UGH UGH AND MORE UGH!

Well, I was doing well training for a half. I was base-building really, but trying to increase my long run miles and just run them slowly. I figured my half in October would be more of a training run for me than a "race". However, I've been hobbled now for three weeks. I'm going to shoot for doing the Big House Big Heart 5k in Ann Arbor on the 30th of this month, but beyond that I'm not sure what I'm going to do. I know BHBH won't be a PR for me.

I have been fighting peroneal tendonitis. Anyone who has had tendonitis knows it takes a long time to heal. And my doc gave me the negative on running for at least 3 weeks. That will be up this weekend. I've had some time to reflect during the last 2 of those 3 weeks and I've realized that this is just a short blip. Yeah, maybe I just started and so to me it feels like the end of the world, but any loss I endure right now will be regained once my ankle is healthy. I have to look at it as part of the game and realize that now when I start running again and use better form, I will hopefully be able to avoid injury again.

So, I've come up with a list of goals for the end of 2007 and the whole of 2008. And here they are:

1: drop another 20 pounds
2: eat more cleanly
3: work on cross-training and general fitness
3: build up to 25-30 miles per week safely and properly
4: Detroit Half Marathon NEXT year

Oh, to keep myself from going absolutely insane I volunteered my time at the Dances with Dirt in Hell, MI this past Saturday. AWESOME time! It was amazing watching the 50k/50 milers come across the finish line. And the relay teams for the 100K relay had a blast and it was great watching them too. I got to do the data entry for the team relay and also hand out some prizes to the 50k/50m people. And at the beginning direct traffic and cheer on the runners. It was an absolutely fun time and I'm going to volunteer again next year unless I get the guts to actually do part of the relay with a team. Check it out at http://www.danceswithdirt.com!

Now, I'm off to stretch the ankle...HEAL DAMMIT! :)