The main reason I'm not able to run right now is due to my left heel severe pain. Other problems have a-raised from this issue as both feet now have severe PF and achilles tedonitious(sp?). I have been icing, stretching and ibuprofening non-stop since this first started with no relief at all hence why I went to the doctor yesterday. My running shoes are all of low mileage nature so thats fine there. Mardi hit the key note as one of the main reasons this has happened to me is because of all the racing that we have done over the month of August (training too for Chicago!). Another reason I believe I'm going though these feet problems is due to the Newton running shoes for which I have broken in properly over the year and adapted myself to their feeling but I wore them at CDC half and the next weekend at the 10k run at the Olympic Tri race plus I'm sure there is other things that added to my feet problems I'm currently experiencing...
So yesterday afternoon I went to our Sports ortho clinic we have been using for years and i visited with the Foot specialist after they took numerous x-rays of both my feet. One of the main reasons I went to see the doc is to see if I had any bone pronlems with my left heel and the x-rays came back negative...whew...no heel spur or stress fracture...thank goodness. The doc verified all my conditions I stated above as my feet also are both inflamed & swollen also for which he prescribed a RX drug named "Naprelan (control released 2 tabs once a day in morning 375mg naproxen sodium)". The doc told me continue with the no running, no biking routine, icing, stretching and to listen to my body...but he gave me no timeframe which is mentally frustrating as Chicago approaches quickly...
At this point my conditioning is already fading away quickly with the lack of exerise. I don't want to push back to exercising too quickly and risk injury further so it's still up in the air whether I will be able to run in the Chicago Marathon and/or New York Marathon...as you can tell as a competitive person this is driving me crazy.
I guess time will tell so I will have to be patient with this injury set-back...I shall keep you posted.
Thanks again everyone for your kind words :-)
Brian
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Yes, patience is hard... I know that first hand with my own foot injuries.... I wish I had a good foot doctor like you have. It's good to get answers and scratch the biggest issues (stress fracture and heel spur).
Hang in there, hope you're back on your feet for Chicago.
Brian--You have had a fantastic racing season...honestly. You have really done an amazing job. I know that you look forward to Chicago. It's an event more than a race...hanging out with friends.Should you have to miss it, you don't have to "miss" it. You can still hang out with everyone, cheer them on. I don't know if you remember. But, when I had my broken heel I was supposed to run the Denver Marathon in the middle of October. Instead, I went down and cheered people on waving my crutches in the air! It was hard, but being on the other side cheering was absolutely thrilling. I mean that.
There are always races. Enjoy the time with your friends. Recover well. :)
(btw-you have NO idea how happy that I am that it is not a fracture or bone spur).
Good luck!!! Don't push it too hard. You don't REALLY want to hurt something...
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