13 posts tagged “florida”
I have not been running this week because I seem to have strained my right calf severely. It doesn't hurt much to walk on it, but when I put the full impact of running on it, it was really terrible.
On Friday, I went to Ponce Inlet, for a little day trip. It's about 1.5 hours from home. I must have misread the information on the Internet because I had this crazy notion that it was a dogs allowed beach. Well, I was unfortunately wrong about that. but we still had a nice trip and I have photos to share.
Well, this week was somewhat improved. I'm really still sore and achy and feeling sort of distracted.
Before I was struck by this hideous illness I took the dog to a local park, in search, I admit of Alligators. Unfortunately, I went in the early morning and apparently Alligators, being creatures of the heat, were not readily apparent. But it was a nice trip, yielding some photos...
Wow. Running in the last couple of weeks has been really trying. Florida is Hot. I like the heat. This heat, however, is getting to be a wee bit oppressive.
Well, I should probably write a little about training. It's been up and down indeed.
The great backyard bird watch happened in February. So, I decided to go and make some photographs at a Heron Rookery that I had been watching for a while.
Herons always seem to be such solitary birds, that seeing them all nesting together was a little unusual. though it is typical behavior for them. I just didnt know!
Any way it was really fun. The nests are on the edge of a highway and I thought I was going to have one nest to look at, but as I was looking I could not complete counting the nests and such. The birds are adept at disguising themselves, so it was always a surprise to find another one peeking out.
So, there are at least 5 nests in this photo, can you spot them?
the birds are really so dramatic that I thought I'd share what photos I was able to capture.
this one is feeding and checking the nest.
I was signed today for Florida Hospital East...
Yaaay.
They signed me for 24 weeks. So I am rather excited. I wont have to move or change anything except jobs. Its a bigger busier hospital so it will be a challenge.
But this is so much better than very cold Wisconsin, or other places I was considering.
I'm very excited. I qualify for a completion bonus, and the pay rate is 8 bucks more an hour than what I am making now. Of course I imagine I will earning those extra 8 bucks, every penny of it.
I'm feeling much better now. I was getting pretty stressed out and starting to eat wierd things...
I'm in for my first Florida Storm. Tropical Storm Fay is making landfall as I write. I've been in Hurricanes in North Carolina, but, we don't really have them with the same intensity as Florida.
Am I prepared? No....not really. I had just gotten home from shopping when I heard the State of Emergency Warning. I was a bit stunned to see a State of Emergency declared when the storm itself was in the Domincan Republic, but of course this is Florida, and the DR is really not that far away.
I have some extra water and I hard boiled some eggs, thats about it. Tomorro, I am planning of getting some flashlight batteries, extra dog food, etc. Of course, by that time it may be a little too late, but I tend to think not.
Amazing the things i have heard though. I was at work all day no television or internet, so I got news of the weather from the incominng patients. Some said it was going to be a Cat One, another said a Cat three and another said just huge amounts of rain....So, essentially no one really knows.
Olympic News.
Lopez Lomong has a disappointing finish to his Olympic career, in the Semi Finals. I still Adore him. I hope we'll see more from the King of Flagstaff!!!
Usain Bolt is a Phenom on the same level of Michael Phelps. He does less races, but...sooo fast.
Damu Cherry of Clermont Fl and the National Training Center, looked hot tonight on the Hurdles. And I am cheering for Walter Dix....as he is lookinng really good.
Really loving the track and field. I sure hope that my cable doesnt get knocked out during this storm!!!
I hope everyone is enjoying and for those of you Floridians....stay safe!
I feel like shouting Uncle! I am exhausted. Not pleasantly tired, but really so tired that I can barely stay awake. I have been keeping a nutty schedule. RUn, eat, work, run, eat work, sleep. I need to add more sleep into the mix.
I finally got it today when I was having trouble recovering after my recovery run. I drank so much caffiene (3 cups of coffee and a diet coke) and nothing would wake me up. On top of it, all my thinking seemed very disorganized. In the past week, I have misplaced my call phone, my calendar, and a variety of other items which are hard to live without. I even forgot to bring shorts to the gym the other day, requireing me to put my sweaty running shorts again (eeew.)
Taking note of this, my trainer has adjusted my training. No more Swimming until After the Marathon. I am sure I'll occasionally go for a swim, but, probably not very often. I mean, I do have to keep up my Florida tan!!!
But I guess it won't be the end of my workout as it has traditionally been for years. Initially I was a little disappointed. I rather like doing Bricks. My trainer pointed out though that I not only do not do Ironmans, or even sprint triathalons, I can't since I can not ride a bike. She had a pretty good point. Point Taken.
However, all is not lost. Running is great. I'm going to start speed work this coming week. It's going to be fun. I'm goinng to start with short 3 mile workouts on the treadmill so I can really control the speed.
At any rate, training is going well, all except for the very tired moment.
