I've never actually failed at a major goal like this.
I don't think that you've failed if you want to go forward but are physically unable to. You can't fail if you're not allowed to do it.
I am not...I am not the damsel in distress. I am not some case. I have to work this. I've lived in a cave for 5 years in a world where they killed my kind like cattle. I am not going to be cut down by some monster flu. I am better than that. What a wonder...how very scared I am.
Fred ,'A Hole in the World'
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Vortex - Sep 21, 2007 10:48:21 am PDT #6524 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
lisah - Sep 21, 2007 10:49:21 am PDT #6525 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
I've resisted seeing a medical doctor because my suspicion is that they'll take xrays say, yup, it's not broken and tell me to do exactly what I have been doing. rest, ice, compress, elevate
Before you make any decision you should see a doctor!
When is the race anyway?
beekaytee - Sep 21, 2007 10:56:02 am PDT #6526 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
28 October. 5 weeks away.
Laga - Sep 21, 2007 10:56:13 am PDT #6527 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Hippo Birdies smonster!
Laga - Sep 21, 2007 10:56:50 am PDT #6528 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
health~ma for all buffistas and the ones we love. Let's be careful out there!
Ginger - Sep 21, 2007 10:57:17 am PDT #6529 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I take huge pride in my sheer strength of will, but am I being stupid by trying to finish this event...just because I can?
You've gathered contributions, which I think of as the really hard part. You've trained for the event, which means you worked hard improving fitness for a long time. Because I am stubborn and probably on the far edge of the sanity spectrum, I've done a lot of things when I was in a lot of pain. This has rarely turned out well.
There's also no shame in starting and not finishing, so you could try knowing you might have to drop out.
eta: You really should see a doctor. A doctor can give you an idea about whether continued use could cause damage. Also, it sounds like the kind of thing that might yield to the magic of a cortisone shot.
juliana - Sep 21, 2007 11:00:11 am PDT #6530 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
I need a moment of personal support.
I've never actually failed at a major goal like this. Seriously, never. It seems so silly, but I don't want the coaches to be covering their collective behinds by staring at my ankle every time I see them.
bonny, Suzi's right - you haven't failed. You are adjusting to the current reality. In 2005, I had to walk off the marathon course at mile 10 because I failed to listen to my body and not race. I didn't adjust to the current reality, and paid the price (I probably can't run any more marathons). Please, go to a doctor & get it checked out. And if you have to postpone the race until next year, you'll get that much more time to train and prepare *and* you'll have a healthy foot to boot.
omnis_audis - Sep 21, 2007 11:14:50 am PDT #6531 of 10001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Not the brightest bulb on the tree: MIT Student Arrested With Fake Bomb [link]
lisah - Sep 21, 2007 11:15:33 am PDT #6532 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
What everyone is saying is very wise and true.
28 October. 5 weeks away.
It's totally possible that you'd still be able to do it! But, yeah, have a doctor check it out.
I don't understand why you couldn't do another later event if your foot's not better for the Marine Marathon, though.
tommyrot - Sep 21, 2007 11:16:23 am PDT #6533 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Not the brightest bulb on the tree: MIT Student Arrested With Fake Bomb [link]
A different article said it wasn't a fake bomb, just some arty electronic thing she made. I'll try to dig up the link....
Looks like the "improvised electronic device" consisted of a circuit board and a common battery that caused her sweatshirt, which had painted writing on it, to light up. Authorities referred to the paint as "putty."
The hoodie reads "Socket To Me / COURSE VI." A BB commenter familiar with MIT stuff says, "Course VI means she majors in Electrical Engineering / Computer Science."