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.   So, that leaves me with laziness and a

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 THANK YOU enough!  I’m not a very affectionate