Inspired by the Impossible...

Trail runs, cyclo-crossing, mountain biking, Crossfit, hiking,…laziness!   I’ve decided to try trail running, leisurely because maybe I can overcome my clumsiness and strengthen muscles that have never been used road running.   Plus, I just recently registered for my first trail race so I guess I better get started especially since it’s supposedly the most challenging one in the Midwest!   Cyclo-crossing or mountain biking sounds fun but not when I see how small a space you have to bike on the trails.   That equals a dangerous disaster waiting to happen.   I envision myself taking a tumble down the hill with my bike.   Crossfit would make me superwoman if I could overcome the severe consequences I faced the first two times I completed brief (like 11-12 minutes brief) workouts.   I couldn’t even raise my ribs to breathe without pain!!   I fell in LOVE with hiking while in San Diego on the Torrey Pines but there’s nothing like that in St. Louis. ...

The common question this past month is, “how is your recovery going?”   Would you be surprised if I said I wasn’t sore or hungry?!!  I was!!  My recovery went a little something like this…a battle between my body and my mind and ANY types of food was not very appealing to my appetite – especially pasta!   Who would have an appetite for pasta or carbs after engulfing in it for a week?   I’d be hungry for a few minutes then when I got close to food, my stomach either denied the hunger signals sent from my brain or sent false alarm hunger signals to my brain.   Confusing I know. The first part of recovery was spent catching up on hundreds of messages via phone, email, cards, Facebook, and couple of surprises!   I had NO idea that I had this much support on and off the course!!   I couldn’t believe what I was hearing from my family of all the people that were tracking me!   To those of you that were a part of my day…I don’t know how I can TH...