Let's do this!

My back started hurting in my injury area Friday afternoon, so I didn't run a 5k Saturday. I took it easy for 2 days. It paid off. I felt fresh this morning. (10.25 miles) I wish it wasn't so cold though. I would have liked to run outside this morning. Perhaps I'll be more brave tomorrow. And perhaps I'll find another race to run this Saturday.

It's going to be a long day today. My Dad is having his right kidney removed this morning. The kidney is ridden with cancer. He is also in kidney failure, so he will have to start dialysis shortly after.  I hate this aspect of life!

8 outside. I felt kind of slow and sluggish. Must have been my two-a-dayer yesterday. (ran the river trail last night).  My fastest time this morning was on the high school track. I always stop there on my 2nd loop around to run some fast laps.

I am toying with the idea of running the SLC half on Sat. Maybe this is completely dumb of me to try. Maybe I should just do the 5k there. Decisions.... I just don't know how I would do in a half distance right now. I didn't run for 2 months straight, and only started back running about 6 weeks ago. So that's my hold up on a half. In another month I'd be ready.

ART therapy today.  This means preparing to feel like I was hit by a truck tomorrow.  :)

7.2 pathetically tired miles.

11 today. Speed intervals for 4 miles. Nothing special. Still waffling on driving up to the expo to sign up to run. I am leaning more towards 5k. I am kind of struggling right now with my running confidence. I don't know what I am capable of since being injured. I have a high bar for myself and so it's hard. I am scared to run a race.... but the only way to know where I am at is to run one. It's a big cycle of malcontent. eeek!

So let's talk Boston. I should be there :( but so should Allie! We didn't register in time. By the time I remembered, the website was so clogged up I couldn't even get on before it sold out. I can't stop thinking about how I should be going there tomorrow :( Sad!  BUT, I am stoked to watch Nan and Kara Goucher run. I follow Goucher's competitor blog. Love her. I signed up last night to receive text message tracking on their progress. I signed up to track our own Carina as well. I am excited to see how these ladies do!  

Ran 2.5 miles then I kinked a nerve in my neck somehow. Stood there for 10 min trying to rub it out. Helped only a little. Ran 2.50 more but I was hurting. So I was banished to elliptical hell for 30 more minutes. 

Weights! Boston!

It's Friday! Yay!

2 more pm miles at the track with Gav.

7 river trail miles. I am out of shape when it comes to outside fitness. Grrrr!