It started on Friday morning. There were severe thunderstorms in the area and I needed to get my run in and get to work. I had to did my 5 miles plus hills on the treadmill. The run itself was uneventful (as most treadmill runs are) , but when I got to work I noticed a pain in my right foot. The pain got worse over the course of the day but I thought is was just because I had been on my feet a lot.
Anyway I took some Aleve and put some ice on it. I wasn't all that concerned. Saturday was going to be a challenging day with a 10 mile run in the morning and golf in the afternoon. I only got about 2 miles into my run when the pain got bad. I got concerned that whatever it was would get worse if I kept going so I stopped.
As soon as I got home, I jumped on webMD and runners world to look up my symptoms. One of the causes of pain on the top if your foot is STRESS FRACTURE :-(. These require a 4 -12 week recovery. I spent the rest of the weekend worrying that my quest for Boston was over. How was I going to tell people. I felt like I was letting everyone down. Including myself.
First thing Monday morning (before they were even open and with out an appointment) I headed for my orthopedic guy. The same guy who I have been to for my hip, knees and both shoulders. He has always been there with a smile and a cortisone shot when I needed it. Dr. Richard Johnston and the staff at www.orthoatlanta.com were great. The saw me without an appointment got me in an out so I could make my flight to Miami this afternoon.
The news could not have been better! NO FRACTURE !!!!! Arthritis...yes (I blame the band). A few bone spurs (again the band). Hey you try carrying a drum just about every day during your growing years ! LOL
I feel rejuvenated and ready to rock these next 5 - 6 weeks until I start my taper for the marathon! Every runner expects some pain...that I can deal with, a broken foot, not so much.
Total miles this week 28.5 that included a long run of 7 miles and a 5 mile hill workout on the treadmill. Also did a light weight workout and had a massage.
I weighed in at 176.4 up one pound since last week I gotta be better with my diet, and 11.6 lbs since I started training for Boston.
According to my schedule this is a a the biggest week so far at over 50 miles. I doubt I'll make all of them but I am planning to do the 16 mile long run on Saturday.
Fundraising for Technology for Autism Now (TAN) is going strong at $3,710 and 74% of my goal. Thank you for all of your support. Here is the link to my fundraising page.
http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/eddibuck/boston-marathon
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