I’ll keep this short. It’s been 14 weeks since I started on this journey of plantar fasciitis. I had to drop my plans to run a marathon, and I may even need to change my half marathon plans. I’ve been able to savor the blessings of physical strength, learned to love swimming, and work through…
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Recovery Running #mondaymiles
I’m at a stage in my life where every run I take is a recovery run. I’m coming back from plantar fasciitis (PF), and it really tests my resolve to run. First off, I must say that since I’ve been lifting more and my cardio based on swimming, folks have been asking me how often…
Plantar Fasciitis Recovery Update–Good to Go! (Hopefully)
Today, I wanted to culminate my plantar fasciitis posts by letting everyone know that I think I’m good to go! Well, I hope I’m good to go. It’s been 9 weeks since I last ran, and so I’m going to test it out tomorrow to see how it responds. This week, I have started lower…
Plantar Fasciitis Recovery, Week 5, Day 6
This past week has seen very little working out, quite a lot of rest, and quite a lot of celebration and retreat. While my foot is not perfect, I’ll be a bit confused if I won’t be able to resume my running after I meet the doctor this week. However, I am very thankful for…
Joining the #mondaymiles crowd, and PF Week 4, Day 1 Update
I will be joining all those who use the #mondaymiles hashtag to remind me to journal my running and training exploits. I’ll post my #mondaymiles on Monday evenings after I put my kids to sleep but before I turn in for the night. This should be between 9:30 and 11:00pm most nights. I’m a bit…
PF Recovery, Week 3, Day 4
I decided I’d give an update on plantar fasciitis recovery. The past couple days, my heel has been a bit temperamental. It has not hurt, of course, since I’ve not run in nearly four weeks, but I expected it to be near 100% by now. LOL, of course that’s the problem with PF. It takes…
PF Recovery, Week 2, Day 5
We’re already 5 days into week 2 (or 3, depending on how you’re counting)! I stopped giving you all updates on the day-to-day because since I’m not running, it doesn’t change much. No or minimal heel pain, go to the gym, lift, swim, work, wash/rinse/repeat. So I’m not writing every day, even though every day…
PF Recovery, Week 1 Recap
So what have I learned after taking two weeks of rest with plantar fasciitis? I’ve learned that no one knows much of anything about this condition, and I’ve learned that swimming is a lot of fun. I’ve also learned that exercise can be immensely pleasurable. I’ve felt, at least for the past 8 years or…
PF Recovery, Day 5
Another day pain free in the heel, but now have to figure out how to strengthen and loosen my calves. Those feel a bit tight from the calf raises I’ve been doing–specifically the seated calf raises–and so I’ll be taking it slow there. My calves have always given me problems, especially as I increase the…
PF Recovery, Day 4
4 days pain free! Even on first step out of bed… I never thought I’d be saying that so soon, but it’s true. Hopefully it’s not just the cortisone, but that there is some healing going on as a result of wearing the inserts and avoiding running. It’s been two weeks tomorrow since I’ve run…