I'm a runner

HAHAHAHA.

Frustrated!

and Pissed off
and Upset
and Sad
and Impatient
and Restless
and Emotional

Seriously this sucks.

I've been getting a bit of mobility in the sense that Hubby knows not to lecture me when I get up otherwise I'll yell back. And yes I'm being careful. I don't walk around the house much. If it starts to hurt I get my ass back to the couch. But for someone who is always on the go. I love being able to run around the house to get things done. and I can't right now. All my plans to start the year have been put on hold.

I know its just temporary. I can put up with what I'm supposed to do because if I don't then it will take longer to heal and I'll be out of use for longer.

We had a really warm New Years and it had melted all our snow. Two nights ago it snowed again. Enough that there was a bit of snow and after school Hubby and the boys got to make a little snowman in the front yard.The first one of the year! I got to watch from the window. I was ready to cry not being part of that.

Trouble has an appointment with his cardiologist today. Its his annual checkup on the holes in his heart. This is honestly the first medical appointment that I've ever missed. I know it makes sense that Hubby take him since I'm not well enough to navigate the craziness of the clinic and the cardiology ward.

I'm not even allowing myself to think about what condition my running could be at when I can get back to it which more than likely won't be till Feb. Thats over a month of nothing. Bah.

OK pity post over. I had to get all that out so I could get over it.

Its an injury NOT the end of world.
Its temporary and not as bad as it could have been.
I have the opportunity to allow myself to heal properly and not everyone does.
I have a great support system.
I have people who love and care for me.

For all that I am THANKFUL and Blessed!

Well......

Its not the way I had planned to come back here today.

I was supposed to have gone for my first run of the new year this morning. It was going to be my first run since the one I did in Guelph while visiting my parents for the holidays. It was going to be about how I apparently thrive on a routine and that having the hubby and kids home threw things totally out of balance.

But now its going to be how I'm more than likely not getting back into running for a least a week. Maybe more we'll see.

Last night I burned my right leg with boiling water. I was straining pasta for dinner and the pot slipped or the water splashed and I let go of one of the handles and then splash! Thankfully the kids weren't in the kitchen with me. I couldn't move with my jeans on so Hubby had to help pull them off so I could get up to the tub to start getting cold water on me. We ended going to the ER after dropping the boys off with my friend. Apparently I looked really bad and there was some paramedics with a patient on a stretcher waiting to go through registration and they let us go ahead.

It hurt so badly I was shaking uncontrollably and that freaked me out more than the pain. The pain I expected the shaking not so much. I got through everything quickly and they had us pouring saline over the burns and that felt wonderful. As long as I was getting cold liquid on me I could control the shaking and catch my breath. I got some amazing pain meds and after those took effect they dressed my leg up. I have a bunch of 2nd degree burns all over my leg. Mostly in the upper thigh. They sent us home with all the stuff they used so Monday we can redress it.

So for now I'm out of commission. It sucks. I'm not used to having to rely on people for the small things. It bugged me to have to ask hubby to get my coffee this morning. Its wrapped not very tight so it doesn't hurt more or pop any of the blisters so anytime I stand up the bandages start to slip down. Bah. I even had the though last night of "Well I least I don't start half training till February".

At least now I could maybe work on my Mario Cart skills and catch up on some reading.
Anyone got some time wasting websites for me?

For Months on End

Earlier this week I was talking to the Hubs about figuring out race plans and looking at my calendar. I'm already signed up for a Half in May. I'm hoping to do a full in the fall. So my calendar will basically have me starting half training as of the first week of Janurary and techically the week before my half is when I would be starting training for a full. I'm going to have to talk to someone about how to work all this out but its looking like I'm in training mode from Janurary till Mid October when the race I'm thinking of is.

WOW... Thats all I got when I think of it all. wow.

Sunday Long Run.

Wow its been a while since I've done one of those. Since I ususally try to get 4 runs in a week I can get them all in during the week and let the weekends be family time.
Well I've been browsing some training plans and realized that since I'm signed up for a spring half that means training will start again in Janruary. Like literally the first week of the New Year. Thats going to require regular Sunday runs again. So off I went yesterday.

It felt great. I managed to keep up a great pace and not get to tired throughout. My only mistake was that the route I was taking while fine for a regular weekday run wasn't the best for a Sunday run. Part of the route was on the Danforth in Greektown and

hmmmm a Sunday during the Hoildays......

Yeah totally forgot how crowded the sidewalks would be. Oh well I got through it all.

Oh and yeah did you know that the Black Eyed Pea's last album will last you (well me at least) about 8km.

Break Time

Today is the first offical day of Christmas break here at our house. Thankfully I won't have to worry to much about getting runs in. The only questionable days are this upcoming Monday or Tuesday. But its a case of making sure I head out after Hubby gets home from work. Wednesday till Sunday we'll be at my parents and I can head out for a bit there and leave the boys with my parents. Then Hubby is off for the second week of break so thats easy to still get the runs in at my regular time or maybe a bit earlier.

I only have 27.5 more km to go till I reach 900 for the year. Didn't really start the year with any kind of goal but while its not the 1000 mile challenge that some are doing I know for a fact I can do over 1000km next year with my goals in mind.

Speaking of..... What plan did anyone whos done a full marathon use for their first?

I figure if this is something I want to do I should look at plans and how to make it possible and see how it will affect the family schedule and you know get the Hubby's support.

Three Things Thrusday

1. Soooo last night was our boy's school's Christmas concert. They were so adorable and thankfully niether of them froze on stage. Bug's class did two poems and the second one was about Aunty Flo who sends pairs of underwears every year. They ended it by pulling underwear out of gift wrapped boxes. The audience loved it. Seeing all the little undies was funny. Trouble's class did a song and while he did do all the actions, he also threw in some of his bum shake moves into it. Thankfully its all on video to embares them in a couple years.

2. Broke out the running tights for yesterday's run. Very happy I did so, because even though my legs were a bit red when I got home they didn't feel cold while out and well that's what counts right. I also got myself a thick fleece headband thing since I can't do winter hats when running. I think I might be winter ready almost.

3. No run today. Trouble was up constantly last night. I can't even remember if I started my coffee yet. It's so hard when they're up and crying but can't or won't tell you whats wrong. So you can do nothing but hold a crying kid. For one it pulls on your heartstrings and two its annoying because you're tired and just want to sleep. I think there was 5 times he woke up. Of course the last time was at 5:30 am and he wanted to watch cartoons since he got enough sleep somehow within the night.