It is Official

It is official I just found out I have a stress fracture in my foot. I can't run for 2-4 weeks. But I should be okay to run Ogden Marathon. I just need to research and figure out what I can do to cross train. Tomorrow will be kind of nice it will be the first Saturday in about a year i will get to sleep in because I don't have to get up for a training run.

Here is a picture of my itchy boot I am suppose to wear.

Ouch My Foot

While running the SLC marathon at around mile 17 my foot started to hurt. I thought it was just normal pain from running so long. After the marathon I could barely put any weight on my foot and limped back to my car.

It has hurt all week when I walk or put weight on it. I have been doing RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevate) all this week I even have a ice pack under my desk at work. My legs feel great I could do a 10 mile run today if it wasn’t for my dang foot. After talking to 2 of my experienced running friends they think I have a stress fracture in my foot.

So I haven’t run at all this week and I am going to the podiatrist tomorrow to see if they can tell me what is wrong. If it is a stress fracture I hope/pray that I can just stay off of it till next Saturday and it will be better because I am going to California Tuesday to visit my sister and while I am out there I signed up to run a Half Marathon next Saturday along the American River Parkway.

I will let you know how the doctor appointment goes.

SLC Marathon

My first marathon was awesome. I ran with my mom till mile 18 then ran ahead. My cousin Amber was at mile 21ish cheering me on and my sister Danielle and her family were waiting at mile 23 so that really helped me to be positive to think they were there waiting to cheer me on.

Here is a picture of my mom and I at around mile 3

Here is a picture of me around mile 23 at the last mile.

I learned that taking half a xanex the night before helped me sleep through the night and didn't make me nervous in the morning or during the race.

I felt a lot better then I thought I would. The only pain I had were my feet like always. My right foot started hurting around mile 17.

I am exited now for my half marathon in 2 weeks and 2 weeks after that the Ogden marathon. I had gotten into bad mood about running the past week but after running the marathon I feel positive about running again.

I will post more pictures later my mom had her camera with her while we were running so we got better pictures than the above that are from my blackberry.

If anyone is interested in start running my running group is having its kicking off on May 2nd to start the new running season and they are an awesome group.

Oh yeah on another note I am pissed at my Nike + system it won't upload any of my runs it just deletes them when I plug in my Ipod. I don't know what to do I think I am going to have to buy a new Nike + and see if that is the problem or I might just bag it and just use my garmin and worry about it in the fall when I start running inside again.

Salt Lake Marathon

Tomorrow is the big race. It is my first full marathon. I am nervous about it but know I can do it. I have done my training runs and haven't had any major injury's. I know once I get going i will be okay.

Learn something new every day.

Did you know Apple headphones are magnetic? I didn't know until my headphone was laying on my desk on a paper clip and when I picked up the headphone the paper clip came with it. I thought it was interesting. I will have to try my other headphones at home to see if they are also magnetic. I wonder what I will learn tomorrow. :)

WHAT WAS I THINKING

I have been wondering this weekend what was I thinking signing up to run a full marathon then i think I didn't sign up for just one but two this spring and the first one is this Saturday. I shouldn't be so stressed out about it but for some reason I am so nervous and Ogden is going to be even harder than Salt Lake because Salt Lake I am running the entire race with my mom and doing it more as a training run and Ogden I am running it by myself.

I have done my training runs and have ran 20 miles twice this year but 26.2 miles is just overwhelming right now with other stress that I have in my life right now.

I just hope I make it through the next 6 weeks.

Baby Kole Present

If you Know my brother Paul he loves Nike Jordan's. So I got him the cutest baby present. I got him some baby Nike Jordan shoes and shirts. I can't wait to give them to baby Kole today.

I am an Aunt again

My Brother Paul and his wife had a baby boy yesterday. I went and visited them today had he has the biggest hands and feet. His hair is long enough to do a fohawk.