OUCH!!!

My legs hurt a lot today! A lot of a lot in fact! The stairs in my house have become my worst enemy. My second worst enemy is now the stairs to catch the bus from work. My third worst enemy ... well, you probably get the point!

In all of my years in martial arts I have never felt such a full on toe to hip discomfort. The strangest part is that I am getting some sort of joy from the discomfort; like because I hurt so badly, I must have done a GREAT job!!! Very very strange. I feel that the more I run, the stranger it becomes!

I wonder though if I should also take this discomfort as a sign that I might not be ready yet for the trek back down Kilimanjaro. Most people focus on the trek up as being the hardest ... will I succumb to altitude sickness, will the last day up be too challenging etc. etc. etc. In my conversations not many people think about what happens after you summit. The answer: a long long long (40+ kms) walk down hill in 1 day. That doesn't really sound fun. In fact, for today it sounds completely impossible. I think I'd have no choice but to roll down! So, while I am beginning a new 1/2 marathon clinic immediately (tonight actually ... could prove interesting), I am also going to focus a lot more on cross-training in June. I have a new yoga class pass, can always do BodyRock and am discussing CrossFit with a good friend.

I'm also continuing with my mission to learn web design and had to pick a word editor. I've chosen Notepad++ for the sheer simplicity of it. While I did download Vim and have been playing with it on and off, I will focus for now with Notepad++ to move forward in my learning; Vim can be a later challenge!

Have a wonderful Tuesday and cherish your health! 

Complete a half marathon ... check!

Snazziest medal yet!

The list of Samantha's things to do once is one item shorter now as I checked off 'complete a half marathon' this morning.   

I'm not really sure yet what to type about this event ... except that I'm excited for the next 2 that I have already registered for (Army Run and Toronto Waterfront).   Running is a strange strange thing.  I finished today with a head that felt like it was going to explode (yay dehydration) and yet almost immediately started going through my game plan for the next one.  Strange.

Although, my next one is going to be very different in that I'm running it with Mum ... we are going to cross the finish line holding hands and share in the awesomeness of voluntarily inflicting harm on ourselves for 21.1kms.   

I had a few favorite moments today ... 1 being high-fiving a nun - how often can you do that?!?!   The second, for some reason, being the insane giggles I suffered after seeing a 'WORST.PARADE.EVER.' sign - genius! And my final collection of favorite moments all involved my brother bellowing at me as though he would murder me if I didn't 'GLUE YOURSELF TO THAT PACE BUNNY'.   

Oh, speaking of the pace bunny ... awesome ...I loved the pink tutu'd 6 ft tall male pace bunny that I ran behind while he casually sauntered.  Sigh.  One day ... one day.

So,yes,  an awesome day with a pretty great accomplishment (2:16:4).   I'm going to enjoy the Army Run with Mum and then push hard for the Toronto Waterfront Marathon ... I will get that sub 2:00 one day soon!

37 days to Kilimanjaro!!!!