Time: 5:33What a great day! The highlight was definitely seeing the supporters at Mile 18. Having initially thought that sub-4:15 might be possible, I ignored the early signs of an overuse injury in January and by early March I had a tibial stress

time I heard my name my grin got bigger! Originally my goal was sub-5 but with a stress fracture I had said any finish was good. 6:46:18 gave me a PB of 17 minutes - I'm thrilled!What would you do differently? Not get a stress fracture so be able to run

increase. Then in December I got forced off the road by a car and injured my left foot. By January 15, my running came to a screeching halt. After a 5-mile run I could barely walk on my left foot. I was diagnosed with a stress fracture and told not to run

severe pain in my right shin, since diagnosed as stress fracture. Best of all: when I crossed the finish line and burst into tears. What would I do differently: not wait until I was 60 years of age to do it. The key to my success: just determination

but that there was a chance I had a stress fracture of the fifth metatarsal. I went to have it X-rayed at the local hospital. There I was, less than 24 hours away from the start, not knowing if I was going to run or not! It was alright, the doc gave me some anti