I’m finally back in action (well, kinda). It’s been 3 weeks since my last post so let me give you a recap of what I’ve been up to.
Post-race, I had a pain on the outside part of my right foot. It didn’t feel too bad right after the race, but I knew a break from running was needed. I had been planning to take a week off, regardless, so it worked out well to take time to rest my foot. I didn’t do any running, or really any other physical activities, for that whole first post-race week. I heated my foot, iced my foot, soaked my foot in Epsom salt, and tried to rest my foot as much as I could (along with the rest of my body).
After exactly 1 week, I got the itch to run again. Billy and I were at the beach, and I really wanted to go for a run in DE. We planned to do 3 easy miles, but about a mile and a half into it, I had to stop. The pain in my foot started hurting again and I didn’t want to make it worse by continuing the run. To try to keep my spirits up, we took a nice barefoot walk in the sand, back to our hotel.
At this point, I was starting to feel a little sorry for myself. I didn’t want this minor pain to affect my training for my marathon in a few short months, not to mention the Color Run 5k I had planned to do with my sisters and friend.
At exactly 2 weeks post-race, the day of the Color Run came. I didn’t run at all after the beach, in hopes that resting it would help again. My foot felt much better before the race. During the race, it felt sore and after the race, it felt worse.
At this point, I was feeling even more sorry for myself. I just wanted to be able to enjoy running again!
Since then, I’ve just been doing some arm and leg workouts at the gym, riding the stationary bike, and treating my foot with ice/heat/soaks. I attempted 3 miles on Monday because my foot finally felt 100%, but no such luck-it still started hurting once I started running. I finished the run, but at this point I have to figure out what to do from now on. I have a 10 miler in 3 weeks, and in 4 weeks I start my training for my Marathon. I am just keeping my fingers crossed that if I keep treating and caring for this injury, it will get better and I will be okay to continue my running.
While this wasn’t my most uplifting post, I will end it by saying that this is just an obstacle in my running adventures. I will still be doing everything I can to stay on the pavement this summer and I encourage everyone else to get out there, too!
Post-race, I had a pain on the outside part of my right foot. It didn’t feel too bad right after the race, but I knew a break from running was needed. I had been planning to take a week off, regardless, so it worked out well to take time to rest my foot. I didn’t do any running, or really any other physical activities, for that whole first post-race week. I heated my foot, iced my foot, soaked my foot in Epsom salt, and tried to rest my foot as much as I could (along with the rest of my body).
After exactly 1 week, I got the itch to run again. Billy and I were at the beach, and I really wanted to go for a run in DE. We planned to do 3 easy miles, but about a mile and a half into it, I had to stop. The pain in my foot started hurting again and I didn’t want to make it worse by continuing the run. To try to keep my spirits up, we took a nice barefoot walk in the sand, back to our hotel.
At this point, I was starting to feel a little sorry for myself. I didn’t want this minor pain to affect my training for my marathon in a few short months, not to mention the Color Run 5k I had planned to do with my sisters and friend.
At exactly 2 weeks post-race, the day of the Color Run came. I didn’t run at all after the beach, in hopes that resting it would help again. My foot felt much better before the race. During the race, it felt sore and after the race, it felt worse.
At this point, I was feeling even more sorry for myself. I just wanted to be able to enjoy running again!
Since then, I’ve just been doing some arm and leg workouts at the gym, riding the stationary bike, and treating my foot with ice/heat/soaks. I attempted 3 miles on Monday because my foot finally felt 100%, but no such luck-it still started hurting once I started running. I finished the run, but at this point I have to figure out what to do from now on. I have a 10 miler in 3 weeks, and in 4 weeks I start my training for my Marathon. I am just keeping my fingers crossed that if I keep treating and caring for this injury, it will get better and I will be okay to continue my running.
While this wasn’t my most uplifting post, I will end it by saying that this is just an obstacle in my running adventures. I will still be doing everything I can to stay on the pavement this summer and I encourage everyone else to get out there, too!