You know the saying "no news is good news"? Well, that's no always the case. I haven't posted an update in a while because, unfortunately, I had no good news. Quite the contrary. I had some severe ankle pain just before my scheduled 18 mile run. It appeared to be tendonitis and I was treating it with physical therapy. I attempted my 18 mile run and after only 2 miles I had to give up. The pain was just too much. I hobbled back to my car with the help and support of the absolutely wonderful Team In Training coaches. Thankfully the only support I needed was emotional. I was able to walk back on my own, albeit slowly. The next few weeks brought a lot of uncertainty as I had an MRI for my ankle which was not getting better and thoughts of stress fracture were bounced around. Today I learned that it is a stress "reaction" rather than a fracture and after being in a soft cast for the past 3 weeks, I finally got the OK to walk, as long as I'm feeling good. And the good news there is that I am feeling great. Tomorrow I will resume training. Now my goal is to walk the marathon, rather than run, but it's all for the same cause and all with the same outcome.