Progress!
Pain free run, swelling free evening. YEAH!!!!
Great weekend! We were busy… Friday afternoon looked at homes in Northfield. We found one we’re interested in, so that’s fun! Saturday we headed down to good ol’ Gustavus for the annual CC alumni meet. I was pretty nervous going down there. Normally that’s not the case (normally I know what I’m capable of, confident…
I’m still sick, which is really hard for me to accept. WHY now? I’ve trained so well and my recent race results have been the best they’ve been in years. I would LOVE to be able to rock out this Saturday, to be able to show off what I’ve worked so hard for… Ugggg, how…
I was excited to try a hard workout by myself. Jerry mentioned earlier in this cycle that I needed to make sure I could hit some of these key workouts solo to help build confidence and mental toughness. So I started out & imagined hitting all of my goal times & being able to email…
Yeah, I’m a little less stuffy than yesterday! That’s great news. Still not great, and the legs still feel sick when climbing stairs, but at least I’m going in the right direction. I’m trying to be positive — there’s nothing I can do about this now 🙂 (besides water and sleep… which I’ve done all…
Last Thursday I awoke with a really sore throat and a stuffy nose. The sore throat has since gone away, but I still have a little congestion. It never got bad — thankfully — so I didn’t have to alter my training plan too significantly. I cut Thursday down to just a 1.5 mile run….
Almost finished packing to leave for the Big Apple! So exciting! NYC psted this women’s preview: http://www.letsrun.com/news/2013/10/013-new-york-city-marathon-womens-preview-wins-600000-epic-clash-edna-kiplagat-priscah-jeptoo/ which lists all of the “elites” that have been invited. Note there are just 14 Americans listed here, and just 37 total (international + USA). It’s smaller than in years previous. It still is unbelievable to see my…