This has been the biggest roller coaster ride... My training started off slow, then went well, then came the injury, then some recovery, then bam my foot gives out.
I ran my last significant run on Saturday and it finally happened. My foot crashed! I knew it was coming. My foot has been hurting more. When I run I always have a cramping feeling in my foot with occasional shooting pains that last about a minute. On Saturday, the shooting pain did not go away. I literally could not walk on it at all over the weekend. I was even using crutches.
I wanted to get in to see the ortho doctor but he couldn't get me in today. What? I guess this is how the real world works. But as a Pediatrician, this would never happen in our office. If a patient wants to be seen, we will fit them in. Anyway, he did order me an xray. (Which is really just what I wanted anyway.) Xray results: completely normal. Still can't see my stress fracture (which is normal). But at least no further damage was done?
He said... I can run and to use pain as my guide.
So will I run the Chicago Marathon in 6 days?
I don't know yet. I am not going to run at all this week. I will just wait and see how much better my foot feels by Sunday. If my pain does not significantly improve, I will not be able to run.
Weekly Recap:
Monday: 6 miles
Tuesday: Rest
Wednesday: Rest
Thursday: 5 miles
Friday: Rest
Saturday: 8 miles (My legs felt so good on this run, too bad my foot didn't)
Sunday: Rest
Not much running went on last week so I am not sure why my foot decided to act up.
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