Weeks of training: 16 Blisters healing on feet: 9 Legs healing: 1
LINCOLN PARK ( 02 Oct., 2008 ) – Some of my seven loyal readers may be aware of the situation, but others are not: My 20 mile run – the Nike Ready to Run 20 Miler – was a couple of weeks ago. I watched my marathon goal deflate six miles in. Around Diversey Harbour, it felt like someone took a baseball bat to my knee and I had to stop running.
After lots of ice, Advil and elevation, I headed to my doctor and ultimately the orthopaedic doctor. X-rays, an MRI and plenty of retail therapy followed. I walked (or limped) away with the diagnosis of a stress fracture on my tibia and no prospects of running the Chicago Marathon this year.
Thank you to everyone who has expressed their support and encouragement over the past 17 weeks. Also, thank you to those who have already extended their well-wishes for my recovery. While I am finding my disappointment to be far more crippling than my injury, your support has made this situation far less difficult to handle.
Time until marathon starts: 49 days, 19 hours, 13 min., 24 sec. Miles run since last post: 24 National landmarks run past in the last week: 4
LINCOLN PARK ( 23 Aug., 2008 ) – Today I ran the farthest distance I ever have in my life. I not only crossed over the half-way point in terms of marathon distance, but blew past it to run a total of 16 miles!
Time until marathon starts: 57 days, 16 hours, 1 minute, 57 seconds Miles run since last post: 35 New favorite Gu flavor: Strawberry-Banana Times run slowed-down for air show gawking: 4
LAKEFRONT PATH ( 15 Aug., 2008 ) – After a trip to the orthopaedic doctor and many more x-rays, I officially left the disabled list last Tuesday! I have had a lot of catching-up to do, and am just about back to where I should be. To help make that happen, today I cut some time out of my much-needed PTO to run a half-marathon by myself, sans wingman.
Posted by MichaelBennett 
Posted by MichaelBennett 
Posted by MichaelBennett 