26 Or Bust!

This past Saturday was my first long run since my injury (peroneal tendonitis) at the beginning of February. What a comeback it was with a steady rain and a little lightning thrown in at the end. Despite the less than favorable weather, it felt great to be running again. Even as I tired near the end, I felt a runner’s high simply from knowing I was training again.

Although I’m behind in mileage, I took it easy with 11 miles to match my long distances of a month ago. The goal each week will be to add on two miles instead of only one. Hopefully, like this week, my foot will be fine and I’ll be able to quickly catch up to the team. It’s a slower start than I’d like, but I know I need to pace myself as there are six weeks until the race. That should be plenty of time to finish training, but only if I’m careful and avoid aggravating the tendonitis.

Slow progress or not, it’s good to be back.