Got my foot checked today. The pain was more frequent over the weekend (again, not when running, but mostly when not wearing shoes around the house). Went to Robinson Physical Therapy where Chris checked me out and wasn't able to definitively call it either way. Still possible I have a stress fracture, but could be more likely it's just a carryover issue from kicking someone's foot at soccer.
Basically I have 3 options:
1. Shut it down for a bit and see if time heals all wounds. (That one's for you, Liz 😏)
2. Get an x-ray or some clarity, though even if it is a stress fracture, it may be too early to show up.
3. Keep training and hope it doesn't get worse.
Well... option 1 is never gonna happen. I only have 12 weeks to train which is already irresponsibly short and I'm certainly not interested in taking time off from soccer, especially since I really don't get any pain when running/playing.
Option 2 doesn't sound like me either... why invite bad news?
So... option 3 it is.
Now that I have that settled, went for a 4 mile run today. That hill up to campus continues to be a soul crusher, resulting in some definite slower splits on mile 2 and 3. To be honest, though, I probably could have pushed myself a bit more in miles 3 and 4, but I was being overly cautious... maybe too much so.
That said, even though today was a push day, it's better to err on the side of caution rather than go too hard too soon.
4 miles - 33:25 - 8:20 pace
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