just gonna roll….
02.18.08
After waking up and not feeling rested I entered what would be a crazy day filled with the need to be flexible and patient. Neither of which come easy to me. Got a surprise at acupuncture when they told me to get an xray asap on my foot because they suspect a stress fracture. What? Ok no big deal, plenty of time. So I pool run for the next 3 weeks, let it heal (whatever it is) and hit the pavement again. At least I can still bike and swim along the way. I have a solid running base with two marathons since October so I know I can recover from this and come out stronger in the end.
Then home to a crazy afternoon working for the college - basically had 2 hours to pull together 5 people, a horse, dog and the use of a barn. Don’t ask but it was pulled together and should be getting some great press for the school tomorrow. Needless to say, nothing on my ‘to do’ was done. Susie came up about 3:30 and hopped on the trainer. I joined her around 4 for a 48 mile ride which was basically 10 minutes in Z4 and the rest in Z2 (enter patience). I struggled way more than I should have, my legs felt like ass and my mind was weak. It took close to 4 hrs. 8:20 off the bike and took time to stretch, inhaled some fish tacos and now I’m hitting the hay.
Crazed, yes, I’m living in the house of crazed right now. I don’t see much of a break from the craziness until next Sunday. I know I’m not alone, I know this and somehow that makes it easier. About 11am this morning, my husband came into my office and told me ‘babe, we’re just gonna roll through this week’, and we will but please bring on the stabilizer, I’m ready!