Jan 16, 2014
Run run run
I'm signed up for a half marathon on February 23. It sounded like a great idea when we registered. Then it seemed scary but doable when we bought plane tickets to California. Now I just want to curl up in a ball and cry till the 24th.
Soon after I began to train 20 weeks to the race, I would run 3 miles and then my feet would go numb. After another mile they would start to hurt and then after another mile the pain would be sooooo bad that I would not even be able to walk. I bought new shoes, new socks, changed my running habits, pain pain pain. I needed to be able to run more than 3 miles about 10 more than that actually.
Finally after Christmas I was diagnosed with Morton's Metatarsalgia. It's an issue with the ball of both my feet. The short version is I don't have enough space between my toe bones for my nerves. When I run it builds up fibrous tissue around my nerves. That lack of space and extra tissue causes the pain.
Yesterday I got orthotics put in to my new running shoes. In 20 mins I am headed out to run more than 3 miles for the first time in a month. I have to run 13 miles in a month. To say that I am scared is an understatement. I am terrified.
I realized something today as I got dressed to go out. I cam only do today's workout today. I can't do tomorrow's workout or the next days. I can't do a months worth of work today. I can only run today's miles today and pray to be able to run tomorrow's miles tomorrow.
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AnitaB
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