Fit To Be Tied!
Yesterday evening, I spent 10 glorious hours pain free. I just needed to get tied up! By the podiatrist, of course. I*finally* got a slot to see one about the tearing heel-pain that’s taken me off the road and made me limp for the last six weeks. As I [...]
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No Progress
Well, after 3 weeks off from running, with daily massage and stretching, and icing after use, I figured it was time to try again. This was a mistake. Don’t get me wrong, the run went great. I warmed up extra-carefully, and massaged the heck out of my heel before [...]
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Plantar-fucking-fasciitis!
Someone please tell me how to win! I’ve been off the road for 13 days now. I can’t even stand a full session on the machine. Why is this so fucking hard?!?!?!? I’ll be going to the doctor next week, but everything I read boils treatment down to either: [...]
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Injured Again. Grrrr….
Yep, so that ridiculous knee injury took me off the road for five days. It still hurts constantly. However, I managed my first run of this week without it doing much more than aching. It definitely slowed me down, but it did not stop me! I’m not sure where [...]
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No Pain, No… Ahh Hell, It Just Hurts!
My first continuous run last week nearly undid me, so I’ve been playing with my pace to find a good balance between time and suffering. I think today, I found the sweet spot. I was only worried I was going to die, not convinced of it, and I managed two [...]
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Wondrous Feets!
I’ve been running for two months now. I’m not very good yet, but I’ve developed the habit, and I don’t see it stopping any time soon. Unless, that is, my lower legs crumple up and fall off, which has been seeming like a real possibility, of late. My shins, my [...]
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Failing Oneself
So it’s been three days now without a run. Between the heat and some niggling worries about my shin-splints and sprain, I decided to back off. Of course, now I feel like I’ve let myself down by not sticking with it! I honestly believe at this point, that success [...]
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Endurance
No running again today. A couple of test steps proved that I wasn’t going to have any lateral stability in my right ankle, even wrapped up. However, walking was back on the menu, so I took the dogs on a brisk 2-miler. It felt great to push myself a bit. [...]
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No Quick Recoveries
Ugh! So I had to skip my course altogether yesterday because of the sprain. I probably could have walked it, albeit very slowly, but I had two hours of training with a new ballroom dance partner, and there was no way it would have stood up to both, even iced [...]
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Near Miss? I Can’t Win!
More near, less miss. While teaching a dance class this afternoon, I started to get the ache and shooting pains that indicate a sprain. I came home and iced, ibuprofened, and wrapped, but I suspect tomorrow’s run is going to be less than fun… It’s never fucking easy, is [...]
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