A Pain in the Tendon

This week was supposed to be the week of running in Colorado oh and my sister is getting married. Instead I will be resting- actively resting- but not running. I did get one run in and it was great but I am thinking no more this week. A pain in my Achilles has finally forced me to be the adult in the situation and say 'self stop being dumb, if your leg hurts that is a sign something is wrong stop running on it'. Uhhhh I hate being the adult.

But since I have my final half marathon to reach my 30 before 30 goal in July and have paid a butt load and a half to run two marathons in the fall- Half Moon Bay and Chicago- no time like the present to rest due to fall excitement. Plus there is much wedding excitement going on so really I should be focusing on cake consumption!

I leave you with random vacation pictures.



Comments

  1. UnknownJune 10, 2013 at 7:35 AM

    Every week for the past few weeks I have been telling myself I should rest a bit as training kicks up soon! But I can never get myself to do it! womp. I hope the pains go away fast!
    Did you bring the baby ducks home with you?

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    1. BeanJune 10, 2013 at 11:53 AM

      Aren't the ducks cute- or geese, they were geese. No I left them with their geese parents. Rest is always a good thing but so hard to do when you like running so much.

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  2. JinaJune 11, 2013 at 8:33 PM

    Love the baby geese! I used to have pet ducks. They were awesome. Hope your tendon heals and you are back to rocking your runs soon!

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  3. AnonymousJune 11, 2013 at 9:09 PM

    Can you remind your husband to update his blog as promised?

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  4. kilaxJune 13, 2013 at 8:59 AM

    I hope that your achilles feels better! Enjoy the wedding! :)

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  5. Yo Momma RunsJune 14, 2013 at 3:50 PM

    Stop tempting me with half moon bay!:) I took a little time off for my achilles, and it really seemed to help it. Hope yours is better soon!

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  6. Jac @ Running in the Bike LaneJune 16, 2013 at 11:41 AM

    Cake consumption..yum!!! Rest is important. I took 2 weeks off and was shocked to come back feeling amazing.

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