We were emailing back and forth about the upcoming weekend. It’s homecoming week and there is a lot happening already, but BoBo was suggesting some “family time”. I foolishly said that I had “planned” to run 18 miles on Sunday if I was able. He replied with, “i dont think you should be running this soon.” Even my 14-year-old son knew that running would be a big mistake. He had no idea that I would actually try it as early as Tuesday. *sigh* I am such a fool.
This morning, I packed my work out bag for the first time this week. I brought it with me to work, but I am not hopeful that I will actually use it. I am not motivated to cross train; I want to run. I want to feel the wind blowing in my face, hear my feet pounding the pavement/dirt, and feel the sweat running down my back. But, I know that I must be patient and let the healing take place. Besides that, I have a meeting from 12:30-1:30 pm and another one from 3-4 pm. Both are likely to run late and have associated “tasks” that will keep me busy for the rest of the day.
Kris, from SMI, emailed me today as well. I filled her in on my *stupidity*. I am waiting for her reply. I know when she reads it she is going to *know* that I have lost my mind. I should not have had to be *told* not to run; I should have *known* not to. I shot off a list of questions just in case she could give me some advice.
I greatly appreciate all of your encouraging thoughts and sympathy. I appreciate the helpful advice as well. Right now, I need all of the “professional” help that I can get. I have thought of the fact that this could be a stress fracture. The thought crossed my mind on race day and continues to haunt me. The fact that my foot isn’t swelling in the least bit is encouraging (even if just a little).
You all have probably noticed that I am not very good at the waiting game. But waiting is what I need to do.
In my experience, nothing makes you want to run like knowing you can’t. Fingers crossed that your foot heals soon!
I hope you are back on the trails sooner rather than later … I know how important running is to you and it pains me to see you frustrated about this. But being no stranger to running injuries myself I want to encourage you to get that professional help/opinion as soon as possible. I am impressed with your son’s intuitive instincts regarding this!
I know it’s probably impossible and I think it would be for me but you do have to think long term on this and make sure you are ready before you run again..Best of luck and pulling for you!
Bad news: no swelling does not equal no stress fracture. I had a stress fracture that kept me from running for 4 months (it did not help that I ran an 8K race with a stress fracture and prolonged the recovery – duh). I never had any swelling. Hopefully it is NOT a stress fracture. I know the feeling of having to cross train – it sucks. Good luck.
Hopefully you won’t be playing the waiting game to much longer. Waiting makes me crazy to, but it’s worth it.
Patience is hard when your most of your body wants to head out the door. You are doing the best thing until you get it figured out. Good luck.
Thanks for your comments. Yeah – I LOVE these moments – I’m trying to catch a lot of moments on video so I can replay them often as he is growing up.
I hope it’s not a stress fracture, although that’s the first thought I had when I was reading your race report. I wasn’t going to say it until you said it. It could be a sprain. I don’t know much about injuries, except to rest, ice, compress and elevate when you have one. So wrap an ace bandage around your foot and put it up on your desk. Tell your boss you’re in recovery. :-)