Last night, with a good glass of wine, (we train to drink right?) I picked up the book a dear friend sent me. It is called Run Like A Mother. I managed to tear up before I was through the introduction. I am already in love with what you would call characters if it were fiction, but they are real women, real mothers, and I am identifying with so many of their thoughts...maybe because I am that too. In short, the book is amazing.
Right before I jumped on the elliptical this morning, I read how one of the moms managed to fracture her heel while training for a marathon. She trained the majority of the time for that marathon on a bike. I have been mentally beating myself up because I have had to be on an elliptical for the last 2 weeks instead of running. This morning instead of apologizing to myself for not running and beating myself up about it, I owned it and pushed myself harder than I have previously because I was mentally defeating the idea of training on an elliptical for a running event.
So, I will not let myslef do this any more. I also am noting that all of my PT work is paying off. I am doing extra stretches and exercises in hopes that I will be able to be released and heal as fast as I can.
So, the 4 that I banged out this morning was quite cathartic. The 4 yesterday, that was revenge on the scale, which told me the 2 glasses of wine and pizza the night before wasn't the best dining choice...lol
Yay! I thought the book would help, I knew you didn't need to be beating yourself up over not being able to run. You do what you have to do now so you can run later : ) Enjoy the rest of the book!!
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