2014 A Year Without Training

2014 was a terrible year for me in the sense of pursuing sports and challenges. Personally it was a great year otherwise. I travelled to Seattle, Israel and Mexico. The best part is that I got married! Maybe I needed time away from what I had been doing to focus on other important aspects of life.

I saw my chiropractor several times hoping he could fix the IT band issue

In March I decided I needed to try something different. I paid for coaching at the gym. I became best friends with the foam roller.

I didn't stay consistent though because it was painful. I got into a habit of doing squats - but then I stopped.

During the year, Mark and I dusted off our bikes and sometimes went bike riding to Carpinteria for wine tasting or to visit with friends.

we also went hiking with friends

And I ran occasionally.

One of the best runs of 2014 was along the Mediterranean Sea in Tel Aviv, Israel

Saw Aaron & now for a little run, dance & bike

My knee was killing me last week - to the point to where I began icing it. Yesterday I got dressed for a run when I remembered how much my knee hurt, so I called Aaron, the owner of Channel Island Chiropractic and he said they were open until 6pm. I considered taking the bike, except for that hurts far more than walking.

He found me to be quite "off". He did his thing and within minutes I was good to go again. Today I took a short bike ride to the gym, got 1.91 miles on the treadmill still at that 4.0 for 25 min with 149 avg HR, 162 max & burned 283 cals (which I'm quickly recuperating as I chow down on a choc. chip cookie).

The real reason for the gym though was a cardio/dance class from 8-9 which now I found out is TUE and THU. I might have a new hobby. Nevermind the fact that I am ridiculously uncoordinated. (It's really not funny at all) Learning to follow dance steps seems to tap into the same part of my brain as learning a foreign language. You know that moment when you are reaching in there to find just the right word translation, yea, that's me trying to remember, repeat and coordinate steps (and this is not even with music yet!). I had a good time, and I am honestly enjoying my time off to he fullest...cause hey, why not?