I knew it was going to happen but I did it anyway. I injured my ankle again. Last week it got a good pummeling from my HIIT sprints. Then on Sunday, I knew I was doing more damage during my 5-mile run, but I pushed through it. This morning however, it was quite a painful 3-mile run. Of course being a glutton for punishment, I finished it anyway and topped it off with a 2-mile walk. Smart, I know.
Anyway, I think I’m going to be sidelined from running for a few days until it heals. If I keep running on the injury, it will never get better. I’ll be substituting bike sprints for my interval workouts and walking around town for some Nike+ miles. I’m hoping it will be better by the weekend. In the meantime, I need to figure out the best pre-nutrition for my long distance runs. I’m used to doing early morning fasted HIITs, but that just doesn’t work on longer runs. LOL.
The thing that got me through this morning was Suzette’s son. I dedicated my run to him so that he might recover from his illness. When I felt like quitting, I thought of him. I thought of my energy going directly into his little body. I thought of the fluid draining from around his heart and his body healing. I pictured him happy and smiling. And I told myself, if I can just finish this run, he WILL get better. And I did.
Now I’m not writing this for a pat on the back. I really DO believe we are all connected by life force and energy on a dimension that we cannot see or fully comprehend. And I think we can effect each other’s lives across distances through thoughts, emotion and the power of intention. I do hope I was able to reach him even just a little bit. And I thought maybe the Shredder+ Team might dedicate their miles and effort to him until he recovers and collectively send him some healing vibes. Wouldn’t that be a great and powerful force of energy!
Ok Shredders, I’m signing off for today and going to the JM concert - Yay!
********TRINITY MISSION: DAY 37 of 45********
Pure Nutrition:
- Raw Food Diet using Precision Nutrition Endomorph Guidelines
Bodybuilding Strength Training:
- Turbulence Training - off day
Cardio or Athletic Training:
- Nike+ Marathon Training Day 3 = 3 mile goal completed
Weekly Run Total:
- Jun 22 - 28: 18.56mi - 10″30′/mile - 1498 calories
- Jun 29 - Jul 5: 17.87mi - 13″16′/mile - 1462 calories
- Jul 6 - 12: 26.04mi - 14″15′/mile - 2139 calories
- Jul 13 - 19: 11.1mi - 13″48′/mile - 913 calories
See my July 2nd post, 200 - And They’re Off! Shredder+ Team Begins, for more details about Nike+ and how you can join the Shredder+ Team!
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