Hey folk--
Been a while... Last year, I focused on running with the idea of running the Philly Marathon. All was going great with my training--peaked at 50+ miles per week, ran some races I was pretty happy with.
BUT...had to DNF the marathon.
I developed plantar fasciitis, and now despite getting PT, I'm barely running more than 10-15 mins. at a time.
But focusing on the downside doesn't help a person survive and be happy, so I choose to look at the upside, and see the injury as an opportunity to work more on my swimming.
Thus, I'm looking at some o.w. swims later in the summer, plus a senior games meet earlier on (mid-June). Even if I can't race on land, I can race in water!
Better still, a masters' group re-formed at my Y, which is within walking distance (even for my injured self) of where I live. I've been swimming with that group and the coach is a wonderful woman--very helpful, enthusiastic, encouraging. And it's a very friendly group whose paces and experience levels vary--there are people both faster and slower than I am.
Since the group is relatively new, they're trying it out with just a once-a-week session, but I'm swimming on my own a few other days per week. Nothing as ambitious as my five-mile swim training, but better quality than when I more or less set it aside for running.
And I'm setting my sights on the five-miler for next year, although I hope to be able to get there this year to volunteer in some way.
I still hope to eventually get back to running, because I love both swimming and running, and I do miss running. But I'm grateful to have two favorite sports and so I figure why let myself get swept away by self-pity when I can swim? :)
