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April 16, 2005
No Race for Me
Okay, i feel horrible (emotionally). I am not going to run tomorrow. I just ran up and down my driveway and it's a no go. I can still feel my calf (which does not hurt at all when I walk). I thought my brother AND my dad would be upset with me (my dad for planting this idea in my brother's head and not following through). I called my dad and he was like, oh, well that's unfortunate. How did it happen? (Just regular training). And he told me he was sorry about my leg. This surprised me but made me feel better b/c he understood how I was feeling horrible about 2 things: not being able to run with my brother and simply not being able to run. And he said there was nothing to be done about it really-I can't run hurt. Then he also did acknowledge it was disapointing b/c my brother has been training for two months-which is very true. Then he said that if my brother didn't want to run alone tomorrow he would find a 5K to run with him sometime in the next month. My dad is so smart-brilliant problem solving!! After the phone call I had to go upstairs and tell my brother. I did it really quickly, like a band-aid, and then he said he still wanted to run tomorrow. No hesitation AT ALL. So that is very cool and hard core of him.
Anyway, i feel horrible for letting my brother down. I also feel relief I am not going to do something bad to my body. I had such a bad year last year with injuries I am finally learning my lesson. No running for me for one week from today.
Also of note is that, w/out belaboring the details of my complete soccer mom day (literally) I am not ready for motherhood. It's confirmed-even though I did have one moment of teariness as my brother got out of the car and walked up the hill to ref his first soccer game ever. It's his first job.
As for working out, I am about to go swimming. I need to do something b/c I am having a basic mish mosh of angst, unhappiness, and relief emotions right now related to the whole race drama.
Posted by Audrey at April 16, 2005 02:24 PM
Comments
I'm sorry to hear you can't run today with your brother! I'm glad though they he wants to continue on and still do the race. Let us know how he likes it!
You are definitely doing the right thing for your calf and very likely staving off what could be a long-drawn out injury. Hang in there!
Posted by: Beth at April 17, 2005 07:20 AM
So sorry to hear you couldn't race! Like you told Ann, it's hard to make the decision sometimes but it's for the better. It's not worth getting a long term injury, hope you feel better!
Posted by: Nanda at April 18, 2005 12:47 PM