Quick update…
I had a good day running yesterday. I ran 6 miles for the first time since Christmas Day when I ran with TJ. My hip was okay and I ran below a 10:00 pace, so I think I am on my way to “normal” running again.
Life has been crazy so far this year. I won’t go into details, but let’s just say that if things keep going this way, this will be a very interesting year!
Keep running.
Tom
Plane crashes, iPhones, running, oh my!
Life seems back to normal. I took Wednesday off from running as I had already run 6 times in 6 days, so I figured it would be wise to let my body heal.
Yesterday I went out to run 4 miles and achieved my goal.
I must admit I am itching to get higher mileage in, but my head tells me to hold off. I get twinges of pain in my hip about every 100 meters or so. Once I can run 4 miles pain free, I’ll begin to up my mileage. My plan is to concentrate on running well, pay attention to my form and run slowly. Oh yeah, and DON’T GET HURT.
I must say one of my biggest motivations to stay healthy is not wanting to walk 3 miles a day anymore. However every time I read everyone’s race recaps and think… I could do that… Then I think… 4 miles a day.
I love racing. It makes running worth the pain and aggravation. But I know I’ll never get back to racing until I get better.
Oh, did I mention I have a 5K with TJ a week from Saturday? No, I’m not kidding. It is the Red Shoe Run, a race TJ and I raced in last year and I really enjoyed. My plan is to run to feel and not to place. I know I can run 8:30 for 3 miles and be fine. I also know that if I run 7:00 for 3 miles, I’ll be walking for another month. I just hope my competitiveness stays away. I think I have a good grasp on being wise and not overdoing it right now, so I think I’ll be fine.
Maybe @bigbiggeek could run it and I could pace him. That would help. TJ will be out in front as usual. I can’t wait to see how he does.
Have an awesome weekend and stay healthy!!!
Tom
I won’t begin to tell you everything about my New Year’s eve and New Year’s day! Let’s just say it was spent chasing a lost iPhone 30 miles and then giving up on the chase. That was the 31st at 9:00 PM. Then on the 1st we were contacted about the fact someone had it (I assume the same people) and we drove another 30 miles to retrieve it. Thanks Apple for allowing me to lock the phone (my kid’s phone) remotely so it was bricked and unusable until it was returned.
Also on the 1st, my second youngest woke me up feeling sick. After a visit to the doc-in-the-box, I found out he had strep, a fever and was, well, sick. This was first thing in the morning. The iPhone retrieval was early afternoon.
Then an unusual trip to the store. We picked up some items for a cookout and on the way home there were about 30 people looking at a house. Hmmm. I slowly went past as to not hit anyone wandering into the street. It looked like a tree had fallen on part of a house and a guy was outside sitting in a chair on the front lawn not looking good. We went on ahead as it seemed there were plenty of people to handle the situation. It wasn’t until later last night that I found out a plane had crashed into that house and that guy in the chair was the pilot. I’m glad no one was hurt, but we must have missed seeing it by a couple of minutes. There weren’t even emergency vehicles there when we passed by.
So that was the my end of 2013 and beginning of 2014.
Oh, and I ran. I was able to run 27 miles from Christmas Eve to New Years Eve. Not bad considering all my issues lately.
2014 has been a busy year so far… A found iPhone, a sick kid and a plane crash a half mile from my home.
Bring it on!
278 to Boston 