Three miles on my schedule this morning! It's running season and I'm not registered for any races until January! What is wrong with that? Everything! My fav running peeps are all on the DL. Plagued with hurt backs & disc issues, broken legs & mystery stomach issues! My running calendar is lonely!
I'm on the mend from my own injuries which is another reason my running calendar is slacking. But I think I have finally recovered. I spared you all the misery! No pics just in case I wanted to do a blog post! Trust me! It was awful! My own diagnosis was simply Messed Up Feet! I ran the Historic Marine Corp Half Marathon in Fredericksburg Virginia in May. Who knew Virginia had such brutal hills? Who knew the downhills were even more brutal? I did not!
By the end of the race my feet were swollen and my toes were killing me. I didn't think much about it. Just that it was hot and I needed to finish and kick my shoes off!
By the next morning I could hardly walk! My feet were swollen even more and both big toes were purple. As in Barney purple. Purple! Later that afternoon in an ice bath soak both toenails basically exploded off my toes and I was soaking in a blood bath! In the hotel room! I considered pics for Instagram but It was just too bad!! So you are welcome for being spared from that trauma! I know. I'm very thoughtful like that!
I struggled all summer long with my poor feet! My poor toe nails have not been polished in months! Every time I ran my feet started swelling all over again! I have lost the same toenails 3 different times on both feet. Seriously! No flip flops or sandals in public all summer! I've kept the band aid companies in business since May! The struggle has been terrible!
But as always things always get better! I think I'm finally on the mend! My toenails are finally growing back. I gave in to the swelling and took a 2 month break from walking or running. Working 12 hour shifts on my feet all day were tough and some days I came home to soak my feet in ice! Yikes! Torture!
I started out slow in August and have kept my walks in the 3-6 miles per week range. No running at all. Last week I was able to increase to 9 miles for the weekly total with a little bit of running. Today I really wished I had been registered for a 5K! It was just so nice outside! I really wanted to run the whole 3 miles but I didn't. I kept an easy 12-13 min mile pace walk run walk run. So far so good. No swelling & I'm wearing flip flops with no toe nail polish :(
I'm working hard to get back to my Half Marathon training schedule! Im so behind! I'm waiting for my fav running girls to recover! I should throw in a disclaimer that they could all breeze right past me even on the DL but I do miss the local races with them! I'll be ramping up my training schedule soon and don't worry I'll catch up with them!! They will all be back too!
In the meantime I'm going to enjoy this gorgeous weather and get some miles in however I can! Join me in my race to stay healthy! Happy Fall Y'all!
xo peace love & Grandmary
