Author: Lauren

More than anything, I want to be able to buy that 13.1 bumper sticker, and put in on the back of my car, announcing to the world that the driver of this car is a superhero. But the events of the last couple weeks and the will to stay healthy has forced me to put the purchasing of that sticker on the back burner at least for a few more months, until I get the balance of my health under control.  As you read in my previous blog, I had some complications after running the 7 mile Falmouth Road Race, mainly a pesky fever that wouldn’t quit. After lying in bed for hours with a soaring fever, covered in sweat, not wanting to ever get up, my mom asked “Are you still going to do the half marathon?” That was the question that crossed my mind immediately, and at the time, in all my delusion, I told myself I would still do it, despite how awful I felt. I maintained that position throughout the week, although my fevers were still coming and going, and although I had fallen behind in my training and felt like I was back at square one. When I was finally feeling better on Sunday (a week after the race), I decided I’d go for a longer run. I had a 4 mile route in...