so lakefront was on a sunday, i was off work the following monday (had to see the rheumatologist... more on that after i get the results back next week), back at work on tuesday and still pretty sore.
by wednesday i woke up no longer sore, but when i got out of bed my left shin (the one i've been having trouble with since the beginning of august) hurt pretty bad. i figured i might want to call my PT and get some advice about when/if i should begin running again. i was told no running for 2 weeks. *sigh*
wisconsin orthopedic physical therapy. i got in to see mike right away that day. he needled my shin and i had (basically) immediate relief. then he touched my calf. ugh... the muscles of my right calf were so knotted up that he decided to needle those to the tune of around 5 needles. not fun but it works so i'm really not complaining as much as i'm complaining.
so... what's a runner to do when a runner can't run? "projects".
on friday i went out and decided i was going to do a bathroom "project". we went to michael's and i bought some chalk paint (not to be confused with paint that is actually chalk or that chalkBOARD paint). chalk paint is basically very flat paint that feels chalky to the touch. i'm not going to say it turned out exactly as i envisioned but it turned out and that's better than what it looked like before. plus... first time so there's that.
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| before... white with lavender doors on the shelf. the walls are lavender too but that will change soon. |
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| after... brown with "aged or weathered" areas where some blue is showing through. natural lighting. |
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| after... brown with "aged or weathered" areas where some blue is showing through. unnatural lighting. |
not only have i done this, but i've also put together my tentative 2016 race schedule... cuz... racing.
it looks something like this right now:
april - sweet home milwaukee 5K
may - ice age 50K
june - summerfest rock 'n sole 1/2
july - dances with dirt either the 1/2 again or the 50K - i'm undecided
august - maybe the strider's 1/2 or some 5K's instead
september - tosafest 5K, instep trail races 1/2 or full not sure, joe's run/walk/roll 5K
october - lakefront marathon (now my nemesis)
i need to get some 5K's in my mix. i have found that when i was running primarily 5K's i was almost a minute faster per mile so i need to really focus on fitting some in. once i switched to longer distances and coupled that with primarily trail... i got slower. a lot slower, and we all know i want to be fast.
what races is everyone thinking about next season? any fun 5K's that i don't know about? tell me tell me! i'm open to suggestions!
lastly, i'll leave you with this goofy picture of me, my brother and sister. this is probably from the early 90's. you're welcome.
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| why yes... my hair is navy blue thank you very much. |
2 comments:
This is funny. I feel like I need to get more 5Ks in my mix, too. But not because I've been doing longer races; rather because I've been doing shorter races. As much as I love 1 mile races, I think I need some more 5Ks to help balance me out. My first 5K after a summer full of 1-milers this year was a little bit of a shock to my system. That said, I have no clue what 5Ks to consider. I'll be running this year's MRF 5K. I've run Sweet Home MKE the past two years and liked it; I like the course. I'll more than likely do it again, but I'm sort of playing next year's schedule by ear at this point. We'll see!
if you find any excellent 5Ks let me know! i've run a few that were fun... the lombardi one is good and it's in the zoo which is pretty cool but i can't remember when that one is. i think there are 2 different ones that go through the zoo. for 5Ks i just fly by the seat of my pants and sign up when i find one. i don't really "train" for them so i don't need to plan them.
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