August Rewind

This is probably the longest I've waited to write a monthly recap- I've been so bummed about my knee I just haven't felt like writing about running aside from my race reviews.

Onto the Breakdown 

Total Mileage:  63 miles, literally half of what I ran in July. Due to dealing with my knee, I really cut back on mileage hoping that rest will help with recovery.
September Mileage: considering I'm still trying to rest my knee, no predictions for mileage. This will be a re-cooperation month so that October I can go full swing.  

Highest Mileage week: 25. What's sad is it was a 21 miler and a 4 miler. I was expecting to easily get a 40 miler week

September: again no real big goals here. I'm assuming my biggest mileage week will be last weekend in September with the Bourbon Chase relay.  

Races Planned / Completed: 1/2: Completed State #31, Utah, Legacy Midnight Half my first half marathon run at night.

I wanted to run Nashville's Tap n Run 4k, but poor planning on my part I had my 20 miler that morning and the race was 5pm same day--- obviously it didn't happen.

September: I cancelled my marathon that was this upcoming weekend, so the only other race that I will be doing is the Bourbon Chase relay at end of the month- excited to have my brother join me in his FIRST relay ever :) 

Accomplishments for July:

• Ran my first 20 and 21 miler- longest runs to date. 
• Started my new job- although extremely busy, I absolutely LOVE my new role at my company :) 
• Slowly learning to listen and obey my body (this is huge for me) 

Current Book: My brother's girlfriend, Tracie, actually wrote a miniseries awhile back called "The webster grove" series collectively as a whole, but each 'part' had its own unique title. For awhile they were only offered as e-books, but in the last several months she had some made into book form and gave me a copy of all the series bound together for one book--- OMG I couldn't put it down. The premise is about a new girl in school who eventually starts to date one of the teacher's- lots of twists and turns in the story development. Although I knew Tracie was incredibly smart, I was blown away at how well she could write and develop characters and scenes- such a GREAT story.

Shortly after finishing the book I went home and she had a copy of her most recent book, Sweet Nothings which I read in a few hours. I'm a sucker for romantic stories- hers are fun and light-hearted, just makes you feel good after you're done.

Since she doesn't have any more books out, i'm in the market to find a new read. All suggestions welcome :) 

Current Excitements/ Obsessions:

- Having Kim and S stay with me this weekend in Dayton for the Air Force Marathon- haven't decided yet if I'm going to run the half with my brother, or not run at all and be a race cheerleader. 

- Planning a trip to San Diego

- Finalizing double header in October with Kim and Alma! 

Current Goal

- Since I have to take it easy with running, I decided to not just sit around and mope and focus on what I CAN do. I'm hoping to add some yoga into my life since its supposed to be so great for runners. Work offers several classes throughout the week, so I have no excuse to not try it. I need to get back into kettle bells as well. 

Current Dislikes: Not being able to run pain free :( No idea how long this will last, so depending on how long it lasts, there may be another trip to the doctor. 

August had its ups and downs. I finished my first 20 and 21 miler relatively pain free, however my double header in Iowa & Nebraska proved that I can't do a full marathon on this knee. This is my first time backing out on a race, hopefully my last for awhile. September should prove to be an interesting month- so heres to hoping everything doesn't get worse.