Back again...can I remain consistent?

Here we are in mid-July 2012.  I haven't blogged since February.  A lot has happened, most of which I really don't want to go into too much detail. 
Short story:
Bron was diagnosed with ITBS...No, not IBS...but I wish it was.  At least I would have had my medical costs covered under the provincial medial coverage instead of having to shell out $65 twice a week for physio.
Iliotibial Band Syndrome.  Summary:  it sucks ass.  I spent a whole lot of time stretching, on the foam roller and taking time away from my marathon training.

As I was on the mend, during a long run I dislocated the cuboid bone in my foot.  My physiotherapist concluded (upon inspection of my shoes) that this was caused by a manufacturer's defect in my Nike Lunarglide 3....at that point, I had to let this race go.  The good news is I was able to sell my entry, so at least I wasn't out of pocket.  I had a good cry, mourned the loss of seeing my goal achieved, kissed my months of training goodbye and set out to get mended.

Running buddy, rockstar, and all around cool chick Shannon, completed her marathon.  I was happy to be there to cheer her on.  She finished in 5 hours.  I'm so proud of her.

I think my biggest disappointment, companied with having to let my goal go by unachieved, is I wasn't able to run a race with Meg.  My friend Meg, who I look up to in so many ways, was going to be my pacer for my first ever full marathon.  She even registered as "Bron's pacer".  I do however, believe that everything happens for a reason.  Meg also sustained injury, having returned from Boston (that's not why she was injured).  Like me, Meg shouldn't have run that 26.2 miles.  And she didn't.  We were both able to sell our entries to deserving folk that seriously kicked some BMO ass.

I've known Meg for about 8 years I think.  I have always been in awe of her dedication, effort and results.  Meg is my inspiration for beginning to run and continuing to push myself.   Seeing Meg race AND FINISH Ironman Canada 2010 is what inspired me to train for a half marathon in the first place.  Meg has been a rock of support for me.  Meg understands things about me that no one else does, and maybe never will.  Simply put, Meg is amazing.

Tomorrow, Meg races in the Kelowna Granfondo.  She will kick ass, like she always does.  And if anything doesn't go as planned, she will analyze it and figure out a way to prevent it from happening again.  Nothing holds this woman back.  Nothing.  Like I said, AMAZING.