First long Walk

Yesterday, I finished 9 miles it was slow andn agonizing but I got it done. It seems funny but the sesamoid area never really bothers me it is the rest of the foot. The top outside is usually stiff and sore and lately the tendon by the outside ankle bothers me. It seems like if it is not one thing it is another. I feel like I can't win. I did yoga this morning because I was so stiff and every part of my body was sore. I really hope I can pull off walking this half in a couple of weeks. It is so important for me to cross that finish line again. I really think it will help with my confidence if I finish and feel ok afterwards.

July 2011

Well, on July 4th I did the Dundaulk 6K approx 3.78 miles. They said they were walker friendly but not many walkers were on the course. I had expected I could be last and did pass two girls at the end but they jogges at mile 1.5 and the end to pass be again. I walked faster than I expected 16-17 mph but would have liked to have been able to run. After the walk/run we went to Tom's family to celebrate. It was just a very long day since it started so early.

7/16 Today I walked 7 miles total with 5 miles at the lake and 2.25 with Lexy. My walk was much slower today I am not sure if part because it was on the trail that is rocky or I have been sore the last couple days so maybe just slowing me down. I am hoping I will be able to walk my half marathons in the fall without too much issue or pain.

Walk N Wag

Well, I tried and do something nice for Lexy because she never gets to go out and socialize. We went last year and she won the grand prize basket as well. We finally found a parking space and it was so hot especially since we were in Tom's car with no A/C. We are walking to the registration tent and before we even get there a dog bites her in the face. I am dumbfounded and can't believe it. I didn't know she was bleeding until we went off to the side and I could look at her. I can't understand why this stuff happens when I am with her and of course I blame myself and will hear it from Tom. I try and protect this dog and what else I could do I am not sure. I took her right to the Vet which was good that they are open and they shaved it down and cleaned it out. They decided not to do any sutures but it looks worse after being cleaned out. I hope that she doesn't blame me and is not forever scarred by this.

Coming Along

Well, the last 2 weeks I have been walking a very slow mile and on Monday walked 2.25 with Lexy. I have been a little sore since than so maybe too much too soon. I am still walking more on the outside of the foot. I am considering whether I will be able to do the Run Amuck-walking it. I really want to keep up the tradition although I will probably be doing it alone. They have also added some new challenges so I don't want to get into something that I can't do.

4-17-11

While the time has come for me to get another car. After 12 yrs and 260K miles on it the Sunfire it out of commission. I really thought it would last through this year-seriously. I believed in that car and I know that I got a lot out of it and it never left me stranded. I am not looking for to a car payment no matter how good the deal was or that the financing is great-I like to save money not put it towards a car. We will see how it goes hopefully I don't regret the decisions I made-but I will be anal about where I park it and if it gets dinged up.

Free of the Aircast

So it has been 3 days and I have been in a sneaker 100% of the time. A little sore but not too much. Still have been walking very slowly and with little flexion of my big toe. I am hoping a couple more weeks and I will be walking normal. Hopefully, my June I can start actually getting back on track with some walking/running.

Still on Misery Island

I am in week 8 of wearing this aircast-I have been feeling a little bit better but than I have days when I am like I may have to have surgery and start this all over again. It is just a very frustrating injury-most others I would be like 8 weeks and we will be good to go but no this one will constantly haunt me. We are still going to the OBX this weekend even though I will not run-I will get a massage and we will do some tours where there is little walking. Hopefully, next week when I see the Dr. I can at least try and start exercising again. Hope we have nice weather maybe sit out on the beach for a while is always nice.

I am a Runner

In my heart and soul I am a runner-I will not stop until I finish. All I want to do is run pain free but my body will not cooperate-it didn't get the memo. I may not have a runner's body but I will run again I am sure.

Same Old, Same Old

While I am still in the aircast which is throwing everything on my right side off. My back has been killing me which is understandable since I am already off anyways with the curve in my back. I haven't been putting weight on my foot yet I am scared that once I try and put weight it will kill again and be throbbing and I will be back in the aircast. I have been stretching although I wasn't told to do that at the first appt. This last week I have noticed that my left foot is aching and throbbing-assuming it is from it being overused. We will see what they will say about that one. How much I miss using my feet=( Today it is movie day with my feet up and icing. Wondering what the future will hold.

One Week

Well, it's been a week since that dreadful news. I am still in shock and dismay especially when I search the internet it does not seem hopeful. It seems like it is a very hard bone to heal and I pray that mine does-I do not want to keep going through this year with chronic pain in that area. I want to get back to what I enjoy-being active, going hiking, just walking and hopefully running. I have accepted that races will come and go and I will transfer the ones that I am able to. I saw the Ortho this week and he agreed with the podiatrist (was secretly hoping he was have said something else). He really didn't give me much of a treatment plan-he said they go by how the patient feels. I am going to see my podiatrist who is a runner and see what he says. Maybe he will have a brighter outcome. I really hope it does not come down to surgery. I know others have more struggles in their life but this really sucks-I am in misery walking around in this boot. It is killing my already weak hip and bike.

Devastated!

So many times in the last two years I would have issues and would be paranoid that maybe I actually have fractured something. But after x-rays and mri's that was never the case and my running journey continued. I have been feeling pretty good after walking/running some days and doing a lot of cross training and back to classes at the gym on the weekend. I have not been doing much in way of mileage and skipped my 1st half of the year because there was 4-6 inches of snow/ice on the C&O Trail and didn't want to risk falling. I was walking on the treadmill last week and felt pain through my big toe and the tendon. It was a sharp, stabbing pain and I feel like I may have felt that before. I changed shoes and finished my workout. I noticed I walked on the outside of my foot the rest of the day. I decided no treadmill and to just bike and do bodypump. I was feeling a little bit better after the weekend but when I got home on 2/8 I massaged the arch and ball of the foot to try and help. All this time I was like they are just going to tell me it is sesamoiditis and that it was inflamed. I always rush to the worse case scenario but this time I was like just relax take some time. I woke the next morning and could barely move my big toe up at all. All week I had full movement of the toe up and down but I was definately in pain. I actually didn't go to work which has never happened before. My regular podriatrist wasn't available and went to one that could see me. It was like a whirlwind. She came in and said you broke your sesamoid bone-hmmm what! I couldn't even think. She was like you seem upset-than the tears come. I have races this spring-I plan my whole like around these races and can't even imagine if this doesn't heal. She brought in the aircast-6 weeks minimum since these don't heal easily. One of the 3 worse bones to break. I am still in shock and when I think about am devastated. I can't imagine not running. I never thought I wouldn't be able to at least walk these races. I am going to see an ortho to make sure this is the correct diagnosis. Don't know what I will do if it is something different. She said I can do bodypump which seems strange since you are standing the whole time and doesn't seem like I can bike but hopefully he will say I can and swim. I am so bored not going to the gym on the weekend...Of course I find out Tara Costa is now doing the Shamrock-my favorite race of the year. Maybe my dad will be fine walking it by himself and I will go to cheer him on!