Uncategorized – Reach for the Seven Stars

Ah today is a big day. I’ve been reluctant to go for a long run since the 20-miler as I am very aware that my knee is not 100%. In med school, we’ve been taught RICE. Rest. Ice. Compression. Elevate. Instead, I’ve kept it moving and loose and I’ve been taking ibuprofen (watch out for an upper GI bleed.). It’s a fine balance between resting and not losing fitness. I’ve rested, had a couple short runs and time on the stationary bike. But I need one more long run. So today is the day.

I woke up at 6 am, aiming to set off at 7 am. Smoothie. Bagel with butter and lemon curd (yum!). We had Chicken/Tomato linguine last night.

Xavier woke up – made him breakfast. Maya woke up – made her breakfast. Then they remembered it was my birthday! They ran and got the cards they made (Happy Birthday! You are the Best Mum ever! – never gets old). David wakes up… here comes the presents – Rituals and Lindt (the kids picked the presents). Then it was time to go for a birthday half marathon!

It was grey, wet, and windy. At the beginning of the run, I struggled at first. I was not mentally ready. I had to stop and actually had to verbally say to myself… ‘What is your goal here?!’ ‘I want to run 13 miles.’ And off I went.

It was very difficult to escape the wind (coming from the south-west) so the seafront was out of the picture, so I opted for the eastern side of Portsea island. Coming back down, there was an extra challenge running against the wind with tired legs. But must run beyond the discomfort.