[S]he Conquers Who Endures

35-40 mins easy

Bradenton, FL - Robinson's Preserve trail run; 79F 89% humidity; Another hot run; 9:18 min/mi AP; 4.3 mi in 40:02; I only had heavy/fatigued legs on this run, which worked themselves out towards the end of the run; first run no hip/glute pain! Even after a long run - so pleasantly surprised. :)

40 - 45 mins easy with 4-6x100m strides

Bradenton, FL - Robinson's Preserve; 73F 100% humidity; First 3.39 mi at 9:07 min/mi AP then 6x100 m strides AP 5:52 min/mi; 4.88 mi in 47:16; Felt good tried to slow my pace

15 min w.u. 3 mins, 2 mins, 1 min, 1 min, 2 mins, 3 mins fartlek. Equal recovery between(Paces between mararthon-10k) 15 min c.d.

Cambridge, MA - treadmill, 1% incline; 3 mins: 8:05/7:54 min/mi, 2 mins: 7:30/7:24 min/mi, 1 min: 7:18/7:05 min/mi; 5.68 mi in 50 mins; I realized was able to concentrate more on my form on the tm than outside, also, 7:30 pace and faster changed up my stride and felt really, really good on my hip, better than slower paces! I love, love, loved this workout and was really sad on my last 3 mins when I knew it was going to end.

35 - 40 mins easy;

Cambridge, MA - Charles River run with Cambridge girls; 37F 87% humidity; 9:28 min/mi AP 4.25 mi in 40:16; Felt super easy and finished feeling recharged; I graduated from the chiro yesterday! Only go in for maintenance now, and PT talked about dropping back soon to 1x/week instead of 2 - more progress. :)

15 min w.u. 5-6 x mile @MP with 1 min rest 10 min c.d.

Cambridge, MA; treadmill at 1% inlcine; on's were at 7.4 MPH (8:06), off's between 6-6.4 MPH. Felt very relaxed after the first mile. Hip/glute felt the worst at the 5th mile repeat, but not too bad. The 6th mile repeat felt better. Tried to resist dropping the pace as the run went on. 9.49 mi in 1:22:00

I just completed 3 weeks of PT. I can already tell a pretty decent difference in my right leg strength. It's much more controlled and feeling a lot stronger and less wobbly!! That's after only 3 weeks! I'm starting to allow myself to believe my legs will be back for training for Boston 2 Big Sur...

Then went to PT where my therapist asked if I was seeing a psychologist. I burst out crying and realized I still have a lot of mental issues dealing with this injury and the Boston bombings. Guess it's time to see a sports psychologist! I think it was a very good session getting me further on the path to running success - the mental game is so important.

14-16 miles with 10 mins pickup at the end

Niles, IL; 46F 49% humidity; 16.16 mi in 2:19:27, 8:37 min/mi AP; 10 min pickup at 7:45 min/mi AP for 1.29 miles; hip/glute felt even better than last week; tried to concentrate on not overstriding on right side and sticking the landing; I was intimidated by the pickup towards the end, but was surprised it wasn't as bad as it seemed