As an athlete you're always injuredLinford Christie
Long b4 my blog I kept a running log w/ all my races and training runs and on the inside cover of all my running logs I wrote inspirational running quotes,just recently I used the Juma Ikangaa quote and I'm sure the Carl Lewis quote I often throw out there will make an appearance soon,as for the Linford Christie quote,well I feel it's the truth.
Up until the age of 43 I felt my injuries were just niggles nothing major and then from 42......POW!!! torn left aductor,stress fracture in my left foot,right achilles and now a mild form of anemia so when my right heal began to feel tender on Saturday I didn't wait around to see if it was a passing phase,I looked up heal spurs on the internet(see it's not just for porn....it can be educational also.....!!!)and looked up symptoms of heal spurs,as a runner the fear of the dreaded Plantar Facilitis can never be far away so when gel heal cups were suggested I began to research them and found a pair at Rite Aid that I can buy when I get paid next(since returning from Sacramento I've been treading a fine line w/ my finances,as my late grandfather Francis used to say"funds are low" and the ould fella used to use the expression "financially embarrassed" to describe my current fiscal plight but come pay day new gel heal cups and Iron pills are on my shopping list.
Funnily enough on my easy 4 miler this evening I found 4 $1 bills early on into my run....George Washington seldom looked so good!!! and now post repeat tomorrow I can pick up a 64 oz Double Gulp of Gatorade and a gallon of Hawaiian Punch....trust me when it's this hot (93 degrees again today and it's about to get hotter the rest of the week) you want and need all the fluids you can get.
Inspite of the heat today I was able to get my 4 miles in,I think it'll be 1,000m repeats tomorrow and then wait and see what Thursday brings,I may have to wait till Sunday and it looks like I'll be getting up at my regular weekday time to hit the track b4 it gets too hot on Saturday but Like I said the other day let's just take it one day at a time and if I miss a day I miss a day,after all this is a tapering week.
4 comments:
What's with the inserts Kevin? Are you using them? and are they for arch support and are they working?
I think my problems might be related to my arches and I'm looking into this now!
Thanks for your recent comments. Nice to know I have at least this kind of support.
My heals are starting to bother me,could be heal spurs so I'm going top spring for a pair of gel heal cups.
You've been a good supporter of mine this season as I've struggled thro the anemia/feritin issue the least I can do is be supportive of you,remember"what doesn't kill us makes us stronger"
Thanks mate! Yes "what doesn't kill us makes us stronger" I want to get this saying framed and put in our kitchen (The wife is a pretty bad cook you know)!
No worries mate,seriously take a look at gel heal cups,inserts or orthodics they my help correct the problem you're having,gotta be worth a shot right?
You know the missus is a bad cook when the trash can gets an ulcer!!!!
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