It's not the end of the world

I'll be honest - when I titled my last post 'A serious setback...' I thought I was being a bit dramatic.  I was wrong.  What started out as a somewhat welcome excuse to scale things back a bit has turned into a full blown running injury that is seriously impacting my ability to train.  After a full week of resting and rolling I hopped on a treadmill Saturday morning thinking all was well.  Less than a mile into my run my knee began to hurt.  I managed to complete 2.5 miles of running/walking - not exactly the 11 miles on my training plan.

I realize this is not the end of the world - but some days it sort of feels like it.  I'm seriously worried that I might not even be able to start my half marathon on August 21st - let alone complete it in 1:55.  I haven't given up but I have adjusted my goals.  I just want to run.  I don't care how long it takes me - I just want to experience the journey.  I don't even want to consider how awful it would be to be sitting on the sidelines.  And to add insult to injury (literally) - this is my fundraising race!  How do you solicit funds for a race you might not even be able to complete?  Ugh!!

So it's time to put on my big girl pants and get seriously focused on recovering from this injury.  I will roll out my IT Band like never before - that sucker is going to be so long and limber it wont even remember how to tighten up.  I will cross train like a rock star - people will actually start paying money to watch me workout.  I will start running again - slowly and gradually a quarter mile at a time if I have to - all pride left the building after it saw me on that treadmill last week.  I will pray - I will thank God for all that I have - I will ask Him for protection, strength and patience and I will praise Him for He alone is worthy of praise.