Fabulous Run

I'm 35 years old. I've lived in five states, in 11 different apartments in the past 10 years. With roommates and by myself.  And I've never felt more alone then I do right now. 

So a couple weeks ago I went out to Denver for the twins' double mastectomy and reconstruction. And ever since then she has been asking me when am I going to blog about my trip lol.  But it was...a lot. And I hate to say that bc I'm not the one who is going through it. She's being so strong. Stronger than I would ever/could ever be.  I got in Tuesday night and we went straight to dinner bc everyone was hungry. It was a restaurant right near her apartment with ridiculous happy hour/late night happy hour specials. The food was really good and we all had a drink.  We had to be up relatively early and at the hospital I think by 7:00am it was. She got checked in, they objected her with some stuff, the doctors came by and before I knew it, they were wheeling her away.  The first portion of the surgery went way quicker than they predicted and Mom and I were still at lunch when they were done. But she was still in there with the plastic surgeon. We hurr...

So I have this race coming up. A half marathon on October 30th. It's a race put on by L uke's Locker amon g other people and I a m a part of Team Lu kes. I have to run well. And to run well I also have to, well, run. I just haven't been feeling it. I sa t down and wr ote out a training plan at the beginning of August. And I haven't followed it since the first week. I'm still running, kin d of, but I 've all but stopped going to yoga. And I've come to realize that I really need the yoga in order to loosen up and not be tight on my runs.  For the last ye ar , I've been doi ng hot yoga pretty regularly - several times a week. And my running ha s been great. Eight minute pace ha d been comfortable. July 24th was the last day I really went to yoga. I went a solid eight weeks with zero classes and noticed a serious decline in ho w good I felt on runs.  I just. I haven't wanted to run or go to yoga or do much of anything.  So now I have 22 day...