Spring Break

So home isn't as glorious as it once was. My friends and family have moved away and Bismarck just isn't the same anymore. I think I've finally made my decision about this summer. I didn't want to stay in Fargo, mainly because I've grown to love the summers in Bismarck. For those of you who have grown up near neither a river nor lake you may not understand. If you grew up by the Red River you will NEVER understand. One can actually swim and lay on sand on the Missouri River near Bismarck. I know the city inside and out - the best bike paths, parks, and pretty much everything there is to do. Fargo just seems so....... flat. I don't want to succumb to summer school and a job in Fargo, but that is where my life is headed. Somehow I feel like I'm giving up.

But anyway, aside from THAT sob story, I have another that is more of interest to this class. I have been training here (in Bismarck) over break and I have forgotten what hills feel like on the body! Back during my recovery after ACL surgery I made the transition from home to Fargo, where then I did all my physical therapy exercises pretty much on my own. So about 8 months after the injury, I was back to running on the treadmill. Then about a year later, I actually got to run outside again (thank goodness! That god forsaken treadmill will be the end of me someday!) and hills were the most miserable thing on the knee. I had forgotten completely to integrate them into my treadmill workout. Now I know better. But running in Bismarck has been trying, because I don't think I ever properly recovered my running uphill muscles. This will be my goal for the next ten weeks or so.

On the brighter side of things... I got some new running shoes today. Hopefully the hundred I put out for them is well worth it. Only time will tell.