Fall is a time of crawling under a pile of blankets to sleep
and waking up refreshed and ready to emerge from my cocoon.
I wait all year to run in the crisp, cool air of October and
November, only to injure my Plantar Fascia.
Two days after registering for a 5k and 10k race my foot
became sore enough that I’ve only run a mile in the last week. That’s what I
get for pre-registering.
Rolling my foot on top of a tennis ball seems to be the best
therapy. I don’t leave home without it. The ball sits on my desk at work and I
use it 2-3x a day.
Most of my exercise now consists of swimming 2-3x a week and
lifting weights. I’ve biked a few times, but not fast enough or long enough to
really call it a workout. If the injury keeps up I should look like a fat Incredible Hulk in
a month.
The Incredible Hulk can’t run very fast though.
I need to get my bike on the trainer and start pedaling.
I’m an okay injured runner for about two days, then the
crankiness begins to come through. I start feeling fat, bloated, out of breath
when walking up a flight of stairs and thinking that drinking isn’t such a bad
sport.
It’s amazing how much time I have to clean the house, fix
things and go through my job jar. I’ve accomplished more in the last two weeks
then the previous two months.
I’d rather spend that time running.
3 comments:
Living with a broken runner is no picnic. My wife has Finally healed up enough to run a few miles. She is no where near her "Marathon Ready" condition. And there is always the chance it will flare up again ( hip flexor)
I had a bad case of Plantar Fasciitis in the Army. And it flares up occasionally. I found changing shoes helps for the chronic stuff. And it helped when I quit running on gravel! ( Stupid Army First Sargent.. but that is another story) I never tried the "coke bottle" or tennis ball method. Hope it helps... I know how you runners get when you can't run. ( scary!)
Ahhhh...."It’s amazing how much time I have to clean the house, fix things and go through my job jar. I’ve accomplished more in the last two weeks then the previous two months." Jan...are you at the bottom of this injury?? :)
It may be time to consider an orthotic.
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