Thoughts rolling around in my brain

I have just been diagnosed with bursitis in my ankle!! Such a bummer because I am used to running every day and it is very difficult to stop cold turkey.. :( Since I found out I have been running a few times thinking it wouldn’t hurt that bad, and then the next day I am limping in pain. My boyfriend says, “I told you so.” But he doesn’t get it! I NEED to run. I am starting physical therapy next week, and the doctor will probably tell me to quit running, AGAIN. So frustrating.

Thin mints are the best hands down :)

I SIGNED UP FOR THE CHICAGO MARATHON!!!!!!!!!!!! And that skittle riddle thing sounds so neat! Oh and thin mints and tag-a-longs. most def.

Skittles! Love the rainbow kind. I’ll have to try those! Love GS cookies too – I used to love getting the Samoas. I didn’t sign up for Chicago this year but guess what’s coming up…the Marine Corps Marathon – opens March 7th 3pm ;-) hint hint

I missed the CDA half marathon and Missoula Marathon due to my hip cartilage tear…and every race so far this year. I am trying so hard to be patient!!

Aaaah poor girl!! That sucks, but she went to the right person to talk about it!! I missed two half marathons last year because of injury…there’s 100 quid I’ll never see again! :P Seriously though, I was so so upset at the time, but looking back being injured was such a good thing for me! I used to kinda think I was invincible…well not anymore haha!

I love the green and purple sweets the best! The orange and yellow are the worst!!

Have an amazing day!! <3

I 100% agree with you about injuries. I know that they are a pain and that they can really break you mentally, but they also give you the opportunity to gain perspective and provide a great growth opportunity. I haven’t been injured in several years, but that’s only because I learned the hard way how to care for my body. We all have limits and the body isn’t meant to be drilled into the ground, but most of us have to learn that through experience. Wisdom never seems to come free.

What are dulce de leche cookies? They sounds amazing. I love the samoas.

Signed up for CM12! Super excited that the hubby will be accompanying me this year too. You should consider running it, it is $105 cheaper then NYC and Chitown is amazing!

i’m all for the samoa and tagalong girl scout cookies. thin mints are good too, but i gotta be in the mood for them. a little girl just came by our house the other day, and we ordered a few too many boxes… i couldn’t resist!

I LOVE the red skittles, followed by grape. They are the best. Although, I don’t discriminate against any flavors. I will happily eat an entire bag (PS the lemon and lime ones taste really good together!)

Samoas are the bomb! I also had a girl who I coached for Girls on the Run give me a box of ‘Thanks a Lots’ for an end of season gift, it was so cute and clever!! I also registered for Chicago, woohooo!!!

Tagalongs!!! Although, I just took a Thin Mint from our office kitchen and it was ridiculously good.

I get sad everytime I even hear Chicago Marathon because I trained so hard for it last year and couldn’t run — thanks Tendonitis! I can’t afford to do it this year because of Boston.

Poor girl with the femoral stress fracture. It breaks my heart for her too! I totally understand how it feels. Last year I had flights booked, hotel booked and everything for chicago and wound up injured. Luckily I have family there to make the trip worthwhile but it’s still devastating.

I wait all year for Girl Scout cookies. The only girl scout I know, is one of my husband’s co-workers daughters. Thank God.
This year I ordered thin mints, tagalongs, and do di dos. It’s my first year ordering the do si dos. But I say the more peanut butter the better!!
I saw on Pinterest that one of the ingredients listed in the thin mints (I think) is crack. It was pretty funny seeing crack on the ingredient list. I can’t wait to check my box.

Awww…I feel the pain that others go through when injured and can’t run. I have been there many times and each time learn many things. It is hard to not “feel left out” when not being able to run. I feel for those in this position now and encourage them to remember, “This too shall pass”.
I even feel a bit bad about announcing this, after hearing about those injured but
I signed up for Chi town today! And my favorite color Skittles are the orange!

I always go for the Samosas! Sooo good.

For the majority of my running life, I didn’t race, so I’ve never missed a race from injury, but I’ve had my fair share of injuries.

About the Girl Scout cookies … They’re all yummy (spoken like a true former scout) but I’m a Samoa (Caramel Delight) addict myself … My mom always orders several extra boxes of them and hides them to give me later during the year. Otherwise, I’d seriously sit down and eat a box a day. I’m. Not. Joking.

I LOVE your last paragraph- it’s SO true. I think that even though we struggle, it is meant to make us stronger. Like with this Crohn’s disease that I have- yes, it’s a pain in the butt (literally) & yes, I have some REALLY hard days with it…but on the same token, it DOES make me stronger..and it challenges me everyday to MAKE myself stronger.
On a lighter note, I NEED to find those Skittles- I haven’t seen them yet…..but now I’m on a mission ;)

I want to know why girl scouts by me sell the boxes for 4$ each when yours are clearly 3.50$ !!! what is up with that?! I got 4 boxes-yup allll for me!! think mints, samoas, tagalongs, and dulce de leche <3

I was not in the office when the girl scout order was placed. Luckily my coworker texted me and I was able to place an order but I only got two boxes, thin mints and peanut butter, bc I couldn’t really think of all my options. I wish I had been there to look at the list and order more! Go big.

Loved this post—let’s be bouncy balls!!! I’m currently suffering through a second hamstring tear. I didn’t run for 7 wks with my first one. I totally caused the first one b/c I didn’t rest the day after a 20 mile adventure race (I was crazy sore). I ran a marathon the next day and immediately jumped into my ca got a 6 hour drive home…no stretch, ice, etc. DUMB. I basically did the same insane w/outs a caused my other legs hammy to rip. I’m devastated but am trying to ignore it and run while pumped full of Advil. Ahhhhh.
Regarding the cookies…. Get an old fav for “safety” and a new type for an adventure!

I only buy Tagalongs, I put them in the freezer. I end them straight out of there. The crazy thing is, that here they are $.50 more a box..wtf?

I missed the ING Miami Half Marathon 2 years back due to hip pain. Luckily, it was the best decision I ever made. Went back to swimming and cycling until I was healed. I’ve done the race the 2 years since then and PR’d!

By the way, girl scout cookies have a different name here (and Utah) than they did where I grew up in MN.

skittles and starbursts all the way!!!! i love the skittle riddles that is so much fun! i’m a sucker for anything pink and red when it comes to those candies :)

Sour skittles are the BEST!!!

Someone may have already said this in the comments, but it’s so important to put things in perspective. I had my third stress fracture from running this past summer and there were a lot of tears and plenty of feeling sorry of myself. It sucked. However, I know many people who are dealing with much more serious things: cancer, ALS, sudden death of a family member due to a heart attack, etc. I realize I was so incredibly lucky to “only” have a stress fracture. My advice to my fellow injured runners is to think of someone in your life dealing with a TRULY serious illness, say a prayer for them, and thank your lucky stars that you “just” have a running injury. It immediately would make me snap back into reality and realize it was selfish of me to be so angry about my broken bones when my friends were dealing with true losses. Perspective is everything!

I had ITBS flare up pretty badly a couple years ago while training for the Broad Street Run (10-miler) in Philadelphia. I signed up and even picked up the t-shirt but the pain in my knee from the ITBS was so bad, it hurt to walk through the Expo in SO MANY ways.
The PT I did helped a lot, and I sorta tried to stay off it…I think I rested during at least 2-3 weeks of PT then picked it back up slowly.
Stuff like ultrasound or electronic stim or whatever never helped the IT band much. Massage did a little. I still try to do the exercises I learned in PT, especially when training for something big. Foam roller too.
I finished my first marathon in November and it was fine during training but flared up horribly in Mile 23 to the end, forcing me to walk. Oh well.

Tagalongs are the best…around me they call them Peanut Butter Patties. Samosas are Caramel Delights. I only can distinguish them because they are still assigned the same colors (red and orange, respectively). I don’t know why in Philly they name them for exactly what they are but in other places they call them something different. We are a simple folk, I guess. :)

so this weekend, i was driving down the road and i start seeing all these signs for a Girl Scout Cookie DRIVE THRU! i drove by it… then did a u-turn… then ordered the thin mints. those kids are geniuses!

Ok I have to say it – and I’m only partially joking – are the Skittles Riddles basically the reject Skittles they couldn’t use because the flavors weren’t right? haha!