more on the 5K
So I finally went to the doctor about my ankle issues, and he gave me his diagnosis: I probably have achilles tendonitis or plantar fascia something, either of which is something I’ll always have.
He told me to get actual running shoes (I was using crosstrainers) and to use arch supports. He gave me a list of exercises to strengthen my weak leg and told me to build back up to my previous rate/distance. I went for an outside walk/jog/run this morning for about an hour and probably distanced four or five miles. It was heavenly, with the fall colors and the crisp, cool air.
I didn’t run a ton today, at the doctor’s suggestion, but I will work on it. My goal right now is just to be consistently active somehow. We’ll see about the 5K. It’s still in the air.
Also: they weighed me, and surprise: I lost five pounds (which means I’m just five more from being at what I weighed at age 16!)
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Ugh. Never good news to find out that it’s something that you’ll always have.
I, too, have to run with arch-supporting shoes AND arch support inserts. However, the first time I did run with quality running shoes with all the arch support I need, I felt like I was running on a cloud.
(And congrats on the weight loss! That’s incredible! I think my boobs right now weigh what my entire body weighed when I was 16. Sigh…)