Cherry Blossom Lottery!

I was accepted into the Cherry Blossom Lottery for next year! I ran it last year and it was not my best day but it was great weather. It took about 5 tries to get in last year and sold out in 2:45 hrs so they decided to go to the lottery system. I figured I would try my luck and I did get picked. Now I just need to get my training in for the spring and like always try and get some of this weight off.

Getting Back to It!

Have been back at the gym this week. I am enjoying riding the bike for now since I can log in at home and see how many miles I have ridden. I did Body Pump this morning and now that I will be sore. I really want to get 15 lbs off by March and my first half for the year. This is just too much to be carrying around and can't be good. I have enough issues. Hopefully, when I move offices I can go to the gym in that building after work for about an hr every day-even just to walk, etc. I am trying not to get frustrated but 5lbs/month should be doable. Hopefully the holidays won't through much of a wrench in it.

My Foot!

Why does my foot still hurt almost a month after I fell off by bike??? I have been off of it-icing, heat, stretching. I may just have to go to the Dr though I don't think anything is fractured. I am so frustrated between that and the hip-I am wondering if I will ever be free of injury?? I think right now I am thinking so much about it and there is still so much stress at work and moving to Mclean in December to new offices. I don't like change...

Nov. 1st

Lexy, Lexy what am I going to do with you??? Of course my dog will have to go see a specialist=sports medicine ortho for dogs? Never really thought too much about animals having these specialty doctors. She has been limping and the xray showed a piece of bone floating around near her left shoulder. The vet seems to think that is the issue. She will also be on Nsaids which could make issues worse we will see how she reacts. From what I read it is not the greatest thing but we raised the concerns with the vet but she didn't seem concerned.

Baltimore Half Marathon 10/10/09

Well-I finished the Baltimore Half Marathon today-it took 3:07 long hours! Not my worst but far from my best. There were a lot more hills than I was expecting or had trained for. Since I have been dealing with injuries I have not done much training. Did the Freedom Run 1/2 last week so that may have tired my legs out. The half started at 9:45 or about 10 by the time my corral made it to the start (Corral 4). We said at the Inner Harbor on Friday and Saturday it was nice and made for a nice weekend. It was drizzling at the start but was warm. Patterson Park was Mile 3 and it was the M&T Bank mile so they made it a lot of fun-with a band, signs and lots of spectators. Mile 7ish was Lake Montebello which was nice and flat, finally. Mile 10 was in Waverly which was the Gummi Bear station and a lot of the neigborhood out in full force. It was great running into Camden Yards but that was when I got my first calf cramp and had to stop and try and walk it off. Continued my slow run to the Raven's Stadium and was glad to have finished and get my MD Double medal! It was a long walk back to the hotel and I took a nice ice bath. It really took a lot out of me was in bed early no night on the town for us. I would like to cross train and get some of this extra weight off not sure how easy it will be with the holidays coming up.

First Run!

Well, I ran for the first time outside 8/8 and it was hard but not as painful as it could have been. Ran for about 6.25 miles-really slow though even more so than normal. I had a massage after but I am really sore today my quads are especially bothering me! I stretched twice yesterday too so I will have to find a good stretch for hamstrings and quads-beside the it band ones that I do. Also, the insurance denied the claims for the chiro for July so I am stressed about that-wth!. Not sure if it is how they put in the claim-that office called and got all the info about what was covered before I went. I never really checked myself so hopefully they are accurate. I keep telling myself it will be fixed not to go crazy over it-but when I think about if I have to come up with the money I get so mad!