Wednesday, Sept 5:
Running is out because of the plantar fasciitis, and biking is out for the moment because of a hamstring problem that seems to be made worse by biking. So today my sweeties and I went to the park reserve for some trail training. I walked fast, and they walked & ran to keep up. We went 3.8 miles in 1:02:00, which is not fast, but fast enough.
We will be running a trail marathon before too long, so this was a dress rehearsal. We all got our feet wet, which will probably also happen in the real race and we’ll have to deal with it. I learned that I should have applied skeeter dope! All around it was a good experience. We may do something like that tomorrow, and adjust our pace more closely to the pace we’re shooting for in the marathon.
Unfortunately, I did feel the PF heel again today, so I wonder whether it will be ready for another race anytime soon. Guess we’ll see.
Monday, Sept 3:
Because of the resurging (lurking) plantar fasciitis, I walked the Victory 5k rather than run it. That’s nice too, because I walked/ran with my sweeties and got some good photos. The PF didn’t seem to get any worse.
I certainly enjoyed seeing some of my good running friends as well. Been too long. If it turns out that I can’t run, maybe I’ll need to volunteer at some races to keep those friendships going.
Saturday, Sept 1:
Buckshot 2 mile race in Eau Claire. I started fairly far back, not knowing how it would feel to race. As it went along I felt fine and passed quite a few people, but took second place in my age group to a good runner. I’m quite happy with the race result.
EXCEPT, the plantar-fasciitis foot hurt a little, just in the last half mile or so. I slowed a little when I felt that, and it didn’t get worse, but it’s really quite discouraging. The doctor said that two months off “almost always” cures PF, but it’s still there, lurking. Drat. I don’t like to cuss in my blog, but if I did this would be a time.
I have mild to moderate plantar fasciitis -- and am a marathon runner (about 20 marathons). Really enjoy your blog and hope that you are soon cured. Like you, I am cycling -- did a metric century in August, while I wait for this nagging injury to heal. The best thing I've found it to ice the heel every night. I also found massage, including chinese foot massage -- to really work. My physical therapist said the heel will heal eventually -- but the massage may speed it up. I am President of my running club -- the Foothill Flyers -- and know it's hard to stop running. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteThanks Julie,
ReplyDeleteGood luck to you as well. -- Don
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