Heck, at this rate I'll be running a 5K in no time.

AND...

The preparations for the big NC move have been interesting. I have learned lots about what goes into buying a house. Its a bit scary to think that I may be paying this off for a good portion of my adult life right along with my $250,000 in student loans.

I am preparing for my graduation soiree. My actual ceremony is set for May 23rd, however, I only get 7 tickets to the ceremony so I am having a cocktail party on Sat, May 21st in White Plains, NY so I can celebrate with all my friends and family that are able to attend. So if you think you will be around that day, let me know so you can celebrate with me.

I met with an Army Reserves recruiter yesterday. I'm considering doing the medical corps reserves. It involves me not doing much while in residency and get payed for it. Then after I finish I would do 6 years in the reserves, 1 weekend a month, 2 weeks a year. As of now it sounds like a decent idea. I would never be on the front lines for fighting, as a matter of fact, I would't even get firearms training. Not sure how I feel about that. And besides, isn't that the point of going in, so you cn shoot guns?!?! Just kidding. Don't want to get all my political activists all worked up. The pay of for me is being a Captain, getting about $1500/mo plus $50,000 paid for my student loans. Additionally, after I finish residency, I would get a $10,000 per year bonus for 3 years since I am going into Family Medicine. I dont know if I am doing this for sure, but it doesn't seem like a bad thing to consider.

Please check out my friend Erin's blog and her Team in Training Site. She is running her first marathon this weekend. All well wishes (or donations) for her would be greatly appreciated.

Well, I am off to one of the last of 8 working days before I finish all my requirements for graduation. I can't wait.

Dr. T