Playlist Thursday: Viewer’s Choice

Ok today’s Thursday Playlist challenge is “Viewer’s Choice” which gives me an awesome reason to push out some more Christian tunes.  Open your mind and give them a chance.

Don't forget to head over to Pavement Runner's blog to check out all the other participant playlists!

Playlist Thursday Rules / Format

Something Old: Songs that are at least 5 years old. (I know that isn't too long to be considered old, but music turnover happens quickly.)

Something Current: Songs that have been released within the past year.Something to Consider: This is the wild card category. Feel free to list any song: old, current, guilty pleasure, underground, whatever.

Something Old

Artist:  Casting Crowns
Title:  What the World Needs (The Altar and the Door – Aug. 28, 2007)
Side Note:  I really like everything about this song from the words to the tempo.  I exceptionally like the Lead & Base guitar riffs used.
Quotable: “This world doesn't need my tie, my hoodie My denomination or my translation of the bible They just need Jesus”

Something Current

Artist: Toby Mac
Title:  Me Without You (Eye On It – Aug. 24, 2012)
Side Note: Brand new album from Toby Mac and like always is excellent.
Quotable: “I'd be packing my bags when I need to stay
I'd be chasing every breeze that blows my way
I'd be building my kingdom just to watch it fade away”

Something to Consider

Artist:  Kirk Franklin
Title:  He Reigns (The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin – Feb. 19, 2002)
Side Note:  Truth be known I have liked this song ever since my son’s drama team did a performance to it in church about a month again.  But I am a sucker for anything that has that live “Brass” sound.
Quotable: “Our God Is an awesome God he reigns from heaven above with wisdom, power and love our God is an awesome Our God”

Wordless Wednesday

This made me so mad!

Doctor Time

This morning I went up to Cary Ortho to have a fresh pair of eyes look at the pain I am having in my leg.  I would say it's a stress fracture but strangely enough I can produce the same pain in either leg by pushing on the same spot.  Soooo off to the orhto I went.  The Office staff and the Dr were very nice and we went through all the normal question and answer stuff along with the traditional x-ray.  The x-rays came back and looked good.  No visible stress fractures but we really did not expect to see anything on the x-ray now did we.  So the doc proceeded to twist, push and pull a little more asked me to hop and walk then said we need a bone scan to get the final ruling.

If this is a false SFX alarm then we can figure out what we need to do to get me back training.  If it is a SFX then what are we going to do to keep my fitness level up during my "REST" (evil word) Period.  More to come on this topic after my bone scan.

While I was there I asked him to take a look at my right kneed.  Ever since Boogie I have had this really sore spot on the medial (inside) spot on my knee.  My self diagnosis, which is ALMOST 100% on, said it was a  Pes anserine bursitis or simply put an inflammation of the inner knee where 3 tendons insert into the bone and the Bursa sac behind the tendons has become inflamed and very angry.  As I suspected I was correct and the doc gave me a cortisone shot to help calm things down.  After the shot he said, Oh ya, this might be a little sore for the next 3 days and BOY IS IT EVER! hahah

So now we cross-train and wait until the Bone Scan & results are read.

Monday Mileage - ya right

Well, this is where I had planned on posting up my previous weeks mileage...however since I have a (Self Diagnosed) stress fracture there will be none of that!

Ugh, there is nothing worse than having beautiful weather, lots of friends running EVERYWHERE & posting their adventures AND having a Major Race (Weymouth Woods 100k)  just 117 days away.  This injury is going to set back my training by 6-8 weeks maybe even more since I will have to comeback slowly.....

Just to make things worse I have been cross-training on the road bike and just broke another spoke on my rear wheel, now I have to wonder....What am I doing wrong??

Today marks the start of a new training routine I have put together.  Let's hope that the activities do not have any pain associated with them 'cause if they do I will again have to figure something else to do.....

Additional Note: I need to find a good Yoga / stretching routine that I can incorporate into my mornings.  If anyone has a suggestion please let me know!

Weekly Workouts
Monday- Lunch Strength Training: Chest (Flat Bench, Incline Bench & Flys)
Monday- Evening: 60 Min on the Elliptical

Tuesday- AM: I may try and get up & go to the gym and swim or put in time on the elliptical
Tuesday- Lunch Strength Training: AB Ripper + Biceps & Triceps (Ind. moves in later posts)
Tuesday- Evening: Group Run which I will be supporting & not running.

Wednesday- Lunch Strength Training: Weighted Wed.  Back day.  Pull-ups & lots of other back exercises.
Wednesday- Evening: 60 Min on the Elliptical

Thursday- AM: I may try and get up & go to the gym and swim or put in time on the elliptical
Thursday- Lunch Strength Training: AB Ripper + Legs
Thursday- Evening: 60 Min on the Elliptical

Friday-
Friday- Lunch: 30 Min Hard Elliptical

Playlist Thursday: DANCE

We today is Thursday and for a while now I have been following a blogger who issues a challenge to create a simple 3 song play list to share with everyone.  It figures that the day that I chose to start participating would be dance.  Next to country this is probably my weakest music genre and not to mention the added difficulity of not keeping up with current mainstream music.  So with all that said................

Don't forget to head over to Pavement Runner's blog to check out all the other participant playlists!

Playlist Thursday Rules / Format

Something Old: Songs that are at least 5 years old. (I know that isn’t too long to be considered old, but music turnover happens quickly.)
Something Current: Songs that have been released within the past year.
Something to Consider: This is the wild card category. Feel free to list any song: old, current, guilty pleasure, underground, whatever.

Something Old

Artist: Will Smith
Title: Men In Black
Side Note: One song that I don’t think I could every listen to without “Making My Neck Work”.
Quotable: “Then like BOOM Black Suits fill the room up…”

Something Newt

Artist: Flo Rida
Title: I Cry (July 3, 2012)
Side Note: 
Quotable: “I Cry just a little when I think of letting go”

Something to Consider 

Artist: Israel Houghton

Title: You Are Good
Side Note: One of my “GO TO” songs when the going gets tough in my recent Trail Races.  I like the Upbeat feel of the song & the lyrics are as true as it get.
Quotable: “We Worship You, for who you are.”

Birthday Stats

Today I am.....
39 years old that's
468 months old
or 2,035 weeks old
or 14,248 days old

Current Old Man Stats
I stand 5' - 11"
Weigh in at 76 Kg (169lb)

Unofficial Running PR's
1 Mile:  6:49(5k Avg)
5K: 20:59
1/2 Marathon: 1:48:20 (Same)
50K: 5:39
50ML: 11:40
Check out Last Year's Stats !