Hello All,
On August 17th, 2009 I had an bicycle accident while I was doing the Reston Century. What they diagnosed as a torn adductor muscle turned out to be a large pelvis fracture. Not knowing this, I remained focused and with a bit of pain I completed Ironman Florida on November 7th.
Now, it has been 6 months after this bike accident happened and I feel much better. So this past Sunday I went ahead and ran a 10k after 6 months of not running at all.
My goal was to not be fast but to test my legs and see if the bone was actually healing. So I headed to the start line and with a bit of hesitation and courage I started running. It was an incredible feeling after not having run for 6 months; it was almost like I had to re-learn my own running techniques.
I was trying to hold a 9 mile pace and be very careful with my bone injury however after mile 4 I started feeling a bit of discomfort, not pain but a bit of pressure on the leg…so I slowed down and I continued enjoying the course, the hill, the environment and the entertainment.
When I crossed the finish line, I was more than convinced that I am a Triathlete and a Runner at heart. I had a great time enjoying the challenging course, I was very happy with the weather and very content that I was able to finish without a serious pain in my broken hip. I really loved running in my new UA apparition running shoes which carried me to the finish line without pain and yes I drunk tons and tons of Snapple orange drink and water before and after the race! Superb! That was the magical combination!
When I saw the results after the race, I noticed that I had held a 8:16 mile pace. Not a bad start for not having been able to run for the last six months! I was very happy and anxious to do it again!
When I finished, I went to pick up my Snapple bag and Matt and we headed to the pool for a 2 mile swim. It was a great run-swim brick!
Now I leave with you with the thought of the week which was taken from The Outliers, a book that I just finished reading: “The people at the very top don’t just work harder or even much harder than everyone else, they work much, much harder. Achievement is talent plus preparation and opportunity” Malcolm Gladwell.
Okay, friends, another great weekend is ahead of us! Stay tune for more updates! More fun to come!
Cheers and Hugs,
Adriana Anderson
Comments
Post has no comments.