So this weekend is kind of a big weekend in the South Florida running community. Yesterday was the tropical 5K (which my friend Bryan won in convincing fashion!). I missed that. Then 25,000 runners took to the streets in the Miami Marathon and Half Marathon this morning. I missed that too (for the first time in 3 years). There was also the Mayors Mile and 5K in Davie. Yeah, I wasn’t there either. And finally tomorrow, the Raven will be running for the 15,000th consecutive day. Quite a milestone, but I won’t be able to join him
You see, this weekend (and for the past five weeks and who knows how many more) I’m living through something else Miami is famous for: bad drivers and dangerous cycling conditions. Unfortunately my concussion symptoms significantly worsened over this past week. I spent Thursday in the ER. Thankfully my CT brain scan came back with no extremely serious diagnosis. But I do need to follow up with a neurologist, and a chiropractor, and, and, and…
That hit and run over a month ago, it was the Christmas gift that keeps giving (migraines). I hope, I really hope it won’t take too much longer to heal. In the meantime, my health and fitness goals… yeah, right! And you know, who really needs to make a living anyway? I rent my brain for a living (I’m an IT consultant, or at least *was* prior to that crash). The long term repercussions of that hit remain to be seen, but short term I haven’t been myself. I’m trying to stay positive here, but it certainly isn’t easy. This has devastated my physical health and my running (which effectively is my emotional health). But time heals right? I hope so. I need to get back out there. The road and the trails are calling my name. But for now you can find me in bed, dreaming about running