My son is coming home for Spring break! That is the great thing... What sucks? That is the only word I can describe my slip on the ice. I was on a slight slope trail and did not see the ice under the snow last Monday… My right knee was swollen and in pain. My co-worker thinks I have a sprained MCL, as she had the same. She said a few weeks rest, and she was fine.
After a week, it is not major, but it sure hurt. For the first two days, any activity was painful. Today (5 days later), I can bike lightly without any pain, to chicken to push it. I have not run for 5 days. Walking is only painful if I turn or change direction. I feel a little sensation, but it is nothing like the first week. I will take another few days and make an appointment next week if I still have that sensation when walking. With some luck, I will be set for the snow melt and run to celebrate farewell to the ice.
As I said, my son is coming home this weekend for spring break. He graduated from High School last year and attends the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. Having him here will be nice. The past 7 months have been tough emotionally being an empty nester. See, after my divorce 8 years ago, it was just he and I occupying the "frat house" as it was a male-only house. We have a great relationship; he would play ping-pong at 2:00 AM when he could not sleep, took many fun trips, and is a great kid, so I am told.
Running a 100 is nothing compared to being a parent, in my opinion, as you make mistakes over in a day or two, and it is done… Being parents, we really live our lives with second thoughts. A fellow runner has the saying "pain is temporary, regret hurts forever". As a parent, I can admit I failed many "races" in raising a child and have regrets, although when I hear about his maturity on the phone and success at a tough school, it is like I finished the 100 that has always eluded me. It decreases the regret that hurts… That is my opinion.
Those whom are empty nest adults know the feeling I am sure. For those who are not there yet, it is like a 100, you can prepare all you want, but something still jumps up and bites you when you least expect it. There is so much information on being a parent and more on running a 100, but none of that is for sure. My girlfriend and I are pretty opposite in parenting (I guess if we raised kids, she would be an ex…), but she has raised two very stable girls much on her own. But again, using my parenting skills may have destroyed her kids and vice versa… But I guess we both did well, and I have come to the realization just like a 100… there is no answer for everyone. I have no right to be critical or doubt what others do. As I have learned, you just need to dig deep and know what is best for yourself, as what works for me may destroy another runner…
Carry on….
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