Shirlington Extreme Running Team

With the heat, a weak foot and a busy week of work meetings at night, I’m not really feeling the running thing right now. I’m still getting some miles in, they just feel harder than they should. Not doing much for six weeks has definitely caught up to me. I’m scared to put a watch on and see how slow I’m really going – maybe next week…

Last week I logged a total of 20 miles and probably will hit about that this week. It really is amazing how much strength I’ve lost in my foot and I know it hasn’t helped that the foot was already weaker in the first place from my old stress fracture. I find standing up on the metro and not stumbling when the train jerks to be particularly challenging. I'm missing working from home some days (not just because I didn’t have to get on the metro…) and getting to go for a run at lunch time, although, it probably would be too hot to do that now. Nothing like procrastinating work to get you motivated to run.

Saturday was the big Michael Jenkins fan club party and it definitely was the best of the fan club events so far. This blog got a shout out during the awards portion of the evening although Jenk got the website address wrong. Thanks a lot, Jenkers. My brother was there and I asked him the other day if he’d been working out more and he said no, he’d just been buying smaller shirts. Too bad I'm not looking at the camera in this silly picture.

Here's a good one of the best party planner ever, Lisa Schooley, avid Shirlington Extreme Running Team blog reader, the Doctor, and me.  

And, here’s a picture of John and me. I told John I was going to leave early and hitch a ride back to Shirlington with him but of course I ended up staying until the party was almost over. Who can resist a room full of good friends, dancing to 80s/90s music and the opportunity to get my very own autographed headshot of Michael Jenkins? Not this girl.

Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture of me and this blog's most faithful reader, Ashley. But we will be training for a 5k together soon and I will surely get lots of pictures of us together then!