Just Plodding Along

I am hoping to get good news today about running after getting a CT scan of my heart this morning. But regardless of news the past couple of years have been full of awesome running experiences that I am thankful I have gotten to be a part! In no particular order of awesomeness: 1. Kendra getting a 5K PR. Kendra was my first running buddy when I moved to Columbus Georgia and is one of my favorite people. It was awesome to see her become a running badass and I was super happy I was running with her when she killed that 5K! 2. Helping Amanda train for and crush a half marathon. In the past year I have watched Amanda become an amazing athlete and was impressed and inspired by how hard Amanda worked to run her first half marathon....which was in June near Atlanta in high humidity and temps. She obviously likes to aim high. I was so proud of her! Helping her train confirmed that I myself would like to help others achieve their goals and got me motivated to work towards getting m...

So not running for a month has probably been a good thing for me. Even though I am not a huge fan of this forced hiatus. One thing I noticed is I don't have any more aches or pains especially in the Achilles tendon area which is always kinda bugging me on my left foot. I would say I am fully recovered from any running related injuries/ pains. That is kinda nice. I am hopeful that when I get back at it that I will stay injury free! Not running, or planning running or looking for races etc., etc., etc. has left me some free time to do other things. Oh that and the not working thing. Got some free time up in here. I have been doing some studying for my personal training certification but one can only focus for so long and by that I mean like two hours a day max. So instead I have done some reading. I am finally diving into Game of Thrones- the written version. Even though I have seen every episode of the show somehow it is still horrifying when they all die again. Because t...