I was out on a 16 mile trail run and at about mile 9, my knee was hurting just as bad as if I hadn't done anything. I've been working really hard at all the physical therapy, how could I still be hurting? Then my brain started running through my options. Can I just quit this? is this whole thing worth anything to me? What is it worth? Screw this, I'm done, it's too hard. Maybe I just don't want to do it. I stood and looked around at the mountains on all sides around me and it was sobering that I had no choice but to run out of there. The car was 8 miles away. I put my ace bandage on and kept going. This isn't going to beat me, not this time! Everything is in place for me, the coaching, the physical therapy. I mean, if this doesn't work this time, I really am toast. It really never will work out. I'll never be able to run far. So I have to see this through. In making that choice, I'm training my brain for race day. When I'm at mile holy $&@* and my body says No!, I need my brain to know that I can keep going.
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