We all know the story of the Princess of the Pea. Her soon to be Mother-in-law (MIL) didn't believe she was good enough for her son so the MIL placed a pea under the Princess' bed to ruin a good night's sleep. The Princess woke black and blue and proved her MIL wrong, the pain proved she was for real. They lived happily ever after, I'm not sure what happened to the MIL (hehe).
How does this relate to running? Hello, lets make the princess a runner. Name a real runner, someone who runs hard and hasn't been injured. The MIL didn't believe the Princess because she didn't look like a princess, I don't look like a runner. There are plenty of us who run with more heart and determination than with speed. We are real runners, doesn't matter if you are a front of the packer or back of the packer. The injury, strains, sprains, fractures, tendonitis, plantar fascitis, pulls, tears, and whatever else sends us to the disabled list are proof. In the fairy tale the Princess healed and went on to live a normal life with her new man. In the runner's tale the runner will heal and go on to run that next race (it may take several hundred dollars in new inserts, countless visits to PT and a steady stream of curse words). The goal may be to win the race or maybe just to finish, but we don't let our injuries stop us. So from now on don't call me just a runner, please call me a running princess!
Days till NYC: 38
Miles trained today: 5 miles
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