MY QUEST TO 50
8 Down and 42 to Go!
4 Weeks till Delaware Half Marathon
13.1 Miles
3/23/14
With 4
weeks away till my first half marathon of the year my knee has been cranky. I
ran 5 miles this past Saturday but there was a bit of pain before my legs
warmed up. I felt like the tin man needing some oil. Since then I have yet to
run and getting a bit nervous with 2 races coming up, a 5k (3miles) next
weekend and my half marathon in 4 weeks. I decided to cross train and rest my
knee from running. I tried spinning which felt ok and will do elliptical and
rowing machine just to keep the cardio going.
I’m
hoping knee will be better this weekend and I can run again. What I have
learned the last few years since I started running is listen to your body. If
you need to take a week off from running even if you have a race coming up so
be it. Better to rest then injure yourself more.
My race
next week will be the Washington Heights Shamrock, Salsa and Blues formerly
called Coogan’s. This is one of my favorite races although hilly it’s a different
course instead of the usual Central Park. This race takes place in Washington
Heights and runs up to Fort Tyron Park and back down which till this day I have
ran through that park 3 times and have yet to visit on a regular day.
On March
23rd I will be running in Delaware my 9th State and my 14th
Half Marathon. 14th Half Marathon sounds crazy for someone that just
started running back in 2009. I remember the first day I ran outdoors it was a
hot August day and just running one mile was tough for me and I just set a goal
every time I went out there until one day 6 mile loop around Central Park
become a norm and that’s when I became a runner.
I can
tell you I do have a love/hate relationship with running. The aches I get here
and there or the early morning race starts, so not a morning person but then
when I line up in my corral and get ready to start I start to love it all over
again.
Oh and
be safe out there with all the snow we have been getting not safe to run in the
snow or ice. I was lucky that the roads were clear on my run Saturday.
Until
next time, Happy Running!
