#running again!

[malloryrunsthis]

Too much fun with the gif creator. But guess who ran THREE MILES ON THE TREADMILL this morning?

MEEEEEEEEE.

Yes, I know, eventually broken toes do have to heal so this was inevitable but still, YAY! Also, why do injury weeks feel so much longer than regular weeks There is definitely still progress to be made since my toe still hurts in certain situations but I RAN. 

I spent all weekend at Rehoboth Beach for the annual Dogfish Dash (where I ran into @erin-irl!). I have to admit, not running it was actually kind of...nice? The pressure was off so I drank beer and sangria all day Saturday, had some delicious fajitas for dinner and on Sunday morning I cowbelled for the runners until my knuckles bled (true fact). It was also a HOT weekend so I’m glad I didn’t have to push myself in the heat!

However, I didn’t love it enough to want to skip the race again next year. Just to be clear. 

[notjustlikethat]

Had a great weekend watching the Accomplice race, I also rode, and was able to run without toe pain. Got a dog out yesterday and ran him to exhaustion on the bike... attempted the same with a second dog this morning. 

It ended with a nasty crash resulting in road rash and the possibility of a cracked (though pretty sure not broken) clavicle... bikes are dangerous :)

now that the toe is doing well it's back in my running shoes, and I'll be up on the bike again tomorrow sans puppy!  

[depthofmystery]

My life and injury recovery:

This week started out terrible. My foot hurt worse than ever, I could barely walk and everything was just going wrong. As the week went on I was feeling really discouraged and defeated. I sat in my room and cried for a while and then realized that I can't give up this easily. I need to push through this and I need to be doing everything in my power to get stronger and running again. And that is just what I did.

Thursday after practice I had physical therapy at the local athletic club and it went pretty well! I got a deep tissue massage on my foot and they did an ultrasound on it which is supposed to help with healing scar tissue/inflammation. But today is when everything changed. Today gave me hope. I went to the training room(as always) and heated my foot for 15 min, then stretched a little and went down to the field to run. Although I couldn't run on the track, I did a workout on the turf and I felt amazing!! During my warmup there was no pain and that was the first time in a month that I've felt like this. I did the workout and actually ran! Eeeek I'm so excited :) I owe it all to God.

I'm doing everything I can to get better and hopefully I'll be able to do a workout on the track really soon! And right now I'm listening to some good ol' country music :) And it's SPRING BREAK whoo hoo. I have no homework over break which I'm pretty stoked about. I'm in such a great mood right now! 

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13