in late 2016/early 2017, i decided i had to take a break from long distance running. it had become obsessive and wasn't fun anymore, and i was being pretty cruel to my body. it was necessary to take a break, but so hard.
in 2018, i started getting back into running, and two days after a beautiful five mile run in the city (san francisco), i left my internship office in an ambulance with back spasms. it's been over a year since that happened, multiple rounds of physical therapy, injections, and ultimately a surgery to fix one of my herniated discs, and i'm back on the mend. finally.
i've been running since about march, following a strict pt plan, and honestly it's been taking me forever to finish it because i've been so afraid of reinjuring myself. but i've been hitting the treadmill at least once a week, sometimes two or three, and building up abs of steel again so i won't reinjure myself.
AND TODAY I RAN OUTSIDE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE JULY 17, 2018. and also i ran negative splits!!!!!!! (i.e. the latter half of my run was faster than my first half.) granted, it was just two miles, and it was slow, but i feel great.
it felt like a good time to restart the blog..we'll see how long it lasts. i've reverted my old posts (including the whole30 ones) back into drafts but might republish at some point.
just so excited to be back at it. those of you who've known me for awhile know what a big part of my life running has been. i can't wait to get it back.
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