A man can fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.
–-Steve Prefontaine, American middle and long-distance runner
The Chicago half marathon has come and gone and I am still alive and smiling! I didn’t fail in my endeavor to want to try to run the half, I am in great shape, smaller than I have been in years and healthier than I have felt since my twenties but my foot just wasn’t ready for extreme training. I didn’t fail, I will now train all year round and not cram my training as though I have a midterm exam.
Sitting still in the last several weeks hasn’t been easy and everyone says ” you know you can take a day off, right?” I know I need to and that I can, but what people forget is that for 20 years I never experienced fitness…I get excited to move these legs everyday and I will lace up and run again but today the bike was just fine!
Run Carrie Run! 
Keep up the excelent work, bookmarked and referred a few mates.
Wow! Great to find a post with such a clear megssae!
Beautiful!