ellasport's blog

Hi, I’m Nikki.  My friend Pam, founder of ellasport, asked me to start this blog to tell you a little about myself.  She wanted a place for women to be able to share their stories.  Since I thought that it was a great idea and as an avid ellasport supporter, and user (or wearer…not sure if that’s a word), I agreed.  I’ve never blogged before so it may take me some time to get into this but I’m trying! :) 

A little about me:  by day I’m an attorney, but please don’t hold that against me, I swear all those lawyer rumors are not true!  I’m also a very active person; I’m always doing some sort of physical activity, especially running.  The original intent of this blog was for me to share my experiences training for the NYC Marathon 2009.  Well, due to an injury, I unfortunately may not be able to compete in the Marathon this year, so this blog, much like my training schedule, is going to have to take a different turn. 

I first ran the NYC Marathon in 2006.  Here I am below.  As you can see I had a great time!

This year was supposed to be about improving my time, but, unfortunately, I severely pulled my sartorius muscle in training and now the only thing I care about is making it to the start line!  Funny how things can change so abruptly…  For every day I feel hopeful that I will make it, there is another day where I am completely discouraged.  I know there is always next year, but that somehow just isn’t comforting after all the time and effort I have put in. 

I’ d really love to hear from anyone else who has had a similar injury or has advice or similar experiences with dealing with injuries during marathon training.  Maybe we can make it through it together!

Nikki