Category: Injury

If I were a religious man, I’d say God was trying to tell me not to run a marathon.  First it was my foot.  It felt better just as my knee started hurting.  That’s finally feeling better, but now I’ve got the flu. I was stuffy yesterday, but I got up to run 8 miles… Continue reading Obstacles

I slept really well last night.  That makes two nights in a row.  Maybe it’s the cool weather, or maybe it’s because I’ve started drinking my antioxidant cocktail again.  In any case, the last two nights have been out like a log dream filled sleep nights and that’s been great. I woke up feeling a… Continue reading Knee is coming around

I’ve been taking it easy lately because of Plantar fasciitis in my left foot.  It’s feeling better, but I’m taking the whole week off from running so as not to reinjure it.  In the meantime, I’ve added a few new stretches and exercises to my routine in order to better prepare my legs for the… Continue reading Plantar Faciitis

I woke up this morning with some pain on the bottom of my left foot.  It was odd because I didn’t step on anything and Sunday was a pretty light day.  I did some light yard work, then pretty much sat around watching TV and playing poker all day.  In my mind, it was the… Continue reading Ow

So, the pain on top of my left foot continued through my tempo run today.  I wore my foot pod on the right foot and the right foot was fine.  The left foot is a little tender to the touch, but not extremely painful.  It gets worse the further I run.  I don’t think it’s… Continue reading Pain on the top of the foot

I was hoping I wouldn’t have to create this category and I hope this is the only post it ever gets.  My left leg has gone from general calf tightness to a definate shin splint.  Now, that’s certainly not the worst injury in the world, but I am worried about it turning into a stress… Continue reading Shin Splints