Stepped up the running regimen again this week. This is now Week 5 of steady exercise, which for me is re-goddamned-diculous. Body has reached the point where it's saying, "Fuck it. If you're serious about this, I won't bitch." Weight is slowly but surely coming off. Have dropped 8 pounds so far. Yay me.

Nice work. I have been committed to running a couple miles at least three times a week. Running still sucks.

I agree. Running does suck. At some point your body will wear out and you'll have to do something else. However, you should do it while you can. And it's better than sitting on the couch and watching the Food Network.

My goal is to get to a 5K. I'm getting close to the distance with the combo of walking and running. I'm also doing it only 3 times a week. Running sucks but it's feeling good so far.

I love running. I'm proud of you tit and everyone else on this forum. Except fatty cap.

Naturally, after posting all this crap, my left knee feels a bit sore this morning.

Walk it off

Yes another life lesson we learn from YGG.

For Tit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mbo6Nm-gcLs

Oh sweet Jesus.

I took Terd's advice and shaked it off, mainly because my knee felt fine today, or at least at about 95%. Walking was no problem, but when I started running, it hurted again. I still did the full workout but it was more of a hobblerun, like Terry Fox crossing Canada. I may need to take an extra day off.

Despite being slowed down, I still almost lapped the wife. She does that woman jogging speed where they run about a mile in 15 minutes, or roughly the same speed an average dude could walk it.

Here's a tip from your ole pal Cle, when your guud strong into a running routine... don't get plantar fasciitis. Its F'n depressing. :suicide:

I find that regular showering avoids that.

Not plantar warts

When I jogged on the treadmill I could only go about a minute before my ankles started screaming at me. I don't think they were meant to carry me plus 70 lbs.

Of course I also couldn't get enough oxygen filtered through my pack-a-day-for-25-years lungs to keep the pace up. :/

I wasn't sure but didn't want to google it since there might be icky pics.

That was Plex' advice but I live by it too.

My sister did the couch to 5K and said it was a good program for beginners. They were doing 5Ks in no time.

http://www.coolrunning.com/index.shtml

I would be willing to bet the pain you are feeling in your ankles are due to them not being very strong. It could also be that you aren't wearing quality running shoes that fitted for you Hobbit gait. Sucks that good shoes are expensive but after going to Run On and getting fitted, it made all the difference in the world.

I applaud both of you guys for fighting through the pain and not letting it be an excuse to make you quit. Sounds like you guys are tired of the excuses and are ready for change. Keep us posted with your progress. Lets me know I'm not the only out there trying to reclaim the body I once had. Part time job at Chippendales here I come.

What else has she done on the couch?

Going through it right now. Just went back to the orthopedist last Tuesday and got a shot of cortizone in my f'n heel! I was breathing like Mrs. Ich giving birth... except without all the foul language and insults to the doctor.

Didn't she have kids during the era of handing out cigars in the waiting room?

Sounds like date night at bigboy manor.

My knee is still unable to handle running, but I figure I can still walk a whole bunch. I was gonna walk while the wife ran, but while we were in the middle of the warmup, the Captain tapped her on the shoulder and we had to cut it short. Stu told me I need to ditch her. I think he's right.

You know how when you have a nearly empty bottle of Catsup and you have to pound the bottom of it to get to the goods? Let us use this as the analogy to describe the relationship between the Captain and running. Think of each pounding repetition of jogging feet as the hand of the Captain slapping the bottom of the bottle, your body the bottle, and Catsup the do do.

That's not a post Mike Hunt would be too thrilled about.

Despite being on the DL, I dropped another 2.5 pounds in the past week and have now lost 10+ overall.

The knee wasn't getting any better, so I gave it some rest for the past week. I did some walking on it but no running. By the weekend, it was feeling good again. No pain when I climbed stairs or favored it in any way. So last night, I resume running and immediately the bitch starts hurting again. I ran about 90 seconds before I decided to quit before I royally fucked it up. It's aching again today. I'm tired of it and I'm cutting the whole leg off.

That's one way to lose weight.

I figure if I saw off all four limbs, I'll be my ideal weight.

My wife went through that, ended up having surgery, then was told to quit running forever.

Bicycling isn't nearly bad for the knees, feet, or hips (as long as you don't fall over).

Well, that's encouraging.

Looks pretty cool. I could be zombie ear wood dragging Ted.

add...go to bed early

You fell asleep at 2pm!

He must've had a beer.

Bought a knee brace then went for a 3 mile walk. Didn't run though.

The knee has been ouching for about a week straight. Went for a long walk last Monday and it said, "I've had enough of this shit, asshole." Deep hurting ensued. Went to the doctor today and he says it's probably a meniscus tear, but we'll know for sure on Wednesday after I get an MRI. It's my first MRI. I feel like I've made it to the big leagues.