Its been a long time since my last post. Its hard to write or talk about running when your not running much and when you do actually run its slow, painful, and discouraging. A quick update on the Plantar Fasciitis issue, about 5 weeks ago after lots of time off, again, I went to see another foot specialist, got x-rays, and a physical examination of the foot. He determined that yes it was Plantar Fasciitis, no other issues, and there seemed to be a lot of scar tissue in the heel area. I guess running and racing on it for 5 months will cause some damage! He felt that I was healing well and that getting back to running shouldn't hurt it anymore at this point. As long as I take it easy and ease back into it. I also was told to continue with the stretching and exercises. One tool I have found very helpful was something called the footlog. Check it out if you are having foot issues. So about 5 weeks ago I started back running very easy and taking lots of days off. The last three weeks have been 28-30 miles with 1 or two days off. This week I stepped it up a bit more and decided to start blogging again. The foot has been OK so far, no pain, but still doesn't feel quite right yet.....still plenty of tightness and some aches, but I can deal with that. I hope this is the start of a great winter of training....only time will tell!
Shawsheen River trails in Andover.
11/22 Tuesday: 10 miles in 73 minutes
Ran over to the Bradford section of town. Ran the new "rail trail" and did the Bradford Valentines 6k loop. Bonked pretty good at about 9 miles. Otherwise it was a good run.
11/23 Wednesday: 7 miles in 54 minutes
Easy running on the treadmill. It was cold,wet, and windy outside. Thankful for the treadmill today!
11/24 Thursday: OFF
A day to visit family and eat lots off food!
11/25 Friday: 7 miles in 55 minutes
Easy running with Heather. Nice and slow today, feeling pretty sluggish after eating my face off yesterday and stuffing myself with a large breakfast this morning.
11/26 Saturday: 7 miles in 50 minutes
Easy running, did 4 x 20 sec strides towards the end of the run. Felt OK overall.
11/27 Sunday: 12 miles in 89 minutes
The run felt good! Unfortunately I am sick!
Total Miles: 51
Biggest week in a very long time!
