Today is the First Day

Okay, so I have really been waiting most of the morning for the rain to subside...It is only 8:54 am.. I think it has finally stopped. WHOO HOO!! So, a little background since July.. I have been biking several times a week after I hurt my IT band after San Francisco Marathon in July... I tried to run too soon after the marathon. Actually, it was 5 days after the marathon and I was not sore... That was where I went wrong. I felt a twinge to the right of my right knee, just on the outside...I wound up limping home. The next day I could barely walk. I was devastated. It seemed like it did not matter what I did those following days I couldn't shake it and every few days I would try to run and still.. IT band pain... So I freaked, thinking... AHHHHHH!! I haven't been able to run what am I going to do.. I didn't want to lose my conditioning I had worked so hard for..I iced, heat, stretched.... Finally, I used a sample of KT TAPE that had been given to me at the marathon. I asked my chiropractor how to apply it to support the area I needed. I wore this tape religiously for about 14 days. ( Each time you use it, it lasts about 4-5 days, and can be worn in the shower)I finally hung up running and pulled out my bike.. I had really neglected it. I felt like I was starting a new project... I went only 10 miles my first day and then slowly built from there. I kept trying once every few days to run and see how far I could push it... I had also signed up for the Rock in Roll Half Marathon and really had no idea how I would do because I literally had only ran 3 times without stopping since the full marathon. So, I had accepted the fact I would probably have to walk half of it.. I started out faster than normal because I would only be running " 7 miles". At the 7 mile mark... I stopped and walked. Then I ran walked until mile 12 and then let it loose on the last mile, well sort of... My time was 4 minutes faster than last year. I felt refreshed because I had stopped and walked several times... I could not believe it! I swear it had to do with me biking so much up to this event!!