Another on bites the infield mix

Some of you already know that I have an injury that has sidelined my marathon training.  for those who don't know let me fill you in.  the good part is that it is an injury that I laugh while telling people.  All of you learned from my post before this one that I am part of a co-ed softball team, well that team made it to the championship game( which we won).  during that game I fell.  Yes I said fell.  heres the part that makes me laugh I fell with out any one really around me well the only person was my teammate who was right behind me.  I played the rest of the game with a ripped up shin.  I didn't know the real damage until later that night.  all the sudden in the middle of the night my knee started to hurt and when I felt it I noticed it was swollen.

The Picture to the left is what my leg looked like two weeks after my fall.  It had to be covered for two and half weeks because my knees brace bothers it.

I also went through two tubes of neosporin and 23 bandages.

This is the worst of the burns.  I also have one on my hip and a small one which is all healed and has a little scar not nearly as bad this one.

The bruises have all healed and I couldn't sleep on my right side for about a week and a half.

Below you see Big Birtha yes thats right I named her.  It turns out my knee swelled because I sprained my MCL.  I knew it that night because I in high school I sprained the same MCL and it is a pain you never forget.

Well since it is sprained I cant do much of anything for a whole month.  at least I am half way through cause I am starting to go a little crazy not being able to run or work out with my trainer.

Not being able to run has set me behind in my training for the Disney World Marathon in January.  I know I will be able to finish the marathon I might have to adjust my goal finish time.

I am also a little nervous about what it is going to feel like when I can start running and working out again.  I remember it taking a little while to get back into the swing of things after I could play sports again.

Well this is about as good as my leg is going to get.  I went to the doctor today and they told me that my leg might look like this forever and it will take up to a year to find out.  It never real scabbed as you can tell from the picture above.

Since I haven't been able to do much of anything I was able to watch my first race ever.  I am always running and haven't been able to watch the whole thing.  It was fun.

Hopefully my next post will be about a race and not and injury.

UNTIL NEXT TIME.