Day 10 -- but who's counting....

IT Band still hurts. It is definitely better. It's just not completely gone. And from what I've read, this is not something you should attempt run through. And this flare-up does take a bit of time to heal. It's a pesky little thing. I was going to do some pilates this morning, but stayed up way too late last night and just couldn't face the alarm clock at 4:00 am...

I just need to do SOMETHING. I don't want to lose what little bit of momentum I had going. I hope to attempt at least some walking tomorrow. We'll see how it goes. I refuse to become discouraged by this.



At least my boyfriend is back in the lineup after missing six games. He went 2 for5 yesterday.

Everything hurts

It's hard to run with a sore IT band. And a broken heart. I am sad beyond words today. What a heartbreaker it was last night. I can hardly bear to read any of the news today as I just don't want to hear it. Nor do I want to relive it. It was just awful. Sad. Sad. Sad. They left it all on the court for sure. Just need to focus on the great year the Tigers had - what a great ride it was. They are a special team that's for sure. The whole city seems deflated today. As sad as we are, think of the heartbreak it is for those boys - that's what makes me really sad. Regardless of last night's loss, this Memphis team is the first team in NCAA history to achieve 38 wins in a season. That's nothing to sneeze at. It was a great year. What a great team they are! I'm so proud of them. Go Tigers!!!


The ad at the top of this post is one that I ran in today's Commercial Appeal. Isn't it fabulous? I'm pleased with the way it turned out. (Yea for my design guys at Combustion - you rock!) In case you can't read the fine print, it says "Campbell Clinic is proud to be the official sports medicine physicians for the University of Memphis. We are honored to treat the Tigers and we congratulate them on a great year." Just a shameless plug here for good ol' Campbell Clinic.

As exhausted as I was this morning, I got up at the regularly scheduled 4am. It's supposed to rain in the morning, so I took advantage of the pleasant 65 degrees today and headed outside. My knee is still making his unhappiness known, so I just walked most of my miles. A few attempts at running, but that did not go over well with the old knee. So I walked. After about 2 miles, my knee was *not* happy at all, so I headed home for some ice and stretches. It's bothering me a bit today, but it will be better soon I'm sure. The goal remains "continuous movement" - which I accomplished.

On top of the Tigers loss, my boyfriend Derek Jeter has a strained left quad and came out of yesterday's game. Hope he doesn't go on the DL.

Tomorrow is another day...

Good intentions

Not a great run this morning. I got in about 1.5 miles and then my legs started tightening up and my knee was feeling a bit weird. So, I headed home and stretched for 30 minutes. I really think it's because it is first thing in the morning and just hard for my legs to get moving immediately. I do stretch them out before (and during) my run. But sometimes, they are just not cooperative. I refuse to get bummed out about this morning's attempt.

Temp was 45 altho it felt quite a bit colder. Wind was a challenge too. I had put on some layers and even dug out my winter running hat. Weird since I ran Monday in shorts and a t-shirt.

Saw a police officer driving through the neighborhood. Just a little friendly early morning patrol. Guess he didn't mistake me for a home invader since he kept driving.

Interesting fact about this weekend's Final Four:

Pick a shade, any shade. Carolina blue, or Kansas blue? UCLA blue, or Memphis blue? (Relax, Tiger fans: At least nobody will be wearing orange.)

GO TIGERS!

And, it's baseball time. Yesterday was opening day (actually delayed a day for rain) for the Yankees and my boyfriend Derek Jeter. He went 1 for 4. Glad the season has started and he'll be making regular appearances again on ESPN. I heart him.