Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Goodbye, Half-Marathon.
There. I said it. I'm officially giving up on the idea of running the half marathon in Champaign in May. *Sigh* It's all because of my dumb knee. I trained all the way up to 8 or 9 miles (I forgot exactly) , which is actually really close to being done because most training programs only have you train up to 10 miles before you run the race. But then, my knee started hurting and it hasn't really gotten better. I mean, it got better in that it doesn't hurt unless I run. Then, it starts up again. It's so frustrating! I was really enjoying the running and I'm sure--cardiovascularly speaking--that I'm totally up to the distance. I kept harboring a secret hope that my knee would get better and I'd be able to catch up with my training and still run the race. I find myself looking at the joggers outside or in the gym on the track with longing. I just want to run! The stationary bike is so, well, not-that-fulfilling. At least it'll be spring soon and then I can ride outside. *Sigh*
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:-( So sorry about your knee. But WOW -- good job on making it up to 8-9 miles!! That's totally amazing!
I totally prefer biking to running -- here's hoping that you get some nice spring-like weather soon so you can get out and do it!
How 'bout I give you my knee if I get some credit for running that far?!?! Wow--that has totally never been on my radar for things I hope to accomplish. I am always super impressed with anyone who runs and that's awesome that you made it so far. So sorry about your knee. Maybe next year? In high school, I tried the track team for a couple days until my knee was not happy with me. The doctor said I had a weak one and gave me all kinds of exercises to strengthen it. Any chance of a trip to the doctor helping?
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