Just a quick peek at today’s eats, as I only snapped pictures of about half.
Breakfast in a mug!
Don’t let the mug fool you – that thing is huge!!
The downside of using a deep mug as a dish means it’s difficult to get down to the yogurt. But yogurt there was! And you know what kind 
I snacked at work, and had a pre-run English muffin with PB & banana. Like I said – unpictured eats.
So here’s the dealio with my foot. Friday night, I wore super high wedges that did something to my left foot. The next day, my heel was aching. And the day after. And the day after that. Limp-causing, throbbing, piercing pain. It’s on the inner side of my heel, and closer to my inner ankle.
First thought? Oh – I hurt my foot, it’ll get better tomorrow.
Second thought? Crap – plantar fasciitis.
Third thought? Something wrong with my achilles tendon.
I’ve been icing it, and wearing supportive shoes – but it hurts. It has gotten better. But I’m super worried for my race this weekend for 3 reasons:
1. I don’t know how badly it will hurt to run on Sunday. Can I make it all 13 miles? Will it hurt so badly I have to stop? Can I even run on it?
2. If I do run, will I aggravate it so badly that it prolongs the injury and makes it worse in the long run?
3. If I rest this week and don’t run on it, how much will that effect my running this weekend? My last long run was on Thursday. Will it effect me greatly to take 10 days off before my half?
So I rested. And today felt much better. I attempted a short run – anywhere from 1-4 miles, depending on how I felt. The first 3 went well, so I attempted 4.
At exactly mile 3.68 I felt a slight piercing pain, and immediately stopped. Immediately. I didn’t attempt any more running. I iced, stretched, and prayed for the best.
Seriously, a sign of someone who just won’t give up:
I’m so sick of injuries, I really am.
I can’t even imagine if I can’t run this weekend. If you’re a long time reader, you know my struggles with my knee injury. The race this weekend means so much to me.
But honestly, I really think I’m okay to run. It’s definitely improved. And if I feel any awful pain during the race, I know I can stop. I’m just in disbelief that this seriously has to happen…now.
Anyways, moving on…post-run was a cottage cheese fruit salad flavor (2 servings of cottage cheese in that container) with cereal.
And a homemade iced coffee with almond milk and creamer.
And didn’t eat the rest of the night….
You know I’m kidding
Think rice, chicken, corn on the cob, and bites of a PB cream cheese brownie at work.
Followed by the rest of my kabocha squash with BBQ sauce and hot chocolate at night.
Has anyone ever suffered from plantar fasciitis or any type of heel pain before? Did you run a race on it?
I’ve had what I thought was plantar fasciitis once in the past. But it was more of a sharp sharp pain in my arch. Not my heel.
poor thing…it’s so annoying when something like body pains get in the way of doing something you love…hope it feels better sooN!
Oh no, I’m so sorry hun.
My mom had planters fascitis in the past and I remember how painful it was for her. Listen to your body and do what’s best for it. Thinking of you!
earlier this year i got a calcaneous stress fracture and it was NO FUN but i know it could have been prevented! just keep icing/resting when you need to!
Blast that foot pain!! I hear ya sister. I’m dealing with PF right now. It’s nooo fun. Hope you feel better soon, girl:(
Good luck, injuries are the worst!!
Doesn’t matter WHAT i eat during the day, I ALWAYS seem to be hungry come night time! -Prob also due to the fact that i’m procrastinating school work etc
De-lurking to say: I’ve been reading for awhile, and I remember noticing that your knee pain is similar to mine, the exercises you were given to strengthen it are similar to what I was given, and your solution of wearing a brace is just like mine too. I have been training without knee pain for a marathon for the last few months (it’s on Sunday! eek!) and in the last two weeks have developed arch/calf pain. The physiotherapist says that it is caused by the same thing that causes my knee pain (weak hip muscles, causing the knee to lean inward when bent, which causes the foot to roll in a bit too, weakens the arch, puts pressure on the wrong muscles and weakens others). My point is that the two might be related, so I’d advise that you do hip strengthening/foot & arch strengthening exercises like crazy. I’m out of time to make any real progress before my race, but I plan to give it a lot of focus afterwards. I guess I thought that a knee brace + foam roller would solve the knee problem without thinking that muscular imbalances and misalignment can have an impact on EVERY part of your body.
Good luck with it!! I hope you feel better.
Thank you so much for de-lurking!
It all makes sense. And honestly, I haven’t been doing ANY strength training, ab work, or hip exercises in months. So so bad, but I’ve just had no time! It’s so important to keep up strength because it really does help your running and help prevent injuries. I’ll have to get back to hip and ab exercises, and also look up arch exercises. Do you wear orthotics, by chance?
I would try stretching your calf muscles. Hold the stretches at end-range for 60 seconds. Do this 10 times at least 3 times a day. You can also try rolling a golf ball on the bottom of your foot–your arch as well as your heel…not sure if you’ll feel any relief with this since your pain is in your heel but it’s worth a shot. Also, do not walk around barefoot! Wear tennis shoes as often as possible. Sometimes a shoe insert helps but I wouldn’t try it out on race day because it takes time for your feet to adjust.
Hope this helps
Thank you!
I’ve been wearing arch-support flip flops, and also have orthotics in my running shoes already.
I had plantar fasciitis my sophomore year in college. My remedy was a change in running shoes, and wearing a brace 24-7 for a few weeks. Probably not what you want to hear, but it’s what worked for me.
I am also currently sidelined from running, which is making me extremely unhappy. I think I pinched a nerve in my back while doing some heavy lifting at work last week, and I have been mildly crippled ever since
I’ve never had plantar fascitis but I’ve heard that it really, really sucks. Take it easy and listen to your body..if it’s hurting then stop. Icing it probably helps..I hope it gets better by this weekend!
Yummy eats BTW
Your messy bowls of yogurt always leave me wanting to make a mess of my own!
I’ve had just about everything – even the stress fracture now!
I had moderate PF for a few months, and I ran on it just fine. Some days it was worse than others, and the pain seemed to correlate with the tightness of my calves. I did lots of toe raises and stretching in the shower (warm muscles?), as well as foam rolled my calves (harder than the IT band, let me tell you). Hell drops on the stairs seem like good stretches, too. Once I crashed my bike and have been forced off running for ugh, 13 weeks now….the PF is all gone. Of course! Can you aqua jog until the race? Or maybe elliptical if you have gym access? Might give you a few days for the tightness and inflammation to go down.