It’s official, 2009 is history. It was both a good and bad year for my running career.
The Good: I completed two marathons in two weeks. I ran the 113th Boston Marathon! I accomplished my goal for the marathon season and raised over $4500 for CF.
The Bad: I ran a 5 hour marathon at Boston and a (almost) 6 hour marathon in Cincy. I’m still disappointed in that. Sorry, but there’s no changing that for me. I know I can do better. I’ve also been off from running for 3+ months with this stupid ankle injury. I also failed to lose the weight that I wanted to lose. Most of that was due to the injury, but that’s just an excuse.
As for the ankle, it is healing, but slower than I’d like. And, honestly, I’m angry about it. Right now, I have three bone bruises that still need to heal up. According to my doc it could take another 6-9 months before they are completely healed. So, basically, I don’t know when I’ll be able to run again. It’s really up to my pain level. I’m allowed to workout on the ankle, and do anything that doesn’t hurt. So the elliptical, strengthening, and some other cardio. I’m hoping to take a spinning class tomorrow morning (assuming I can sleep tonight). I think spinning will help me get my cardio system back into running shape. It should also help with endurance, as the classes are 40-60 minutes.
So, you may ask, what are my goals for 2010? First and foremost, get my ankle healthy. I really miss my running and I don’t want to miss the Team for Life season this year. That’s out of my control, but I’m going to do everything I can to run with the team. Second, lose my extra weight and get back into running shape. I figure I need to lose about 15 -20 pounds. I can do it, I just need to set my mind to it. The beauty of me being angry about the ankle is that I can use that anger to drive me. I’m pretty good at that. Third, and finally, I want to improve my running. I want to get faster and have better endurance.
I have a plan for all three. Part of that plan is pushing myself. So far in my running career, I’ve never really done that. Sure I’ve run marathons, etc. But, I’ve not pushed myself to get better during my training. I’ve stayed in my comfort zone. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not going to kill myself, but I need to push myself out of that comfort zone to reach all of my goals. We’ll see how it goes, but at this point, I’m determined. And if you know me, you know that if I’m determined to do something….I’ll do it.
You can do it, I know you can. 🙂
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