Still recovering...

Did my last post really say "recovery is bliss"?  It's actually really slow and pathetic!  Now that I'm nearly 5 weeks into my recovery (can you still call it recovery after 5 weeks?) I can honestly say I haven't been able to go more than 6 miles comfortably.  I am nursing my Achilles in my right foot and the pain kicks in around 4 miles.  Actually, it's immediately after I start running, but becomes bad enough to alter my stride and pace around 4 miles.  I know, I know, I need to rest and properly recover so that's what I have decided to do.  My husband and I have signed up for a local race next month to honor Pat Tillman which is only 4.2 miles (his number when he played football was 42, hence the unique distance) so I'm trying to run just enough to get through that race.  After that, who knows?  I'm hoping to get back to my 10 mile runs on the weekend soon because I sure miss running with Tina.  She is training for the PF Chang Rock n' Roll Marathon in San Diego June 3rd so the last thing she needs is me slowing her down since she is trying to smash her qualifying time for Boston so she doesn't miss out by mere seconds like last time.  In the meantime, stay healthy, stay strong, stay sane you Running Moms!