Trials and Tribulations

  Well, I haven't posted in a while because there hasn't been much to say, (unless of course you like reading the sob stories and whining that I've been doing these days.)  I did run the 5K Earth day run and placed third in my age group.  Was soooo hoping for another medal to add to me new iron medal holder, but alas, the awards were water bottles.  Nothing wrong with that, but I am kinda partial to some bling versus a water bottle my kids will steal sometime in the first week.  The run wasn't bad, the temperature (high 30's) was fine, the 30 MPH winds were brutal, but for 3.1 miles, not so bad.  My calf cramped the last 1/2 mile and since then I've been having some huge issues with it.  My life revolves around XTing, icing, compression..repeat., repeat...  It seems I recover all week, run long on the weekend and recover all week.  I saw the sports doc on Monday who did xrays and scheduled me for an MRI on Friday.  Hopefully I'll get some answers.  Dam to Dam 20K is in 2 1/2 weeks and I haven't got any good training runs in in nealy 3 weeks.  UGH!  Looks like if I am able to run, any time goals are out the window.  Keep your fingers crossed that I'll get some results soon.  Thanks