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<\/a><\/p>\nI was so thankful that he had dinner ready, even if it was pizza. \ud83d\ude09 I steamed some broccoli and added Goddess Dressing for something healthy.<\/p>\n
Saturday<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Saturday morning I woke up at 7am to go for a short run. My first run since Hood to Coast. I started running down our street toward the track. I felt really good for about 2 miles. I did not have any soreness in my legs, no pain in my body. My chest was fine. All was good! WOO HOO!<\/p>\n The weather was cool and the morning was quiet. I felt good as I ran down to the track. No one was out.<\/p>\n Then the pain.<\/p>\n Pain in my knee. Every time I ran. If I walked, I was okay. Knee pain. Not good. Knee pain like this = IT Band.<\/p>\n F*CK.<\/strong><\/p>\n My heart sank.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n I tried not to think about it too much. I thought maybe I just needed to loosen up. After all, it HAD been only 7 days since Hood to Coast–when I brutalized my body for this:<\/p>\n My shin throbbed. I could see the raised goose-egg forming and I tried not to cry. (Is it just me or am I crying a lot this week??) I texted Michael saying simply “I fell. Walking home.” Of course at the time I didn’t even think to say “I’m ok.” He called me immediately to see if I needed him to pick me up. I walked (did NOT run) the last half mile back to the house. I didn’t limp but every time I tried to jog I throbbed.<\/p>\n Suck.<\/p>\n I tried not to cry because I knew that would make my face red and puffy. Gawd. I got home, stretched (aka laid on the floor stretching and trying not to cry). Michael got home and checked on me and I had to suck it up and shower. The Hair and Makeup Chick was going to be at our house shortly.<\/p>\n The shower hurt. But when I was dried off and almost dressed I was able to use some of Michael’s Magical Cream on my wounds. It’s the Magical Cream he used on his road rash when he crashed his bike 2 years ago. It works like magic! I hope it heals me.<\/p>\n Michael made breakfast: bacon (2 slices) and half a cheese bagel with cream cheese.<\/p>\n<\/a>I was famished and I ate 3 slices of pizza. They were the Papa Murphy’s deLite pizza (low calories) so I do not feel guilty at all! We watched True Blood and then laid in bed for an hour watching pug puppy videos on Youtube. Talk about an exciting Friday night, right?<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>I had the music going in my headphones (no speaker needed here!), groovin’ and feeling great. I felt fast too. No pain in my legs!<\/p>\n<\/a>I tried to tell myself that maybe I just wasn’t quite ready to run so soon after Hood to Coast.<\/p>\n<\/a>After Mile 3, I couldn’t ignore it any longer. The pain wasn’t excruciating but it was enough to notice. And I did not have the pain when I just WALKED. I told myself I’d do just a few more laps around the track and then head back to the house. I had to get showered and eat before my PHOTO SHOOT! FUN!<\/p>\n<\/a>I decided it was definitely time to go home. I also decided I’d just run up the stadium stairs once and head home. I got to the first step and totally tripped. I went down HARD.<\/p>\n<\/a>I had a humongous knot on my left shin and a big gash in my leg. The photos do not do it justice.<\/p>\n<\/a>I scraped up both palms, both knees, I scraped my elbow in two places. I hurt. \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n<\/a>Thank GOODNESS I did not fall on my face and scrape up my face the morning of my very first photo shoot.<\/p>\n