I haven’t posted anything since the I finished the Chicago Marathon in October of 2010. Unfortunately, after running the race with a seriously messed up foot, I’ve had nothing but problems since then. I took a few weeks off to heal, and then proceeded to mess up my foot even more in the Hot Chocolate 15K. After an x-ray confirming a break, I was relegated to a walking boot from November through late December.
At the turn of the year, I did my third round of x-ray’s to confirm a non-union fracture in my fifth metatarsal. I spend a month or so just trying to figure out what was going on, and finally went in to see a really great Orthopedic Surgeon. We discussed what has happening and all of the problems I was having. He sent me for an MRI and an Ultrasound, then last week he removed a big piece of scar tissue from underneath my fifth metatarsal head that had been causing a lot of pain and frustration.
It seems that the bone is just going to be broken, and it is what it is. That doesn’t really cause any pain; however, it’s pretty clear that I had been nursing a nasty injury for a long time and my body responded with a nice build up of scar tissue under the forefoot.
Anyhow, it’s gone now!
Over the next few weeks, I’m back to the walking boot and then (fingers crossed) I’ll be able to get back out on the road and bike.
My current plan is to undo the damage I’ve done since the Marathon – sitting on the couch isn’t my friend – and work up to running two 1/2′s in October. This is all of course subject to my Doctor approving that idea. No marathon this year, I’m going to need to let this foot heal up and work back into serious distance over a pretty good amount of time.
This is a bit of a turning point for me as my general approach to training is going to change pretty dramatically. I’m going to be focusing a lot more on the bike and kettlebells – I will of course sprinkle in a good deal of running as I just flat out enjoy it. Anyhow, here’s to a fast recovery and a few great races later this year!
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