Soooo this weekend, I'm running a half marathon with my team! We have 4 brand spankin' new halfers that are ready to conquer the distance, and then Renea and George will be running it with us also! Words can't describe how excited I am to watch them run this weekend. I will personally, not be going for any sort of time goal. My ONLY goal is to get my girls across that finish line! So, I'll be pacing with them as much as possible. And I can tell you, you won't be able to miss us...because our shirts are just that loud and bright!
I promise you can see "Bod Squad" better in person, but my camera takes kinda junky photos lately. But it's bright. We definitely aren't wallflowers, we like to be seen :)! So if you are around Brownsville and see a small mob of brightly orange dressed women, that's us! Feel free to cheer!
So this weekend is the half with my team, and I'm using it as my last run before....
I run the LIVESTRONG Austin Marathon on Sunday the 19th. Yup. Call me crazy. But I'm gonna race back to back. And let me also throw in that I haven't run but TWO MILES since Sunday, January 29th. And I haven't done any leg workouts either. WHYYYY?????
My stinkin' freakin' fricken' frackin' knee. You've heard it more than once here. I have a difficult knee. My right knee likes to cause me problems. I've been to Dr.'s, its chronic, blah blah blah blah BLAAHHHHH...It just causes issues. I had been doing SO well too. But after I ran a very fast (very fast for me...) 5k on the 28th, it has just been testy. So I've been icing, and resting, and NOT SQUATTING. It aches in a whole new place this time (naturally), its achy at the top inside corner. Go figure. And since some of you know that I'm a huge fan of diagnosing myself (spare me the lectures...), I think I've decided, I must have early onset arthritis.
WHY???
How could such a young girl of 29 have arthritis? Here's why.
I'm a midget. I'm extremely short. My whole life, I have sat in chairs, and guess what. My feet don't touch the ground. So what have I done my whole life? I sit indian style. ORR I sit on my legs tucked under me. That's super good for your knees (*sarcastic). Also, I sleep with my knees curled up. So I would bet that I bend my knees more than the average person. The Doc last summer told me to stop (I told him that these are bad habits of mine...). So I have somewhat broken myself at least of the indian style sitting. BUT, I did it for a lot of years.
So maybe I have arthritis. Or maybe I'm just weird and have bad knees. Or maybe I'm just a big weenie. Either way. My knee hurts, I've rested and stayed off of it. I did run on Tuesday (2 whole miles), and there is absolutely NO pain when I run, only when I squat past about 90 degrees. My amazing new training client is gonna do me a solid and tape it up for me manana! I'm super thankful that I have SUPER talented clients!
Which brings me to why I am happy! My clients are super awesome. Not just awesome. But ridic awesome. And today, I started to see the fruits of their hard work when we did their 1 month measurements. Inches be fallin' off them like crazy. AND I LOVE IT! I cried 2x today out of sheer proudness (okay not cried...but there were tears welling up...)! It is so amazing to see them succeed. And when they tell me thank you, I am happy to accept their thanks, but I KNOW that it has about 20% to do with me, and about 80% to do with them. THEY put in the work inside the studio, and outside of the couple of hours I see them. So ladies, you rock my stinky socks off.
I know the next week or so is going to be an exciting one with the half marathon, and then getting all prepared to travel to Austin. And although, I do still have a time goal in mind for next week, I'm content in knowing that this time for me, finishing will be ok. I've run a lot more with my team than on my own this round. So it's anyone's guess how my time will look. But I'm ok with whatever happens.
Now this Fall...that's another story! This Fall, I'll be being a little bit selfish so I can try and reach my ultimate goal to do a Boston Qualifying time!
A big shout out goes to my friend and teammate, Amanda, who is also going to Austin with us to run here FIRST FULL MARATHON. You are going to rock it woman! And I can't wait to celebrate with you!
Soooo, that's about it! My girls rock, my knee hurts, and I'm running 2 races back to back. Oh, and I have a new "friend." Frank.
Frank, the myfitnesspal demon. I decided this week, that just like my girls and the other ladies that train, I needed to jump on that bandwagon and download the myfitnesspal app to log my food journal. And if you know me, you know that although, I am a clean-ish eater, a vegetarian (OVER 2 MONTHS STRONG!), and pretty regimented, I do NOT track what I eat. But I took the leap and said that I'd give it a try. Maybe it will keep me honest, and you gotta practice what you preach.
And I hate Frank. He is not a nice App. I had to give him a name just because I needed someone to blame when I put down the cookie at Subway today, and also chose mustard instead of my usual dressing. BUT, it will teach me discipline. And my goal is to track stuff just 4-5 days a week. TRUST, this is a big move for me. But a good one! As a vegetarian, its also helping me track my protein better as well (yes, I'm a vegetarian, and yes I eat enough protein). So Frank, I solute you for keeping me on track 70% of the time.
Good luck to all my ladies, and all my friends running races all over this weekend!
Thanks for cheering me on!
Lacy
You are amazing and I am sooooo thankful that you were brought into my life :) I will definitely be cheering you on this weekend and next - you all are going to be fabulous!!!
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