A lot has happened in the year + since I’ve posted
last. There was the incredible high of
welcoming my 2nd daughter, Juliet, to the world in September. There was also the devastating low of losing
teammate Lauren
Woodall Roady. I’ve already written
some abut this before, so I won’t go into detail on this blog now. Losing Lauren was tough but seeing how much
she loved running and how hard she worked at it, made me refocus on my
priorities, including running. That
focus, and the honor of running with the GRC, really helped me get back into
shape after the break I had around Juliet’s birth. However, a series of viruses and infections
went around my family this winter and derailed my training. When coming back from that injury I suffered
a stress fracture in my cuboid bone and peroneal tendinopathy in my left
foot. That took me out for a while and
then I hurt my right knee (patella tendinopathy) when I could finally run
again. That leads me to now – battling the
lingering pain in my knee, out of shape, overweight, and feeling old. So I’m using this blog to motivate myself to
work hard enough for another stretch of competitive running with the GRC. Ideally I’ll stay healthy enough for a fit
club nationals XC race and some road PRs before I hang ‘em up for good. Whatever happens, I’m going to focus on
having fun and running with my team.
Running was taken a backseat to my 2 kids, wife, and career. It’s
harder to train now, but I love it and will work hard to make it work. I’ll always have running in my life (coaching,
hobby jogging, etc) but I’ll see if I can steal a little more time for
competitive racing. This blog
will also serve to keep my friends and family updated on the comeback.
Monday (6/17) was a double.
I ran 10 miles total 4 in the AM and 6 in the PM with Lily in the
jogging stroller. The second run was especially
hard with the stroller and the heat. I
iced my knee after both runs. I weighed
157.0 in the morning. I have a long way
to go but am looking forward to the challenge ahead of me.
3 comments:
In the words of the legendary Joe Wiegner, "Giddy up!"
Glad to see things are finally starting to feel better for you! BTW, "overweight" and "old" are two words that nobody would ever use to describe you!
I thought “Giddy up” was from Cosmo Kramer, not the other guy.
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