Peace and Pretzel Making

The last few days have been good.  Getting the stress fracture diagnosis and getting put in the boot has done wonders for my mental well being, strange as that may be.  Being an injured runner is never good.  Being an injured runner with no idea what the injury is or if it’ll ever heal, well…

The Boot

Well, it’s been a very long road to get to the point but I’ve come full circle with this injury.  After I had the MRI in March, the report said I had a stress fracture in my heel.  They didn’t put me in a boot and told me I could continue doing anything that didn’t…

Specialists and more specialists

It’s been a busy few days full of excitement… well excitement may not be the best word since that has a positive connotation but it hasn’t been dull in any case.  Yesterday, I continued my quest to figure out what is wrong with me…. er… my foot.  The doctor I saw yesterday was a sports…

My Week

Oh fickle injury!  One day I’m convinced I’m days away from a complete recovery and then there are days when I’m convinced this is my new normal and running is probably not going to be part of my future.  That’s been what the last few days around here have looked like.  Saying I am frustrated…

I might drown if this humidity continues.  Yesterday I ran an easy 3 miles while the kids were in swim practice.  Have you seen this quote before? I’m pretty sure I’m getting close.  It was one of those days where you’re just praying for rain because the air is so thick.  Luckily, I didn’t drown…

Progress, slow and steady

So the last couple days I feel like I’ve turned a corner in the healing department.  Of course, I may say tomorrow that my foot feels worse than ever and I will never run again, but for now, stick with me.  A couple of weeks ago a friend suggested I put some of these in…

Vegas Baby!

Yesterday was a really good day!  The roller coaster continues!  I went to the gym but just couldn’t get motivated.  I spent some time on the elliptical and the stairmill but didn’t want to be there.  So I did a little core and a little balancing and headed to Costco.  Since I didn’t really do…

The last few days

I’ve been trying to figure out how I feel about the 5k I did so I can write about it but haven’t been able to.  The race itself was good.  It’s a pretty big, well organized race.  I had preregistered and picking up my packet race morning was fast and easy.  I did an easy…

Celebration!

Happy 4th of July!!! I’m celebrating this July 4th with a return to racing.  It was nearly 4 months ago (February 9th) that I ran my 50k.  It’s been an interesting, frustrating, and enlightening four months.  While a small part of me is sad over how much slower this race will be compared to my…

Good and Sore

I woke up yesterday morning to legs that felt a little sore and tired… in the best possible way!  My legs haven’t felt like that from a run in a very long time and it’s a feeling I love.  It’s the soreness that reminds you of the hard work you put in to make them…