April 17th, Patriots Day

Galen Rupp inspired me today at the Boston Marathon! He finished second after suffering with a sore foot for the last month.  I have been reading my blog from last year when I had the same injury in April and May.  When I finally had an MRI performed the diagnosis was inflammation of the plantar fascia. My response was to shorten my runs,  ice a lot,  supplement with ibuprofen,  wear the night-time brace and suffer through  until things straightened out. Rupp had two cortisone shots. Beginning to wonder if that is something I might consider.

So, after the Boston Marathon, I decided to do a test run on the boardwalk today for 30 minutes. The conventional wisdom is that with plantar fasciitis  the discomfort declines as the run proceeds.  Well, the soreness neither increased nor decreased as I continued to run.  I am not sure what that means exactly: but the level of discomfort is not such that I cannot tolerate it for 30 minutes at a time. The morning after tells the tale.?

The little guy from Kenya dropped a pretty quick 4:26 mile to break Rupp on the 21st mile of the race today!  NASTY!

Stats –

I-Mad = 0

I-Mid = 3

a.m.HR = 54BPM

Weight = #156

Sleep = 10 hours

Workout = 30 minutes easy. (Test)