Are the three options that I am grappling with for the Avenue of Giants marathon less than 2 weeks away. Unable to do even the two 30K+ runs that I had planned for due to the heat and an ankle injury diagnosed by the ortho as Haglund's deformity it is a real trilemma. Specially after I had to abandon my 22K run last Saturday at 15Km due to acute heel discomfort. If I do go ahead with FM it willl definitely be a very slow one with the goal of keeping it below my slowest ever time of 4:57 though even that could make the ankle worse and jeopardise the rest of the trip. Half marathon in about 2:15/2:20 should not be a huge challenge - have till Friday 26th April to exercise the option of changing the race category. On the other hand, the easiest option is to use the injury as an excuse and decide to DNS now itself and fully enjoy the lead up to the wedding on 27th April. Hope to do a 10-12Km run in the cooler climes of LA on 25th April and then make the call on changing race category. I will then have a week plus and a couple of more runs to decide on DNS.
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