After last weekend I had a bit of a shift in my mindset about my foot injury. I started to think about the things I can control to help it to heal as quickly as possible. Not only that, but I am also trying to get back to some habits that will help my overall health- the ones that I actually do better with when I am following a training plan. I needed this reminder: Focus on the things you can control. Focus on the ... Read the Post...
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5 Reasons Foot Injuries are the Worst
I know I am a little biased because I am currently dealing with a foot issue, but I have found that this type of injury is particularly challenging to manage. I know there are many worse things that foot injuries, but please allow my frustrated injured self to be dramatic for a moment. I'll explain why I feel this way in a minute, but first I wanted to back up a bit and talk about what we think is going on ... Read the Post...
A Look Back at July 2016
Now that we are a few days into August, it's time for me to reflect on how I did with my goals during the month of July. Due to this foot injury, I really didn't work towards most of my goals. I still think it's worth looking back on the month anyway. I feel like this whole spring and summer I have just been "waiting" for things....like for the weather to warm up (which eventually it did), for my foot to heal (which is ... Read the Post...
Summer Vacation Week 2016
Well just like that, my vacation week is over and so is July. My workouts definitely took a backseat last week, so I'll recap the week in general rather than just focusing on my workouts. It was one of those weeks where you don't even really know what day it is, so we'll see how well I even remember what happened! In case you missed it, last week while I was away Sam wrote a guest post about running shoe myths and Suzy ... Read the Post...