3.5

My big news??? 

I ran 3.5 miles today!

My Dr. said I could start running 6 weeks after surgery and it’s been 6 weeks since surgery.

I wasn’t sure if I’d even be able to run to the end of the street.

My neighbor, Greg ran with me.  We did 1 mile and I felt pretty good so we ran a second mile. 

No pain.  No soreness. No incontinence.

I decided to throw on an extra half mile before I went home.

Ok... so you figured, 1 + 1 + ½ = 2½  not 3½

However...

My friend Annette ran over to see if she could find us out running the neighborhood.  She stopped at my house about 10 minutes after I finished my run.  Since I wanted her to partake in this special return to running day, I ran her back to her house, then home again for 1 more mile.

I felt like I could have continued for at least a couple more miles, but I’ll take it easy for now.

I’m in no rush to get to my next marathon.

I look at my 6 weeks off from running as...  In the words of the great runner, Jessica Karkoski Strack, “... an opportunity for me to have an epic comeback.”