It is that time of year again...dreaded football season. Don't get me wrong...I LOVE FOOTBALL! But when you are an athletic trainer, the hours will kill you if you let them. Football season to me means working 17-18 hours a day between teacher meetings and 3 football practices. Then mix in some volleyball practices and games, Josiah time, and there isn't much "me" time left.
Not that I could do much with "me" time right now. I am injured again. I pushed it to make it through Vineman and am suffering now. I never let my knee heal when I tore the articular cartilage on my femur last year before the Marine Corps Marathon. I just kept running and am paying now big time. The doctor says no running for 2 months....so that means October. That also means, NO SAN ANTONIO ROCK & ROLL MARATHON, NO SUN MART 50K, etc.... My next race will be the Houston Half Marathon....not enough time to train to get ready for the full.
I am still able to ride my bike which is a great thing...my favorite thing to do anyways. I rode 35 miles with Meera on August 8th and then 30 miles on my own August 10th....then football started on August 11th...and it has been downhill from there. I hope to get a good ride in this weekend...probably Saturday morning if all goes well.
My next "BIG RACE" that I am looking forward to is the inaugural New Orleans 70.3 Half Ironman Triathlon April 5, 2009. I can't wait and am excited to see what I can do on a "flat" course....although I have heard about the dreaded Lake Pontchartrain. I will need full body armor to swim in that....eeeeewwwwwww......
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Memories. There used to be a big amusement park at the Lake that I went to all the time as a kid visiting relatives every summer.
Don't push it. Take note of Jen...rest. Your body needs it. It will make you appreciate running more when you are back full swing.
You know that you have to rest that knee. You will have good luck on your next one on April 5th. That is Mark's birthday.
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