Accident Recovery Day 26 – New Goals

Saturday, and Day 26 post-bike accident.

The half cast for my pinky will stay on for at least another three weeks but my ortho doc wants me to take it off a few times a day and do hand exercises. Without the cast I can type a little bit faster, and therefore, I am able to write this post, finally.

Race Schedule Update

Due to the injury I was able to roll my Mountain Man Long Course race to next August. It’s going to be a long road to get back on a bike.

I’ve been thinking of new goals and trying new things. I have some exciting activities planned for this new lifestyle: 

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1 – A Marathon In Every State

I love to travel. I want to see and do everything. I also want to visit friends and family along the way. I want to run in the places where friends can show me their world, their place!

Since I’m taking a break from biking and racing triathlon, I want to run. I want to trail run and I want to road run.

My new goal: I will finish a marathon distance or longer in every state by 12/31/2019.

I have already finished a marathon in Colorado and Arizona. I’m not counting the marathons completed as part of an Ironman; the race must be a standalone marathon or ultra distance running race.

2014
I am registered for the Duke City Marathon in Albuquerque, New Mexico and the Hoover Dam Marathon in Nevada. In Nevada I will hang out with my friend Meghan who lives in Las Vegas. I'm trying to convince her to run one of the races! Just do it! 

2015
I plan to sign up for the Mississippi Blues Marathon in Jackson, MS in January. This location was decided because I get to see my friend Rich. He has visited me in every state I’ve lived in since moving from New Hampshire. He lives just outside of Jackson now and I can’t wait to see him and take a tour of his southern place. Rich says he will run the quarter marathon! It's going to be an awesome week in Jackson.

I plan to run the Surf City Marathon in Huntington Beach, California in February since I have yet to see the California seacoast.

I will finish a few marathons before signing up for more in 2015.

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2 – Yoga, Pilates, and Spin classes

I have been training and racing triathlon for 10 years. This lifestyle didn’t leave any time or energy for group, indoor activity. In May I started weekly Yoga and Pilates classes at the Northwest YMCA at the urging of my friend, Libby. I was pleasantly surprised how much I loved the classes and instructors. Now, these classes have become part of my new lifestyle post-injury/crash. I've convinced my friend Kassandra to come to the weekly Power Yoga class and she has added it to her weekly training plan. She is training for her first Marathon - Tucson Marathon in December. (woot!) I also attended my first spin class since moving to Tucson last week and really liked it, too. I never thought I’d need a spin class since I always thought I’d be biking outside in Tucson.

Adapt – Change – Discover