After taking first place at the Ragnar Relay as a female ultra team(with 5 members) on July 26th. I have ran only once, until today that is......

I have been diagnosed with stress fractures in my foot and have been told no "impact" exercise until further notice. I was released to run this week 3 times @ 3 miles each with at least 1 day between each run. I will see how this goes and then I can do 4 miles next week. The total miles for the week are less than I previously ran on a daily basis. Patience is the word that describes what I must practice through this injury.

I have a 30K scheduled for the 5th of September, a 50 K the 25th and a marathon for both October and November! I certainly hope my foot hurries and gets better or I will surely go crazy!

One good thing is the bike riding and elliptical have kept my endurance level up. The 3 miles today was a piece of cake, hopefully there will not be swelling tomorrow.

I have been commuting home from work on my bike and sometimes both ways. That helps me get in a 25-45 mile bike ride and only takes ~30 extra minutes over riding the bus.

You never know what you'll do to release those endorphins. I have also learned to enjoy riding my bike which I didn't enjoy in the past. I will continue to use the bike and elliptical as cross training methods to stay healthy as a runner once I'm back up to full speed.

I am on the mend:)