Motivation

My husband had double [bilateral] hernia surgery last Wednesday.  He felt crummy for a couple of days, but has turned a corner and is improving daily.  I had to grab workouts when I could [when he was sleeping] and I battled general fatigue and lack of desire all week.

Thursday, the day after Chris' surgery, was the most difficult day.  It was a speed workout with quarter-mile repeats.  Fortunately, there's a junior high school track near our home.  It's a beautiful setting.  I ran my mile warm-up, taking the long way to get there, then crossed the quaint bridge over the stream.

It was a cloudy, rainy day, but I thought to myself... Self, you are so fortunate to have the privilege to live and run in such a beautiful place.  Don't think about how tired and heavy you feel today.  Enjoy the views and the fact that you're not laying in bed recovering from bilateral hernia surgery!

Running towards the track...

The workout called for eight quarter-mile repeats with a quarter-mile recovery in between.  It sucked.  Every single lap... sucked.  But!  I enjoyed the beautiful views on my recovery laps.

I noticed a sign on a chain link fence that borders the school property.  I thought to myself... Self, this is an unusual sign.  I wonder why that farmer-person feels the need to place that sign right along the track?

And then I thought to myself... Well duh, Self.  Junior high school kids?  Farm animals bordering their track?  Not this farmer-person's first rodeo.

Next time Supermodel and I are at the track together, I'll see if I can get her to jump the fence.  Just for giggles.

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For you, my friend...

Blue = completed workouts this week.  Red = workouts awaiting me.

M - 9 miles steady pace [We were supposed to run 8 miles, but Supermodel did us wrong.  She'll tell you so herself.  It was hilly and hard.
T -   SLACKER -  I was supposed to cross train 35 minutes and lift weights, but I didn't.  I was tired from Supermodel's poor decision making as run leader the day prior.
W -  4 miles with 4 x 20 sec strides
Th - Intervals: 1 mi warm-up; 8 x .25 mile repeats @ level 10 [.25 mi recovery]; 1 mi cool-down
F -   Cross train 40 minutes [bike]; lift weights
Sa - 9 miles on canal bank
Su - Off

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Comments

[Connie @ Fat2HotMommy]

There is a similar track near my house where I'm going to do my 5K training. It is so beautiful! The picture in my header was taken there. We don't mules...just a really nice horse named Champ.

[christy]

Wow I am in awe of the scenery around your house. Just gorgeous. And I can soooo relate to this post. My workout partner is gone for ten days, so I'm going it alone and it is HARD. I am writing about it tomorrow - but on the bike yesterday I kept making deals with myself... one more minute, two more minutes, etc. And I did complete it, but man was it hard.

I had to call my husband in just now to look at your pix - and we both got a laugh at that sign! Too funny!

So glad your husband is feeling better finally. Happy Father's day to him!

[Jamie]

That is just beautiful! I can't imagine seeing that everyday.

Glad to hear your husband is feeling better!

[Amy]

Haha. That sign is hilarious. I'm seriously jealous of those pictures, though. Wow! Beautiful!

[Tara]

Wow...gorgeous pics! I'm glad your hubby is feeling better; I've heard that is one hell of a surgury/recovery.

BTW-I love your funny posts about supermodel. Crack me up.

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The picture in my header was taken there. We don't mules...just a really nice horse named Champ.

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Supermodel and I are falling apart. She's battling IT band syndrome on both legs now, and a lateral ankle-lower-calf-thing. We don't know what to call it. The way she describes her pain, it sounds like a tendon to me. Neither one of us are doctors... but we could be if we wanted to.

I continue to deal with chronic knee pain, but that isn't the problem right now. It's my foot. I'm worried I have the beginnings of a stress fracture. I hate to even type it. Maybe I don't. I don't know.

Supermodel has already left town for the 4th of July weekend. We're leaving tomorrow and will be in Arizona for a week. We've agreed to take care of ourselves and pow-wow when we return, hopefully having benefited from a little cross-training and a break if necessary.

I've been able to run through the foot pain so far, but today I've chosen to forego my speed workout. I'm supposed to run 15 miles on Saturday and I'd rather save myself for the endurance run. The endurance run in the hot desert. I'm a little worried. I haven't had an opportunity to acclimate to the heat this summer because we've had so much rain. The morning temps have been pleasant.

Please keep a good thought for our various pains. If anyone knows what Supermodel's lateral ankle-lower-calf-thing could be, let us know. My foot pain seems to be on the top of a metatarsal, but I'm not noticing swelling, which typically accompanies a stress fracture. Again, if anyone has any ideas, I would appreciate it.