Injured Reserve

Well folks yet again i managed to wind up on the injured list! I ran the Trent Waldron Glacier Half Marathon on May 26th, a perfect day i might add. All was going well eating right, 15-17 mile training runs, 3-5 mile speed works, yoga, cross training all building to the half and then full marathons. I was on track for a PR of 1:30 at mile 7. At mile 7.5 my foot began to hurt, the pain got worse until i could barely run on it. To top that off the tendinitis in my left knee returned from no where! By mile 8.5 I was at a slow embarassing and quite painful walk. I managed to finish the race with a poor time of 2:18.42. Yes nearly an hour behind my PR. That was 3 weeks ago and my knee quit hurting, but my foot has got some major problems. I have a doctor appointment coming up and i can only hope it is broke and not a tendon issue that would likely result in surgery and a year off from running. I will rest, ice, compress and elevate as much as possible in the next few days and just hope it was a break or muscle strain. I would also like to congradulate my old friend over at Rubow Happenings on her first half marathon! She is a fighter and if you know her story it is not unlike mine, we both are overcoming health issues, but you can be damn sure we are not backing down!!! You rock Mrs. Rubow and welcome to the club!!! I hope some day to be able to enjoy a finish with you. Keep up the hard work, all of you and RAMBLE ON MY FRIENDS The Running Geek