Did I enjoy my trip? Yes.
Would I do it again? Absolutely!
However, the way it ended left a bad taste in my mouth. It started off a little rocky with the whole acquiring a new van thing, but it was all uphill after that! I had the opportunity to see my grandmother in Texas and run in some beautiful and WARM trails in the Southeast. No one harassed me while I was sleeping or cooking in parking lots. I got into Vermont100! I was prepared for the cold with sleeping bags and generator. The weather was clear when I was driving and snowing while I was snowboarding. I was having the time of my life and enjoying every moment of that freedom...
Until I banged up my hip snowboarding. It was a feeling of defeat. I wanted to run, but it was so painful since my hip was so swollen. I could feel this just large mass moving up and down with every step and it was just way too bothersome. And the four different days I tried to get back on the mountain snowboarding, I was just so hesitant of falling after a couple of times of landing directly on my hip and it causing pain, that it was barely enjoyable.
I knew I was going to have to go back soon, regardless. However, I wanted it to be on my terms. I felt a bit cheated, which made coming back home a bit rough. I've been running and snowboarding constantly for the past few weeks and now I'm at home and can't do either. I've been driving hours daily and seeing beautiful landscapes and cities. Now I have to rest and stretch inside my tiny loft.
This definitely got me into a bit of a funk. I kept going to the gym to try and increase how many minutes I could run before my hip became bothersome again, then rest for two days and try again. I just got into the biggest race of my life up to this point and I can't even jog for more than 15 minutes without pain. This was something constantly going through my head.
That funk is now gone! I have put up a couple hour runs on the treadmill with minimal hip discomfort and going to be slowly ramping it back up. This was supposed to be a 36 mile week, but its looking like things will wrap up today 30ish. I'm at peace with that and will be getting right back on track with the training plan-I've got a 22 mile run next week!
Keep your head up and Run Wild
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