Today was the Plymouth half marathon that Rick convinced me to run with him. I really had no interest in running it but we both thought it would be nice to run one last race together. He plans to have hip replacement surgery in November after he completes the New York City Marathon on November 1st.
To make a long run short... Rick's hip pain was way worse that he thought it would be. We completed the race with a combination of running and walking the whole time. During the run Rick came to the realization that he would not be able to complete the marathon and asked me if I would do it.
SO... Now I am going to be running in the NYC Marathon on Nov 1st and I am really excited about it. I feel bad for Rick since he can't accomplish something he really wants to do but I am glad he is not going to hurt himself in the process.
