Comments on My Dirt Road Anthem: A Lesson in Patience

This is how I feel about my spring ITBS issues. If...

2013-11-19T06:05:22.927-07:00

This is how I feel about my spring ITBS issues. If I had actually let myself recover from my March marathon, I probably would not have injured myself when training for the May one. I definitely need patience. Luckily, being pregnant is forcing me to take some downtime, so that's something.

Patience is a virtue, indeed. One I'm not so g...

2013-11-18T18:04:38.087-07:00

Patience is a virtue, indeed. One I'm not so great with. But you are right - patience is important and we should all do our best to listen to our bodies. It's hard to take that downtime but it's always for the best.

One of the tough things about having to wait out a...

2013-11-18T17:28:45.935-07:00

One of the tough things about having to wait out an injury is that running is good for you, you want to do what's good for you, but you can't. It certainly teaches you to enjoy every chance you get in a pain-free run.

I've never really had to be "patient"...

2013-11-18T17:02:25.405-07:00

I've never really had to be "patient" because of injuries. But I've failed plenty of times in races and had to wait almost a year to get another opportunity at the goal I set for myself. That was tough. But I let the "failure" motivate me during my training. Having to be patient through an injury has got to be tough because you just can't "power" through it.

Hindsight is 20/20 right? Knowing when and how to ...

2013-11-18T14:59:33.997-07:00

Hindsight is 20/20 right? Knowing when and how to return from injury or even a hard effort is tough. Glad your foot is feeling better.

Patience is very difficult for us runners. I feel...

2013-11-18T14:55:13.210-07:00

Patience is very difficult for us runners. I feel like I am tested every day and often fail:/ Glad you are feeling better:)

My older sister got WAY too much patience... no wo...

2013-11-18T14:47:31.666-07:00

My older sister got WAY too much patience... no wonder there wasn't any left for me...

Good for you! I'm glad that you took it easy a...

2013-11-18T12:22:52.211-07:00

Good for you! I'm glad that you took it easy and are getting back into the game :)

Patience is so hard!!!! Why are we runners so awf...

2013-11-18T11:29:12.144-07:00

Patience is so hard!!!! Why are we runners so awful at being patient with our bodies when we know it will only benefit us?! I'm glad to hear that you are on the upswing and I hope you continue that way!!

Patience is definitely tough for me too! I'm ...

2013-11-18T11:16:43.130-07:00

Patience is definitely tough for me too! I'm glad it's paying off for you though!! :)
I'm finally determined to do whatever it takes to heal my knee injury... I'm tired of not running! One day this week I'm going to run 1.5-2 easy miles straight and see what my knee feels like... if the pain comes back after how many months of rest?! Then I am immediately calling the doctor! No more playing "i can fix it on my own"

ugh. I swear, I thought that injuring my IT band ...

2013-11-18T10:08:25.117-07:00

ugh.

I swear, I thought that injuring my IT band last summer was going to RUIN MY LIFE... it sort of did, I wanted to run, but every time I did it was painful and horrible. I had destination races that I didn't want to miss, and coming from someone that had never run slower than a 5 hour marathon, clocking a few 6 hour marathons was painful and humbling.

I regret not listening to my body, doing the PT, and strengthening the parts of my body that contributed to the injury....

Hope you start feeling better soon. I know how terrible injuries can be, not just on your body, but on your brain...