The Week of Dec. 28th - Jan. 3rd

Out of commission for the week... at least.

After the run last Saturday, I recovered from my soreness wonderfully by Sunday - except my left foot. :( It hurt along the very left outer side on my left foot all week! I know, I know... I should have seen a doctor sooner. I'm just really bad about going to the doctor in general, I am completely paranoid of doctor bills, I don't trust insurance to cover anything. If I think it's something that will just heal with time, then I try to give it some time and see how the situation progresses. I knew it wasn't broken or sprained... so what else is there to do but rest, ice and elevate? After a week of the same pain and limping around... I was going to make an appoitment. I was still limping a bit on Friday so I didn't go to Saturdays run :( However... I woke up on Sunday and didn't want to get too excited, but I didn't feel any pain! I chose to skip Mondays buddy run as well since I didn't want to hop back on my foot too soon and just have to start all over.

This week I am taking it easy and hope to do a little snow shoe workout this weekend in Tahoe. I think that is a pretty safe activity... ? Don't worry, no skiing for me! I've only done skiing once and that was last year. I took some beginner lessons and ended up slightly swooshing down the beginner slope by the end of the day, it was really fun! I didn't even fall once! Except now it is a year later and I am not expecting one day of lessons to have stuck with me completely or the fact that I am a tad klutzy and my odds of falling (and possible hurting myself) are a bit higher this year. With my run less than 4 weeks away and already behind in my training, I just don't want to risk anything.

Wishing you all a Wonderful and Happy New Year!