Morning, friends! ☀️ I hope you’re waking up to — or have already started! — a pleasant Friday morning. Today here in Atlanta is just a picture-perfect fall day; the air is crisp and cool, the wind is blowing, and the sun is shining.
Today is one of those Fridays where I don’t have a specific question to ask, so I thought I’d check in:
Have a question? Or a thought to share?
Something cool/interesting that happened this week?
Any accomplishments or goals you reached? Running-related, or not?
Feel free to chime in! — Terrell
Hi there!
Thanks for this, Terrell.
Personally, I crossed a big threshold this week - 100 miles in 30 days.
Two years ago I had a big accident while running - I fell and did some major damage (requiring hand surgery and epic dental work...).
The comeback has been *slow*. and I mean that literally! I've been plodding away, and dealing with everything from PTSD to Covid to not really getting any younger.
But I am determined to be a fast old lady! so i've been focused on just getting the miles in. And it's starting to pay off...
I've been training for the NYC marathon on 2 Nov. Two and a half weeks ago, I did back-to-back long runs as part of my training, and a few hours after the second one my right knee started hurting to the point where I was limping. It felt ok the next day, but it didn't go away. Long story short, I stopped running, got in to see a sports medicine Dr., and after icing it and some NSAIDs, I was pain free and cleared to start running again gradually as feels good.
After meeting with my trainer, I now have a revised training schedule. No more time goals, no more hard workouts like strides, just time on feet at a super easy effort with constant evaluation and feedback. Two runs down with no pain, and I'm scheduled for a 6 mile "long" run this weekend.
It's not the marathon I was hoping for, but if I finish injury-free, and I have a good time soaking up NYC, that'll have to be enough for me.