Good News/Bad News
 

An eventful day for me ...

The good news is that the training I have been doing these past few months for the half marathon is working. I ran a 5K today and took 4 minutes off my time, finishing at 35:30. (Back on New Year's Day I did one where my time was 39:37; I ran my first 5K back in October with a time of 48 minutes.)

The bad news is that I pulled or strained a muscle somehow in my right hip and am limping. I wasn't pushing myself that hard (less hard than I have pushed myself on training runs) so I am not sure what I did but I took some Advil and have been icing it down since I got home. I'll be taking it easy this week but just hope I haven't screwed myself for next Sunday, which is the day of the half-marathon, when I will join 18,000 people in running through downtown Atlanta. :dizzy:

Oh no! I hope you have a very speedy recovery!

Oh Man! Be sure to let it heal up! Hope it mends quick!

GREAT JOB on running....I think I would keel over right there and DIE if I tried running, ......some day tought, I will :)

Good luck!! I bet you'll be fine. Let us know how it goes!!

Awesome job!!! Take care of yourself though!!!

I'm sure you will be fine by then. Good job on the progress you've made timewise! Excellent! :hug:

Thanks for the support and encouragement! Sometimes I feel out of place out there, the big girl among all the skinny people.

This morning feels a bit better, although I still can't put all my weight on it - which I found out when I went to put on my clothes this morning. I had to sit on the bed to put my pants on. Luckily, my running partner for the half is a physical therapist, so she's been giving me tips on how to deal with this week.

Hoping you have a speedy recovery! Can't wait to hear how the run goes! I am actually only about 2 hours from Atlanta right now lol But heading home tomorrow!!

I hope you feel better soon. You go girl! I think it's awesome you are running.