Comments on: My left foot

By: HotHarmony

HotHarmony — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:30:12 +0000

I totally feel ya on the pain in the heal thing, I am training for a 5 mile trail run on April 26th and just Monday night noticed a new pain in my heal. I tried for 5 miles yesterday and got to 3.5 before it was too painful. Looks like I will be resting for a bit!

By: Sagan

Sagan — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:31:17 +0000

A friend of mine loves sports but she always seems to be injuring herself- her doctor ordered her to run on the elliptical instead of the track and she was ranting about it, too. It’s just not quite the same.

I’m not that much of a runner but I’m trying to train for a half marathon in June, so my mindset is somewhat similar to yours… I’m going to finish the damn thing no matter how long it takes me!

Good luck with your foot; I’m sure you’ll be back up and able to eat some yummy Coco Loco’s in no time:)

By: victoria

victoria — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:16:34 +0000

I’m so sorry to hear about your injury! You definitely have the right attitude about it. Hang in there!

By: Stephanie Quilao

Stephanie Quilao — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:31:21 +0000

When I was marathon training 6 years ago, I had a nasty injury and doc told me no running for at least 4 months. Yikes! I’ve been running every week since college and now to go 4 months straight without one stride. But it was a big lessoned learned. I got that injury because I was over training. I let my ego dictate the training not my body, and that always ends up in injury. Pace yourself and rest if your body is screaming for it. You’ll run your half marathon.

By: The Phoenix's Egg

The Phoenix's Egg — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:46:54 +0000

Speaking from experience, injuries are the suck. You’ve already gotten a ton of advice, so I’ll just chime in to say good job with resting and icing early!

By: Jenn1701

Jenn1701 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:50:13 +0000

I feel your pain (literally) sister! I am nursing the beginnings of what I think might be a skin splint in my left skin and it is just too painful to run. I have to say though, I have been ellipticizing at the gym during this time, as well as upping my weights, going longer on the stationary bike and adding some morning aerobics so I feel like I have made up for not being able to run. Good luck on your healing, you have a bunch of people cheering you on!

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:39:11 +0000

Sorry to hear about the foot. Medical check up might not be a bad idea if it does not improve. Just so you know what is going on.

Meanwhile, I second the suggestion to try aqua jogging! It’s harder than you think with the extra resistance of water!

By: Rah

Rah — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:36:29 +0000

Sorry to hear about your foot, PQ. You are an adult, and I will not give you any advice, as much as it kills me to keep quiet. Get better.

By: KateG

KateG — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:15:59 +0000

Take good care and don’t despair! I twisted an ankle with about a week to go before my first half-marathon and recovered enough to complete the race. I think you are wise to take some time off from running since you’ve been having sharp pains. I hope you will be back to your training schedule soon!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:33:15 +0000

I feel your pain! I’ve been dealing with a foot injury for about a year now, so I know how frustrated you must feel. I’m just starting to get my running groove back and it’s almost as hard as starting to run in the first place. I’ve run my feet over more frozen water bottles (excellent shape for the bottom of the foot!) than I can count. I’m wishing you all the speedy recovery vibes in the world!