8 miles @ 8:29 average!
It’s the time of year where we know each building’s water fountains and what time their doors open…
Emilee joined me for a soak afterwards and the time went by so much faster than it did the day before.
Skye showed me up by going for 11 minutes when I only made it 10 minutes;). She also did summersaults in the freezing cold water.
We are all needing to go to bed way earlier than we have been lately…
Does anyone else’s kids prefer sleeping on the floor over their bed.
My poor brother had to get in his marathon training on a treadmill with this as his view:
He took two of his daughters on a cruise around Italy and Croatia and his pictures are making me giddy for our time there next month.
Parker. Valby. NCAA 5000m Record!
Because I can relate anything to running… here goes.
You know when you are coming back from a running injury and are hyperaware of every little cell in your body. You feel the tiniest little twinge and think your running injury is back. You worry that you didn’t follow the comeback plan perfectly, and so, of course, that injury is still there hiding. You are terrified of getting back to full training because what if it happens again?
I feel this way x a million with what happened with Brooke last month (please note this post was written at 11:43 pm, and night anxiety gets the worst of me…). I don’t know why I am telling you this, but maybe to see if anyone else has experienced this. I am just so worried the antibiotics aren’t working (THEY ARE. SHE FEELS SO MUCH BETTER. HER BLOOD WORK SAYS IT IS WORKING). I’m worried it’s going to happen again. The slightest complaint makes me wonder if we need to return to the ER. I’m not sure what I will do if anyone ever needs surgery ever again in our family.
Long story short, have you ever felt this way? I am just so afraid of it happening again that I’m struggling to sleep (back to therapy, I go!) and maybe once she is walking and running normally again, it will all be smooth sailing, but her limp is a constant reminder of what happened. I nearly cry every time I see her walk.
The biggest thing that has helped me as I replay what happened is what a reader said to me once: “I remember something my therapist told me years ago, whenever I would get ‘stuck’ replaying a stressful or scary situation. She said it’s normal to replay the tape, but make sure you play it all the way through. To the part where everything is okay, the part where everyone is safe. Don’t get stuck in the bad part.”
So, I will focus today on the sweet part, the happy ending where everyone is home and okay.
Anything you have been anxious about lately?
Ever been on a cruise? Where to?
Anyone you know prefer sleeping on the floor?
Bring your water on runs or stop for water on your runs?
