Kaili Laughing

Here is a video and pic of Kaili laughing. Thought it might perk some of you up. I am still sick. Malia is still sick and Kaili is getting sick. Amy is fine however. Anyway ENJOY the video.

ALOHA AND BLESSINGS

Here are a few pictures of us and friends. We have been busy lately. Sorry so short but just wanted to update you.
I have full range of motion and am going to start training in a couple days when I get my schedule from Karl. I have been strengthening my knee and it feels stronger.
Amy finished the Great Aloha Run (8+ Miles) in 1:57. I am so proud of her. She is also doing great in school.
Malia has been on and off with sickness, but she is doing okay. She has been still doing great in school.
Kaili is just growing and growing.
Well that is it for now. Jah Bless.

Needing A GU

In the ultrarunning world there are high highs and low lows. And the way out of it for me initially is to take a GU. Well my GU right now is to excercise. Whether it is stretching or strength or whatever. You have to understand, running was something that I was the most passionate about and to take it away I have nothing to sill it with. But, I felt really good after hoppping on the stationary bike at my house. I was only going to go for 5 - 10 minutes but ended up going for 30 minutes until I felt a little, and I mean little, pain. So I hopped off. But it felt great. I felt like crap for most of the day due to minor issues but when I was home and started to excercise I felt that endorphin rush kick in. Whoo hoo!! I think I am bouncing back out of this low low. I also like to talk to my wife and play with my children, they help me out. But my injury has caused that to be in kahootz(fake word?) I cant chase after my Kaili and I can’t really play with my Malia. I can talk to my wife, which does help, after a little calming down. Anyway I feel a little better. Now I must ride. Those endorphins are calling me.

Runs End. But Being a runner never stops. (my mantra)

I picked up that mantra in a magazine. I didn't post yesterday because the past few days have been absolutely stressful and filled with appointments to find out what is wrong with me. I guess that running was a major stress relief and not running has caused the stress in my life to boil over. I have been in a major depression and I have been riddled with anxiety. My Primary doctor did a full workup on me yesterday and everything came out fine. I have been having vertigo and other problems that I need to address. I then went to my PT today and am going to start the bike with him on Friday. I did 5 minutes on it today and felt good, physically. I also went to see the pain management psychologist and everything was fine there. I have actually stopped the narcotics and moved onto napoxen and acetaminophen to handle pain including deep breathing and relaxation techniques. After the PM psych I went to see my therapist and we talked for about an hour, I came out enlightened was to the reasons for my depression and anxiety. I won't go into detail but it had alot to do about running and exercising. I am coming down with head cold, so that sucks. Just a bunch of b*tching on my part but what the heck it is a blog about me and my family:) I then went and saw my buddy John, the president of Planet Sun( a kiosk/store that is dedicated to reducing sun exposure and staying hydrated www.planetsunhawaii.com ) and he has had knee surgery before, he told me to stay with the exercises, that it helps, and stay focused in my recovery and I will be out there soon enough. H ehten gave me an Ultimate Direction pouch for my fuel belt and placed a planet sun sticker on my cane and said that I am now an official sponsored athlete on the planet sun team that is in recovery mode. Give Thanks John, many mahalos. Tomorrow is a new day and a new rebirth for this once sullen athlete in recovery. Jah Bless the sunrise. Give Thanks for listening.

Physical Therapy Workout and Surgeon Appt.

I went to see the surgeon today and he said that the tear of my meniscus wasn't too bad. He said that the wounds look really good. He also said that I have arthritis in my knee and since I am an ultrarunner he doesn't know what advice to give me except to take a break when things hurt. To be able to run again he said that I need to walk 2 miles at a brisk pace (15min./miles about)and not hurt same day or next day:) I have now hopped on the stationary bike and it feels great. I have lost 4 pounds in a week and am planning on 10 -15 more to lose. I am feeling good. I have made a video of my workout, not the whole thing continiously but a brief video showing what I am doing. I also do crunches and pushups, which are not in the video. By the way, the Dr. also said that my ACL was fine and my IT band would naturally be a little sore because they had to bend my knee to the side to scope me. Also, my meniscus is pretty thin:( Anyway talk story later. Jah Bless.

XTERRA Trail Running World Championship

This was supposed to be one of my training runs for HURT 100 last year, looks like I missed a great one due to my injury:( But, I will be back sronger next year. I hope it is the same course. How beautiful!! Anyway talk story later. Jah Bless.

Taking a Walk

Aloha all, We went and took a walk through the Wahiawa Botanical Garden. We got about a 1/4 mile walk. But that was enough because I was getting bit up by the mosquitoes. Anyway I made a video when we got home, I hope you like it:) Well talk story later. Jah Bless.