Feeling Bad.

I really wanted to run in the rain today. I know that sounds crazy, but I really, really did.

Unfortunately, my injury had other ideas.

A week ago, at my niece and nephew's birthday party, I sipped coffee from a Wow Wow Wubbzy cup and asked my older brother Anthony to look at my knee. It's been bothering me, and he's a doctor.

He poked and prodded it, compared it to the other one, checked for fluids or something (gross) and for a moment, he looked concerned, but then he had me sit down, and he examined again, and declared I should be fine. He recommended a knee brace and ice, just like everyone else.

Why did I wait so long?

I did my weekly runs, including a really nice 3.25 miles outside during my lunch break on Thursday. It was bothering me a bit then, too, but I just pushed through it.

I'm not sure if I pulled a muscle or something, but when I woke up on Friday, my right knee felt off and the muscles around it hurt a LOT. My hamstring, too. And quads. And everything. Why did I get the worst blisters on my right foot, too? My entire left leg remains fine.

It hurt so much at work I even had to take the elevator instead of the stairs, something I hate doing because I am a very impatient person and it makes me feel lazy. I took painkillers, and during my lunch break I spent over 30 dollars on a knee brace and ice compress. I took it easy all day, really hoping that I'd still be able to do my run with the team this morning.

When I woke up this morning, I knew right away the my leg and knee could not handle a ten mile run. I hate thinking that others might assume that I wussed out because of the rain. If rain were the only factor, I'd be there in a heartbeat. But... I don't want to hurt myself anymore than I already have.

Luckily this morning after the run is an injury clinic (perfectly timed?) So I'll be going to that and hopefully getting the doctor who is running it to take a quick look at my knee and see if he recommends anything.

I feel really, really bad that I didn't do my ten miler today. I feel so far behind. I can only hope that I can do it tomorrow... but it'll be so much harder alone.