Epilogue - 8 Weeks Later

Waking up at 2 a.m. Monday morning the day after the race, I was unable to put any weight on my ankle. A moment of inspiration hit me that it might have been a good idea to ice a sore ankle after a 100 mile race.... duh, you think? After taking off work that Monday, I spent the next 2 weeks on crutches.

Not much definition in my right ankle!

As time moves on, I remember all the good times and the bad times now seem like good times. I continue to be thankful for the challenging moments and find strength in them. Although my ankle has no swelling I have a little soreness in the mornings and I am still not back to running. I hope to start again in January, 2008. As far as my statement to Cindy an hour after the race, which was something like, "I will never do this again". I am not quite so sure, but will see where my feet (or perhaps ankles) take me.