"Hey Moron, You are not gonna get far without me,".....

Last YEAR.Clint Verrans PT..

Hey Nita, Remember me?, I am your Left Knee. You remember me, you put me under the knife twice. You have pretty little scars to remind you of the abuse you gave me. We have been through a lot together. I love the places we have gone but I don't like the abuse you have put me through lately. Sometimes I think you have forgotten  all about me when you go putting all these miles on at once with out warning me.
I am sorry for the last couple days, But I had to get your attention. I have to remind you that I am still attached and if you continue to put me through hell I am going to remind YOU and take YOU along for the RIDE. And if that does not get your attention then I am going to go next door, To RIGHT KNEE and we are going to put the smack down on you. As a matter of fact I already have a call into Right Knee as we speak. And I am just warning you he has something up his sleeve. I will give you a hint...IT BAND!!!

Anti Gravity DREADMILL. Got my miles in with out pounding on IT BAND

YUP..That's right Nita. I think you have forgotten who you are messing with. There is only so much we are going to take and we are going to come back swinging. Do I need to remind you of last year when  you were training for Boston??? Yeah, shall we go down memory lane?? I had to buddy up with Right Knee then. We sure had you fooled though..DUMMY. You were so dumb you were running on the treadmill barefoot thinking it was your KNEE. Ha Ha, you looked like such a  MORON!! You thought you could be a barefoot runner. Give the girl a little knee pain and a Barefoot running book and she thinks she can cure herself with a pair of Vibram 5 fingers!! DUMMY!! You quickly  found yourself in Physical Therapy with your IT band a hot mess then you got the message we were sending last year.

You think You can just increase your miles and speed without preparing us? Without warning us? You are stubborn. We don't want to take you down again but you are Running a fine line with us.

Listen, I noticed you cut back today. I appreciate it. You stretched and rolled and rolled some more. I know it was hard for you to only run 2 miles and do it on the TM when it was sunny out. That means a lot to me and didn't go unnoticed. I know your Goal is to run this marathon in May. I am still a little bitter over your decision to do this. But as long as you take care of me, as long as you do not take me for granted, as long as you train smart and not with your heart rather with your head I will do my best to help you achieve your goal.
Just one more thing. You need to kick up the prayers. You have been slacking in that department. I NEED God to give me strength, courage and stamina. I can not do this alone. If you want to achieve great things you have to seek God. You have to remember to go to him. I need him. I can not perform with out him. I want to see great things with you Anita. I REALLY Do. But I can NOT do this on my OWN.

"My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth." Psalms 121:2

 "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9

 1 Corinthians 15:58 “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Yours truley, Left KNEE! 

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 Side Note Ramblings: Loyalty Vs Integrity

My deep thoughts. There were some circumstances that got me thinking this week. I think it is important to be LOYAL. There is not a lot of LOYALTY left anymore. I can respect Loyalty. But I noticed that sometimes people can be so loyal, to a person, and idea, a profession, etc that they LOOSE their Integrity for their Loyalty. People want so bad to have this loyalty that they loose their self. They will lie, exaggerate, hide, enable to stay loyal. I am not sure I want this loyalty. I need to be loyal to myself BEFORE anybody or anything else. Then I need to be Confident in Who I am. If I am honest, and true I can still be loyal..right? 

It bums me out to see people compromise their character for something other than themselves.  We all have an audience....And everyone is watching. I respect loyalty...But it gets totally disguised if you do not have any integrity...

 What are your thoughts here??? Have you witnessed this?? At Work? With family/Friends? 

ANITA