So. Much. FUN.

Now is the point in my training where I question whether is every ache in my body is just a normal ache, or a stress fracture. I’m convinced my body is riddled with stress fractures and I won’t ever be able to run ever again. While I’m pretty sure that’s not the case, I decided to take it easy this weekend. Instead of running a fast 15 to 16 miles (which I was actually really excited to do) I “ran” a miserable 2 hours on the elliptical. Let me back up a little bit here.

Thursday night I met with the group for an informal run. I also invited Jaclyn, so we could catch up. My shins were hurting after pushing hard on the hills last week, so we didn’t actually run. We walked and chatted. Saturday I volunteered to watch bags, which was…interesting. The team was doing the George Washington bridge run, and I was literally sitting under the bridge watching bags. There were some interesting characters around there. “Nuff said. But I talked to Krista about my still achey shins and very tight calves. She said to take it easy since it’s so close to the race.

Cut to me Sunday morning, “running” on the elliptical. Nothing hurt, which is good, but it was so darn boring, and I didn’t even feel like I went for a run. But this did not stop me from a post-run indulgence. After my somewhat disappointing Shake Shack burger last week, I wanted a REAL burger. So we went to brunch and got this.

Yes. That's a burger with an egg on it. Gotta say, it pretty much hit the spot. And if I’m recovering from an injury, protein is good for you, right? I’m just going to choose to believe that it is.

So the game plan this week is NO RUNNING. I’m going to stick to the elliptical all week. I’m going to attempt tomorrow’s mile test on the elliptical, to try to make it a little more interesting. If things feel better for Saturday, I’m going to try doing 10 to 13. If not, it’s more elliptical fun for me!