I am running again. My bum shoulder, she isn't perfect, but she's hanging in there. The PT is helping, but it's a painfully slow process. I am not so good at the patience part. But it's helping, I can tell, and running doesn't aggravate it at all, so I'm running.
Running after taking two months off is not the blissfully easy joyful thing I'd hoped it would be (and really, what the hell was I thinking?!?). It's hard. TWSS. Everything feels labored and heavy and difficult. And oh my GOSH slow. I think a part of my brain just figured I'd pick up right where I left off and everything would be PERFECT. It's so not perfect.
But I am SO HAPPY that I can run again. So happy, in fact, that I am trying my best to ignore how hard it feels, because I KNOW that I'll get back to where I was. Again, an exercise in patience. Sigh. On Saturday I ran 10 miles with Kim, and it was a slow, plodding 10 miles, with a couple of walk breaks to eat and drink (because I'm breathing so hard that I can't run and do either at the same time anymore). But! I ran 10 miles! And I was so so happy for the rest of the day. And hungry. Haha!
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| HAPPY! photo by Kim :) |
I went to strength class for the first time since December last Friday. Dude. Again, stupid me thought I'd pick up where I left off. And I hung ok during class, for the most part. But OH MY GOODNESS was I sore after that. My abs! Oh I used to be strong. And I'll be strong again. But not yet.
Also, did I tell you all that I have a job? For a while now, I'd been helping Kim's husband, Steven, with his small business at Fake Meats. It started out that I would help him when he needed me (when he was out of town or particularly busy) and it's morphed into a regular, three days per week part time job. It's still strange for me to actually think of myself as having a job, but I do. And it's been a challenge for me to schedule my days as such. But I'm getting used to it, and extremely grateful to be able to contribute a little something to my family without messing up our family logistics too much.
So lots of starting from scratch. It's going to be a good year, I can tell.
Aww, I love your positive attitude!!! You are going to have a good year! :)
ReplyDeleteI am REALLY happy the PT gave you exercises that help your shoulder and that you don't have to get surgery or anything, and especially that if you do them, you can run and strength train. I am excited to run together again! I missed you!!!
I'm so glad to see you're back at it!
ReplyDeleteThis post, and seeing your happy face, makes me so happy. You have such a great attitude, mirroring the beautiful you. Cheers to a good year!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I like the job. You are now a working girl ;)
It's layoffs like these that reminds us just how hard running is. 10 miles is no joke. Glad the shoulder is behaving. As long as you don't mess with it, it'll get better and better. Good news all around!
ReplyDelete10 miles after a layoff is great. I struggle and I run all the time.
ReplyDeleteI'm impressed as hell that you ran 10 miles after being on the bench for two months!
ReplyDeleteI took about a month off in December, and then started running again in January and it felt so much harder than it should have been...so I totally understand and feel your pay. 10 miles is GREAT! I couldn't have done that so soon.
ReplyDeleteYay! Bobbi! So happy to see a post from you!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the 10 miles and the new job. I hear Steven's a real slave driver. :)
Yay! I'm so glad you're back. I'm just getting back from injury too and would LOVE to run with you!!!
ReplyDeleteyay!! So glad you are back to running and working PT!!
ReplyDeleteBobbi! I haven't run since last summer, and I am planning on starting again. It will be extremely hard to do, but it can be done! You will be great. Take care of the shoulder.
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome you ran 10 miles after taking 2 months off!! Insane!
ReplyDeletePT is tough, I'm going through it myself, and I'm totally with you, I have no patience for these things, but it must be done! Take the small victories, they add up to something big!
So glad you're back to running (and blogging!) again! I HATE how hard starting over is. On one hand, it helps you keep going to know that you've done it before, you're capable, but on the other hand, it's so hard bc you're constantly measuring what you can do now in terms of what you could do before. Or at least that's how I roll.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the job!
Glad you're back, Bobbi! Hope to see you at a race once the weather stops being crappy, haha.
ReplyDeleteI am getting back into running after a layoff and my legs are constantly sore, even after the "easy runs". I guess I just have to plow through this "start from scratch" period and look forward to better days ahead!
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