9 holes of golfing - I golfed a 48! And I putted horribly, so if I'd putted better I would have really done good! Then did a short, easy, 8 mile bike ride (about 37 minutes) just around the neighborhood. Sad the weekend is over already again. I am ready to be back home. In running news, I am very very very worried about my ankle. AGAIN. Very ridiculous. Reasons I think I might have a stress fracture - I feel it sometimes on weight-bearing. I have a bruise that is VERY sensitive to the touch in a very popular spot for stress fractures on the tibia. My ankle feels weird. Reasons it might be something else - I'm a hypochondriac (we all know its true!). This has happened twice before this year (January and April) and after 2 weeks off I was better. The pain level is so low, a 1.5 or something, though it does seem that I have a very high tolerance for pain when it comes to running (based on the running on a broken fibula evidence). I am still passing the 'hop test', or being able to hop on that leg alone 5 times or more with no pain. I'm trying my best not to get depressed. I have to put this in perspective. If I can bike and golf and be active, I'm a much much happier person than the immobile person. There will be other marathons (though I so badly want THIS marathon), I will still drive the van for H2C (though I sooo want to RUN H2C!). I will wait it out a week or two before venturing to the doctor, especially since I am 3 hours from my doctor which makes it difficult! I definitely think I may need a coach or some professional running my training. Clearly I am doing something wrong. And its NOT bad shoes or increasing training too fast, as I have been more than careful on those fronts. However, the strength training issue IS an issue, and my reading tells me that running to the point of fatigue can cause this, and that's pretty much my favorite thing to do. We'll see.
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