You guys. I have not ran a single mile since February 23rd. Do you know how messed up that is? I managed to finish Ragnar, but after that race I couldn't run at all. My feet hurt way too much at the end of the day and it was so disheartening! And since I got my first of two foot surgeries on May 16th, I have missed running like I never thought I would. Watching friends train for and run races just brings this aching into my heart. As of right now, it looks like I won't be able to run until the end of September. I try not to think about it, but at the same time it makes me so excited. I feel like I have a new lease on life. With these new feet (I know, I talk about my feet way more than a person should) I should be faster and more efficient. I will run without pain. I get to run without bulky orthotics in my shoes.
I have dreams about training for races. I just spent the last hour reading some of my race recaps from last year and it made me so freaking excited for this fall, and basically the rest of my life. I already have grand plans to run two full marathons next year. Phoenix and Big Cottonwood. Also I want to run as many Ragnars as I can. I'm thinking Del Sol, Wasatch, Vegas, and the Zion Trail and McDowell Mountain Trail Ragnars. Also Top of Zion relay. Also Red Rock relays. Guys, there are just too many races that I want to do! I expect most of my spending next year to be from races. I have to make up for 2013, right? Just writing this makes my heart full with joy! AH!!! October could just hurry up, please.
Although I may not be able to run, I can still do some easy hiking (aka nature walks, haha). Which is why next week, I am travelling to MONTANA for the 4th of July!! I have an old roommate from Montana and because that state has been on my dream vacation list for as long as I can remember, I figured it was now or never. Chic (the 15 year old clone of myself) and I will be driving to Utah on Monday, and heading to Montana on Wednesday. Thursday we will celebrate the 4th in the style of Montana (think small town parades and rodeos) and then the next two days we will spend in Glacier National Park. Be prepared for pictures galore because there are no words to describe how excited I am for this trip. I am my best self when I am in the mountains, and I am definitely at my happiest as well.
Oh and guess what is happening on July 19th? My better half, my Mexican, my beaner, my BFFAEAEAE is coming home from her mission!!! Hannah Banana Mae Mecham Garcia (one of those may not be her actual middle name) is coming back into my life. You guys. YOU GUYS. My life has been incomplete since she left. I want to cry just thinking about her coming home. Oh gosh.
