Taking Some Time Off

I know I have kind of fallen off the face of the earth. Training was moving along nicely. I ran a new PR for the Bengal Run on 3/19, which was pretty exciting. Unfortunately after that run, my right foot starting feeling sore again. Against my better judgement, I ran the next day. I had a 9 mile run planned, and I am so stubborn and determined, that I did it. I ended up walking much of it, because of the pain in my foot. I knew what it was, but I went back to the podiatrist anyway. An xray and ultrasound confirmed that the stress fracture had either returned or never healed in the first place. I was feeling so good for awhile there too. So I haven't run in nearly two weeks. The timing kind of worked out though, since we went to Vegas for a week. We even brought our gym bags- but sadly, never even opened them! I ate like a pig and enjoyed every second. Although it was sad to come home, I enjoyed eating healthy food today and even got on my bike trainer for a 7 mile ride. I plan to re-evaluate after this weekend. I did a lot of walking in Vegas, so I suspect that may slow my recovery. I am feeling better but not quite right yet. The half marathon is a month away, so if I can't get back to where I was, I may have to skip it and plan for another one. But I am thinking that if I can get in a couple of easy 2-3 milers next week, and then get in a good long run the following week, that I may still be able to do it. I had planned on maxing out my long run at 12 miles, but I don't have time to do that now. I can still hit 10 though, and a lot of training plans are set up that way. And I figure, as long as my foot is ok, I know I can finish- even if I end up walking some of it. Who cares how I get there, as long as I finish on my feet?

ABCs

I think it's time to write about something other than running. Yes, my blog is called D. Rock Runs, but I do other things too. I've seen this on a couple of other blogs, so I thought I would give it a whirl too since I like reading these.

(A) Age: 34 Sometimes I forget, and I think I am still 32. I have to do some math to figure it out.
(B) Bed Size: Queen, but I wish it was a king.
(C) Chore You Hate: Cleaning the bathroom.
(D) Dogs: Penny the Pug, Jack the Jack Russell/Beagle and Kira the German Shepard/Husky. Plus two cats- Socks and Abby.
(E) Essential Start Your Day Item: Coffee (regular with coffeemate or a non-fat latte)
(F) Favorite Color: Yellow and pink.
(G) Gold or Silver? White gold.
(H) Height: 5'1"
(I) Instruments You Play: Clarinet ( Any type, plus Alto sax and oboe)
(J) Job Title: Audiologist
(K) Kids: Never
(L) Live: Tonawanda, NY
(M) Mom’s Name: Sheree
(N) Nicknames: Dani, D, Shims, Rock
(O) Overnight Hospital Stays? Never
(P) Pet Peeve: So many too list, so little time. Messy people are the biggest one for me.
(Q) Quote from a Movie: I can never remember quotes.
(R) Right or Left Handed? Right.
(S) Siblings: 1 younger sister
(T) Time You Wake Up? 4:45am if I have to run before work, 6am if I don't have to run, and between 8 and 10am on the weekend
(U) Underwear: Always
(V) Vegetable You Dislike: Onions
(W) What Makes You Run Late: A little dog taking her sweet time to do her business
(X) X-Rays You’ve Had Done: Teeth, right foot
(Y) Yummy Food You Make: Shrimp Scampi
(Z) Zoo, Favorite Animal: Bears