Where do we go from here ? Is it down to the lake I fear ?!

Haircut 100 if my memory serves me well & rather appropriate words right now. I'm lying in bed in a Hotel room in Kitty Hawk,North Carolina & trying to reflect on a rather disappointing weekend. One that promised so much but ultimately didn't deliver the one most important thing I wanted - a 100 mile finish & a shiny belt buckle for the achievement.Getting to 72 miles & enjoying 71 of them is no real consolation & I feel robbed by a groin injury which now 30 hours on feels fine :( With 195 race starts & 195 finishes the streak I guess had to end sometime & the sensible thing to do is reflect on a great run of success but that is hard to do with failure so fresh in the mind. The question is now what do I do with regards my running career & I can't decide. I know what options there are & need to somehow work out what's best for me ? what will satisfy me ? The options at the moment are : a) Give up running after the 10 in 10 (hopefully in a blaze of glory ?) & focus on giving something back to a sport that has given me so much (marshalling, supporting, crewing, collecting gel wrappers anything to help) b) Get back on the horse book another US 100 miler & prove to myself that I can do it ? Do I need to prove it to myself ? I have completed the distance before which proves I can do it. I don't have to prove it to anyone else as quite frankly I don't give a toss what anyone else thinks. c) Pick & chose a few foreign races a year that give me a decent holiday with a run in the middle ? (don't go looking for me at Gatliff in November, Bath in April or Cheltenham in June as you won't find me !!) New Orleans in February,Rome in March, Charlotte in November & Tokyo the following February & you might have more chance of finding me ? As the song states at this "There are more questions than answers" (Johny Nash). The race itself was going so well - We were on target for a sub 23 hour finish at 60 miles & heading back North although into the wind, flooding had seen the route changed from a 100 mile point to point to a 49 mile out & back with a minor scenic detour around the Bodie Island lighthouse. By 70 miles the pace had dropped & were running just a 100 yards maybe a tad more per mile but even at 17 ish minute miles were on for about 25 - 26 hours. At 71 miles I stopped to put on an extra layer it really was getting rather cold & I was already wearing a fleece balaclava, gloves, think long sleeved top & jacket. As I headed off again walking after putting on the extra layer something went in my groin, what I don't know as I'm not good on medical stuff (If I was I'd be making a fortune - like my mate Dr Ruth ;) ) I continued just walking but each step was really painful but as I was still moving forward & with time in the bank I thought a couple of Ibuprofen & I'd walk it off, but in the space of half a mile it just got worse & every step was exruiating & I had no choice but to quit with a very heavy heart. I sat on the wall of the PNC bank & started to think now what do I do ? it's 11pm it's cold & everywhere is shut, I knew the hotel was within a few miles but how could I cover those miles, I was about to start Googling Cabs before a shiny Bronze Silverado truck came to my rescue & a young lady crewing for her father very kindly gave me a lift to the hotel which turned out to a mere mile away & her first name ? Ironically Bailey !! Back at the hotel with no reservation, 12 bucks in my pocket & no credit card the question was how do i get a room for the night ? Begging seemed to work - helped by the fact we did have a Sunday night reservation. One day I will look back on this as a fantastic adventure, character building & all that ? but that day won't be for a while. I can console my fact that it could be worse I could be a Wolves fan ? Oh bugger I am - can i change my blog title to the Status Quo classic "Down Down" ;) I just wanted to say a big thank you to all the people who have supported me & sent me their kind words it does mean alot & I'm very grateful. Down to the lake I fear will be the next time I see many of my good friends & i look forward to celebrating my mate Kaz getting to 100 Marathons, A fantastic achievement for anyone, It shows fantastic commitment over a period of time. It's a long road but very worthwhile. Almost time to hit the road back to Raleigh Durham, rumour has it there might be an IHOP in my future ? Best Wishes Love Foxy x