Accomplishment

I will be writing a longer post than this tomorrow (when I feel normal again, haha) but I wanted to update my readers who are anticipating the results of today's Hot Chocolate 5K.

I ran the whole thing.
My time was 39:44.

I cried at the finish line, but not because I was in pain.

More to come later... with pictures!

Time to Make it Count

Countdown to the race... 12 days... AHHHHHHH!!!

Update on my training: I have been working on strengthening my legs and I have been doing some outdoor running when it’s nice out. I got a knee brace but my knee still hurts when I run over a mile.

Today’s solution: I have decided to purchase an IT band strap (after hearing many good things about it). My training today will be the first time trying it out, so I hope it works. This is seriously my last chance.

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Long term solution: I have made an appointment for a referral to see a specialist about my knee. Since I can’t do anything about my knee before the race, I’m going to take it easy on the 5K and then really focus on whatever physical therapy is recommended for my injury.

(Sorry this blog hasn’t been the most exciting thing ever… when I set out to do this blog, I hadn’t anticipated all of this injury business. I think this whole debacle is more than just an injury… it’s dealing with an unexpected challenge. I already knew learning to run was going to be difficult, but I never planned on adding an injury to the mix, so this has really been an interesting journey for a whole different reason.)

In the next couple weeks, I’m going to require a lot of encouragement, so drop me a line and wish me luck! Pray that I don’t injure myself and that I can accomplish my first goal of many in this insane pursuit. Thanks!!

Couch to 5K!

So, I was talking to my awesome friend, Emily, and she told me about this program called "Couch to 5K" (which is, quite literally, what I will be attempting). It's a 9 week training program that tells you exactly what you should be doing for every workout. I am definitely going to try this out!

Couch to 5K Program (Check it out here for yourself!!)