...and I'm already injured :). I somehow hurt my knee running up a hill on our 10 mile run Sunday. Now any bit of incline bothers it. On our tuesday 8 mile hill run, I ended up turning around and walking shortly after the first 2 miles. I was fine until I hit a hill. It's actually not my knee but the muscle/tendon/ligament area around and behind my knee. I guess I should say that I'm not really "injured", more hurting. Wednesday I spoke with a trainer and she said that my calves and hamstrings are really tight and gave me some stretches. It's funny actually. In high school I could do the "sit and reach" and reach a foot PAST my toes. Now I have a difficult time reaching my toes. I definitely have tightened up and need to stretch more often, maybe even bring back Yoga night. It just seems to be one more thing on the list of things to do before I go to bed: brush, rinse, and floss teeth to prevent current cavities from getting too deep and needing fillings (yuck!), wash my face and moisturize to prevent aging, take my hair down to prevent breakage, read my Bible study to connect with God (really important), lay out running clothes, golf clothes, and work clothes because I don't have ANY time in the morning after a run and I don't come home before 6:30pm, pack a lunch to avoid grabbing crap at school, catch up Mary Kay business so my customers feel taken care of, and now...do my stretches. Does anyone else have an hour bedtime routine??? Goodness! Oh well...I want to get better soon because I have been running really well (minus knees) and feeling really good. As Dustin said, this morning I still ran the race pace 6-miler under race pace time with having to stop 4 times to stretch my knee. I just want a magic wand to make it all better quickly :0) I need to learn patience and I guess increase my evening prep time.
Shout out to Dustin - it's his birthday. He is the hottest guy ever and the best husband in the world! I love you so much and I hope you enjoy every last bit of your 20's this year! XOXOX!
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