One Car Accident and Surgery is Needed...
Well, 2016 ended up with someone T-boning me before Christmas Eve and me not having my car back for 3 weeks. That's fine. Training had been going well for Houston up until that point. My neck was a bit fucked up after the accident but a couple of adjustments and I felt A-OK. But a week after the accident, my knee started feeling funky, my hamstring and calf also sore. I could run with it and no pain, just an ache was present, so I did not think anything of it. 2017 came in and I was tapering for Houston. Then, on my last run before Houston, so much pain. I couldn't even walk afterwards. No matter how much tape and massages I did before Houston, the pain was always there. I started the marathon knowing I wouldn't finish. I did 1.92 miles according to my Garmin, none of which were painless. Walked back to the hotel and iced the knee until my husband finished the half marathon. I have a torn meniscus. Most likely caused by the car accident, according to my