The good news? My leg appears to be getting better. The bad? SLOWLY. Very Slowly.After being asked by a friend this weekend why I have not posted in a while, I explained, "I wanted the blog to be about my journey to Ironman and instead its just a whine-fest about my leg injury." She was [...]
The one pro of being injured... I get my Friday nights back with no curfew. I went to dinner club and did not check my watch even once. Friday we had barbecue. Saturday, we went to A barbecue. In the south...there is a very big difference. The MRI came back negative for stress fractures, calcification etc! [...]
Today I went to a free session put on by our tri club and led by a sports psychologist. He gave lots of good advice on relaxation, imagry and positive self talk...all the things I'm way too stressed out to even attempt. I usually wind up giggling during yoga (when I'm in better spirits) so I [...]
I wrote this race report May 10th....but didn't have time to start the blog until today. Here's the dirt on the Kinetic HIM:The drive up the night before was fun. N let me listen to all sorts of oldies and I blasted “hot blooded” really loud on the radio and got that song stuck in [...]
I've come a long way since the last time I was injured. About three years ago, I was training for a 10K and I suffered from a plantar fascia injury so painful, I could barely walk. The worst part was not knowing what was really wrong and going through several incorrect guesses by doctors and [...]