I can do it!

Elijah and I ran 5 miles together this morning. We ran a mile, then walked a minute.  We averaged around a 10:00 mile, finishing in 50:31. The last mile we really stepped it up. Then I took Britnee, Hyrum, and Haylee out for two miles, alternating walk/run every two minutes.  The last 1/2 mile the arch in my right foot suddenly started to hurt, and I'm sorry to say that it feels almost as badly as it did after my marathon!  I have no idea why.  I sure do hope it feels better soon, even though it has already been several hours and it still hurts to walk on.  Today I start rehearsals for "Aida", and I'll go straight to my performance of "Annie get you gun" afterwards.  It's going to be a BUSY four weeks!!!!

Out of commission AGAIN today...sigh.  I have to get some lab work done tomorrow while fasting, but I'm going to try cycling in the morning.  Then I'm going to make an appointment with a podiatrist.  Yay.

I went cycling with a group  of gals this morning, but it ended up being more of a goof-fest with pictures than any real riding, so I only got in around 9 - 10 miles.  We sure had a blast, though!  So tonight, Ben and I went to the rec center and I did a 20 minute HIIT on the stationary bike, and logged another 7.5 miles.  I tried the elliptical machine, but it made my arch hurt.  I'm seeing a podiatrist in the morning.  I hope that whatever the problem is, he can fix it in time for me to run 18 miles on Friday!  What are the odds?!?  Anyway, after the gym, we went to the pool and I swam 80 lengths.  I feel great, but totally ready for bed!  :-D

I just finished a great bike ride with my friend Dawn!  We rode 27 miles in about 1 1/2 hours.  I'm also excited to get into the podiatrist today, to find out what is going on with my foot.  I REALLY miss my morning runs!

I woke up at 3:20 AM so that I could watch the sun rise while running 18 miles of amazingly beautiful Southern Utah landscape! What a way to start the day! Elijah and I ran 5 minutes and walked one.  We finished in 3:07:48, and that was while running injured at a snail's pace.  At that rate, I will easily finish in the marathon in 4:30 - 20 minutes LESS than my previous time!  Yay!  My visit to the podiatrist was interesting - he said I had a strained tendon, told me my new shoes were probably the cause of the problem, and gave me a brace to wear to support the arch until it healed.  So I got two NEW pairs of shoes, put on the brace and my new asics, and drove out to run the marathon trail.  It was probably a dumb thing to do, having never tried out either the shoes OR the brace, but...   My arch hurt so much the whole time, but I kept telling myself that I wasn't doing any damage, so I would just have to deal with the pain.  By the last four miles, I was mostly numb, but my 1/2 mile walk at the end was pretty painful.  The funny thing is, once I took the brace OFF, my tendon wasn't any more tender than it had been before!  So I guess it worked.  Hooray!  I was just SO glad to be able to run again.  :-)

I tried to sleep in this morning, but I only made it to 6:00 or so.  I stayed in bed until 7:20, then decided to go cycling.  So I dragged my husband out of bed, and we rode 26.5 miles.  I arrived back home just in time to rinse off in the tub and head off to the theater for my matinee performance.  :-)