Yay and Nay

Yay: I am done and I enjoyed every minute of it (mostly). The race was fantastic! We had to be in our corral by about 6:30 even though the race didn't start until 7:30am. Man was it cold! I had started that morning in a long sleeve race shirt with a short sleeve over it and capri running pants. Luckily, I had brought some yoga pants to change into later because I went ahead and put them on because I was freezing! I also had a running jacket so I added that to my wardrobe. This was also the first time I had worn a running headband. Its purpose is to keep the sweat out of your eyes but it also helped to keep my ears warm!

My awesome husband was on hand at mile 8 to offer support and a little water (it was also a good stretching point). By then I had shed my jacket. Somebody is going to have a nice race jacket! I had a little bit of trouble for a few miles during my walking times but then I finally figured out about mile 10 or 11 that running felt better! The race was a complete success and I felt better than I usually have after the races I have done before. After we rode the shuttle back to the car, we ate lunch at a Texas Roadhouse. We were so hungry and really didn't care what we ate so we ate at the first thing we saw. We went back to the hotel and I showered and rested for about 30 minutes and then Danny and I went back out to do some sightseeing. We ate the most delicious pizza from a very questionable place (those are always the best places). One of my favorite things was eating at The Lady and Sons (Paula Deen's restaurant). It was much better than I thought it was going to be.

me and Danny at Forsyth Park (the race ended here)

Okay now for the "Nay" part ...

Nay:Before I left for the race, I felt like I was getting a sinus infection and my heel was hurting again. I went to see my doctor. He gave me meds for the sinus infection. He said it would be better to wait until I got back to get the shot in my heel again. After the shot, he recommends going easy on my feet for at least 48 hours. He said there is no way that I was going to be able to do that. The only thing really hurting after the race was my heel. On Wednesday, I finally called to make an appointment for my shot. I went yesterday and he was doing the ultrasound and told me he couldn't give me the shot. He said it looked like I had torn the fascia in my foot and that was what the pain was coming from. WHAT??!!?? He sent me for an MRI and we are now waiting for the results. Worst case scenario: surgery. Moderate case scenario: some sort of procedure where they take the blood from my arm, spin it down until healing agents are left and then inject it into my foot. Weird! Best case scenario: it is nothing at all and with a little rest the pain will go away. I hate waiting on things like this!! Will keep you posted on what they say!