Rebound Part 1

Well, I really was nervous about getting back on the horse. I was worried if the King of All Personal Setbacks would affect me again. I had a professional development class for teaching on Monday and I knew that I wanted to run again. I had packed my workout bag for a run. Then I got a call from my brother that he would be stopping by for a visit. He lives in PA and I live in beautiful Virginia. He had bought a boat and was transporting it up to PA from Florida. Since, I live 3 miles of I 95 he thought to stop by. It was a nice thing.

So I figured that he would arrive around 4:30 pm. At 3:30, I was at home and decided to go for a run. This was the first time I took my phone because I thought that he might catch me on my run. But I still had in the back of my mind that I wanted to reach that 100 miles mark on my Nike Plus. As I started, I realized that there was no way that I would be able to run 5 miles and get ready for my brother's visit. Well, I said that there was always tomorrow and I ran about 3 miles. This was good because my knee was still a little sore and I don't think that I should have done more.

So with the pressure with someone coming for a visit, I got back on the horse and ran again. I was pleased because I ran. My last major setback cost me months of running and setback my marathon goal by 2 years. It is easy not to run. It is hard to run when you're sore. I ran before my brother got there and there it was I was back on the horse. I felt good because I ran fast and it didn't hurt as much. I was back on the correct form and searching out he softest places to run. Thank goodness there is grass along the side of the roads in my neighborhood.

I finally got to visit with my brother and we hung out, he took his boat home and I had the rest of the night to bask in the glory of having been able to run again, even if it was not the 5 I had hoped for. There's always tomorrow.