Over the summer last year I started to have foot pain. First only after long runs. Then during and after long runs. Then during and after any runs. So I stopped running. Yes, I could have stopped sooner, but I am a runner. It's just not what we do. Really, I did stop for a few weeks but I went right back to it and it wasn't any better so then I stopped. August 23, 2010 was the last time I ran. Four miles. Then came the saga part, because a runner that can't run is a mess! I won't go into details about the crying, whining, feeling sorry for myself (as if the world was really over... gasp) and feeling "why me".
I did 7 weeks of PT for my plantar fasciitis. Week 1, not so bad. Weeks 2-4, real bitchy. Weeks 5-7, pissed and uber-annoyed.
I also did 3 sessions of Shock Therapy (insert joke hear about my mental state). At this point I'd given up. I desperately wanted to just not think about it any more, but I had to stretch and blah, blah... Running wasn't even on my radar.
After that I was done with PT. Fixed. Cured. Left on my own. But I wasn't 100%. I would have twinges and tightness and pangs randomly. So the weeks then turned into months. At this point I would also get extremely aggravated when anyone referred to me as a runner. A runner runs and I wasn't doing anything close to it and hadn't for 6 months. In fact it was 7 months and 2 weeks.
I did start my walking program that theoretically (I wasn't a believer) would lead to the return to running program. Four weeks to gradually increase my walking to 3 30 min sessions. Well I couldn't get through the 4 weeks the first time. I got to the 1st 30 min walk and my foot hurt. I have no idea why, if I did something or not. I was defeated. There was more crying at this point. I honestly thought that I would never get back. But I started again after 2 more weeks off and was able to complete it.
That gets me to where I am now. Ready for 1 min runs. I write it knowing that it seems silly compared to where I was a year ago but can't help wishing I didn't have to wait till tomorrow. So, Day 1 was a success. No pain while running (or walking). No pain this morning... a little tightness, and my ankle was popping like I was about 90, but stretching and the foot roller fixed that. Yippee for me.
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