I just finished my second 15 minute run - AWESOME. I can say that after my massage yesterday, that today my foot felt better than it has all year. I was actually shocked at how good it felt and was waiting for increased pain/soreness but it never came. Only after a period of inactivity did I feel increased soreness but that worked out very quickly.
The run was awesome - truly it felt like a different foot. I didn't even have to stop (I walked for a minute two days ago at the halfway point due to a little soreness that eventually worked out).
Today's run gave me cause to be the most optimistic I've been since surgery. I actually felt myself picking up the pace and had to force myself to run slower. I'm thinking that after two more 15 minute runs, I'll bump it up to :20 minutes and see how that feels.
I also did an hour of P90 strength training this morning (I know, two days in row - not good - but in order to be able to swim Friday night, I wanted to be sure I gave myself enough recovery time from my next workout, which would have been Friday morning but will now be on Thursday morning).
I've got another foot massage scheduled for Friday and I'm thinking that I may hold off after that to see how things go. If you are looking for a good, sports massage therapist - I highly recommend Monica Giddings. Monica works out of Keith Bell's Oriental Medicine just off Libbie at Monument. The phone number there is 804-358-7071.
Swannee's Return to Racing - From the Depths of Illness and Injury
After shoulder surgery, a strange illness, recalcitrant plantar fasciitis, heel surgery with complications, another bout with the flu - its time for me to get back in the training saddle - with a focus on XTERRA, enduro mountain biking then onto some fall AR, trail running races and more.
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