First day back for a Saturday run

The whole time I was in Tahoe, my foot felt really good, no pain! So I was actually excited about getting back out there this Saturday, Jan. 17th. My friend Colleen and I had emailed a few days before and have both been having some issues and were going to stay together and take it easy. The 1/2 marathon team was going to be running 11 miles - eek!

Well... we started off and I could barely feel a little twinge of pain in my foot. *Sigh* I was really bummed. I knew I would at the very least have to turn around early and most likely walk back. Although walking and running were equally as painful, but running was worse because the rest of my body tried to overcompensate and my hipflexors were feeling it! At about 4.5 miles, 2 of the coaches passed us and Colleen told them about my foot problem. They agreed - soreness... tired, etc. you can run through - sharp pains = no way & stop! So I walked the rest of the way to mile 5 where there was a water stop and was told to wait there for a ride back :(

I am really sad and disappointed. I am going to try to see a podiatrist this week and see what the problem is. My mentor, Shawn, mentioned that I might be able to forfeit like 25% of my fundraising and keep the rest for another event so I don't feel like I've done all this training for nothing. We'll see. I know I have raised more than my $2,000 minimum (yay!) so I'm really really hoping that they will consider 25% of THAT total. Another issue is the next 1/2 marathons with TNT are 1) San Diego and 2) Seattle - which means the minimum fundraising is, I think, $2,600. And my issues are 1) can I bug people to raise more money? 2) can I really keep up this training because it's pretty time consuming and 3) is my body really trying to tell me I am not a runner and should find something else?

Like I said, as you can probably try to imagine, I am really bummed. Up to about 5 miles I was actually having fun! :(

Hopefully I can see a doctor about my foot and I'll then have to see what my options and financial situations is with TNT and then make a decision.

THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE!! Everyone has been so generous with their donations and so wonderfully supporting me trying to accomplish my personal goal. I'll keep you posted. If you have any personal thoughts or suggestions regarding my situation, I'd love to hear them - send me an email!