MY BEST WISHES TO ALL FOR BOSTON....

Even though it's almost a week away I want to send my very best wishes to Elizabeth, Jeff, and all the rest of you are are getting ready to run Boston on Monday. I'm leaving town on Friday for the Easter weekend so I it's unlikely that I will be able to post again beforehand.

Anyway.... I did 4 miles on the treadmill this morning (2 x 1mi; 1 x .5mi; with other .2-.3mi bits here and there mixed with some brisk walking) and once I was warmed up, I worked out virtually pain free. Although I am thrilled that the run was physically pain free and my lungs felt strong, I struggled on other levels until about the 3.5 mi mark by which point I was really starting to groove. However, I was worried about re-injury so I forced myself to stop.

The run was that much harder due to the fact that throughout my warmup, I was obsessing about my job which took a disastrous turn for the worst yesterday. Hence, I have finally decided that it is time to leave. All I can say is that I am thanking God for being able to run through this fucking mess of a situation; it is just so messsy and unseemly that without working out I would be rendered certifiable in no time...... ugh! It never ceases to amaze me the capacity that some people have to be cruel to others; to betray others; to tell outright lies without compunction; and to abuse their positions of power and authority.....

OH WELL - THEY WILL GET THEIRS. It's not for me to condemn them.

Trust me, I know. I have made one or two pretty horrific, career limiting mistakes during the course of my professional life.

Perhaps it's fitting that all of this is happening during Holy Week; I am trying to focus on what I know to be true - that I will emerge even stronger for this present strife and better off than I am now, if I can just believe in myself and take the high road out.

Anyway, I digress. The better news is that I felt no pain after my cool down and had no pain during the day.

Thanks to all for your input with respect to my injury(ies?). At the moment, I'm leading toward the notion that this particular injury is something I can run through (at least on the treadmill) at shorter distances while I push forward with my weight loss goals. I'll see how this squares with playing some tennis over the summer. I've decided thought, that for the time being, it is too much to manage the swimming as much as it looked like a starter just a few weeks ago. I can always pick it back up in the Fall if the running isn't happening.

For those celebrating Easter this weekend - I send you my blessings.