The hard part of the marathon training

I hadnt expected to be so upset about my knee hurting. Right now, I feel wronged. I can imagine how Vikas had felt the day he had to stop at 7 miles when he was all geared up for 20.
Well, I just have to deal with it. But I just wish, and still hope, that I can run my best on the day of the marathon. I dont want to just finish it, I want to have the chance to test myself. Not to have an excuse for not having done well enough, but to have been able to be out there with all the chance I have to earn a good timing.

I am doing my stretches, taking Ibuprofen, iceing my knee, more importantly, not running. It is very tempting to try it and see whether it hurts. But I cant afford to. And the $#& thing still hurts. (Pardon the '$#&', but it's not nice to keep it bottled up. Maybe it affects the ITB if I dont vent it out ;-)).

I know one thing. I am going to finish that marathon even if I have to crawl. But I dont want to crawl! Therein lies the contention.

Well, it's all 'Asha' for now. On friday, there's the carboloading for all the comrades. And there's also the plan to decorate the T-shirt with the name so people can cheer during the marathon. It is all very exciting. :) It's going to be one helluva experience, one way or another. And am gonna preserve it in my memories for a long time!