I ran the 2005 St. George Marathon...and was in the Instacare 48 hours later. We arrived at the hotel the night before the race and that's when it all began. I felt achy, flu-like, and just crappy. Wayne and I convinced each other that I was just nervous and I would be ok after a good night's sleep. I crossed the finish line an hour later than planned. My family was in a panic, thinking that I might have been one of the 60+ runners taken off the course for heat exhaustion. I pushed through it all and ended up with a bad case of pneumonia in my left lung! The Dr. was amazed that I had just finished a marathon 48 hours before he treated me. The two weeks in bed was pretty miserable, but very much worth it!Endure...
"There are people who have no bodies, only heads. And many athletes have no heads, only bodies. A champion is a man who has trained his body and his mind, who has learned to conquer pain for his own purposes. A great athlete is at peace with himself and at peace with the world..."
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
2005 St. George Marathon-Pneumonia Anyone?
I ran the 2005 St. George Marathon...and was in the Instacare 48 hours later. We arrived at the hotel the night before the race and that's when it all began. I felt achy, flu-like, and just crappy. Wayne and I convinced each other that I was just nervous and I would be ok after a good night's sleep. I crossed the finish line an hour later than planned. My family was in a panic, thinking that I might have been one of the 60+ runners taken off the course for heat exhaustion. I pushed through it all and ended up with a bad case of pneumonia in my left lung! The Dr. was amazed that I had just finished a marathon 48 hours before he treated me. The two weeks in bed was pretty miserable, but very much worth it!Listen to the Music!
