I feel like I'm back. I've been running every other day for the last ten days with no pain. I'm keeping it simple, trying hard not to go overboard. I can remember when I first started running, I had to discipline myself in so many ways, to get up early, to complete the full distance in long runs, to stay on the right pace in fast runs. Now, I have to discipline myself to hold back. It feels good to run for the first time in four months, and I just want to run. Every day my foot feels a little better, during the run, after the run, on my rest day. I'm holding myself to a routine:
On running days: stretch, walk at least a half mile, keep the pace comfortable (IE don't look at the Garmin, which might push my to, well, push harder), one hour of running (distance and speed doesn't matter; just run comfortably), walk for a half mile, then stretch again.
On non-running days: stretch my tendons as often as I can remember, massage sole with golf ball (my son and daughter looked at me like I was crazy until I made them try it. The oohs and ahhs were testament to how good it feels. Then, your feet tingle for ten minutes afterwards. You can feel the circulation improving.)
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