C.W. Moran - 6/1/09
Today is Monday, June first, the official first day of summer (in my
opinion). As a result I am in a happy mood overall as this is my
favorite time of year, but today in particular I'm really upset because
I have been sidelined yet again due to an achilles injury. It occurred
tuesday of this past week while running a 2mile-mile-mile-800 cutdown
out at Todd. What makes it worse is that I was rounding into pretty
good shape (again) and was less than two weeks out from the pre "Pre"
track meet in Oregon where I was going to be running my first outdoor
track meet as a Zap Elite runner in the 10k. I was really looking
foreword to going out there; it's a new place that I've never been to
but always wanted to go. To say that I'm frustrated would be a severe
understatement. I am, however, trying to find the silver lining and be
positive; Pete's optimism rubbing off on me. I love pushing my body in
all types of workouts, not just running. This break will at least
allow me to push myself in different ways through cross training. I've
often found cross training-type workouts (i.e. swimming, cycling) more
rewarding; my self esteem often boosts post workout. Maybe its because
I'm working myself in a way that isn't as natural to me as running.
Either way, I like the feeling. I'm actually going to be getting on
the bike here soon and strapping in for a couple hours. Time to do work!
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