Who would have ever thought those words would come out of my mouth since joining the Try the Tri Program. It's actually shocking. I went into this whole thing knowing that I had a solid running base and thought that banging out a 10k in the race would be a piece of cake. Having trained for the Army 10-Miler and completed two half marathons in less than a year, I was pretty sure that running was the least of my worries.
Unfortunately I got injured in March and have been battling back into the world of running for the last two months. It has been terribly discouraging.
During my neighborhood loop this evening I was really thinking about how quickly my running base evaporated after my injury and realized that it was my love of running and lack of moderation that got me here in the first place. One would have thought given my medical history I would have learned my lessen about moderation. Sometimes I guess you have to hit your head against the wall a few times before you realize it actually hurts. Duh!
Looking backward from when my hip fell apart at the National half-marathon, I can trace the origins of my troubles all the way back to the Miami half-marathon. I remember the day after that race...and nearly every day after that for two weeks...I hit the streets of Miami and Key West for 4-6 miles. The weather was fantastic and there was nothing better then getting out there and pushing the miles. No surprise that when I got back to DC and returned to my regular training group I just didn't seem right. My long runs didn't feel right and I just felt off. A couple of weeks of trying to get into the groove likely led to my hip finally deciding it couldn't take it any more and conking out at mile 10-ish of the National half-marathon.
The positive news is that I've given my hip time to heal and have separately strengthened it with targeted exercises. My running is still not where I want it to be, but at least I can actually run vs the limping I had been doing for some time. I guess the bonus is that the forced break from running gave me an opportunity to spend time focusing on swimming and biking. There always is a bright side!
So during the 10k if you hear my muttering to myself don't be concerned. I haven't lost my mind...I'm probably just encouraging myself toward the finish line.
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Aww, I'm glad you're getting "back in the shoes" so to speak, the run is DEF. my weak point, so we can push each other along :) *Amy
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