Have I crossed your mind at all these last 6+ weeks? Have you been sitting with bated breath, waiting for an update on my triathlon training? Probably not. But, I have been thinking about you. It has been a long time since my last post; and although I haven't been blogging enough about my experiences, I am still training for the Beaver Freeze Triathlon (Saturday April 3rd).
To be honest, one of the reasons I have been avoiding blogging, is that this is really hard for me.
I have been working out at least 3 times a week (on average: 2 running workouts, and one biking workout). However, a couple of weeks ago I injured my achilles tendon (official MD diagnosis is tendonitis). This may have been because of the shoes I was wearing (cross trainers not running shoes). Last weekend, I went to the Portland Running Company to have my stride analyzed and I walked away with new running shoes (Asics to be exact) and they are SUPER comfortable that I am having CONSIDERABLY less pain when I run. However, since I hurt myself I took a week+ off and now I feel back at square one ... I can barely due over a mile.
Next weekend, Karen (and I think Katie and Amy) and I are "running" in the Shamrock 5K Run in Portland. I am SUPER nervous -- mostly because I know it will be hard for me.
This has we worried. If I struggle with the 5K, am I really going to be able to complete 500 yards swimming and 12 miles running on top of all of that? In 4 weeks?!
My new mantra:
"If you have made mistakes, even serious ones. there is always another chance for you. What we call failure is not the falling down but the staying down" -- Mary Pickford
