Day 13276, & many many days have passed...

Yes, many days have gone by without so much as a single worth while occurrence.

Well, no, that's not true.

First of all, vacations are great... until you return. The amount of catch up time that must be spent is incredible. After a few weeks of struggle, you wonder why you left in the first place. Once caught up, you start dreaming up your next vacation because you really feel like you need and deserve one after all of the hard work you have been putting in over the preceding few weeks.

Mine? Maybe the beach. Jay has been consistently reminding me how far ahead I am in the traveling department. I think that I owe him a trip of his choosing. Hence, the beach...

I finally succeeded in getting him to go to the Vital Records office to get another copy of his birth certificate. This has taken him well over a year. Understandable, since the office is located less than a mile from the restaurant. Who has that kind of time? Now we can start working on his passport. After all, when I say beach, I mean the non-U.S. kind. I also probably mean the kind with casinos.

Meanwhile, on the fitness front, I got back into my running routine about 2 weeks ago. Gradually, I worked my way back up to 5 miles on average. The Great Leg Revolt of '08 seems to have been quelled, with only minor fits against me and the brain. I was worried about my shoes and went back to the running gurus at Team Nashville for some advice. There is something very special about being able to go to a store and have someone watch you run around a parking lot. It would be great if I could go to Kiehl's and get them to watch me run around with anti-wrinkle cream to see if it is keeping me young... Anyhoo, I digress... and I certainly got a strongly worded opinion!

Apparently, when one begins a running program, full-throttle is not recommended. Apparently, one should not even start running for the first few months of a running program. Well, I have to say that this seems odd. If you are not running, then aren't you, in fact, just starting a new "walking program?" I have been walking regularly for 34+ years. I walk plenty in the course of a day. I would say that I have crossed that bridge already.

Listening to the advice I asked for, I decided to scale back. For now, I will try for three good runs per week, with at least one day of rest (or elliptical) in between each one. Yesterday was PT day, so I just ran/walked 2 miles to warm up. I took today off from the gym. Tomorrow? Well, the plan is for a 6 mile treadmill run, or 1 hour, whichever comes first. Of course I will walk some, since I don't want to die, but I hope for at least a 2 mile stretch of solid running in there somewhere.

We'll see...

I can't wait until I am allowed to run on asphalt!!!