Those were the words of Dr Aron Green yesterday as he looked over my X-rays. He showed me the fracture in my tibia and explained that the pain I'd been having the last few weeks was probably a stress fracture. But by running on it, and especially running 26.2 on it, I'd turned it into a full blown fracture. It's a sign of stubbornness and stupidity that I kept going once the pain was so severe. And now that PR seems even more impressive (to me anyway)
So here's the positive message Im going to take from Sunday. I was in the best running condition of my life and I would have crushed my PR if I hadn't slowed down so much at the end. I can still run a 3:45 in my life if I can get through a training regimen like this without being injured.
So as I cruise now into a month or more off, doing nothing but maybe a little upper body work, I'll take that fact with me. I can still do this even at 45.
Oh and one other fact too I learned. I can tolerate pain. Which is probably the most important trait for long distance running. Dealing with discomfort and pain. I PRed on a broken leg.
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