I went to the mall for a walk with Cheryl today (and a little shopping.) The knee began to feel achy after about 20 minutes…. It is WAY better than a couple of days ago, but I am thinking I should have listened to myself. I wondered, quite a bit, before LA whether it was a good idea to run it…. I was thinking that there was not really anything to gain, but much to lose. Not that I have “lost” much. The recovery time is taking me farther from optimum fitness and farther from my goal of a PR or at least a BQ at the M2B marathon in May.
I have found, btw, a potential fall back plan to replace M2B. If I am not ready for M2B I will skip it or switch it to a half. If all my friends, qualify for Boston and I am still looking – the Santa Rosa Marathon on August 25 will be my fall back plan.
Dale, You were an animal at LA Mara to soldier thru blisters and knee issues. I’m lookin’ forward to Boston 2014…. rest up a bunch, you have ~ 6 months to BQ!