Final thoughts and a bit more...

Trinity, BP & I went to Outback Steakouse for dinner. As you can imagined, I was FAMISHED. We are were...especially after waiting about 75 minutes for a table. Sheesh. But, when the food came, man was it ever good!! It was about the best meal i have ever had. We soon returned to our hotel rooms and as I lay in bed, I had numerous thoughts of the day and what I could do differently next time. My mind automatically went to “how can I improve?” “what can i do better?” Even though i was and still am disappointment, I did not wallow in any of that...i was already looking ahead. And I now know I can finish the 50 mile race. I’ve seen it. I’ve been there. I have the experience. I just need to tweak a few things in my training and I know I will be set.
Sure, I am proud of what I was able to accomplish on November 17th. But, I am far from satisfied. I will be back on that trail or some other 50 miler. The best is yet to come.
I gotta give more shout outs to trinity and bp. They were rock supporters and crew. I am a very self-sufficient and independent woman, however, I cannot imagine doing a race like this without some support. Seeing them at the aid stations helped get me as far as I did. THANKS!!!!!

We ate at BWI airport prior to take-off back to Atlanta. I had fish and chips & i believe that was the culprit to some food poisoning I experienced later that night when I returned home and extended the next 2 days. ICK! NOT FUN!
My quads were so extremely sore and I was barely able to make it to the bathroom so I could vomit. UUGGHH. Anyways, that knocked me out for 2-3 days. It was even worse because I couldn’t stretch or move my body. I couldn’t try to work out any soreness because I was sleeping so much. It was not pleasant.

Ok. Now on to better things. I recovered and Trinity, BP, and I hopped on our planned flight to Vegas over the Thanksgiving Holiday. We spent 3 nights and 3.5 days in the desert city. It was a fun-filled trip...in fact, the most fun I have ever had in Vegas and I didn’t even win! We gambled a lot, laughed a lot, ate and just took it all in. It was so needed for me. A great break from work and a major “treat” after the race. I found myself just dancing at random times and being silly and goofy and I needed it. My oh-so-serious self took a break!!

I’m still not feeling 100% physically and that was evidenced by last night. I went to the gym and ran a measely 2+ miles on treadmill. I could feel myself laboring even for that short mileage. This was my first time running since the race (except for the 1 mile I ran to my hotel in Vegas because I didn’t want to take a taxi)

My promotion at worked has now kicked in so my work days will be longer. Nevertheless, I am looking forward to making time for some workouts, some cross-training and some longer runs on the weekends. Maybe even take a class or 2 at the gym.

What’s next, friends? What’s next?

Cheers!