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Day 3. Detour ahead.

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Finally broke down, literally, and went to see the doctor about my shoulder issues. Phrases like range of motion, limited mobility, and pain levels were thrown about. So X-rays prescribed along with a medically prescribed anti-inflammatory and physical therapy. Good news. Doesn’t believe it’s a full tear of any ligaments or a shoulder separation. All other news … TBD. Let’s just say the X-rays of the left shoulder weren’t the most comfortable. Life lesson #3 – Sometimes uncomfortable is necessary for growth and restoration.

Awake – 7am. Amazingly only snoozed once and up at 7:10am. Morning weight 176.

Breakfast or 1st meal of the day – 7:40am. Surprise! Surprise! It’s my Herbalife Formula 1 French Vanilla Shake packed with fresh (aka frozen) fruits and veggies.

Doctors – 10:30am. Blood pressure the best it’s ever been. 100/70. All this running is doing what it’s suppose to be doing. And oh yeah, salty snacks and popcorn have become my enemy. I’m sure those life-style changes have something to do with it also.

It is now 12:04pm and there isn’t a workout in sight, but it’s still early. We’ll see.

8:20pm. 72-degrees. Made a decision to get closer to my goals and sweat out the 10 radiation-filled X-rays I had in the mid-morning. Ran 10 wind sprints up our neighborhood improvised hill, aka “The Overpass” Total distance 2.13 miles. Last hill sprint didn’t stop — slow jog home and sprinted the last 3 blocks. Fueled back up with a Herbalife Hydrate and Herbalife Mango Aloe cocktail. Since it was just a short run for speed and endurance, drank 8 ounces of water filled with 1 scoop of Herbalife Rebuild Endurance and a single Herbalife Restore tablet.

End of entry. Tomorrow is the beginning of healing via physical therapy to both shoulders.

Day 2. Day off, but not really.

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Today is the second day of this journey to my first marathon. Exercise and nutrition. What I didn’t tell you from my virgin post is that I’m carrying many aches and pains. Let’s take inventory.

  • My feet hurt.
  • My right knee has a brace.
  • My left knee needs a brace.
  • My left shoulder pops back into place a la Riggs on Lethal Weapon at least twice per day. I can’t even lift it above the shoulder plane anymore. Injured it doing something years ago and a November 2012 Tough Mudder finished the job to its current condition.
  • My right shoulder goes hot and numb, creating a horrible tingly sensation in my fingers, manifesting itself into a different looking thumb nail. It’s getting bumpy.

But, the good news. I finally broke down and have a doctor’s appointment tomorrow. Guys and doctors/hospitals … ‘nuf said.

So today’s (Tuesday’s) accomplishments. My App says it’s an off-day for running, but I figured what can a few miles do. I saw a guy yesterday doing wind sprints up and down the overpass ramp. Sidenote — we live in a flat town so runners have to improvise our hills any way we can. So I improvised today as well. The goal, 30 minutes of improvised running, up and down the overpass ramp. Life lesson #2 – Uphill battles yield big rewards. 

Rise and shine – 8am. Morning weight 176.

Breakfast or 1st meal – 8:30am. Herbalife Formula 1 French Vanilla shake with Personalized Protein Powder. And fruits! Lots of fruits.

2nd meal – 10:30am. Detour Bar Low Sugar Caramel Peanut. Just half. I ate the other half yesterday for a snack.

Refreshments. 11:00am. 2 scoops of Niteworks in 16 ounces of water. Added a nice pour of Mango Aloe and H30 to complete my pre-drink ritual.

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Temperature – 73 degrees. Perfect. (11:20am)

Time to run (11:21am). Today, I wore my New Balance. These shoes kill my feet, but it’s probably a mistake, but I’m trying to run through the pain. Off I go. Actually pass my neighbor, Karl, walking his dog. It’s 1/4 mile to the overpass and I’m excited for this aerobic twist. Up I go. Walk down back down. Up I go. Walk back down. I do this for 26 minutes and actually ended up with 2.37 miles. Note — these New Balance hurt when at jogging pace — at a sprinter’s pace, they feel pretty good. I’m ‘Wudy the Wabbit’ as Camp Counselor Tripper advised Rudy in Meatballs.

12:20pm – Feeling alive from those wind incline sprints. Time for some weights. I’ve lost some mass over the last 4 months. I actually am a graduate of P90X and Insanity so those programs, which I highly recommend, transformed my body. But these shoulder injuries have taken their toll and some “shrinkage” has occurred. haha. In any event, I can do some things so I do those things. I can do light free weights on the floor. My shoulder never passes beyond the plane and if it does, I can drop the weights. 5 sets — just like my P90X days, but with two more sets. I can no longer free weight shoulder presses, so it’s time for bands. It hurts, but that just means it’s working, right? Well, that’s what I tell myself. 5 sets – working between the dumbbell presses.

12:45pm – Down Herbalife Rebuild Endurance. I actually take Herbalife Restore for the first time and then read the label … take at night. Ooops. I chase my Restore tablet down with more Niteworks and a full pouch of Herbalife Hydrate.

Good day. This bible verse has become a significant part of my workouts. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Let’s go! Day 3 and hospital. Excited to finally get some answers as to what’s going on inside these shoulders-o-mine.

Day 1. Marathon or bust.

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It’s about time. Better late than never. You still want to do that?

Yes, just a few of things I’ve heard as a result of making a verbal commitment to a group of friends and strangers that I wanted to run a marathon nearly a decade ago. So what did I learn? There’s always a lesson. Don’t emotionally and over-zealously commit to something you know nothing about … yes, we’re just getting to know each other, but I despised running. Notice the past-tense. More on that later.

The big lesson … finish what you start. And yes, it is about time. It is better late than never. and yes, I still want to do that! And I have two running partners. My iPhone and Herbalife24 products. Life lesson #1 – finish what you start.

My name in Ron and I am a runner. I am a half-marathon, full-marathon wannabe. And this is my story.

Countdown to The California International Marathon. As of this post, we are officially 181 days from the starting line. 5-months, 28 days. 15,638,400 seconds. 260,640 minutes. 4,344 hours. No matter how I write it, it’s still equates to one number I have my eyes set on … 26.2 miles.

Day 1. Monday. Up at 7:00am. Snooze til 7:45am. Actually up at 8am. Morning weight 176.5 lbs. It was much colder this morning. Just 2 days ago, it was 111 degrees. So mid 60s … let’s go run. Had a strawberry, blueberry, banana shake with a ton of goodies, including Herbalife protein powder and Formula 1 French Vanilla. By 930am, now in the low 70s and after 8 ounces of Herbalife Niteworks, Lemon H30, and Mango Aloe … off I go. iPhone in hand and New Balance on my feet.

Good news. Low 70s. Bad news. Windy and my normal route cuts right through these wind gusts. I push through and 8.23 miles later, I get my first run in the books, thinking about Herbalife24 Rebuild Endurance.