Received an email from Tommy on Friday evening – subject “Day 31 – What’s Up Doc?” – ouch, doesn’t sound good I thought. To cut a long story short, I won’t be running with Tommy from Newport News to Norfolk, VA tomorrow morning…..or any time soon by the looks of things.
Here’s an excerpt from the email:
The real update is with my calf. It felt okay at first, but after about 4 or 5 miles I was reduced to a walk. 7 miles of walking (after changing the flat on the baby stroller) my leg was killing me. I was walking slower than a normal stroll and it was killing me. I had to be picked up and taken back home. I went to a doctor who does active release therapy and he wouldn’t touch me. Said something else was very wrong. Leg was too swollen and he thought I might have some kind of infection or serious tissue damage. At the second doctor, I got blood work, x-rays and a few other tests only to rule out a few things. Both doctors aren’t willing to caulk this up at tendinitis, but aren’t ruling it out either.
I called Tommy right away and as you can imagine he’s “miserable and very disappointed“.
He “doesn’t understand how this came on so fast and has been so debilitating” but has not ruled out the chances of continuing his epic journey from Bangor to Miami. After a couple of days at home, he’s going to assess the situation and make a decision as to the future of Four Million Steps. I’m really disappointed for him too; he spent hours and hours and months and months planning the charity run and knowing Tommy, the thought of not finishing probably never crossed his mind.
I’ll let you know what Tommy decides…..
Donate to the Ronald McDonald House Charities.
Sorry to hear your trek is getting postponed, hope Tommy heals! I’m sure you guys will figure out a way to do it!
~b