1. My foot still hurts. Not sure what I expected after one week post-boot. But I’m disappointed.
2. I get to spin with Coach Monster’s class tomorrow without the boot (some positive thinking).
3. We met our neighbors last night for really, the first official time. I am scared of neighbors, as a rule, but these seem very non-psychotic and fun (more positive thinking).
4. I am sad for Swim Bike Mom friend Kim, who Facebooked me, to tell me that she broke her first metatarsal and has since inherited her own version of Wilson the boot (ugh! terrible!)
5. In brighter news, I did an hour on the elliptical trainer Tuesday and thirty minutes on the spin bike yesterday. While I hate the elliptical with every fiber of my being, I am doing something forward motion. Which in light of #1, seems to be the right direction.
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6. I booked three hotel rooms for my family to come watch me (and the Expert) race Ironman 70.3 Augusta in September. See, #1 and understand my further frustration.
7. I signed up to volunteer for Ironman Florida 2012. I am going to be slathering sunscreen on sweaty triathlete bodies (Boy, it’s a tough job… but someone’s gotta do it). Anyway, the volunteering… so most of you know what that means for 2013. See, #1 and understand my further frustration.
8. My pants are tight. And not in a good, sexy J-Lo kind of way. See, #1 and understand my further frustration.
9. The Expert and I are doing great. We are sticking it out, through thick, thin and triathlon, I suppose. New Orleans was a good reconnect time. Sometimes we (as working parents) need remember who was here first. In our case, the Expert was here long before the lawyer and the kids. I know you are all glad to see this, because I have been largely silent about it after my big foaming at the personal-business mouth.
10. Regardless of the crazy, I am going to be thankful. Keep perspective. Not let the negative nellies creep in. To remember the good things, the fun times, and the road ahead…. While the road ahead may be long and tiresome and seemingly endless… I recall a quote from one of my favorite bloggers,
Jeff Goins:
“The truth about a dream is that you never fully arrive.
Or perhaps better stated, the journey is the destination.
The path of pursuing a passion is its own reward.”
This quote was so necessary today, that I taped it to my computer monitor at the daily grind. Summary: I love to TRI. I love to write. I’m just going to sit back and soak it all in.
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i laughed so hard at the beginning of this post, because i've never seen you with your hair down and was like "wait! whose blog is this?" LOL
hang in there, girlie.
Finally recovered from a clavicle separation I was happily doing heavier back squats again. As I was adding on more weight to the barbell,,,,plink! down dropped a metal 5lb plate right on my foot. Then I went down. I tend to laugh when I should have been crying so everyone thought I was fine. But when I stood on it I knew I was a done deal. I was off to my "Expert", convenient he's a sports medicine doc, and X-ray's confirmed it. Even the orthopedic doc, laughed out loud at how impressive the break was! I'm so happy to make her day!So I'm living with my Wilson for the week, recheck on Wednesday and possible surgery for the displacement. The good in this ,, My husband and older boys realize what I really do around here all day! and regarding exercise,my goal is a Sprint Tri this year. My first duathlon last month was a breeze. Swimming scares the crap out of me.This injury will help force me into the water sooner than I'll be back running. As for my Crossfit that got me to the best shape of my life at 46, I'll modify and scale and keep on it.AFter all I am a women, a mother and an athlete, I know how much I can push and achieve even though my body is begging to rest! Kim with New Wilson
Don't lose faith even though you're still having pain. After getting my boot off from tearing tendons in my ankle, I thought I would never recover because the pain was worse without the boot for the first couple of weeks. You have to build those foot muscles back up, so it's going to hurt. Just don't go too crazy and you will be pain-free soon.