The 1/2 Marathon That Never Was

I was hoping that I could have done a half marathon on Jan 1 but then I randomly hurt my knee and couldn't. Then Shauna found the Quincy Half Marathon and Joe and I decided - why not! The half was supposed to be this weekend but it was cancelled on Friday due to snow and other reasons that made me realize that I do not believe that the Quincy PD actually ever wanted to hold this race in the first place and the Quincy PD just happened to have a reason to cancel it. This call made me wonder about what is happening to racing where we are so quick to cancel races for heat, snow, etc - but that is another blog altogether. I honestly didn't realize how important it was to me until it was cancelled. I know I am doing better than expected but I really want to conquer a distance race. I have always said that I will really feel like I am back to normal when I finish a marathon and an Ironman. I didn't realize how much I needed to finish a longer distance race. I realized that I didn't see the half as such a huge accomplishment for me initially but now I do - a half marathon 6 1/2 months after finishing chemo would have been impressive. I could have done 13.1 miles today if I wanted to but decided to keep working toward the larger goal of the marathon in the sequence my coach and I both think is appropriate. This means that I did 11 miles. I didn't even realize that this was the longest run I have done since being diagnosed with cancer last February. This was really exciting to me! I am proud of myself for this accomplishment. Although, I will likely be in the 13.1 mile range next weekend and I am hoping the race organizers can convince the Quincy PD to find two weeks from now to be an appropriate date to reschedule but I am not holding out hope. I may be looking to do another half somewhere close by just so I can have the excitement of crossing a finish line of a half sooner rather than later if they do not reschedule. By the way, 8 weeks left of cancer treatment! How exciting!