Recovering from micro-fracture surgery :(

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Location:

Sandy,UT,USA

Member Since:

Apr 09, 2011

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Recover From Injury

Running Accomplishments:

Marathon #3 - PR - Salt Lake Marathon 2011- BMQ 3:41:03

PR - Bryce Canyon Half - July 2011 1:38:29

BOSTON

 

At the finish

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Recovering from micro-fracture surgery on my right knee.  I tore the cartilage off of my knee while doing a speed-training run one month before Boston.  Doc gave me a cortisone shot so that I was able to finish Boston.  After the surgery, I was told to never run again. :(

Long-Term Running Goals:

QUALIFIED FOR BOSTON! April 16, 2011 

Ran Boston on April 14, 2012! 

Personal:

 

Married, 40 year old, mother of four. 

 

"In truth, runners don't race other runners.  They race against themselves: to conquer their wills, to transcend their weaknesses, to beat back their nightmares.  And while a runner can't actually beat himself, he can beat his time. Even years into running, he can get better." Running for His Life by Michael Hall

 

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Sat, Mar 17, 2012
Total Distance
16.00

I decided to not go to Moab at the last minute.  The reason why I was going is that I was going to be able to bring my kids and all of our kids could play at a big ranch house up in some canyon while we ran the half.  

Ballet West decided to add two practices on Saturday for The Little Mermaid ballet that is coming up.  So, all of our girls had to stay behind and Rick was going to have all the girls sleepover and drive them to dance all day.  James, my oldest decided that he didn't want to go either.  I then felt like I was being too selfish by going with my friend and leaving Rick with a house full of kids!  

We had a fun weekend with a house full of kids since James had two friends sleepover too. I love St. Patrick's Day.  I'm glad that I didn't miss out on the Leprechaun that runs around our house all day and turns our milk green and leaves gold coins.    

I ran 16 out in the wind and some rain.  It was not fun!!!  I was feeling bummed that my friend was running the half with beautiful scenery to look at while I was running on the streets around here dodging cars. 

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Comments
From jun on Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 08:15:18 from 205.158.160.209

You're a good wife and mom. Here's the weird thing about Saturday, just on the other side of the mountain, in Utah valley, there was no wind. It was really weird.

From DLTheo on Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 08:23:26 from 76.28.161.119

Sorry you had to miss the 1/2. At least now you aren't having to recover from it :)

Little Mermaid ballet sounds like a lot of fun! Your kids must be excited!

From I Just Run on Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 08:30:13 from 67.79.11.242

Sorry you missed the Half but in the scheme of important things you made the righ decision...and still got a good 16 mile run in..!

From Oreo on Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 08:44:57 from 206.81.136.61

Toast to Steam..

From Carina on Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 08:46:31 from 204.15.86.83

From everything I've read the half was pretty miserable and really windy, so maybe it was better this way :) Nice run!!

From rAtTLeTrAp on Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 08:47:12 from 24.18.125.122

You are at least 2.9 miles better off for skipping it :)

From Lily on Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 15:25:09 from 67.199.178.210

Oh well. There is more to come from you Missy! :)

Jun is right, we had no wind on Saturday down here. Lucky for me! :)

From gdoc on Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 19:34:27 from 98.202.193.212

ya...moab half sucks... leprechauns rule! Nice!

From Dan on Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 22:29:32 from 24.209.83.20

Good choice... I was dodging cars too!

From MaryMary on Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 12:21:55 from 99.185.60.234

Way to run through the wind and rain. Look forward to meeting you in Boston!

From Bec on Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 12:26:03 from 68.206.133.141

You are an awesome mom! It would be really hard to give up a race like Moab. Running 16 in the wind alone is more of a challenge than a half marathon. Way to go!

From RAD on Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 17:25:02 from 98.202.23.178

sometimes being a good mom stinks, but I'm glad you got to see the bright side of it all!!

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