I have been silent on my blog since my last post about not running almost a month ago. I have been very busy with my final semester and searching for a job for after graduation. It’s true what they say about the job search being a full-time job in itself. I have been attending career fairs and career mixers, sending out my resume to every opportunity, networking, studying for interviews… oh and midterms are coming up this week and next for that school thing!
I’ve been so busy that I’ve barely even noticed the time pass in terms of how long I have been off. It was just the other night that I was lying in bed and realized it had actually been five weeks since my last run. That’s enough time off for some stress fractures, and I didn’t even realize it had been that long! So, as you can imagine, I haven’t been too torn up about not running. It certainly helps to be so busy during the week that I don’t even have time to think about running.
Where my weeks have been filled with work, school, and looking for work for after school, I have been able to fill my weekends with wonderful experiences. The weekend before last, Matt and I went camping in St. Ignace and visited Mackinac Island, which is something we had talked about doing all summer. We had a mild summery weekend, so we planned the trip on a whim the day before leaving. 🙂
Our campsite after packing up to leave on Sunday.
I don’t remember what this rock formation was called, but here I am inside it.
I liked this sign at the entrance to a wetland board path.
Our ferry ride back to the mainland stopped us under the Mackinac Bridge for pictures.
Last week Saturday, I went to a WordPress conference called WordCamp Ann Arbor. It was for work, but I really wanted to go and had a lot of fun.
WordCamp swag.
On Sunday of last week, I biked out to the cider mill with some friends.
Cider Mill ride!
This Saturday, I went on a breakfast bike ride to (and back home from) the Dexter bakery, where I had a huge and hugely sweet apple fritter. As you can see, I’ve been reliably cross training about once a week. 😛
Poster in the bakery
Matt’s birthday was last weekend, so I bought us two tickets to last night’s Michigan v. Penn State football game. It was an “Under the Lights” game and the atmosphere was incredible. Our team (Michigan) won and it was very fun to watch.
They gave us light-up glasses.
The Michigan Marching Band’s halftime show.
Fun was had!
My proofs came in the mail for my senior pictures! Oh, and I cut my hair short.
“Hi, I’m professional.”
“But also fun.”
Finally, because I should probably update you on my injury… I have been attending physical therapy twice a week and my foot improved drastically after the first week. Since then, improvement has slowed, but, this past Friday, my physical therapist cleared me to try running ten minutes twice a week, with the stipulation that I ice after, warm up, and cool down. So, on Friday evening, I stretched, walked for five minutes, ran for ten minutes, probably didn’t stop smiling the whole time, and then walked another six minutes home. My feet felt GREAT during the run, but they were extra sore after. They hurt quite a bit on Saturday, and I was worried standing for so long at the game would make them even worse. However, I woke up this morning with virtually no pain. It’s confusing and I am of course going to wait until at least tomorrow (Monday) to try running again, but I’m excited to be making progress. 🙂
Rach Runs Her Mouth 