It seems everyone else but me got to run today. My big plan was to run the full marathon today, but thanks to the IT band, I won’t be running at all. Sarah ran, my mom ran, and two of my best friends/roommates ran along with a whole slew of other people I know. Instead, I was here at home doing work and sleeping in. Maybe one of these days I’ll be back to normal.
Jason and Dan stayed at my house last night and then came back after the race to shower. It was nice to see them again. My mom made a ton of pasta and meatballs and a pecan pie and we barely put a dent in any of it. Looks like leftovers for quite awhile (for my mom at least). They went to bed pretty early since Jason wanted to get up at 4 AM to eat.
Everyone was gone when I got up and I was just eating breakfast when they got back from the race. It was 9:30 and they had cooled down and driven back. That was hard to believe. Jason ran around 65 minutes and Dan 1:11, both really good times. Despite the winds it sounds like everything went well.
I was able to run 30 minutes the past two days but the IT band was pretty sore afterwards yesterday so going today probably isn’t a good idea. Every few days or so it seems I have to take off or else the pain will get significantly worse. It’s so frustrating with everyone else out running and doing well while I’m stuck in this purgatory. Two guys on the team that had been injured for the past year and a half with various things ran their first college races over the weekend at VCU, which was really good for them.
On a side note, the PSP has worked really well for watching movies and TV shows while I’m on the elliptical. I get a machine facing the window and put on a Star Trek or CSI episode and I’m good for an hour. Then I just pick up the next day where I left off or load on some new stuff. The glare can get bad, but it’s only a minor issue.
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