Last Monday I went and saw my sports med doctor. How sad is it that I have a sports med doc? Anyway, he took a look at my X-rays, informed me that I have some arthritis and a bit of a bone spur. He offered to give me a steriod injection which is kind of what I was hoping for. I have tried a lot of other stuff to get rid of this Plantar Fasciitis and nothing was working. After the shot, I walked right out and felt great. He told me that I could go out and run that night but I decided that that might not be a very wise choice. I did get in two runs last week though. On Wednesday, Michelle and I ran 4 miles out by Terry Trueblood rec area. My heel bugged me quite a bit on Thursday but by Friday night felt pretty good. Saturday afternoon I ran 7 miles in 70 minutes. My heel hurt a bit Saturday night and Sunday morning but feels fine today. I am hoping that I have finally hit the turn around point with this PF. I am worried about doing too much and aggravating things but I need to run or I will never be ready for this race. I only have 10 weeks left and I am only up to 7 miles. I am not worried about the aerobic part of the race at all - its the joint pounding that has me concerned. Each time I have run a half marathon, I have been in a lot of pain by the end. I really don't want to feel that way half way through this race. Just keep running, I tell myself. Eventually, I will reach my goal.
Workout total for the week:
Swimming - 5600 yards
Body Pump - 2 times
Running - 11 miles
I plan on running tonight with Michelle. It will be a short (3-4 miles) run and a slow pace. My calves are pretty tight from Saturday's run so I will use this run as an opportunity to shake things out.
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