Comments on My Dirt Road Anthem: Good news and maybe not so good news.

THAT is an awewome quote!!!!! I'm going to ty...

2011-07-13T14:35:16.367-06:00

THAT is an awewome quote!!!!! I'm going to type it up all fancy, print it, and hang it in our coat closet. That's where we keep the running gear. I love it. :)

I'm glad the quote was good for you. There are...

2011-07-13T12:10:10.808-06:00

I'm glad the quote was good for you. There are so many ways to spell our name that I don't care how people spell it anymore. When people ask (and it's for something that doesn't matter like a wait list at a restaurant) I just tell them "however you want to!". At least pronunciation isn't an issue. That might drive me nuts.

I hope your knee feels better and you can run the ...

2011-07-13T05:58:46.632-06:00

I hope your knee feels better and you can run the 1/2 this weekend! I don't mind so much if people spell Katie with a 'y' instead of the 'ie', but I get annoyed when people don't believe that is my name. I am always asked if I am Catherine or told I need your 'full, legal name'. Ugh.

Hi from a new reader and now follower. Yay for the...

2011-07-13T03:05:27.312-06:00

Hi from a new reader and now follower. Yay for the good news! "Not sure what the problem is" can be so frustrating. Hope all is better soon. And love the quote! I'm sharing it with a friend :)

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Ah! Get better! I hope the NSAIDS help and a littl...

2011-07-12T22:53:25.030-06:00

Ah! Get better! I hope the NSAIDS help and a little rest...You are being smart to consider backing out, but i hope it's all better by race day. :)

I hope your knee continues to heal! So sorry abou...

2011-07-12T21:29:42.446-06:00

I hope your knee continues to heal! So sorry about it bothering you, what a major bummer.

I love asking around work for free medical advice, because that is how I figured out that I had my stress fracture in my pelvis last year!

Good luck on your knee healing quickly. I hope you...

2011-07-12T21:03:42.857-06:00

Good luck on your knee healing quickly. I hope you can run the race!!

I HATE when my name is spelled wrong. It's RACHEL no extra e's or a's needed. Rachael or Racheal or however else you can spell it annoys me, so I know how you feel! I always tell people to spell Rachel - the simple way. :)

Ah, connections! That doc is a good one for a runn...

2011-07-12T19:55:21.292-06:00

Ah, connections! That doc is a good one for a runner to have. I hope you can run your half, just so I can run (virtually) behind you and get some speed by osmosis. But don't do it if it will wreck the fall.

Hummm I have been to Italia.... this does not look...

2011-07-12T14:55:51.009-06:00

Hummm I have been to Italia....
this does not look familiar...near water...this is not Venizia, Napoli maybe?

Oh NO!! Sorry about you knee. That is the worst to...

2011-07-12T13:57:54.072-06:00

Oh NO!! Sorry about you knee. That is the worst to have pain in your body right before you have a big race coming up. I agree. Don't run if it is still bothering you. I hope that it will feet better for you over night and you will be able to run on Saturday. Good Luck!!

I love that quote.

Love that quote! And I think the news is more goo...

2011-07-12T11:03:01.319-06:00

Love that quote! And I think the news is more good than bad. So I am crossing my fingers you will get to run Saturday.

Bummer to hear about your knee. Though that is aw...

2011-07-12T10:49:12.986-06:00

Bummer to hear about your knee. Though that is awesome that you get free exams and advice from the sports doctors where you work, that would be amazing!

I definitely would make sure that your knee feels 100% before doing the half marathon. Your attitude of not running unless it seems like its fully normal seems good to me. You don't want to jeopardize your fall running schedule.

Caitlin and Tri-Living Together both have good advice, if you can't put pressure on it that is not a good sign. Hopefully it is not a stress fracture - not sure if they will recommend a x-ray or MRI to fully determine what it is if the anti inflammatories don't work.

And your quote is right on.

Sounds like a great tour of Italy, that is where I want to go next if possible!

It's great that you have access to medical car...

2011-07-12T10:35:28.045-06:00

It's great that you have access to medical care and that your knee is improving. I hope you continue to see progress!

It looks like Florence to me. I was there in 2007 and last summer on my honeymoon! :)

So Sorry about the knee... SO LOVE the quote!!!! ...

2011-07-12T10:26:27.072-06:00

So Sorry about the knee...

SO LOVE the quote!!!!

Get better SOON!

So glad you were able to get at least a little bit...

2011-07-12T09:03:55.222-06:00

So glad you were able to get at least a little bit of an idea of what is going on with your knee! At least you know it's nothing HUGE. I think I would take that as a win! Hope it gets feeling better soon!

I hope your knee continues to feel okay! And, I ho...

2011-07-12T08:19:47.000-06:00

I hope your knee continues to feel okay! And, I hope nothing is seriously wrong with it - maybe it was just overworked?

Have a great week and thank you for the quote!! I needed that. :)

Is there a shorter race to drop down to? Great quo...

2011-07-12T08:07:37.752-06:00

Is there a shorter race to drop down to? Great quote. So important to be respectful of your body.

My fingers are crossed for you. Hopefully the tape...

2011-07-12T07:55:21.690-06:00

My fingers are crossed for you. Hopefully the taper takes care of the weirdness and you're able to run on the weekend.

Gotta love free md evals! Yet another downside to...

2011-07-12T06:27:51.112-06:00

Gotta love free md evals! Yet another downside to me working home health! Hope you're knee feels better soon!

That is seriously awesome that you can get free GO...

2011-07-12T06:25:53.207-06:00

That is seriously awesome that you can get free GOOD dr. advice easily. I'm jealous. I hope he's right and it's not a big deal and you can still run this weekend!

I love that you can get quick, free doc advice! I ...

2011-07-12T05:12:38.644-06:00

I love that you can get quick, free doc advice! I would think that you could run the half if you didn't go balls to the wall (which might be hard since it is a race), but I'm guessing you already paid for it, so you might as well go and at least treat it like a very well supported training run. :)

Hope the anti-inflamatory works for you and things...

2011-07-11T23:19:05.417-06:00

Hope the anti-inflamatory works for you and things get back to normal soon.

Nice pic of you and your sister!

Hope the knee feels better! Speedy recovery though...

2011-07-11T22:24:51.869-06:00

Hope the knee feels better! Speedy recovery thoughts your way!

AFter having 5 sfx myself.. If you can't hop o...

2011-07-11T21:39:02.547-06:00

AFter having 5 sfx myself.. If you can't hop on that leg(like one legged hop) than that's not good. Also if when you run you have to alter your gait.. another no go. I hope it all works out.. RICE up!

ugh, niggling pains that crop up and not knowing &...

2011-07-11T21:07:33.904-06:00

ugh, niggling pains that crop up and not knowing 'wat the deal is' is THE worst! you hope it's nothing but then freak yourself out sometimes jumping to worst case scenarios. the GOOD news is that u are able to have nearly instant access to a doc and also that u're being smart and not going to try to risk the long term goals for the short term ones. finally, try not to stress too much because at least for me, often times these little sores and inflammation things crop up but after some IB and rest/backing off they go away just as mysteriously as they came about! sending big healing thoughts ur way! :)