I injured myself just before leaving for a conference in Las Vegas. Nothing big, just did an hour long run, felt good and strong, and then had trouble walking afterward. Didn’t run for a week, while away, but then ran again tonight to test the water. The area behind my knee hurts, and it’s hard to walk at a normal pace with a normal gait.

This is the kind of injury that happens sometimes. No big deal, something is stressed. But, the way one deals with this is taking 6 weeks off. And since the marathon is in 3 weeks …

I have to declare this, because my leg is going to be fine, but if I keep holding out hope for the marathon and trying to run, it will get worse, and I might really hurt it. So. No marathon.