Month: January 2018

Cowtown Training Week 14: Back at it (Maybe)

Cowtown Training Week 14: Back at it (Maybe)

I’m still having some shin pain, but it’s getting better. I managed to drag myself to the gym twice this week for bike sessions. I’m still going light on the leg weights at Body Pump. We started the new release this week, and the lunge […]

Cowtown Training Week 13

Cowtown Training Week 13

I’m still suffering from shin splints. I’m trying not to think about how far I’m getting behind on my training. At this point, I just hope to be healed enough to cross the finish line. We had another arctic front come in Monday evening, so […]

Cowtown Training (or Not Training) Week 12

Cowtown Training (or Not Training) Week 12

I didn’t run at all this week. By mid-week, my shin was still hurting, so I got an appointment at an orthopedic clinic to find out what was going on. The diagnosis is shin splints, so I was prescribed no running and an anti-inflammatory. Feeling […]

Cowtown Training Week 11: Happy Freezing New Year!

Cowtown Training Week 11: Happy Freezing New Year!

2018 started off cold! The temperature started dropping Saturday, fell below freezing on Sunday, and didn’t warm back up above freezing until Wednesday. We had a little ice Sunday and Monday morning, but nothing too serious. By Monday afternoon, Aggie and I were going stir-crazy, […]

Cowtown 2018 Training Week 10, Christmas, and a Missing Cat

Cowtown 2018 Training Week 10, Christmas, and a Missing Cat

We made our usual drive to my hometown for Christmas Eve. It was cold this year, which I like better than the warmth and humidity we had for Christmas 2016. I was off of work on Tuesday for the holiday, so Aggie and I went […]