August 18th,  Friday

“Journey of a thousand li starts beneath one’s feet.”    Lao-zi

Yesterday,  after a later day PT session and a discussion with my therapist, I ran for five minutes.  The results were positive with no discomfort at all during the five minutes of running. There are a number of factors and forces involved in this result. First is the fact that I have not run for over a month engaging in only non-footstriking activities. Second, I’ve been doing some serious therapy for 3 weeks focusing mainly on lower leg and foot strengthening and flexibility exercises.  Third, I am now wearing my new orthotics full-time. During the running the orthotics were prominent in my consciousness. I would not say they were hurting my feet but noticeably impacting each strike.  So at an early morning PT session today the analysis of my Achilles tendon discomfort was also positive. Rebecca does a deep massage of the tendon after each session, and it is usually quite painful. This morning it was decidedly less painful than usual. These are all positive signs that I’m making progress. ? The plan is to incorporate 5 minutes of running into each training session over the next week and monitor the effects.

I have also been trying to focus on getting this blog back on track. These weeks of not running and the lack of any  short-term goal  for my training have made it less exciting and interesting for me to blog.  I have grown quite bored of writing about my injuries as I’m sure my faithful followers have.  I pledge to you and myself to be more consistent and more interesting going forward.