Hello everyone – happy Monday!
Where to start. Lots has happened since my last post (apologies on how long ago that was, March was a hell of a month).
Let’s start with the bad so to end on the good =) As some of you know, my injury has gotten worse since it happened around the second week of March. When I last left you, my hip was the only thing involved. About a week after the hip injury, my left foot began to hurt to the point where I couldn’t even walk. Weird, I know. Especially since I have a considerably high pain tolerance when it comes to athletics – I’d never felt anything like it before. I’ve seen an orthopedist, and continue to see a physical therapist, and my foot is still not in shape to run. My orthopedist capped me at 5 miles while my physical therapist does not even want me to run at all. So combine that with my general inability to even sit still for more than twenty minutes, and you can all guess how well this is going over. Truth be told, I’ve tried running a bit, and I made it about three blocks before I had to stop from the pain. On top of that, my ankle now feels extremely weak – the other day I was just standing around on a BOSU ball and it felt as if it was about to snap.
As of now, it all comes down to this: my PT and orthopedist agree that if I were to run the marathon, it would probably be the last time I were to ever run more than a few miles (if even that).
This is frustrating beyond my ability to express. Especially since the injury occurred 32 days before the race. (I’m going to stop here because my body and mind aches from dealing with this today, more later.)
On the brighter side of the post, my fundraiser at Red Sky on the 25th went very well – we raised $524! A number of my good friends attended, as well as some of my clients from the gym. The raffle was great – I ended up raffling off: an iPod shuffle, 3 two-week gym memberships + three personal training sessions, a one-month membership to BSC, a BSC backpack (guess where I work! hahaha), and a dinner + drinks for two at the Red Sky. All big hits, some people even bought 30 tickets! The venue was really nice too. They provided some stellar food, and the DJ was awesome. We were there from about 8 to 11:30 or so – good times =) Even stopped by Churchill’s afterwards. Here are some shots from the night:
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- Kon, Steph, Jen, and Jamie
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- Jonathan, Hanna and Caroline (plus her sister and friend in the back!)
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- Two of my best clients – Julia and Robin – they’re roommates!
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- Raffle winners, Jen and Leslie!
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- The BSC crew: (from top letft) Dominic, Erin and Chris (not sure who the two ladies are =)
Where I am now: After I heard that I could not run the whole race, I went into work quite upset, and my coworker came up with a brilliant idea – to run the marathon as a relay. I’d start and finish, then a bunch of my friends/coworkers would sponsor miles in-between and just pass my number along. The idea further developed into everyone getting into little teams and running a few miles together with my number before passing my number on. Teams would pay $20 a mile, and everyone involved would get a t-shirt (“memorial miles” ?), and of course, we’d have a big party afterward for everyone involved. I’ve talked to a few people who’d possibly run and the feedback has been amazing – everyone is really excited to help me and run a few miles… It’s been very touching to have such an outpouring of support for this new idea, since the whole situation has been so difficult to deal with. And the more the idea gets discussed and people get excited to run, the more excited I’m getting.
Now it comes down to the man; I am currently in a massive game of phone tag with the BAA (Boston Athletic Association, people who run the marathon) and Team in Training office to see if my “relay” will be allowed. No word back (I was expecting to hear today).
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I really hope this relay comes through. After preparing for so long, and so many of you contributing and supporting the race, I want the marathon to happen one way or another.
I’ll keep you updated (promise =)
All the best! Love,
Amanda
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