The Dilnad can!

That time I hit the Powerball(then fell from grace)

It's always exciting when you hit that Powerball. Your mind starts racing with all the things you'll get. Live-in Playboy Centerfold hooker, Ferrari, Case of Pappy Van Winkle and of course an authentic felt Dogs Playing Poker painting. Then, as always, reality sets back in as you notice you didn't get a single one of the other 5 balls right. Congratulations, you just won 4 bucks!!

So with that being said. Any single hairdressers, Yoga Instructors, or that Playboy Centerfold interested in a guy who recently became a 4-Dolleraire should consider looking up The Dilnad!

Note: Just in case things work out, Prenups are not negotiable. Don't think you can just come over, frolic for awhile, and then make off with 2 of my dollars.

CHAPTER 2

Why thank you Alex. I'll take "Things that suck" for $1000 please

So the surgery knee has healed up quite well. The other knee however, um, yeah(Lumbergh Voice)...

According to my physical therapist, while my left knee was healing and I was hobbling around, my right glute and hip flexor got stiff.(yes, even in your late 40s your glutes can still get stiff like when you were younger. It's a cruel world). This caused me to bruise the cartilage under my right kneecap (Or Patellofemorol Pain Syndrome which gets a lot more sympathy). The good news is I was able to run through it. Just had to give up some lifting stuff and downhill running for a bit to help keep the pressure down on the knee. I was getting better and feeling fairly decent, and then.....

I don't know what happened. I was running Black Willow Trail in The Parklands when at just shy of 1.25 miles, I crossed a small creek bed. The hill on either side was barely 6 feet. The moment I crested it I got that sharp pain under the knee cap. Naturally, you get to follow this up with the walk back to the car. A 1.25 mile walk what seems to stop time as your mind starts wondering how you can possibly train for your next race if you cant run. GAME OVER! Insert Coins. 

I don't know how long I'll be down for but this is a clear indication that I'm done running until this is healed. Got a call in to the PT. Hopefully this injury can be measured in weeks not months because hours could seem like days.

So what to do? I thought I'd take a cue from Adam over at The Boring Runner (His blog is very entertaining and he's fighting a much bigger battle than I with way more resolve to not whine like a little wuss. Definitely worth the read!)and try my hand at swimming. I see several problems with this.

* I haven't swam in 30+ years

* I don't even know if I remember how to swim the crawl stroke

* I don't know if I have the courage to not make a fool out of myself (which I'm adept at)

* Do I like swimming?

* Can I afford another sport?

* Even Adam had a difficult time with it and he has athletic skills. See below for a comparison

In the end. I suspect I'm going to suck at swimming but if It helps me maintain my endurance, I'm all in.

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The Boring Crap:

8/24

Run: 5.01 miles. 10:24 pace, 179 spm

Dumbbell Y Raises: 1x10 @15lb

Dumbbell T Raises: 1x10 @15lb

Dumbbell W Raises: 1x10 @15lb

Dumbell Bench Press: 3x8@120lb (60lb dumbbells),

Pull Ups: The round, the zero, the symbol of null and void.... Ayep, couldn't pull it off tonight. Kent pointed out that right now pull ups for me are a 1-3 rep max and you don't usually do max lifts at the end of your routine so it's not unreasonable I couldn't do them tonight. I did 3 long lower and hangs though. Will go back to repping some on the resistance bands the rest of the week to further build the strength.

Push-ups: 3x10

Planks: 3x:30

Weekly Mileage: 5.01 miles

Miles to Mordor: 1456.82

8/25

Yoga: Water Series A

8/26

Run Club - Wed: 4.01 miles, 11:02 pace, 172 spm. Pace is a little low but I ran the first 1.5 miles with Basil at his Couch to 5K pace. Knee bugs me when I run really slow. As soon as I got back up near 10m/m the pain left. I think I can't keep my form when running slower.

Basic Leg Routine

One legged balance: :30 each leg

Twisting Lunge: 6x each leg

Single-leg Deadlift: 5x each leg

One legged Alphabet spell: A-M each leg

Pull up practice: 3x10 with resistance band

Push-Ups: 3x10

Planks: 3x:30

Weekly Mileage: 9.01 miles

Miles to Mordor: 1452.81

8/27

Trail Run: 1.19 miles, 10:40 pace, 175 SPM. + knee blowout + walk back out of the woods.

Weekly Mileage: 10.20 miles

Miles to Mordor: 1451.62