holding back

i went out tonight, knowing that i was on a tight schedule, only intending to run 3 miles. the purpose of this run was to work on form and technique, not endurance. it took about all my energy to prevent myself from veering off onto my regular 6 mile route. when i'm accustomed to running more distance, my mind and body crave a longer run.

two years ago, training for the philly marathon (yep, same race that i'm training for now), i learned a pointed lesson about restraint in training.

i went a little too hard too fast (or just didn't pay attention to my form) and ended up with a stress fracture of my tibia.  (on the left, to be specific) it was significant enough to be seen on the plain film when i went to the orthopedist at HUHS. so now i take a little more care to advance the mileage slowly and pay attention to form. fingers crossed, i haven't had any problems since that post-injury running hiatus.

tonight we celebrated g's birthday at tyler's durham, which is in the american tobacco historic district. (see above) there was a bull's game going on, and the place was hopping. every time i go down there, i realize that i don't have sufficient appreciation for durham.

then, back to pacifica to celebrate palma's last week in university town. she cooked traditional spanish food and we attempted to listen to some spanish flamenco.

 

molly and jeff were there, looking good as usual.

 

tomorrow is 12 miles easy pace then my first shift at university hospital! i'm excited to be at my "home" hospital, finally. but i also worry about striking the proper balance between people respecting my experience (one residency and three years in practice, all of which doing acute care) and getting the teaching that i came to get in the first place. more about that in later posts.

and i hope this is the last you'll hear about this.