Race Day!

Well instead of getting up early, putting on my running gear I had laid out the night before and taking off with the rest of the nutters (including my friend Lisa who flew down for the race) I spent my morning flat on my back, heating pad in place and choking back 2 Advil every 4 hours.  So not the way I had planned to spend the day.

At some point in the last week I seemed to have tweaked my back.  I don’t know for sure (haven’t had an x-ray) but I’m pretty sure I’ve slipped a disc…again.  At least that’s how it feels.  It started Wednesday when I got out of the car and needed to hold on due to the pain. Then it went away.  Then is started every time I got up and then to even when I walked.  Then to constant and ever increasing.  Then it was Saturday.  That’s when I decided I wasn’t running and got a little depressed.  I mean I’ve battled a cold and a broken toe and completed my training in the allotted time, so I deserved the race.  But in my place, Rob ran for me.  On the plus side, he ran a personal best and I couldn’t be more proud!  One hour 2 minutes.  He’s now got it on his brain that he wants to beat an hour.  I’m sure he can do it but he has to finish his marathon training first.

Rob and I have tried to train together in the past but inevitably someone gets hurt.  Last weekend we ran together…and it apparently was my turn to be injured.  And I’m glad it’s me because my race was only a 10k, his marathon is a little more training involved.  So I’ll take one for the team!

Now my goal is to get back to…well walking first…then to running.

So I’m putting my half marathon hopes on hold while I get healthy…again!

To Rob, thank you for all your support and for stepping in and completing a personal best 10km!  I’m so proud of you :)

To everyone else thanks for reading and being there with me.  So for now I’ll rest up and keep getting stronger and doing the other thing I’m good at, baking/blogging at Trilogy Edibles.

Until next time!

Week 5–Day 4, 5 and 7–some tennis, pump class and a 10k!

I’ve been both good and bad this week.  Good with keeping up with my working out, bad with blogging about it.

It’s the week before Halloween so it’s crazy around here.  But the costumes are now done, cookies baked, candy bought and pumpkins are carved! 

In all that I had a tennis lesson on Thursday.  After my abysmal playing on Weds night, it had to be done.  Then Friday after all cookies were finally decorated I went to body pump and then today (Sunday) I ran 10k.

View from the path:

Today I started running with Rob and his running partner Gary.  I ran the first 3 miles with them and then turned back.  They ran 15 miles today, I just 6.  I felt bad for leaving them…NOT :)

I ran the American Tobacco trail and it was really nice.  However, the weather has turned to fall with a vengeance so has gone from 70 to 38 in two days.  I was running around this morning looking for mittens.  I just haven’t had the time to find the warmer running clothes.

But I got it done and I felt great.  But now it’s 9pm and I’m really tired.

Last week to go before the big race.  I’ve run it once, twice should be a breeze!

The Music:

Only for half the run and I forgot to get it off the iPod.  But it was pretty good this morning.

Until next time!

Week 5, Day 3–3 mile run and some tennis, if you can call it that :(

I got up and ran 3 miles!  whoop whoop.  Then I spent the better part of the day decorating cookies.

Then this evening I  went and played tennis, oh my it was so pathetic.  I couldn’t hit a good shot if the racquet was twice as big.  But we had fun and then I came home and ate a cupcake and the balance was restored!

I have a lesson tomorrow, so hopefully that will help.

I shall persevere and keep at it.  One week left until the race and then to choose my half.  I know I said I was going to run the Disney Princess but Lisa and I may choose another one.

The music was good for my run but I had to plug it in to recharge it and my list was erased.

Until next time.