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As many of you know, I have been plagued with the Curse of the Stress Fracture. It's been at me all summer long.<br><br>
So, I'm coming back painfully slow this time... to the tune of I'm only running every other day, and I cut my distances way back, knowing I could run further, just to avoid re-injuring myself yet again. Also-- No speedwork. Before the injury, I was going about 55 miles a week (injured when I added speedwork without subtracting miles) Right now, I'm closer to 20-25 miles a week (plus bicycling and other exercise, of course).<br><br>
This of course, means my long-time goal of <a href="http://www.chattanoogatrackclub.org/races.cfm?contentID=eventDetail&recid=89" target="_blank">Chickamauga</a> (November 10) is basically out. I think I can still run it-- just like I ran it last year though-- as a training run, no taper or specific training besides a couple random 20+ runs or anything.<br><br>
I'm thinking of switching my goal to a race on February 02, 2008--- (My 23rd birthday), a flat course-- the <a href="http://www.runtybee.com" target="_blank">Tybee Island Memorial Health Marathon.</a> I could go down for the weekend with my sweetie and have a whole romantic weekend out of it.<br><br>
Will this give me enough time? Should I just toss my time goal until the 2008 Chickamauga Marathon? If so, should I still run both marathons?<br><br>
Opinions, please.
So, I'm coming back painfully slow this time... to the tune of I'm only running every other day, and I cut my distances way back, knowing I could run further, just to avoid re-injuring myself yet again. Also-- No speedwork. Before the injury, I was going about 55 miles a week (injured when I added speedwork without subtracting miles) Right now, I'm closer to 20-25 miles a week (plus bicycling and other exercise, of course).<br><br>
This of course, means my long-time goal of <a href="http://www.chattanoogatrackclub.org/races.cfm?contentID=eventDetail&recid=89" target="_blank">Chickamauga</a> (November 10) is basically out. I think I can still run it-- just like I ran it last year though-- as a training run, no taper or specific training besides a couple random 20+ runs or anything.<br><br>
I'm thinking of switching my goal to a race on February 02, 2008--- (My 23rd birthday), a flat course-- the <a href="http://www.runtybee.com" target="_blank">Tybee Island Memorial Health Marathon.</a> I could go down for the weekend with my sweetie and have a whole romantic weekend out of it.<br><br>
Will this give me enough time? Should I just toss my time goal until the 2008 Chickamauga Marathon? If so, should I still run both marathons?<br><br>
Opinions, please.