Aita For Taking A 3 Hour Nap

On February 12th I started my last 8 weeks of running at the Boulder run. I had officially begun at 8:30. I had then planned on finishing. I was running fast enough; I was looking forward to my favorite warmup. I was just getting going in the right direction after an amazing Colorado run and was ready for my break. I was running on the same route that the last 8 weeks of the A.M. Rocky Run had taken me, towards Boulder. I would have finished if it didn't happen to cross a bridge. I turned left off the road into the parking lot and ran toward the bridge, away from the road, letting my feet hang over the arch. I got off the arch with a splash and then my right foot slipped off the arch altogether. I hit hard in the midfoot and had a wicked pain-in-my-eye. I didn’t take my time. Next to a pipe, I pulled on my shoes. I wasn’t going to cut corners in finishing. For the first 12 miles I slowly ran until I caught my shoes and ran my short trail back to the parking lot again. Before I gave it all my energy to gear for the run I watched the pain-in-my-eye grow. I decided to run with my nose glued to the ground. I pulled my right heel up to my chin, did that again and dug in to release that backside. I cleared my lungs in 8th. I had 8 hours of energy left. 9 miles to go. My stomach sat, tense. I knew I had to get my legs going. I crawled the length of the course, one block just before starting the next block, and then one block straight back up to the parking lot so my feet wouldn't cramp up. I breathed deeply in short gasps and then there was a sigh and my right foot pulled back out off the arch. My right foot was dangling; I pulled up my shoe by the edge of the arch all the way up and then brought my left foot up. I realized I had made a poor choice, it hurt so badly it was all I could do not to drop my shoe and bring my foot back down. I had to bring my foot past the arch but I was thankful that it did. I eased up my shoe, again released the backside and breathed.