Issue 19

Running news gathered along the neighborhood roads

Juro Tongsin

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First marathon D-29Resting my ankleMissing Seoul Race half

Today's front page

My Ankle Rests,
My Dreams Run Chicago

I rolled my ankle on Tuesday and am still resting this Saturday. Tomorrow's Seoul Race half marathon will go on without me. The days feel a little empty without running, but tonight I hope to run Chicago in my dreams.

Smiling runners beside Chicago's bridge and tall buildings, drawn with wobbly lines and uneven crayon coloring like an eight-year-old's sketchbook drawing
Dreaming of Chicago · Like an eight-year-old's crayon drawing · AI-generated
Injury date
10.06
Today's training
Rest
Seoul Race
DNS
Tonight's course
Chicago
Rest deskWithout running, the days feel a little longer

I have been resting since rolling my ankle on Tuesday. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday: the fifth calendar day, with four days elapsed since the injury. I know I should not become impatient, but life feels a little dull without running. I used to squeeze runs into whatever time I could find. Now that I cannot run, that time feels empty.

I will miss tomorrow's Seoul Race half marathon. It is disappointing, but forcing myself to start now could affect the more important race ahead and my ability to keep running healthily afterward. For this one, I am letting go of the urge to stand on the start line. I miss running, and I want an ankle that lets me enjoy it again.

Recovery deskSitting this start out
Recovery first

Skipping tomorrow's Seoul Race half marathon

There is a more important race ahead, and more running after that. Rather than rushing to set a return date, I am waiting until I can run healthily again.

Dream deskChicago, tonight

Tomorrow brings the Seoul Race and, in the United States, the Chicago Marathon, an Abbott World Marathon Majors race. A friend I trained with is racing in Chicago. I am cheering from afar for a good day on the course. Someday, if the opportunity comes, I would love to run there too. Tonight I hope to dream of jogging, or better still, of running happily through Chicago. Tonight's start line is in a dream.

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