Well...it finally happened. I got hurt. I am not sure what caused it exactly, but it seemed that my calf muscle was enflamed. Here was the run I attempted on Thursday of my training week & my entry.
Warning - this is not a positive update & contains my "poor me" story, so do not continue on if you want something positive. UGH. I am not a baby when it comes to running. Ever. I have never had to fight tears (in a negative way) or stop a run early. Ever. Dealt with being sick all last week, then had some bad food which led to losing a lot of fluids. Then had an 8 hour headache yesterday. My legs started feeling better last night & I felt pretty refreshed this morning. I don't know if this is a mental "injury" or an actual injury. I could not get moving this morning. Could not. My lower right leg feels tighter than normal but like I said - I usually tough it out & go. Things are a little stressful at work right now & I'm approaching my first Valentine's Day since the divorce. So maybe I just have a bad attitude. Going to do some praying & take a deep breath and try to move on. Thanks for reading if you got this far. :)
I went to the doctor and the physical therapist in Purcell to get stuff checked out. They couldn't find anything major so they just prescribed me to "rest." Haha, that went over well. ;) I was frustrated, but tried to make the best of it. I worked the water stop for the OKC Landrunners at the Frigid Five race. It was my first race to forfeit but I knew it was the best thing! (Even though I thought my fingers were going to FREEZE off! It was so cold!!) The next day I got to help Red Coyote with their water stops for the OKC Landrunners training run!
With my fellow RC racing team member, Katie!
With my mentor teacher, Charlie! This was his first 5 mile race!
Dell & I at one of the Red Coyote water stops!
