This evening I am being cautiously optimistic that I may have turned the corner in my recovery from last week. It was 1 week ago today when I ran the Rock 'n' Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon and injured my foot. All week long I was working under the assumption that I badly bruised the bottom of my left foot as a result of (unknowingly) having a small piece of gravel in my running shoe. However, yesterday I was at the point where I was beginning to think there was something more serious going on as I wasn't feeling much better. However, knock on wood, I woke up today feeling much better and here it is early evening and although the foot feels slightly sore and is still tender, I am able to walk on it without any discomfort which is a big improvement!
I realize it is one day at a time and I am not ruling anything out until I see the doctor on Wednesday so I am planning to stay away from running for a few more days - I'll continue to do my time on the stationary bike at the fitness center. Yesterday was a compelte rest day for me but I did get back to my routine and biked 18 miles in 1 hour early this morning. And what a sweat I break out on that bike - it does feel like a good workout although I'd much rather be hitting the road again with my running shoes.
Keeping my fingers crossed that I will feel even better tomorrow!
Safe Training Folks,
John
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