Ah, Friday is here!! After a ridiculously crazy week I'm so glad for today. I have about a million things to do this weekend, as usual, so I assume it's going to go by fast. But two days of sleeping in will still make the weekend worth it.
1. Biggest news of the week--I have a jacked up hip accoring to the Athletic trainer; however, I will still be able to run at the Depauw meet tonight. About three years ago I had my hip pulled out of socket and it's kind of given me heck since then. The inside joint pops, cracks, and occaisionally catches on me, yet I still run through it. I must have a higher pain tolerence to be able to have ignored it for so long, yet I think the idea of not running hurts me more than the actual pain... which is why I haven't had it looked at. But, having been hardcore training since August, the top part of my hip (almost like the bone) has started giving me trouble and last week I finally went to the trainer because the pain was so unbearable one day. I think I've been avoiding him for fear of telling me I can't run. I cross trained most of the week, iced, and did some exercizes because there's a possiblilty I have two different problems in my joint... but yesterday I went for a 20 minute light run and for the first time in awhile where I didn't have pain while I was running. Now, it ached all day and all night, but the pain during the movement of actually running was calmed down. That was good enough for the trainer to give me the A-OK to run tonight. I'm doing the 800 again, and with all my rest I'm hoping for a PR tonight. And no pain.
2. My other news of the week thta's exciting is getting accepted in the M.A. English program here! I suppose I'm looking forward to reading and analyzing a ton more literature, but since my specialization will be in writing, I'll be doing a creative thesis instead of a ton of research. I'm slightly nervous to start grad school because I heard some of my soon-to-be classmates talking about how the undergrad program here didn't prepare them for the shift into grad school, where they are writing 20-30 page papers. I like to write, but only that much if it is creative... needless to say, I'm excited, but really nervous at the same time.
3. As usual, I thought I had more going through my head but I'm working at the gym today so the noise of the treadmills is probably rattling the words around in my brain. Guess for now this is it.
Have a great weekend everyone!
13 years ago
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Congrats on getting accepted to the MA program! :-)
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