It’s been nearly two weeks since my last post. I’d like to blame it all on the busy holidays, but it’s a bit more than that. Seems that my leg injury (knee and calf pain) wasn’t going to go away as quickly as I had hoped. Then a non-running related condition has kept me off my feet for nearly a week. This is a most frustrating situation. I’ve only run three times since my race on December 17th and none in past five days.
Even though the situation right now is very irritating, I’ve not changed any expectations for my marathon. I know that I need to let these injuries heal. And when they do, I will be back out running again. I will have to tweak my schedule a bit to be sure I get in the long runs that are needed to prepare for the marathon. But I had already left a little room for adjustments in case of something like this. As long as I’m back running again soon, it won’t be much of a problem.
The other issue I need to address is the lack of any weight loss these past three weeks. While my sons were visiting I let my diet waver a bit. There was junk food in the house for the first time in months. And yeah, I indulged. Even though I didn’t put on any weight, I am now behind my weight loss schedule by nearly five pounds. So I’ve got some work to do. I’m sure that once I’m running again the weight will come off.
So, it’s a few more days of rest and then I try to run again. The nearly 200 miles I put in so far are not wasted. I should be able to get my mileage back up very soon. Thanks for following me and supporting my efforts!
