I Quit

Here’s the thing. People keep saying to me that it’s not going to happen. "There’s no way you’re running the marathon" they say and I don’t think they have any business saying it, right or wrong. I’m the only one that gets to say that. Possible or impossible, good idea or not, it all comes down to me. I make the choice. Anybody whose ever trained for something for months on end and suffered a serious roadblock a short while before know exactly what I mean. The fact is I caught a break or more specifically I didn’t, since the ankle is only sprained. That means I have a shot to still run the marathon, and from the way I feel this morning, I think it’s a decent shot. Sure, my ankle hurts, and walking is a challenge, but it’s better than yesterday, and I think that sometime Friday I’ll be getting 3.5 slow miles in.