Definitely feel a little adrift in my running and have almost since the marathon.
Shane Falco said:
Pain heals. Chicks dig scars.
Glory...lasts forever.
Well, I'll buy the last two, but the pain is getting really, really old. Every time I try to get back into a training regiment, I get sidelined on the long runs by nasty tightness in both lower legs. Yes, "just" tightness. That should be bearable, right? Man! Tighter, tighter, until gradually, nothing is really flexing. Then the gait starts to change and it all goes downhill. I know it will work itself out, but it's so frustrating to see my conditioning disintegrate. Now it will be a full ramp back up if I do another marathon this fall. Oh well, it is what it is.
I did manage to train pretty well for the Vander Dash 5k. I thought that was going to be a rinky dink little race, maybe 50 or 100 people.... Huh! There were over 700 people entered! I signed up just because it was my daughter's school and I thought it would be neat to do well with her watching. I was hoping to go sub 8s for the first time with a target of 'under 24:48'. I was ecstatic at the end - I crushed it! 23:37!! What a fantastic feeling. I don't know how I did overall since two weeks later, they still haven't posted results, but it was a win for me, that's for sure.
So now, I work on resolving my frigging leg issues....and get ready for the Peachtree!
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