Christmas Training

My training this weeks has been broken up and inconsistent, but that's ok because it's the holiday season. It is hard to train consistently when your mind is on good old Saint Nick, with to many thinks to do and not enough time.

Today I went to the gym to put in an extra workout, because tomorrow we will be going to my moms for a Christmas gathering with my side of the family.

I ran a steady 5k in 30min and did some weights and stretching.

It looks like the next few day will be a bust on training, and more focusing on carbo loading. I think the only training I'll be getting will be some sets of 12oz arm curls. hee hee hee.

T'is the season!!..... : )

Happy holidays........

Are you ready for X-mas?

I did a quick swim, then decided it was time to do my x-mas shopping. I only have to get something for my wife because she buys all the gifts for the family, (it's her thing)

Boy are the malls crowded! after circling the parking lot a couple of time I finally found a parking spot, damn near took me 5 mins to find a parking spot! that's not usual for me, usually i can drive into the mall and park right away by the entrance, but at least my parking spot was still at the entrance to the mall, and no I don't use the handicapped parking spots? although I should! : )

I walked to the first store and put down my money, and there! DONE! All my shopping for x-mas is finished!! ..boy was that tiring. hee hee......What was it??.....can't say, because my wife reads the crap I write in this blog.

Falalalalaaaaa la laaa la laaaaa.

Kids, cars, and kinetics, and common sense.

This has been a long week! Melissa got home safe and sound after her exam, but not without a little drama.

Melissa called me up from school and says to me, Daddy, the car won't start! I say, WTF!!!........( no, I don't talk like that to my baby.) I asked her what the car was doing? how does it sound? so I have her try to turn it over so I can hear over the phone. Ok it's trying to turn over I say. so while I'm trying to think of what to do? I say to her, lady! your going to have to get it toed! she said, I haven't any money? I say, well neither do I? what am I suppose to do? I tell her she will just have to stay up there until the weekend when her mother and I can drive up to bring her home, and so I can look at the car and maybe get it started. She says she can't because they close the residents down and kick everyone out. I say Huh? how can they do that? not all kids go home? Melissa says, those kids have to request to stay. I say well then request to stay!! She says it has to be in writing in advance. I say Oh.

So now I'm thinking hard at what to do? what it could be? Melissa said it was fine driving up, and she just parked it and hasn't touched it until now when she was getting ready to come home.

After thinking what to do? I tell her to push the accelerator with her foot all the way down to the floor and hold it there, then try starting the car, the car was turning over but not starting. Fine I said, let it sit a min. At that time I make a mental link with the car over the phone and in my mind i use my mental ability's and tell the car to start. My eyes get glazed over as my thoughts and kinetic energy is transferred over the phone to the car! Saying in my mind, start!..start!!...START!!!!....

When I was done, I tell my baby, ok try the car again. Melissa squeals! IT STARTED!! I said good! hurry home and drive safe. ......God I'm Good!! : )


Saw My Orthopedic Doctor Weds......

Wednesday I had my appointment to see my surgeon. Well there is good and bad news. the good news is the surgeon thinks with the next step I should get good enough to be pain free. What's the next step I ask? He wants me to get shock wave therapy for my foot. I said great! he said it's going to hurt, I said great?!?! So he give me a referral slip to the sports medicine place and says see me in 3 months. I asked about work? he said do you have a desk job? i said no? he said I'll see you in 3 months.

I left the hospital to go to the clinic to set up an appointment for the shock wave therapy. When I get there, I ask will there be a long wait to get in? the manager said no, I can get you in this Friday. I said great! She then said that'll be $800 please. I said WTF! whatchu talking about willis? She said the treatment is $800 paid up front, I said well this treatment is for my foot since I opted out of getting surgery my medical plan should cover it? she said no OHIP doesn't cover it, but if you have medical from work it should cover it....but you need to pay Up front.. I said I haven't got that kind of money to pay up front! I don't even have a credit card to pay with either? what am I going to do? She said check with your medical plan to see if they cover it.

I went home and called work to find out, they said yes, I am covered for Physio Therapy, but on a per visit basis and it is unlimited, I said will you pay the $800 if I front the money some how? the lady said we will pay for each visit to the PT when you send in the receipt, but not the treatment. I said to her, you will pay for the doctor? but not my treatment? She said I guess so? So I say, boy is this ever stupid!!...

So now it looks like I won't be getting my treatment because I can't afford to pay for it, and when work asks why I can't go back? I'll just tell them because INS won't pay for my treatment, because they would rather pay my wage to stay home infinitely then pay for my treatment?!? Duh!

All I can do now is sit this out, collect my cheque every month, until Ins decides to come to there senses to help me out to pay for my treatment, so I can get back to work.


For now I'm going swimming.

Break in Training?

I don't think I'll be able to keep up my scheduled training for this week.

Melissa took my car this morning to go back up to school for her last exam tomorrow, and will come back home tomorrow night, so I have no way of getting to the pool today for my swim, and tomorrow I can't get to the gym for my run, and Wed, I have my orthopedic surgeons appointment at the hospital at 10:30am and I don't know how long I'll be there? so that day is shot! I could do my workouts in the evening using my wife's car to get around? But do I really need to work out?

Maybe I'll make this a rest week, I have been doing my scheduled workouts for 6 weeks straight without a break! Not that I need a break, because my schedule, although has me training every day, isn't all that intense, so I don't really need a week of rest with my Saturday rest days being more then enough for me at this time.

But! the problem with taking this week off is? next week will be X-Mas week, and it's going to screwed up my training to!

Oh well, I'll do what I can, it is the Holiday season after all. As long as I don't over eat, I should be ok with a break in training.

To Much Snow

I've had enough of Snow and it isn't even officially winter yet! All of Southern Ontario got hit with tons of snow yesterday with the biggest snowstorm of the year!

We got hit with around 25cm snow, or about a foot, I think more. Today we will be getting more snow squalls and expect another 10-15cm or 4-6 inches.

THAT'S ENOUGH!! I DON'T WANT ANY MORE! I HAVE NO PLACE TO SHOVEL IT ANY MORE!!


Yesterday afternoon couldn't drive up the road

This morning at 7am after shoveling the driveway.

December Second Week Training Totals

This weeks training totals for Dec week two.
Bottom totals are total for the whole month to date.

My run is coming along. Today I did my long run (for me) as a steady tempo run at 5.5mi/hr for the full hour. heart rate stayed steady at 140bpm the whole time, so my fitness is getting stronger. My legs felt strong and didn't get tired, but my foot was numb after the first 15 min as usual but not painful. I felt so good at the 60 min mark that I was almost temped to continue on longer at that pace, but decided to stick with my training plan of only one hour runs.

After I finished my warm down I went on to do some stretching, then did 30min on the spin bike. I didn't feel like swimming today, so I changed and went home to shovel the driveway.

And shovel I did!! It hasn't stopped snowing all day from this storm!......[[waving fist to the sky!]]

:)