Spring is actually… here?! Honestly, there’s a part of me that can’t believe it — that we’re already a fourth of the way through 2024. It’s a great time of the year to run, though, and I know many of you have had races you’ve been planning on running this spring — how have they gone/how has your training been going?
If you’re gearing up for a big race in the next few weeks — especially if you’re running the Eugene Half Marathon with us in a little over a month — need a little encouragement to get you through them? Feel free to ask for it here, or post a little encouragement to those of us with big mileage days still ahead of us! (Which includes me!)
(Also, if you’ll be in Eugene for the race, let me know!) — Terrell
I was born with a weak respiratory system. By age fourteen I decided to improve my lungs and heart, to give myself a fighting chance to live a long healthy life. It's been a rough ride, with an abusive husband in a 35 year marriage. He injured my head and spine decades ago, and starting over has become routine. I currently have a lung infection again, and I fell nearly two years ago, causing two aortal aneurysms, both broken shoulders, a broken ankle, and ultimately losing feeling in my right leg because if the location of the aneurysms. I'm a distance swimmer, distance runner, and a powerlifter. Exercise saved me from that abusive husband, by giving me time away, and it's given me back my health dozens of times. I'm finally walking again and running vicariously through you all, until I can run on my own. Never quit. Today is my little sister's unexpected funeral, but I still have hope for all of us to make the best of the short life we are given. 🙏💪💃
I was supposed to run the Great Race Half Marathon in Calabasas, CA, but I have a torn gluteus minimus muscle and my orthopedic surgeon told me that if I run, I could tear it more and that would require surgery. Haven't run in a month and feeling depressed! Starting Physical Therapy, but not for a few weeks. Walking a lot so probably aggravating it, but I can't not do anything.
My Training started last weekend with the first of several events. Last Sunday I ran a local Half, I have a 5 Miler tomorrow and this years goal is a 50k in under 8 hours.
I think I'm going to try to travel more over the spring/summer for races. Here in Austin, April signals the last month of running season before summer, so it's sort of the opposite of much of the country coming out of winter.
First run of the year Sunday with Shamrock ☘️🏃🏾♂️👍🏾Shuffle! Not as in shape as I was hoping for but looking forward to the race and atmosphere to motivate me 😊! Good luck to everyone running!!! You Got This 👍🏾🙌🏾!
I was born with a weak respiratory system. By age fourteen I decided to improve my lungs and heart, to give myself a fighting chance to live a long healthy life. It's been a rough ride, with an abusive husband in a 35 year marriage. He injured my head and spine decades ago, and starting over has become routine. I currently have a lung infection again, and I fell nearly two years ago, causing two aortal aneurysms, both broken shoulders, a broken ankle, and ultimately losing feeling in my right leg because if the location of the aneurysms. I'm a distance swimmer, distance runner, and a powerlifter. Exercise saved me from that abusive husband, by giving me time away, and it's given me back my health dozens of times. I'm finally walking again and running vicariously through you all, until I can run on my own. Never quit. Today is my little sister's unexpected funeral, but I still have hope for all of us to make the best of the short life we are given. 🙏💪💃
I was supposed to run the Great Race Half Marathon in Calabasas, CA, but I have a torn gluteus minimus muscle and my orthopedic surgeon told me that if I run, I could tear it more and that would require surgery. Haven't run in a month and feeling depressed! Starting Physical Therapy, but not for a few weeks. Walking a lot so probably aggravating it, but I can't not do anything.
Best of luck in Eugene guys. Next for me is st Micheal’s half in Maryland in May
My Training started last weekend with the first of several events. Last Sunday I ran a local Half, I have a 5 Miler tomorrow and this years goal is a 50k in under 8 hours.
I think I'm going to try to travel more over the spring/summer for races. Here in Austin, April signals the last month of running season before summer, so it's sort of the opposite of much of the country coming out of winter.
ah, spring...but wait, there are three inches of snow on my sidewalk and more to come. Saturday will be 25 ! hope your race is sunny and cool
First run of the year Sunday with Shamrock ☘️🏃🏾♂️👍🏾Shuffle! Not as in shape as I was hoping for but looking forward to the race and atmosphere to motivate me 😊! Good luck to everyone running!!! You Got This 👍🏾🙌🏾!
I always dread the first run of the year, but once feet hit the pavement, i remember all the freedom and happiness
You've got this friends! Keep up the great work, it will all pay off :)