I'm doing much better then my last post! My knee injury is 80% healed, I have no more blood clots, and my back is holding up but I have struggled with resting high blood pressure most likely due to my training plunge and bad habits!. Its always something. I landed my pw's for the 4 mile steamboat and the firecracker 5000. Those times were at 45 and 34 minutes. That was expected on my part given blood pressure numbers at 170/110 and my training has been modified. Wendy however did really well banking a 39 minute time at steamboat and a 29 minute one at the firecracker 5000.
Today we will start the IVS half marathon training and focus on high mileage. My focus has gone away from times and shifted to just being able to run without missing to much work! That has been quite a challenge since I got slammed with plantar fasciitis and blood clots back in November and my outlook on running and exercise demands have forcefully been changed as I struggle to just keep up. Its a mild speed bump and I look forward to attempting another half and/or a relay, especially after having real threats that put pressure on me to stop running this year!
