three things THURSDAY!

1) ... in 3's.  You know that saying that bad things come in 3's?  Well.  Yea, it sucks that it's a true saying. 1. On Thursday I woke up to an fankle that protested weight.  2. On Friday we had the "second opinion" appointment ... and that Md was no more encouraging than the last.  In fact, it was a little worse hearing it from her because she specializes in the area we're exploring.  3. On Tuesday I had to get a cracked tooth fixed (w/ a crown).   I've never had a cavity, never had braces, ... never had anything outside of a scheduled cleaning.  Yea, well, the dentist started drilling only to discover that my mouth wasn't numb.  uh, I think that's what we like to call and EPIC FAIL here at Chez moi.  Three bad things are done.  So I hope that GOOD things also come in 3's.

2) Forced Rest.  Since Sundays run was so painful that I contemplated throwing myself in front of a GRTC Bus I decided to take a running hiatus this week.  Been TEARING UP THE POOL.  Every time I go I zip up and down the lap lanes, lapping the people on either side of me with every pass.  Yea, well, the little old ladies who do side stroke never even saw me comin'...   In theory, today is my last day of forced rest.  Tomorrow I'm checking the foot, Saturday I rest because Sunday I race.

3)  Frostbite 15K.  I'm racing on Sunday.  I'm running in a race on Sunday.  If I can race Frostbite I should be able to take more than 10 minutes off my first Frostbite effort.  Is that insane?  Not really.  The first time I raced Frostbite I was a newbie runner.  I did it as a training run for a Half Marathon, and it was a REALLY great distance for that.  What's funny is that I really thought I kicked booty that day and remember being a PR.  So, if I race to my ULTIMATE potential according to McMillan, I know:  I'm not going to place, nor am I going to finish top 10.... but it would be a very good thing for my confidence coming off this week of rest and gearing up for Marathon #3.  OK, and I admit to vanity.  It would also be fun to say, "I ran the Frostbite 15K in X:xx:XX".  (not ready to talk about the UBER goal, but the straight up goal is to break 1:20)