Alas, I will try next year....

Hello,
It has been quite some time since I posted anything about my training. Let me explain why....

I struggled with a pinched nerve in my left foot. That settled down and I was pain free.

Then I hurt the hell out of my right foot. It was so bad, it was suspected that I had a stress fracture. After a nuclear diagnostic bone scan, it was decided I did not have a stress fracture. It must be a very bad case of tendinitis.

Then that cleared up and I was able to run.

Hooray!

Then the abdominal pain. This was completely unrelated to running. God only knows why now it decided to be a problem.

The abdominal pain sent me to the emergency room via ambulance. After a CT scan and fabulous pain meds, it was decided that I had a bowel obstruction that required emergency surgery.

About 27 staples and an 8" surgical incision later, it was decided that the only place I am running to is the loo.

The good news is that any funds that I have raised thus far may be transferred to the race next year. And I have every intention of running this race next year.

I ran 12 miles. That was the farthest I had gotten. And that is the most I have ever run. It felt good.

I was told by my surgeon that I am not to run until November 3. I cannot do any sort of ab work until Thanksgiving. I am counting the days.

Tomorrow is three weeks since surgery.

Sunday is the day I am supposed to be running the marathon.

There must be some reason I was not meant to run this year. But I will not give up. I will begin training the minute I can run again.

Perhaps I can train for the Thanksgiving Turkey Trot in Buffalo.