We took the kids at 6:00 this morning (both were awake) and Cade drove me to the top of af canyon. Such a beautiful morning to get 16 miles in:( starting out my left hip was bothering me and my right heel (maybe achilles tendonitis??) i worried i wasn't going to be able to get my miles in at the very start but the pain subsided. Around mile 5.5 my IT band started bothering me and I stretched to see if that would help. It continued to get worse. I tried to push through only making it worse and tighter unable to run. Cade took the kids looking for elk in the canyon and luckily hadn't passed by yet. I kept trying to run and got to mile 8. When he came by I was hobbling down and he made me get in the truck. I started crying because I felt completely devastated. I have been building to this point to run in a marathon this fall and to think I might fall behind in miles or worse not be able to run one is killing me. I have been icing since I got home. If anyone reads this and has suggestions please let me know. Sad day:( | 