August 23 / 2 weeks and 3 days post op
Posted 08-23-2008 at 08:20 PM by sugarless4life
Its difficult for me to believe its been 2 and a half weeks since my foot surgery and I am *still* having such intense pain. Its aggravating and discouraging. I am doing "everything right" as far as following the doctors' orders to stay off the foot, keep it elevated, take the pain meds, etc., but nothing seems to help all that much. Yeah I know, its early yet, and truthfully, the surgery was much worse than I thought and most certainly more than what the doctor expected to see.
Having said that though .. shouldn't I be feeling much better by now ? Sure, the recovery is slow when bones are chiseled and sawed, but please ... a bit of encouragement *would* be nice right about now.
So I just finished watching the men's Olympic 26.2 mile marathon; watched the gold medalist finish in 2 hours and 6 minutes. Mind boggling. I watched the leaders run with seemingly no great amounts of physical effort. Their strides were elongated, smooth, steady. Their postures were perfect. Their eyes, focused. The rest of the world ceased to exist for them as they pursued the ultimate finish to years and years of long hours of training and preparation.
Unless you have run 26+ miles, you can never understand the guts, courage and mental toughness that it takes to finish, let alone set an Olympic record. I've done two marathons, and its physically GRUELING, CRUEL, HEINOUS, INSIDIOUS. There's a reason why so few people run marathons. Those who do know the pain .. the agony .. and those who finish know the gain ... the glory ... Its about so much more than "just running" .. or "just finishing" ... or "just getting a medal" ... its the purest form of a test of character .. to honestly see if you have what it takes to do what so few would dare attempt ..
So I sit here today, thinking about the pain I'm currently in and wondering if its realistic for me to have signed up for the Tampa Marathon on March 1, 2009. Deep inside my soul, I want nothing more than to cross my third marathon finish line. Gad, there is NOTHING like that.
N O T H I N G.
But my physical condition at this moment has me wondering if I can do it at all. When it hurts to sit in this recliner with my foot in a cast, propped up on 3 pillows ... what in heaven's name makes me think that in a few short months I will run 26 miles, 385 yards?
Will it really be possible? Logically, probably not. But since when does logic enter into the mind of a marathon runner ? Running that distance isn't a logical thing to do. Heck, its not even a reasonably intelligent thing to do.
So why try? Well, because its really about COURAGE. Courage to try. Determination and dedication and discipline to begin training long and hard as soon as I get the go ahead from the doctor. Singleness of purpose ... and that purpose is to DO IT .. to quit saying I wonder if .. and rather say ... THERE IS NO DOUBT.
I have a date I will not break .... 6:00AM Sunday, March 1, 2009 at Platt & Parker, downtown Tampa, Florida.
Get the medal ready.
Betty
Having said that though .. shouldn't I be feeling much better by now ? Sure, the recovery is slow when bones are chiseled and sawed, but please ... a bit of encouragement *would* be nice right about now.
So I just finished watching the men's Olympic 26.2 mile marathon; watched the gold medalist finish in 2 hours and 6 minutes. Mind boggling. I watched the leaders run with seemingly no great amounts of physical effort. Their strides were elongated, smooth, steady. Their postures were perfect. Their eyes, focused. The rest of the world ceased to exist for them as they pursued the ultimate finish to years and years of long hours of training and preparation.
Unless you have run 26+ miles, you can never understand the guts, courage and mental toughness that it takes to finish, let alone set an Olympic record. I've done two marathons, and its physically GRUELING, CRUEL, HEINOUS, INSIDIOUS. There's a reason why so few people run marathons. Those who do know the pain .. the agony .. and those who finish know the gain ... the glory ... Its about so much more than "just running" .. or "just finishing" ... or "just getting a medal" ... its the purest form of a test of character .. to honestly see if you have what it takes to do what so few would dare attempt ..
So I sit here today, thinking about the pain I'm currently in and wondering if its realistic for me to have signed up for the Tampa Marathon on March 1, 2009. Deep inside my soul, I want nothing more than to cross my third marathon finish line. Gad, there is NOTHING like that.
N O T H I N G.
But my physical condition at this moment has me wondering if I can do it at all. When it hurts to sit in this recliner with my foot in a cast, propped up on 3 pillows ... what in heaven's name makes me think that in a few short months I will run 26 miles, 385 yards?
Will it really be possible? Logically, probably not. But since when does logic enter into the mind of a marathon runner ? Running that distance isn't a logical thing to do. Heck, its not even a reasonably intelligent thing to do.
So why try? Well, because its really about COURAGE. Courage to try. Determination and dedication and discipline to begin training long and hard as soon as I get the go ahead from the doctor. Singleness of purpose ... and that purpose is to DO IT .. to quit saying I wonder if .. and rather say ... THERE IS NO DOUBT.
I have a date I will not break .... 6:00AM Sunday, March 1, 2009 at Platt & Parker, downtown Tampa, Florida.
Get the medal ready.
Betty
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Powerful post. I love your determination! You are such an inspiration to me. Thank you
 You can do it! Get ready to collect your medal  |
 
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Such an Inspiration....Betty, I am sorry to hear about your surgery... I am in the middle of the C25K Program and am in week six... I run my last day tomorrow... My problem is that I am having a difficult time losing weight.... Fawn suggests eliminating dairy. Currently I am on South Beach but will start Eat Fat Get Thin on Sunday...but as Fawn suggested I am going to leave dairy alone for a while...
Your success is very inspiring...and I can only hope to be the runner that you are... TJ  |
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How did you injure your foot? I know how difficult recovering from surgery can be, just did it this past feb. and was unable to workout for 6 or 7 weeks and that was hard for me to refrain from.
You have the right attitude and discipline it takes to be at the top and succeeding in living in your higher nature. By using visualization seeing yourself in your mind's eye completing that race and acting "as if" it has already come to pass you are drawing it into your life every day. I admire others who share my same type of determination and discipline in life, it shows great character and strength which we all have but some of us choose differently and thus live less than desirable lives. Keep up the good work and I am sending you healing vibes your way! BTW I used to live in Tampa/St. Pete/Clearwater for about 10 years. |
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Updated 09-04-2008 at 09:03 AM by kimmiekoko |
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well I love your post and I have ran 2 marathons and I would love to a 100 mile endurance someday. I totally understand the pain the love the dedication to run. My hip went out a month ago and I have been doing spin class instead. Its great, although it is nothing l,like running for me. I hope your foot heals and your ready for marathon training in Dec. Right? I do 16 weeek programs. I also run 13.1 all the time. It is such a wonderful feeling. I am just excited to see how I do it lower carbish.
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so where are the blog updates telling us about the marathon you can now run????
do you have an off site blog somewhere? |
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