Five months ago after I finished Dublin Marathon I knew I would be side lined from running for a while. I didn't expect it to be four months. About 3 weeks ago I started back up again as my foot, achilles and toe all seemed to be finally cooperating and telling me that I could start back up again, all be it slowly.
As fate would have it my running partner finished her last chemo treatment at the end of January and we began to walk each week. Then she picked out the Spirit run as a way to celebrate her health. We started out slowly, 1 mile for several days a week, then two and then a few more. Run, walk, heavy breathing, fatique were part of the routine. But we were so excited to just be able to run again.
During my time off, I tried really hard to not think about how much I missed running and working out hard. Instead I saw it as a vacation that would enable me to come back stronger. It didn't take a marathon finish to get excited, just one mile, then two and today 3.1. No stopping, just running and feeling the joy of one foot in front of the other. Together we were able to accomplish another milestone in running, being back again... in 2010!
If you've fallen off the wagon, are injured, have gained weight or just feeling plain blah, don't think about where you've been and what you did. Think about where you could go and what you can be. Start fresh, start new and delight in the small "big steps" that you take to get you to where you want to go.
Yesterday I got to laugh my butt off watching you all (see picture #43) at the 5k breakfast run. Some PR's were made, breakfast was delish and Sandy will have the Rough-Fit torch handed to her in the next three weeks and she can then stand on the sidelines watching the blind leading the blind... :-)
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A big thank you to my team - Liz, Jenny, Celeste (all the way from Pasadena) Tracy and Sandy for their help. (Greg was off winning his first race of the season) for helping at yesterday's breakfast. And a huge thank you to Asics, Jenni (for awesome hair) and Joanne (massage queen) for their generous contributions for prizes.
Celeste did a fantastic job to capture the spirit of the day. Enjoy!
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Lindsey I know that stance in #43 very well - you are 1 nanosecond away from wetting yourself!
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