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January 13, 2005

Time to get back out there?

Ok so everybody send good vibes Andy's way this weekend. He's running the Houston marathon and is soooooo ready. (... to get it over and done with already.) I can't wait to see how he does; I have it set up so that his results and splits will be sent to my phone. My sister-in-law is running it, too. It's always such a fun weekend. Houston has a FABulous marathon.

I still don't know what I'm going to do this weekend. I may try a little training run tomorrow; it'll be the first time I've run since last Wednesday. I think that combined with my trip to the ortho clinic will give me enough information to make a good decision. Today the leg felt good, although I can *still* make it hurt if I try. I had wanted to wait until the pain was completely gone, but I'm not sure I can afford that luxury. We'll see. Our friend Joe told me yesterday he suffered something really similar (that started bugging him after the same run mine starting hurting me on, only a few months prior) but didn't stop running and just dealt with the pain. He *won* his marathon! (Hi Joe!)

Last night I swam at the Texas Swim Center which was really cool. I'd been in there before but hadn't swam there. I did one set of 25s where I was looking at the clock right under the "pool records" board so each time I'd come up from a lap I'd look up and see "Ian Croker" or "Aaron Piersol" or "Janet Evans" or "Natalie Coughlin" or any number of famous swimmers.

Swimming's been fine but it's getting tiresome. I drove over the river this morning and got a little heartsick seeing the fog on the water on a crisp clear morning. It was just about the time I'd normally be on the bridge - right under my tires, actually - looking out over the water stretching. I think it's about time to get back out there.

Posted by jenandmats at January 13, 2005 10:18 PM

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Best of luck with the recovery. It sounds like you are doing all the right things. Hopefully there are some pain-free runs in your near future!

Posted by: Alex at January 14, 2005 8:17 AM

Jen, I'm sending PR vibes Andy's way and lots more get unhurt feeling vibes your way.

Blondie

Posted by: Blondie at January 14, 2005 5:45 PM