many of you know i've been diligently training for a marathon. some of you also know that i've been having some serious issues with my knees. well, i went to an orthopedic knee surgeon on thursday and as it turns out, i'm not to run for 4-6 weeks... like, at all... i have moderate tendinitis in both knees, and although they call it "moderate" there's nothing moderate about the pain. it's frustrating and depressing, especially considering i had been doing everything i thought necessary. i think the most frustrating part is that mentally, all i want to do is this marathon. my body and mind are both craving 10+ mile runs... crazy, i know, but marathoners are crazy. it's part of the deal. anyway, my mind is there and my body is not. a few weeks ago i was telling some non-runners that probably the most amazing thing to me had not been the distances i was going or the mileage i was building on a weekly basis, but the mental transformation i was experiencing... watching myself push through these barriers i never thought were possible was not only painful, but also completely exhilarating! i had been reading up on nutrition and discovering the best things to fuel pre- and post-run. i was loving learning and feeling and breathing and moving! ice baths, believe it or not, were motivating! ha!
hmmmph... i know i'll get to that place again, and next time i'll be stronger mentally and physically, it's just frustrating to have to be patient and wait...
sidenote: i did get a confirmation from the long beach marathon registration people that i will be able to roll-over the $100 registration fee to the 2010 race... i'm considering the salt lake full in april, but if not, i will certainly be running 26.2 miles along ocean drive in 2010!!
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that is a big bummer. you should definitely commiserate with doge about it. doge=ali, but i'm sure you already know that.
i'm sorry.
thanks, bean. doge has heard aaalllll about it!
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