OK...I'm on Day 2 of absolutely no running and it's driving me crazy. Of course, now that I've made the doctor's appointment (for next Thursday), my foot feels fine. A little sore on the top, but runnable nonetheless. Part of me wants to get an easy 10 miler in this weekend and the other part of me thinks that I should rest until the appointment. Thing is, if I rest I miss yet another weekend for me to get a long run in and the marathon looms. This is frustrating.
Just Keep Going
13 hours ago
8 comments:
BE CAREFUL! I'm not a podiatrist/orthopod/qualified professional, but I don't think the swelling's a good sign.
Call me a wuss, but I wouldn't want to turn the best case scenario into the worse.
How about some cross training?
I say no only because I've been a dip before and have had bad pain and then have it lessen the next day and think "Ohhh yeah I'll be fine, I'll just keep on running" NOT. I ended up having to take 2 months off. Why risk injuring yourself even more, KWIM?
Joy has a good suggestion. What about biking or something?!?
I said cut down the mileage and play it by ear. But, to be honest, I think your full marathon is out at this point.
You could always come down and help me on my 18 miles tomorrow. 90% chance of rain, so I was thinking you could bike alongside while holding a golf umbrella over my head while I run. You game, gimp?
I agree with joyrun's comment. You can always opt for cross training until you get the green light after your appointment. Once you get the green light, it will all come back to you with your running.
I'd swim. Take the pressure off, get in some good aerobic work.
I also just wanted to press the button that said "Don't be an idiot!"
Like, "Don't be an idiot, you KNOW Fresno State will win!"
Hope you feel better. One thing I've done is an ice-heat thing. Heat for 10 min., ice for 5. Do that for 55 minutes. I swear, something magical happens.
That is what I did last year. I ran too quick after getting the boot off. After all, I felt ready and what could an really easy 8 or 10 miler hurt. It ended up delaying my return to good running by awhile. It may help your sanity, but 10 miles one week after injury may forestall better running later. You still have another at least 2 full weeks of training to come back fully healthy and certified.
I too like the cross-training idea for this weekend. Sure, you may have to adjust your estimated finish by 5 minutes or so due to a missed week of running, but I would rather have had that last year than pushing it and falling short by 30 minutes.
Eeek! Hope whatever you decided was the right choice.
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