2015 Goofy Challenge RR
This weekend, I ran the Goofy Marathon and a Half Challenge for the third time, a weekend that consists of a half marathon on Saturday followed by a marathon on Sunday. The original plans was for me to run the HM with hubby (he registered) and race the marathon solo. However, up to Friday, those plans were kaput as hubby had been injured with some sort of thigh/knee tendonitis. I was still debating whether to race the HM and jog the marathon, due to the weather being great on Saturday and hot on Sunday, but on Friday, after trying out a knee brace, my husband had zero pain and we decided to move forward with the race. My training since the Space Coast Marathon has been nonexistent. A week after Space Coast, my recovery was going well and was ready to increase my miles. And I got sick. Super sick, with fever for days, bedridden, and unable to run. It was a miracle that my asthma didn't pick up on the chest congestion to make it worse. I ...