Guess what?!?!?

Today I registered for the Cincinnati Half Marathon. Yippee :) I was a little bummed that I could not do the Oxford, but the more I thought about it, with my injury it just made sense to not attend. Ann did and I am happy for her, but I feel more comfortable and eager to do Cincinnati. Caleb will still be rooting me on and Danae said that she and Matt may walk it with me, so I am happy. So October 23rd is race day. I got new shoes and tomorrow I will be going to the podiatrist and hopefully he will give me 2 perfect thumbs up. Well this posting will be short, but I am super excited that I registered and I am ready. Well hopefully. but I believe that I am :) Until I write in you again...

A bit scared

So this post will focus on my thoughts. The problem is that these thoughts although they have been plaguing me as of now they are not very fluid but I am trying to piece them together. I am scared and that is not easy for me to admit. I worry about so much that I think it puts a damper on my otherwise goofy personality. I don't know what to do or say and that is not normally like me. My heart is very heavy and my mind is racing and trying to put things together. I am trying to breathe but it is not helping ease my being afraid. What can I do? Where should I go? Goodness, I need an answer but would I like the answer. I am crying and it is not cleansing me but only making my tears flow more. I need help, I need guidance......I just need well I don't know.

Slacker no more

So guess what I did????? I finished my doctoral portfolio. I am so excited and pleased with myself. It took large amounts of typing, proofreading and being creative. I worked so hard on it and I am proud of the finished product. I wish that I completed this earlier but I guess I needed the inspiring 30 by 30 list to motivate me to finish.

I met with my committee chair Dr. Watson today and he briefly looked at it and told me that he can tell that I have been working really hard on it. The next step in the process is he will look it over and we will meet and discuss his thoughts. Once we meet and I make the corrections I will turn it into a memo type book and give it to my committee. They will then read it and we will have a meeting and that will be the time in which I orally defend what I wrote and how I have achieved competence in the field. I can not wait and I am dreaming of the day when the nickname Dr. Keytabell is true :) Well this is my entry for the week, I really wanna write more on different topics but my hand is sore from hours of typing so....until I write in you again.

Sunset on the Beach

On August 27th I drove from Covington to Pentwater Michigan to witness the union of Michelle and her long time boyfriend Colin. This weekend was the first time I got the meet Colin, who I accept as my brother in law :) Being here also gave me the pleasure of spending time with Michelle since our Florida trip in 2008.

In regards to my list, I wanted to see the sunset on the beach. This is something that I am pretty sure I have done before in passing but to actually sit and watch it is so beautiful and calming that even the most harden person would melt. Watching the sunset off of Lake Michigan was able to wipe away the horrible 8 hour drive (through Indiana) and ease the sadness of being in a romantic and beautiful setting without my date.

But when your with loved ones, your never alone. Thankfully, I had a nice runner up for the sunset watching. My buddy since January 2000 Michelle. She stopped what she was doing to watch with me as the sun set off of the water. It was so breathtaking and peaceful. I fell in love with nature all over again by witnessing that sunset. I felt a sense of wonder and I said a prayer of thanks for giving me the opportunity to see this beauty.

Here is another shot of the sunset, to give you a mere glimpse of the beauty. I am so happy that I put this item on my list. Granted I love every item that is on my list but this one truly made my heart smile.

Tears and doubts

So I received some bad news at the clinic yesterday at The Running Spot. The doctor informed me that I should strongly reconsider doing my marathon on the 26th due to an injury. I cried so much when he told me the news. I have been training so hard, but not the proper way. I don't stretch and my shoes are a bit older so that combined with having a previous injury (fractured my foot in 2007) I should not be surprised that I hurt myself.

I am now at a crossroads. Should I run/walk on the 26th and risk hurting myself more or should I bite the bullet and just do one of the races in October. Granted the doctor said that even to run in October would be risky but it would give me more time. Decisions, decisions. I don't wanna hurt myself, but I made myself a challenge and a goal and I can't go back on that.

Last night, I told myself that I will make my final decision by September 18th. That is a week and a day before the race, the day I could pick up the race day registration information and the last day the race will be $40. So in two weeks, I will know. I will take the doctors advice, I will rest for a week, engage in low impact activities, stretch twice a day and ice when needed. Everyone out there, please wish me a speedy recovery and luck. Until I write in you again...