October - Got back on the walking train. I decided to use
the parking lot at wrestling practice as my track for steady paced walks. Turns
out that I had a cheering section. They would goat nuts every time I walked by.
On my strength training days, the local roads provided variety. I struggled to
find the time to get my workouts in on the weekends. We traveled out of state
for wrestling tournaments. The driving, early morning weigh-ins, and waiting for
the next match to start made it impossible to get in my activities.
I was finally about to get my medals
hung in my office. This year a lot of students have been commenting on
"all the marathons" I have done. I do explain that so far, the
longest distance is 6.2 miles. The students have helped me stay focused on
working towards completing a half-marathon. They are so kind and encouraging.
November - I knew that the wrestling commitments would slow
down until regular season in hopes of getting in a few workouts before my December
race (more on that later). Started off the month with a crick on the left side
of my neck/shoulder and a sinus infection. This didn’t help my training schedule. I was
able to get the weight machine and treadmill into their rightful places now
that construction is done. Across the Bay 10k was virtual this year and this
allowed me to find out that the closet liquor store is 3.1 miles away. Even though
I didn’t do any training there was a great desire to participate in a few races
to finish out the year. This desire led me to sign up for the local Jingle Bell
Run and the Celtic Solstice 5 miler in December.
Unfortunately, the pain in my neck/shoulder continues and
the 1
st round of antibiotics did nothing for the sinus infection. I
will participate in my December races without any training. This scares me!
Hoping to just cross the finish line.
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