I guess you might have guessed from my lack of posting that I did not run in the Arkansas Race for the Cure Saturday. Since Friday morning my little running world has once again been rocked upside down- a simple reminder to me that there are many more important things in life than running and I guess I needed that reminder. Why do I tend to get these reminders right before a big race?? Friday morning all I had on…
After almost 3 months of an annoying on again off again pesky knee injury I finally went to a physical therapist. While I was laying there in agony as he worked on my leg (I was really tight) I just kept thinking that I should have come weeks ago. Yes, it was pure torture but in a good way. My leg needed it. Andrew, my PT, worked out many of the knots I had in my calf muscle and IT…
Icing after a long run… Today was a big day. I had my first real marathon training “long run.” My goal for this run was to keep it under a 9 minute pace. As Boston approaches (5 weeks from yesterday!) I have been giving my race strategy some thought. While my overall goal is to finish and enjoy the whole experience I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have any time goal. While I KNOW it will NOT be…