This past weekend (Oct 4 and 5), 11 of my running buddies and I set out to conquer Ragnar DC; a 199 mile run from Cumberland MD to Washington DC (National Harbor). It was amazing and so awesome but we are already planning a second team for the Appalachian Trails Ragnar in June 2014! Allow…
per the doc... 6 weeks, post-cheilectomy is a good time to start running. while my foot is still swollen and could be for another 2 weeks-5 months, i have still been ok'ed to try out the whole running thing (high…
things i have failed at in the past few months: running (foot is down for the count = unhappy non-running becca) not freaking out (finals for spring semester, finals for summer semester, work, not enough time in the day) eating…
I have started writing a post about ten different times. I had several different drafts, from fun on crutches to how I have been trying to and failing working out while not being able to use my foot. I guess…
When I quit the high school soccer team for theatre, I was just sick of soccer. I played on three teams and needed to drop one. By the time I got to college, I had decided to lay off of…
Wow, the title says it all! I have been having a hard time updating the blog without knowing what is going on with my foot. But I finally found out! So my big toes hate me (and I wasn't far…
When I first started considering running a marathon, all I could think about was running the Marine Corps Marathon. A marathon run through the streets of DC just gets me all tingly in my feet at the thought. Being able…
So I am in a boot, so what?! Life still goes on. Boots don't make everything stop! As you read, for 5 weeks, I threw myself a pity party... just this last week, I have taken steps to get my…
sooooooo i had another doc appt today at lunch time, with the 2nd doc. he is pretty awesome, convenient to work and there are the best damned turkey burgers right down the street from him! with all of that being…
so this week's weekly om is not super hard to write but is hard to put down on paper when i am filled with such anger... i know those seem like contradicting statements but allow me to explain and i…