Well I like a challenge so this is really testing me!! I went to the Emergency room in Madras to get my right leg checked out because the pain was pretty bad. I thought it would just be shin splints but it turns out that after an x-ray I have a stress fracture of my Fibula. So the Doc said I cant run for a couple of weeks. I was pretty upset but immediately started to think of my options. I have decided to bike for a couple of weeks as it doesn't hurt when i am riding. I wanted to keep the integrity of a cross country journey by my own strength and without vehicular assistance in place so I think this is the next best thing to running!. I think biking over the next couple of weeks will be a challenge but the good news is I will be able to make up the miles and get back on track with my schedule. Please pray that this will work out and that I will be back to running soon. Even with the problems I am really enjoying the journey and having a great time seeing some amazing places with Donna and the kids.
Thanks for all the encouragement and prayers.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Sunday, June 10, 2012
It seems like wifi is hard to find out here in the mountains, but tonight I am nursing a sore ankle. My issues really started snowballing Friday night (literally) when I ran into snow running towards Mount Hood! the weather has been quite wet since we arrived in Oregon but I really didn't expect this much snow! I cut my run short Friday night due to weather, and woke up Saturday with terrible shin pain, I did end up finishing my route for Friday, but proceeded to forget to turn on my athlete live tracker! Also we decided to stop and change the oil in the RV before preceding through Mt. Hood national park, and that turned into a 3+ hour event!
So this morning I started out gingerly hoping to walk/light jog the 38 miles, but only ended up making it 9 before coming to the realization that ice and rest tonight, would go along way for a successful second week. I'm thinking it may be a bad shin splint, so Ice and a wrap will hopefully help me pull through it
Even with a few setbacks and disappointments the support a long the way has been very encouraging, so many people stop to ask me what I am doing and wish me luck, and even hand me a few dollars.
This is definitely a learning curve, I am figuring things out and adjusting as I go. It is fun eating as much and as often as I want!
Your donations are greatly appreciated and thank you for all the support and kind words along the way!
So this morning I started out gingerly hoping to walk/light jog the 38 miles, but only ended up making it 9 before coming to the realization that ice and rest tonight, would go along way for a successful second week. I'm thinking it may be a bad shin splint, so Ice and a wrap will hopefully help me pull through it
Even with a few setbacks and disappointments the support a long the way has been very encouraging, so many people stop to ask me what I am doing and wish me luck, and even hand me a few dollars.
This is definitely a learning curve, I am figuring things out and adjusting as I go. It is fun eating as much and as often as I want!
Your donations are greatly appreciated and thank you for all the support and kind words along the way!
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Day 3 is done! who knew Portland was so hilly?? It was good weather and I met some really nice people along the way. Terrible moment came when I witnessed a green sedan hit a dog and take off, poor dog won't make it, but a nice couple stopped and were going to try to get him some help. that really put a damper on the day.
Tonight we drove up to Battleground WA to visit with the Barney family. Larry Barney served with me at Fort Richardson AK, and Donna and Shana spent a lot of time together while we were in Iraq. The kids are having a great time, and its great visiting with old friends!
Looking forward to tomorrow, Still running through Portland, it's great to see the city this way!
Tonight we drove up to Battleground WA to visit with the Barney family. Larry Barney served with me at Fort Richardson AK, and Donna and Shana spent a lot of time together while we were in Iraq. The kids are having a great time, and its great visiting with old friends!
Looking forward to tomorrow, Still running through Portland, it's great to see the city this way!
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Day 2 is done.What a long day! The stiffness from yesterday caught up with me, and I was glad to find a shortcut that saved me a few miles! Tomorrow I am in portland, for thos of you interested in joining me, i will be starting at 9am at the corner of 185th, and NW Union st. You can check out the rest of my route on my map, or on myathletelive.com
Hope to see you out there!
Hope to see you out there!
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
After a few setbacks we have made it to Oregon. The journey here was longer than expected, but we saw some great sights a long the way, and met some nice people!
I started running this morning from Cannon beach. It was perfect weather for a 38 mile run, cool and sunny. there was about 20 minutes of rain towards the end of the day, but really it was ideal running weather!
Cannon Beach was beautiful, the kids enjoyed playing in the sand, and despite the cool temperatures, even managed to get soaking wet.
It was a good day, I am a little sore and tired,, but looking forward to what tomorrow holds!
Anthony Rimel, from the Cannon beach gazette met us this morning to take a few photographs of the start of the run. he write this article last week: http://www.cannonbeachgazette.com/news/local_news/article_7d926a22-ad23-11e1-aa64-001a4bcf887a.html
and will include an update and photo soon.
We stopped for dinner at camp 18 restaurant. its an old logging site, and has really neat wood carvings and lots of fun things to look at. The kids loved the wooden bears inside, and the warm fireplace and comfy couches!
Once we are able to get the photos off the camera we will upload a few from the first day!
I have gotten a lot of positive feedback from people tracking my progress today through My Athlete live.
http://track.myathletelive.com/VEmap.aspx?name=374095
I really like the system they use, and it has been such a posative experience working with them!
Thanks everyone for the continued support! Don't forget to keep the donations coming, so this can be a big success!
I started running this morning from Cannon beach. It was perfect weather for a 38 mile run, cool and sunny. there was about 20 minutes of rain towards the end of the day, but really it was ideal running weather!
Cannon Beach was beautiful, the kids enjoyed playing in the sand, and despite the cool temperatures, even managed to get soaking wet.
It was a good day, I am a little sore and tired,, but looking forward to what tomorrow holds!
Anthony Rimel, from the Cannon beach gazette met us this morning to take a few photographs of the start of the run. he write this article last week: http://www.cannonbeachgazette.com/news/local_news/article_7d926a22-ad23-11e1-aa64-001a4bcf887a.html
and will include an update and photo soon.
We stopped for dinner at camp 18 restaurant. its an old logging site, and has really neat wood carvings and lots of fun things to look at. The kids loved the wooden bears inside, and the warm fireplace and comfy couches!
Once we are able to get the photos off the camera we will upload a few from the first day!
I have gotten a lot of positive feedback from people tracking my progress today through My Athlete live.
http://track.myathletelive.com/VEmap.aspx?name=374095
I really like the system they use, and it has been such a posative experience working with them!
Thanks everyone for the continued support! Don't forget to keep the donations coming, so this can be a big success!
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