I did something that I haven't done in a pretty long time - took a weekend off of running - and hopefully it was a good decision. I guess I'll find out in about a week. I've been running a lot of miles so far in 2008 and I had some nagging problems with knee pain and some foot issues, so I decided not to run the entire weekend and I think it really helped. The last couple of weeks have been tough as I bumped up the mileage. My legs felt tired and running had become more of a chore than a pleasure. Today I'm feeling a better and I'm actually looking forward to running tonight. I just hope it didn't screw up my overall fitness. Just to keep up conditioning, I rode an exercise bike at the health on Saturday and nearly had a horrible accident. I figured riding the bike would be a good way to get in some work, but stay off of my feet. The bike I used was a little unusual and I actually sat it in more like a chair than a bicycle seat. About 15 minutes into my workout I dropped a hand towel off of armrest (it actually had an armrest) onto the floor and just out of my reach. Instead of stopping and picking up the towel, I kept peddling, leaned over to pick it up and smashed my right knee into the center column of the bike. It hurt like hell and all I could think of was that I had actually hurt myself and I wouldn't be able to do the race. Luckily I ended up with a pretty good bruise and a sore knee, but it shouldn't be a problem. Cross training can be hazardous!

Oh man, sorry to hear about your leg - that really sucks, particularly this close to the race. I hope you're able to run, but one of the worst/stupidest things that I did was to run a half marathon on what turned out to be a stress fracture in my foot. It sidelined me for about three months, so just be careful about your decision.

Good luck to both of you with your nagging injuries. It sounds like they may be getting a little better, so there's still plenty of hope for the weekend! Now, if the rain and wind hold off Sunday morning, everything will be good.