Support

My friends and family are amazing.  Occasionally, I have to remind myself of that.  I have been flooded with support and love since my crappy and brutal run on Saturday.  My family calls, my friends ask, these beautiful people take time out of their busy to day to research and reach into their resources to help me.  I'm just so blessed.  Though I'm training alone for Secret City, I'm never alone.  And that's an amazing feeling that keeps me going when I really get down.

Some of my *amazing* friends posted stretches and suggestions for me to try.  I had a great internal debate about whether to run today or not.  Just to be safe, I didn't.  Instead, I spent a good 45 minutes Just Stretching my legs.  In every sort of way I could possibly think of to stretch my legs, I stretched.  Unfortunately, I didn't have anyone handy to help me stretch as a few of the found and recommended stretches called for, but I did what I could.  I pulled on my toes, the sides of my feet, squatted on my toes, held my legs above me and beside of me, you name it, I did it if it had been recommended or I could think of it.

I also ordered a new pair of running shoes today.  I had been thinking about ordering a new pair, but knew if I was going to do it I needed to do it soon so that they will be plenty broke in by Secret City.  So, shoes were bright on my mind after Saturday's run and these shin splint/leg aches I have prompted me to take action in the shoe department.  The shoes I have been running on are trail shoes.  When I bought them a year and a half ago, I was running on a bike trail 90% of the time.  Now, it's about 50/50 between a bike trail and pavement.  The tread is worn off my current shoes and because they're trail shoes, they're a bit heavier than normal running shoes.  I've always heard that you should replace your running shoes every 500 miles.  While I don't keep count, I'm pretty sure that my trail shoes are at least close to having 500 miles on them, if not more.  Regardless, new shoes are on the way.

I'm going to run tomorrow.  I've taken 3 days off in a row, so it's time to give it another go.  I will only do 3 or 4 miles tomorrow, and probably won't do a long run this weekend.  But we'll just see how things go.

Hugs and kisses to all my supporters out there.  Y'all are the absolute best and mean the world to me.  I couldn't do this alone and knowing that I'm not alone is the greatest treat in the world to get me to Secret City.  XoXo!