Gave up at two miles today. Just couldn't take the pain or the heat of this day. At 4:30 am it was 90 degrees and I felt miserable. Really wanted to run 20 today but just didn't have it in me to push through the pain from my injuries. The reality is starting to set in that this is not going to be the year for a stellar run at St. George. I just haven't been able to get in the longer runs I will need to perform well. I will surely be there on the day of the event to run but as has been the case in all of my previous marathons, I will be coming off of injury and just trying to finish. One of these days I am going to learn how to train for a marathon without pushing too hard. One of these days I will feel healthy again and it will feel good to run. I hope that day comes soon, but for now I will be happy with what little training I can do and hope to get to the starting line healthy and somewhat in shape. | 