I began this month running so strong. I even estimated early on what my monthly total might be for April and it was looking to be above 200 miles. Crazy! However, a major car accident on the 9th changed everything.
I ran the morning of the 9th. Greta and I went out for an easy 3 miles. I was stopped halfway through by a phone call from my mom. My SIL had had surgery the day before (kidney transplant) and I wanted to hear how she was doing. Overall, not a stellar run.
The afternoon of the 9th, on my way home to Corvallis from Albany, I was involved in a head-on collision. Although I continued my "one mile every day" steak even after the accident, it would be 2 weeks before I ran again and a full 3 weeks before my run was a "hard effort". I'm just getting back into running this week. It's been better than I thought it would be but it's still disappointing. I was running so strong before the accident. I'm still being very careful and checking in with myself constantly when I run. I don't want any lingering soreness from the accident to lead to running injuries.
I'm glad that month is over. I'm looking forward to a fresh new month!
