Happy May! It seems like the year is flying by.
Workout: 1 hour yoga (at home via Yoga Download)
I recently joined a new hot yoga studio after some hard searching. I’m pretty particular about my studios and had been eyeing one not too far from my house but it was pretty pricey. There were also horrible reviews about a lot of the bikram yoga studios. Packed classes, funky facilities, pricey, etc. I found this gem on Yelp! during my search.
No thank you, I do not want to be pimp slapped by body odor. Luckily, I found a great deal for a non smelly, friendly, clean hot yoga studio (not bikram).
I went to my first class last week. I’ve really missed yoga! With the achilles injury, the stomach issues, and the surgery, I’ve been out of practice for a hot (ha!) minute.
Needless to say, it did not go well. I was sweating buckets before we got through the first sun salutation and was wiped out by the halfway point.
So in order to rectify this situation, I’m trying to practice daily at home, even if it’s only for 20 minutes or so.
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Instead of giving an unnecessarily long rundown of what’s been going on, I’m just going to go over the highlights. Good? Good.
Surgery/Recovery: Recovery was a bit slower than I’d anticipated but I’m really happy that I ended up going through with the surgery. I had a some really great doctors. And I’m thankful to running for making me go to the doctor. Blowing up at OBX was a great motivator to get the situation handled. In hindsight, I’d been having stomach pain for a really long time and just ignored it. Good riddance.
Running: Sucks a big one right now. I really struggled after the surgery and haven’t really bounced back yet. Running in Nevada has also presented some challenges. The air here is sooooo dry that I have to bring water with me on every run, regardless of the length. The hills here have also been killing me. The only real hill experience I have is with the great Mt Trashmore in Virginia Beach and the half marathon in Williamsburg where I was completely unprepared for the hills and ended up aggravating my achilles. Last week, my speedwork consisted of fartleks. UP A HILL. In 95 degree weather. Sweet baby cheeses I thought I was going to pass out. I know it will get easier though and I’m trying to be patient with myself.
Moving to Las Vegas: Ahhhh, the confession. To put it simply, I came out here to be with the Professor. We’ve been dating since 2007, long distance sucks, and I was tired of traveling across the country once a month. So after talking about it for almost a year, I quit my full time job and rolled out. I am, however, still teaching part time. There were other factors involved in my move but some of those things have changed. It’s made my adjustment harder but I’m getting used to the desert. Kinda.
Racing: Still trying to figure out my fall marathon. I’ve signed up for Miami again (so excited, and I will make it to the start this year) and I’m trying to decide if I want to fly home for some redemption at OBX or if I want to do CIM in Sacramento. I’m leaning toward doing OBX. I think I have more than enough time to get in a good training cycle.
Cycling: I’ve joined a cycling group I am terrified to go down the hills here. The only “hill” I’ve been down was the Pungo Ferry Bridge. I’m sure I’ll get over it but Vegas is much hillier than I expected.
What has been up with everyone else? Any fun updates? Sign up for any good races? Tell me!
