Failing at 26.2
I have had many successes as a runner, including my cutting down a store employee recently for his assumption about how I identify myself. That's another post though. This is the story of my first failure. I decided that it was time to try and run a marathon. The idea was daunting to me but who isn't a little taken back by the idea of running that far? In order to dangle a carrot, I picked Disney World as the venue. In hindsight, this may have played into the issue. I began training and almost immediately started running into problems. The marathon was scheduled for January of 2022 so I started training in February of 2021. As a nurse, working in the midst of COVID, I took all the precautions that I needed to. As a runner with asthma, it had consistently been in the back of my mind that I didn't know how COVID might impact me. In March, I came down with the dreaded virus. I felt lucky that my symptoms were mild. Mostly, I was tired. It was impossible to run. It was April b...