Here are some pictures from the day, courtesy of Tanya's camera phone. You can check out more of her awesome photo skills here! She did a photo shoot of my husband and I a year ago and actually made me feel comfortable throughout which was impressive.
So, a great start to the weekend! After the hike I did a boss job of relaxing with my feet up and watching a couple movies while Adrian was off at his friend's party.
So then I woke up this morning at 6am in sheer terror that I was late to a race.....Which of course would have been the case had I not been forced to pull out of this year's target race- the Philadelphia Rock 'n Roll Half Marathon. So after realizing I wasn't indeed late because I could NOT run I felt that sense of disappointment and loss again. No more tears were shed but I just felt....down. It's been 73 days without a run. That just....sucks. I am obviously no stranger to injuries, my twin elbow surgeries can attest to that. I feel like for the most part I can deal with it, but sometimes it just gets to me. I had quite a few friends run the race today, which was part of what I was really excited about- running with friends.
At least I know that I am moving in the right, healing direction. I'm back to strength training, biking, and starting to walk longer distances again as I work on building up time on my feet. In a couple weeks I hope to start building in some running and working through a couch to 5k program to build my mileage back up.
Sometimes I just want to stomp my feet, throw a temper tantrum and just get out and run! Instead, I will remember this:
Running is worth it. I am worth it!
I had so much fun on Saturday!
ReplyDeletePatience and willpower....definitely worth it in the end. You're on the right track and will get there. :)