One Lazy Week

So it has been a long week of babying my injured IT band and honestly I am extremely tired of it. Resting it, massaging with a foam roller (which hurts A LOT by the way) and stretching it out are starting to become despised activities in my daily routine.

I just want to run. I want to put on my running shoes, pop in my headphones and head out the door. That should be as easy as it sounds. Unfortunately after a full week off of running my IT band is not completely healed yet. Every night I hope to wake up feeling good and ready to run but instead find myself in pain. Today has been the best day yet. I haven't had to limp around and I really feel like it is getting better. I even did a leg workout at the gym just to remind those muscles that I haven't forgotten about them! They do have to carry me for 13.1 miles in just 17 days from today!!

I am very hopeful that tomorrow will be the day that I can run again. Hopefully I will be able to put this injury behind me and move forward. I do not have much time left to get in the amount of training that I had wanted before my race but I know that I can do it. I am determined to run and finish this race, hopefully comfortably (reasonably so anyway) and without pain but I will complete it no matter what. I may have to adjust my pace expectations and go easy a little easier on myself but I will be there, ready to run  and excited to cross the finish line. My heart will motivate my legs to continue.

And just for fun...