Up and Running Again

It has been a long time since I have been able to be up and running. About 2 weeks ago I finally was able to get an appointment with an orthopedic about my ankle. Turns out that I actually did indeed fracture my ankle. So I now have a soft cast on and am not really suppose to be doing too much on the ankle. I am also suppose to go to physical therapy 3 times a week. I have decided that the best therapy is to slowing start training again.

I will be in Cape Cod in Massachusetts for the next two weeks. What a better place to get up and running again. The terrain in pretty flat and what is more beautiful than walking and running along the beach. I also put an interval trainer on my phone so I can begin to train the right way-by not overdoing it. I set up the trainer to do one minute of running and one and a half minutes of walking. I was aiming for completing 10 rounds. I was able to do a 35 minute walk/run training session. It felt very god to get back into the swing of things. My ankle held up and it isn't feeling too bad.

I am secretly hoping to possible do a 4.81 mile race here in North Falmouth on July 9. I am completely unfamiliar with the race as well as the course. I also hope that you can walk/run it. I haven't registered yet. I want to give myself a few more days of doing some interval training.

Family Walk/Run

Tonight I went with my family for a short 2 mile walk/run. Even Nate, my 11 year old dog went too. We had so much fun doing little challenges along the way. Hailey and I would race to different points like big rocks and for sale signs on the lawns of different houses. Then we set out a goal to run a quarter mile loop slightly uphill. We kept giving each other words of encouragement (really me to Hailey) and acted like we were training each other. My 7 year old ran about 1/2 mile with me tonight which is a big accomplishment for her. Nate ran with us too. Chris and Maddie stayed behind and drew finish lines with rocks on different points of the road. Fun, fun, fun.

6 Miles

Today I did 6 miles with my friend, Liz. We were up and walking (not running yet) on the rail trail early in the morning. We had a great time chatting away. We kept up a pretty good pace the entire time. We we hit the 2 miles mark we were going to turn around for a round trip of 4 miles. But then we were curious how much further the trail went on so we decided to just do it. Keep walking, keep chatting. We ended up doing a 6 mile walk at a decent pace. My ankle held up pretty well but again, I am icing it as I see here and blog.

I received my new issue of Runner's World magazine and am ripping it apart like crazy. I tear out products I see that I like or website that I want to look at. I still have my eye on a training watch with gps signal. They are costly though so it may just have to be a present under the Christmas tree.

Here's my trip from today...

www.trimbleoutdoors.com/ViewTrip/1148112

Wallkill Rail Trail

Today was a beautiful day outside so I definitely was up and walking, not running. Hailey was invited to a friend's house to go swimming so I put the jogging stroller in the car, packed up Maddie and picked up a friend. We went for a nice 3 mile walk and half of it was with an additional 18lbs---yes, Maddie got cranky so I had to carry her for 1.5 miles. It was such a beautiful trail. The Wallkill Rail Trail is a paved path through the woods of the Hudson Valley. It is a very calm and peaceful path to travel and it is especially fun when walking with a friend.

I wish I could find a partner to train with for the half marathon. It is hard to find someone who has a similar schedule and also runs my same pace.

As I sit here and write this post, I am icing my ankle. I am counting down the days until I go to the orthopedic doctor. I am anxious to get some answers and find out why my ankle is still hurting and I am still limping.

Here is my trip from today:

www.trimbleoutdoors.com/ViewTrip/1146805

Finally a Post-Lessons Learned

After I did my 5K race, my ankle was really bothering me. If you recall, I had hurt my ankle the week before my race and was advised by the dr. to not run the race. Lesson #1 learned....if you have an injury, stop and let it heal. So here we are almost 1 month later and my ankle is still giving me trouble and my workouts have been limited. Because it is still bothering me so much, I am seeing an orthopedic dr. who specializes in ankle/foot injuries in about another week.

I haven't been blogging because there really hasn't been much to blog about. I haven't been able to challenge myself in any way but I am hoping that changes within the next week. I have done a few long walks and runs but nothing too special.

I have spent a lot of time researching half marathon training schedules and reading various running blogs. I just finished reading "Running For Women" by Kara Goucher-an Olympic runner. I have compared several half marathon training schedules and I have officially overwhelmed myself with training overload. I am not quite sure of my training plan yet but whatever I choose to do, I am going to start from scratch as if I have never run before. I have a feeling I injured myself from doing too much too soon.

I am counting down the days to registration for the Disney Princess Half Marathon. Only 1 more month and you can bet I will be on the computer at 12:01AM on July 5 submitting my registration. Facebook has a great group that is just for those running the half marathon. I have read some great tips from runners who have completed the race before. I have also been viewing videos of the race on youtube and it really motivates me to keep focusing on preparing myself for this big day.

Today I am doing a simple walk on a rail trail with one of my friends. It is important to keep moving every day even though the weather is getting hotter and hotter in the Northeast. I am not a big fan of the heat but I will suck it up.