Greetings,
I hope you all are well and I am headed to Ponce, Puerto Rico. I have never been here before at this meet and I am happy to know that alot of my other American Teammates will be in attandance. These athletes include David Payne, Natasha Hastings, DeeDee Trotter, Debbie Dunn, Rose Richmond, David Oliver, Jeremy Wariner, Dominique Darden, and lots of others, so many to write down ha ha. But after arriving the drive to the hotel was about an hour and I was so tired from a long day of traveling. So when I got to the hotel I was Happy to Be there!!! The weather was about 90 degrees, sunny the first day and a chance of showers on the day I was to run. Boy was it hot so hot that I felt as if I lost 10 lbs sweating.
My knee was still not feeling that great and the next morning I awoke to try and do a shakeout and put kinesiolgy tape on my IT Band. I had saw my chiro before leaving and he adjusted me and my foot so I thought I would be in good shape. Well as I tried to ward up I still felt as if my knee had a hitch in it. Cycling through was very difficult to do and if I was having problems with it the day before the race, what would it feel like on race day? I told myself that I would be fine becaue I didn't want to start getting all worked up about it.
The hotel was on a golf resort and the beach was beautiful. I didn't do much site seeing but saw a little of Puerto Rico. The food was great and the beds were so comfortable. Race day I went through my ritual of eating breakfast, relaxing a bit since I didn't race until 8:15pm that night. I was nervous but also excited about getting onto the track. The women's 400 field was a good one and I am still proving that you can come back after a baby. The race was not my best and I ran 53.4 which was not a post baby pr so I was a little disappointed with that. Yes I wasn't 100 percent, I had a sinus infection as I flew to Puerto Rico so that could have taken some juice out of me. I talked to my agent after running and I told him that even though things didn't go well for me I still have to keep pushing forward.
So I couldn't do this without you all the fans, so keep up the good work, please check out my blog and website and be a supporter of Mary Wineberg.....talk to you later.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
A hard week of training.....can I survive
Hey track and field fans,
Man I dislike when injuries hamper you, but I guess I have to keep pushing forward. Currently I had a rough week of practice where my side of my knee was just killing me. My IT Band is so tight and I have not been able to do any of my sprint workouts. Chris (coach) has tried to see if I can work through it but has noticed that if it is not quality then we need to try something else.
Man I was doing so well, making progress and now a little set back. Well I will just be praying about it because I have been through worse. He always makes a way and I have to realize that it takes time. Good things comes to those who wait.....
So a little update on Brooklyn, awwww she is getting so big and so pretty. She is so mobile now, even though it is only crawling she gets around. My mom is doing much better so thanks for all of your thoughts and prayers. Brooklyn loves to use my mom's walker and she gets around from room to room. She just pushes away and when she ends up into a wall starts to cry because she is upset that the walker won't go ha ha ha so hilarious. She is babbling away these days and says DA DA, DA DA but of course doesn't realize that she is saying Daddy. Chris is enjoying being a father and he is truly a great one. We love our Pika and she is 9 months old now. She is very strong, likes to laugh and play with my mom's dog Boxer, she doesn't like getting dressed, finally likes the water and baths but still is afraid of the vacuum cleaner.
I bet next time I blog she will be walking, we will see!!! My next meet is Ponce, Puerto Rico and I hope my knee will be better. I have been icing and had someone check it out. I have had this same problem in the other knee and I was able to manage that, let's see if the same things work. So please keep giving us best wishes and let's hope to see me do well in Ponce!!1
Man I dislike when injuries hamper you, but I guess I have to keep pushing forward. Currently I had a rough week of practice where my side of my knee was just killing me. My IT Band is so tight and I have not been able to do any of my sprint workouts. Chris (coach) has tried to see if I can work through it but has noticed that if it is not quality then we need to try something else.
Man I was doing so well, making progress and now a little set back. Well I will just be praying about it because I have been through worse. He always makes a way and I have to realize that it takes time. Good things comes to those who wait.....
So a little update on Brooklyn, awwww she is getting so big and so pretty. She is so mobile now, even though it is only crawling she gets around. My mom is doing much better so thanks for all of your thoughts and prayers. Brooklyn loves to use my mom's walker and she gets around from room to room. She just pushes away and when she ends up into a wall starts to cry because she is upset that the walker won't go ha ha ha so hilarious. She is babbling away these days and says DA DA, DA DA but of course doesn't realize that she is saying Daddy. Chris is enjoying being a father and he is truly a great one. We love our Pika and she is 9 months old now. She is very strong, likes to laugh and play with my mom's dog Boxer, she doesn't like getting dressed, finally likes the water and baths but still is afraid of the vacuum cleaner.
I bet next time I blog she will be walking, we will see!!! My next meet is Ponce, Puerto Rico and I hope my knee will be better. I have been icing and had someone check it out. I have had this same problem in the other knee and I was able to manage that, let's see if the same things work. So please keep giving us best wishes and let's hope to see me do well in Ponce!!1
Drake Relays
HEY!!!!
So I was very excited to be apart of the annual Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa. This place is great and the track fans are soooo supportive. I really enjoyed attending this meet in college and had not been back in about 5 years. The stadium was recently redone and the track is a beautiful blue. Training has been going well and I was hoping to better my time at this meet.
Once I arrived at the meet the volunteers did a great job of welcoming us in. I was on the plane with Hazel Clark-Riley (800 meters) and so we were happy to be traveling together. Hey as professionals it is always nice to run into someone else on a plane, it is like a safety net. (Ha ha there is no way that two people would be left at an airport....but I guess that has happened in a long time....ohhh the times of traveling in Europe!!!)
So the race was not as stacked as it was the year before. A couple of girls had to pull out of the race for various reasons. But the girls who were in the race were very competitive. I was in lane 6 and had 2 girls on my outside. As the gun went off I got out of the blocks but realized I could have probably pushed a little harder for the first 60 meters and push into the first 200 meters. I was able to finish strong but ended up 3rd with a time of 53.01. Man 52 was right there, maybe I will get it the next time. I ended the race and made sure to congratulate the other runners and did my cool down and headed back to the hotel. The weather was slightly cool and cloudy and a little bit of rain.
So all in all I had a great time, a meet that showed progress and my knee that had been bothering me was just a little irritated. So until next time.......continue to remember that I am MAKING MY WAY BACK!!!!!
So I was very excited to be apart of the annual Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa. This place is great and the track fans are soooo supportive. I really enjoyed attending this meet in college and had not been back in about 5 years. The stadium was recently redone and the track is a beautiful blue. Training has been going well and I was hoping to better my time at this meet.
Once I arrived at the meet the volunteers did a great job of welcoming us in. I was on the plane with Hazel Clark-Riley (800 meters) and so we were happy to be traveling together. Hey as professionals it is always nice to run into someone else on a plane, it is like a safety net. (Ha ha there is no way that two people would be left at an airport....but I guess that has happened in a long time....ohhh the times of traveling in Europe!!!)
So the race was not as stacked as it was the year before. A couple of girls had to pull out of the race for various reasons. But the girls who were in the race were very competitive. I was in lane 6 and had 2 girls on my outside. As the gun went off I got out of the blocks but realized I could have probably pushed a little harder for the first 60 meters and push into the first 200 meters. I was able to finish strong but ended up 3rd with a time of 53.01. Man 52 was right there, maybe I will get it the next time. I ended the race and made sure to congratulate the other runners and did my cool down and headed back to the hotel. The weather was slightly cool and cloudy and a little bit of rain.
So all in all I had a great time, a meet that showed progress and my knee that had been bothering me was just a little irritated. So until next time.......continue to remember that I am MAKING MY WAY BACK!!!!!
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