[6/20/12]: Reflections and updates!

Hello everyone! It has been such a better month of training for me it's ridiculous! After my exams I have taken the past two weeks to really strengthen up my core and my hip muscles to alleviate the strain on my left SI joint. If you all remember, I injured the left side of my hip while running at the beginning of May and basically had to stop training for a full week. When I was trying to get back into it, I caught a really bad case of food poisoning that prevented me from eating for 6 days and I lost 10 pounds during that time (which was bad because I lost a lot of stamina and muscle mass during that time...). Since then, however, I've been trying to stay positive about everything and it has resulted in me getting back to work on the training schedule! Thank you for all your prayers and your love these past few months!! Keep spreading the word!

Right now it is incredibly hot and humid in Chicago. It is 90+ degrees during the daytime and it stays around 80+ degrees at night so it has been challenging to run outside. Still, I plan to train in the heat to make sure that I prepare for any type of condition on race day. I am also going to be in the Dominican Republic for a medical mission! (YAY!) I'll explain that in another post soon! :)

Overall, I've been keeping to my training schedule and I'm looking forward to going home and running in the hills and forests of California soon :) Take care everyone! I'll be posting pictures/runs when I have time because things are kinda crazy right now lol!