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Stress fracture won’t stop me from training

February 7, 2008 in Posts by BrendaStaples

Stress fracture of my left metatarsal has hindered any running for the moment but it hasn’t stopped me from training! Training has just been adjusted to work around my injury. I am riding a stationary bike for 45 min to an hour every day plus continuing to meet with Kevin 3x per week for an intense 30-minute session of weights with cardio intervals. It has been a couple weeks now and I have to admit that while it is great having the bike as a back up, what I really want to do is RUN. (Is this really me saying this? I would have never thought I would WANT to run.)

I have now lost 9 pounds in 3 weeks and despite the fact that I am feeling frustrated by the limitations of my foot, I really do feel great about my progress and am anxious to keep moving forward.

How are all of you doing? I would love to hear……

Brenda

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May 18, 2008 at 4:18 pm

Tom Britt

hey brenda, GREAT JOB!!!! I remember the look in your eyes about 5 months ago when we were talking about this. Now look at you! What an achievement! How did your son do? I caught the video of you crossing the finish line (posting today on GeistTV.com) and you looked like you could have gone further (of course, I only saw the finish line, you could have passed out for all I know after you walked out of view of the camera). Maybe next year you can tackle the half???? ; )

May 19, 2008 at 7:41 pm

BrendaStaples

Hi Tom. Thanks! It was such a great experience!

Thanks for asking about my son. He had to go out of town and couldn’t run with me:( Actually my whole family unexpectedly had to go out of town and of course that would usually include me but there was no way I was going to miss that race. Not after all this hard work! Althought it was a bummer not having them at the finish line.
No I did not pass out after I was off camera, but I had thought about it a few times at about 2.5 miles (did I mention that I was sick that day? yes, really)

I saw the video. How cool is that?? I can’t get over what a first class event this has been. I have submitted my e-mail address for notification once registration has opened for next year! I haven’t decided yet if I want to tackle the half or dramatically increase my time on the 5k I am thinking half. Either way, I am in!

Sweet.