Coming back from an injury can take a while and it’s hard not to get a little discouraged during the comeback phase. For the last several months I’ve been comparing myself to where I was last year before the plantar fasciitis started. My foot has felt good for a while now but my confidence in my ability has not been there. On Saturday I got some of that confidence back and I must say it was good! I actually met…
Best. 5K. EVER. I have been looking forward to this 5K all year. Well, really since I ran it last October. It is my favorite kind of race course- flat and fast! When I woke up yesterday and saw that the temperature was 48 degrees and perfect I knew I was going to have a good race. Temperature and race course play such a big part of any good race. Obviously, training plays an even bigger role which brings me…
Yesterday’s 5K could have easily been a total disaster: For starters- I had taken two weeks completely off running until Tuesday- just days before the race. I had 3 not so great runs and decided to run this race at the last minute. No speed work (and practically no running) does not usually produce a high quality 5K! I did have lots of elliptical time so it wasn’t a total loss… Two of my children started throwing up in the…
Before I dive into my strategic plan to break 19 minutes in the 5K (for the first time in over a decade) I will bring you up to speed on my current running situation. Yesterday after a frustrating 12 mile run I made an executive decision to take off for 2 weeks. As you may or may not know, ever since the Little Rock Marathon (over 2 months ago) my right knee has been acting up. I’ve had an annoying…