Okay...I'm still here. Just really busy getting back into the swing of "real life." And I have some other "stuff" going on right now and I may be absent from blogging while I get through it. But, I'll be back :-)

In running related news, I have committed to a race with Susan in two days...should be fun, but scary :-) And I'm getting more and more excited for New Haven...less than two weeks?! Just one more long run?! I hope I'm ready :-)

Montana was fantastic...we spent 6 days at the lake, just relaxing and playing. I was a million miles away from work and my whole outlook on life was changed. I did manage to get in some running (30-40 minutes, 5 times) and had a really great day of waterskiing (which I haven't done in 2 years). I still need to look up the elevation difference, but man, I could really feel it during those runs :-)

So, I'm back in CT...and the stress has returned two-fold. I don't know if my body is just adjusting to the time change, but I cannot get myself out of bed in the morning to run. At least I went to yoga last night...2 weeks off from class and I felt tight, tight. Hopefully tonight I'll find the energy after work to get in those 5.5 miles the schedule calls for.

I have 2 long runs left before New Haven...I'm getting a little scared about both upcoming races (20K and half-marathon). I haven't been super-excited about my training since my previous half; granted, my body has been performing well, but my head and heart...well, they're just not into it as much as I'd like. Maybe I'm just suffering from post-vacation blues. I'm counting on tonight's run to bring me back to a better place.

And thank you for all the comments while I was away...I couldn't sleep the night before my first day back at work, and when I logged on and saw all the messages, well, I knew it would be okay because I had so many RBFers that cared :-) Thanks.

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Edited 11:50am

Elevation of current residence in Connecticut: 136 feet
Elevation of my hometown in Montana: 4810 feet

I'm back!

Just a quick post to say I'm back in CT...seems like I missed a few days of nasty weather here, too :-) Phew!

Vacation was wonderful...I even did some running. Though, I could definitely feel the elevation difference...yikes!

More later :-)

Finally a post!

I haven't really felt much like posting...don't know why. My hip seems to be doing fine (great, I probably just jinxed it), though I notice some tightness here and there. I guess it's an improvement over the week where I was sitting in the ladies room, crying about it :-)

I'll be leaving in a bit...should be a nice break from the humidity here. I'm a little antsy that I might not get in as much running as I'd like...my parents have a tendency to overplan our vacations. So, I'll try and be flexible; I should stay on East coast time for the first few days...I can take advantage of waking up several hours before everyone else and get out and enjoy a few beautiful Montana sunrises :-)

I've gotten in a fair amount of miles since last week...I feel good about that.

Thurs: 5.5 miles
Sat: 11.3 miles
Mon: 6.3 miles
Today: 6 miles
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All the best to those with races/long runs/short runs :-) And did you hear the news?! David's gonna be back for New Haven!! Awesome :-)