Back on Track

So far, so good. I swam for 20 minutes on Sunday, walked for 30 minutes on Monday and swam for 20 minutes on Tuesday. Yesterday I decided to walk to the post office instead of driving. It was very hot, and the Deep Woods Off I sprayed on myself to combat the mosquitoes didn't help. That 50 minute escapade nearly did me in. It started to rain on the way back, but not enough to cool me off. Today I swam for 20 minutes. I decided that since my next race isn't until January, I needed a new goal. I signed up for "Jeff and Brede's" triathlon in Katy on September 12th. That should give me enough time to fully heal my knee and train on my bike.

2 Weeks of Recovery

The day after the 5K, my leg and knee started hurting. Patricia and I did hills on that following Tuesday, and I felt a tugging. As the week progressed it got worse, so I only swam a few times, but didn't walk or run. Over the weekend, I dropped a lockbox on my foot and although it didn't hurt right away, I was in pain the next day and was limping for almost a week. So between my knee and my foot, I decided to rest. I only did a slow walk on Monday for 30 minutes and then swam 3 times this past week. The rest has helped and today it is feeling much better. I will start my routine tomorrow. I've also gained about 10 pounds, so I know there is a correlation between exercise and wait loss/gain!

Annual Freedom 5K - Fourth of July

We had clear skies and heat for this 5K. It had rained all week and the park was flooded out, so the race was totally on the street. It actually wasn't bad because you were able to see the turnaround and it seemed faster. I had not trained at all this past week because of my tri last Sunday and the rain. When I knew I wouldn't PR, I decided to just have fun and take photos of my running buddies. My dillydallying cost me 3rd place! I was short 40 seconds from placing 3rd for my age group and would have since I spent at least 2 minutes to take pix. I don't regret it all!

Me, Patricia and Beverly before the race