Injuries, plans, and beer!

First of all Happy Mother's Day to my Mom!

And like that I'm ok and surprisingly both injuries, the odd knee thing and my foot issues have disappeared. Can't complain about that. Running injuries are curious monsters. Not starting the Malvern Ultra was a good decision.

Started focusing on the Wyre Forest Half Marathon now. I figure that since I have no big long races until fall I'll focus on this with a specific half marathon program then start building my mileage for the longer distance. The race is about 8 weeks away I think. Half marathon training is about 50 miles per week anyway, just more speed work, tempo work, and less long runs. So the speed work will do me good anyway and besides that it's fun to go fast! It seems like a good thing I guess.

A few photos up which is a little better than my ramblings. Have yet to find the time to play with Lightroom and make 'em nice though!

So I usually run with a SPIbelt to carry my phone in the summer when I wear shorts. I busted out my shorts last week and I couldn't find my SPIbelt for whatever reason, daughter hid it? I hid it? No idea. So I bought a new one the other day while at work. The old one had a crusty salty zipper anyway so I really needed a new one, but I hated to spend the money when the one I've got isn't broke. At work I was looking at the label for some odd reason and the photos caught my attention. I've got a pretty silly sense of humor so I'll let you look at the photo below and deduce the humor in the stick man below! Hint, it's orange and seemingly erect!

So after my morning run today I rolled in about 0615 after 8 miles easy. Beautiful morning out, a few leftover drunks here and there stumbling around. I began my morning routine and my phone oddly buzzed. It happened to be my friend Britta from MN. She was in AZ visiting her sister who just got her Phd. Of course she was hanging out with our friend Ryan from Flagstaff and yes they were at the bar sending me Viber messages (8 hour time change). I really miss those folks. I've got such good memories and have had such good times with them. So as they toasted me with Tecates while we all wished we were together enjoying a beer I decided to join them and cracked open a Sierra Nevada at 0635 and indeed joined them. We all had a laugh and we went on with our days or night!