I am getting discouraged. Last December, my right knee was hurting and popping, so I went to a sports orthopedic dr and he put me on Motrin and it got mostly better. But lately, it has been hurting and popping more and more. Now it feels swollen and really hurts sometimes. And I can't run on it. All the prep for the RACE is draining away as time passes and I can't run. I started on Motrin again, but it isn't helping much. I finally got an appt. to have it injected on April 16th. I am so bummed. I also found out that 4 members of the race team have dropped out, so essentially, we don't have a team anymore. I REALLY want to run the WB. I am going to Oregon later this week, so maybe it will be better there. I don't know why I think this, but maybe something magic will happen and I will be able to run there. Sue

Good week

This had been a pretty good week.  First, Daylight Savings started.  I don't particularly like the time change, but I love having it light later in the evening.  The weather has been pretty good, too.  I rode Cloud a few days ago and it was actually warm.  I have done pretty good with my race prep, too.  I haven't done cross-training on the rest/cross-train days, but I have run on the running days.  And since I discovered Mapmyrun.com, I have really had some fun figuring out how far I ran, etc.  My goal is to run without stopping for a mile consistently, then, to start speeding up my time.  

On Wednesday night, we went to La Cenerentola (Cinderalla) at the Opera.  It was very good and some of the staging was amazing.  There was a scene where everyone was moving in slow motion, but singing really fast.  One of the men even fell off of the table in slow motion!  It was pretty amazing.  Then, I got an email from Susanne earlier this week, inviting me to sing with the Symphony Chorus in April.  They are doing Carmina Burana, which is really a cool chorale piece, with the Symphony.  Rehearsals start next week.  It will be really fun to do.  Enough for now, I need to go running.  Sue

Bad week

Last weekend, Dana and I spent a couple of nights at Zermatt.  We had free meal passes and, boy, did we take advantage of them.  I ate like a carnivore!  I felt yucky, but it was so hard not to eat everything in sight.  That must be what it is like on cruises, when you can eat anytime, night or day.  Anyway, I also was on some medication for my trigger thumb and it really messed up my thinking about food and it raised my blood pressure to 170/100.  But, now I am back to normal, and my bp is normal again, too.  But, I haven't been running since Saturday.  I ran a  1/2 mile from Zermatt to the Wasatch State Park and back, in a driving wind and snow.  But that was the last time I have run and I am having a hard time getting motivated.  I work tomorrow, so I will not be able to run after work because I am singing in a talent show after work, so Saturday will be my next day to run, after today.  So, off I go, to run now.  Sue