I’ve mentioned that UltraIronHubs is dealing with plantar fasciitis right now, but I haven’t really gone into detail about how bad it is. It’s bad. He hasn’t run for over three months now and he is such a crabby apple that he is spoiling the whole darn bunch. The awful thing about PF is that […]
Ketchup
Don’t worry, I’m not actually going to talk about ketchup, or catsup (like my dad says). I just figured that since I fell off the blogging planet for the last nine months that maybe I should say a little something about where I’ve been and what I’ve been doing. Not having a baby, thank goodness, […]
It’s Complicated…
Once upon a time, running and I had an easy relationship. I woke up in the morning, threw on a pair of cotton sweatpants, laced up my $20 Champion shoes from Payless ShoeSource and hit the road. Sometimes I could even run for two whole miles! We were so happy together. I wanted to run […]
A World of Difference
My mood has taken a really terrific turn for the better since my last post, thanks to all of you (and a little internet research, but more on that in a minute)! I really, really appreciate every comment, in particular those of you who are also out there training and competing in spite of the […]
Injury Update
Earlier this week, I went and got x-rays taken of my spine and hips, hoping to eliminate “stress fracture” as a possible cause for my sciatica. When I woke up this morning, I was greeted with an email message from my doctor with the results and it was worse than what I had imagined: I […]
Doldrums
I’ve had a rough couple of days. This week, I finally came to grips with the fact that my right leg isn’t getting better. It’s not getting worse, thank goodness, but there’s been little or no improvement over the last few weeks. So I finally contacted my Sports Medicine doctor (who I love, even though […]
Two Steps Forward…
I’m sure you know where I’m going with this. I went for a run this morning and it wasn’t quite the glorious return to running I had been envisioning for the last ten days. Bummer. I took it slow and I didn’t plan to go far, but apparently it was still too much. 1.83 miles […]
It’s the Middle of Swim-ter!
I’m not running right now. Note how carefully worded that sentence is. It does not say, “I can’t run right now.” Because if I wanted to injure myself and spend the first half of 2011 recuperating, I could totally go for a run right now. By choosing not to run and belatedly proactively take care […]
Three Things Thursday (Wednesday Edition)
I’m T-minus four days for my race and my ability to think coherently is gone, so here are your bullet-points for the day: I (finally) got to see my Sports Doc and PT yesterday! I love them, in spite of the three week wait to get in. After a very thorough exam, the doctor explained […]
An Excellent Visit to the Doctor
First of all Let me clarify my last post, since I must have sounded like I was heading off into the world to do something foolish, like run a marathon – ha, ha! The thing I most want to harden up is my attitude (well, and my ass, truth be told – Mother Nature seems […]
