Saber parar
Acabo de venir del metge.

He estat 5 dies de repòs, aferrant-me al diagnòstic de la doctora: "No et moguis, divendres vés al metge, que et traurà la bena, i ja està". I avui he anat al metge. Però segueixo amb la bena, i 5 dies més de repòs. "Divendres que ve ja veurem".
En 2 segons va canviar el meu ritme pre-marató. Però era un petit parèntesi. I en 2 minuts aquest parèntesi s'ha fet més gros. Una setmana més. M'imaginava sortint a córrer aquest cap de setmana, de mica en mica, i no podrà ser.
No sé si podré córrer la marató. Aquest any m'he preparat bé, he renovat vestuari (Gràcies, Wiggle), i ja ho tenia tot a punt. I el meu turmell esquerre ha vingut a dir-me que cal estar preparat per aturar-se en qualsevol moment, que de vegades l'entorn ens diu que les coses no es poden fer depressa i corrents. D'acord. T'escolto. Pren-te el temps que necessitis. Jo t'estaré esperant.
Us escolteu? Com sabeu que ha arribat el moment de parar?
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Time to stop
I've just come from the doctor's
Last Sunday, I was having one of the best workouts in the season and, without warning, I hurt my left ankle. It was sunny and the beach was crowded, but only one girl cared for me. "Thanks, I'm fine. Just a phone call and a friend will come to pick me up". The Red Cross site was closed, and nobody else could help me to find assistance. Finally I call my father. A hero comes to rescue me...
I've been resting for five days, hoping the doctor was right: "Do not move , go visit the doctor next Friday, she will remove the bandage, and you''ll be fine". And today I went to the doctor. But I still have a bandage on my ankle, and need 5 more resting days. "See you next Friday".
After 2 seconds, my marathon training was over. I should have been just a break, a small rest. But today, after a 2-minutes visit, this break time has increased. A whole week. I've been dreaming of a Sunday run, just to restart my training, but i won't be that way.
I do not know whether I will be able to run the marathon. This year I trained a lot, I have renewed my running closet (Thanks, Wiggle), and I had everything ready. And my ankle has come to tell me that I must be prepared to stop at any time, that sometimes things things can not be done quickly, in a hurry. OK. I'm listening to you. Take your time. I'll be waiting for you.
Do you listen to yourselves? How do you know that it is time to stop?