Injury update - I got the boot!

Say hello to my little friend. Peroneal tendonitis. So long ADC, you my friend are never gonna happen for me...At least 2-3 weeks in the boot, then we shall see how I feel. And no, I was NOT running...I was being good, but body was overcompensating for the plantar and caused the tendons on the outside of ankle to become overloaded, making it painful and difficult to walk. Treatment: Immobilization: Stopping the foot and ankle from moving using a boot or support.

So yup, ADC goals were dashed.  As soon as I received this diagnosis I sold all my bibs except for Austin Half.  I'm not even allowed to do bootcamp!  Now I'm just trying to rest (so hard for me to do) and figure out trendy footwear to pair with my new accessory.

Oh, I am keeping my Shiner bib...hoping by Mid Nov I'll be able to walk the 10K.  If not, I'm still going to the after party!

Injury Update

Sadly my foot has not improved since my last injury posting back in August.  I had hoped that taking some time off would be enough (beg of July- Aug), but I was wrong.  After 1.5 months off I slowly started trying to run again.  I was able to run 4 or 5 times at 1-2 miles each time, then when I tried for 3 miles the pain returned.  I ended up getting a cortisone shot in mid Aug and had to take another 2 weeks off from running.  During this time I was also going to PT and having very vigorous calf massages and trigger point therapy.  I was feeling great so decided to try running again in Sept, slowly of course.  No bueno, I only made it a couple runs before the pain returned.  I stayed off my foot until the Casa 5K (9/16) and took that race uber slow, with lots of walking.  I've never walked through a water stop before!  1st time for everything I guess.  After that race my foot continued to throb, the pain never dropped below a 3/4 on a 10 point scale of pain.  Even walking would irritate it.  Sadly I went back to my foot Dr today (10/1) and received my 2nd cortisone shot.  Of course my foot feels great right after that...but I'm worried after 2 weeks when I try jogging again that I'll be in the same boat as before.  If this shot doesn't work, my next option is Platelet Rich Plasma injections (PRP).  Essentially for PRP they take your blood and spin out the platelets and then inject them into the problem area, it helps promote soft tissue healing.  Finger's crossed that one of these work...my next race is a 10 miler the beginning of Nov!  Ugh...training on an elliptical isn't going to cut it.

Casa 5K (ADC 1)

Oops!  Forgot to post about the 1st race for the Austin Distance Challenge, the Casa Superhero 5K on 9/16/2018!  This race was a lot of fun!  It was the first time I ever ran it, well I should say slowly jogged/walked it as I have plantar fasciitis in my right foot/heel.  There were tons of booths set up with free food and trinkets, lots of people dressed up as superheros and just some good ol' fun!  The race was at 8 am, so not crazy early.  It was probably around 70 degrees and humid!  I ran the race with Karen and Mai, we tried to keep our HR's under 150 so we'd jog slowly for a while, then walk to recover, repeat.  Thankfully this strategy went over well with my foot...it only slightly ached from the race. 

Afterwards we hit up the ADC tent for our free taco and magnet.  Next up were the giveaway booths.  We scored coffee, Amy's ice-cream, free sunglasses, chips and other food items.  My favorite was taking a picture with the 'official' superheros who were promoting the race. 

My race time is not even worth publishing for this entire ADC series as I'm going to have to slowly jog/walk it due to my injury.  😒  Right now I'm stubborn and determined to finish the ADC...but we shall see what happens once I hit the half marathons...

Black Panther for the win!