MY QUEST FOR 50- DELAWARE 4 WEEKS AWAY

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 23^rd I will be running in Delaware my 9^th State and my 14^th Half Marathon. 14^th 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!