April 24 is a  productive day.

The temperatures have risen to 80 degrees. They draw me outside to work in my flower garden. Spending almost two hours cleaning up half of a small section. I do try for perfect.

Sitting on the knee pad, I lean this way and that cleaning up last years leftovers and my core muscles tell it’s been years since you have done this work!

Realizing the sun sets soon I change clothes and run. My body struggles as it tries to run but most of the three miles consists of a run/walk combo.

A thought about my first year of running invades my mind while I run. During my first week of running I was able to run 5 days a week! That lasted until planting season! I had to cut back running to have strength to weed and plant.

  I am planing to clean out the rest behind the tulips before running  tomorrow.

BUT TOMORROW HAS NOT YET COME

I realize THAT THOUGHT while running was from God! He was reminding me of the toll yard work takes on my body!

The next day, my core muscles struggle to allow me to sit up or even walk around the house.

Since I didn’t make 30 days running in a row I Believe the 30 days really means running daily taking into account recovery time, but not caring about the weather.

GOD IS GOOD AND HE DOES GOOD!

An interesting day!

Today starts with an online doctor appointment. My doctor suggests reducing my migraine/blood pressure medicine to give me more energy for running and working in my yard. Hope starts rising that life will get easier. I have been on this medicine for most of two years.

My very worst day of running, corresponds with my first extended release dose of Propranolol. Lifting my legs becomes impossible! I can’t even get warm as I struggle to run.

The next day on this medicine I start a two mile run; the first mile is fun and easy, but mile two repeats the day before! I not able to lift my legs!

Learning how this extended release medicine shuts down my running, I decide to take this medicine after I run, and never before.

Thirteen days ago, God whispers in my spirit, “30” as I walk out my front door to run! He wants me to start running daily no matter the weather!

Today is day 13, after choir practice I prepare to run three miles. Sam has a sore foot so I leave him home and take Charlie for a run. He is not happy running on our April snowy wet roads. The melting snow is cold and leaking into my shoes! I have run in much colder weather without trouble, so strange.

It is a very slow run and I need another 1.5 miles to reach 3 miles.

After dropping Charlie off and changing shoes and socks I head back out! I’m expecting to run faster but to my dismay my whole run is run 10 steps and walk a few. It is painful and difficult but I keep trudging through to make 3 miles.

My brain thinks about cutting it back to 2 miles but I know disappointment would fill me, so I keep trudging on.

A good thing!

At about 2.5 miles in a policeman stops to ask if I am OK? He is wondering if it is my choice to be out in the cold snow? He hasn’t seen anyone else out and about.

I take the chance to tell him about concerns of people driving  weird.

He has another explanation for why vehicles could be driving slowly and stopping and crawling along my route. He suggests there are people out looking for Pokemon online game to find prizes. .

I am hopeful lowering the dose of medicine will improve my running and all of Life!

GOD IS GOOD

I started this April 9, 2025