Ankle is still holding up fine. I still have the "knot" that sticks out to the side and has never gone away since last June, but no pain. Whatevs.

Interviewer: You don’t sound too enamored with Nathan Leopold.

I’m gonna attempt to keep up with this as much as I can. 

Today is a rest day. Which is good since I had a breast biopsy this morning. They said to take it easy for 24-36 hours. I’m thinking I should be able to do an easy 4 by tomorrow night. 

“Each runner’s capacity to absorb hard training is different. Find your own unique level of comfort and success will be yours.” ~Hal Higdon, author and contributing editor for Runner’s World.

This is Hal Higdon, marathoner extraordinaire, at the Chicago Marathon Expo. I always use his training programs when preparing for a marathon, and I think actually most beginning marathoners use his training programs. Thanks, Hal! . (Photo credit: Wikipedia) “Even when you have gone as far as you can, and everything hurts, and you are staring at the specter of self-doubt, you can find a bit more…

“Hills. We love them. We hate them. They make us strong. They make us weak. Today I chose to embrace hills.” —Hal Higdon, author and contributing editor for Runner’s World.

This is Hal Higdon, marathoner extraordinaire, at the Chicago Marathon Expo. I always use his training programs when preparing for a marathon, and I think actually most beginning marathoners use his training programs. Thanks, Hal! . (Photo credit: Wikipedia) “Motivation remains key to the marathon: the motivation to begin; the motivation to continue; the motivation never to quit.” —Hal Higdon.

“If you’re a beginning runner and just finished your first road race, you will continue to improve if you do nothing else but train consistently.” —Hal Higdon, author and contributing editor for Runner’s World.