This blog is a chronicle of my life as a female athlete; the hardships, hurdles, and adventures... Here, I share personal bests and worsts with my biggest supporters (my husband, family, coaches, and friends) and pay homage to all the amazing female athletes who charged forward before me to sit boldly in seats usually reserved for men. Hard work works! Here's why:
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Catch Up If You Can
On Tuesday morning I met a good friend from college to jog along Shoreline Drive in Alameda. It's a beautiful and bustling trail along the southwestern coast of the island that has breathtaking views of the San Francisco bay. We jog/walked and went about 3 miles in thirty minutes. It was a great catch-up session where I heard all about her new pet sea turtle, her path to buying a home in the Bay Area, and tales of grandbabies and middle management and losing 50 lbs in a year. Incredible! When we said goodbye we agreed to a weekly meeting when the weather is nice. This turned out to be a mini-brick (which means a bike and run workout back-to-back) which is fantastic - and it was oh so fun to see an old friend's face!
This week I'm looking forward to tagging along with Dan for a Thursday morning workout with the Vitruvian club at Lake Merritt *and* Billy and I are also talking about going on a long ride this weekend (somewhere between 40 and 60 miles) so I can barely contain my excitement for that.
It feels so good to be training again. I can feel my body coming back one day at a time.
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friends,
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healthy hearts,
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reconstruction isn't always pretty,
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Location:
Alameda, CA, USA
Monday, February 16, 2015
I'm baaaaaa-aaaack
After five excruciatingly long weeks of rest, ice and heat, yesterday I met an old friend who I haven't seen since our high school graduation for a jog along the beach in Alameda. I am pleased to report that my strained achilles tendon (which landed me in bed rest since mid-January) has finally healed. We did a 3 mile out-and-back and *man* it felt grrrrreat to be back! I'm already looking forward to my next buddy run tomorrow morning with a friend from college who I haven't seen (again) since graduation. It's so incredible to be able to get back in touch with these fit friends to gather a little momentum for hoisting this bag of potato chips back on the tri-training horse. As long as I stay healthy for the next month I'll be training for the Oakland Running Festival - a half marathon - which takes place on March 22nd. Woohoo. That's all for now. More later!
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