The Changes

The Hip Update:  I am entering week 3 of this pain in the ass - I mean hip - and no running and even though I have now been to both the Acupuncturist and the Physiotherapist and they were encouraging, I am still kind of depressed to be losing this much ground on my training.

Yesterday was a bad day for my body. I had a reasonably good day, but my body didn't really, and I am still aching today. I started off with my 16 K run yesterday AM, early.

OMG, DO NOT EVER DO BENCH PRESSES AND CHEST EXCERCISES AND THEN THE NEXT DAY GO FOR A RUN! DO NOT DO IT! NOT EVEN THE BEST SPORTS BRA IN THE WORLD WILL BE ABLE TO HELP YOU!!!!

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Now that I've found my running schedule, I figured I may as well post it. Then I can have a good look at it every day and make sure I'm on track. Today is an "OFF" day (what glorious words) but because I'm in serious catch-up mode I went to the gym AND a yoga class. Running will resume tomorrow. Phew, that was close.

Along with my "lessons learned" in my last post, I've decided to include a few more things I've learned, over the course of my fundraising and training.

I've learned that my friends - and even some complete strangers! - are incredibly, incredibly generous, often the people you least expect are the most so.

When I was very Serious about snowboarding, the days that were pure powder and sunshine were blissful and meant for nothing short of maximizing joy. The not so good days, however, were designated learning days, so that there was always something to be gained. Ice and rain were perfect opportunities to practice riding goofy; fog was an excellent reason to play in the half-pipe.

The Joints in Motion Vancouver Pub Night Fundraiser (here's a link to the facebook event, if you like) will be hosted by Emily,

I wrote this on my other blog today and then it occurred to me that I should cross-post it over here, since it's really all about enabling the running. Don't mind the sales pitch, it's for charity. ;)

Last 2 Weeks to Buy Stuff on Etsy and Contribute to My Marathon!

Tom at  Runner's lounge posts today about finding motivation within yourself. In case it hasn't been obvious from the months of posts already accumulated, I need to cultivate this in a very bad way.

He says:

My sister is officially in charge of fundraising in front of liquor stores. That may sound like a small designation, but it's one that will make all dealings going forward exceptionally easier for me anyways.