More Rest and a Wedding Weekend!

Hi!

 

I just finished breakfast.  It was so good.  Sometimes I eat odd things for breakfast, but when it's good for you and tastes great, it doesn't matter.

 

 

I have a very short week this week.  Basically my workweek ends after today and the rest is a wedding week!  Two of my best friends are getting married this weekend – one on Friday evening and the other on Saturday.  And the crazy awesome part is they both chose the same venue so I’m just staying overnight on Friday and then going to wedding #2 on Saturday.  My best friend from high school gets married on Friday and I get to be a bridesmaid – woo!  And then my childhood BFF (she was my MOH last year) gets married Saturday, and I’m her MOH!  So like I said total wedding week. 

 

I’ve got to practice my MOH speech for the Saturday wedding this week.  I get very nervous public speaking, but my husband is giving me good pointers (he’s a teacher) and really I just feel so honored to be standing up for my friend at the wedding that I just want to enjoy the moment.  I hope I don’t start crying because every time I practice the speech I get all teary eyed.  I will absolutely have lots of pictures for you next week.

 

Ok, onto my race/running plan.  I did my last long run before the Marathon on Monday.  18 miles conquered.  I had initially planned for 22 miles, but I am not complaining one bit.  Aside from my IT band getting very tight and causing knee tightness on the outside of my left knee, the run was easy.  But the knee issue I’m dealing with right now is a very big deal to me and not something I am taking lightly.  I will not be running this week and I’m not sure about next week yet.  I plan on cross training, foam rolling, icing, those compression capris are on their way in the mail to me (and I might just wear them under my bridesmaid dresses all weekend), and resting. 

 

 

 

I am still not sure if I will run the marathon.  I have to be feeling really good because it is not worth injuring myself.  I want to run it so bad and aside from the last week, I have had such a breeze (but hard work) of training the last 4 months.  However, I refuse to let myself get super bummed because I’m so lucky to have put in the miles and all the glorious/fun/happy runs I did.  If my body needs to rest on this one, that’s the way it will be.  I probably won’t touch on this subject again for another week or two because that’s when I plan to make my final decision.

 

Foam rolling has become my new best friend.  I get up in the morning and roll after walking the pups and then foam roll more while watching a TV show at night (like Big Bang Theory or Two and Half Men – my husband and I are hooked on the reruns right now because they are so funny!).  Yesterday at work I did take ibuprofen just because I wanted to be comfortable, but really I don’t like to take it.  I have to admit though, it did help me yesterday.  I never would take any sort of medication before running though.

 

So that’s my update.  I hope you have a nice week.  I’ll be on Twitter and adding pictures to Instagram over the next few days, but it will be silent here because I’ll be hanging out with the brides!

 

How’s your week? 

Did you ever have a training program get cut short due to any sort of injury?