It ends up that the Skyline 50k was indeed the last race of my season last year. My strained hamstring took months to heal and I lived in spinning, strength training, and core classes at the gym during that time. It was very difficult to stop running cold-turkey style and it affected every other area of my life. I felt much more stressed than usual since running had served as my outlet and I could not even get myself to return to this blog.
I now have a new appreciation for running that I did not have before and am grateful for every run that I can complete injury-free. I started running again in December, but only a few miles at a time. Even though I had been working out at the gym the last few months, nothing quite compares to running. I had to get used to the joint impact and cardio challenges, once again.
This new year, I have the same goal as last year since my injury prevented me from accomplishing it. I am still striving to complete a 50 miler and plan to track my progress in this blog. I would like to finish the 50 miler in under 11 hours, but I don't want to be too greedy at this point. Burnout Bear and I have already signed up for Lake Sonoma 50 in April. I am a bit worried that this may be too soon, but I am hoping that the numerous hours spent in the gym will help me as the training miles increase. Wish me luck! :)
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| It's sooo wonderful to be on the trails again! |
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| Yup, Burnout Bear and Vertical Turtle are back at it. (Sorry- poor phone pic.) |
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| Aaah, Del Valle. I have missed you! |
