After 10 days of rest I started to miss the euphoric feelings that running provided. I started to miss the love/hate relationship that running and I had with each other. I started thinking I was ready to, once again, hit the pavement.
Currently I'm running, but nothing scheduled and nothing more than 3 miles at a time. I'm enjoying the idea of running when I feel like it vs. running because the schedule says so. On a side note...why do shorter mile runs feel way harder sometimes than say the 5-7 mile runs??? Is it just me? Anyway, I try to get in at least 3 miles per run, a few times a week. I've researched a new running technique by Jeff Galloway, http://www.jeffgalloway.com/, that I've been trying out. It's definitely something to get used to, but I'm giving it a shot to see how it works for me.
I've signed up for a handful of races this fall but unfortunately I had an unexpectedly issue and had to have my big toenail removed (OMG OUCH!!!!), which had me canceling my first of the four upcoming races. That was a total bummer for many reasons but if there was any race to miss, this one was the one, so I'm okay with it.
I'm hoping my toe heals up and I can get back to running this week. I'm crossing my fingers that I'm not too sore to do the Corporate Cup run, which is next weekend.
*Fingers Crossed*
Upcoming races:
- Freedom 5k 9-11-10 (Canceled due to injury)
- Corporate Cup 10k 9-19-10
- Omaha Marathon 10k 9-26-10
- Koman Race for the Cure 5k 10-3-10
