"If we don't suffer enough we won't remember it."

4 miles, PT exercises, stretching, etc.

7 miles.  Ran the last 7 miles of the Utah Valley Marathon course with a 8 other women.

  I kept thinking I would get around to doing my PT exercises and stretching all day, but things kept coming up.  I felt like I was running around all day.  I finally had time to do a few after we got home from my son's baseball game at 10:15 p.m.  Ridiculously later for 9 and 10 year olds. 

4 miles, PT exercises, stretching and sat in Epsom salt tub digging out tight spots.  Made this a priority today.  It took a while so I felt like that was the only thing I accomplished in the morning.

10 miles up/down Provo Canyon by myself.  My right hamstring hurt just a tiny bit and I had a hard time telling if it was still being pulled a little by the tight spots in my butt or if it was just the bruise I gave myself digging into it that was hurting. 

It must have been pulled a little because later in the day it hurt more.  I was frustrated but reminded myself that I went 10 miles and it hurt less than it did after the 12 I did on Saturday.

6 miles.  I parked my car 2 miles from the finish of the Utah Valley Marathon and ran back along the course 4 miles to mile 20 so I could cheer for people I know and run Melanie in.  I met Melanie at mile 20 and started running with her. 

2 miles later I was looking over at her talking when I stepped on a small rock in the middle of a little gravel in the road and ROLLED MY ANKLE!  My right ankle, the one I sprained in March!  It still has a big bump on it from the sprain three months ago.  It hurt bad when I did it, but I hoped the pain would quickly go away, sometimes sprains are like that.  I sat down on the curb and the pain only got worse.  I really felt like I was going to cry, it hurt so bad.  After several minutes I tried to walk and that hurt even more.  I called my husband to pick me up. 

We drove along the race and cheered for Melanie.  I wanted to walk the last .2 down to the finish to see people after the race, but after walking about .03 I decided I couldn't do that.  I am seriously having such a bad spring!