Archive for July 12th, 2006

here, there, and everywhere.

First off, i apologize for my blogging absence. it appears to me, that without running in my life, i have become uninspired. but since people keep hounding about posting a blog, i realized that i’m not the only one who cares about me. good to know!

so now i am back in the blogging world. and while i’ve been gone, here’s what has happened:

1. 10 days ago, i bid farewell to my crutches and my aircast. that’s right, after 28 days of clamoring around and making people my personal servants, i set myself free. they’re currently collecting dust in the corner of my bedroom, and if anyone ever needs to borrow them, i will rent them out for $5 a week.
i have been walking relatively pain free since then and doing some light biking, swimming and walking. mark these days on your calendar, folks: July 25 i will make my celebrated return to the softball field. ok, so i’m probably the only one who will be celebrating, but still…… July 29 i will lace up my running shoes, slap on my Garmin and jog away. ok, so i’ll probably only go less than or equal to 1/2 mile, but this is a huge deal for me.

2. hmmm…what else have i been doing?? working, celebrating my 24th bday, laying by the pool, enjoying the Prairie Village waterslides, went home to visit the family for the 4th, and spent a much needed vacation in Seattle with Seattle Boy.
that trip was my main motivation to rid myself of the crutches. although they would have garnered me a pre-boarding privilege, i never would’ve been able to enjoy the trip to its fullest. Seattle is a lot hillier than i had envisioned and we did quite a bit of walking downtown and around Bainbridge Island.
it is certain that i would’ve beat someone up due to frustration and pain had i been on crutches. it is certain that someone would’ve been Seattle Boy.
the only bad apart about the trip was that the weekend i visited, there was a half marathon and marathon taking place only a few miles from where we were. http://www.seafairmarathon.com/ had i been healthy, i would’ve entered, but i was forced to sit this one out.
ho-hum…..maybe next year.

17 days until i run.