Recovering from micro-fracture surgery :(

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Location:

Sandy,UT,USA

Member Since:

Apr 09, 2011

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Recover From Injury

Running Accomplishments:

Marathon #3 - PR - Salt Lake Marathon 2011- BMQ 3:41:03

PR - Bryce Canyon Half - July 2011 1:38:29

BOSTON

 

At the finish

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Recovering from micro-fracture surgery on my right knee.  I tore the cartilage off of my knee while doing a speed-training run one month before Boston.  Doc gave me a cortisone shot so that I was able to finish Boston.  After the surgery, I was told to never run again. :(

Long-Term Running Goals:

QUALIFIED FOR BOSTON! April 16, 2011 

Ran Boston on April 14, 2012! 

Personal:

 

Married, 40 year old, mother of four. 

 

"In truth, runners don't race other runners.  They race against themselves: to conquer their wills, to transcend their weaknesses, to beat back their nightmares.  And while a runner can't actually beat himself, he can beat his time. Even years into running, he can get better." Running for His Life by Michael Hall

 

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Total Distance
7.60

I had to take my son to the doc this morning before school to have them x-ray his foot again. The doc said he could take his boot off. Yippeee!  After getting him to school I went to my parents for a run.  NO ONE WAS HOME!!!  How rude of them to go somewhere and not tell me when I need a babysitter for Jake! haha!  I waited for an hour and then our real estate agent called and said someone wanted to come through our house in an hour.  I told him he had to be kidding.  I left the house early with eggs, waffles and cereal bowls all over the place, not to mention the tornado that hit our house over the weekend.  I sped home and told him that I needed more time. They gave me an hour and a half to clean.  I was a sweaty mess by the time I ran out the door with a semi-clean house!

My parents were finally home the second time around and I ran 7.5 in 1:02,  8:26 ave.  I thought I was going at a pretty good pace....then, I realized that I ran an entire marathon at that pace.  Again....How did I EVER qualify? ha!  

I have been trying to eat more and I think it helped me out today.  I just haven't had much of an appetite lately.  

Cheesecake Factory had an hour and a half wait on Saturday night, so we went next door to the California Pizza Kitchen.  So much for carbing up!  It was NOT good.  I think I just had my heart set on eating at Cheesecake.  

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Comments
From Carina on Mon, Jan 09, 2012 at 20:04:49 from 204.15.86.83

Mmmm... Cheesecake. I usually get cheesecake for dinner when I go there, that's where I want to spend my calories anyway :) Nice running today, selling a house can be so stressful, I hate having to keep my house immaculate all the time just in case that call comes! Where are you moving to? Oh, and don't forget about race day magic. I always feel like there is no way I can run 26.2 miles at my mp during training runs!

From timp on Mon, Jan 09, 2012 at 20:52:10 from 99.110.188.230

nice miles Steam!

I have the same thoughts about MP, or any other race pace. Race day magic and magic shoes are my friend.

From Dan on Mon, Jan 09, 2012 at 21:45:33 from 24.209.83.20

Raincheck on that cheesecake I hope. Good running, your form and speed will come back. It better, because I am counting on mine coming back lol

From SlowJoe on Mon, Jan 09, 2012 at 23:24:26 from 74.195.74.62

Hey, 7.5 at marathon pace is no easy day. Only a taper can really make it feel easy, I think.

Pizza is carbs!

From Lysa on Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 12:56:29 from 67.166.122.134

Good job going out even after you had to run home and turbo clean! Nice job!

From I Just Run on Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 13:08:07 from 67.79.11.242

Sorry, after I read the last part of your blog about cheesecake I seemed to forget everything else you had said...I think I should say "good run" :-)

From Smooth on Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 00:14:04 from 75.162.95.99

WOW!!! GREAT MP run after a speedy house cleaning. You're AWESOME!!! :)

From Bec on Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 11:23:54 from 68.206.133.141

Those miles were at a great pace! It is amazing how we do somewhat of a challenging workout and realize we do a marathon at a much faster pace. Isn't that crazy?

Crazy day... Your post made me laugh.

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