Just for Jeremiah...

who I think is the only person who reads this blog, besides my mom, maybe:)

UPDATE--I had been going to get ART twice a week for the first 2 weeks and then backed down to once a week. Things seemed to be progressing and the doctor encouraged me to go for some short runs to test. I was having minimal pain starting at about 2 miles, which was an improvement from before. I continued with BodyFlow, Yoga, and PiYo 4-5 times a week in addition to my own stretching, balance work, and strengthening excercises. Things seemed to be going well until this last Tuesday. I went out for a run and my right ITband felt amazing! At about the mile mark, though, my LEFT ITband started giving me troubles!!!!! UGH...

So, I am officially resting for a few more weeks in terms of running. I will continue my routines and focus some on the left side. I will be quitting my current gym within the next couple weeks and joining our new Y beginning March 1st. They have a pool, so I plan to start swimming and possibly aqua jogging. I have no intention of running the half marathon in April, but might consider the 10k. If all else fails, I have plenty of people to cheer on during the race and would love to cheer with my dear friend, Danielle.

Needless to say, I am beyond frustrated and have thrown multiple pity parties for myself. In the mean time, I will remember that there are much worse things out there in life that could be happening to me, I have a whole life of running ahead of me, and for the first time ever, I am actually watching what I eat since I am not working out as much.