After 2 weeks of rest, ice, and Advil, I have been able to run the past few days with very little pain or discomfort. I ran 2 miles last Thursday night just to try it out and see how I felt. Saturday I ran 4 miles. I didn't want to increase my mileage too much too fast because I am afraid of reinjuring my knee. My knee felt great the rest of Saturday and Sunday. Shannon and I ran 5 miles together this morning. I ran pain-free. You have no idea how relieved I am. I was really nervous I wouldn't be able to run the marathon due to the bursitis in my knee. It looks like that shouldn't be an issue anymore. Now I just have to begin building my endurance back up. I missed almost 2 weeks of training. That may not sound like much, but when you are preparing for 26.2 miles, that is too much to miss. Thankfully I missed the 2 weeks early in the training. I still have just over 2 months to get going again.
Please remember we are running to raise money for pediatric cancer. If you have not given, would you please consider donating by clicking on the links in the banner? We appreciate anything you can do.
Shannon:
I am so happy to have my main running partner back! I ran my 11 mile long run by myself this past Saturday...and even though there isn't a whole lot of conversation going on on those long runs, it's still nice to have someone with you and it gets kind of lonely when you're by yourself.
I have noticed over the past few weeks that my knees have been sore to the touch after my runs. This is usually a tell-tale sign that I need new running shoes. So this past Friday, Mark and I went to our favorite running store, Fleet Feet over in West Little Rock. Love that store! I learn something new every time I go in. I knew the exact shoe I wanted...color and everything...because I was hoping to have the exact same shoe I've been running in. Well, they had the model, but not the color. Mark rolled his eyes when he saw the disappointment on my face they didn't have my purple Saucony's. Instead they gave me these bright teal and hot pink shoes. Y'all...they would be cute if they were a size 6 or 7, but I have ginormous feet. The brighter my shoes are, the bigger my feet look. Plus, all my running tops are purple, so I was hoping to stay in that color scheme. Surely some of you can see my dilemma! I considered for a moment to order my exact pair from their website, but decided that comfort on my long run was better than waiting a week and running with sore knees longer than I needed to. Behold, my new, very bright, very big, but very comfortable running shoes...
The good news is the weather is slowly starting to change, so I will be moving from running tanks to t-shirts, which means I will be able to get some shirts that go a little better with my shoes ;-) A girl's gotta feel cute when she's running really far and more than likely looks terrible.
This morning we ran our "short" run of 5 miles. I laugh because when I trained for my half marathon back in April, our first "long" run was 5 miles and we were stoked that we ran that far. Now we're like, "Eh, that's just a warm-up!" I didn't intentionally go out this morning and decide to push myself. In fact, when my alarm went off at 5:00 and Mark's didn't, I was hoping he forgot so we could sleep in a little before getting the kids up for school. His alarm went off 15 minutes later...then again 9 minutes later...and again 9 minutes later (you can tell our friend Chev is out of town this week, because we didn't run yesterday either)...then he got up. Ugh! So I got up too. Reluctantly. I thought today would be a slower run since my heart wasn't really in it. Imagine my surprise when my first mile was 11:03. I ended up running a 10:36 pace...a full minute faster than my normal pace!
I'm looking forward to our 12 mile run on Saturday. I'm hoping my new, faster pace will continue :-)
Like Mark said above, we are running for a purpose. Every dollar we raise goes directly to St. Jude and the families that are effected by pediatric cancer. Below are our links if you would like to support our reason for embarking on this crazy venture :-)
http://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR/Heroes/Heroes?px=3476880&pg=personal&fr_id=40881
http://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR/Heroes/Heroes?px=3470299&pg=personal&fr_id=40881
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