So after that one glorious post about being 1 month into training for another marathon, I ended up dealing with some knee pain again.
I made it about 12 weeks into training until it became unbearable and I decided to see my doctor.
Sure enough, he ordered an x-ray and MRI and I was told that I had a partial meniscus tear.
::boom::
That was it, folks. He offered a cortisone injection if I wished to carry on with the marathon, but I opted to back out of training and forgo the marathon in favor of my knee healing naturally. I've been going to physical therapy since April and my knee is now completely healed! An MRI confirmed and I'm finally good to go again.
Which brings me to the point of this entry: I'm pleased to say that in lieu of running the Eugene marathon this year, I'll be running the Philadelphia Marathon in November!
I'm in my second week of training and I'm feeling great. My doc gave me clearance to run as far and fast as I wanted back in June and I decided to try and finish what I started and run a marathon for charity.
Here I come, Philly! I've missed you these past (oh my) 6 years since I've lived there. Looking forward to a chilly race and running in support of Team Lemon!!
If you're interested in donating, please check out my race page:
http://www.alexslemonade.org/mypage/114757
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