Sunday, August 31, 2008

Ice and ibuprofen

I managed to run 10 miles yesterday. My foot hurt but it wasn't bad enough to quit. I spent the first couple miles wincing and altering my foot strike trying to minimize the pain. After that I settled in and just ignored it. I ran slower than usual - not on purpose but as a result of the discomfort. At the time I thought if that's as bad as it gets then there's no reason to call off the training. I can work through this much pain for the next 10 weeks. However, this morning my foot is very sore. I'll be icing it as much as possible, downing ibuprofen every 4 hours, and we'll see how it feels tomorrow (when I'm supposed to run again). My appointment with the sports medicine guy is still 10 days away. I'm trying to stay optomistic but it isn't easy.

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