Life @ LPD!

The SWAT Team that Dan is on has been in the process of getting a vehicle to transport team members from call to call. Just last week after being on a waiting list for several months they received the news that the military was transferring a vehicle to the LPD from Texas. WOOHOO!

The MRAP is gigantic! It is designed to be able to drive over land mines and resist the blast. It has two inch armor plated walls, windows, and doors to resist impact from large caliber rifles. Thankfully this was donated to the department because otherwise it would have cost them over $700,000! WHOA! Yes, this might be a little bit of overkill, but this is a huge upgrade from the previous vehicle they had!

The SWAT Team is overly excited about this BEAST! Boys and their toys... sigh!

Mileage Monday

Running stats for the week of March 31st - April 6th... well, things aren't looking good. I did finally try a run on Tuesday and was sadly disappointed with the way I felt during it. Only a half mile in and the pain came back. I pushed through the run and nursed my knees after, but the next day I was back to limping around again...

I have decided on pulling myself out of the Geist Half Marathon. I will be selling my bib number today so someone else can run it and I can get a bit of money back. It's disappointing, but I think what I need right now is to just completely stop running for a while and let myself heal up. I am very much looking forward to when I am back to my normal self.

Monday, March 31st, 2014 - REST DAY!

Tuesday, April 1st, 2014 - Ran 2 miles / Walked Remi 1.5 miles / Stretched / Foam Rolled / Iced / 50 sit ups, 50 push ups, 50 side crunches each side

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014 - REST DAY!

Thursday, April 3rd, 2014 - REST DAY!

Friday, April 4th, 2014 - REST DAY!

Saturday, April 5th, 2014 - REST DAY!

Sunday, April 6th, 2014 - REST DAY!

Total miles run/walked this week : 2 miles

Photo a Day Challenge : Week #13

Day 30 - Fast (bullets)

Day 31 - Faux

Day 1 - Something Purple

Day 2 - In My Hand
 

Day 3 - Shapes

Day 4 - Good Together (birthdays and sushi go good together)

Day 5 - Not Mine (LPD's new SWAT vehicle)

Photo a Day Challenge - March Recap

Sorry everyone that my posts have been few and far between lately... life is super busy at the moment! Here are the photos taken during the month of March. As you can see it was a month focused on Remington for the most part ;)

Enjoy!

Mileage Monday

Running update for the week of March 24th - March 30th... this was a week of complete rest for my legs. I did not do a darn thing, which was probably a good idea. After PT last week I continued to hurt while walking and going up and down steps. I was feeling pretty depressed because I didn't seem to be getting any better, but on Wednesday I finally started walking without hardly any pain. Thank goodness!!! I went to my PT appointment on Friday feeling anxious but hopeful. I received another scraping treatment, stretches, and did a short run on the treadmill with little to no pain at all. YAY! Before I left my PT did an ionization treatment on both knees. It is similar to receiving a Cortisone shot, but without the damaging side effects.

Basically, she put these two sticky patches on my knees where I have been having the pain. She then attached a battery packet to them and I left them on for 2 hours. During that time it feels like hundreds of tiny bee stings all over that area. The treatment injects medication into the area and is suppose to reduce any inflammation that is still lingering.

 

It was a very uncomfortable 2 hours as well as later that night. However, I'm really hoping it completely clears up any issues I'm having. My PT instructed me to start running again. First time I do just a mile. If I don't experience any issues then I can increase my runs by one more mile each time. I also no longer have to go to the PT unless the pain starts creeping up again!

I'm very much looking forward to running again. It has been almost an entire month with very little activity. I have found myself dreaming of running, which tells me I'm missing it badly. I'm going to take things very slowly. I plan to slow my pace way down on these first couple of runs just to see how things go. Let's hope I'm on the upswing and I can start training again for my Half!

Total miles ran this week : 0 miles

Photo a Day Challenge : Week #12

Day 23 - I'm Loving... (Game of Thrones)

Day 24 - One of a Kind... (my grandma)

Day 25 - Soft

Day 26 - Here We Are (doing a therapy dog visit)

Day 27 - Something I Made (this collage)

Day 28 - Nostalgia (I miss this sweet puppy, but not his orneriness)

Day 29 - Sticky

Mileage & CrossFit Monday

Running stats and CrossFit WOD's for the week of March 17th - March 23rd... things definitely aren't exactly getting better. I'm still not able to run pain free. I'm lucky if I can walk during the day pain free. I'm not happy.

Went the the PT on Friday to have my muscle scraping done again. She told me that my scar tissue has broken up quite a bit, which is a really good thing. I didn't scream or cry this time. She gave me some new exercises to do and asked me to try to run a mile this week to see how the pain was and to make sure I know exactly where the pain is coming from in my knees. She was a little surprised that I was still in pain.

Next week, I am suppose to bring my shorts and running shoes and let my PT watch me run. She also might try a new procedure on me if things aren't progressing like they should. I'm really nervous about if I'm going to be able to run this Half in May.... sigh....

Monday, March 17th, 2014 - Tried to run... absolute disaster... ran 10 minutes and took me 30 minutes to hobble back... total 2.62 miles! Hurt so badly afterward I could hardly walk to my car! YIKES!

Tuesday, March 18th, 2014 - 50 sit ups, 50 push ups, 50 squats / Stretch / Ice / Foam Roll / Aleve

Wednesday, March 19th, 2014 - 75 sit ups, 75 push ups, 75 squats / Stretch / Ice / Foam Roll / Aleve

Thursday, March 20th, 2014 - 100 sits ups, 100 push up, 100 squats / Stretch / Ice / Foam Roll / Aleve

Friday, March 21st, 2014 - Physical Therapy Session

Saturday, March 22nd, 2014 - REST DAY / Stretch / Foam Roll

Sunday, March 23rd, 2014 - REST DAY / Stretch / Foam Roll

Total miles ran this week : 1 mile