Well, I got the clear from Dr. Roget yesterday to get back to my training. I am still running 4 minutes and walking 1 and am up to 40 minutes. He said I can increase it by 5 minutes each time and I can start doing the track workouts again. I'm pretty excited about that! I want to be back to training with the group...there's definitely strength in numbers! Because I haven't been racking on the miles, he also recommended that I do some cross training (either the elliptical machine or a bike) twice a week. This injury has definitely changed the way I am training, making it more involved and more frustrating.
Yesterday I decided that I will probably do the half marathon instead of the full marathon, which I have suspected I would have to do, but didn't want to actually admit it. I really, really, really want to do a full marathon, and I will - just not this one. With one month until the race, I know I can still be ready for the half marathon, but I don't want to hurt myself by trying to "cram" for the full marathon. I've spent a lot of time praying that God will give me peace with this situation. I need to accept what is happening this time, but I still have hope that I can continue building up my miles and, eventually, accomplish a full marathon some time in the future.
This morning at Bible study, a women came up to me and thanked me for what I'm doing with Team in Training. She told me that she was diagnosed with myeloma, a blood disease that often turns into Leukemia, 2 years ago. What a reminder of why I signed up for this in the first place! So, I may not be doing the race the way I had hoped to, but I'm still doing it and for that I am grateful!
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