Okay, My feet aren't mummified, but it does take a bit of time to get used to running with them taped up like they are. The PA that I saw is a triathlete and swears that I could still run, which I am doing . . . cautiously! I'll be traveling this weekend and early next week, so I plan to take a few days off, which I hope will help the healing process along. I did a very short 1 mile run on the track at the Y last night just to get warmed up for my stretching and foam roller. My feet felt really weird running on all of that tape -- it was like I had borrowed Jimmy Hoffa's shoes because they felt like the bottom the bottoms were filled with cement. I used yesterday as a both a light and adjustment day rather than just rushing head long into a workout.
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| This is not exactly how my feet are taped but very close. |
I got up this morning at 4:30am. It was still dark out while I was running, and just so relaxing. I love running before dawn before the traffic picks up. The city is just so peaceful, and it is a great time to set aside life more mundane problems. This mornings run was particularly noteworthy because the sky was really clear, the stars were stunning, and the air was just cool enough -- right around 64 degrees! I ran the same 2.67 course from Monday, felt sluggish at points and weird from the tape at others, but overall was really calm throughout the run. I'm not sure what I was even thinking about for the most part, but I know that I was glad that I had gotten up and ran.
After the run, I attended 30 Mins. of the sports conditioning class, mainly the abs and legs portion of the class. My legs felt more sturdy than they did last week, but I still avoided anything closely resembling a hop, skip or a jump. After the class, I used the foam roller some more and stretched. I am feeling good about my treatment. I feel like there has been some improvement, but it is really too soon to tell.
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