I’m in the midst of week 3 of physical therapy for my ornery hip. The diagnosis, in case you missed it:Weak right sideWeak glutesOverburdened left side, complete with bruised hamstring compliments of the yoga incidentTight left hip that sits higher than the right thanks to said tightness and all of the above What PT is [Read More]
Archives for 2011
Weekend Rewind: Pumpkin Envy
Before school started, at the Teacher Meet n Greet for Thing 2’s class, there was a bulletin board of ‘wishes’. In other words, items the class would like parents to volunteer to bring.At the time, the 6 pieces of white felt seemed boring.The 2 dozen styrofoam balls seemed unwieldyThen I saw it:One XXL pumpkin. That’s [Read More]
Thoughts from Injured Reserve
There’s a mind-clearing technique for meditation where you imagine setting any thoughts that pop into your head on a leaf and let it float away from you. While I am not nearly as adept at meditation as I would like to be, I often use that leaf-in-the-water technique as a way of releasing negativity, worries [Read More]
Almost Wordless Wednesday
My hip x-ray yesterday came back normal! At last I have the PT referral I’ve been yearning for. Although I never really suspected a sfx, I couldn’t totally rule it out either. But now I can! Heading out for my first PT appointment right now!
Bark! Plus Burning Questions
We went to a party over the weekend. A friend of ours turned 50 plus they have a new puppy, their third Border Collie! The girls with Theo, almost 3 months old. I often find hostess gifts challenging, especially when I don’t know the people well. With the recent cooler weather, I’ve had a wicked [Read More]
Weekly Rewind: Injured Reserve
google images This week I just let everything rest. I jumped to no conclusions, made no judgements or plans pertaining to running and my current plight–if I can even call it that. The Chicago Bears, namely Jay Cutler, now there is plight. My coaching gig made it easy to shift the focus from me onto [Read More]
Coffee Conundrum
My tweeps already know this but I had gross coffee incident a week or two ago. Other than my tweet, I’ve been pretty much unable to talk about it until now. Oh the trauma. I was going about my business, preparing a fine pre-run brew, when I spotted this most unsavory creature just making his [Read More]
What In The World Am I Doing Now?
Ok so it’s day 4 of no running. So far my spirits are still good, probably because I’m occupying myself with things other than, you know the R word….or the M word. Today, because it’s supposed to be rainy, I’ll get my spin on in a group cycle class–haven’t been in eons, then I’ll pump [Read More]
Take Action Tuesday
First thank you all so much for your kind words yesterday. They meant the world to me. After finally ripping off the bandaid that was the prospect of running the Twin Cities Marathon, I’ve been doing more than my share of sniveling, whining, licking my wounds, riding around on Blanche, the trusty road bike, enjoying some [Read More]
The Post I Hoped Not to Write
I attempted 22 miles on Saturday. Weather was perfect and cool. I felt great. I’d hydrated, eaten well, rested as if this were the actual marathon. I took it nice and slow. I REALLY felt this was going to go well. The pain started at mile 4.The tears started at mile 5 when my pace [Read More]
