Category Archives: injury
ups & downs & striving for consistency
How has a month gone by since I last wrote??? Since then, I had 2 good weeks of 20.2 miles and 17.1 miles. Then I was having a rough week and was desperate to feel like I was accomplishing some type … Continue reading
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ramblings
I read a quote recently that said something along the lines of never wanting to view running as something I have to do, but rather something I GET do to. God has given me a strong, healthy body that is … Continue reading
lull
Sorry for the lag in posts, but there has been nothing to post. I took the week off after the Philly Half, to let my ankle heal a bit more … and to enjoy a bit of laziness (bad timing … Continue reading
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half marathon … ready or not!
I told Jon last night I had planned to be in REALLY good shape at this point, ready to kill the half marathon. I always set a high goal (a stretch) and a low goal (pretty attainable). I had been … Continue reading
maybe …
I ran this morning – an easy 3 miles. At 1st my ankle hurt, but as I ran, the pain migrated from the sprain spot down to the arch of my foot. I think it may have been the brace … Continue reading
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sidelined
Covenant’s trainers looked at my ankle today – sprained in the exact same spot as late August (main ankle ligament) as well as a “slight upper ankle sprain.” What does that mean I asked … basically, as I sprained it … Continue reading
I have really struggled with motivation. I’m not used to this lately. Yet I know it is normal. It used to be a huge struggle for me. Since Sarah was born, running has been my outlet. We’ve had a lot … Continue reading
back at it
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. It felt SO GOOD to run yesterday!!! I had jogged a bit a few times last week, but yesterday was my 1st real run. The ankle felt good – a bit weak – but … Continue reading
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My ankle is healing – slowly in my opinion :) It’s so dang hard to be patient!! The other coaches and I have laughed so much over the fact that we know exactly what to do and make our athletes … Continue reading
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mishap
17 years of running – I had never rolled my ankle. Until today. (bad word). I set out on 1 of my favorite runs this afternoon - Bluff Trail from Covenant to Sunset Rock, and then back to Covenant on the roads. … Continue reading
