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I figured I should throw together a post just to not lose my readers!

What has been going on since my last post?

1 attempted run with the jogging stroller on Saturday:

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After a few days of resting, lots of stretching, and using my tennis ball, I felt pretty decent Saturday morning, some stretch and hop tests felt normal. I decided to take the kiddo out for a slow run, somewhere between 5-7 miles. The first three miles I felt fine, then my left leg started to break down.

Everything related to the recent hamstring pull flared up slowly, starting from my ankle and went straight up.. The last two miles back home I had a pretty awful drop step to my run and a kiddo who was getting a little antsy, but behaved very well overall.

Honestly, I've been in a bit of a funk since I pulled it. After taking time off after the marathon and hoping to slowly get back into a routine, injuring myself, even a small injury, just bonks me. Since running has become so much more than exercise to me, removing it from routine so often isn't that nice of a feeling.

To add, I still have lingering issues with my big toe flexor, improving, but still there. And that chest thing? Yea.. came back a bit. I got a referral to see a cardiologist and if nothing there, a pulmonary doctor. I'm still guessing its more nothing than something, but once I mentioned my chest issues to my doctor, he wanted to cover all the bases.

What does that mean for me? Trying not to run... much.  I obviously need time to heal without continuously beating up my body (Thanks to Miss Fluency's Folly for the supportive words on recovery today!) . I go through big chunks of the day feeling normal, thinking oh I can get back out tomorrow, then I'll feel a pull tighten or something feel out of place.. being human.. ugh.

I'm almost a robot

I'll be hitting the gym more often now to use the bike and weights. I'll probably do a light short jog every few days just to keep a feel for the game, and keep the blues away.  Maybe I"ll be back sooner than I think? Will it be a few days? A week? More? We'll see.

 

And just because- Halloween photo!

And a big shout out to one of my besties Erin who ran the NYC Marathon today with Corey and some of the BRC crew! They wrecked it!

Erin and Lynton!

So what's going on with you?