Recovery.....

Recovery really sucks.......

I've been for walks.

I've been for rides on my bike.

I even managed to improve my time.

But in my dreams......

I'm running!

And it doesn't even hurt.

I want to run again.

Race Day

The day dawned cloudy and cool. Yup. Perfect race weather.

I woke up around 5:15am and realized if I were racing I'd already be on my way. It was still dark as pitch out at that hour. I comforted myself with the fact that I could go back to sleep and rolled over.

At 7am, start time, I woke up. That was when I realized how perfect the weather was for running a race. I went back to sleep.

8am rolled around and I dragged myself out of bed, thinking I'd be heading for the halfway mark, and limped into the bathroom. Yup, today was not my day to race. It would have been a good one though and I think I would have had a good personal time.

Here's to the next one.

So now I'm out........

I spent the week going back and forth to the chiropractor's to try and get over my injury in time for the race. I had numerous adjustments and spent quite a while with the electro therapy. My leg was actually feeling pretty good. I was hopeful.

Today I went out for a trial run. I figured I'd do a mile and see how I felt. As soon as I started running the pain started. My gait was some sort of weird hobble thing. I did manage to do the mile but it was a walk/hobble as opposed to a run.

So now it is time to rehabilitate and regroup. I wonder whether I'm just not cut out for the distance and should aim for shorter. Or whether I do have another half in me somewhere. I guess time will tell.

One thing is for certain, I won't be giving up running.

Down But NOT Out!

I went to a chiropractor today who does sports medicine. My injury is IT Band related. He did some adjustments and some electro-massage therapy. I've got some exercises to do too. I'm to go back the next 2 days and if I'm pain free on Friday/Saturday, I'll be running on Sunday.

I have to say the electro-massage was rather wild. Talk about a funky feeling thing. But it seems to have had some effect because I'm not near as sore.

I'm actually hopeful that I may be able to run the race. If I do I will take it easy and walk if and when I need to.

So the fingers are crossed!

Palm Springs

A nice getaway..........

Hmmmmm.....

Well I did my last long run before the race a week ago yesterday. It about did me in. The run went fine. I did 12.5 miles. A great time and pace. Only problem was I think I crippled myself. My adductor muscle siezed up after and walking became downright difficult.

When I got home I'd soaked in a cold bath for about 20 mins. I continued to ice my leg off and on for the next few days. As well I kept it elevated and wrapped. It's been a week of rest from exercise. I've kept up with walking and stretching but I do still have some pain.

At this point it is up in the air whether I will run the 1/2 marathon next week or not. I don't want to make my injury worse. But I have trained hard for this. I will try a couple short runs this week and see where it leaves me.

I so wanted to do this race without injury.....

RESIGNATION

I am hereby officially tendering
my resignation as an adult. I have
decided I would like to accept the
responsibilities of an 8 year-old
again.
I want to go to McDonald's and think
that it's a four star restaurant.
I want to sail sticks across a fresh mud
puddle and make a sidewalk with rocks.
I want to think M&Ms
are better
than
money because you can eat them.
I want to lie under a big oak tree and
run a lemonade stand with my friends on
a hot summer's day.
I want to return to a time when life was
simple; When all you knew were colors,
multiplication tables, and nursery
rhymes, but that didn't bother you,
because you didn't know what you
didn't know and you didn't care.
All you knew was to be happy
because you
were blissfully unaware of all the things that
should make you worried or upset.
I want to think the world is fair.
That everyone is honest and good.
I want to believe that anything is
possible. I want to be oblivious
to the complexities of life and be
overly excited by the little things again.
I want to live simple again. I
don't want my day to consist of
computer crashes, mountains of paperwork,
depressing news, how to survive more days
in the month than there is money in the
bank, doctor bills, gossip, illness,
and loss of loved ones.
I want to believe in the power of
smiles, hugs, a kind word,
truth,
justice, peace, dreams, the imagination,
mankind, and making angels
in the snow.
So . . . here's my checkbook
and my car-keys, my credit card bills
and my 401K statements. I am officially
resigning from adulthood.
And if you want to discuss this
further, you'll have to catch me
first, cause........
......"Tag! You're it."