Today’s Monumental Story comes from Kaitlin (runnerkaitlin ). Share yours by emailing rhi@beyondmonumental.org ———- As I get so closer to running my first marathon, I wanted to share why running this marathon means so much to me. I found out right in the middle of training for (what was supposed to be) my first full marathon in 2015 that I had torn my ACL. This derailed my Chicago Marathon dreams. Even though I was actually still running on a torn ACL, I decided it was best to have surgery. I had ACL reconstruction in January 2016. While rehabbing my knee and hamstring, I hit another roadblock. I had been dealing with back pain for over a year and an MRI confirmed I needed back surgery for a herniated disc. 😭 It was devastating. So in April 2016 I had back surgery. Two surgeries. Four months. I was physically a mess. But what was worse than the physical pain, was the emotional and mental toll it took on me. I gained 15 lbs and felt so isolated. I couldn’t work, I could hardly walk a...