DNS?

Well folks... I'm afraid my very first race may end up as a DNS (Did Not Start).  I cannot even begin to tell you how disappointed I am in myself. Last year I had signed up for a Full Marathon in AZ in the middle of February. I had ample time to train, so I had no excuses, right?  Wrong... It seemed it was one thing after another. First my hip, which most of you have heard me complain about before, had been giving me quite a bit of grief and that interfered with training. I finally had came to the decision that it may be best to do just a Half Marathon instead and changed my registration. That was a heartbreaking day. But I decided to just make the most of it, there would be plenty of time for marathons in the future once my hip problem gets figured out.

My bad-ass self ready to run!

At the end of January I had a minor medical procedure done. It was supposed to be an easy procedure with a super quick recovery. But there were some complications and a couple day recovery turned into a couple week recovery. I've tried running twice since the procedure and each time my body revolts. It wants nothing to do with it. I've been able to lift weights, bike and use my kettlebells without much pain, but running is another story.

I'm still holding out some hope that in the next few days I can run more than 2 miles without my body feeling like it's shutting down, but in all reality I've started to accept that it's not going to happen. I still have my other marathon in November that I'm already registered for and this summer I'm joining a local group to run the Spartan Beast in Utah. And hopefully the rest of my recovery will fly by and I can register for another half or full this summer! Keep your fingers crossed for me!!

How do you get over feeling like a quitter?

Have you ever not done a race you were registered for??