Comments on: A tough journey to a tougher run: A student’s marathon http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2008/10/12170/a-tough-journey-to-a-tougher-run-a-students-marathon/ A daily newsmagazine of campus and culture for Northwestern University. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:22:22 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Cynthia Martinez http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2008/10/12170/a-tough-journey-to-a-tougher-run-a-students-marathon/comment-page-1/#comment-151915 Cynthia Martinez Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:36:03 +0000 http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/?p=12170#comment-151915 Today I feel like you did in 2007. Two weeks ago I was struck by a car as I was running, training for a marathon. Luckily the hit was not that bad and an ambulance was not called but I did go to the hospital to get checked out. I did not think I hit my head that hard and a cat scan was taken showing no clots and all looking fine. But, I have been suffering headaches for the past two weeks and have not ran since. The marathon is in 4 weeks and I want to run it. Yes, I still have headaches but not as bad as before. I think it will be okay since the initial cat scan checked out but I am concern about the costant bouncing of the head while running. I am not a fast runner and my initial goal was to finish in 4:30, I don't think I can still do that. I want to run this marathon so badly, the training, the hours, the commitment, the time, the pain while training. Every ounce of me want's to run and I think I should not do it. Those around me are not runners to the point I am so I don't think they understand the stress and I will say depression that I am feeling. Today I feel like you did in 2007. Two weeks ago I was struck by a car as I was running, training for a marathon. Luckily the hit was not that bad and an ambulance was not called but I did go to the hospital to get checked out. I did not think I hit my head that hard and a cat scan was taken showing no clots and all looking fine. But, I have been suffering headaches for the past two weeks and have not ran since. The marathon is in 4 weeks and I want to run it. Yes, I still have headaches but not as bad as before. I think it will be okay since the initial cat scan checked out but I am concern about the costant bouncing of the head while running. I am not a fast runner and my initial goal was to finish in 4:30, I don’t think I can still do that. I want to run this marathon so badly, the training, the hours, the commitment, the time, the pain while training. Every ounce of me want’s to run and I think I should not do it. Those around me are not runners to the point I am so I don’t think they understand the stress and I will say depression that I am feeling.

]]> By: matt waggenspack http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2008/10/12170/a-tough-journey-to-a-tougher-run-a-students-marathon/comment-page-1/#comment-61487 matt waggenspack Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:37:27 +0000 http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/?p=12170#comment-61487 i'd seen you running around before but didn't realize you had marathon intentions i searched you and saw you qualified for boston congrats! i’d seen you running around before but didn’t realize you had marathon intentions

i searched you and saw you qualified for boston

congrats!

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