So, it's official. I'm a big baby and I can't handle a little joint pain. I know, wah! In my defense, I basically went from sitting on my booty to running 2 miles a day and my body just isn't used to the pounding. So, I have a new plan, which, if all goes well, still includes running the Moab 5 miler in March. The new plan looks something like this (without the specifics because I don't have it on paper yet): I'll take the rest of the weekend off (and suffer the consequences of taking three days off), then join the gym on Monday. I'll do some elliptical/recumbent and some lower body/core work in order to strengthen my running muscles. I plan to do one of two things: 1.) take a few weeks off of running and just hit the gym, then start rotating in some running again; or, 2.) hit the gym a few days a week and still maintain a couple days running. They're pretty similar, so I'll probably just find out what Paul suggests and go with that. I'm pretty bummed, though, because if I stop running, then I'm really going to miss Bethany and Marci. We might just have to get together for some yoga instead. Also, I have a habit of starting up a new activity, being really into it for a while, then dropping it when something goes wrong or I move on to something else. I really don't want to do that this time because I'm actually enjoying running this time (I know, alert the press!). So, once again, I'm glad I have the blog to keep me accountable. I hope it works.
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