And...we're back in the game

So, this is my first time "blogging" (Anna's been trying to get me to do it for a while)...so I figured I'd finally give it a shot. Last week was an interesting week for a variety of reasons. Anna's left knee has been bothering her for quite a while and last Saturday (9/19) was the first time since we started training for the marathon she had to stop running. We were supposed to run 10 miles and after 8 or so, her knee was hurting enough for us to call it quits. Doing my best MD impression, I astutely observed her gait, palpated her knee and did all the knee tests I could possibly remember from class and decided she had an inflammation of her ITB. We went and bought a ITB strap from a local medical supply store and rested until Tuesday. Tuesday we ran four miles and unfortunately her knee continued to bother her. She scheduled an appointment with a sports medicine doctor in Richmond and was told that she...take a guess...she had an inflamed ITB. So- Wednesday Anna got 2 cortisone shots and some medication for the inflammation and was told not to run until Sunday (9/26). As far as your wife getting injured goes- this couldn't have come at a better time for me (did i just write that?) Last week I had my last microbiology test on Thursday and then a shelf exam (test written by the group that write our board exam) on Friday. I had secretly been hoping for a way to skip a few runs during the week without feeling guilty- and Anna's injury was the perfect excuse. So, with my tests complete and Anna's knee well rested we ventured out again on Sunday and ran 7.5 miles pain free! It's hard to believe we are only about 6 weeks away from the marathon! We'll keep posting updates as they are warranted. I'll attach a map of our 15 miles run a few weeks ago...

Let the Countdown Begin!

Half-Marathon & 10mi 12mi

Now that school is back in session, it is a little difficult to keep up to date! However, Nathan and I have continued to stick to our schedule for our marathon training. We ran our first Half-Marathon in Winston-Salem a few weeks ago. Nathan mapped out a great run for us that I am attaching below. The run went well - it was slightly drizzling, which made for perfect road-running weather.

Since then, we have had 10 and 12 mi runs on sat morning. The longer runs are now taking more time requiring us to think (and plan) our schedules better to accommodate our work and runs! Below are a few of our favorite runs.

The marathon also sent me today a race widget which will help us keep the countdown for race day!

Below is the Half we ran in W-S


Here is our favorite 10mi run in Richmond...


Our 12mi run in Richmond...