I'm Back!!

After a 9 day recovery period of no exercise, no work, very little activity. I finally laced up the running shoes. The past few days I've wondered if my balance had been restored. If I got off the couch to soon, was I dizzy? Does everyone feel that way after sitting for to long then getting up to fast?? The mental demons asked, are we losing fitness? are we getting fat? is this screwing up a years dedication? The angels, real life people, kept me sane. Told me that recovery was best and may be even better than training. I knew deep down  I had to recover from the crash. Today was the day, I finally got to test out my body. I was nervous that an easy run would hurt, my world may start to spin. Was I actually ready? I knew I had to take it easy. I considered a run walk run interval just to get through. The Lord provided a beautiful day outside. I started my Garmin and off I went. Usually the first mile is a liar, everything hurts and you think its harder than it is. Well not today! Today I leaned forward and the run felt amazing! My tail bone is still bruised from the crash and was the only thing that hurt. It didn't hurt that bad, but I felt it. I didn't have a set route, or set distance. I knew I shouldn't push my pace or run to far. If I started feeling bad, I would shut it down immediately. First mile beeped on my watch and you couldn't remove the smile on my face. 9:22. First run back from time off and this felt great. I gave my feet a challenge to pick it up a little. Not much, but a little. 9:08 2nd mile. I ran inside and grabbed Weasley and his leash. Little puppy was thrilled out of his mind to go run with Dad again! He and I ran another mile. at 5k I stopped. Feeling amazing, sweat starting to roll. I knew I shouldn't over do it. I looked around. The world wasn't spinning. I went inside and got Sloopy and walked both dogs about a quarter mile. Slope's back legs and hips limit her distance. Got back home and stretched out. I was hungry. Thats normal. No dizziness!!

So I'm back. I feel so relieved. I'm hoping my bike gets finished at the shop today so I can ride tomorrow. That will be another relief. But I will take todays success! As I was typing this, I get a message, the bib numbers came out! I check the list. There's my name and 1836 next to it. I cried. If only just a few seconds, it hit me. I have an Ironman bib number. This is real. I'm going to become an Ironman. My body will stand up to this test. My mind will pull me through. My Team RWB will carry me through.  26 days...tick tock