running away
it's been forever since i've posted (outside of show info). i'm more of an lj lurker these days - reading my friend's page but never posting. in the interest of cutting back on the creepy, i thought i'd post more. ;)
so i'm running the marathon. since june, i've been getting up early every single saturday morning to run ridiculous distances, as well as multiple weekday runs. about a month ago, i started having crazy pain in my foot and ankle, and went to the doctor. after an mri revealed that it wasn't a stress fracture (yay), i was sent to physical therapy to treat my newly developed tendonitis. so now i'm in physical therapy 3 times a week, and i am once again confident that i'll make it to the finish line.
it's so amazing what your body is capable of, and just how far you can test it. last week, i ran 20 miles. 20 MILES! just three years ago i thought that runninng 1 mile was difficult. and while 20 miles is definitely long, it's also doable.
to be perfectly honest, part of me thought i'd never get this far. and now, i'm confident that i will cross that finish line.
and - i've raised almost enough money to send 3 girls to healthy and active programming for an entire year. if you are interested in donating - go to my fundraising page at www.active.com/donate/TEAMGIG/carrielydon .
so i'm running the marathon. since june, i've been getting up early every single saturday morning to run ridiculous distances, as well as multiple weekday runs. about a month ago, i started having crazy pain in my foot and ankle, and went to the doctor. after an mri revealed that it wasn't a stress fracture (yay), i was sent to physical therapy to treat my newly developed tendonitis. so now i'm in physical therapy 3 times a week, and i am once again confident that i'll make it to the finish line.
it's so amazing what your body is capable of, and just how far you can test it. last week, i ran 20 miles. 20 MILES! just three years ago i thought that runninng 1 mile was difficult. and while 20 miles is definitely long, it's also doable.
to be perfectly honest, part of me thought i'd never get this far. and now, i'm confident that i will cross that finish line.
and - i've raised almost enough money to send 3 girls to healthy and active programming for an entire year. if you are interested in donating - go to my fundraising page at www.active.com/donate/TEAMGIG/carrielydon .