A heartbreaking update about my marathon journey
It is with great sadness that I must share that I won’t be running the NYC Marathon on Sunday. While on a short, easy pace run this morning, I took a slight misstep as I felt an enormous pain go through my hamstring. I knew right away this was not good.
As I waited today to see my doctor at 4 PM, I held a slight hope that maybe I was misinterpreting what my body was saying and that the doctor would simply say that the swelling would go down in the next 24-48 hours. But in reality, I knew better. I cried often today as I already knew inside that the dream of running this year is over. My doctor confirmed that this afternoon.
When I decided to share my journey of training for this year’s marathon, I knew I’d be doing so with no guarantee that I would make it. I wanted to let you all into my space whether I succeeded or failed because as I’ve said many times, it’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey. Even with tears in my eyes now as I write this, I know this journey has been a success.
My body has done more than it ever has in my life. I developed a passion for running. So many of you have shown such support that I am beyond grateful.
If I hadn’t gotten so close this time, it wouldn’t hurt nearly as much, so right now I know these tears represent all that I’ve accomplished as much as they also express how emotionally painful it is to not have the moment of crossing the finish line this year.
I’ll start physical therapy next week, and the recovery is expected to take 8-12 weeks. But before then, I’ll be out there in the crowds once again cheering everyone on this Sunday.
And I’ll be back at this next year!
Aaron