Quick update

Went running by the lake for the first time in months Tuesday night. I made it about 2 miles before any sharp pains in my shin. My doctor told me to stop running at the first sign of pain, so I walked a bit longer.

At first I wasn't going to go. I was sitting in my apartment in full running gear, petrified. I couldn't get my body out the door. All the old fears of feeling stupid and being worried about how I look when running came rushing back to me. I went and got the ziploc bag I saved with words of inspiration from last year's marathon, took each one out, and read them all. Seeing the amazing things my friends and even strangers said about me running made me realize it didn't matter how I looked, it just mattered that I was out there. So I tucked in my favorite sage advice in my running pack, and walked out the door.

Running, music pulsing through my body, feeling strong as my feet pounded against the pavement, felt so amazing. As I was finishing the run and waiting for the bus, a rain shower exploded around me, and here I was, standing on the beautiful museum campus, the Chicago skyline behind me, under a giant oak tree soaking wet and grinning like an idiot, completely in love with my running and that moment. I just forgot how alive running makes me feel. It just felt so amazing.

It feels good to be back. Run Lisa Run is back on the course...

Now if only this damn leg will stop acting up. Hrmph. Come on feet (well in this case shin), don't fail me now!

is this thing still on?

Sigh. I never could follow through on keeping up with things like blogs, resolutions, ambitions, or running.

I was suppose to start training for the marathon last week. I still have yet to run. I had an MRI done on my still bothersome left leg, and they told me I should get some rehab, that it wasn't cracked or fractured, but it was inflamed. I don't have money or time for rehab, so I'm hoping for the best. My doctor says as long as I ice it and stop running if I have intense pain, I should be alright.

I really need to get back into routine and order, and back to running could do just that. My life has just been complete chaos thus far this year, and I need to get order restored.

So welcome back Lisa to your running blog. Get your butt in gear, lace up your shoes, and back out on the lake front you go to running.

Chicago Marathon 2008 training...here I come...