One Step at a Time

Awesome race!!!  It was raining the whole way, but I am so excited about my time!!!

After the race was miserable......I wish I would have had someone at the finish line to help me.

Just a short easy run....The right distance and speed. 

The bad news is that I sustained an injury playing volleyball in the evening.  Definitely won't be running for a couple days!!!  Hope to run the race in Lindon on Saturday so I hope everything is better by then!

Can't believe how easy the recovery has been.  Even mentally, I'm almost ready to think about running another marathon in a year or so!!!  I just have to convince my running partner that she wants to run another one, too!

Tried to run this a.m.  Didn't work.  My ankle still hurts too much.  Walked 2.75 miles.  Will try again on Thursday. :-(

Played volleyball last night.  Ankle still a bit tender.

Ran 4 miles and walk the last mile home.  Ankle not all the way better.  Felt good to get out!

Ankle only hurts when I run downhill.  Today's course only had downhill on the pedestrian overpasses on Bangerter, so it wasn't too bad.

With less than 1/2 mile to go, I biffed it!  Hit some rocks on the sidewalk that I couldn't see and down I went.  Hit sidewalk and rolled three times -- I'm sure it looked fairly comical!!!  First thing I checked was to see if my tights were torn!!  That would have made me very sad - they are my favorite bright purple tights!

Took this morning off.  When can you tell if you are wisely taking time off to heal from an injury or if you're using it as an excuse and take the time off cuz you're lazy?!?!?!?

Running again tomorrow, for sure.  I need it more for my mental health than for my physical well-being.

Biked 20 miles today.  Felt so bad and so good at the same time.  I could tell I haven't been on the bike for several weeks.  My biking partner left me in the dust, as usual!!!

After the ride, I felt so much better prepared to handle the day and to be a nice mom to my kids!!  I know all this exercising isn't to stay slim and trim, it is to stay sane and stable!!!

It was a good run this a.m.  Pace wasn't too fast, but felt right.  Had a very eventful weekend so had to tell Running Partner all about it.  That tends to slow us down a bit.

Kept it short because Running Partner's IT band is still giving her problems. 

My ankle is completely better.  I am so happy.  Hope to play basketball tonight!  Haven't played in weeks, cuz I didn't want to get injured!

I made it to the gym!!  Lifted some weights on glutes, quads, and triceps.  Then shot baskets for 20 minutes or so!  Everything felt great except for the part of my lower leg that I injured two months ago.  It didn't feel good on the quick stops!!  Can't believe it still hurts!