God, just let me run this marathon!!!!

Hi everyone,

Ok - here's the big news. I am hurt :-( Now it's been 2 weeks and it's not really getting better.

It started out in the ass after the 21 mile run (it had sort of started before, but was totally mild). Now the pain has moved to my knee. It's a knife cutting through my knee when I sit, when I stand, when I run, when I stop running and when I stress about sustaining that pain during 26.2 miles....

God is testing my nerve, my patience and my perseverance. Here me now: I will run this marathon. I will not walk it. And I will enjoy it

In terms of actions, since I hate the passiveness of problems...

I am seeing a chirorpractors twice or thrice a week

I am getting a massage at least once a week (I am thinking twice would be good...)

I am stretching extensively after warm up, after practice and whenever I feel like it

I am going to use my personal trainer time for additional stretching and weight lifting around the knee

I am not nervous about the marathon. I am excited about seeing my mom and my dad here from France to cheer me on. I am excited to see my other friends along the line. Or even random people cheering me on. I am even further excited about the drinking with friends after the race!

I am confident that I can do it. I am just scared that I can't do it in the pain that I am in right now. I want to believe that I can do with or without it, but I am slightly concerned that I might further injur myself really badly.

Say a little prayer for me - send me advise on how to fix this. Anything is welcomed right now...Just make me run this marathon

More news to follo - less than 21 days till the big day...

Oh a pic of my run in the fall folliage - got lost, it was hilarious!