They say that 80% of runners are carrying some sort of injury at any point in time. That gives me a degree of comfort but I'd rather be in the 20% category! On Wednesday I took one large step forward as my very expensive consultant told me my hamstring was feeling good. He advised plenty of stretching and to be aware of how it feels on runs. I can always feel something at the back of my leg but he explained that this was probably the scar tissue. So that's the step forward.
However I had a few painful days with my foot so I booked in to see my podiatrist Robbie at The Treatment Hub. He fitted my orthotics years ago and has a very good understanding of my feet. So he's diagnosed an injured/strained or possibly torn plantar fascia. There is also a possible injury on the top of my foot but on "step" at a time!
I will be wearing a "night splint" for a while to stretch out the hamstring and my toes - sounds like fun doesn't it! So I will only be running short distances on grass for the next few weeks. I had promised a friend that I'd run 10 miles with her at some ridiculous time in the morning (probably 4am) as she completes a 100 mile run for charity. Hopefully I'll be ok by then.
Taking this action now should stop the problem becoming chronic. But it has to be done. If it ends up being a long term problem then the goals will need to be reviewed and new ones set probably involving cycling and kayaking as this shouldn't aggravate the problem. But for the meantime my training will involve yoga, swimming, turbo training and the gym. Here's to 2 steps forward and 0 steps back!
Monday 20 October 2014
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